The IBPS SO (Specialist Officers) 2016 final results have been declared.This was part of the recruitment for Specialist Officer posts in govt banks to be filled during the financial year 2016-17.The total number of specialist officer vacancies is around 4400 across various banks.In addition to the results, information on IBPS SO cutoffs & reserve list have also been released.
The validity of IBPS scores expires on March 31st every year & it is the reason for IBPS PO results & IBPS clerk results were announced few days ago.
The IBPS Specialist Officer V was advertised in December 2015 which was followed by exams in March 2016.The online test results were put up within shortest possible time ie. in April.
4300 Specialist Officer Posts
The IBPS SO 2016 exam was held in the month of January 2016 for scale I posts (IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer,Rajbhasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR/Personnel Officer & Marketing Officer.
Check Results: All those who had participated in the specialist officer interviews can now view their combined result status by logging into this webpage here after entering your details.
In addition to knowing your sectional scores, it shall also display the bank you have been allotted.
20 Public sector banks have earmarked 4378 specialist officer jobs for the year 2016-17, which is slightly higher than the 3900 vacancies created last year.
As you can see from the above image,
- Agriculture field officer with 2546 vacancies tops the list
- Marketing Officer has 740 seats comes 2nd
- IT Officer with 727 openings was the most favored post among IT employees looking for bank jobs.
The minimum cutoff scores for each of these posts are also now available.
The numbers in brackets is date of birth of the candidate who had secured that particular score.In case two persons with the same scores are shortlisted, the person with senior age would be selected.
Intimations will be sent via email/ sms to those who were successfully allotted.So candidates have to watch out for such communications regularly.
The institute in its recent notification has declared the completion of IBPS SO recruitment 2016.Read the official notice hereabout allotments & cutoffs
Reserve List Cutoffs
The allotments have been done based on merit cum preference, says IBPS in a statement on their website here released to convey the results.
If any of the chosen candidates doesn’t join the bank, that post remains vacant. To fill such vacancies, IBPS has created a waitlist also called the reserve list & cutoffs for that list has also been announced.
The below image clearly shows category wise scores fixed for reserve/ waiting list. Candidates within this range may get allotted to any bank incase of further vacancies are announced for the year.
Candidates have to note that these combined markings were derived as a result of adding your written exam & personal interview scores for total of 100.
What Next?
With IBPS completing the allotment procedures, they shall now forward this list of selected individuals to respective banks.
Public banks would then email the candidates separately describing about their joining formalities, date of reporting, venue etc.,
Before offering appointment, candidates will have to submit their documents/ marksheets/ certificates or any other records asked by PSB`s to prove their eligibility.
There is no definite timeline on when the banks will inform about joining duty. Hence one has to wait & keep checking their website regularly for updates.