Exam Pattern for the Post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari:
- Written examination Objective type and will be conducted online.
- Written exam contains 200 questions for 200 marks.
- Exam Paper will be bilingual i.e. Hindi and English language.
- Exam paper will have 4 sections such as
(1) Reasoning
(2) English Language
(3) General Awareness and
(4) Professional Knowledge
- There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
- The exam duration will be 2 hours.
Exam Pattern for the Post of I.T Officer, Agriculture Officer, Marketing Officer & HR Officer:
- Written exam will be objected type and will be conducted online.
- Exam Paper will be bilingual i.e. Hindi and English language.
- Written exam contains 200 questions for 200 marks.
- Exam paper will have 4 sections such as
(1) Reasoning,
(2) English Language,
(3) Quantitative Aptitude and
(4) Professional Knowledge.
- There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
- The exam duration will be 2 hours.
Interview:
- Applicants will be called for the interview round who qualify in the written exam.
- Marks allotted for Interview is 100 marks.
IBPS SO Exam Pattern 2018 Details.
- Examination Mode:IBPS SO examination will be conducted online through Computer-based mode schedule in two shifts – morning and in evening.
- Exam Duration: The duration of the examination will be 2 hours
- The language of Paper: question paper will be based on both the languages i.e. in Hindi & in English but the test of English language will be in English only.
- Types of Question (MCQ): MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) will be asked in IBPS SO 2018 Recruitment exam in which candidates have to choose the correct response from the given four options.
- Number of Questions: Total no. of questions would be 200 consists of reasoning, quantitative aptitude, professional knowledge and general awareness & English language.
- Distribution of Questions: The detail regarding IBPS Specialist Officer (SO) distribution of question is given below
For Law Officer & Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Sr. No. | Name of the Tests | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | 50 | 30 minutes | |
| 2 | English Language | 50 | 25 minutes | |
| 3 | General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry | 50 | 30 minutes | |
| 4 | Professional Knowledge | 50 | 80 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 80 | 120 minutes |
For IT, Agricultural, HR/ Personnel &Marketing Officer
| Sr. No. | Name of the Tests | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 50 | 50 | 25 minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| 4 | Professional Knowledge | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 120 minutes |
- Marking Scheme: 1 mark will be awarded for every right answer and 0.25 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.