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IBPS Is Hiring 745 Specialist Officers at ₹48,480 Starting Pay — Applications Close 21 July

IBPS's CRP SPL-XVI recruitment opens 745 Specialist Officer posts across 11 public sector banks, with Junior Management Grade Scale I pay starting at ₹48,480.

By Neha Joshi July 12, 2026

A large banking recruitment cycle is underway, with pay details attached upfront. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released its CRP SPL-XVI notification for IBPS SO Recruitment 2026, opening 745 Specialist Officer (Scale I) posts across 11 public sector banks.

The role breakdown: IT Officer leads with 301 posts, Agricultural Field Officer follows with 190, Law Officer has 105, Rajbhasha Adhikari 89, and HR/Personnel Officer 60 — Marketing Officer has zero vacancies this cycle. IBPS has labelled the figures indicative, subject to revision by the banks.

Applications are accepted online only, from 1 July 2026 through 21 July 2026, at ibps.in. Entry qualifications differ by role — a relevant four-year engineering or postgraduate degree for IT Officer, an agriculture-related bachelor’s degree for Agricultural Field Officer, an LLB with Bar Council enrollment for Law Officer, a postgraduate HR qualification for HR/Personnel Officer, and a Hindi or Sanskrit postgraduate degree for Rajbhasha Adhikari.

Age eligibility runs 20 to 30 years as on 1 July 2026, with relaxation for reserved categories per Government of India rules. The application fee is ₹175 for SC/ST/PwBD candidates and ₹850 for General, OBC and EWS candidates.

Selection is a three-stage funnel: a qualifying-only Preliminary Examination, a Main Examination combining 200 objective marks with a 25-mark descriptive paper, and a Common Interview — the final merit list weighs Main Exam and Interview scores 80:20. Prelims are tentatively set for 29 August 2026, Mains for 1 November 2026.

On selection, candidates join Junior Management Grade Scale I on a basic pay of ₹48,480, rising through defined increments to ₹85,920, plus Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Special Allowance, Transport Allowance and other bank-specific perquisites at any of the 11 participating banks, including Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India and Punjab National Bank.