IBPS SO 2026 — Specialist Officer Notification & Pattern

By Muskaan Chauhan , Banking & Finance Editor Published 02 Jun 2026 Last verified 02 Jun 2026

At a glance

IBPS SO 2026 (Common Recruitment Process for Specialist Officers, CRP SPL-XV) recruits domain specialists — IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer and Rajbhasha Officer — into the public-sector banks. Eligibility requires a relevant graduate or postgraduate qualification for each post (e.g., agriculture degree for AFO, LLB for Law Officer). Selection runs through a Preliminary exam, a Main exam with a professional-knowledge paper, and a personal Interview, with the final merit based on Mains + Interview. The official 2026 notification is expected in the later part of 2026.

IBPS SO 2026 (Common Recruitment Process for Specialist Officers, CRP SPL-XV) — सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र के बैंकों में domain specialists की भर्ती: IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer और Rajbhasha Officer। प्रत्येक पद के लिए संबंधित स्नातक/स्नातकोत्तर योग्यता आवश्यक है (जैसे AFO के लिए कृषि डिग्री, Law Officer के लिए LLB)। चयन Preliminary परीक्षा, professional-knowledge वाले Main exam, और personal Interview से होता है; अंतिम merit Mains + Interview पर आधारित है। 2026 का notification वर्ष के उत्तरार्ध में अपेक्षित है।

📋 IBPS SO 2026 — SPECIALIST OFFICER RECRUITMENT
IBPS SO (CRP SPL-XV) hires domain specialists — IT, Agriculture, Law, HR, Marketing and Rajbhasha officers — into public-sector banks. Unlike PO/Clerk, the Mains carries a professional-knowledge paper specific to your post, and there is an interview. The 2026 notification is expected later in 2026 at ibps.in.

Key Highlights

Body: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).

Posts: IT Officer (Scale-I), Agriculture Field Officer, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer, Rajbhasha Officer.

Eligibility: relevant graduate/PG qualification per post.

Stages: Prelims + Mains (with professional knowledge) + Interview.

Posts & eligibility

IT Officer (Scale-I): 4-year engineering degree in IT/CS/ECE or MCA/MSc(IT) equivalent.
Agriculture Field Officer: 4-year degree in Agriculture / Horticulture / Animal Husbandry / Veterinary / Fishery / Forestry, etc.
Law Officer: Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) + Bar Council enrolment.
HR/Personnel Officer: Graduate + full-time PG diploma/degree in Personnel Management / IR / HR / Social Work.
Marketing Officer: Graduate + full-time MBA (Marketing) or equivalent.
Rajbhasha Officer: PG in Hindi with English as a subject (and related variations).

Age is typically 20-30 years with standard relaxation.

Exam pattern

Prelims (for IT/Agri/HR/Marketing posts): Reasoning, English and Quantitative/General Awareness — qualifying. Mains: a single professional-knowledge paper of 60 questions, 60 marks (for most posts), testing domain expertise. Law and Rajbhasha officers may follow a slightly different structure. Negative marking applies.

Selection process

Prelims (qualifying) → Mains (professional knowledge, the key differentiator) → Interview. Final merit is computed on Mains + Interview combined, in the ratio specified in the notification.

Salary

Specialist Officers join as Scale-I officers with a basic pay around ₹48,480 (revised officer scale), with DA, HRA and allowances pushing the gross to roughly ₹78,000-85,000/month depending on city, plus officer perks.

IBPS SO 2026: हिंदी सारांश

IBPS SO 2026 (CRP SPL-XV) — बैंकों में IT, Agriculture, Law, HR, Marketing और Rajbhasha जैसे विशेषज्ञ अधिकारी पदों की भर्ती। प्रत्येक पद के लिए संबंधित डिग्री आवश्यक (AFO के लिए कृषि, Law के लिए LLB, IT के लिए B.E./MCA, आदि)। चयन: Prelims (qualifying) → Mains (professional knowledge paper) → Interview; अंतिम merit Mains + Interview पर। Scale-I अधिकारी का प्रारंभिक basic लगभग ₹48,480 + भत्ते (gross ~₹78,000-85,000/माह)। 2026 का notification वर्ष के अंत में अपेक्षित — ibps.in पर पुष्टि करें।

Application Fee

Application fee by category for IBPS SO 2026 (Specialist Officer) — Notification, Posts, Eligibility & Exam Pattern
Category	Fee
General / OBC / EWS	₹850
SC / ST / PwBD	₹175

How to Apply Online

Visit the official portal of IBPS (linked in Important Links below).
Register with a valid email and mobile number to generate login credentials.
Fill the application form with personal, educational, and contact details exactly as on official documents.
Upload a recent passport-size photograph and signature in the prescribed format and size.
Pay the application fee through the prescribed payment mode (see Application Fee table above).
Review all entries carefully, then submit the form.
Download and print a copy of the submitted application for your records.

Important Links

IBPS Official Website

Frequently Asked Questions

IBPS SO 2026 mein kaun se post hote hain?

IT Officer (Scale-I), Agriculture Field Officer, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, Marketing Officer और Rajbhasha Officer। प्रत्येक के लिए संबंधित डिग्री आवश्यक है।

IBPS SO ke liye eligibility kya hai?

पद-विशिष्ट योग्यता: AFO के लिए कृषि/संबद्ध डिग्री, Law के लिए LLB + Bar Council enrolment, IT के लिए B.E./MCA, Marketing के लिए MBA, HR के लिए PG (HR/IR/Social Work)। आयु आमतौर पर 20-30 वर्ष।

Kya IBPS SO mein interview hota hai?

हाँ। IBPS SO में Prelims + Mains के बाद Interview होता है, और अंतिम merit Mains + Interview अंकों पर आधारित होता है।

What is the IBPS SO Mains exam like?

The Mains is a single Professional Knowledge paper (typically 60 questions, 60 marks) specific to your post — testing domain expertise in IT, agriculture, law, HR, marketing or Rajbhasha. This paper is the key differentiator after the qualifying Prelims.

What is the salary of an IBPS Specialist Officer?

SOs join as Scale-I officers with a basic pay around ₹48,480 plus DA, HRA and allowances, for a gross of roughly ₹78,000-85,000/month depending on the city, along with officer perks and a structured promotion path.

When will the IBPS SO 2026 notification release?

Based on the IBPS annual calendar, the CRP SPL-XV (IBPS SO) 2026 notification is expected in the later part of 2026, with Prelims around December 2026-January 2027. Confirm on ibps.in.