Before beginning their preparation for the Specialist Officer (SO) exam, a candidate should become familiar with the IBPS SO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2022. The IBPS SO Exam will be divided into the prelims, main, and personal interview phases. Candidates should create their own preparation strategy and devote all of their time to it after being familiar with the material and exam format. We have included the IBPS SO Syllabus 2022 and a thorough examination schedule for both the preliminary and main exams in this article.
Law officers and Rajbhasha Adhikari test patterns are different from other positions, so applicants must carefully review the exam patterns for the positions they have applied for.
The following exam pattern is for the post of Law officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari:
| Total question = 150 | Total marks = 125 | Total Time = 120 min |
For the position of Specialist Officers (Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer, and IT Officer Scale I), the examination format is as follows.
| Total question = 150 | Total marks = 125 | Total Time = 120 min |
Following is the Mains Exam pattern For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari and law officer
| Name of the test | No.of marks | No. of Ques | Duration |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 minutes |
| General Awareness with Special Reference to the Banking Industry | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 minutes |
| Name of test | No. of ques | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 30 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | 30 minutes |
Candidates can review key components of the Preliminary and Main IBPS SO Exam Pattern.
In the IBPS SO 2022 Exam’s Preliminary Exam, there will only be three sections to answer.
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