IBPS RRB SO IT 2023: Notification, Dates, Syllabus

IBPS RRB SO IT 2023: IBPS RRB 2023 is inviting applicants for the recruitment of Scale-II IT officers in the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). Aspiring candidates can register for the IBPS RRB SO IT Officer exam once the link gets updated on the official IBPS website. The selected candidates will be posted in their applied state, under one of the RRBs.

In this blog, we have included the eligibility and syllabus, along with all the other major information you need to clear the exam. Keep in mind that being updated with exam information will give you an upper edge while prepping for it.

Exam Type	Banking Exam
Conducting Body	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Job Type	Government Job
Post	IT Officer
Location	Pan-India
Age	21-32 years
Number of Attempts	No Limit
Selection Process	Written TestInterview
Mode of Application	Online
Date of Application	Yet to be Notified
Vacancies	Yet to be Notified
Website	Official Website

IBPS RRB SO IT 2023 Exam Dates

The IBPS RRB exam 2023 for Group A Officers selection will be conducted in two rounds of written examination, followed by a common interview. Candidates should note that IBPS is certain to start releasing IBPS RRB SO notifications from July 2023 and follow the given schedule:

Particulars	Relevant Details
Release of Application	June 2nd week, 2023 (Tentative)
IBPS RRB SO IT 2023 Application Last Date	July 1st week, 2023 (Tentative)
Release of Admit Card	To be Notified
IBPS RRB SO IT 2023 Exam Date	September 2023 (Tentative)
Result Declaration	October 2023 (Tentative)
Date of Interview	November (Tentative)
Provision Allotment	To be Notified

IBPS RRB SO IT Officer Eligibility Criteria

Every year, the eligibility criteria for the recruitment of IT officers in IBPS RRB SO remains the same unlike the number of vacancies. The candidates aspiring for the competitive examination must check the conditions mentioned below to confirm their eligibility in advance.

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Educational Qualification

The candidate aspiring to be an IT Officer must note that the position is ranked on a scale-II in the list of specialist officers and must satisfy these criteria:

• The applicant must be a graduate in Electronic, Computer Science, Information Technology, or in an equivalent stream from a recognized university, with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks.
• The candidate must hold experience of 1 year in the relevant field.

Age Limit

Appearing candidates should be older than 21 years and younger than 32 years of age at the time of application. Please note the information mentioned in the table below.

Minimum Age Limit	21 Years
Maximum Age Limit	32 Years

Nationality

Candidates holding Indian citizenship can go on confidently with the application process for the IBPS RRB SO IT Officer exam 2023.

• The aspirants coming from the region of Nepal and Bhutan are also eligible to apply for the examination.
• The Tibetan refugees and permanent residents of India, who migrated to India before 1962 can also aim for the IBPS exam in 2023.

IBPS RRB SO IT Officer Exam Pattern

The IBPS RRB conducts its IT specialist officer examination in a single phase of a written test, followed by a personal interview. Candidates need to pass the written examination to appear in the interview round.

Written Test

The applicants can only be called upon for an interview after clearing the written test with stated passing marks. There would be 240 questions to be answered within the allotted time of 2 hours and 30 minutes. The topic-wise weightage for the 2023 examination has mentioned below:

Topics	Weightage
Financial Awareness	40 Marks
Hindi/English Language (Optional)	20 Marks
Reasoning Aptitude	40 Marks
Computer Awareness	20 Marks
Quantitative Aptitude	40 Marks
Professional Language	40 Marks
Total	200 Marks

Interview

For those who have appeared in the written test, the IBPS releases a cut-off list on their official website. If the candidate succeeded in securing marks equal to or more than the cut-off would be eligible for the second and final stage of an interview round. This would be a common interview, conducted under the supervision of Nodal Regional Rural Banks. 

IBPS RRB SO IT Officer Syllabus

The candidates aspiring for the scale-II IT Officer in RRB needs to be thoroughly prepared for these subjects and topics. Keep in mind that analysis of the exam syllabus is the first step of preparation. Below, we have mentioned various topics of every subject to help the aspirants.

Subjects	Topics
General Awareness	Current Affairs National & International Sports Abbreviations Currencies & Capitals General Science Government Schemes & Policies Banking Awareness RBI National Parks & Sanctuaries
General Hindi/English Knowledge	Reading Comprehensions Grammar / Vyakaran Spotting Errors Fill in the Blanks Misspelt Words Jumbled Words Rearrangement of Sentence Jumbled up sentences Idioms and Phrases Cloze Tests One word Substitution Antonyms and Synonyms
Reasoning Ability	Puzzle  Syllogism Seating Arrangement Blood Relations  Input-Output Number Series Logical Reasoning Inequalities Coding-Decoding Data Sufficiency Direction sense
Quantitative Aptitude	Number System HCF and LCM Inequality (Quantity Based) Ratio & Proportion Partnership Percentage  Mixture & Allegations  Average & Age  Profit & Loss Time and Work & Pipe and Cistern Simple Interest & Compound Interest Time & Distance Boat & Stream Permutation, Combination & Probability Mensuration Data Interpretation Caselet.
Computer Aptitude	Fundamentals of Computer History of Computers Future of Computers Basic Knowledge of the Internet Networking Software & Hardware Abbreviations Shortcut Keys MS Office Database Security Tools Virus Hacking Trojans Input and Output Devices Computer Languages

Preparation Tips and Tricks

If you are aiming to be an IT Officer through the IBPS RRB exam 2023, then the quickest and most important thing you need to do is get yourself updated with the latest IBPS examination notifications and with the latest syllabus, exam pattern, and selection process. The other crucial tips have been given below:

• Get yourself well acquainted even with the tiniest details related to the previous IBPS RRB SO IT Officer examination.
• The aspirants are advised to understand and meet every eligibility requirement to appear for the examination.
• Do not miss any updates regarding the IBPS RRB SO IT Officer exam 2023, so that you can be well prepared ahead of time.
• The aspirants are advised to do an analysis of the previous year’s examination question paper for a better understanding.
• Although there is plenty of information available on the internet, however, it is advised to prefer the books of IBPS exam-specific publications for enhancing your preparations.
• Last but not least, construct a study timetable and make sure to cover the whole syllabus twice before the date of the examination.

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