IBPS Specialist Officer (SO) Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 745 Vacancies

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The Insti­tute of Bank­ing Per­son­nel Selec­tion (IBPS) has released the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for CRP SPL-XVI (Spe­cial­ist Offi­cer) Recruit­ment 2026. The recruit­ment is being con­duct­ed for var­i­ous Scale‑I Spe­cial­ist Offi­cer posts includ­ing IT Offi­cer, Agri­cul­ture Field Offi­cer (AFO), Law Offi­cer, Rajb­hasha Adhikari, HR/Personnel Offi­cer, and oth­er spe­cial­ist posi­tions in par­tic­i­pat­ing pub­lic sec­tor banks.

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Eli­gi­ble can­di­dates can sub­mit their online appli­ca­tions from 01 July 2026 to 21 July 2026. Can­di­dates are advised to check the eli­gi­bil­i­ty cri­te­ria, age lim­it, vacan­cy details, appli­ca­tion fee, selec­tion process, and impor­tant dates before applying.

IBPS SO XVI Recruitment 2026 Overview

Par­tic­u­larsDetails
Orga­ni­za­tionInsti­tute of Bank­ing Per­son­nel Selec­tion (IBPS)
Recruit­ment NameCRP SPL-XVI (Spe­cial­ist Offi­cer) Recruit­ment 2026
Post NameSpe­cial­ist Offi­cer (Scale‑I)
Total Vacan­cies745 Posts
Appli­ca­tion ModeOnline
Online Reg­is­tra­tion01 July – 21 July 2026
Job Loca­tionAcross India
Offi­cial AuthorityIBPS

Important Dates

  • Online Appli­ca­tion Begins: 01 July 2026
  • Last Date to Apply: 21 July 2026
  • Last Date for Fee Pay­ment: 21 July 2026
  • Pre­lim­i­nary Exam­i­na­tion: August 2026
  • Pre­lim­i­nary Admit Card: Before Exam
  • Pre­lim­i­nary Result: Sep­tem­ber / Octo­ber 2026
  • Main Exam­i­na­tion: Novem­ber 2026
  • Main Result: Novem­ber 2026

Application Fee

Cat­e­go­ryFee
Gen­er­al / OBC / EWS₹850
SC / ST / PwBD₹175

Pay­ment Mode: Online pay­ment through Deb­it Card, Cred­it Card, Net Bank­ing, UPI, or oth­er avail­able pay­ment methods.

Age Limit (As on 01 July 2026)

  • Min­i­mum Age: 20 Years
  • Max­i­mum Age: 30 Years

Age relax­ation will be pro­vid­ed as per the Gov­ern­ment of India and IBPS recruit­ment rules.

Total Vacancy

Total Posts: 745

Post-wise Vacancy & Eligibility

Post NameVacan­ciesEdu­ca­tion­al Qualification
IT Offi­cer (Scale‑I)301Bach­e­lor’s Degree with B‑Level Cer­tifi­cate or Engi­neer­ing Degree in Com­put­er Sci­ence, Infor­ma­tion Tech­nol­o­gy, Elec­tron­ics, Com­put­er Appli­ca­tions, Elec­tron­ics & Com­mu­ni­ca­tion, Elec­tron­ics & Instru­men­ta­tion, or equiv­a­lent. Can­di­dates with a rel­e­vant Mas­ter’s Degree are also eligible.
Agri­cul­ture Field Offi­cer (Scale‑I)190Bach­e­lor’s Degree in Agri­cul­ture Engi­neer­ing or relat­ed agri­cul­tur­al discipline.
Rajb­hasha Adhikari89Mas­ter’s Degree in Hin­di with Eng­lish as a sub­ject at grad­u­a­tion lev­el, or Mas­ter’s Degree in San­skrit with Hin­di and Eng­lish as subjects.
Law Offi­cer (Scale‑I)1053‑Year or 5‑Year LLB Degree with enroll­ment in the Bar Council.
HR / Per­son­nel Offi­cer (Scale‑I)60Mas­ter’s Degree or PG Diplo­ma in HR, HRD, Per­son­nel Man­age­ment, Indus­tri­al Rela­tions, Labour Law, or Social Work.
Mar­ket­ing Offi­cer (Scale‑I)0Mas­ter’s Degree / PG Diplo­ma in Mar­ket­ing, PGDBA, PGDBM, PGPM, or PGDM. (No vacan­cy announced in 2026)

Category-wise Vacancy Distribution

PostUROBCEWSSCSTTotal
IT Offi­cer12282284623301
Agri­cul­ture Field Officer7951192813190
Rajb­hasha Adhikari4321811689
Law Offi­cer492610146105
HR / Per­son­nel Officer281568360
Mar­ket­ing Officer000000

Selection Process

The IBPS Spe­cial­ist Offi­cer Recruit­ment 2026 selec­tion process con­sists of:

  • Pre­lim­i­nary Examination
  • Main Exam­i­na­tion
  • Inter­view
  • Doc­u­ment Verification
  • Final Mer­it List

Documents Required

Appli­cants should keep the fol­low­ing doc­u­ments ready before fill­ing out the appli­ca­tion form:

  • Pass­port-size Photograph
  • Sig­na­ture
  • Thumb Impres­sion
  • Hand­writ­ten Declaration
  • Valid Pho­to ID Proof
  • Edu­ca­tion­al Certificates
  • Cat­e­go­ry Cer­tifi­cate (if applicable)
  • Oth­er required documents

How to Apply for IBPS SO Recruitment 2026

Fol­low these steps to com­plete your application:

  1. Vis­it the offi­cial IBPS recruit­ment portal.
  2. Reg­is­ter using a valid email ID and mobile number.
  3. Com­plete the online appli­ca­tion form carefully.
  4. Upload the required doc­u­ments in the pre­scribed format.
  5. Pay the appli­ca­tion fee online.
  6. Review all entered infor­ma­tion before final submission.
  7. Sub­mit the appli­ca­tion form and down­load or print the con­fir­ma­tion page for future reference.

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