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IBPS SO Exam study Material: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts the IBPS SO bank exam which is the gateway to many sought-after bank jobs. Every year IBPS recruits Specialist Officers through IBPS SO Recruitment exam for various Specialist Officer Scale I Posts – IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer. It is a computer-based test conducted in multiple locations all over India. If you are someone who is aiming at IBPS SO exam and looking for IBPS SO Study Material PDF, then here you will find free PDF eBooks for your preparation for the IBPS SO Agriculture officer exam. You can download these PDF eBooks using the links given below.

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IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern

IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer

Test Name	No. of Questions	Marks	Time	Medium
Professional Knowledge	60	60	45 Minutes	English & Hindi

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Test Name	No. of Questions	Marks	Time	Medium
Professional Knowledge (Objective)	60	60	30 Minutes	English & Hindi
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)	2	60	30 Minutes	English & Hindi

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IBPS SO Study Material & Syllabus For IT Officer:

Topic	Sub-topics
DataBase Management Systems (DBMS)	RDBMS (Relational Algebra), E- R diagrams (Concepts of Entity, Attribute, and Relationship etc.), Normalization (Concepts of 1NF, 2NF, 3NF and BCNF), Transaction Management, Overview of SQL Queries, Relational Database Model, Data Constraints, Database Administration, Sequences and Indexes, Implicit and Explicit cursors, Database triggers, Control Structure, Keys, Data director, etc.
Data Communication and Networking	Network Architecture: – It is the basic layout design of the communication network and includes the entire component (hardware, software, mode of connectivity etc.), Types of Networks, OSI Model (Open Systems Interconnection Model), Network Devices and Models, TCP- IP Model (Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol Model), IP Addressing, Network Security.
Operating System	Types of OS, File concepts, Access methods, Semaphore, Page Replacement, Distributed Operating System, Memory Partitioning, Scheduling, Process, Thread, Security and Threats protection.
Computer Organization + Hardware	8085 and 8086 (Flags and Interrupts), Memory Hierarchy, System Bus, RAM, ROM, CPU, Hard Disks, Peripheral Devices, etc.
Network Security	Cyber Crimes, Risk Management, Firewall, Cryptography, Etc.
Software Engineering	SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) Software Configuration Management (SCM), Software Development Models, Requirement Elicitation, Software Design and Maintenance, etc.
Data Structure	Stacks, Linked Tests, Array, Sorting: Internal and External, Graphs, etc.
Web Technologies	HTML, XML, Search Engines, Java Scripts, etc.
Programming Languages (Basic)	OOP (Objected Oriented Programming), C, C++ , JAVA, etc.

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IBPS SO Study Material & Syllabus For Marketing Officer:

