SBI PO Cut off Analysis 2020
SBI PO Cut Off Analysis 2020 - State Bank of India (SBI) will release SBI PO 2020 cut off to shortlist the candidates to the next stage and for the final selection. As per the SBI PO cut off analysis, the cut off has found to have been registering a continuous increase over the last four years. According to the cut off analysis of SBI PO exam conducted in the year 2019 for the prelims phase, the cut off for general was 71 which was 14.25 marks more than the cut off of the test held in 2018. In 2018, SBI PO cut off remained 56.75 for the general category. Before this, in the year 2017, the registered cut off of SBI PO was 51.5 for prelims which was again lesser by 5.25 marks from the cut off in 2018. In the 2019 prelims exam of SBI PO, the cut off for OBC was 68.25, SC- 61.25, ST - 54.75 and EWS was 68. 25. However, in 2015 and 2016, SBI PO cut off for the general category was 47.5 which reflects that over the years the standard of competition raised its bar. Candidates securing the SBI PO cut off 2020 will only qualify for the next stage.
Latest: SBI PO 2020 admit card is available now. SBI PO 2020 prelims is scheduled on December 31, 2020 and January 2, 4 and 5, 2021.

SBI PO Cut off Analysis 2020 - Stages
The authrotites will announce the cut off of SBI PO 2020 in three stages - prelims, mains, and final cut off after the interview. The determination of SBI PO cut off will depend upon the following factors:
Number of candidates appeared for the test,
Total number of vacancies
Difficulty level of the question papers,
SBI PO Cut off Analysis - Prelims
SBI PO 2020 was expected to be conducted in June in online mode. The test will be held in three stages - prelims, mains and Interview. SBI PO cut off for each stage will be released separately. To know more about SBI PO cut off analysis, go through the article below. To get an idea of the SBI PO cut off analysis, candidates can go through the table below which contains the prelims cut off of 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015.
SBI PO Prelims Cut Off - 2019
Category | Cutoff marks |
General | 71 |
EWS | 68.25 |
OBC | 68.25 |
ST | 54.75 |
SC | 61.75 |
LD | 59.50 |
VI | 64.75 |
HI | 16.25 |
D & E | 0.25 |
SBI PO Prelims Cutoff Analysis - Previous Years
Categories | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
General | 56.75 | 51.5 | 47.5 | 47.5 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 54.25 | 48.25 | 44.5 | 42.52 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 49 | 43.25 | 38.75 | 37.25 |
Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 43 | 31.25 | 29.25 | 19.75 |
Orthopedically Handicapped (OH) | 45.25 | 38.75 | 36.75 | 29.25 |
Visually Impaired (VI) | 49 | 42.5 | 37 | 30.75 |
Hearing Impaired (HI) | 14.75 | 18.5 | 15.75 | NA |
SBI PO Cut Off 2020 - Mains
According to the cut off analysis of SBI PO, the mains cut off has also been increasing since the past few years. In the year 2020, the mains cut off for general category remained 104.42 while in 2017 the general cut off was 89.25. However, in the mains exam conducted in 2016, the general cutoff was 90. Go through the table below to get a complete idea.
SBI PO Mains Cut Off - 2019
Category | Cutoff marks |
General | 104.42 |
ST | 77.63 |
SC | 82.50 |
OBC | 94.28 |
EWS | 100.89 |
LD | 86.51 |
VI | 101.75 |
HI | 75.36 |
D & E | 75.14 |
SBI PO Cut off Analysis - Mains Cut off (2017)
Sections | General | OBC | SC | OH | VI | HI |
Descriptive Test | 20 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
Minimum marks to be secured for GE and Interview (Objective + Descriptive) | 89.25 | 79.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 88.09 | 62.5 |
SBI PO Mains Cut off – Descriptive Test (2016 )
Description & interview | General | OBC | SC | ST | OH | VI | HI |
Descriptive test (50) | 20 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
Minimum marks to be secured for GE & Interview (250) | 90 | 87.25 | 78 | 78.75 | 82.75 | 79.5 | 79.25 |
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Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - SBI PO Cut off Analysis 2020
Question: Will I qualify for the SBI Clerk mains exam if I secure the sectional cut off?
Answer:
In order to qualify for the mains exam, you must secure both category wise sectional and region-wise SBI Clerk cut off 2020.
Question: How do I know that I have secured the required SBI Clerk 2020 cutoff scores?
Answer:
You must ensure that you secure the category wise cut off of SBI Clerk mentioned in the cut off PDF.
Question: How is the SBI Clerk cut off decided?
Answer:
In order to determined the cut off of SBI Clerk, the authorities consider the following factors:
Total appeared candidates
Total Vacancies
Difficulty level of the exam
Question: When is the SBI Clerk result for prelims expected to be announced?
Answer:
SBI Clerk prelims result has been postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak and the date of result declaration will be announced soon.
