IBPS SO 2026 Exam Date Out, Notification in June, Check Full Details

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The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts a specific exam for candidates with professional knowledge in HR, IT, Law, Agriculture, Marketing & Rajbhasha, and this exam is called the IBPS SO (Specialist Officer) exam.

For FY 2026-27, IBPS has already announced the IBPS SO 2026 Exam Dates for its upcoming recruitment cycle, with the notification expected to be released in June 2026 along with vacancies.

About IBPS SO 2026 (CRP SPL XVI)

The Specialist Officer (CRP SPL) exam is conducted to fill specialised roles in Public Sector Banks of India. Every year, 11 PSBs participate in this process to hire fresh talent and provide career opportunities to many aspirants. This year, it’s going to be the 16th edition of the SO Exam.

The selection process consists of Prelims, Mains, and an Interview and candidates are shortlisted based on their performance in Mains and Interview.

Once after the official notification and vacancy are released, candidates can apply online on the official website of IBPS at www.ibps.in. You can visit this website daily for the latest updates.

IBPS SO 2026 Exam Date Out

As per the official IBPS Calendar 2026-27, the exam dates are as follows:

Prelims: 29th August 2026
Mains: 1st November 2026

Based on the IBPS calendar, the official notification will be released in Mid-June 2026, and the online application process will open for 25-30 days, which is likely to end in July 2026. The admit cards for Prelims and Mains will be released 1-2 week before the exam.

IBPS SO Exam – Brief Overview

Particulars	Details
Exam Name	IBPS SO 2026 (CRP SPL XVI)
Conducting Body	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Posts	IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer, Law Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari
Notification Release Date	June 2026 (Expected)
Online Registration Dates	TBA
Eligibility	Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant discipline (varies by post)
Selection Process	Preliminary Exam, Mains Exam, and Interview
Official Website	www.ibps.in

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IBPS SO 2026 – Important Dates

Events	Dates
Notification	June 2026
Apply Online Starts	–
Last Date to Apply	–
Application Correction Window	–
Pre-Exam Training	–
Prelims Exam Date	29th August 2026
Mains Exam Date	1st November 2026
Personality Test and Interview	–
Final Result	–

What are the posts offered under IBPS SO 2026?

The posts under IBPS SO 2026 recruitment include:

IT Officer
Agricultural Field Officer
HR/Personnel Officer
Marketing Officer
Law Officer
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I).

IBPS SO 2026 Vacancy

As of May 2026, IBPS has not announced the SO vacancy. In the meantime, candidates can take reference from the previous year (2025) vacancy in the table below.

Post	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	Total Vacancies
Agriculture Field Officer (AFO)	46	23	82$	13	128	310
HR/Personnel Officer	1	0	2	1	6	10
IT Officer	30	14	53	20	86	203
Law Officer	7	3	14	5	27	56
Marketing Officer	52	26	94	35	143	350
Rajbhasha Adhikari	10	3	19	7	39	78
Total	146	69	264	81	429	1007

IBPS SO 2026 Eligibility Criteria

The candidates can go through the minimum IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria below in terms of Nationality, Educational Qualification, and age limit.

Nationality

The candidate should have a citizenship of India issued by the government of India. The following candidates can also apply for the IBPS SO exam:

a subject of Nepal or
a subject of Bhutan or
a Tibetan Refugee, who came to India before 1st January 1962, to permanently settle in India or
Persons migrated from India from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam, intending to permanently settle in India, along with the certificate of eligibility issued by the Government of India.

Age Limit

The age should be between 20 to 30 years. Age relaxation will be applicable as per category and is given in the table below:

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PWD	10 years
Ex-Servicemen	5 years
A person affected by the 1984 riots	5 years

Educational Qualification

Post Name	Educational Qualification
I.T. Officer (Scale I)	4-year Engineering/Technology Degree in Computer Science/Computer Applications/Information Technology/Electronics/Electronics & Telecommunications/Electronics & Communication/Electronics & Instrumentation OR Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/Electronics & Telecommunication/Electronics & Communication/Electronics & Instrumentation/Computer Science/Information Technology/Computer Applications OR Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ Level.
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)	4-year Degree (Graduation) in Agriculture/Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/Veterinary Science/Dairy Science/Fishery Science/Pisciculture/Agricultural Marketing & Cooperation/Co-operation & Banking/Agro-Forestry/Forestry/Agricultural Biotechnology/Food Science/Agriculture Business Management/Food Technology/Dairy Technology/Agricultural Engineering/Sericulture.
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the Graduation level OR Post Graduate Degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the Graduation level.
Law Officer (Scale I)	Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) and must be enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council.
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)	Graduate and Two Years Full-time Post Graduate Degree or Diploma in Personnel Management/Industrial Relations/HR/HRD/Social Work/Labour Law.
Marketing Officer (Scale I)	Graduate and Two Years Full-time MMS (Marketing)/MBA (Marketing)/PGDBA/PGDBM/PGPM/PGDM with specialization in Marketing.

IBPS SO 2026 Application Process

The application process will be conducted online only through the official IBPS website. Eligible candidates will need to complete the registration by entering their basic details, uploading the required documents such as a photograph and signature, and selecting their preferred Specialist Officer post.

