IBPS SO eligibility criteria 2023 allow the candidates to determine if they are eligible to apply for the examination before filling up the application form. Candidates are advised to carefully go through the eligibility criteria for IBPS SO 2023 before making any payments by filling in the application form, as most of the times the payments are non-refundable.
IBPS SO 2023 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates aspiring to apply for IBPS SO 2023 ought to guarantee that they satisfy the qualification criteria determined by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection in terms of educational qualification, work experience, age limit etc as given below
Eligibility Criteria Based on Citizenship
A Candidate must be either:
- A citizen of India
- A subject of Nepal
- A subject of Bhutan
- A Tibetan Refugee who approached India before first January 1962 intending to forever settle in India
- a person of Indian origin who has migrated 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,
Note: Given that an applicant has a place with classes (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above should be a man in whose support a declaration of qualification has been issued by the Government of India.
Eligibility Criteria Based on Age
Age Limit: The minimum age to apply for the IBPS SO exam is 20 years and maximum age is 30 years. A candidate must have been born not earlier than November 02, 1990, and not later than November 01, 2020 (both dates are inclusive)
- Minimum: 20 Years
- Maximum: 30 Years
Age Relaxation
Upper age limit relaxation is given to few reserved category candidates as given below. This is in addition to the maximum age limit (30 years).
| Sr. No | Category | Age Relaxation |
| 1 | Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe | 5 years |
| 2 | Other Backward Classes | 3 years |
| 3 | Persons With Disability | 10 years |
| 4 | Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Charged Officers (ECOs)/Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered no less than 5 years of military administration and have been discharged on the culmination of a task generally than by method for expulsion or release under wrongdoing or wastefulness or physical inability owing to the military administration or invalidity. | 5 years |
| 5 | Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period January 01, 1980, to December 31, 1989 | 5 years |
| 6 | Persons affected during 1984 riots | 5 years |
Eligibility Criteria Based on Educational Qualification
The educational qualification criteria is different for each IBPS Specialist Officer post. The detailed qualification criteria is mentioned below.
| Post Code | Name of the Post | Age | Educational Qualifications (from a University/ Institution/ Board recognized by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt.Regulatory Bodies) |
| 01 | I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years | 4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & InstrumentationORPost Graduate Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications OR Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level |
| 02 | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) | Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years | 4 year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture/ Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/Pisciculture/ Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/ Cooperation & Banking/ Agro-Forestry/Forestry/ Agricultural Biotechnology/ Food Science/ Agriculture Business Management/ Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Engineering |
| 03 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years | Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) levelORPostgraduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level. |
| 04 | Law Officer (Scale I) | Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years | A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
| 05 | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years | Graduate and Full-time Post Graduate degree or Full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ HR/ HRD/ Social Work / Labour Law. |
| 06 | Marketing Officer (Scale I) | Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years | Graduate and Full time MMS (Marketing) / MBA (Marketing) / Full time 2 years PGDBA / PGDBM/ PGPM/ PGDM with specialization in Marketing |
Note:
- For posts other than IT Officer Scale I: Candidates must have Certificate/Diploma/Degree in PC operations/ Dialect/ought to have contemplated Computer/Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/College/ Establishment.
- The authenticity of Degree: All the educational qualifications mentioned ought to be from a University/Institution/Board perceived by Govt. Of India/affirmed by Govt. Administrative Bodies and the outcome ought to have been pronounced on or before 02.12.2017. Legitimate record from Board/University for having pronounced the outcome at the very latest 02.12.2017 has to be submitted at the time of interview.
- Educational Documents: Applicant ought to show the percentage acquired in Graduation computed to the closest two decimals in the online application. Where CGPA/OGPA is granted, the same ought to be changed over to percentage also and demonstrate the same in the online application.
- Computation of Percentage: The rate marks should be touched base at by partitioning the imprints got by the applicant in every one of the subjects in all semester(s)/year(s) by total most extreme stamps in every one of the subjects independent of distinctions/discretionary/extra discretionary subject, assuming any. This will be relevant for those Colleges likewise where Class/Grade is settled on the premise of Honors stamps as it was. The portion of percentage so arrived will be overlooked i.e. 59.99% will be dealt with as under 60% and 54.99% will be dealt with as under 55%.
- Candidates can apply for just a single post. Numerous applications will be summarily dismissed.
