The cut off for IBPS PO exam is revealed by the IBPS officials after the exam . the ones who will score the cut off marks and above will be eligible for the next levels of selection.
The aspirants have already started working hard for the exam since the IBPS PO 2021 notification has been out already. At the same time, it is important for candidates to know the minimum marks to be scored in each portion and also the overall exams because it will help them plan their preparation accordingly so as to give as many positive responses in the exam as possible. Here the candidates will be able to see the cut offs for Prelims and mains and also compare the cut offs of some previous years.
The minimum score to be obtained per section as well as in the overall paper of the exam to qualify and be eligible to go into the next level of selection the exam is the cut off score.
1. The cutoff marks of IBPS PO exam is decided in the two levels : the sectional and overall
2. The candidates need to score the qualifying marks in both the levels
3. The cutoff is decided by the IBPS officials based on various parameters like vacancies, exam levels
4. The marks scored by the candidates in all the sessions are normalised using the equi-percentile method and places after two places of decimal are calculated.
The expected cut off of IBPS PO is based on the feedback of the candidates who appeared for the exam and this will help the candidates to understand the kind of examination they wrote..
IBPS PO Prelims Expected Cut Off Marks
Subject |
Expected Cut Off |
General |
62 |
SC |
55 |
ST |
52 |
OBC |
61 |
Students can also check the 2020 IBPS PO cut off released officially by IBPS. It is section wise and for the reservation categories .
Name of the Test |
Maximum Marks |
Cutoff Score |
|
SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD |
General/EWS |
||
English Language |
30 |
7.75 |
11 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
04.25 |
08.00 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
06.00 |
09.25 |
Overall Cut Off |
100 |
- |
58.75 |
Category |
Cut-off Score (Out of 100) |
General |
58.75 |
SC |
51.00 |
ST |
43.50 |
OBC |
58.50 |
HI (Hearing Impaired) |
19.75 |
OC (Orthopaedically Challenged) |
46.00 |
VI (Visually Impaired) |
54.25 |
ID (Intellectual Disability) |
21.75 |
EWS |
57.75 |
The IBPS PO main 2020 scorecard has been officially released on 24th january 2020 by IBPS officials. The candidates who score the cut off marks and above it will make it to the merit list.
The factors on which the decision of cut off marks depends are:
1. The level of the exam
2. Number of candidates appearing for the exam
3. Number of vacancies
Subject |
SC/ST/OBC/PWD |
EWS/General |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude |
03.75 |
06.00 |
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
05.75 |
08.75 |
English Language |
08.50 |
11.75 |
General/Economy/Banking Awareness |
06.25 |
09.75 |
English Language (Letter & Essay Writing) |
08.75 |
10.00 |
Category |
Overall Cut Off |
SC |
66.38 |
ST |
52.25 |
OBC |
78.63 |
EWS |
75.75 |
General |
83.50 |
HI |
38.25 |
OC |
61.25 |
VI |
84.88 |
ID |
53.00 |
The final cut off for 2020 IBPS PO Mains exam was declared along with the provisional allotment meant for the reserved categories.
Category |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
UR |
HI |
OC |
VI |
ID |
Maximum Scores |
52.50 |
52.11 |
55.82 |
52.40 |
62.98 |
53.78 |
64.16 |
42.16 |
54.31 |
Minimum Scores |
39.73 10/06/99 |
35.56 08/06/97 |
43.96 03/11/94 |
42.98 25/10/95 |
47.89 13/01/97 |
38.84 09/08/90 |
45.89 18/05/95 |
27.20 20/07/93 |
28.44 20/09/98 |
Category |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
UR |
OC |
VI |
HI |
ID |
Minimum Scores |
39.31 |
35.20 |
43.60 |
42.58 |
47.42 |
38.22 |
45.51 |
NA |
NA |
The previous years’ cut off should be consulted to know how it changed with time.and accordingly expect the change to happen in the current time. This will help them to prepare accordingly.
IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2019
S. No. |
Name of the Test |
Maximum Marks |
Cutoff Score |
|
SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD |
General/EWS |
|||
1. |
English Language |
30 |
6.5 |
10.50 |
2. |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
6.5 |
10.25 |
3. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
5.25 |
8.75 |
Category |
Cut-off Score (Out of 100) |
General |
59.75 |
SC |
53.50 |
ST |
46.25 |
OBC |
59.75 |
HI (Hearing Impaired) |
21.25 |
OC (Orthopaedically Challenged) |
44.50 |
VI (Visually Impaired) |
52.25 |
ID (Intellectual Disability) |
20.75 |
EWS |
59.75 |
S. No. |
Name of the Test |
Maximum Marks |
Cutoff Score |
|
SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD |
General/EWS |
|||
1. |
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude |
60 |
05.50 |
07.75 |
2. |
Banking/Economy/General Awareness |
40 |
05.00 |
08.00 |
3. |
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
60 |
02.50 |
05.25 |
4. |
English Language |
40 |
10.75 |
14.25 |
5. |
English Language (Descriptive) |
25 |
08.75 |
10.00 |
Name of Category |
Cutoff on Total (Out of 225) |
General |
71.50 |
SC |
55.63 |
ST |
38.13 |
OBC |
70.25 |
EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) |
65.88 |
HI (Hearing Impaired) |
41.00 |
OC (Orthopaedically Challenged) |
46.13 |
VI (Visually Impaired) |
70.50 |
ID (Intellectual Disability) |
45.88 |
Category |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
EWS |
UR |
OC |
VI |
HI |
ID |
Maximum Scores |
47.07 |
50.80 |
50.22 |
48.98 |
60.58 |
46.38 |
53.16 |
42.33 |
42.04 |
Minimum Scores |
36.02 |
33.24 |
40.27 |
40.82 |
44.44 |
36.00 |
42.18 |
26.36 |
28.80 |
The 2018 IBPS PO cut off for the various categories, sections are shared below
IBPS PO Section-wise Cut Off 2018
S. No. |
Name of the Test |
Maximum Marks |
Cutoff Score |
|
SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD |
General |
|||
1. |
English Language |
30 |
5.50 |
8.75 |
2. |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
5.25 |
9.00 |
3. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
4.75 |
7.75 |
Name of Category |
Cutoff Score (Out of 100) |
General |
56.75 |
SC |
49.25 |
ST |
41.75 |
OBC |
55.50 |
HI (Hearing Impaired) |
16.50 |
OC (Orthopaedically Challenged) |
42.75 |
VI (Visually Impaired) |
38.75 |
ID (Intellectual Disability) |
17.00 |
S. No. |
Name of the Section |
Maximum Marks |
Cutoff Marks |
||
SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD |
General |
||||
1. |
Objective Test |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude |
60 |
7.50 |
10.25 |
2. |
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness |
40 |
5.00 |
8.00 |
|
3. |
English Language |
40 |
7.50 |
11.25 |
|
4. |
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
60 |
2.25 |
4.50 |
|
5. |
Descriptive Test |
English Language |
25 |
8.75 |
10.00 |
Name of the Category |
Total Cutoff Score (Out of 225) |
General |
74.50 |
OBC |
68.38 |
SC |
56.38 |
ST |
35.75 |
HI (Hearing Impaired) |
42.63 |
OC (Orthopedically Challenged) |
53.25 |
VI (Visually Impaired) |
66.88 |
ID (Intellectual Disability) |
37.00 |
The final cut off for IBPS PO 2018 are shared below:
Category |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
UR |
HI |
OC |
VI |
ID |
Maximum Scores |
55.34 |
47.33 |
53.02 |
63.91 |
34.69 |
50.69 |
56.11 |
43.69 |
Minimum Scores |
35.78 |
31.60 |
40.29 |
43.87 |
25.16 |
31.36 |
42.09 |
20.36 |
The Reserve list cutoff for IBPS PO Exam 2018 has been shared in the table below :
Category |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
UR |
HI |
OC |
VI |
ID |
Minimum Scores |
35.38 |
31.05 |
39.91 |
43.42 |
NA |
30.42 |
40.71 |
NA |
The 2017 IBPS PO cut off for the various sections and categories are shared below
IBPS PO Prelims Section-wise Cut Off 2017
S. No. |
Name of the Test |
Maximum Marks |
Cutoff Score |
|
SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD |
General |
|||
1. |
English Language |
30 |
2.75 |
5.00 |
2. |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
6.75 |
10.00 |
3. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
4.75 |
7.75 |
