IBPS Specialist Officers XVI 2026: Apply Dates, 6 Posts
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection · Advertisement No. CRP SPL-XVI
Recruitment details
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, or IBPS, published notification CRP SPL-XVI.
It recruits Specialist Officers for participating public sector banks for vacancies of 2027-28.
Posts included
- IT Officer (Scale I)
- Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)
- Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
- Law Officer (Scale I)
- HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
- Marketing Officer (Scale I)
How to apply and what to do now
Apply online during the registration period from 01.07.2026 to 21.07.2026.
- Check that your age and post-specific qualification meet the rules.
- Keep your qualification result declared by 21.07.2026.
- Choose your Specialist Officer post.
- Complete online registration and pay the applicable fee.
- Check the official IBPS website for the edit window notice.
In Detail
Vacancy Details
The data does not provide a total vacancy count or post-wise vacancy counts.
| Post | Basic pay |
|---|---|
| IT Officer (Scale I) | ₹ 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160-2680/7-85920 |
| Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I) | ₹ 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160-2680/7-85920 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | ₹ 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160-2680/7-85920 |
| Law Officer (Scale I) | ₹ 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160-2680/7-85920 |
| HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | ₹ 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160-2680/7-85920 |
| Marketing Officer (Scale I) | ₹ 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160-2680/7-85920 |
Post-wise vacancies for IBPS Specialist Officers XVI 2026. The notification does not break the total down further.
Important Dates
| Event | Date or period |
|---|---|
| Online registration start | 01.07.2026 to 21.07.2026 |
| Online registration end | 01.07.2026 to 21.07.2026 |
| Application fee payment | 01.07.2026 to 21.07.2026 |
| Edit window | For 2 days after closing of Registration. Will be notified on Official IBPS website |
| Preliminary exam call letter | August, 2026 |
| Online Preliminary Examination | August, 2026 |
| Preliminary exam result | September/October, 2026 |
| Main exam call letter | October, 2026 |
| Online Main Examination | November, 2026 |
| Main exam result | November, 2026 |
| Interview | November/ December, 2026 |
| Provisional Allotment | January, 2027 |
Every date Institute of Banking Personnel Selection printed for IBPS Specialist Officers XVI 2026, exactly as the notification states it. A date the notice gave as a range or a month is shown in its own words rather than pinned to a day it never named.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Online registration start | 01 Jul 2026 |
| Online registration end | 01.07.2026 to 21.07.2026 |
| Payment of application fees/intimation charges | 01.07.2026 to 21.07.2026 |
| Edit window for modification of application | For 2 days after closing of Registration. (will be notified on Official IBPS website) |
| Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary | August, 2026 |
| Online Examination – Preliminary | August, 2026 |
| Result of Online examination – Preliminary | September/October, 2026 |
| Download of Call letter for Online examination – Main | October, 2026 |
| Online Examination – Main | November, 2026 |
| Declaration of Result – Main Examination | November, 2026 |
| Conduct of Interview | November/ December, 2026 |
| Provisional Allotment | 01 Jan 2027 |
Application Fee
The application fee includes GST.
| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| SC/ST/PwBD | ₹ 175 |
| All others | ₹ 850 |
PwBD means Persons with Benchmark Disability.
Application fee for IBPS Specialist Officers XVI 2026 by category, as printed in the official notification. Pay it before the last date — an application whose fee has not reached the board is not a submitted application.
| Category | Fee | Note |
|---|---|---|
| SC/ST/PwBD | ₹175 | inclusive of GST |
| All others | ₹850 | inclusive of GST |
Eligibility
Your age must be between 20 and 30 years as on 2026-07-01.
| Category | Age relaxation |
|---|---|
| SC/ST | 5 years |
| OBC (Non-creamy layer) | 3 years |
| Persons with Benchmark Disability | 10 years |
| Ex-Servicemen | 5 years |
OBC (Non-creamy layer) means eligible OBC applicants who are not in the creamy layer.
Eligibility depends on the Specialist Officer post you choose.
- IT Officer requires recognised four-year engineering or technology degrees or postgraduate qualifications in the listed fields.
- Agricultural Field Officer requires a four-year agriculture-related degree.
- Rajbhasha Adhikari requires a postgraduate degree in Hindi or Sanskrit with the specified language subjects.
- Law Officer requires a Bachelor Degree in Law and enrolment as an advocate.
- HR/Personnel Officer requires graduation and a two-year postgraduate degree or diploma in personnel or human-resource fields.
- Marketing Officer requires graduation and a two-year marketing management qualification.
The final result for your required qualification must be declared on or before 21.07.2026.
For posts other than IT Officer Scale I, you must have computer study or a computer certificate, diploma or degree.
Age Limit
You must be between 20 and 30 years old as on 01 Jul 2026.
Age Relaxation
| Category | Relaxation | Upper limit |
|---|---|---|
| SC/ST | +5 years | 35 years |
| OBC (Non-creamy layer) | +3 years | 33 years |
| Persons with Benchmark Disability | +10 years | 40 years |
| Ex-Servicemen | +5 years | 35 years |
Educational Qualification
Post-specific qualifications include recognised four-year engineering or technology degrees or postgraduate qualifications for IT Officer; a four-year agriculture-related degree for Agricultural Field Officer; a postgraduate degree in Hindi or Sanskrit with specified language subjects for Rajbhasha Adhikari; a Bachelor Degree in Law and enrolment as an advocate for Law Officer; graduation plus a two-year postgraduate degree or diploma in personnel or human-resource fields for HR/Personnel Officer; and graduation plus a two-year marketing management qualification for Marketing Officer.
The final result for the required qualification must have been declared on or before 21.07.2026. For posts other than IT Officer Scale I, candidates must have a certificate, diploma or degree in computer operations/language or have studied Computer/Information Technology.
