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IBPS SO Law Officer Highlights 2025

The much-awaited IBPS SO 2024 Notification has finally been released. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, or the IBPS, is the primary recruiting body that conducts online examinations to recruit eligible candidates for various posts in banking organizations. The IBPS conducts an online examination for the Specialist Officer (SO) post in various streams every year. These specialist posts include- Agriculture Field Officer, IT Officer, Marketing Officer, Law Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari and HR/Personnel Officer.

According to the 2024 IBPS SO Notification, the online registration for the IBPS SO posts will begin from August 1, 2024, and end by August 21, 2024. For completion of the IBPS SO online application process, candidates need to make sure they have also paid the application fee. According to the notification, the 2024 IBPS SO Prelims exam will be held on November 09, 2024. The 2024 IBPS SO Mains exam is supposed to take place on December 14, 2024. The final stage of the IBPS SO exam, which is the Interview will be held in February or March of 2025. With only a few months left for exam preparation, candidates can gear up now. The IBPS SO recruitment 2024-25 is an excellent opportunity if you possess the required educational and professional qualifications.

IBPS SO (LAW) 2025 Highlights

Conducting Authority	IBPS
Official Website	https://www.ibps.in/
Name of the Posts	Specialist Officer (LAW)
Mode of application	Online
Stages of Exam	Three Stages- Phase 1- Preliminary Exam Phase 2- Mains Exam Phase 3- Interview
Maximum marks & Time duration	Phase 1 (Preliminary Exam)- 125 marks, 2 hours Phase 2 (Mains Exam)- 60 marks, 45 minutes Phase 3 (Interview)- 100 marks
Online registration including Edit/Modification of Application	August 01, 2024 to August 21, 2024
Payment of Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Online)	August 01, 2024 to August 21, 2024
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary	November 2024
Online Examination – Preliminary	November 09, 2024
Result of Online exam – Preliminary	December 03, 2024 to December 10, 2024
Online Examination – Main	December 14, 2024 (Tentative)

IBPS SO Law Officer Notification 2025

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has issued the official notification for IBPS SO Law Officer Recruitment 2024, announcing 125 IBPS SO Law vacancies. Aspiring candidates can submit their applications online between August 01 and August 21, 2024. Aspirants will be eager to begin preparing for the much awaited IBPS SP Law Officer exam. Aspirants interested in the Law Officer position should carefully review the eligibility criteria, selection process, and other important details mentioned in the official notification. IBPS SO Law Officer Recruitment is a significant opportunity for those seeking a career in the banking sector and specializing in law.

IBPS SO Law Officer Vacancy

Every year, the authorities release a notification to recruit eligible candidates for the position of IBPS SO Law Officer - Scale I. This time, a total of 896 IBPS SO vacancies have been announced across all the streams. For the IBPS SO Law Officer Recruitment 2024, a total of 125 vacancies have been announced. Interested candidates should stay updated with the official notification and apply within the specified application period to be considered for this opportunity. Please take a look at the IBPS SO Law Officer 2025 detailed category-wise vacancy breakup below.

S.NO	BANK	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	TOTAL	Out of Which (PwBD)
S.NO	BANK	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	TOTAL	HI	OC	VI	ID
1	BANK OF BARODA	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
2	BANK OF INDIA	0	0	1	0	4	5	0	0	0	0
3	BANK OF MAHARASHTRA	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
4	CANARA BANK	1	0	1	0	3	5	0	0	0	0
5	CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
6	INDIAN BANK	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
7	INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK	2	1	4	1	7	15	0	0	0	0
8	PUNJAB & SIND BANK	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
9	PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK	15	7	27	10	41	100	1	1	1	1
10	UCO BANK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	UNION BANK OF INDIA	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
TOTAL		18	8	33	11	55	125	1	1	1	1

IBPS SO Law Officer Exam Pattern

The IBPS SO Law Officer selection process comprises of Prelims, Mains followed by an Interview. In order to prepare in the best way possible, you should rightly know about the IBPS Law Officer exam pattern which will help you in making your preparation strategy.

