IBPS SO IT Officer (Scale I) Exam 2017 – All you need to know!

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has recently released the official notification for the IBPS SO 2017 exam. The institute conducts the IBPS SO exam annually to recruit Specialist Officers in various public-sector banks all over the country. This year, a total of 1,315 vacancies is announced. The recruitment drive is for six different posts. These are as follows:

IBPS SO 2017 Recruitment Details: Post-wise Vacancies

Posts	Vacancies
I.T. Officer (Scale-I)	120
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)	875
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	30
Law Officer (Scale I)	60
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)	35
Marketing Officer (Scale I)	195

IBPS SO IT Officer (Scale I) – Eligibility

• 20 – 30 Years
• E. / B.Tech in Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation
• OR Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications
• OR Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level

IBPS SO IT Officer (Scale I) 2017 – Exam Pattern

Preliminary Examination – 30 & 31 Dec 2017

Section	No. of Questions	Max Marks	Duration
English Language	50	25	2 hours
Reasoning	50	50
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50
Total	150	125	–

Main Examination – 28 Jan 2018

Section	No. of Questions	Max Marks	Duration
Professional Knowledge	60	60	45 Minutes

IBPS SO IT Officer (Scale I) 2017 – Exam Syllabus 

English Language

• Reading Comprehension
• Cloze Test
• Fillers
• Sentence Errors
• Vocabulary based questions
• Sentence Improvement
• Jumbled Paragraph
• Paragraph Based Questions

Reasoning Ability

• Puzzles
• Seating Arrangements
• Direction Sense
• Blood Relation
• Syllogism
• Order and Ranking
• Coding-Decoding
• Machine Input-Output
• Inequalities
• Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
• Data Sufficiency

Quantitative Aptitude

• Data Interpretation
• Inequalities
• Number Series
• Approximation and Simplification
• Data Sufficiency
• Arithmetic Problems

Professional Knowledge

• C Programming Basics
• MS Office, Windows OS, and Programming
• DBMS Types / Advantages / function
• Data Communication & Networking
• Operating system functions
• Network Security
• Web Technologies
• Basic Programming Concepts
• Basics of hardware (Microprocessor, timer, ALU, etc.)

In the below section, we would be discussing about the post of an IBPS SO IT Officer (Scale 1). This would help you decide why you should appear for the IBPS SO 2017.

An IBPS IT Officer plays an important role in a bank. He or she deals with all technical activities in the bank. He or she is solely responsible for installing, updating computer hardware or software etc. Let’s discuss the job profile in detail.

• Job Profile
• Career Growth
• Promotions
• Salary

IBPS SO IT Officer (Scale 1) – Job Profile

An IBPS IT Officer in a bank is majorly responsible for:

• Proper flow of networks
• Smooth functioning of bank software
• Eradicating security threats
• Updating software time to time
• Handling banking technical problems
• Testing and evaluation of new technology and more

IBPS SO IT Officer (Scale 1) – Salary & Growth Structure

Post	Basic Pay
Officer Scale I	23700-980(7)-30560-1145(2)-32850-1310(7)-42020
Officer Scale II	31705-1145(1)-32850-1310(10)-45950
Officer Scale III	42020-1310(5)-48570-1460(2)-51490

Perks Enjoyed by an IBPS SO IT Officer

• HRA: This is paid @ 9.0% or 8.0% or 7.0% depending on the place of posting
• DA: As per the latest CPI released by the government Rs. 8605.88
• Special Allowances: these are paid at the rate of 7.75% for a scale-I officer
• CCA: this is paid at 4%, 3% or 0% depending on the place of posting
• Other perks: Conveyance, Newspapers, Entertainment allowance, House & Furniture Maintenance etc.

Career Progression 

Employees working as IT Officers in banks have more job security. Promotions are based on influence and seniority and the banks promotion policies.

Hope this helps!

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