IBPS SO 2021 Cut-off and Merit List
Updated On -
Apr 12, 2021
Exams Prepmaster
Cut off marks are the minimum marks scored by the candidate in order to be eligible for the further stages of the recruitment process. Cut off will be declared by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). IBPS SO exam will be conducted in three stages i.e. Prelims, Main and Personal Interview.
- IBPS Specialist Officer cut off are of two types i.e. Sectional and Overall.
- The cut off marks will be declared along with the result of each stage.
- All the students who are able to score sectional and overall cut off marks will be shortlisted for the next stage of the selection process.
- Those who have scored less than the cut off mark will not be shortlisted for Specialists Officer Mains Exam. Also, check the IBPS Exam Calendar for 2021-22
How to Check the IBPS SO 2021 Cut-off?
The IBPS SO 2021 Cut-offs are released on the official website of IBPS. They are very easy to check and download. Following are the steps to do so.
- Visit the official website of IBPS at www.ibps.in
- Find the link for the IBPS cut-off link and click on it.
- Enter the credentials asked in the login page.
- The list of cut-offs will open.
- Download and save the PDF of the cut-offs.
- Check the cut-off of your category to see if you’ve qualified the next round.
IBPS SO Cut off
IBPS releases two separate Cut off lists i.e. Provisional Allotment and Reserve List before the IBPS SO final result is released. Both the lists are explained as below:
Provisional Allotment: Provisional Allotment in IBPS SO is defined as the lowest marks that students have to obtain provisionally allotted in any of the participating banks. Provisional Allotment will be calculated out of 100 and after eliminating ties on the date of birth basis.
Reserve List: IBPS will prepare the backup list which will be the final waiting list to fill up to 10% reserved vacancies for each category in the participating banks. Students in the reserve list will not be considered for provisional allotment.
So, the maximum and minimum IBPS Specialist Officer Cut off for different previous years is tabulated below as category-wise and post-wise.
Factors affecting Cut-off
The marks obtained by the students in the Prelims exam will not be counted in the final merit list. IBPS Cut off marks will be decided on the basis of various following factors:
- Total Number of Vacancies
- Total Number of Candidates Participating in each stage
- Difficulty level of questions
- Marking scheme
- Reservation norms
- Last year cut-off trends
IBPS SO Previous Year’s Cut-off
The cut-off for IBPS SO 2020 and 2021 have not been released yet. However, the candidates preparing for the exam must have an idea of the cut-offs. Thus we have provided a list of cut-offs of a few previous years’ for the better understanding of the aspirants.
IBPS SO 2019 Prelims Cut-off- Category Wise
| Category | Cut-off |
|---|---|
| General | 81.50 |
| SC | 73.25 |
| ST | 64.50 |
| OBC | 79.50 |
| Visually Impaired | 57.38 |
| Hearing Impaired | 28.13 |
| Intellectual Disability | 45.38 |
| Orthopaedically Challenged | 71.25 |
IBPS SO 2019 Prelims Cut-off- Sectional Cut-offs
| Name of the Section | Maximum Marks | Cut-off | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | SC/ST/PWD/OBC | ||