Prelims
Mains
Interview

IBPS follows fixed criteria in all its exams when it comes to the marking scheme. A penalty of 0.25 marks will be deducted for every incorrect answer. An unattempted question will not be awarded any marks.

IBPS SO Law Officer Prelims Exam Pattern

The IBPS SO Prelims exam pattern for Law Officers 2025 will be an online examination consisting of three sections with sectional timing. Detailed IBPS SO Law Officer Exam Pattern is provided below.

S. No.	Name of test	Medium of Exam	No.of questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	English Language	English	50	25	40 Minutes
2	Reasoning	English & Hindi	50	50	40 Minutes
3	General Awareness with Special reference to Banking Industry	English & Hindi	50	50	40 Minutes
Total			150	125	2 Hours

IBPS SO Law Officer Mains Exam Pattern

After qualifying for the IBPS SO Law Officer Prelims exam, you will be called for the IBPS Law Officer Mains exam. IBPS SO Mains exam pattern consists of only one section in which your Professional Knowledge regarding Law will be judged. The test is online and bilingual which means it can be attempted in either Hindi or English Language. IBPS SO Law Officer Mains exam pattern is provided in the table below.

Name of the Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration
Professional Knowledge	60	60	English & Hindi	45 minutes

IBPS SO Law Officer Interview

If you qualify IBPS SO Law Officer Mains exam you will be shortlisted for the Interview and the scores obtained in IBPS SO Law Officer Mains and Interview will be taken into consideration while making the final merit. The weightage of the online exam and interview is 80:20. The total marks allotted for the Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in the IBPS SO Law Interview for the general category is 40% and 35% for reserved categories. Besides that, you need to carry all the necessary documents that are prescribed to produce in the Interview round.

IBPS SO Law Officer Syllabus

It is essential to go through the detailed IBPS SO Law Officer syllabus and exam pattern so that you can prepare in a fruitful way. In the IBPS SO Law Officer exam, you will be asked questions mainly from English Language, Reasoning, General Awareness, and from your own subject i.e. Law. For your assistance, we have provided a detailed syllabus of the IBPS Law Officer Scale 1 in the table below.

Subject	Topics
LAW	Banking Regulations, Compliance and Legal Aspects, Relevant Law and Orders related to negotiable instruments, securities, foreign exchange, Prevention of Money laundering, Limitation Act, SARFAES, Banking Ombudsman Scheme, Laws and Actions with direct link to Banking Sector, Consumer Protection Act, Bankers Book Evidence Act, DRT Act

IBPS SO Law Officer Exam Dates 2025

The IBPS SO exam is conducted for recruiting candidates for the posts of Specialist Officers in various fields like IT Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Agricultural Field Officer, Marketing Officer, Law Officer, and HR/ Personnel Officer. The IBPS SO Law Officer Preliminary exam is scheduled to be held on November 09, 2024, while the Main exam is set for December 14, 2024. Candidates preparing for the IBPS SO Law Officer Recruitment 2024 should mark these dates in their calendars and make the necessary preparations to excel in the examination process.

The complete details of the IBPS SO Law Officer exam dates 2025 are mentioned in the table below.

IBPS SO Important Dates 2025

Events	Tentative Dates
Online registration including Edit/Modification of Application	To be notified later
Payment of Application Fees/ Intimation Charges (Online)	To be notified later
Download of call letters for Online examination – Preliminary	November 2025
Online Examination – Preliminary	November 22, 23, 2025

IBPS SO Law Officer Salary

IBPS SO Law Officer salary is one of the major reasons why lakhs of candidates apply for this exam and choose it as a career. Upon selection as a Law Officer in any of the public sector banks participating in the IBPS exam, you will be entitled to get a handsome salary along with numerous perks and allowances. Detailed IBPS SO Law Officer salary is provided in the tabular form below.

Post	Salary
IBPS SO Scale 1 (Law Officer)	Basic Pay - Rs. 36,000/- Per month
	Gross Income - Rs. 58,240/- Per month

IBPS SO Law Officer Job Profile

A Law Officer plays a very important role in the banking sector. They provide legal advice and deal with various legal issues related to the bank. If you want to become a Law Officer, it's very important that you understand the job profile, roles, and responsibilities of a Law Officer in any bank. Let’s have a look at what IBPS SO Law Officers actually do.

