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Applications are invited from eligible and interested candidates aspiring to join any of the Participating Public Sector Banks listed at (A) as Specialist Officers. The candidates are required to register for the Common Recruitment Process (CRP SPL-XV) for vacancies of 2026-27. The examination will be two tier i.e. the online examination will be held in two phases, Online Preliminary and Online Main. Candidates who will qualify in Online Preliminary Examination and shortlisted will have to appear for Online Main Examination and shortlisted candidates in the Online Main examination will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be conducted by the Participating Banks and co-ordinated by the Nodal Bank. Depending on the actual vacancies to be filled in during the financial year 2026-27 based on the business needs of the Participating Banks and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Banks keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, administrative exigencies etc. The validity for CRP- SPL-XV will automatically expire on the day which is one year after the date of Provisional Allotment or until a fresh provisional allotment is made, whichever is earlier, with or without any notice.

POSTS

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)

Online registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates 01.07.2025 to 21.07.2025

Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) 01.07.2025 to 21.07.2025

Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary August, 2025

Online Examination – Preliminary August, 2025

Result of Online examination – Preliminary September, 2025

Download of Call letter for Online examination – Main September /October, 2025

Online Examination – Main November, 2025

Declaration of Result – Main Examination November, 2025

Conduct of Interview December, 2025/ January, 2026

Provisional Allotment January/February, 2026

Bank of Baroda	Bank of India	Bank of Maharashtra
Canara Bank	Central Bank of India	Indian Bank
Indian Overseas Bank	Punjab National Bank	Punjab & Sind Bank
UCO Bank	Union Bank of India

COMPENSATION

Specialist Officers – Scale I

Basic: ₹ 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160-2680/7-85920

The official will be eligible for allowances & perquisites as per rules of the Participating Bank in force from time to time.

AGE (AS ON 01.07.2025)

Minimum: 20 years  Maximum: 30 years

APPLICATION FEES & INTIMATION CHARGES

(i)       The candidate applying shall ensure that, they maintain a healthy Credit history at the time of joining the Participating Banks. The minimum credit score will be as per the policy of Participating Banks, amended from time to time.

 (ii)     Those candidates whose CIBIL or other similar agencies has not been updated before the date of joining, have to either get the status updated or produce the NOCs from lender to the effect that there is no outstanding with respect to the accounts adversely reflected in the report, failing which the letter of offer may be withdrawn / cancelled. The final discretion in this regard remains with the allotted Bank.

i.e. A candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.07.1995 and not later than 01.07.2005 (both dates inclusive).

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (AS ON 21.07.2025):

Post Code	Name of the Post	Age	Educational Qualifications ** (from a University/ Institution/ Board recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies)
01	IT Officer (Scale-I)	Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years	a)    4 year Engineering/ Technology Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology/ Electronics/ Electronics & Telecommunications/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation OR b)  Post Graduate Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Tele Communication/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications OR Graduate having passed DOEACC ‘B’ level
02	Agricultural Field Officer	Min- 20 Years	4 year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture/ Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri. Marketing &

	(Scale I)	Max-30 Years	Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking/ Agro- Forestry/Forestry/ Agricultural Biotechnology/ B.Tech Biotechnology/ Food Science/ Agriculture Business Management/ Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Engineering/ Sericulture / Fisheries Engineering
03	Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years	Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level OR Post graduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.
04	Law Officer (Scale I)	Min- 20 Years Max-30 Years	A Bachelor Degree in Law (LL.B) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council
05	HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)	Min- 20 years Max- 30 years	Graduate and Two Years Full time Post Graduate degree or Two Years Full time Post Graduate diploma in Personnel Management / Industrial Relations/ HR / HRD/ Social Work / Labour Law.*
06	Marketing Officer (Scale I)	Min- 20 years Max- 30 years	Graduate and Two Years Full time MMS (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time MBA (Marketing)/ Two Years Full time  PGDBA  /  PGDBM/  PGPM/  PGDM  with specialization in Marketing *

APPLICATION FEES & INTIMATION CHARGES

Application Fees/ Intimation Charges [Payable from 01.07.2025 to 21.07.2025 (Only online payment), both dates inclusive] shall be as follows:

- Rs. 175/- (inclusive of GST) for SC/ST/PwBD candidates.

- Rs. 850 /- (inclusive of GST) for all others.

STRUCTURE OF EXAMINATION

a.      Preliminary Examination

b.      Main Examination

HOW TO APPLY

(1)     Candidates are first required to go to the official IBPS website www.ibps.in and click on the Home Page to open the link “CRP SPL” and then click on the option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE FOR CRP- SPECIALIST OFFICERS (CRP SPL-XV)” to open the Online Application Form.

(2)     Candidates will have click on “CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION” to register their application by entering their basic information in the online application form. After that a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the Provisional registration number and password. An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration number and Password will also be sent. They can reopen the saved data using Provisional registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed.

(3)     Candidates are required to upload their

-          Photograph

-          Signature

-          Left thumb impression

-          A hand written declaration

-          SSC/ SSLC/ 10^th standard or equivalent certificate

-          Certificate as mentioned in clause I (ix) (if applicable)

-          Candidates will also be required to capture and upload their live photograph through webcam or mobile phone during the registration process.as per the specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of documents, live photo