| English Language | 25 | 9.50 | 6.75 |
| Reasoning | 50 | 13.50 | 8.75 |
| General Awareness/ Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 11.50 | 7.50 |
IBPS SO 2019 Mains Cut-off- Post-wise
| Name of the Post | Cut-off | |
|---|---|---|
| SC/ST/OBC/PWD | General/EWS | |
| IT Officer | 9.25 | 13.25 |
| Agriculture Field Officer | 21.75 | 25.50 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari | 21.25 | 24.75 |
| HR/Personnel Officer | 15.75 | 20.00 |
| Marketing Officer | 19.75 | 22.75 |
| Law Officer | 15.25 | 19.25 |
IBPS SO 2019 Final Cut-offs for Provisional Allotment
Maximum Marks
| Post | Category | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | HI | OC | VI | ID | |
| IT Officer | 57.67 | 55.00 | 49.00 | 47.07 | 64.07 | 43.67 | 45.53 | 49.00 | 37.33 |
| Agriculture Field Officer | 70.33 | 65.80 | 76.53 | 68.67 | 82.00 | 74.00 | 64.67 | 62.33 | NA |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari | 63.67 | 55.40 | 62.40 | 58.33 | 70.00 | NA | 41.67 | 57.27 | 40.27 |
| Law Officer | 61.27 | 49.00 | 57.67 | 55.33 | 75.00 | NA | 54.33 | 45.00 | NA |
| HR/ Personnel Officer | 61.67 | 57.67 | 63.67 | 66.00 | 77.27 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Marketing Officer | 63.40 | 60.40 | 71.87 | 59.00 | 72.13 | 49.33 | 58.67 | 55.00 | 41.53 |
Minimum Marks
| Post | Category | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | HI | OC | VI | ID | |
| IT Officer | NA | NA | NA | NA | 34.13 | 23.33 | NA | NA | NA |
| Agriculture Field Officer | 55.93 | 53.00 | 63.67 | 62.27 | 63.80 | 54.33 | 54.33 | 50.80 | NA |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari | 49.60 | 40.60 | 55.60 | 55.60 | 57.20 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Law Officer | 44.00 | 35.93 | 45.67 | 45.67 | 53.13 | NA | 35.33 | NA | NA |
| HR/ Personnel Officer | 34.33 | NA | 43.00 | 49.07 | 58.60 | NA | 37.27 | 40.67 | NA |
| Marketing Officer | NA | NA | NA | NA | 50.73 | NA | 40.00 | NA | NA |
IBPS SO 2018 Prelims Cut-off- Sectional Cut-off
| Section | Cut-off | |
|---|---|---|
| General | SC/ST/PWD/OBC | |
| English Language | 4.75 | 2.50 |
| Reasoning | 15.25 | 10 |
| General Awareness/ Quantitative Aptitude | 16.75 | 11.50 |
IBPS SO 2018 Mains cut-off- Category-wise
| Category | Cut-off |
|---|---|
| General | 89.88 |
| SC | 81.25 |
| ST | 70 |
| OBC | 87.50 |
| Visually Impaired | 70 |
| Hearing Impaired | 49 |
| Intellectual Disability | 48.25 |
| Orthopaedically Challenged | 83.38 |
IBPS SO Cut off 2018: Provisional Allotment Scores (Reserved List of Minimum Marks)
| Posts | UR | OBC | SC | ST | VI | OC | HI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.T. Officer (Scale – I) | 60.00 | 54.93 | 52.93 | 50.60 | 58.47 | 49.93 | 67.27 |
| Agriculture Field Officer (Scale -I) | 48.67 | 48.67 | 43.67 | 41.60 | 41.47 | 43.40 | 30.67 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale -I) | 59.67 | 61.33 | 55.33 | 50.67 | NA | 48.40 | NA |
| Law Officer (Scale -I) | 63.07 | 55.13 | 54.40 | 55.00 | NA | 49.72 | NA |
| H.R/Personnel Officer (Scale -I) | 66.33 | 64.33 | 62.67 | 62.53 | NA | 56.33 | NA |
| Marketing Officer (Scale -I) | 59.67 | 54.27 | 52.00 | 47 | 55.27 | 47.67 | 55.00 |
IBPS SO Cut off 2017: Provisional Allotment Maximum Scores
| Posts | UR | OBC | SC | ST | VI | OC | HI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.T. Officer (Scale – I) | 73.4 | 68.2 | 68.4 | 68.8 | NA | 66 | 40 |
