IBPS SO Exam Guide 2026
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📊 Application Fee
- Category
- Upper Age Relaxation
- Persons affected by the 1984 riots
- 5 years
- Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)
- 5 years
- Other Backward Classes (OBC Non-Creamy Layer)
- 3 years
- Persons With Benchmark Disability under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”
- 10 years
- Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment, subject to ceiling as per Government guidelines
- 5 years
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- Post Name
- Educational Qualification
- Law Officer (Scale I)
- The candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree in Law (LLB) and enroll as an advocate with Bar Council.
- I.T. Officer (Scale-I)
- The candidate must have a 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Communication/Electronics & Telecommunications/Computer Science/Computer Applications/IT/ Electronics & Instrumentation from the recognized university. OR The candidate must have a PG Degree in Electronics & Telecommunications/Electronics & Communication/ Electronics/ Computer Science/IT/ Computer Applications
- Marketing Office (Scale I)
- The candidate must have Graduation and Two Years Full time MMS (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time MBA (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time PGDBA / PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM with specialization in Marketing
- Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
- The candidate must have a Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level OR The candidate must have a Post Graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.
- HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
- The candidate must have a Two Years Post Graduation degree or 2 Years Full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/HR / HRD/ Labour Law.
- Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)
- The candidate must have a 4 year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/Fishery Science/ Horticulture/ Pisciculture/ Agri Marketing & Cooperation/ Cooperation & Banking/ Animal Husbandry/ Agricultural Biotechnology/ Agricultural Engineering/ Food Science/ Agriculture Business Management/Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Fisheries Engineering/ Sericulture/ Agro-Forestry/Forestry from the university which is recognized by government.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Q1.What is the Age Limit for IBPS SO Eligibility 2026?
The candidates who wish to fulfill the IBPS SO Eligibility Criteria 2026 must be between 20-30 years of age.
Q2.What is the age relaxation for ST candidates?
The ST candidates have an age relaxation of 5 years
Q3.What is the educational qualification required for a Law Officer?
A candidate must have a Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council.
Q4.What is the experience required to attend the IBPS SO Recruitment?
There is no experience required for the candidates to apply for IBPS SO Recruitment 2025.
Q5.What is age relaxation for the PWD Candidates?
The age relaxation for PWD Candidates is 10 years.
Q6.Can a 12th pass person apply for IBPS SO 2026?
No, only graduates can apply for the IBPS SO 2026 exam.
Q7.I am currently in the final year of my graduation. Am I eligible for IBPS SO 2026?
No, candidates need to have completed their graduation in any disciple from a recognized university to be eligible for IBPS SO exam. Candidates in the final year of their graduation can’t apply.
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