IBPS SO Law Officer Scale 1 exam is conducted every year for the selection of Legal Officers in various PSU banks. On this page, we will provide the Important information about the latest notification about the Exam Date, Number of vacancies, Exam Pattern, Exam Syllabus and Previous papers for IBPS SO Law Officer Scale 1 2024-25 exam.
Important Dates
Particulars | Date |
On-line registration including Edit/Modification of Application by candidates | 01.08.2024 to 21.08.2024 |
Payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Online) | 01.08.2024 to 21.08.2024 |
Download of Call letter for Online exam – Main / Single | October, 2024 |
Online Examination – Preliminary | November, 2024 |
Result of Online examination – Preliminary | November/ December , 2024 |
Download of Call letter for Online examination – Main | December, 2024 |
Online Examination – Main | December, 2024 |
Declaration of Result – Main Examination | January/ February |
Provisional Allotment | February/ March 2025 |
Provisional Allotment | April, 2025 |
Number of Vacancies
Post / s | Minimum Age | Maximum Age (As on 01.08. 2024) | Total Vacancies |
Law Officer (Scale I) | 20 years | 30 years | 125+4(PWBD) |
Qualifications
Posts | Essential Educational Qualification |
Law Officer (Scale I) | A Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) and enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council |
Educational Qualifications: (from a University/ Institution/ Board recognised by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies)
Credit History
- The candidate applying shall ensure that, they maintain a healthy Credit history at the time of joining of participating banks. The minimum credit score will be as per the policy of Participating Banks, amended from time to time.
- Those candidates whose CIBIL status has not been updated before the date of joining, have to either get the CIBIL 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no outstanding with respect to the accounts adversely reflected in the CIBIL, failing which the letter of offer may be withdrawn / cancelled. The final discretion in this regard remains with the allotted Bank.
NOTE: Candidates with no bank account shall not be required to produce the CIBIL status. CIBIL Score requirement is not a pre-condition to apply.
Selection Procedure
The IBPS SO Recruitment process to select Specialist officers through IBPS SO 2024 is done in three phases:
- Online Preliminary Exam
- Online Mains Exam
- Interview Process
A candidate must qualify for both the preliminary exam and the main exam to proceed to the interview round. The candidates selected after the interview round are given the appointment letter.
Interview:
- The total marks allotted for Interview are 100. The minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD candidates).
- The weightage (ratio) of Online Main Examination and interview will be 80:20 respectively.
- The combined final score of candidates shall be arrived at on the basis of total scores obtained by the candidates in the Online Main Examination of CRP- SPL-XIV and Interview.
- Interview score of the candidates failing to secure minimum qualifying marks or otherwise barred from the interview or further process shall not be disclosed.
Exam Pattern
Preliminary Exam
Mains Exam
| Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
Syllabus for Preliminary Examination
General Awareness with Special Reference to Banking Industry
- Banking Reforms
- Regulatory Bodies in India- NABARD, SEBI etc.
- International Banking
- Important RBI Circulars
- Latest Updates in Financial & Capital Markets
- Financial Terms
- Banking Terms
- Latest Acts related to Banking
- Priority Sector Lending
- NPA - latest news
- SARFAESI Act
- RBI Monetary Policy
- Capital & Money Market Instrument
- Commercial Banks, NBFCs, HFC - Latest news
- Mergers and Acquisitions in Banking Companies
- Credit Rating and Agencies
- Payment Options- NEFT, RTGS, Bharat Bill payment etc.
- RBI’s circulars
Reasoning
- Coding & Decoding
- Syllogism
- Machine Input Output
- Puzzles
- Seating Arrangements
- Direction Sense Test
- Blood Relations
- Problems based on Ages
- Ranking and Order
- Data Sufficiency
- Statement and Conclusions
- Statement and Assumptions
- Statement and Arguments
- Logical Reasoning
- Alphanumeric series
- Inequalities
- Tabulation
- Analogy and classification
- Clocks and Calendar
- Non- Verbal Reasoning
English
- Reading Comprehensions
- Para Jumbles
- Para Completion
- Vocabulary
- Error Spotting
- Sentence Improvement
- Cloze test
- Rearrangement of sentences
Syllabus for Mains Examination
Professional Knowledge (Law) Syllabus
- Constitution of India
- Indian Contract Act, 1872
- Specific Relief Act, 1963
- IPC, 1860
- CrPC, 1973
- Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- CPC, 1908
- Jurisprudence and Interpretation of Statutes
- Important Latin terms and maxims
- Law of Torts and Consumer Protection Act, 2019
- Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
- Transfer of Property Act, 1882
- Companies Act, 2013
- Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008
- SEBI Act, 1992
- SC(R) Act, 1956
- Depositories Act, 1996
- Taxation law
- Indian Partnership Act, 1932
- Law of Trusts – Parties to a Trust Deed and Duties of Trustees
- Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
- Negotiable Instruments Act 1881
- Foreign Exchange Management Act,1999
- The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
- Information Technology Act, 2000
- Limitation Act, 1993
- Banker’s Books Evidence Act, 1891
- The Recovery of Debts due to Banks and Financial Institutions (DRT) Act,1993
- Consumer Protection Act, 1986
- Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006
- Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002
- The Right to Information Act, 2005
- Transfer of Property Act, 1882
- Banking Regulation Act, 1949
- Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited, 2000
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