{"id":39573,"date":"2023-08-06T08:23:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T02:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/?p=39573"},"modified":"2024-12-10T11:16:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T05:46:16","slug":"sbi-so-vs-ibps-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/","title":{"rendered":"SBI SO vs IBPS SO | Complete details on Salary, Job Profile, Exam Pattern, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-129385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SBI-SO-Vs-IBPS-SO-1.jpg\" alt=\"SBI SO vs IBPS SO\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SBI-SO-Vs-IBPS-SO-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SBI-SO-Vs-IBPS-SO-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>SBI SO vs IBPS SO: <\/strong>SBI conducts an online examination for the recruitment of Specialist Officers. Apart from this, the other most important exam for every bank SO aspirant is IBPS SO. Likewise, every year, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts its online common written examination for the recruitment of Specialist Officers into various public sector banks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are thinking about which exam should you take up, then here you go. Read the blog to know the comparison of SBI SO vs IBPS SO.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_47_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-69d0d61bcd6a8\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#sbi-so-vs-ibps-so-salary-package\" title=\"SBI SO vs IBPS SO: Salary Package\">SBI SO vs IBPS SO: Salary Package<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#sbi-so-salary\" title=\"SBI SO Salary&nbsp;\">SBI SO Salary&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#ibps-so-salary\" title=\"IBPS SO Salary\">IBPS SO Salary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#sbi-so-vs-ibps-so-exam-pattern\" title=\"SBI SO vs IBPS SO: Exam pattern\">SBI SO vs IBPS SO: Exam pattern<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#sbi-so-exam-pattern\" title=\"SBI SO Exam Pattern\">SBI SO Exam Pattern<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#law-officers\" title=\"Law Officers\">Law Officers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#systems-ca-and-engineering-officers\" title=\"Systems, CA, and Engineering Officers\">Systems, CA, and Engineering Officers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#official-language-officers\" title=\"Official Language Officers\">Official Language Officers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#economist\" title=\"Economist\">Economist<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#ibps-so-exam-pattern\" title=\"IBPS SO Exam Pattern\">IBPS SO Exam Pattern<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#ibps-so-mains-exam-pattern\" title=\"IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern&nbsp;\">IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#sbi-so-vs-ibps-so-work-environment\" title=\"SBI SO vs IBPS SO: Work Environment\">SBI SO vs IBPS SO: Work Environment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#sbi-so-vs-ibps-so-career-growth\" title=\"SBI SO vs IBPS SO: Career Growth\">SBI SO vs IBPS SO: Career Growth<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#faq-sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\" title=\"FAQ: SBI SO vs IBPS SO\">FAQ: SBI SO vs IBPS SO<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#in-sbi-so-vs-ibps-so-which-career-is-best\" title=\"In SBI SO vs IBPS SO which career is best? \">In SBI SO vs IBPS SO which career is best? <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#which-is-tough-sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\" title=\"Which is tough SBI SO vs IBPS SO? \">Which is tough SBI SO vs IBPS SO? <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#are-sbi-and-ibps-the-same\" title=\"Are SBI and IBPS the same?\">Are SBI and IBPS the same?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\/#is-a-banking-interview-tough\" title=\"Is a banking interview tough?\">Is a banking interview tough?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"sbi-so-vs-ibps-so-job-profile\"><\/span>SBI SO vs IBPS SO: Job Profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After you clear SO Exam and Interview, you will be deployed as a Specialist Officer (SO). But as a bank SO, you will be designated to a particular post under SO. Each department in a Bank has its own set of functions. The job description as a Bank SO depends on the department you are assigned to.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/IBPS-PO-Study-Guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-155775 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IBPS-PO-Study-Materials-2021-22-4.png\" alt=\"IBPS PO Study Materials 2021-22 (4)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"200\" data-sitemapexclude=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IBPS-PO-Study-Materials-2021-22-4.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IBPS-PO-Study-Materials-2021-22-4-768x128.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The job description remains the same for both <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/sbi-so-recruitment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SBI SO<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/ibps-so-exam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IBPS SO<\/a>. The various departments and duties assigned to a Bank SO in them are as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>1. Bank SO &#8211; IT Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Bank SO in the IT Department holds the key to managing, controlling, and optimizing numerous tasks of the banking system. The responsibilities of an IT officer include<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Data Center Maintenance and Support<\/li>\n<li>Queries related to ATM<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance of Computer Systems in the Bank<\/li>\n<li>Software and MIS Maintenance<\/li>\n<li>Network Security Maintenance and Query Processing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2. Bank SO &#8211; Marketing Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The primary responsibility of Marketing Officers is usually around bringing more business to the bank and increasing profit. This profile is quite hectic. Some of the important tasks performed by the Marketing Officer are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Prepare a cost-effective budget for advertising. In addition to this, they also might be a part of the negotiation team.