An IBPS Law Officer takes care that the bank follows all the rules and regulations formulated by the RBI
Drafts the legal documents for various processes of the bank
Guides the bank to act in accordance with various laws like RBI notifications, Banking Regulation Act, Foreign Exchange Management Act, Companies Act, and many more
Prepares initial drafts of legislation administered by the bank

IBPS SO Law Officer Eligibility Criteria

Before applying for the IBPS Law Officer Recruitment 2025, it is advised to go through the eligibility criteria. For your help, we have provided each and every piece of information about the IBPS Law Officer eligibility criteria i.e. nationality, educational qualification, age limit, and others. You can check the IBPS SO Law Officer Scale 1 eligibility criteria below.

IBPS SO Law Officer Educational Criteria

You must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) and must have enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council if you aspire to apply for the IBPS Law Officer exam 2025. Detailed educational criteria are provided below.

Post	Educational Qualification
Law Officer (Scale I)	A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council

IBPS SO Law Officer Age Limit

It is very important to check the age limit criteria prescribed for IBPS SO Law Officer Scale 1 before you apply. You must ensure that you lie within this age limit otherwise your candidature for IBPS SO Law Officer will be canceled. Following are the IBPS SO age criteria for the Law Officer exam.

Post Code	Name of the Post	Age
04	Law Officer (Scale I)	Minimum Age- 20 Years / Maximum Age-30 Years

IBPS SO Law Officer Age Relaxation

The government provides certain relaxations in age to reserved category candidates like SC/ST/OBC/EX servicemen. If you are eligible for the age relaxation make sure that you have the necessary documents related to it when asked for verification. Complete details related to IBPS SO Law Officer age relaxation are provided in the table below.

Category	Age Relaxation
Other Backward Classes (Non- creamy layer)	3 years
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe	5 years
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment, subject to ceiling as per Government guidelines	5 years
Persons affected by 1984 riots	5 years
Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”	10 years

How to Apply Online for IBPS SO Law 2025

In order to apply for IBPS SO Law Officer Scale 1 exam, you can go through the following steps. The IBPS SO application form for Law Officers has to be filled out online only. No other mode is acceptable.

Visit the official website of IBPS SO to apply for the exam
Click on the ‘Click here for New Registration’ link
Fill in details like name, date of birth, contact details and valid email ID and click on ‘Register’
A Provisional Registration Number and Password will be generated
An email and SMS on your registered email ID and a mobile number indicating the same will be sent
Login again using these credentials to proceed with the IBPS SO Law recruitment application process
Fill in other details like academic qualification, work experience, preference exam center and others as asked
Upload scanned images of your recent photograph, signature, thumb impression and handwritten declaration as per the specifications mentioned
Go through all the details carefully and click on ‘Final Submit to proceed to the IBPS SO application fees
Pay the application fee as per your category using a Credit/ Debit card, Net banking, Cash Card, Wallet and IMPS option
Take a print of the e-receipt of the online transaction and application form for future reference

IBPS SO Law Officer Previous Year Cut-off

Let's have a look at the IBPS SO Law Officer Previous Year Cut-off to get an idea about the difficulty level of the upcoming IBPS SO 2025 exam.

IBPS SO Prelims Cut off 2024

POST	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	HI	OC	VI	ID
I.T. OFFICER	36	32.63	36	16.75	36	15	26.25	16	13.75
AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER	51	46	51	51	51	29.38	49.88	41.33	15.88
RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI	16.25	8.50	16.25	16.25	16.25	NA	33.75	25.75	NA
LAW OFFICER	25.50	17.63	28.50	28.13	33.13	12.25	28.75	12.50	17.38
HR/PERSONNEL	43.25	43	43.25	40.88	43.25	NA	20.13	25.13	NA
MARKETING OFFICER	17.25	15.13	17.25	16.75	17.25	13.38	12.38	16.13	NA

IBPS SO Cut Off 2024- Law Officer (Scale I)

