IBPS SO Application Form 2025 OUT: Steps to Fill Online Form
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Specialist Officers 2025 ( IBPS SO )
Registration - 1 Jul '25 - 21 Jul '25
IBPS SO Application Form 2025: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) released the IBPS SO 2025 application form on July 1, 2025. The application deadline for IBPS SO 2025 exam is July 21, 2025. The link to fill the application form was made available on the official website. However, we have provided the direct link to fill the IBPS SO application form. A total of 1007 IBPS SO vacancies were announced for the exam.
To apply for IBPS SO 2025, candidates need to first register themselves with IBPS. The application process comprises online registration, uploading of scanned documents, filling the form and fee payment. The photograph, signature, handwritten declaration and left thumb impression should be uploaded in the given format. The application fees for the exam are INR 850 for the General and OBC categories and INR 175 for PwD/SC/ST candidates.
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IBPS SO application fees should be submitted online only. The application fees are given below.
Category | IBPS SO application fee (in INR) |
|---|---|
For Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Persons with Benchmark Disability (PWBD) | 175 |
For all others | 850 |
IBPS SO application form 2025 was released online on July 1. The last date to fill the application form is July 21, 2025. The application form was released to fill up vacancies to the post of Specialist Officer. The application process comprises registration, uploading scanned photograph and signature, filling the detailed application form, previewing the application form, uploading scanned photograph and signature, paying the application fees and submit the form. The application fees can be paid online only.
- How to apply online for IBPS SO 2025?
- IBPS SO 2024 Exam Dates & Schedule
- IBPS SO Application Form 2025 FAQs
How to apply online for IBPS SO 2025?
The steps to apply online for IBPS SO exam are given below:
Step 1: Register on IBPS Website
- Go to the official website of IBPS, ibps.in and click on the link at the top of the page- ‘Click here to apply online for CRP SPL X’. After clicking on it, a registration page shall open. Click on the ‘New Registration’ tab to begin your registration process.
- For registration, provide all basic information such as Name, Address, Email ID, Mobile Number, Date of Birth and Gender, etc.
- After completion of registration, a provisional registration number and password will be generated. Candidates need to safely keep them as these will be used as login credentials in future.
Click here to apply for IBPS SO 2025 exam-https://ibpsreg.ibps.in/crpspxvjun25/
Step 2: Upload Photo, Signature, Left thumb impression and Declaration
- To do this, login again using their registration number and password. After that, they need to upload following documents.
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Specification |
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| Photo |
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| Signature |
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| Left thumb impression |
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| Hand-written declaration |
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Step 3: Fill in details
- After successfully uploading the above-mentioned documents, candidates have to enter their details in the next section. Here, they have to mention their educational qualification, post preferences, etc.
- Following that, candidates will see a preview option, they should check all details as after final submission, there is no option to re-edit the application form.
- After previewing, candidates have to click on final submit to upload their application.
- The application shall be accepted by IBPS only after payment confirmation.
Step 4: IBPS SO application fee payment
- Payment has to be made through online mode only.
- There are various options available for online payment; they can pay by using Debit Cards (RuPay/ Visa/ Master Card/ Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets.
- The structure of the application fee is given below.
| Category |
IBPS SO application fee (in INR) |
|---|---|
| For Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Persons with Benchmark Disability (PWBD) |
175 |
| For all others |
850 |
- After successful payment, an e-receipt will be generated. Candidates must keep a printed copy of the same with them.
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Candidates from any discipline can apply for IBPS SO exam. The stream-wise eligibility is given below.
Post | IBPS SO Qualification |
|---|---|
IT Officer (Scale I) | BTech in Computer Science/ Applications, IT, Electronics, Electronics & Telecommunications, Electronics & Communication or Electronics & Instrumentation Or Postgraduation in the above-mentioned field Or Graduate who has passed DOEACC ‘B’ level |
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) | Four-year Graduation in Agriculture, Horticulture, Food Technology, Agricultural Engineering or corresponding fields |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | Postgraduation in Hindi with English as a subject at the Graduation level Or, Postgraduation in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the Graduation level |
Law Officer (Scale I) | Graduation in law (LLB) (The person should be enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council) |
HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale I) | Graduation with two-years full-time PG degree or Diploma in Personnel Management, Industrial Relations, HR, HRD, Social Work or Labour Law |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) | Graduation with a two-year full-time degree in MMS (Marketing), MBA (Marketing), PGDBA, PGDBM, PGPM or PGDM with a specialisation in Marketing |
The specifications for uploading documents in IBPS SO application form are given below.
