IBPS IT Officer 2016- Eligibility,Exam Pattern, Cutoff Marks and Common Doubts

IBPS IT Officer 2016 Exam

The IBPS Specialist Officer Exam is conducted every year for the recruitment of candidates on various posts viz. IBPS IT Officer, Agricultural field officer, Law officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer. For getting selected as IBPS IT officer, candidates appear for IBPS SO written exam. In order to do well in this exam, Candidates should know about the IBPS IT Officer Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern and Previous Year Cut-Off Marks. In this post, We are providing you these information.

IBPS IT Officer 2016(Scale-1) - Eligibility Criteria

(1) Educational Qualification
  •  4 year Engineering Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation 
Or
  • Post Graduate Engineering Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications
Or
  • Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level
(2) Age Limit
  • Minimum - 20 years
  • Maximum - 30 years
  • Age Relaxation - 3 years for OBC, 5 years for SC/ST, 10 years for persons with Disability, 5 years for Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military service, Persons ordinarily domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89, Persons affected by 1984 riots


IBPS IT Officer 2016(Scale-1): Exam Pattern

 Sr. No.
 Name of Test
 No. of Questions
 Maximum Marks
Time limit
 1
Reasoning
 50
 50
 120 Minutes (Composite)
 
 
 2
Quantitative Aptitude
 50
 50
 3
English Language
 50
 25
 4
Professional Knowledge
 50
 75
 
 
 Total
 200
 200


IBPS IT Officer 2016(Scale-1): Common Doubts

Q: I have completed BE/ B.Tech Mechanical engineering.
A: You are not eligible to apply

Q: Should I need experience for IT Officer position?
A: No.Freshers are also eligible

Q: I did my degree through correspondence (distance education).Shall I apply?
A: Yes.

Q: Are Electrical & Electronics/ Electrical engineering degree holders eligible?
A: No.EEE is not mentioned under the list of educational qualifications given in the notification.So its not possible to apply.

Q: Can MCA graduates apply for IT Officer?
A: Yes.Ofcourse.

Q: I will complete my course in May 2016 / I am in final semester/year.
A: You must be a graduate as on December 10, 2015.So final year students are not eligible for IBPS SO recruitment.

Q: Any good books for IBPS IT Officer exam that covers Professional Knowledge?
A: Here is a list of important reference materials – study guide & practice book to prepare for IT officer exam 2016.
We recommend you to buy the above book as it combines a guide + workbook & previous year solved papers.

IBPS IT Officer (Scale-1): Previous Year Cutoff Marks
(1)Year 2014 
  • Gen : 104
  • OBC: 98
  • SC : 90
  • ST : 77
(2) Year 2013 
  • Gen: 137
(3) Year 2012
  • Gen : 128
  • OBC : 120
IBPS IT Officer 2016- Eligibility,Exam Pattern, Cutoff Marks and Common Doubts


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