Sr.No	Name of Test	Maximum Marks	Cut-off
Sr.No	Name of Test	Maximum Marks	SC/ST/OBC/PWBD	EWS/General
1	English Language	25	4.50	7.25
2	Reasoning	50	1	3.50
3	General Awareness/ Quantitative Aptitude	50	1.25	3.25

IBPS SO Mains Cut Off 2023-24

Post Name	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	Hearing Impaired	Orthopaedically Impaired	Visually Impaired	Intellectual Disability
IT Officer (Scale I)	14.75	9.5	7.75	13.5	14	10.75	10.5	19	10.25
Agriculture Field Officer	29	27.75	23.25	29	29	25	25.25	23.5	17.75
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	23	23	18.5	23	23	NA	25	NA	NA
Law officer (Scale I)	34.5	28.5	NA	34.25	34.5	NA	NA	NA	NA
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)	19.5	19.5	15.5	19.5	19.5	18.75	12	10.5	36.25
Marketing Officer (Scale I)	21	16.75	16.75	16.75	21	18	17.5	23.25	18.75

IBPS SO Mains Cut Off 2022

Post	Cut Off for Shortlisting for Interview (Out of 60)
	Category
	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	HI	OC	VI	ID
IT Officer (Scale I)	10.25	11	13.25	13.75	13.75	15	11.75	17.25	14
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I)	27	22.25	27.50	27.50	27.50	19.75	27	24.50	20.75
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	27.75	25.25	27.75	27.75	27.75	NA	NA	NA	NA
Law officer (Scale I)	26.25	26.25	19.25	21.25	26.25	NA	17.50	16.75	18
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)	16	12.50	20.75	21.50	21.50	NA	12.50	22.50	28.25
Marketing Officer (Scale I)	21.75	19	22.50	20	22.75	25.25	17.25	18.25	NA

IBPS SO Maximum Scores and Cut-Offs 2022 in Each Objective Test

Name of the Test	Maximum Marks	Post	Cut Off
Name of the Test	Maximum Marks	Post	SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWBD	EWS/ General
Professional Knowledge	60	IT Officer (Scale I)	10.25	12.75
		Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I)	19.25	23.00
		Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	24.25	27.75
		Law officer (Scale I)	16.75	21.25
		HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)	12.00	16.00
		Marketing Officer (Scale I)	16.00	19.50

Maximum Scores and Cutoffs in Each Objective Test 2021

IBPS SO Law Officer (Scale-1) Maximum Scores and Cut-offs 2021

Name of the Test	Maximum Marks	Cut off
Name of the Test	Maximum Marks	SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWBD	EWS/ General
Professional Knowledge	60	13.25	17.25

IBPS SO Law Officer (Scale-1) Professional Knowledge Total Score & Cut-offs 2021

Category	Cut-offs for shortlisting for interview (Out of 60)
Scheduled Caste (SC)	13.50
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	13.50
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	13.50
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	17.25
General (Gen)	17.75
Hearing Impaired (HI)	NA
Orthopaedically Challenged (OC/Locomotor Disability)	19.50
Visually Impaired (VI)	13.75
Intellectual Disability (ID & OTHERS)	NA

IBPS SO Prelims Overall Cut Off 2021- Law Officer (Scale I)

Posts Name	SC	ST	OBC	UR	EWS
Law Officer	40.25	33	42	42.38	34.63

IBPS SO (Law) Cut-off 2020-21: Maximum Scores (Combined Scores in Online Main Examination and Interview Out of 100) Provisional Allotment

Post	Category
Post	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	HI	OC	VI	ID
LAW Officer (Scale-I)	70.65	60.88	70.99	70.07	75.72	NA	NA	45.93	NA

IBPS SO (Law) cut-off 2020-21: Minimum Scores (Combined Scores in Online Main Examination and Interview Out of 100) Provisional Allotment

Post	Category
Post	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	HI	OC	VI	ID
LAW Officer (Scale-I)	56.11 29/11/1996	54.19 12/06/1995	59.43 05/08/1993	60.21 05/08/1992	62.41 30/12/1995	NA	NA	45.93 12/01/1993	NA