Topic	Sub-topics
Marketing Management	Introduction to marketing; concepts, marketing environment; segmentation, targeting & positioning, marketing mix (4Ps, 7Ps, etc.), Marketing Research, PLC, New product development process, pricing, pricing methods, promotion basics, promotion methods & strategies, Demand forecasting.
Product Management	Product Life Cycle, levels of a product, product mix, product portfolio decisions, BCG matrix, and its applications, Product planning, new product development process, Innovation and Creativity, product testing, product placement & commercialization
Sales	Personal Selling, selling processes, types of the sales organization, Sales forecasting, sales strategies, sales force incentive plans, sales promotion, and its objectives, sales monitoring, sales reporting, motivating the sales force, advertising, PR.
Retail Marketing	Retail marketing and management, strategic retail marketing, retail marketing mix, CRM and retail marketing, CBB & retail marketing, Retail location, retail store operations, retail organizations & structure, SCM, Retail pricing and promotional pricing, retail branding strategies, store & non-store brands, merchandising and warehousing, global retailing, modern trade and new trends in retailing.
Services/Digital Marketing	Services, nature, service product & pricing, service positioning, CRM and services, CBB and services marketing, promoting & services , MIS, service processes, service distribution, employees (people) and services marketing, Customer relationship management (CRM), internet marketing, Social Media Optimisation (SMO), Social Media Marketing (SMM) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
Brand Management	Introduction to brands and brand management, brand research and brand equity, branding for different product categories, branding & differentiation, brand image, brand element and brand association, Brand equity measurement, competitive analysis, brand positioning, brand hierarchies, CBBE (Customer-based brand equity), Branding & IMC, branding and marketing mix, branding and product mix, brand attributes, branding and segmentation, brand strategies, brand image and awareness, brand equity systems, brand value, brand extensions.
Consumer Behaviour	Consumer personality & brand personality, buying influences, buying process, factors influencing buying decisions, models of buying behavior, post-purchase behavior. Marketing research, methods, data collection techniques, sources of secondary data for marketing decisions
Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)	IMC definition, elements, IMC and brand communication process, role of advertising in branding process BTL, OOH, etc., promotions in IMC – consumer, trade sales, co-branding, in-branding, etc., packaging and labeling in IMC, PR.Consumer Protection in India: List of Consumer Rights.Consumer Protection Act,1986.
Advanced Marketing Techniques	Global Marketing, Strategic Marketing Process, value chain, value creation. Nature & scope of rural markets, marketing to cooperatives, channels of distribution in rural India.Inbound marketing, reverse marketing, up-selling, down-selling and cross-selling techniques, CSR.

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IBPS SO Study Material & Syllabus For Agricultural Officer:

Topics	Subtopics
Priority Sector Advances	Categories of Priority Sector, Targets/Sub-Target’s under Priority sector lending, General Guidelines for Priority Sector Lending, etc.
Contemporary Topics	Food Security Bill, Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme, MGNREGA, History Of MGNREGA, Features of MGNREGA, Aim of MGNREGA, Stakeholders of MGNREGA, etc.
Agriculture	Agriculture in India, Types of Cultivation, Major Crops of India, Irrigation in India, Agriculture based Research Institutes in India, Animal Husbandry in India, Genetically Modified Crops, etc.
Agricultural Finance	Short-term Loans, Medium/Long-terms Loan, Crop Loan and Kisan Credit Card, Agricultural Term Loan, Land Development, Minor Irrigation, Farm Mechanisation, Finance to Horticulture, Land Purchase, Lead Bank Scheme, Agriculture Advances, Advance Against Warehouse, Receipts, Produce Marketing Scheme, Crop Insurance Scheme, Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojana, Financing of combine harvesters, Financing of Tractors and Old, Tractors, Advance against, Gold//Silver ornaments, River Lift Irrigation Schemes, Forums for Co-ordination, Service Area Approach, State Level Banker’s Committee (SLBC), Preparation of Credit Plan
Government Sponsored Schemes	Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), Million Wells Scheme (MWS), Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana, Urban Self Employment Programme (USEP), Urban Women Self-Help Programme (Revolving Fund), Skill training For Employment Promotion Amongst Urban Poor (STEP-UP), Urban Wage Employment Programme (UWEP), Urban Community Development Network (UCDN), Community Structures Urban Programme for Poverty Reduction amongst SCs and STs (UPPS), Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) Scheme of Liberation and Rehabilitation of Scavengers (SLRS), Self-Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS)
Self-Help Groups	Intro, Need Structure and Functions of Self Help Groups Self-Help Groups and SGSY Scheme
Bank Documentation	Types of Collaterals Credit, Documentation, Securitisation, Different Mode of Charging Securities, Types of Charges, Assignment Hypothecation Pledge, Mortgage Charges, Lien Set-Off
Financial Inclusion	Financial Literacy, Financial Inclusion by Extension of Banking Services, Use of Business Facilitators and Business Correspondents, Business Facilitator Model, Business Correspondent Model.
Irrigation Methods	Lift Irrigation, Drip Irrigation, Sprinkler Irrigation
Related Fields	Diary, Piggery, Fish Culture, Dry Land farming, Watershed Management, Horticulture, Plantation Crops, Mushroom Cultivation

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