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 -
- Allahabad Bank
- Andhra Bank
- Bank of Baroda
- Bank of India
- Bank of Maharashtra
- Canara Bank
- Central Bank of India
- Corporation Bank
- Dena Bank
- Indian Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- Oriental Bank of Commerce
- Punjab National Bank
- Punjab & Sind Bank
- Syndicate Bank
- Union Bank of India
- United Bank of India
- UCO Bank
- 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 Code | Post | General | SC/ST/OBC/PWD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | 128 | 120 |
| 2 | Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) | 112 | 104 |
| 3 | Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 96 | 90 |
| 4 | Law Officer (Scale I) | 121 | 113 |
| 5 | Technical Officer (Scale I) | 120 | 113 |
| 6 | HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 124 | 114 |
| 7 | Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 114 | 107 |
| 8 | I.T. Officer (Scale-II) | 134 | 125 |
| 9 | Law Officer (Scale II) | 121 | 113 |
View complete details about specialist officer vacancies here.
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