A Rajbhasha Adhikari or an Official Language Officer in a bank is the official who is responsible for using the official language of the country i.e. Hindi as much as possible in banking operations like in circulars, notices, etc. The officer is supposed to well versed in Hindi and Sanskrit so that the use of the language is not neglected in the day-to-day operations in banks.
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection will release the notification of IBPS SO 2021 on its official website i.e www.ibps.in.It is held at various locations throughout India. The mode of examination is online. According to the calendar released by the IBPS, IBPS SO Prelims Examination will be held on 18th December 2021 & 26th December 2021 and Mains Examination will be held on 30th January 2022.
Role & Job Profile of IBPS SO Rajbhasha Adhikari:
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Translation of Documents into Hindi: The main responsibility of a Rajbhasha Adhikari is to translate the official documents of the banks into Hindi. The circulars and notices circulated by the bank among its branches are to be sent in both English and Hindi and it is the Rajbhasha Adhikari who ensures that this has complied properly.
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Arranging Training Programmes: The other responsibility of these officers is to conduct a regular workshop for the officials of the bank so that they are also used to the official language of the country and use it as much as possible in the daily operations of the bank.
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Promotion of Official Language: The specialist officers in the cadre of Rajbhasha Adhikari are recruited for the purpose of complying with the government directive that the official language of the Union should be used in official communications along with English. Rajbhasha Adhikari officers are there to ensure this.
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Tentative Dates
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IBPS SO Notification 2021
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To be Notified
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IBPS SO Online Registration Starts From
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To be Notified
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Last Date to Apply Online for IBPS SO
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To be Notified
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Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary
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To be Notified
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Commencement of IBPS SO Preliminary Exam
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December 18th & 26th 2021
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Result of IBPS SO Online exam – Preliminary
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To be Notified
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Download of call letters for Online examination – Mains
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To be Notified
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Commencement of IBPS SO Mains Exam
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January 30th, 2022
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Conduct of Interview
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To be Notified
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IBPS SO 2021 Final Result
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To be Notified
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The no. of vacancies will be released with the release of notification. The Notification is expected to be released in the month of October 2021. Last Year, the number of vacancies was 25 for the Rajbhasha Adhikari post of IBPS SO. Here in the table, the post-wise vacancy details are for the year 2020 given below:
S.No.
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Name of Post
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No. of Vacancies
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1
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Agriculture Officer (Scale-I)
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485
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2
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Marketing Officer (Scale-I)
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60
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3
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Law Officer (Scale-I)
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50
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4
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Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)
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25
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5
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IT Officer (Scale-I)
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20
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6
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HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)
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7
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Total
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647
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IBPS SO Rajbhasha Adhikari Eligibility
I. Nationality / Citizenship:
A candidate must be either -
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A Citizen of India or
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A subject of Nepal or
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A subject of Bhutan or
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A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1 January 1962 with the intention of permanently
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settling in India or
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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 with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
II. Age Limit:
Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years
i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.11.1989 and not later than 01.11.1999 (both dates inclusive)
II. Educational Qualifications:
Name of the
Post
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Age
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Educational Qualifications
(from a University/ Institution/ Board recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies)
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Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
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Min- 20 Years
Max-30 Years
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Post Graduate in Hindi with English as a subject at the graduation or degree level OR Post-Graduate Degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as a subject at graduation level
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In case of dual specializations, one of the fields of specialisation should be in the field prescribed. In the case of major/ minor specialisations, major specialization should be in the stream prescribed. Candidates having PG Degree (MMS or MBA)/PG Diploma with more than two specialisations are not eligible to apply.
Relaxation of Upper age limit
Sr. No.
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Category
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Age relaxation
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1
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SC/ST
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5 years
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2
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OBC (Non- creamy layer)
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3 years
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3
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PWD.
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10 years
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4
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Ex-Servicemen
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5 years
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5
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Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the
period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89
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5 years
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6
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Persons affected by 1984 riots
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5 years
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IBPS SO Rajbhasha Adhikari Prelims Exam Pattern
For the Post of Rajsabha Adhikari Scale-I officer
Serial No
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Section
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No. of Questions
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Total Marks
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Duration
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1.
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Reasoning
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50
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50
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40 min
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2.
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English Language
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50
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25
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40 min
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3.
