IBPS SO Cut Off 2021: Calculation Process & Previous Year Reference.

The IBPS SO exam is the most water exam for entrants aspiring to secure a job in Public Sector Banks. The exam dates had been already released in IBPS SO Notification. The prelim exam is scheduled between Dec 2021. The aspirants who are preparing for the exam must take reference of IBPS SO Cut Off  2021 for previous years. This will help them to understand what score they have secured to crack the exam.

The IBPS SO Exam is a three-stage exam hence entrants must know how and when they can download the admit card from the official website. IBPS SO is conducted in 3 stages. So apart from Prelim and Mains, there will be a mandatory interview round for all entrants. In the interview round entrant have to carry a list of documents to prove their IBPS SO Eligibility that they have claimed for during IBPS SO Online Application.

Let’s have a look into the IBPS SO Cut Off  2021 calculating Process:

What is IBPS SO Cut Off 2021?

The IBPS SO Cut Off Marks in the minimum qualifying marks that entrants need to score to get qualified to clear a phase of an exam. Based on which the final merit list is declared. The score obtained by the entrants is further divided into section wise cut off, category wise cut off, region-wise cut-off.
Let’s see how is it done?

Factors to determine IBPS SO Cut Off  2021:

• The total number of entrants participating in the IBPS SO Exam in 2021.
• Vacancy number available for 2021.
• The various kind of exam that the entrant goes through in the main exam.
• Reservations provided to various categories of entrants.
• Overall performance of the entrants in IBPS SO Exam 2021.

Let’s have a look at the cut off marks for various years:

IBPS SO Cut Off Marks for Previous Years:

The IBPS SO Cut Off Marks will change every year however, the reference of the previous year will help the entrants an idea about what is Cut Off marks and how is it generally determined every year. Let’s have a look at the IBPS SO Cut Off Marks for previous years:

IBPS SO Cut Off Prelim Exam Subject-wise 2019:

Prelim Papers	Cut Off Marks		Total score
	UR	OBC/ PWD/ Sc/ ST
Quantitative Aptitude / General Awareness	50	09.50	05.25
Logical Reasoning	50	11.25	06.50
English Language	25	08.00	04.25

 

Category-Wise Prelim Exam Cut off 2019:

Candidate Category	Cut Off Marks
(VI) Visually Impaired	74
(HI) Hearing Impaired	52
(ID) Intellectual Disability	51.25
(OC) Orthopaedically Challenged	85.38
(OBC) Other Backward Classes	89.50
(SC) Scheduled Caste	83.25
(ST) Scheduled Tribe	73
(Gen) General	91.88

 

Post-Wise Cut Off For Main Exam 2019:

Job Post Name	Combined (VI, ST, OBC, HI, OC, SC)	Unreserved
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale – I)	12.75	15.75
IT Officer (Scale – I)	16	18.50
Law Officer (Scale- I)	20	24.25
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale- I)	12.75	16
Marketing Officer (Scale-I)	30	33.75
H.R/ Personnel Officer (Scale- I)	19.50	23.25

 

IBPS SO Cut Off Prelim Exam Subject-wise 2018:

Prelim Papers	Cut Off Marks		Total score
	UR	OBC/ PWD/ Sc/ ST
Quantitative Aptitude / General Awareness	16.75	50	11.50
Logical Reasoning	15.25	50	10
English Language	4.75	25	2.50

 

Category-Wise Prelim Exam Cut off 2018:

Candidate Category	Cut Off Marks
(VI) Visually Impaired	70
(HI) Hearing Impaired	49
(ID) Intellectual Disability	48.25
(OC) Orthopaedically Challenged	83.38
(OBC) Other Backward Classes	87.50
(SC) Scheduled Caste	81.25
(ST) Scheduled Tribe	70
(Gen) General	89.88

 

Post-Wise Cut Off for Main Exam 2019:

Job Post Name	Combined (VI, ST, OBC, HI, OC, SC)	Unreserved
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale – I)	10.75	13.75
H.R/ Personnel Officer (Scale- I)	17.50	21.25
IT Officer (Scale – I)	18	16.50
Law Officer (Scale- I)	18	22.25
Marketing Officer (Scale-I)	28	31.75
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale- I)	10.75	14

