Here we are sharing the Important information about the latest notification about the Exam Date, Number of vacancies, Exam pattern and Syllabus for IBPS SO Marketing according to the latest pattern. This syllabus isn't official, we have framed this syllabus based on the latest exam trends and previous year's papers.
Important Dates
Events |
Tentative Dates |
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On-line registration including Edit/modification of application by candidates |
01.11.2022- 21.11.2022 |
Online Examination- Preliminary |
24.12.2022, 31.12.2022 |
Online examination - Mains |
29.01.2023 |
Conduct of interview |
February/March 2023 |
Number of Vacancies
Post |
Number of Vacancies |
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Marketing Officer |
100+6 PWBD |
Eligibility criteria
Age
Qualifications
Exam Pattern
Preliminary Exam
Serial No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | English Language | 50 | 25 | 40 Minutes |
2 | Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 Minutes |
3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 Minutes |
TOTAL | 150 | 125 |
Cutoff Preliminary exam 2020
Sr. No. | Name of the Test | Maximum Marks | Sectional Cutoff | |
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|
| SC/ST/OBC/PWBD | EWS/General | |
1. | English Language | 25 | 6.00 | 8.75 |
2. | Reasoning | 50 | 5.00 | 9.00 |
3. | General Awareness/Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 7.00 | 11.00 |
Total cutoff for Preliminary exam
Category | Cut-offs on Total (Out of 125) |
---|---|
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 53.00 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 44.88 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 53.75 |
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 42.75 |
General (Gen) | 53.75 |
Hearing Impaired (HI) | 21.13 |
Orthopaedically Challenged (OC) | 29.88 |
Visually Impaired (VI) | 22.13 |
Intellectual Disability (ID) | NA |
Mains Exam
Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
---|---|---|---|
Professional Knowledge | 60 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
Syllabus for Preliminary Examination
Quantitative Aptitude
- Data Interpretation
- Data Sufficiency
- Number Series
- Time and Work
- Time and Distance
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Ratio and Proportion
- Averages
- Mixture and Allegation
- Pipes and Cisterns
- Problems based on trains
- Percentages
- Partnership
- Clocks
- Permutation and Combinations
- Probability
- Profit, Loss and Discount
- Elements of Algebra
- Quadratic Equations
Reasoning Ability
- 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 Language
- Reading Comprehensions
- Para Jumbles
- Para Completion
- Vocabulary
- Error Spotting
- Sentence Improvement
- Cloze test
- Rearrangement of sentences
Syllabus for Mains Examination
Professional knowledge
- Introduction to Marketing
- Introduction to Marketing Management
- Nature and Scope of Marketing
- Marketing Environment
- Marketing Organization
- Processes and Planning
- Marketing Programs
- Marketing Decisions
- Marketing Mix (4Ps, 7Ps, etc.)
- Exchange definition
- Holistic Marketing
- Marketing competitiveness
- Marketing Research
- Competitor Analysis
- Market Segmentation
- User Research & Feedback
- Research Tools
- Demand Forecasting
- Management Processes in Marketing
- Types of Marketing Plan
- Competitive Marketing Strategies
- Interactions between the Marketing Mix and Marketing Environment
- Control Mechanisms in Marketing
- Strategic planning
- Strategic units
- Promotional Strategy
- Advertisement strategies
- Competitive strategy
- Marketing control
- Price volume control
- Marketing of Services
- International Marketing
- Rural Marketing
- Bank Marketing
- Insurance Marketing
- Introduction to Product Life Cycle
- Product Planning & Development
- Branding, Packaging, Labeling, Standardization & Grading
- Pricing and Distribution channels
- Levels of a product
- Product mix
- Product Portfolio Decisions
- BCG matrix and its applications
- Product planning,
- New Product Development Process
- Innovation and Creativity
- Product Testing
- Product Placement & Commercialization
- Product Vertical Integration
- Product development process
- Price and its Determinants
- Objectives of Pricing Decisions
- Factors Affecting Pricing Decisions
- Pricing Policies and Strategies
- Pricing Methods
- Meaning, Need for and Importance of Distribution Channel
- Factors Influencing Channel Decisions
- Types of Channels- Direct Channel, Indirect Channel
- Functions of Channel Members
- Promotion mix and its components
- Advertising
- Sales Promotion
- Personal selling
- Direct marketing
- Public Relations and publicity
- Online marketing
- Developing an integrated promotion mix
- Promotion Mix Decisions:
- Advertising decisions
- Sales promotion decisions
- Personal selling decisions
- Public Relations and Publicity decisions
- Introduction to brands and brand management
- Brand research and brand equity
- Branding for different product categories
- Branding & differentiation
- Brand image
- Brand element and brand association
- Brand equity measurement
- Competitive analysis
- Brand positioning
- Brand hierarchies
- CBBE (Customer-based brand equity)
- Branding & IMC
- Determinants of consumer behaviour
- Types of buying decisions
- Stages of the buying process
- Importance of consumer behaviour study
- Consumer personality & brand personality
- Buying influences
- Buying process
- Factors influencing buying decisions
- Models of buying behaviour
- Post-purchase behaviour
- Data collection techniques
- Sources of secondary data for marketing decisions
- Buyer-supplier relationship
- Customer value
- Customer relationship management (CRM)
- Internet marketing
- Social Media Optimization (SMO)
- Social Media Marketing (SMM) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- The distinction between goods and services
- Marketing mix for services
- Types of services
- Strategies for Services Marketing
- Global marketing
- Strategic Marketing Process
- Value chain
- Value creation
- Nature & scope of rural markets,
- Marketing to cooperatives,
- Channels of distribution in rural India.
- Inbound marketing, reverse marketing, up-selling, down-selling and cross-selling techniques
- CSR.
- Social Responsibility
- Marketing Ethics
- Consumer Protection in India
- Wholesale and Retail Trade
- NPV theory
- HERZBERG Theory
- Alliance marketing
- Green marketing
- E-commerce
- E-marketing
- E-Retailing
- Relationship marketing
- Mobile marketing
- Popular brands and their
- Popular acquisitions
- Companies and their CEO's
- Brand ambassadors of brands
- Popular brand campaigns
- Latest products and applications of banks
- Indian Financial System
- 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.
IBPS SO Marketing Cutoff in 2019 (General and OBC Categories)
Preliminary: 29.25 out of 125Mains: 27.25 out of 60
IBPS SO Marketing Course
Course features
- Video classes
- Study Material
- Live sessions
- Test series -
- 5 full-length mock tests for Preliminary Exam
- 5 full-length mock tests for Mains Exam
- Unit tests
- Special attention to Professional knowledge section from Day 1
- Systematic study plan
- Interview preparation guide
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