Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer Exam (IBPS PO)

IBPS PO 2016 Cutoff

Updated On: 01 Apr 2017 03:19 PM IST

IBPS PO 2016 Cutoff IBPS PO 2016 Cut off – The final cut off score of IBPS PO 2016 is announced by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on April 1, 2017. On the basis of IBPS cutoff candidates are shortlisted for provisional allotment. The cutoff marks of mains exam is the qualifying marks which must be secured by candidates in order to become eligible for next stage of selection procedure i.e. interview. Earlier, IBPS PO cut off 2016 of mains exam was released by the official body on December 15. IBPS PO cut off 2016 has been calculated on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in mains exam. While preparing final cut off score for allotment of bank the examination authority give weightage IBPS PO 2016 main exam score and interview in the ratio of 80:20 respectively. Candidates have to secure high marks in mains exam and interview along with cut off score so to get high rank in allotment list. The recruitment of candidates for the post of Probationary Officer (PO)/Management Trainee (MT) in participating banks and financial organisations will be done on the basis of IBPS PO 2016 allotment cut off score which is announced along with final result. Earlier, IBPS PO 2016 cut off of preliminary was released on November 1, 2016 based on which candidates were allowed to appear for mains exam held on November 20.

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IBPS PO Cut off 2016 declaration dates: Candidates can check IBPS PO/MT cut off score announcement dates from the table given below:

Important Dates related to IBPS PO 2016 Cut off

IBPS PO Preliminary 2016	October 16, 22 & 23, 2016
Declaration of IBPS PO 2016 Cut off score – Preliminary	November 11, 2016
IBPS PO Mains 2016	November 20, 2016
Declaration of IBPS PO 2016 Cut off score – Mains	December 15, 2017
IBPS PO 2016 Allotment Cut off Score	1 April, 2017

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IBPS PO 2016 cut off score for Provision Allotment

The total marks allotted for Interview is 100. The minimum qualifying marks in interview will not be less than 40% (35% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates). The weightage (ratio) of IBPS PO 2016 CWE (Main exam) and interview will be 80:20 respectively. IBPS PO 2016 cut off score for allotment of candidates will be arrived at on the basis of scores obtained by the candidates in the main exam and Interview. A candidate should qualify both in the CWE (Main) and interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to be shortlisted for seats allotment process.

Check IBPS PO 2016 Allotment Cut off from below:

IBPS PO Cutoff 2016

Process for calculating IBPS 2016 total score

Total score in IBPS PO 2016 Preliminary Exam

Scores obtained in English Language + Reasoning Ability + Quantitative Aptitude

Total score in IBPS PO 2016 Mains Exam

Scores obtained in English language + Quantitative aptitude + Reasoning ability + General awareness + Computer Knowledge

Total score in IBPS PO 2016 for allotment

Scores obtained in Mains + Marks secured in interview

How to calculate IBPS PO 2016 Cut off Score for Mains Exam

The IBPS PO cut off 2016 of mains exam calculated by adopting the following procedure:

Number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in each section is considered for arriving at the corrected score after applying penalty for wrong answers
The corrected scores obtained by a candidate are made equivalent to take care of the minor difference in difficulty level, if any, in each of the objective tests held in different sessions to arrive at the Equated Scores
Equated Scores is a score obtained by candidates on any test are equated to the base form by considering the distribution of scores of all the forms
The final IBPS PO 2016 scores in each test is rounded off to up to two digits after the decimal point
Marks of written test is normalised to 100 from total marks 200
Weightage (ratio) of IBPS PO 2016 main exam and interview will be 80:20 respectively

IBPS PO 2016 Cut off is applied in two stages:

On scores in individual tests
On Total Score

IBPS PO cut off 2016 of Mains Exam

The IBPS PO 2016 cut off score for mains has been prepared after adding marks obtained in English language, Quantitative aptitude, Reasoning ability, General awareness and Computer Knowledge. In order to qualify the mains exam, candidates have to secure subject wise as well as overall cut score.

Sectional IBPS PO Cut off 2016 Mains exam

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	40	8.00	10.75
4	English Language	40	2.25	4.75
5	Computer Knowledge	20	5.00	6.50

Overall IBPS PO Cut off 2016 Mains Exam

Category	Total Cutoffs (Out of 200)
Visually Impaired (VI)	37.50
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	31.50
Scheduled Caste (SC)	41.75
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	52.50
Orthopaedically Challenged (OC)	34.00
Hearing Impaired (HI)	37.00
General (Gen)	52.50

IBPS PO 2016 Expected Cut off for Mains Exam

The coaching institutes have released expected IBPS PO mains cut off 2016. The expected cut off of IBPS PO mains has been released section wise as well as category wise. Candidates who have appeared in IBPS PO 2016 mains exam held on November 20, can check IBPS PO expected cut off score 2016, released by Careerlauncher from the table given below.

