IBPS conducted the common written examination for recruitment of Specialist Officer (SOs) on 13th March 2012 for 19 participating banks. The IBPS exam targeted to recruit specialist officers in various fields like IT, Technical, Agriculture, Legal, Marketing, HR, etc. and also in Rashtrabhasha for the banks.

List of Participating Banks for CWE

  1. Allahabad Bank
  2. Andhra Bank
  3. Bank of Baroda
  4. Bank of India
  5. Bank of Maharashtra
  6. Canara Bank
  7. Central Bank of India
  8. Corporation Bank
  9. Dena Bank
  10. Indian Bank
  11. Indian Overseas Bank
  12. Oriental Bank of Commerce
  13. Punjab National Bank
  14. Punjab & Sind Bank
  15. Syndicate Bank
  16. Union Bank of India
  17. United Bank of India
  18. UCO Bank
  19. Vijaya Bank

Now IBPS announced the cutoffs in two stages to become eligible for specialist officer post.These cutoffs will be applied-

(i) on standard scores in individual tests.
(ii) on Total Weighted Standard Score.

1)Standard Scores In Individual Test-Candidates have to score minimum of 24 marks(Gen) or 21 marks (SC/ST/OBC/PWD) in each section i.e. Reasoning,English Language,General Awareness,Quantitative Aptitude,Professional Knowledge.

2) Total Weighted Standard Score-The Total Weighted Standard Score (TWSS) can be calculated for candidates who qualified in the each individual test as per the cutoffs.

Total Weighted Standard Score can be calculated as-
Standard Scores obtained in [Reasoning + (½ English Language) + General Awareness/ Quantitative Aptitude + (1 ½ Professional Knowledge)]

Apart from scoring 24 marks(Gen) & 21 marks(SC/ST/OBC/PWD) in each test, candidated must have to score these cutoff marks to become eligible for specialist vacancies which is being announced by IBPS now.

Post CodePostGeneralSC/ST/OBC/PWD
1I.T. Officer (Scale-I)128120
2Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)112104
3Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)9690
4Law Officer (Scale I)121113
5Technical Officer (Scale I)120113
6HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)124114
7Marketing Officer (Scale I)114107
8I.T. Officer (Scale-II)134125
9Law Officer (Scale II)121113

View complete details about specialist officer vacancies here.

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