As per the Latest IBPS Specialist Officer Notification, the IBPS SO 2017-2018 Exam Pattern has been changed now..
1) To ease out the candidates’ time scheduling worries during exam, IBPS has now assigned a time limit to each section. If any candidate doesn’t attempt enough scoring questions within the assigned time, he/she may lose the his/her qualifying chances.
2) There will be equal no of questions from each section now.
3) There are no any specified maximum marks for Reasoning, English, General Knowledge and Quantitative Aptitude Section. Candidates will only have to qualify these sections by scoring more than IBPS SO cutt off marks.
4) But for the Professional Knowledge Exam, Candidates can score maximum 80 marks.
5) The candidates will not be shortlisted for the Interview round only on the basis of their qualifying marks. They will have to score more points to create their places in the list of Interview Nominees.