| Agriculture Field Officer (Scale -I) | 60.4 | 52 | 50 | 47.4 | 46.8 | 40.6 | 36.8 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale -I) | 82.6 | 86.4 | 61.4 | 59 | 75.6 | 54.8 | NA |
| Law Officer (Scale -I) | 76.8 | 63.8 | 75.2 | 60.4 | 56.6 | 58.6 | 26.4 |
| H.R/Personnel Officer (Scale -I) | 78.8 | 68.2 | 64.8 | 60.4 | 43.2 | 48.6 | 36.4 |
| Marketing Officer (Scale -I) | 85.2 | 82 | 79.6 | 70.8 | 69.2 | 72 | 44.4 |
IBPS SO Cut off 2017: Provisional Allotment Minimum Scores
| Posts | General | OBC | SC | ST | HI | OC | VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.T. Officer (Scale – I) | 62.60 13/ 11/ 89 | 60.6 25/ 2/ 95 | 58.00 7/ 1/ 89 | 52.60 9/ 8/ 92 | 38.80 6/ 7/ 81 | 57.20 1/ 11/ 90 | NA |
| Agriculture Field Officer (Scale -I) | 35.00 8/8/92 | 34.80 19/5/88 | 31.20 18/7/94 | 29.20 25/09/91 | 20.40 04/08/95 | 32.00 25/11/91 | 27.20 09/10/93 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale -I) | 52.60 25/7/92 | 55.60 01/3/87 | 52.00 19/10/86 | 46.60 5/10/86 | NA | 29.80 12/08/90 | 73.60 27/06/84 |
| Law Officer (Scale -I) | 57.40 14/11/87 | 51.60 27/6/89 | 48.00 28/09/88 | 31.80 06/09/89 | 26.40 16/01/90 | 44.40 18/01/90 | 46.00 03/02/90 |
| H.R/Personnel Officer (Scale -I) | 60.60 19/11/87 | 57.60 20/7/93 | 57.20 12/11/87 | 55.40 23/09/89 | 36.40 29/05/92 | 48.60 25/06/87 | 43.20 13/06/92 |
| Marketing Officer (Scale -I) | 67.20 03/4/89 | 65.40 01/7/87 | 63.40 29/07/89 | 51.80 27/10/88 | 44.40 07/08/83 | 65.20 01/12/92 | 52.80 26/05/86 |
IBPS SO Cut off 2017: Reserve List
| Posts | General | OBC | SC | ST | HI | OC | VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.T. Officer (Scale – I | 62.4 | 60.2 | 57.6 | 52.4 | 37.8 | 57 | NA |
| Agriculture Field Officer (Scale -I) | 34.4 | 34.4 | 30.6 | 28.6 | NA | 31.2 | 26.8 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale -I) | 51.8 | 51.8 | 51.8 | 41.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| Law Officer (Scale -I) | 56.8 | 51.4 | 47.2 | 30.2 | NA | 42.6 | 43 |
| H.R/Personnel Officer (Scale -I) | 60 | 56.8 | 57.2 | 55.4 | NA | 47 | 32.8 |
| Marketing Officer (Scale -I) | 66 | 65 | 62.8 | 50 | NA | 62.8 | 52 |
IBPS SO Cut off 2016: After Normalization
| Posts | UR | OBC | SC | ST | VI | OC | HI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing Officer | 74.95 | 66.8 | 59.4 | 62.05 | NA | 58.1 | 33.7 |
| IT Officer | 76.75 | 64.05 | 65.1 | 55.05 | 65.4 | 61.85 | 50.5 |
| Law Officer | 62.85 | 55.8 | 71.15 | 47.5 | 43.7 | 54.4 | NA |
| H.R/Personnel Officer | 73.35 | 65.1 | 62.95 | 56.45 | NA | NA | 43.4 |
| Agriculture Field Officer | 69.75 | 60.95 | 52.3 | 53.45 | 60.25 | 49.05 | 45.6 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari | 66.65 | 62.2 | 51.85 | 49.8 | 69.05 | 43.55 | NA |
IBPS SO Cut off 2016: Provisional Allotment
| Posts | UR | OBC | SC | ST | HI | OC | VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing Officer | 55.30 26/09/89 | 51.90 05/04/92 | 47.35 30/08/91 | 38.50 09/07/88 | 33.70 27/08/88 | 39.40 16/08/92 | NA |
| IT Officer | 61.50 29/08/92 | 57.75 26/10/93 | 53.35 26/09/89 | 46.50 18/03/92 | 40.60 19/1086 | 50.15 13/06/90 | 60.10 05/12/87 |
| Law Officer | 52.95 11/07/89 | 49.20 08/05/86 | 44.95 25/02/93 | 39.55 22/07/81 | NA | 39.65 05/02/76 | 36.70 09/05/84 |
