IBPS SO 2016 Exam Review Paper Analysis For 14 Feb Specialist Officers Exam
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) Specialist Officer (SO) online examination on 14th Feb 2016. A huge number of aspirants appeared for the exam at various examination centers. Candidates who had written the exam can check the review and analysis of the SO online examination. This exam is similar to the Probationary Officer (PO) and Clerk examination in all the ways except there is a Professional Knowledge section in SO exam.
Here we have provided the sectional wise review and analysis for General Reasoning, English Language, General Awareness and Professional Knowledge. Candidates can also check IBPS SO cut-off marks here. Also, we will update 14th February 2016 review & analysis.
IBPS SO Review & Analysis:
The IBPS Specialist Officer (SO) online examination has four sections i.e; General Awareness, Reasoning, English and Professional Knowledge. A total of 200 questions were asked in the examination and there is negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer. The overall exam was moderate. The Reasoning and English sections were bit easy compared to other. The overall marks of 150-165 is a decent score.
Examination Pattern:
General Reasoning: 50 Marks
English Language: 25 Marks
General Awareness: 50 Marks
Professional Knowledge: 75 Marks
GA Questions Asked:
- In JAVA, the class destructor returns – No Value
- Other name of malicious software – Malware
- Scrambling of Data is called – Encryption
- UDP and TCP belongs to which layer? – Transport Layer
- The main use of Java language is – As a new platform for Internet
IBPS SO Cut off 2016 (Expected):
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| Post | SC | ST | OBC | UR | HI | OC | VI |
| IT Officer ( Scale – I) | 60- 66 | 56-62 | 61 -70 | 68-75 | 50-55 | 60-65 | 58-65 |
| Law Officer ( Scale- I) | 50-55 | 48-55 | 53-60 | 64-70 | NA | 45-50 | 48-55 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale- I) | 55-60 | 35-40 | 60-65 | 65-70 | 50 -55 | 44-50 | 53-60 |
| Agriculture Field Officer ( Scale – I) | 50-55 | 45-50 | 50-55 | 70-75 | 30-35 | 44-50 | 48-55 |
| H.R/ Personnel Officer ( Scale- I) | 55-60 | 53- 59 | 59-65 | 68- 75 | N.A | 55 – 60 | 48- 55 |
| Marketing Officer ( Scale-I) | 60-65 | 53- 60 | 65-70 | 70-75 | 35-40 | 54-60 | 52- 60 |
IBPS SO Overall Analysis:
The overall analysis is moderate to difficult. The aspirant can attempt 120-135 questions. In this SO online exam Quantitative Aptitude & English sections were moderate, while Reasoning was bit easy but puzzles were tricky.
| Subject | Total Attempts | Marks | Good Attempts |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | 27 – 30 |
| Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | 32 – 35 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 33 – 35 |
| Professional Knowledge | 50 | 75 | 28 – 32 |
| TOTAL | — | 200 | 120 – 135 |
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