 

IBPS SO Cut Off Marks for Entrants Selected For Interview Round 2018:

Job Post Names	Gen	SC	ST	OBC	ID	HI	OC	VI
IT Officer(Scale – I)	22	16.25	13.75	20	16	15.75	14.50	15.25
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale – I)	20.75	18.75	16	20.75	12.50	15	20.75	20.50
Rajbhasha Adhikari(Scale- I)	18.25	17.50	12.50	18.25	NA	NA	14.50	22.50
Law Officer(Scale- I)	31	25.75	26.25	28	26.75	NA	25.75	25.75
Marketing Officer(Scale-I)	39.25	34.25	29.25	38.50	NA	31.50	34	32.50
H.R/ Personnel Officer(Scale- I)	29.25	23.25	18.75	24.50	NA	NA	21	28

 

IBPS SO Cut Off Post-Wise Selected 2017:

Job Post Names	Gen	SC	ST	OBC	HI	VI	OC
Agriculture Field Officer	35.00	31.20	29.20	34.80	20.40	27.20	32.00
HR/Personnel Officer	60.60	57.20	55.40	57.60	36.40	43.20	48.60
IT Officer	62.60	58.00	52.60	60.60	38.80	NA	57.20
Law Officer	57.40	48.00	31.80	51.60	26.40	46.00	44.40
Marketing Officer	67.20	63.40	51.80	65.40	44.40	52.80	65.20
Rajbhasha Adhikari	52.60	52.00	46.60	55.60	NA	73.60	29.80

 

IBPS SO Cut Off Post-Wise Reserve List 2017:

Job Post Names	Gen	SC	ST	OBC	HI	VI	OC
Agriculture
Field Officer	34.40	30.60	28.60	34.40	NA	26.80	31.20
HR/Personnel
Officer	60.00	57.20	55.40	56.80	NA	32.80	47.00
IT Officer	62.40	57.60	52.40	60.20	37.80	NA	57.00
Law Officer	56.80	47.20	30.20	51.40	NA	43.00	42.60

 

IBPS SO Cut Off Post-Wise Selected 2016:

Job Post Names	OC	HI	VI	ST	OBC	SC	Gen
Agriculture Field Officer	27.20	26.50	28.95	30.00	40.90	34.65	41.65
HR/Personnel Officer	NA	43.40	NA	46.65	53.50	50.70	60.75
IT Officer	50.15	40.60	60.10	46.50	57.75	53.55	61.50
Law Officer	39.65	NA	36.70	39.55	49.20	44.95	52.95
Marketing Officer	39.40	33.70	NA	38.50	51.90	47.35	55.30
Rajbhasha Adhikari	38.75	NA	69.05	34.20	45.05	43.35	44.15

 

IBPS SO Cut Off Post-Wise Reserve List 2016:

Job Post Names	OC	HI	VI	ST	OBC	SC	Gen
Agriculture Field Officer	26.7	25.95	28.7	29.3	40.55	34.1	40.6
HR/Personnel Officer	NA	31.75	NA	44.6	51.85	49.6	60.5
IT Officer	49.35	40.3	55.95	46.3	57.5	53.1	61.15
Law Officer	38.35	NA	30.80	39.15	48.75	44.65	52.25
Marketing Officer	38.8	NA	NA	38.15	51.55	46.95	54.8
Rajbhasha Adhikari	35.95	NA	NA	33.7	44.6	42.8	43.55

 

To conclude we have found that the IBPS Cut Off mark is divided into various categories. It keeps on changing as per available candidates per post in a particular region. Entrants must target scoring more than the cut off of the previous year as the number of entrants may increase. Apart from that entrant must check the IBPS SO Exam Pattern to check to understand the exam’s marking scheme. Moreover, they must also check the IBPS SO Syllabus as well to know the subjects and topics to understand what to study and focus on. Keep all the factors in mind that determine cut off marks and prepare your IBPS SO Study Plan accordingly for success in the exam.

 

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