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IBPS SO Syllabus
IBPS Specialist Officer exam for IT, HR, Marketing, Law, and Agriculture officer posts in PSU banks. The full IBPS SO syllabus: 9 subjects, 37 chapters, 154 topics and 29 sub-topics, with 457 flashcards written against it.
IBPS SO subjects
IBPS SO has 9 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Reasoning (High Level)
- Verbal and Analytical Reasoning · 4 topics
- Seating Arrangement and Puzzles · 5 topics
- Ordering, Coding and Relations · 5 topics
- Logical Data and Decision Reasoning · 5 topics
Quantitative Aptitude (Numerical Ability)
- Number System and Simplification · 4 topics
- Arithmetic · 7 topics
- Data Interpretation · 4 topics
- Probability and Combinatorics · 3 topics
English Language
- Reading Comprehension · 3 topics
- Grammar and Error Detection · 4 topics
- Verbal Ability and Coherence · 4 topics
- Vocabulary · 3 topics
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking
- Banking and Financial Awareness · 5 topics
- Financial Markets and Regulators · 4 topics
- Current Affairs · 4 topics
- Static and Economic Awareness · 4 topics
Professional Knowledge - IT Officer (Scale I)
- Database Management Systems · 5 topics
- Computer Networks · 5 topics
- Operating Systems · 4 topics
- Programming and Data Structures · 4 topics
- Emerging Technologies and Web · 4 topics
Professional Knowledge - HR / Personnel Officer (Scale I)
- Human Resource Management Foundations · 4 topics
- Training, Development and Performance · 4 topics
- Compensation and Industrial Relations · 4 topics
- Labour Laws and Organisational Behaviour · 4 topics
Professional Knowledge - Marketing Officer (Scale I)
- Marketing Fundamentals · 4 topics
- Product, Pricing and Brand Management · 4 topics
- Promotion and Distribution · 4 topics
- Modern and Services Marketing · 4 topics
Professional Knowledge - Law Officer (Scale I)
- Banking and Negotiable Instruments Law · 4 topics
- Security, Recovery and Insolvency Laws · 4 topics
- Corporate and Compliance Law · 4 topics
- Constitutional and Allied Laws · 4 topics
Professional Knowledge - Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I)
- Agronomy and Crop Production · 4 topics
- Soil Science and Plant Nutrition · 4 topics
- Horticulture, Plant Protection and Allied Sectors · 4 topics
- Agricultural Economics, Finance and Extension · 4 topics
IBPS SO flashcards
457 question-and-answer cards across 9 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
- Reasoning (High Level) — 51 cards
- Quantitative Aptitude (Numerical Ability) — 50 cards
- English Language — 51 cards
- General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking — 50 cards
- Professional Knowledge - IT Officer (Scale I) — 51 cards
- Professional Knowledge - HR / Personnel Officer (Scale I) — 51 cards
- Professional Knowledge - Marketing Officer (Scale I) — 51 cards
- Professional Knowledge - Law Officer (Scale I) — 51 cards
- Professional Knowledge - Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) — 51 cards
IBPS SO syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the IBPS SO syllabus?
IBPS SO covers 9 subjects: Reasoning (High Level), Quantitative Aptitude (Numerical Ability), English Language, General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking, Professional Knowledge - IT Officer (Scale I), Professional Knowledge - HR / Personnel Officer (Scale I), Professional Knowledge - Marketing Officer (Scale I), Professional Knowledge - Law Officer (Scale I) and Professional Knowledge - Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I).
How many chapters and topics are in the IBPS SO syllabus?
37 chapters and 154 topics, broken down further into 29 sub-topics, across 9 subjects. Professional Knowledge - IT Officer (Scale I) is the largest subject, with 22 topics in 5 chapters.
Are there IBPS SO flashcards?
Yes — 457 question-and-answer flashcards in 9 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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