FAQs About IBPS SO 2019 Exam

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About IBPS SO
2019 Exam
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IBPS conducts the IBPS SO exam to recruit
specialist officers for various positions of
Agricultural Officer/IT Officer/Law
Officer/Marketing Officer/HR etc. in the Indian
Government and public sector Banks. In this PPT,
we will answer some frequently asked questions
(FAQs) about the IBPS SO examination so that
candidates who are preparing or want to prepare
for this exam can clear their doubts about this
exam by finding answers to their common questions.
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FAQ1 When will be IBPS SO exam 2019 going to
conduct? Answer IBPS SO 2019 exam tentative
dates are 28.12.2019 29.12.2019 for Preliminary
Examination and 25.01.2020 for Main Examination.
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FAQ2 When will registrations start and What is
the registration process for IBPS SO
exam? Answer Registrations dates are yet to
announce. The registration process for IBPS SO
will be through online mode only and there will
be a single registration for both Preliminary and
Main examination.
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• FAQ3 What documents are required for applying in
  IBPS SO exam?
• Answer Candidates will be required to upload the
  following documents as per the specification
  given in advertisement
• Photograph of the Applicant 20 kb to 50 kb in
  .jpeg file
• Signature of the Applicant 10 kb to 20 kb in
  .jpeg file
• Thumb impression of the Applicant 20 kb to 50 kb
  in .jpeg file
• Scanned copy of handwritten declaration as per
  the format, which will be available in the
  respective advertisement 50 kb to 100 kb in
  .jpeg file

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• FAQ4 How many vacancies are there for IBPS SO
  2019 exam?
• Answer IBPS declared around 1590 vacancies for
  IBPS SO 2018 exam. This year also similar
  vacancies are expected. Here you can find the
  vacancies declared for the 2018-19 exam-
• IT Officer (Scale-I)- 219
• HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)- 81
• Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)- 69
• Marketing Officer (Scale-I)- 302
• Law Officer (Scale-I)- 75
• Agriculture Officer (Scale-I)- 853

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FAQ5 What is the application form fee for IBPS
SO apply online? Answer There is a fee of Rs.
600/- (For General and OBC) or Rs. 100/- (For
candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD category) to
fill the online application form of IBPS SO exam.
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FAQ6 How many phases are there in IBPS SO
exam? Answer There are three phases in IBPS SO
recruitment process 1) Preliminary Exam 2)
Mains Exam 3) Interview Round.
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FAQ7 Is there any age limit for IBPS SO
exam? Answer Yes, the candidates must be
minimum 20 years of the age and maximum 30 years
of the age to be eligible to appear in this exam.
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FAQ8 Is there any negative marking in IBPS SO
examination? Answer Yes, in both Preliminary
Mains exam there is a negative marking. A penalty
of 0.25 marks is there for each wrong answer.
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FAQ9 Is the exam conducted in both online and
offline mode? Answer No, IBPS SO 2019 exam is
conducted in online based mode only.
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FAQ10 How many banks are participating in IBPS
SO recruitment process? Answer There are total
21 public sector banks which participate in IBPS
recruitment.
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