IBPS SO Cut Off 2021 | Know Expected and the Previous Year’s Cut-Off

IBPS SO Cut Off: The administering body for the clerk examination releases the IBPS SO Cut Off score. Cutoff scores are the minimum marks obtained by the candidates in order to get eligible for the next process of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) exam.

The officials of IBPS declare the IBPS Specialist Cut Off Marks based on some factors. There are three (3) phases of the IBPS SO Selection Process 2021- Prelims Exam, Mains Exam, and Interview Process.

We have given the expected IBPS SO Cut Off and the previous year’s minimum scores for reference for the students to estimate the cutoff and prepare accordingly for the upcoming exam.

IBPS SO Cut Off 2021 | Expected and the Previous Cut-Off

• The IBPS SO Cutoff 2021 will be released in two types- Sectional cut off and Overall cut off.
• The SO Result was released along with the cut-off of the IBPS SO Exam for each stage separately.
• The candidates who satisfy the minimum score mentioned in the overall and sectional cutoff of IBPS SO are eligible to register for the next phase from the IBPS SO Application Form.

IBPS SO Cut Off Factors

The IBPS SO 2021 and any bank exam Cut Off marks is decided based on by keeping in mind the following factors-

• Number of Vacancies released
• Total Number of Applicants who appear in the exam (based on the level- Prelims or Mains)
• Level of Difficulty
• Marking Scheme
• Reservation- given to the candidate of special category as per the Govt. Norms
• Cutoff trends of previous years

Steps to Check the IBPS SO Cut Off Marks 2021

IBPS SO Previous Year Cut Off

Check out the table to know the previous year’s IBPS SO Prelims and Mains Cut Off:

IBPS SO Cut Off 2019-2020

IBPS SO Prelims Cut Off 2019

The category-wise cut off for the prelims are mentioned in the below table-

Category	Cut Off
General (Gen)	91.88
Scheduled Caste	83.25
Scheduled Tribe	73
OBC	89.50
Visually Impaired	74
Hearing Impaired	52

IBPS SO Mains Cut Off 2019

In the table, candidates can see the provisional allotment (maximum scores) of applicants to different SO Posts by combining the score of Mains Exam and Interview Process-

Post	Category
	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	HI	OC	VI	ID
IT Officer (Scale I)	56.67	55.00	49.00	47.07	64.07	43.67	45.53	49	37.33
Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I)	70.33	65.80	76.53	68.67	82	74	64.67	62.33	NA
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)	63.67	55.40	62.40	58.33	70	NA	41.67	57.27	40.27
Law Officer (Scale I)	61.27	49.00	57.67	55.33	75	NA	54.33	45	NA
HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale I)	61.27	57.57	63.67	66.00	77.27	NA	NA	NA	NA
Marketing Officer (Scale I)	63.40	60.40	71.87	59.00	72.13	49.33	58.67	55	41.53

 

IBPS SO Cut Off 2018-2019

Check the previous year’s cut-off for both prelims and mains exam in the below tables.

IBPS SO Prelims Cutoff 2018

Know the overall cut-off for IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2018-2019:

Category	Prelims Cut Off Marks
General	89.88
SC	81.25
ST	70
OBC	87.50
VI	70
HI	49
ID	48.25
OC	83.38

Check the below table for the Sectional IBPS SO Prelims Cut Off 2018-

Section	Cut Off
	General	SC/ST/OBC
English Language (Out of 30 marks)	4.75	2.50
Reasoning Ability (Out of 50 marks)	15.25	10
Quantitative Aptitude/ General Awareness (Out of 50 marks)	16.75	11.50

 

IBPS SO Mains Cut Off 2018

In the following table, the combined cutoff of the Mains Exam and Interview Process is given-

Post	Category
	UR	SC	ST	OBC	HI	OC	VI	ID
IT Officer	60.00	52.93	50.60	54.93	67.27	49.93	58.47	NA
Agricultural Field Officer	48.67	43.67	41.60	48.47	30.67	43.40	41.47	37.33
Rajbhasha Adhikari	59.67	55.33	50.67	61.33	NA	48.40	NA	NA
LAW Officer	63.07	54.40	55.00	55.13	NA	49.73	NA	NA
HR/ Personnel Officer	66.33	62.67	62.53	64.33	NA	56.33	NA	NA
Marketing Officer	59.67	52.00	47.00	54.27	55.00	47.67	55.27	73.80

Get Other Highly Important Essentials for IBPS SO Exam

IBPS SO Result 2021

• The officials release the IBPS SO Result separately for each phase of the IBPS SO Exam.
• Through the result, students will get to know that they are eligible for the next process of the exam or not.
• The result declares along with the IBPS SO Cutoff Marks for each stage of the exam.
• The IBPS SO Final Merit List will be made on the basis of the combined marks obtained in the Mains Exam and Interview Process.
• The selected applicants of the final round get the appointment letter to join the Bank of their choice.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) of IBPS SO Cut Off

 

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