<\/li>\n<li>Manage various marketing channels such as posters, televised commercials, newspaper ads, etc. It is also necessary to check and cross-check content shared through these channels.<\/li>\n<li>Most importantly, handle certain aspects of the Bank&#8217;s PR Department in order to foster a positive image of the Bank in the form of customers and possible clients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3. Bank SO &#8211; HR Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Human Resources (HR) officer looks into the activities of the HR department which includes<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Analyzing existing HR policies.<\/li>\n<li>Implement new policies fostering a positive attitude among the people&nbsp;working in the Bank.<\/li>\n<li>Handle all cases of misconduct which require attention&nbsp;from the HR department.<\/li>\n<li>At times, be a part of the Selection and Recruitment Committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>4. Bank SO &#8211; Law Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Law Officer handles all the legal work of the Bank. A set of tasks assigned to a Bank SO in the IT Section are:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Look into the current policies and detect errors,&nbsp;<em>if any<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Draft legal notices and documents for various processes in a Bank.<\/li>\n<li>Provide Legal Assistance in issues related to bank frauds, accusations, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Safeguard the integrity and reputation of the Bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>5. Bank SO &#8211; Agricultural Field Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The tasks of an Agricultural Field Officer can be quite challenging. The tasks and duties done by AFO are:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Providing detailed information to all the customers about various banking processes and schemes.<\/li>\n<li>Explaining government-related schemes and benefits plan to the people.<\/li>\n<li>Promoting loans to all the people who fulfill the criteria and norms of the bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>6. Bank SO &#8211; Rajbhasha Adhikari<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to promote Hindi in a Bank, a highly qualified candidate gets assigned to the position of Bank SO Rajbhasha Adhikari. Important tasks under the post are.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Translate and Proofread all the important documents that are circulated in the Bank. These documents can be internal or outbound. It is the duty of Rajbhasha Adhikari to complete this task efficiently.<\/li>\n<li>Organize workshops for training bank personnel in the language that is spoken by most of the customers.<\/li>\n<li>Rajbhasha Adhikari officers also have to ensure that the official notifications and directives sent between the banking government organizations must be in both Hindi and English Language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/IBPS-PO-Study-Guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-155773 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IBPS-PO-Study-Materials-2021-22-2.png\" alt=\"IBPS PO Study Materials 2021-22 (2)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"200\" data-sitemapexclude=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IBPS-PO-Study-Materials-2021-22-2.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.kopykitab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IBPS-PO-Study-Materials-2021-22-2-768x128.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"sbi-so-vs-ibps-so-salary-package\"><\/span>SBI SO vs IBPS SO: Salary Package<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Below is the table consisting of the pay scale for SBI SO vs IBPS SO. Check out the below table to know in detail.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"sbi-so-salary\"><\/span>SBI SO Salary&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Grade<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>SBI SO Salary<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Junior Management Grade Scale I (JMGS I)<\/td>\n<td>Rs. 11.63 lakhs per annum<p><\/p>\n<p>23700-980\/7-30560-1145\/2-32850-1310\/7-42020<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Middle Management Grade Scale II (MMGS II)<\/td>\n<td>Rs. 15.09 lakhs per annum<p><\/p>\n<p>31705-1145\/1-32850-1310\/10-45950<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Middle Management Grade Scale III (MMGS III)<\/td>\n<td>Rs. 18.32 lakhs per annum<p><\/p>\n<p>42020-1310\/5-48570-1460\/2-51490<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Senior Management Grade Scale IV (SMGS-IV)<\/td>\n<td>50030-1460\/4-55870-1650\/2-59170<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ibps-so-salary\"><\/span>IBPS SO Salary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Grade<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>IBPS SO Salary<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Officer Scale I<\/td>\n<td>Monthly salary Approx. Rs. 36400<p><\/p>\n<p>Pay Scale\u2013 Rs. 23700-980\/7-30560-1145\/2-32850-1310\/7-42020<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Officer Scale-II<\/td>\n<td>Monthly salary Approx.Rs. 48800<p><\/p>\n<p>Pay Scale- Rs. 31705-1145\/1-32850-1310\/10-45950<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Officer Scale III<\/td>\n<td>Monthly salary Approx.Rs. 64600<p><\/p>\n<p>Pay Scale- Rs. 42020-1310\/5-48570-1460\/2-51490<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"sbi-so-vs-ibps-so-exam-pattern\"><\/span>SBI SO vs IBPS SO: Exam pattern<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To crack SBI SO or IBPS SO, it is important to be aware of the exam pattern. Go through the tables below showing the exam patterns separately for SBI SO and IBPS SO.