IBPS SO Eligibility 2024, Check Age Limit & Education!

IBPS SO Eligibility

The IBPS SO Eligibility 2024 has been declared through an official notification on the website of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. This article contains important information about the eligibility criteria relevant to the age limit, educational qualification, Nationality & Work Experience etc. Before applying, candidates should thoroughly review the eligibility details provided in the IBPS SO Official Notification. They can hold a degree from any accredited university in any subject, including the arts, sciences, commerce, engineering, or any other field. Additionally, candidates from reserved categories (SC, ST, and PwBD) may be subject to lenient requirements, with a minimum score of 50% usually necessary. The candidates must be between the age limit of 20 to 30 years. In this article, we’ve outlined the detailed eligibility criteria for your convenience. You can find all the necessary information below. Click to Visit the Official Website!

IBPS SO Eligibility 2024

The Institute of Banking Personnel selection decides the IBPS SO Eligibility for all candidates. Candidates for the Specialist Officer positions in 2024 must meet the educational, age, and experience standards given by the Institute of Banking Personnel selection. Applicants must have the necessary educational qualifications from a recognized institution that are relevant to the position they are seeking for. The IBPS SO Eligibility standards ensure that only candidates with the necessary qualifications and skills apply. It also preserves the recruitment process’s integrity. Establishing clear eligibility requirements leads to a fair and transparent selection process that rejects unqualified candidates.

IBPS SO Age Limit 

The age limit of all the candidates for the post of IBPS SO Eligibility must be between 20 to 30 years. This may vary a little depending on the category of the candidates. To attend the IBPS SO Recruitment, there will be an age relaxation in the upper age limit for various categories.

Age Relaxation

The candidates who belong to the reserved categories will be getting an age relaxation in the upper age limit. You can refer to the table below for more details. 

CategoryUpper Age Relaxation
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 guidelines5 years
Persons affected by the 1984 riots5 years

IBPS SO Educational Qualification

The Candidates who want to apply for the post must meet all the educational qualifications requirements. The educational qualification requirement will differ for various positions such as IT officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Law Officer etc. Refer to the table below for more details:

Post NameEducational Qualification
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.ORThe candidate must have a PG Degree in Electronics & Telecommunications/Electronics & Communication/ Electronics/ Computer Science/IT/ Computer Applications
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.
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)The candidate must have a Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) levelORThe candidate must have a Post Graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.
Law Officer(Scale I)The candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) and enroll as an advocate with Bar Council.
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.
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

IBPS SO Nationality 

The candidates who want to apply for the post must be citizens of India. Apart from this, the applicant must meet the following nationality requirements for this recruitment:

  • An Individual from Nepal
  • A Bhutanese Subject

Moreover, Before January 1, 1962, a Tibetan subject arrived in India with the intention of settling there permanently is also eligible to apply. With the goal of relocating permanently to India, the candidates left Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Burma.

IBPS SO Experience

To apply for IBPS SO Recruitment 2024, candidates do not need to have any experience. The candidates must meet the requirements for nationality, education, and age.

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