Documents | Specification |
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Photo |
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Signature |
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Left thumb impression |
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Hand-written declaration |
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IBPS SO 2024 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IBPS SO 2025 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 01 Jul ' 25 - 21 Jul ' 25 | IBPS SO application form 2025 ONGOING |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 14 Dec ' 24 | IBPS SO Mains 2024 Exam |
| 09 Nov ' 24 | IBPS SO Prelims 2024 Exam |
| 28 Jan ' 24 | IBPS SO 2023 mains exam |
IBPS SO Application Form 2025 FAQs
Candidates can check below IBPS SO application form 2025 FAQs.
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IBPS SO 2024 vacancies was released onAugust 1, 2024. The vacancy break-up of 2024 is given below.
| Posts | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Vacancies |
| Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) | 52 | 26 | 92 | 34 | 142 | 346 |
| HR/Personnel | 03 | 01 | 06 | 02 | 13 | 25 |
| IT Officer | 25 | 12 | 45 | 16 | 72 | 170 |
| Law Officer | 18 | 08 | 33 | 11 | 55 | 125 |
| Marketing | 31 | 15 | 55 | 21 | 83 | 205 |
| Rajbhasha | 03 | 01 | 06 | 02 | 13 | 25 |
| Total | 132 | 63 | 237 | 86 | 378 | 896 |
The list of IBPS SO Mains exam cities is given below.
| State /UT/NCR | IBPS SO Prelims Exam Centre |
|---|---|
Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali |
Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Surat, Jamnagar |
Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram |
Goa | Panaji |
Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
Haryana | Ambala, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Yamuna Nagar |
Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur |
Ladakh | Leh |
Lakshadweep | Kavarrati |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri |
Manipur | Imphal |
Meghalaya | Shillong |
Mizoram | Aizawl |
Nagaland | Kohima |
Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
Puducherry | Puducherry |
Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fategarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala |
Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
Sikkim | Bardang/ Gangtok |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore |
Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
Tripura | Agartala |
Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Varanasi |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri |
IBPS SO recruitment is conducted to select candidates for the posts of Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I), IT Officer (Scale I), Law Officer (Scale I), Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I). The selection of candidates are done based on prelims exam, Mains exam and interview.
IBPS SO prelims exam is conducted in the following cities.
| State /UT/NCR | IBPS SO Prelims Exam Centre |
|---|---|
Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Chittoor, Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali |
Chhattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Surat, Jamnagar |
Delhi | Delhi/New Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurugram |
Goa | Panaji |
Gujarat | Ahmedabad, Anand, Gandhinagar, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
Haryana | Ambala, Hissar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Yamuna Nagar |
Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Solan, Una |
Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
Kerala | Alappuzha, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur |
Ladakh | Leh |
Lakshadweep | Kavarrati |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/ Thane/ Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri |
Manipur | Imphal |
Meghalaya | Shillong |
Mizoram | Aizawl |
Nagaland | Kohima |
Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
Puducherry | Puducherry |
Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Fategarh Sahib, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala |
Rajasthan | Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
Sikkim | Bardang/ Gangtok |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore |
Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
Tripura | Agartala |
Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Varanasi |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Greater Kolkata, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri |
IBPS SO exam is conducted to select candidates for Specialist Officer's posts in 11 participating banks. The participating banks of IBPS SO are given below.
| Bank Name | Bank Name |
|---|---|
| Bank of Baroda | Canara Bank |
| Indian Overseas Bank | UCO Bank |
| Bank of India | Central Bank of India |
| Punjab National Bank | Union Bank of India |
| Bank of Maharashtra | Indian Bank |
| Punjab & Sind Bank | - |
IBPS SO 2025 exam dates have been announced. IBPS SO 2025 prelims exam will be conducted on November 22 and 23, 2025. The mains exam for IBPS SO 2025 will be conducted on January 4, 2026. IBPS SO exam is conducted to recruite candidates for various posts such as Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, IT Officer, Law Officer, and Rajbhasha Adhikari.
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