Application Fee

Category	Application Fee
General & Others	Rs. 850/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)
SC/ST/PWD	Rs 175/- (Intimation Charges only)

Participating Banks in IBPS SO 2026

Bank of Baroda
Canara Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
UCO Bank
Bank of India
Central Bank of India
Punjab National Bank
Union Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra
Indian Bank
Punjab & Sind Bank

IBPS SO 2026 Selection Process

The IBPS SO Selection Process includes the following stages:

Preliminary exam
Mains exam
Interview

The IBPS SO Prelims exam is qualifying in nature.

The marks obtained in the main exam and interview are added for the final selection.

For final selection, Mains and Interview marks will be considered in the ration 80:20.

IBPS SO 2026 Exam Pattern

The IBPS SO Exam Pattern tests candidates on professional knowledge along with reasoning, English, and quantitative aptitude, depending on the post applied for. Check the stage-wise exam pattern below and start preparing.

IBPS SO 2026 Prelims Exam Pattern

The post-wise prelims exam pattern is discussed below.

IT, AFO, HR/Personnel, and Marketing Officer

Name of Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Timing (Minutes)
English Language	50	25	English	40
Reasoning Ability	50	50	English and Hindi	40
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	English and Hindi	40
Total	150	125		120

Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari Exam Pattern

Name of Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Timing (Minutes)
English Language	50	25	English	40
Reasoning Ability	50	50	English and Hindi	40
General Awareness with Special Reference to the Banking Industry	50	50	English and Hindi	40
Total	150	125		120 mins.

IBPS SO 2026 Mains Exam Pattern

The main exam pattern for the IBPS SO is different for Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer, and Rajbhasha Adhikari posts. Check the post-wise mains exam structure below.

For the Posts of Law, IT, AFO, HR/Personnel, and Marketing Officer:

Name of the Test	No. of Qs.	Max. Marks	Duration
Profession Knowledge	60	60	45 minutes

For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari:

Name of the Test	No. of Qs.	Max. Marks	Duration
Professional Knowledge (Objective)	45	60	30 minutes
Profession Knowledge (Descriptive)	2	60	30 minutes

IBPS SO 2026 Salary

The IBPS SO Salary starts at a basic pay of Rs. 48,480, with the pay scale structured as Rs. 48,480–2000/7–62,480–2340/2–67,160–2680/7–85,920.

Alongside the basic pay, Specialist Officers also receive additional benefits like Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Special Allowance, and more.

IBPS SO 2026 Exam Pattern

State Code	State/UT/ NCR	Preliminary Examination Centre	Main Examination Centre
11	Andaman & Nicobar	Port Blair	Port Blair
12	Andhra Pradesh	Ananthapur, Eluru, Guntur/ Vijaywada, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram	Guntur/ Vijaywada, Kurnool, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
13	Arunachal Pradesh	Naharlagun	Naharlagun
14	Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar
15	Bihar	Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur	Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur
16	Chandigarh	Chandigarh/Mohali	Chandigarh/Mohali
17	Chhattisgarh	Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur	Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur
18	Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	Surat, Jamnagar	Surat
19	Delhi	Delhi/New Delhi/Delhi NCR, Faridabad, Ghaziabad	Delhi/New Delhi/Delhi NCR, Faridabad, Ghaziabad
20	Goa	Panaji	Panaji
21	Gujarat	Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Anand, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat/ Bardoli, Vadodara	Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat/ Bardoli
22	Haryana	Ambala, Faridabad, Hisar, Gurugram, Kurukshetra	Ambala, Faridabad, Hisar, Gurugram, Kurukshetra
23	Himachal Pradesh	Baddi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi, Kangra, Kullu, Shimla, Solan, Una	Baddi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una
24	Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu, Samba, Srinagar, Baramullah	Jammu, Samba, Srinagar
25	Jharkhand	Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi	Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
26	Karnataka	Bengaluru, Belagavi (Belgaum), Dharwad/Hubballi (Hubli), Kalaburagi, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udupi	Bengaluru, Belagavi, Dharwad/Hubballi, Kalaburagi, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udupi
27	Kerala	Alappuzha, Kannur, Ernakulam, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur	Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
28	Ladakh	Leh, Kargil	Leh, Kargil
29	Lakshadweep	Kavaratti	Kavaratti
30	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain	Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Satna, Ujjain
31	Maharashtra	Amravati, Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar), Bhandara, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai/ MMR, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune	Amravati, Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar), Bhandara, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad), Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai/ MMR, Nagpur, Nanded, Pune
32	Manipur	Imphal, Kakching	Imphal, Kakching
33	Meghalaya	Shillong, Tura	Shillong, Tura
34	Mizoram	Aizawl	Aizawl
35	Nagaland	Kohima, Dimapur	Kohima, Dimapur
36	Odisha	Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur	Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur
37	Puducherry	Puducherry	Puducherry
38	Punjab	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Moga, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Phagwara
39	Rajasthan	Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur, Sriganganagar	Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Sikar
40	Sikkim	Gangtok	Gangtok
41	Tamil Nadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Madurai, Nagercoil/ Kanyakumari, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar, Dindigul, Dharampuri, Namakkal, Thoothukudi, Tirupur, Viluppuram	Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Namakkal, Tirunelveli
42	Telangana	Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Warangal, Nizamabad	Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal
43	Tripura	Agartala	Agartala
44	Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida / Greater Noida, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Varanasi, Ghazipur	Lucknow, Meerut, Noida / Greater Noida, Prayagraj (Allahabad)
45	Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee	Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee
46	West Bengal	Asansol, Durgapur, Kolkata / Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri	Asansol, Durgapur, Kolkata / Greater Kolkata, Kalyani, Siliguri