IBPS SO Application Form 2025 OUT: Steps to Fill Online Form

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Specialist Officers 2025 ( IBPS SO )

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Anangsha Patra
Updated on Jul 1, 2025 13:33 IST

By Anangsha Patra, Deputy Manager – Editorial

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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Q:   What is IBPS SO application fees?
A: 

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
Q:   When IBPS SO application form 2025 will be released?
A: 

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.

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  • How to apply online for IBPS SO 2025?
  • IBPS SO 2024 Exam Dates & Schedule
  • IBPS SO Application Form 2025 FAQs
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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.

Documents

Specification

Photo

  • Must be recent passport size (4.5cm × 3.5cm) colour photograph
  • Dimensions: 200 x 230 pixels
  • File size: Between 20kb and 50 kb

Signature

  • It has to be on white paper with a black ink pen
  • Dimensions: 140 x 60 pixels
  • Size: Between 10kb and 20 kb

Left thumb impression

  • File type should be jpg/jpeg
  • Dimension: 240 x 240 pixels in 200 DPI
  • File Size: 20 KB-50 KB

Hand-written declaration

  • File type: jpg/jpeg
  • Dimension has to be 800 x 400 pixels in 200 DPI
  • File Size: 50kb-100kb

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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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Is a BCA Graduate eligible to give IBPS SO Exam?
A: 

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

Q:   What are the specifications for uploading documents in IBPS SO application form?
A: 

The specifications for uploading documents in IBPS SO application form are given below.

Documents

Specification

Photo

  • Must be recent passport size (4.5cm × 3.5cm) colour photograph
  • Dimensions: 200 x 230 pixels
  • File size: Between 20kb and 50 kb

Signature

  • It has to be on white paper with a black ink pen
  • Dimensions: 140 x 60 pixels
  • Size: Between 10kb and 20 kb

Left thumb impression

  • File type should be jpg/jpeg
  • Dimension: 240 x 240 pixels in 200 DPI
  • File Size: 20 KB-50 KB

Hand-written declaration

  • File type: jpg/jpeg
  • Dimension has to be 800 x 400 pixels in 200 DPI
  • File Size: 50kb-100kb

IBPS SO 2024 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IBPS SO 2025 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates
01 Jul ' 25 - 21 Jul ' 25

IBPS SO application form 2025

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DatesPast 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

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IBPS SO Application Form 2025 FAQs

Candidates can check below IBPS SO application form 2025 FAQs.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   How many vacancies were announced for IBPS RRB 2024 exam?
A: 

IBPS SO 2024 vacancies was released onAugust 1, 2024. The vacancy break-up of 2024 is given below.

PostsSCSTOBCEWSURVacancies
Agriculture Field Officer (AFO)52269234142346
HR/Personnel030106021325
IT Officer2512451672170
Law Officer1808331155125
Marketing3115552183205
Rajbhasha030106021325
Total 1326323786378896
Q:   In how many cities IBPS SO Mains exam is conducted?
A: 

The list of IBPS SO Mains exam cities is given below.

State /UT/NCRIBPS 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

Q:   Why IBPS SO exam is conducted?
A: 

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.

 

Q:   In how many cities IBPS SO prelims exam is conducted?
A: 

IBPS SO prelims exam is conducted in the following cities.

State /UT/NCRIBPS 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

Q:   Which are the participating banks for IBPS SO exam?
A: 

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 NameBank Name
Bank of BarodaCanara Bank
Indian Overseas BankUCO Bank 
Bank of IndiaCentral Bank of India 
Punjab National BankUnion Bank of India
Bank of MaharashtraIndian Bank
Punjab & Sind Bank-
Q:   When IBPS SO 2025 exam will be conducted?
A: 

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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