IBPS SO exam pattern 2023 pattern helps candidates to know what questions will be asked and how many questions from different areas can come in the IBPS SO 2023 exam. The details have been mentioned. Candidates can refer IBPS SO Syllabus to know more about the type of questions that will be asked.
IBPS SO 2023 Exam Pattern
The paper pattern for Various posts in IBPS SO Exam is given below.
Online Exam (Objective Type) for Law Officer and Rajbhasa Adhikari Scale I:
| Name of Test (not in sequence) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration (Minutes) |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 30 |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 25 |
| General Awareness(With Special Reference to Banking) | 50 | 50 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 120 |
Online (Objective Type) Exam for IT Officer Scale I, Agricultural Field Officer, HR/ Personnel Officer & Marketing Officer Scale I:
| Name of Test (not in sequence) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration (Minutes) |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 30 |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 30 |
| Total | 150 | 125 | 2 Hours |
IBPS SO 2023 Mains Exam Pattern for IT Officer Scale I, Agricultural Field Officer, HR/ Personnel Officer & Marketing Officer Scale I
| Exam Name | No Of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
IBPS SO 2023 Mains Exam Pattern for Law Officer and Rajbhasa Adhikari Scale I:
| Exam Name | No Of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 45 | 60 | 30 Minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Descriptive) | 2 | - | 30 Minutes |
IBPS SO 2023 Exam Pattern Instructions on Common Written Exam (CWE):
Candidates are advised to check the official website as IBPS has all authority to adjust the exam pattern. IBPS SO exam is conducted in online mode. Exam Paper will be conducted in two languages, i.e. Hindi and English. Candidates who have cleared the preliminary exam are called for the interview process. The successful candidates who will be invited for the interview their name will be announced on the official website. There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer. If a question is left blank, the candidates mark no answer; then there will be no negative marks for that answer.
IBPS SO 2023 Exam Pattern Interview Process Instructions:
Candidates selected for CRP SPL-VII will be called for an Interview Process conducted by the Participating Organisations and coordinated by the nodal banks with the help of IBPSThe Interview process will be at the selected centres as decided by the conducting authority.
Candidates who are selected will receive the call letter in their Email ID that they have given at the time of registration process, which will have all the details about the centre, the address of the venue, time and date of the interview and all the information related to the interview process.
Marks allotted for the interview process
- One hundred marks will be allotted for the interview process.
- The qualifying marks will be 40% for the General Merit(GM) candidates and 35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates.
- The weightage ratio of the CWE exam and interview is 80:20.
Note: Candidates will not be permitted for the interview process if he/she neglects to deliver the important qualification documents mentioned above.