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General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry
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50
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50
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40 min
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Total
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150
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125
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120 min
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IBPS SO Rajbhasha Adhikari Mains Exam Pattern
For the Post of Rajbhasha Adhikari
Name of Test
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Number of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Medium of Exam
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Duration
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Professional Knowledge(Objective)
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45
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60
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English & Hindi
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30 min
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Professional Knowledge(Descriptive)
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2
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English & Hindi
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30 min
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II. Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Online Preliminary and Online Main examinations)
There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
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IBPS SO exam will be conducted in two phases i.e Preliminary and Mains. Where Professional knowledge is the important section in IBPS SO Mains exam. If you are appearing for IBPS SO exam for the Rajbhasha Adhikari officer scale-1 post, then you are at the right place.
IBPS SO Rajbhasha Adhikari Prelims Exam Syllabus 2021
Reasoning Ability
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English Language
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General Awareness
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Logical Reasoning
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Reading Comprehension
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Current Affairs
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Alphanumeric Series
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Cloze Test
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GK Updates
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Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
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Para jumbles
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Currencies
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Data Sufficiency
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Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting
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Important Places
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Coded Inequalities
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Fill in the blanks
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Banking Awareness
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Seating Arrangement
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Miscellaneous
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Awards
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Puzzle
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Paragraph Completion
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Book and Author
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Tabulation
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Headquarter
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Syllogism
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Important Days
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Blood Relations
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Prime minster Scheme
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Input-Output
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Coding-Decoding
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IBPS SO Rajbhasha Adhikari Mains Exam Syllabus 2021
Apart from these subjects, candidates are required to have Professional Knowledge in his/her area of expertise as well. The detailed syllabus is discussed below:
Name of the Test
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No. of Qs.
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Max. Marks
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Duration
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Professional Knowledge (Objective)
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45
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60
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30 minutes
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Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)
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2
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30 minutes
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The Nodal Banks/ Participating Organizations may organize pre-examination training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates at certain centres as per the strategy issued by the Government of India. This is a kind of training session where candidates are acquainted with the type of questions, common mistakes, and tips for time management, best practices, basic tricks and approaches by experts from training organizations. The purpose is to give a level playing field to students from weaker sections that can’t afford coaching and make them aware about general facet and recruitment procedure of the exam.
Candidates belonging to the above-mentioned categories can undergo training by signifying the same against a relevant column, at the time of applying on-line.
The pre-exam training is free of cost with other expenses like travel, food and lodging expenses are incurred by the candidate. Generally, it is conducted five days before the exam and the dates are announced on the official website. Please find below an indicative list of training centres:
North India
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South India
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East India
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West India
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Agra
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Bengaluru
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Agartala
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Ahmedabad
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Allahabad
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Chennai
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Balasore
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Aurangabad
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Amritsar
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Coimbatore
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Behrampur (Ganjam)
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Bhopal
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Bareilly
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Gulbarga
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Bhubaneshwar
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Indore
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Chandigarh
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Hyderabad
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Dhanbad
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Jabalpur
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Dehradun
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Kavaratti
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Guwahati
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Jaipur
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Gorakhpur
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Kochi
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Hubli
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Jodhpur
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Jammu
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Madurai
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Kolkata
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Mumbai
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Kanpur
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Mangalore
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Muzaffarpur
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Nagpur
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Karnal
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Mysore
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Patna
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Panaji (Goa)
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Lucknow
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Port Blair
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Ranchi
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Pune
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Ludhiana
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Puducherry
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Sambalpur
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Raipur
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New Delhi
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Thiruchirapalli
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Shillong
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Rajkot
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Patiala
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Thiruvananthapuram
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Siliguri
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Vadodara
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Rohtak
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Vijaywada
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Tirupati
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Shimla
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Vishakhapatnam
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Varanasi
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IBPS will have some additional centres or remove some depending on the requirement. The Candidates who opt for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth from the Bank's website. Pre-Exam training call letter will not be sent by post.
The registration for IBPS SO Exam 2021 was done online. In order to avoid any technical errors please make sure that the web browser used to fill up the IBPS SO 2021 Application form is one of the following:
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Internet Explorer 8 and above
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Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and above
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Google Chrome 3.0 and above
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Candidates applying online must have the following pre-requisites:
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A valid Email Id
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Photograph and Signature scanned in the prescribed size
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Application Fee must be paid online so all document required for online transaction
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The IBPS SO 2021 application form can only be filled on the official website.
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Before proceeding with the registration and application process, all candidates are requested to go through the complete guide for the IBPS PO Online Application.
Click here to apply Online (Link will be updated)
The category wise application fees for IBPS SO exam are given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online. To know more please check the complete guide for the IBPS SO Application.
Application Fees for IBPS SO Exam category wise is given below:
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Category
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Total
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SC/ST/PWD/XS
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175/- (Intimation Charges only)
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General and OBC
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850/- (App. Fee including intimation charges)
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