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Questions related to SBI PO
books or sites for qualifying sbi po 2021
Hello,
Below I have mentioned some of the best books for SBI PO preparation:
- Comprehensive Guide to SBI Bank PO Preliminary & Mains Exam (8th Edition): Disha Experts
- Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations: R.S. Aggarwal
- A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning: R.S. Aggarwal
- Word Power Made Easy: Norman Lewis
- Analytical Reasoning: MK Pandey
- Banking Awareness: RPH Editorial Board
- Objective Question Bank of Computer Awareness for General Competitions: Arihant
- English: High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin
Good Luck
I have done B.Sc in hotel management so, can i seat for bank exams like SBI PO, SBI clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS clerk, RRB, etc.
Hello Aspirant,
Yes, you can. As far as bank exams(Probationary and Clerk posts) are concerned , any candidate in age group of 20-30 can sit for the exam if he/she has a valid undergraduate degree in any discipline from a recognized university. Based on your category reservation ,you will get age relaxation too which you can check in detail in the exam's eligibility section. Coming to RRB ,the following are the exams:
RRB Non-Technical Popular Categories (NTPC) Exam
Under Non-Technical Popular Categories, there are many posts like:
Commercial Apprentice
Station Master
Goods Guard an dmany more.
Junior Accounts Assistant Cum Typist .
Senior Clerk Cum Typist Deg
RRB Junior Engineer (JE) Exam
RRB Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) Exam
RRB Group D Exam/RRC Level 1 exam
So in railways , you can apply for non technical posts which require either graduation or 12th qualification. Technical posts will require technical degrees such as engineering as qualification ,so you may not be eligible for that. The average age limit for the various exams is at 18 minimum and about 32-33 years at maximum. Similar to bank exams , the age relaxation is provided to some reserved categories. Therefore , kindly go through the complete eligibility criteria for all posts to find out which is apt for your level of qualification.
All the best
Does ibps po/ sbi po and mens objective and descriptive exam happen in 1 day?
Hello Aspirant,
Both IBPS PO and SBI PO exams will have a descriptive section along with the objective section. The descriptive test will begin immediately after the objective section so yes it will happen on the same day ie., on the mains exam day. The descriptive section will have both essay writing and letter writing questions for which you will be given 30 minutes to complete . The total marks for this section in IBPS PO is 25 and in SBI PO it will be 50. Both the questions will be usually based on current affairs, government schemes and policies, latest news, ethical subjects and more.
All the best
What are the questions asked in computer aptitude in sbi PO? Do they really ask about the basic computer definitions or it is just the aptitude and reasoning questions?
Hello Aspirant,
The SBI PO Reasoning and Computer Aptitude section in the Main Exam, consists a total of 45 questions to be completed in 60 minutes. Below are the different categories from which Reasoning and Computer Aptitude questions are asked:
Reasoning Ability
Puzzles
Seating Arrangements
Direction Sense
Blood Relation
Syllogism
Order and Ranking
Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
Coding-Decoding
Machine Input-Output
Inequalities
Data Sufficiency
Logical Reasoning
Computer Aptitude
History and Generation of Computers
Introduction to Computer Organisation
Computer Memory
Computer Hardware and I/O Devices
Computer Software
Computer Languages
Operating System
Computer Network
Internet
Number System and Conversions
MS Office and Short cut keys
Basics of DBMS
Computer and Network Security
Just practice previous year papers to know the type and pattern of questions.
All the best
which book is best for SBI po banking preparation please ask me
Hello Aspirant,
Some best books for SBI PO are enlisted below for different sections :-
Quantitative Aptitude
Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Verma
Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal
The Complete Success Package – Bank PO by Arihant Publications
Quantitative Aptitude Test by NK Singh
Data interpretation for CAT by Arun Sharma
Reasoning
Reasoning by MK Pandey
Verbal- Non Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggrawal
Guide to Banking General Awareness by R.Gupta
Manohar Pandey Book by Arihant Publications
Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
English
English by SP Bakshi
English Language by Wren & Martin
Essential English Grammar by Murphy
General English by R.S.Aggarwal
Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
General Awareness
Manohar Pandey Book by Arihant Publications
Guide to Banking General Awareness by R.Gupta
Banking Awareness by Arihant Publication
Banking Awareness by Javed Siddiqui
The Pearson General Knowledge Manual by Edgar Thorpe
Computer Awareness
Objective Computer Knowledge & Literacy by Kiran Publication
Computer Awareness by Arihant Publication
For Interview part :-
How to crack Bank Interview By Gautam Majumdar (Arihant Publication)
Banking Awareness for SBI & IBPS Bank Clerk/PO/RRB/RBI Exams by Disha Experts
Banking Awareness by Arihant Experts
For complete list and preparation tips kindly check out the link given below :-
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/sbi-po-preparation-books
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!