IBPS SO (Law) cut-off 2020-21: Minimum Scores (Combined Scores in Online Main Examination and Interview Out of 100) Reserve List

Post	Category
Post	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	HI	OC	VI	ID
LAW Officer (Scale-I)	54.13	41.97	58.07	59.16	61.91	NA	43.48	37.32	39.45

IBPS SO Law Officer Online Course

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IBPS SO Law Officer Free Mock Tests

IBPS SO Exam is conducted by IBPS every year to recruit eligible young candidates as Law Officers for respective banks along with other posts such as I.T. Officer, Agricultural Field Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer. The best time to prepare for the IBPS SO exam is now. To help you with this, ixamBee is providing free mock tests for IBPS SO Law officer Prelims as well as Mains. By practicing ixamBee’s IBPS SO Law officer test series, you can build a secure career in the Banking sector as a Law officer. This test series is curated as per the latest exam pattern by our experts to deliver a high-quality test pack.

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IBPS SO Law Officer Preparation Strategy

The IBPS SO exam is a good opportunity to get into the government sector. The key to success lies in focusing on the positive and working hard enough to eliminate the negative. Therefore, you need to work hard and stay ahead in the IBPS SO Law Officer Scale 1 exam race.

Design a plan that suits your need
Set practical and achievable goals
Divide subjects and allot equal time to all
Do not leave any topic for the last moment
Practice IBPS SO Law Officer mock test as much as possible

IBPS SO Law Officer Books

The IBPS SO Law Officer Scale 1 exam is conducted every year for the selection of Legal Officers in various Public Sector banks. It is a Scale 1 post. IBPS SO Law Officer books are the most important aspects of preparing for the Specialist Officer exam. It is important to ensure that you have the best study material in the form of notes and books to prepare for the IBPS SO Law Officer exam. ixamBee brings to you the list of the best books for IBPS Law Officer exam preparation.

Name of book	Author
A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning Revised Edition	R. S. Aggarwal
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal 1st Edition	BS Sijwali, Indu Sijwal
The Hand on Guide to Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning	Peeyush Bhardwaj
Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations 17th Edition	R. S. Aggarwal
Magical Book On QuickerMaths 3 Edition	M Tyra
Quantitative Aptitude Test	N. K. Singh
Objective English for Competitive Examinations	Hari Mohan Prasad, Uma Rani Sinha
Objective General English 22nd Edition	R. S. Aggarwal, Vikas Aggarwal
Objective English 4 Edition	Edgar Thorpe
Computer for Competitive Exams: Fundamental of Computer with MCQs : Fundamentals of Computer with Multiple Choice Questions 1st Edition	RPH Editorial Board
Objective Computer Awareness for General Competitive Exams 1st Edition	R Pillai
IBPS Specialist Officer CWE LAW Officer Online Exam Practice Work Book	Kiran Prakashan
CWE-IBPS Bank-HR Specialist/Personal officer Complete Book	Priyanka Prakashan
CWE-IBPS Bank-Marketing Specialist Officer Exam: Complete Book	Priyanka Prakashan
CWE-IBPS Bank Agriculture Field Officer Exam Complete Book	Priyanka Prakashan

IBPS SO Law Officer Blogs

To qualify for a tough examination like IBPS SO and ace it with high marks are two different things. There is a thin line that differentiates the one who qualifies and the one who aces the exam with a good rank. It takes an extra bit of dedication and determination and effort. You should be ready to grasp any piece of information related to the IBPS Law Officer exam. Blogs are one such source of information where you can find some extra data. Given below is the blog list for the IBPS SO exam.

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Ibps So Law Officer FAQs

No, you cannot edit your IBPS SO application after final submission.

Yes, reserved categories are given relaxation in age and fee. They need to produce documents in this support as and when asked for.

In order to apply for IBPS Law SO, you must possess Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council.

The maximum age limit for an IBPS SO Law Officer is 30 years. This upper age limit may vary for reserved category candidates.

There are three stages that you have to undergo in order to become a Law Officer in one of the participating banks.

Law Officer draws a CTC of approx 6 to 8 lakh per annum including all perks and allowances at the initial phase.

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