FAST FACTS
Name of the exam :IBPS Specialist Officer -IT Officer
Number of Specialist Officer - IT office cadre posts :There are two Specialist officer - IT Officer cadre posts - Scale I & Scale II
Eligible age :
Specialist Officer - IT (Scale I) - 20 to 30 years (for general category)
Specialist Officer - IT (Scale II) - 20 to 35 years (for general category)
Availability of online forms :Usually in the month of November
Exam held in the month of :Usually in the month of February
Mode of exam :Common Written Test followed by an interview
Total marks for Common Written Test :200
Duration of the Common Written Test :2 hours
Negative marking :Yes, .25 marks for a wrong answer
Allocation of posts :Usually in the month of February
What is IBPS Specialist Officer - IT officer exam?
Conducted by the Institute for Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), IBPS
Specialist Officer Exam recruits Specialist Officers for certain cadre
posts in public sector banks. There are about 10 Specialist Officers'
cadre posts and Information Technology (IT) Officer is one of them.
There are two Specialist IT Officer cadre posts: Specialist IT Officer -
Scale I and Specialist IT Officer - Scale II.
A bit about IBPS
IBPS was set up by the banking industry in 1975 to select suitable
candidates to fill up various vacancies in the public sector banks. IBPS
then went on to become an independent entity in 1984. Today, it is
in-charge of the entire recruitment process for public sector banks -
right from issuing forms to conducting Common Written tests and
interviews to coordinating the allocation of posts to candidates, IBPS
does it all. In fact, if a person is aiming to make a career in public
sector banks, he or she has to take part in the exams conducted by IBPS.
List of the banks where the Specialist Officer - IT officer will be posted:
Depending on the vacancies, the selected candidates will be allotted
postings to Allahabad Bank, Central Bank of India, Indian Bank,
Syndicate Bank , Andhra Bank, Corporation Bank, Indian Overseas Bank,
UCO Bank, Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Union
Bank of India, Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, United Bank of
India, Bank of Maharashtra, IDBI Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, Vijaya
Bank, Canara Bank.
How to apply for Specialist Officer - IT officer post
As mentioned, IBPS has the mandate to recruit officers for about 19 to
20 public sector banks. Interested candidates will have to apply to IBPS
after carefully reading the eligibility criteria, the online
registration process, the fees to be paid, details about the Common
Written Test and the personal interview. This will enable them to apply
for the post in a correct manner, and will reduce the chances of their
applications getting rejected.
Eligibility criteria
Specialist Officer - IT Officer (Scale I)
Age
For the post of Specialist Officer - IT Officer (Scale I), the minimum age requirement is 20 and maximum is 30 years.
Educational qualification
The candidate should have any one of the three educational qualifications mentioned below:
The candidate should have 4 year Engineering Degree in Information
Technology / Computer Applications/ Computer Science/ Electronics/
Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/
Electronics & Instrumentation (or)
A Post Graduate Degree in Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer
Science/Information Technology/ Electronics/Electronics & Tele
Communication/Electronics & Communication/Computer Applications (or)
A simple graduate having cleared DOEACC 'B' level
Work experience: Nil
Specialist Officer - IT Officer (Scale II)
Age
For the post of Specialist Officer - IT Officer (Scale I I), the minimum age requirement is 20 and maximum is 35 years.
Educational qualification
The candidate should have any one of the three educational qualifications mentioned below:
The candidate should have completed a 4-year Engineering Degree in
Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/
Electronics & Instrumentation/ Electronics/ Electronics &
Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication (or)
A Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/Electronics & Tele
Communication/Information Technology/ Computer Applications/Electronics
& Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science
(or)
Have a DOEACC 'B' level completion certificate
Work experience :A minimum of 2 years work experience in IT
Examination process
Any candidate who aspires to join a public sector bank as an IT officer
will have to take the Written Test conducted by IBPS. Once they clear
the Written Test, then he or she will be called for the Interview,
which will be conducted by the concerned public sector banks in
coordination with IBPS.
How to prepare for IBPS Specialist Officer - IT Officer
| Name of the test | Number of questions | Marks |
|---|
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 |
| English | 50 | 25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 |
| Professional Knowledge | 50 | 75 |
As mentioned, the IBPS Specialist Officer - IT Officer exam will
comprise a Written Test, followed by a personal interview in case a
candidate manages to clear the written test.
Common Written Test - IBPS Specialist Officer - IT Officer
Total marks: 200
Time duration: 2 hours
The Common written Test will comprise the following :
Medium :Except for English test, all the other tests will be available in English and Hindi
How to Prepare for the Common Written Test
Let us pick up each test and see how best a candidate can fare in it.
Reasoning
Reasoning would consist of topics like Blood Relation, Round Table,
Sitting Plan, Syllogism, Mirror Images. To prepare for this section, one
must develop logical skills and sharpen one's mental alertness. This
can be done by practicing and solving past question papers and model
question papers.
English
This test usually comprises word meanings, spotting common errors,
comprehension, synonyms and antonyms, grammar tests, etc. This is
supposed to be a scoring section and to prepare for this, one can begin
by regularly reading English newspaper and magazines, watching English
news daily, learning few new English words daily, accompanied with their
antonyms and synonyms. Do strengthen your grammar by solving online
grammar tests and reading basic grammar books.
Quantitative Aptitude
This test will have questions from topics like Data Interpretation,
Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Simplification, Discount, Average,
Probability with Sets theory, Number System, Series, etc. To prepare for
this section, go back to the basics and clear your concepts. Ensure
that you learn to manage time in an efficient manner such that you are
able to attempt and answer all the questions. In the process, also try
also to learn small tricks and short-cuts that will help you solve the
sums easily. The bottom line to score well in this section is practice,
practice and practice as many sums as possible from model question
papers and past question papers. Try to take mock online test also if
possible.
Professional Knowledge
The questions in this section will come from the areas like Computer
Architecture, Networking, Database Management, Network Security and the
like. Revise these topics thoroughly to ensure that your concepts are
clear. Going back to your course books would be a good idea to prepare
for this section.
Preparing for the interview
The total marks for the interview is 100. The minimum score has to be 40
percent. The weightage ratio between Common Written Test and interview
is usually 80:20. The final score of the candidate will be arrived at by
combining both the marks. Please remember that only a candidate found
suitable in both the Common Written Test and the interview stands to
qualify for the allotment of posts. So, please prepare accordingly. Best
of luck.
Useful link :
http://www.ibps.in/career_pdf/Draft_ad_Specialist_Officers_III.pdf
Useful books
Question Bank In Computer Science
Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal
Verbal and non-verbal reasoning by RS Aggarwal
