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Courses for IBPS PO and IBPS SO IT Officer — prelims, mains and interview preparation with structured lessons, mock tests and practice questions.
IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) conducts recruitment examinations for Probationary Officers and Specialist Officers, including IT Officers, at participating public sector banks. The recruitment process for these roles typically follows a multi-stage pattern covering prelims, mains, and, for many posts, a personal interview, testing candidates on quantitative aptitude, reasoning, English language, general and banking awareness, and, for specialist posts, relevant technical knowledge.
KnowledgeGate offers dedicated courses for both IBPS PO and IBPS SO IT Officer aspirants. For PO, there are separate courses for Prelims and Mains. For SO IT Officer, the course line-up covers Prelims, Mains, and Interview preparation, so IT-officer aspirants can prepare for the full selection process on one platform. Each course is structured around the exam syllabus with lessons, mock tests, and practice questions aimed at exam-pattern familiarity.
These courses suit both first-time IBPS aspirants building fundamentals and candidates who have cleared an earlier stage and now need focused mains-level or interview-level preparation.
IBPS facts
| Exam Name: | IBPS Specialist Officer (SO) IT Officer Scale I Exam 2026 |
|---|---|
| Conducting Body: | Institute of Banking Personnel Selection |
| Posts/Purpose: | Recruitment for IT Officer (Scale I) in Public Sector Banks for technical and digital banking operations |
| Eligibility: | B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science, IT, Electronics, Electronics & Telecommunications, Electronics & Communication, Electronics & Instrumentation, or MCA / M.Sc. (IT/CS) from a recognized university |
| Application Dates: | 08 April 2026 – 28 April 2026 |
| Exam Date: | Prelims: 29 August 2026 Mains: 01 November 2026 |
| Exam Mode: | Online Computer Based Examination |
| Question Type/Pattern: | Objective prelims and mains pattern with reasoning, quantitative aptitude, English, general/banking awareness and professional knowledge where applicable |
| Selection Process: | It follows a three-stage recruitment process: Preliminary Exam → Mains Exam → Interview. The final merit list is prepared based on the Mains + Interview scores. |
| Official Website: | https://www.ibps.in/ |
Frequently Asked Questions
IBPS PO is a generalist officer post, and KnowledgeGate covers it through separate IBPS PO Prelims and IBPS PO Mains courses. IBPS SO IT Officer is a specialist technical post, and it has its own set of courses — IBPS SO IT Prelims, IBPS SO IT Mains, and IBPS SO IT Interview — reflecting the additional IT/technical component and the interview stage in that recruitment process.
Yes, there is a dedicated IBPS SO IT Interview course alongside the Prelims and Mains courses, so IT Officer aspirants who clear the written stages can continue their preparation into the interview stage on the same platform. This means candidates can move from IBPS SO IT Prelims through Mains and into Interview preparation without switching to a different resource.
Yes. IBPS PO Prelims and IBPS PO Mains are separate courses, so you can enrol in Prelims first to build fundamentals and exam-pattern familiarity, and move to the Mains course as your preparation progresses or once you have cleared prelims.
The IBPS SO IT Officer post is a specialist technical role, so the Prelims, Mains, and Interview courses are structured around the technical and professional knowledge expected for that post, in addition to the general sections common to IBPS exams. The lessons are structured to build up this material rather than assuming it is already known.
The IBPS PO Prelims course is built around structured lessons covering the prelims syllabus, along with mock tests and practice questions designed to mirror the actual exam pattern, helping you build both concept clarity and exam-taking practice for this stage.
Yes. IBPS PO Mains and IBPS SO IT Mains are available as standalone courses, so if you have already cleared the corresponding prelims exam, you can enrol directly in the mains-level course for focused preparation on that stage. This suits candidates who only need mains-level lessons, mock tests and practice questions rather than starting from prelims-level material.