IBPS SO — IT Officer preparation
Prelims (reasoning, English, quant) → Mains Professional Knowledge (DBMS, networking, OS, security).
Where IBPS SO IT leads
- IT Officer Scale I in public-sector banks
- Mains Professional Knowledge: 60 questions, 60 marks, 45 min
- Interview 100 marks, final merit 80:20 mains:interview
How placd prepares you
- Subject banks with explanations and an AI tutor on every question
- Year-wise pattern sets — timed, scored exactly as the paper scores
IBPS Specialist Officers (CRP SPL-XVI) 2026-27 — schedule & eligibility
Source: www.ibps.in · verified 14 Sept 2026- Conducted by
- Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
- Notification
- 1 Jul 2026
- Applications open
- 1 Jul 2026
- Last date to apply
- 21 Jul 2026
- Exam date
- 29 Aug 2026, 1 Nov 2026
- Result
- Not announced yet
- Fee
- ₹850 (incl. GST) (reserved categories ₹175 for SC, ST and PwBD)
- Degree
- IT Officer (Scale I): a 4-year engineering or technology degree in Computer Science, Computer Applications, IT, Electronics, Electronics & Telecommunications, Electronics & Communication or Electronics & Instrumentation; or a postgraduate degree in those fields; or a graduate with DOEACC 'B' level
- Final year
- Not announced yet
- Age limit
- 20 to 30 years; relaxations of 3 to 10 years for reserved categories per the notification
- Attempts
- Not announced yet
- Also
- Three stages: online preliminary, online main, then a common interview by the participating banks; provisional allotment in January 2027
How to apply
- Registration for this cycle ran from 1 to 21 Jul 2026 on ibps.in and is closed
- The preliminary examination was scheduled for 29 Aug 2026 and the main examination for 1 Nov 2026 (IBPS calendar 2026-27)
- Watch ibps.in for the CRP SPL-XVII notification for the next cycle
Exam dates come from the IBPS tentative calendar 2026-27 (dated 16 Jan 2026); the notification itself gives months only.
The subjects
Computer Science Fundamentals
What service companies actually ask
OS, DBMS, CN, OOPs — crisp notes and the exact questions that show up in TCS, Infosys, Wipro & Accenture interviews.
Networking
From TCP/IP to the wire
TCP/IP, routing, switching, DNS and firewalls — the fundamentals network and infra interviews drill, from support to senior.
Security
Break it, then defend it
AppSec, cryptography, threat modeling and the OWASP Top 10 — the security questions every backend and security-engineer loop now asks.
Aptitude
Clear the first filter
Quant, logical reasoning, and verbal with timed mock tests modelled on AMCAT, eLitmus, CoCubes and company aptitude rounds.
Past papers, year by year
The IBPS SO IT year archive is being verified against the conducting body’s site — official links, paper shape and cutoffs for each year land here.
Frequently asked
- What does placd cover for IBPS SO IT?
- Computer Science Fundamentals, Networking, Security, Aptitude — the paper's sections, as practice banks with explanations and an AI tutor.
- Are IBPS SO IT practice papers the real previous-year papers?
- No. placd's year-wise sets are original pattern sets authored to each year's real distribution — section split, question types, mark weighting and duration — with our own detailed solutions. Past-paper text is not reproduced.
- Where can I find IBPS SO IT previous-year question papers?
- The IBPS SO IT year archive is being verified against the conducting body's site.
- Where do I apply for IBPS SO IT?
- Only on the conducting body's official site — placd links to it in the schedule section above and never hosts an application form. The dates and eligibility shown are read from that site and carry the date they were verified.
- How is a IBPS SO IT practice set scored?
- As the exam scores it: negative marking of one-quarter of the marks for a wrong objective answer.