Sectional IBPS PO Cut off 2016 - Mains (Expected)

S. No.	Tests	Max. Marks	General	OBC	SC	ST
1	Reasoning	50	9-12	7-9	7-9	3-5
2	English Language	40	12-14	9-11	9-11	5-7
3	Quantitative Aptitude	50	9-12	8-10	8-10	5-7
4	General Awareness	40	13-15	10-12	10-12	5-7
5	Compoter Knowledge	20	12-14	11-13	11-13	8-10

Overall IBPS PO Cut off 2016 - Mains (Expected)

S. No.	Category	Cut off Marks (Out of 200)
1	General	73-78
2	OBC	73-78
3	SC	48-53
4	ST	45-50

Check here for IBPS PO 2016 Mains Exam Analysis

Previous Year IBPS PO cut off score for Mains

The table given below shows previous year subject wise and overall IBPS PO cut off score.

Sectional Cut off for IBPS PO 2015 Mains exam

S.No.	Subjects	Max. Marks	SC/OBC	ST/PWD	General
1	Reasoning Ability	50	7.25	3	10
2	Quantitative Aptitude	50	8.75	5.25	11
3	General Awareness	40	10.25	5	13.75
4	English Language	40	9.5	5.25	12.5
5	Computer Knowledge	20	11	8.75	12.25

IBPS PO 2015 Cut off Category wise (Mains Exam)

Category	Total Cutoffs (Out of 200)
Visually Impaired (VI)	36
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	47.75
Scheduled Caste (SC)	50
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	76
Orthopaedically Challenged (OC)	52.5
Hearing Impaired (HI)	35.25
General (Gen)	76

IBPS PO Cut off 2016 of Preliminary Exam

The preliminary cut off score of IBPS PO 2016 has been released on November 11. IBPS PO 2016 Result for preliminary exam has been declared only for those candidates who secure subject wise (sectyional) as well as overall cut off score as per their category. Candidates have to secure cut off marks in each subject -English language, Quantitative aptitude and Reasoning ability. Also, they have to score overall cut off score to pass the preliminary exam. The table given below shows sectional as well as overall IBPS PO 2016 cut off csore for preliminary.

Process for Arriving at Total Score & Cut-offs on Total Scores

Total Online Preliminary Examination Score = Scores obtained in English Language + Reasoning Ability + Quantitative Aptitude

IBPS PO 2016 cut off score subject/section wise

S. No.	Subjects	Max. Marks	SC/ST/OBC/PWD	General
1.	English Language	30	04.50	07.00
2.	Reasoning Ability	35	05.50	08.50
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	35	05.25	08.25

IBPS PO Cut off 2016 Category-wise

Category	Cut off (Out of 100)
General	47.50
OBC	46.50
SC	40.00
ST	31.25
OC	32.75
VI	31.50
HI	18.00

IBPS PO 2016 Expected Cut off of Prelims

The coaching institutes, however, release expected IBPS PO preliminary cut off 2016 (subject-wise and category-wise). Candidates who have appeared in IBPS PO 2016 preliminary exam conducted on October 16, 22 and 23, can check IBPS PO expected cut off score 2016, released by Careerlauncher from the table given below.

IBPS PO 2016 Prelims Expected Sectional Cutoff Marks

S. No.	Tests	Max. Marks	General	OBC/SC/ST
1	English Language	30	9 - 12	6 - 9
2	Reasoning Ability	35	12 - 14	9 - 11
3	Quantitative Aptitude	35	10 - 12	6 - 9

IBPS PO 2016 Prelims Expected Cut off Marks Category-wise

S. No.	Category	Cut off Marks (Out of 100)
1	General	45 - 50
2	OBC	40 - 45
3	SC	35 - 40
4	ST	25 - 30

IBPS PO 2015 Cut off score for Preliminary exam: The table given below shows subject wise and overall IBPS PO cut off score.

IBPS PO Cutoff Subject-wise

S. No.	Subjects	Max. Marks	SC/ST/OBC	PWD	General
1.	English Language	30	04.75	02.00	07.50
2.	Reasoning Ability	35	07.75	04.50	11.25
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	35	05.00	02.00	07.75

IBPS PO Cutoff Category-wise

Candidate’s Category	Cut-offs on Total (Out of 100)
Hearing Impaired (HI)	9.5
Visually Impaired (VI)	10
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	17.75
Orthopaedically Challenged (OC)	25.25
Scheduled Caste (SC)	30.75
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	37.25
General (Gen)	37.25

IBPS PO 2015 Allotment cut off: Table given below show IBPS PO category wise allotment marks of 2015.The allotment result category wise and bankwise of IBPS PO 2016 will be updated as and when it will be announced.

Maximum and Minimum Scores (Combined scores in CWE -mains examination and interview out of 100)

IBPS PO Provisional Allotment

Category	Maximum Score	Minimum Scores
SC	57	41.4 (13-03-1989)
ST	52.4	36.3 (05-10-1989)
OBC	60.6	46.7 (11-02-1989)
UR	71.6	49.9 (29-05-1991)
OV	62.9	37.2 (23-08-1989)
VI	62.9	37.2 (23-08-1989)
HI	50.4	22.1 (16-11-1985)

IBPS PO Reserve List

Category	SC	ST	OBC	UR	OC	VI	HI
Min. Score	41	35.8	46.4	49.4	37.2	35.8	NA

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