IBPS SO XVI Recruitment 2026 – Pre Score Card, Mains Admit Card for 1035 Posts

The Insti­tute of Bank­ing Per­son­nel Selec­tion (IBPS) con­ducts the Com­mon Recruit­ment Process for Spe­cial­ist Offi­cers (CRP SPL-XVI) to recruit qual­i­fied can­di­dates for spe­cial­ist posi­tions in par­tic­i­pat­ing banks. The IBPS SO XVI Recruit­ment 2026 includes posts such as IT Offi­cer, Agri­cul­ture Field Offi­cer, Rajb­hasha Adhikari, Law Offi­cer, HR / Per­son­nel Offi­cer, and Mar­ket­ing Officer.

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Accord­ing to the infor­ma­tion pro­vid­ed, the IBPS SO Pre­lim­i­nary Score Card is avail­able from 15 Octo­ber 2026, and the Mains Admit Card update is dat­ed 22 Octo­ber 2026. The IBPS SO Mains Exam­i­na­tion is sched­uled for 1 Novem­ber 2026.

Can­di­dates should check the rel­e­vant offi­cial IBPS links for their score card, admit card, exam­i­na­tion instruc­tions, and oth­er recruit­ment updates.

Vis­it TillEx­am for the lat­est gov­ern­ment job noti­fi­ca­tions, bank­ing recruit­ment updates, admit cards, results, and com­pet­i­tive exam­i­na­tion prepa­ra­tion resources.

IBPS SO XVI Recruitment 2026 – Overview

Important Dates – IBPS SO XVI 2026

Can­di­dates should review the fol­low­ing dates for the IBPS Spe­cial­ist Offi­cer recruit­ment process.

Can­di­dates should check the offi­cial IBPS web­site for the lat­est announce­ments and any revised exam­i­na­tion schedule.

Application Fee

The appli­ca­tion fee details sup­plied for IBPS SO XVI Recruit­ment 2026 are list­ed below.

Pay­ment Mode: The sup­plied infor­ma­tion men­tions online or offline pay­ment modes. Can­di­dates should fol­low the pay­ment options actu­al­ly pro­vid­ed on the offi­cial IBPS appli­ca­tion por­tal and check the noti­fi­ca­tion for the applic­a­ble fee and pay­ment conditions.

Age Limit for IBPS SO XVI Recruitment 2026

The age lim­it is cal­cu­lat­ed as of 1 July 2026, accord­ing to the sup­plied information.

Can­di­dates eli­gi­ble for age relax­ation should refer to the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for cat­e­go­ry-spe­cif­ic require­ments and sup­port­ing documents.

IBPS SO XVI Vacancy Details 2026

A total of 1,035 Spe­cial­ist Offi­cer vacan­cies are list­ed across six posts in the sup­plied recruit­ment details.

Post-Wise Eligibility Criteria

The fol­low­ing qual­i­fi­ca­tions are based on the infor­ma­tion sup­plied. Can­di­dates should ver­i­fy the pre­cise degree names, sub­ject require­ments, and accept­ed qual­i­fi­ca­tions in the offi­cial IBPS SO XVI notification.

1. IT Offi­cer – Scale I

The sup­plied details men­tion the fol­low­ing qual­i­fi­ca­tion routes:

• A bach­e­lor’s degree with a B‑level cer­tifi­cate, as spec­i­fied in the noti­fi­ca­tion; or
• An engi­neer­ing degree in Com­put­er Sci­ence, Com­put­er Appli­ca­tions, Infor­ma­tion Tech­nol­o­gy, Elec­tron­ics, Elec­tron­ics and Telecom­mu­ni­ca­tions, Elec­tron­ics and Com­mu­ni­ca­tion, or Elec­tron­ics and Instru­men­ta­tion; or
• A mas­ter’s degree in an eli­gi­ble dis­ci­pline, sub­ject to the offi­cial notification.

2. Agri­cul­ture Field Offi­cer (AFO) – Scale I

Can­di­dates should pos­sess the rel­e­vant bach­e­lor’s degree in Agri­cul­ture or an accept­ed allied dis­ci­pline as spec­i­fied by IBPS. The sup­plied source men­tions a bach­e­lor’s degree in engi­neer­ing with Agri­cul­ture or an equiv­a­lent sub­ject; appli­cants should con­firm the exact accept­ed degrees in the offi­cial notification.

3. Rajb­hasha Adhikari – Scale I

The sup­plied qual­i­fi­ca­tion details include either:

• A mas­ter’s degree in Hin­di with Eng­lish as a sub­ject at degree lev­el; or
• A mas­ter’s degree in San­skrit with Hin­di and Eng­lish as sub­jects at degree level.

Can­di­dates should check the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for the exact lan­guage and edu­ca­tion­al requirements.

4. Law Offi­cer – Scale I

• A bach­e­lor’s degree in Law, through a three-year or five-year course.
• Enrol­ment with the Bar Coun­cil, as stat­ed in the sup­plied details.