Exam Pattern
The selection process has four stages: preliminary exam, main exam, common interview and provisional allotment.
| Stage | Details |
|---|---|
| Online Preliminary Examination | 100 questions, 125 marks, 80 minutes |
| Online Main Examination | 150 questions, 200 marks for IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer |
| Main exam total duration | 155 minutes |
| Common Interview | 100 marks |
| Main exam and interview weightage | 80:20 |
A wrong answer in an Objective Test deducts one fourth or 0.25 of the marks for that question.
There is no penalty when you leave a question blank.
Online Preliminary Examination
| Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 25 | 25 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning | 25 | 25 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 25 | 20 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge | 25 | 50 | 20 minutes |
| General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 25 | 25 | 20 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge | 25 | 50 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 200 |
Online Main Examination
| Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 25 minutes |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 30 | 25 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 50 | 100 | 40 minutes |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 25 minutes |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 50 | 100 | 45 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Descriptive Paper) | 2 | 25 | 30 minutes |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 25 minutes |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Objective) | 50 | 100 | 45 minutes |
| Descriptive Paper (English) | 2 | 25 | 30 minutes |
| Total | 454 | 650 |
Selection Process
- Online Preliminary Examination
- Online Main Examination
- Common Interview
- Provisional Allotment
Syllabus
- Reasoning includes puzzles, seating arrangement, syllogism, coding-decoding and data sufficiency.
- English Language includes reading comprehension, cloze tests, error detection and sentence improvement.
- Quantitative Aptitude includes number series, data interpretation, percentages, profit and loss and probability.
- General Knowledge includes current affairs, banking terms, government schemes and important organisations.
- IT Officer topics include databases, networking, operating systems and software engineering.
- Agricultural Field Officer topics include crop production, horticulture, irrigation and animal husbandry.
- Marketing Officer topics include brand management, sales, advertising and market research.
- Law Officer topics include banking regulations, compliance, money laundering and consumer protection.
- HR/Personnel Officer topics include training, industrial relations, conflict management and performance management.
| Subject | Topics |
|---|---|
| Reasoning | Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Puzzles, Inequalities, Input-Output, Coding Decoding, Data Sufficiency, Order and Ranking, Alphanumeric Series, Distance and Direction, Verbal Reasoning, Non Verbal Reasoning |
| English Language | Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Detection of Errors, Improving Sentences and Paragraphs, Completion of Paragraphs, Para Jumbling, Fill in the Blanks, Parts of Speech, Modes of Narration, Prepositions, Voice Change |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Number Series, Data Interpretation, Simplification, Quadratic Equations, Data Sufficiency, Ratio and Proportion, Discounts, Averages, Mixtures, Percentages, Profit and Loss, Time, Speed, and Distance, Rate of Interest, Probability, Permutation and Combination |
| General Knowledge | Current Affairs, Banking Terms and Concepts, Banking History and Structure, International Organizations, National Events and Personalities, Countries & Capitals, Currencies, Famous Books and Authors, Awards and Recognitions, Headquarters of Important Organizations, Government Schemes and Initiatives, Key Government Policies, Significant Historical Dates, Major National and International Events |
| IT Officer | Database Management System, Data Communication and Networking, Operating System, Software Engineering, Data Structure, Computer Organization, Microprocessor, Object-oriented Programming |
| Agricultural Field Officer | Crop Production Basics, Horticulture, Seed Science, Agronomy and Irrigation, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Practices, Animal Husbandry, Soil Resources, Agro-Forestry Ecology, Government Schemes |
| Marketing Officer | Basic of Marketing, Brand Management, PR, Sales, Retails Business, Advertising, Market Segmentation, Research and Forecasting Demand, Product Life Cycle, Corporate Social Responsibilities, Market Strategies |
| Law Officer | Basics of Banking and Regulations, Compliance and Legal Aspects, Law and Orders, Foreign Exchanges, Money Laundering, Limitation Acts, Consumer Protection Act, SARFAESI, Laws and Actions to Banking, DRT ACT, Banker’s Book |
| HR/Personnel Officer | Human Resource Development, Business Policies, Strategies, Transnational Analysis, Training and Development, Industrial Relations, Rewards and Prizes, Recognitions, Conflict Management, Performance Management |
Admit Card, Exam Date, Result and Answer Key
- Admit Card
- August, 2026 — full details
- Exam Date
- August, 2026 — full details
- Result
- September/October, 2026 — full details
- Answer Key
- IBPS has not announced a date yet. This page updates the day the notice does.
Key Numbers
| What | As stated in the notification |
|---|---|
| Number of specialist officer posts | 6 |
| Participating public sector banks | 11 |
| Preliminary examination total | 100 questions, 125 marks |
| Preliminary examination duration | 80 minutes |
| Main examination total for IT Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer | 150 questions, 200 marks |
| Main examination total duration | 155 minutes |
| Interview marks | 100 |
| Online Main Examination and interview weightage | 80:20 |
| Penalty for a wrong answer | one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who published the CRP SPL-XVI notification?
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, or IBPS, published it.
How many Specialist Officer posts are included?
The recruitment includes 6 Scale I Specialist Officer posts.
What is the last date to apply for IBPS CRP SPL-XVI?
Online registration ends on 21.07.2026.
What is the application fee for SC, ST and PwBD applicants?
The fee is ₹ 175, inclusive of GST.
What is the age limit for CRP SPL-XVI?
The age limit is 20 to 30 years as on 2026-07-01.
When will the IBPS Specialist Officer preliminary exam be held?
The preliminary exam is planned for August, 2026.
What is the penalty for a wrong answer?
One fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question is deducted.
Facts on this page are read directly from 2 official documents. Last checked 01 Jul 2026.