| H.R/Personnel Officer | 60.75 05/10/90 | 53.50 25/11/89 | 50.70 21/07/91 | 46.65 27/12/85 | 43.40 10/07/86 | NA | NA |
| Agriculture Field Officer | 41.65 15/03/92 | 40.90 04/05/85 | 34.65 30/06/89 | 30.00 10/12/83 | 26.50 31/01/87 | 27.20 03/06/93 | 28.95 25/01/93 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari | 44.1512/10/89 | 45.05 02/01/92 | 43.35 27/05/84 | 34.20 11/08/90 | NA | 38.75 16/05/ 90 | 69.05 01/04/90 |
IBPS SO Cut off 2016: Reserve List
| Posts | UR | OBC | SC | ST | HI | OC | VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.T. Officer (Scale – I | 61.5 | 57.5 | 53.1 | 46.3 | 40.3 | 49.35 | 55.95 |
| Agriculture Field Officer (Scale -I) | 40.6 | 40.55 | 34.1 | 29.3 | 25.95 | 26.7 | 28.7 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale -I) | 43.55 | 44.6 | 42.8 | 33.7 | NA | 35.95 | NA |
| Law Officer (Scale -I) | 52.25 | 48.75 | 44.65 | 39.15 | NA | 38.35 | 30.8 |
| H.R/Personnel Officer (Scale -I) | 60.5 | 51.85 | 49.6 | 44.6 | 31.75 | NA | NA |
| Marketing Officer (Scale -I) | 54.8 | 51.55 | 46.95 | 38.15 | NA | 38.8 | NA |
IBPS SO Cut off 2016: Final Cut off
| Posts | UR | OBC | SC | ST | HI | OC | VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT Officer | 76.75 to 61.50 | 64.05 to 57.75 | 55.05 to 46.50 | 65.10 to 53.35 | 50.50 to 40.60 | 61.85 to 50.15 | 65.40 to 60.10 |
| Agriculture Field Officer | 69.75 to 41.65 | 60.95 to 40.90 | 52.30 to 34.65 | 53.45 to 30.00 | 45.60 to 26.50 | 49.05 to 27.20 | 60.25 to 25.95 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari | 66.65 to 44.15 | 62.20 to 45.05 | 51.85 to 43.35 | 49.80 to 34.20 | NA | 43.55 to 38.75 | 69.05 to 69.05 |
| Law Officer | 62.85 to 52.95 | 55.80 to 49.200 | 71.15 to 44.95 | 47.50 to 39.55 | NA | 54.40 to 39.65 | 43.70 to 36.70 |
| H.R/Personnel Officer | 73.35 to 60.75 | 65.10 to 53.50 | 62.95 to 50.70 | 56.45 to 46.65 | 43.40 to 43.40 | NA | NA |
| Marketing Officer | 74.95 to 55.30 | 66.80 to 51.90 | 59.40 to 47.35 | 62.05 to 35.50 | 33.70 to 33.70 | 58.10 to 39.40 | NA |
IBPS SO 2021 Merit List
The selection of the candidates is done based on merit. The merit list is prepared on the basis of the marks obtained by the candidates in all the stages of the examination. Candidates qualifying for IBPS SO Prelim and IBPS SO Main are eligible to participate in the Personal Interview stage of IBPS. Merit list is prepared based on marks scored in the Main exam and Personal Interview. The final result of the SBI PO is declared on the official website after all the stages have been taken. The steps to check and download the final Merit list of IBPS SO 2021 is the same as that of checking and downloading the cut-off PDF.
FAQs
Ques: Who decides the cut-offs?
Ans: The cut-offs for IBPS SO are decided by the officials of the Institute of Banking Personnel.
Ques: Is the IBPS SO cut-off released along with the result?
Ans: No, the IBPS SO cut off is released within a week of the result and along with the scorecard.
Ques: Are the IBPS SO cut-offs different for each post?
Ans: Yes, the IBPS SO cut-offs are different for different posts.
Ques: How is the final merit list prepared for IBPS SO?
Ans: The final merit list for IBPS SO is prepared based on the marks scored in the Mains Exam and the Personal Interview.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.