IBPS CRP SPL-XV Exam 2025 Form, Exam Fee & Pattern

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will conduct XV (15) Online Common Recruitment Process (CRP), Preliminary and Main Examination for the year 2026-27 for and recruitment and selection of personnel for recruitment of Specialist Officers (SO) posts in participating 11 Public Sector Bank or any other Financial Institution tentatively in the month of August 2025 and November 2025 through XV (15) CRP for Specialist Officer Recruitment 2025. Eligible candidates, who aspires to join any of the participating Banks and Financial Organisations as a Specialist Officer Cadre Post or in a similar post in that cadre, is required to register for the Common Recruitment Process (CRP SPL-XV for Vacancies of 2026-27) for the following posts:

IBPS CRP SPL-XV Exam 2025:

1. Specialist Officer: 1007 Posts in various Banks in various States.
Age Limit: 20-30 Years as of 01/07/2025, relaxation in age as per rules.
Qualification: As mentioned against each Specialist Cadre vacancy from a University recognised by the Govt. Of India.
Pay Scale: JMG-I Scale ₹48480-85920/-

– Agriculture Field Officer (Scale-I): 310 Posts (UR-128, EWS-31, OBC-82, SC-46, ST-23) (PWD-12),
Qualification: 4-year Degree (graduation) in Agriculture/ Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking/ Agro-Forestry/Forestry/ Agricultural Biotechnology/ Food Science/ Agriculture Business Management/ Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Engineering/ Sericulture

– HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale-I): 10 Posts (UR-6, EWS-1, OBC-2, SC-1),
Qualification: 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.

– Information Technology Officer (Scale-I): 203 Posts (UR-86, EWS-20, OBC-53, SC-30, ST-14) (PWD-7),
Qualification: 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

– Law Officer (Scale-I): 56 Posts (UR-27, EWS-5, OBC-14, SC-7, ST-3) (PWD-2),
Qualification: A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council

– Marketing Officer (Scale-I): 350 Posts (UR-143, EWS-35, OBC-94, SC-52, ST-26) (PWD-14),
Qualification: 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

– Rajbhasha Adhikari (Hindi) Officer (Scale-I): 78 Posts (UR-39, EWS-7, OBC-19, SC-10, ST-3),
Qualification: Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree (graduation) level OR Postgraduate degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at the degree (graduation) level.

Participating Banks:
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

About Exam: The XV (14th) Common Recruitment Process (CRP) Common Written Examination (CWE) (Preliminary and Main) for Recruitment of Specialist Officer (SO) Cadre Vacancy in Public Sector Banks will be conducted in the month of August 2025 (Prelim) and in November 2025 (Main) through online mode by the IBPS as a per-requisites for recruitment and selection of personnel for various Specialist Officer positions for 2026-27 in the various 11 Public Sector Banks and/or in any other Bank/ Financial Institution.

On completion of the Main Examination, depending on the state/UT wise vacancies to be filled in during the financial year 2026-27 based on the business needs of the Participating Organisations and as reported to IBPS, candidates shortlisted will be provisionally allotted to one of the Participating Organisations, based on merit-cum-preference keeping in view the spirit of Govt. Guidelines on reservation policy, various guidelines issued by Govt. of India/Others from time to time, administrative exigency, etc.

Examination Pattern: Online Preliminary Examination will have 3 subjects papers having 150 questions on English Language and Reasoning Ability as common and General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry for Law Officers and Rajbhasha Officers while IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer and Marketing Officer will appear for Quantitative Aptitude paper. Each paper will be of 50 questions and will be of 40 minutes duration with a total of 125 marks of two-hour duration only.

The Preliminary examination will be conducted in August 2025 at various test centres across India.

Application Fee: An application fee of ₹850/- (₹175/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates) inclusive of GST to be paid online which can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets by providing information as asked on the screen.

Last Date: 21st July 2025

How to Apply: Interested candidates need to apply Online in the prescribed format at the IBPS website from 01st July 2025 to 27th July 2025 only for the IBPS 15th CRP Bank Specialist Officer Recruitment Examination 2026-27.

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For more details about IBPS PO/MT CRP XV Exam 2025: https://www.ibps.in/index.php/specialist-officers-xv/