5. HR / Per­son­nel Offi­cer – Scale I

The sup­plied details men­tion a mas­ter’s degree or post­grad­u­ate diplo­ma in an eli­gi­ble field, including:

• Per­son­nel Management
• Indus­tri­al Relations
• Human Resource Management
• Human Resource Development
• Social Work
• Labour Law

Check the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for the exact accept­ed cours­es and qual­i­fi­ca­tion conditions.

6. Mar­ket­ing Offi­cer – Scale I

The sup­plied details men­tion a mas­ter’s degree or post­grad­u­ate qual­i­fi­ca­tion in Mar­ket­ing, includ­ing eli­gi­ble PGDBA, PGDBM, PGPM, or PGDM qual­i­fi­ca­tions. Appli­cants should ver­i­fy the accept­ed spe­cial­iza­tion and course require­ments in the offi­cial notification.

IBPS SO XVI Category-Wise Vacancies

The sup­plied recruit­ment infor­ma­tion includes cat­e­go­ry-wise vacan­cy fig­ures for IT Offi­cer, Agri­cul­ture Field Offi­cer, Rajb­hasha Adhikari, Law Offi­cer, HR / Per­son­nel Offi­cer, and Mar­ket­ing Officer.

How­ev­er, the source table con­tains incon­sis­tent cat­e­go­ry head­ings and some fig­ures that do not add up to the stat­ed post totals. To avoid pub­lish­ing poten­tial­ly incor­rect reser­va­tion fig­ures, can­di­dates should use the offi­cial IBPS SO XVI noti­fi­ca­tion for the final cat­e­go­ry-wise vacan­cy distribution.

IBPS SO XVI Preliminary Score Card 2026

Can­di­dates who appeared in the IBPS SO Pre­lim­i­nary Exam­i­na­tion can check their score card through the offi­cial IBPS web­site, if the score card link is active.

Steps to Check the Preliminary Score Card

1. Vis­it the offi­cial IBPS web­site at https://www.ibps.in/.
2. Open the CRP Spe­cial­ist Offi­cers section.
3. Find the link for CRP SPL-XVI Pre­lim­i­nary Score Card 2026.
4. Click the rel­e­vant link to open the can­di­date login page.
5. Enter the required reg­is­tra­tion or roll num­ber and pass­word or date of birth.
6. Sub­mit the details to view the score card.
7. Down­load or print a copy for your records.

Can­di­dates should keep their login cre­den­tials secure and use only the offi­cial web­site to access their results.

IBPS SO Mains Admit Card 2026

The sup­plied infor­ma­tion gives 22 Octo­ber 2026 as the Mains Admit Card update date and 1 Novem­ber 2026 as the Mains Exam­i­na­tion date.

Can­di­dates eli­gi­ble for the Mains Exam­i­na­tion should vis­it the offi­cial IBPS web­site and check the CRP SPL-XVI sec­tion for the admit card down­load link.

Steps to Download the Mains Admit Card

1. Open the offi­cial IBPS website.
2. Nav­i­gate to the Spe­cial­ist Offi­cer CRP SPL-XVI recruit­ment section.
3. Select the Mains Admit Card link, if available.
4. Enter your reg­is­tra­tion or roll num­ber and pass­word or date of birth.
5. Sub­mit the details and open the admit card.
6. Down­load and print the admit card.
7. Care­ful­ly read the exam­i­na­tion instruc­tions, report­ing time, and oth­er details men­tioned on it.

Can­di­dates should ver­i­fy their name, pho­to­graph, exam­i­na­tion date, and oth­er details print­ed on the admit card. If any dis­crep­an­cy is found, con­tact IBPS through its offi­cial sup­port channels.

IBPS SO XVI Selection Process

The recruit­ment process gen­er­al­ly involves mul­ti­ple stages, as pre­scribed in the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion. These may include:

1. Pre­lim­i­nary Examination
2. Mains Exam­i­na­tion
3. Inter­view, where applicable
4. Doc­u­ment ver­i­fi­ca­tion and oth­er for­mal­i­ties as required by the par­tic­i­pat­ing bank

The applic­a­ble selec­tion stages and qual­i­fy­ing require­ments may vary accord­ing to the post. Can­di­dates should refer to the offi­cial IBPS SO XVI noti­fi­ca­tion for the com­plete selec­tion procedure.

How to Check IBPS SO XVI Recruitment Updates

Can­di­dates can fol­low these steps to access offi­cial recruit­ment information:

1. Vis­it https://www.ibps.in/.
2. Open the Spe­cial­ist Offi­cer recruit­ment section.
3. Select the rel­e­vant CRP SPL-XVI noti­fi­ca­tion or can­di­date login link.
4. Check the lat­est notices for score cards, admit cards, results, and exam­i­na­tion schedules.
5. Fol­low the instruc­tions dis­played on the offi­cial website.

The orig­i­nal appli­ca­tion win­dow pro­vid­ed in the source was 1 July to 26 July 2026. Can­di­dates should use the cur­rent recruit­ment links for result and admit card updates rather than assume that the appli­ca­tion link remains open.

Important Links – IBPS SO XVI 2026