IBPS SO Cutoff 2021: Check Previous Years' and Expected Cutoffs
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Feb 17, 2021
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Cut off marks are the minimum marks scored by the candidate in order to 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.
- IBPS SO Prelims cut off will be declared in the month of January followed by the Main cut off in the month of February.
- Interview cut off will be announced in the month of April.
- Those who have scored less than the cut off mark will not be shortlisted for Specialists Officer Mains Exam.
IBPS SO Expected Cutoff 2020
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
The expected section-wise cut off for IBPS SO Prelims exam is mentioned below:
| Sections | Cut off (Marks) |
|---|---|
| English | 5-6 |
| General Awareness | 13-14 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 8.5-9.5 |
| Logical Reasoning | 11-12 |
IBPS SO Cut off
IBPS will release two separate Cut off lists i.e. Provisional Allotment and Reserve List. Both the lists are explained as below:
Provisional Allotment: Provisional Allotment in IBPS SO is defined as 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.
IBPS SO Cut off 2018: Provisional Allotment Scores
| 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 Cut off 2015
| Posts | UR | OBC | SC | ST | HI | OC | VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT Officer (Scale–I) | 56.00 | 55.20 | - | - | - | - | - |
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.