Name of Category |
Cutoff Score (Out of 100) |
SC |
36.00 |
ST |
28.50 |
OBC |
42.25 |
General |
42.75 |
HI (Hearing Impaired) |
15.75 |
OC (Orthopaedically Challenged) |
28.75 |
VI (Visually Impaired) |
23.25 |
ID (Intellectual Disability) |
17.75 |
S. No. |
Name of the Section |
Maximum Marks |
Cutoff Marks |
||
SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD |
General |
||||
1. |
Objective Test |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude |
60 |
07.50 |
10.25 |
2. |
General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness |
40 |
08.25 |
11.25 |
|
3. |
English Language |
40 |
03.25 |
05.75 |
|
4. |
Data Analysis & Interpretation |
60 |
10.75 |
14.00 |
|
5. |
Descriptive Test |
English Language |
25 |
08.75 |
10.00 |
Name of the Category |
Total Cutoff Score (Out of 225) |
General |
82.00 |
OBC |
75.63 |
SC |
62.50 |
ST |
42.25 |
HI (Hearing Impaired) |
47.75 |
OC (Orthopedically Challenged) |
59.63 |
VI (Visually Impaired) |
77.87 |
ID (Intellectual Disability) |
55.00 |
The minimum and maximum scores of IBPS PO 2017 for provisional allotment has been shared below:
Category |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
UR |
HI |
OC |
VI |
ID |
Maximum Scores |
53.20 |
54.74 |
57.18 |
65.58 |
45.42 |
51.11 |
74.14 |
44.38 |
Minimum Scores |
38.56 |
33.73 |
43.02 |
47.04 |
25.07 |
38.53 |
45.88 |
28.87 |
Category |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
UR |
HI |
OC |
VI |
ID |
Minimum Scores |
38.22 |
33.33 |
42.69 |
46.65 |
NA |
38.18 |
44.50 |
NA |
The individual section-wise cut off of IBPS PO Preliminary Exam 2016 is shared in the below table :
S.No. |
Subjects |
Max. Marks |
SC/ST/PWD/OBC |
General |
1. |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
05.50 |
08.50 |
2. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
05.25 |
08.25 |
3. |
English Language |
30 |
04.50 |
07.00 |
S. No. |
Category |
Cut off Marks (Out of 100) |
1. |
General |
47.50 |
2. |
OBC |
46.50 |
3. |
SC |
40.00 |
4. |
ST |
31.25 |
5. |
OH |
32.75 |
6. |
VH |
31.50 |
7. |
HI |
18.00 |
Here is the IBPS PO Cut off 2016 for Mains exam for individual sections-
S.No. |
Subjects |
Max. Marks |
SC/ST/PWD/OBC |
General |
1. |
Reasoning Ability |
50 |
3.25 |
5.25 |
2. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
10.75 |
12.50 |
3. |
General Awareness |
50 |
8.00 |
10.75 |
4. |
English Language |
50 |
2.25 |
4.75 |
5. |
Computer Knowledge |
50 |
5.00 |
6.50 |
Category wise cut off for IBPS PO Mains phase 2016 has been shared below:
S.No. |
Category |
Cut off Marks (Out of 100) |
1. |
Visually Impaired |
37.50 |
2. |
ST |
31.50 |
3. |
SC |
41.75 |
4. |
OBC |
52.50 |
5. |
OC |
34.00 |
6. |
HI |
37.00 |
7. |
General |
52.50 |
The minimum and maximum scores (combined scores in CWE - Main Examination and Interview out of 100) released by IBPS for provisional allotment are shared below:
Category |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
UR (General) |
OC |
VI |
HI |
Maximum Scores |
46.30 |
45.10 |
50.20 |
57.40 |
52.70 |
55.20 |
40.50 |
Minimum Scores |
33.70 |
28.60 |
37.00 |
39.90 |
31.40 |
33.10 |
25.40 |
Cut off marks for a reserve list of IBPS PO Exam 2016-17 in the below table :
Category |
SC |
ST |
OBC |
UR (General) |
OC |
VI |
HI |
Minimum Scores |
33.30 |
27.70 |
36.70 |
39.40 |
30.90 |
32.00 |
NA |
1. Is there a sectional cutoff in IBPS PO 2021 Exam?
Ans. Yes, there are two kinds of cutoffs in the IBPS PO ,sectional and overall.
2. How is IBPS PO Cut Off calculated?
Ans. The factors which are kept in mind before calculating the cutoff are:
a. Difficulty level
b. Number of candidates
c. Number of vacancies
3. Do I need to secure IBPS PO cut off in each stage?
Ans. The cutoff needs to be scored at every stage in order to qualify the IBPS PO exam
4. Is normalisation applicable to calculate IBPS PO cut off marks?
Ans. The marks are calculated on the basic of normalisation
5. Is the cut off for IBPS PO prelims counted?
Ans. No, the prelims need to be passed only to appear for the mains. But the final merit list will be prepared based on both mains and the interview.
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