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"sbi-so-exam-pattern\"><\/span>SBI SO Exam Pattern<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"law-officers\"><\/span><strong>Law Officers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Exam Tests<\/td>\n<td>Questions\/ Maximum marks<\/td>\n<td>Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reasoning Ability<\/td>\n<td>70\/ 70<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">90 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>English language<\/td>\n<td>50\/ 50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Professional Knowledge<\/td>\n<td>50\/ 100<\/td>\n<td>45 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td>170\/ 220<\/td>\n<td>135 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"systems-ca-and-engineering-officers\"><\/span><strong>Systems, CA, and Engineering Officers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Exam Tests<\/td>\n<td>Questions\/ Maximum marks<\/td>\n<td>Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reasoning Ability<\/td>\n<td>50\/ 50<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">90 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>English language<\/td>\n<td>35\/ 35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Quantitative Aptitude<\/td>\n<td>35\/ 35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Professional Knowledge<\/td>\n<td>50\/ 100<\/td>\n<td>45 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td>170\/ 220<\/td>\n<td>135 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"official-language-officers\"><\/span><strong>Official Language Officers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Exam Tests<\/td>\n<td>Questions\/ Maximum marks<\/td>\n<td>Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Language (Hindi &amp; English)<\/td>\n<td>70\/ 70<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">90 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reasoning Ability<\/td>\n<td>50\/ 50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Professional Knowledge<\/td>\n<td>50\/ 100<\/td>\n<td>45 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td>170\/ 220<\/td>\n<td>135 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"economist\"><\/span><strong>Economist<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Test<\/td>\n<td>Questions\/ Maximum marks<\/td>\n<td>Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reasoning Ability<\/td>\n<td>50\/ 50<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">90 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>English language<\/td>\n<td>35\/ 35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Quantitative Aptitude<\/td>\n<td>35\/ 35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Professional Knowledge<\/td>\n<td>50\/ 100<\/td>\n<td>45 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td>170\/ 220<\/td>\n<td>135 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ibps-so-exam-pattern\"><\/span>IBPS SO Exam Pattern<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">IBPS So Exam Pattern:&nbsp;Law Officer-Scale I &amp; Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Name of the Section<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\"><strong>No. of Questions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Maximum Marks<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 176.042px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">Reasoning<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">50<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">50 (*)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 176.042px; text-align: center;\">30 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">English Language<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">50<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">50 (*)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 176.042px; text-align: center;\">25 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">General Awareness (with special reference to Banking)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">50<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">50 (*)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 176.042px; text-align: center;\">30 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">Professional Knowledge<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">50<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">80<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 176.042px; text-align: center;\">35 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\"><strong>200<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\"><strong>80&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 176.042px; text-align: center;\"><strong>120 minutes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">IBPS SO Exam Pattern:&nbsp;IT Officer Scale I, Agricultural Field Officer Scale I, HR\/ Personnel Officer Scale I &amp;Marketing Officer Scale I<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 173.819px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Name of the Section<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\"><strong>No. of Questions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Maximum Marks<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 173.819px; text-align: center;\">Reasoning<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">50<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">50 (*)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">30 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 173.819px; text-align: center;\">English Language<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">50<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">50 (*)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">25 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 173.819px; text-align: center;\">Quantitative Aptitude<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">50<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">50 (*)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">30 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 173.819px; text-align: center;\">Professional Knowledge<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">50<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">80<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\">35 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 173.819px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\"><strong>200<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\"><strong>80<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 174.931px; text-align: center;\"><strong>120 minutes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ibps-so-mains-exam-pattern\"><\/span><strong>IBPS SO Mains Exam Pattern&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>IBPS SO Exam Sections<\/td>\n<td>Total Marks<\/td>\n<td>Questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">Post- Rajbhasha Adhikar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Professional Knowledge(Objective)<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">60<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Professional Knowledge(Descriptive)<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">Post- Law Officer, IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR or Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Professional Knowledge<\/td>\n<td>60<\/td>\n<td>60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"sbi-so-vs-ibps-so-work-environment\"><\/span>SBI SO vs IBPS SO: Work Environment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 197px;\" width=\"768\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 374.931px;\"><strong>SBI SO Work Pressure and Environment<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 381.597px;\"><strong>IBPS SO Work Pressure and Environment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 374.931px;\">SBI is one of the largest and oldest banks in India with 24,000 branches across the country. The bank constitutes around 50% of the banking services of India after the merger. Thus, customer engagement and eventually the work pressure increases<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 381.597px;\">As far as IBPS is concerned, most of the banks are not accessible in rural areas. Hence, the number of customers in these banks is less compared to SBI, which results in less work pressure.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"sbi-so-vs-ibps-so-career-growth\"><\/span>SBI SO vs IBPS SO: Career Growth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SBI SO vs IBPS SO: The career path for both organizations is almost the same which is shown as follows:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Junior Management &#8211; Scale I: Specialist Officer or Assistant Manager<\/li>\n<li>Middle Management &#8211; Scale-II:&nbsp;Manager<\/li>\n<li>Middle Management &#8211; Scale III:&nbsp;Senior Manager<\/li>\n<li>Senior Management &#8211; Scale IV:&nbsp;Chief Manager<\/li>\n<li>Senior Management &#8211; Scale V:&nbsp;Assistant General Manager<\/li>\n<li>Top Management &#8211; Scale VI:&nbsp;Deputy General Manager<\/li>\n<li>Top Management &#8211; Scale VII:&nbsp;General Manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus, choose the best among the two banking sectors based on your interest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hope this blog was useful and solved the knots of lots of confusion inside your mind about the comparison of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinesbi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SBI<\/a> SO vs <a href=\"https:\/\/ibps.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IBPS<\/a> SO. If you have any questions feel free to ask in the comment section.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"faq-sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\"><\/span>FAQ: SBI SO vs IBPS SO<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1632149128071\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"in-sbi-so-vs-ibps-so-which-career-is-best\"><\/span>In SBI SO vs IBPS SO which career is best? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>You must choose your career by yourself. read the complete article to know the similarities and differences between SBI SO vs IBPS SO. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1632149175774\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"which-is-tough-sbi-so-vs-ibps-so\"><\/span>Which is tough SBI SO vs IBPS SO? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p><strong>SBI PO<\/strong>\u00a0is considered a more difficult exam than IBPS PO. As the number of seats for SBI PO is also limited, the cut-off is higher for SBI PO aspirants.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1632149232883\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"are-sbi-and-ibps-the-same\"><\/span>Are SBI and IBPS the same?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>IBPS exam is for all nationalized banks who participate in the recruitment while\u00a0SBI is for only SBI itself.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1632149234313\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"is-a-banking-interview-tough\"><\/span>Is a banking interview tough?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes, a banking interview is one of the most difficult tasks which candidates find. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SBI SO vs IBPS SO: SBI conducts an online examination for the recruitment of Specialist Officers. 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