SBI PO Cutoff – Expected and Previous Years’ Prelims & Mains Cutoffs

State Bank of India releases the SBI PO (Probationary Officer) cutoff for Prelims, Mains and the final recruitment separately. The SBI PO cutoff marks vary for the candidates hailing from different categories. SBI considers multiple factors during the preparation of the cutoff list. Candidates can check the round-wise cutoff of SBI PO along with the results by visiting the official website (sbi.co.in). 

It is mandatory for the candidates to qualify as per the cutoff score of SBI PO Preliminary examination to appear for the Mains examination. Similarly, candidates obtaining a score equal to or greater than SBI PO Mains exam cutoff will be eligible to appear for the Phase-III of SBI PO recruitment process i.e. Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD-PI).

As per the previous years trends, the number of candidates who qualify for SBI PO Mains exam (after satisfying the SBI PO Prelims cutoff) is 10 times of the number of available vacancies PAN India. Moreover, the number of shortlisted candidates for the GD-PI round is three times of the total vacancies at hand. Read this article to know the expected SBI PO cutoff 2020 and the previous years’ cutoff for all the three phases of SBI PO selection – Prelims (Phase I), Mains (Phase II) and GD/PI (Phase III).

SBI-PO Cutoff – Key Highlights

1. State Bank of India is the sole authority to determine and release the SBI PO cutoff.
2. Cutoffs for all three phases i.e. Preliminary exam, Mains exam and the GD-PI are released separately.
3. SBI decides the last rank or the SBI PO cutoff after taking multiple factors into account.
4. SBI PO cutoff witnesses an upward trend in case there is an increase in the number of test-takers and vice-versa.
5. State Bank of India won’t allow a candidate to appear in the subsequent phases of selection, if he/she fails to meet the cutoff of any round.
6. The SBI PO final cutoff is released on the grounds of candidates’ performance in Mains exam and GD-PI round. However, it is mandatory to score equal to or more than the SBI PO Prelims cutoff to qualify for the Mains exam.

Factors Determining SBI PO Cutoff 2020

The State Bank of India determines the SBI PO cutoff on the basis of multiple factors such as:

1. Number of applicants
2. Number of test-takers
3. Performance of candidates
4. SBI PO vacancies available
5. Difficulty level of exam
6. Previous year’s cutoff trends
7. Category of candidates

SBI PO cutoff – Expected Cutoff for SBI PO 2020

Candidates can check the table below learn about the expected round-wise SBI PO cutoff 2020 (based on expert analysis)

SBI PO Cutoff 2020 (Indicative)

*In the final SBI PO cutoff, 75% weightage is given to scores of candidates in Mains exam, and the performance of candidates in GD-PI round holds 25% of weightage.  

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SBI PO Cutoff 2020 after Phase I – Preliminary Exam

Major features of cutoff after the SBI PO Preliminary exam are as follows:

1. SBI PO Prelims cutoff denotes the minimum score that a candidate is required to attain out of 100 to take the Mains examination.
2. State Bank of India will release the SBI PO cutoff 2020 for Prelims examination on its official website along with the result of the Preliminary round.
3. There will be no sectional cutoff in Prelims.
4. The marks of candidates in Phase I (Preliminary exam) will not be considered during the preparation of the final merit list.

SBI PO Cutoff 2020 after Phase II – Mains Exam

SBI PO Mains exam consists of objective as well as a descriptive test. SBI PO Mains exam cutoff will have the following characteristics:

1. The objective paper of SBI PO Mains exam will hold a maximum of 200 marks whereas the descriptive test will consist of two questions (Essay & Letter Writing) for a total of 50 marks.
2. Phase II SBI PO cutoff 2020 consists of the minimum score a candidate needs to score out of 250 (objective+descriptive) to qualify for Phase III of SBI PO recruitment
3. State Bank of India will release the cutoff for Mains exam on its official website along with the release of the SBI PO Mains result
4. SBI considers the candidates’ performance in the Mains examination while preparing the final merit list for recruitment. It is advised to give your best shot in the SBI PO Mains exam to ensure a sure-shot selection.

SBI PO Cutoff 2020 after Phase III – Final Cutoff

Candidates with a score as per the final cutoff will be eligible for the recruitment of Probationary Officers at various branches of State Bank of India. Here are some basic pointers to keep in mind about final SBI PO cutoff 2020:

1. SBI will scale down the candidates’ score in the Mains exam to 75 and the score of GD-PI round to 25.
2. SBI PO final cutoff 2020 will have the minimum score a candidate requires out of 100 (scaled score of Phase II & Phase III) to be qualified for the recruitment.

SBI PO Cutoff – Previous Years’ Statistics

Candidates can analyse the previous years’ cutoff data to forecast the SBI PO cutoff 2020 for all the three phases. The past two years’ statistical data of cutoff for the SBI PO exam is given below.

SBI PO Cutoff 2019

SBI PO Cutoff 2018

SBI PO Cutoff – Sectional Cutoff

Sectional cutoff refers to the cutoff for each section of the Preliminary and Mains examination. Candidates had to clear sectional cutoff in SBI PO exam until the start of 2017-18 recruitment cycle. However, candidates can now have a sigh of relief as the SBI doesn’t have any sectional cutoff for the SBI PO recruitment exam. Candidates are promoted to the subsequent phase of the recruitment exam after qualifying each phase of SBI recruitment process as per phase-wise SBI PO cutoff. 

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