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IBPS PO 2020 Cut Off Visit on Shiksha

IBPS PO 2020 Cutof f is expected to be released in October/November. T his year, the overall cut of f is expected to be
around 55 to 70 f or General category. T he cut of f will be released f or individual sections and overall scores. IBPS PO
cut of f will be available in PDF f ormat on the of f icial website. T o qualif y each stage of the selection process, candidates
need to secure the cut of f marks of IBPS PO prescribed by the examination authority. Read below f or more details on
IBPS PO cut of f 2020.

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IBPS PO 2020 Prelims Exam Analysis

What is IBPS PO cut of f marks?

IBPS PO cutof f is the minimum score that candidates need to secure at sectional and overall levels to qualif y the exam
and become eligible f or the next level of selection.

IBPS PO 2020 Cut of f dates

Candidates can check below IBPS PO dates 2020 related to the release of cut of f marks.

IBPS PO Cut of f Event s IBPS PO Cut of f Dat es

03-Oct-2020
Prelims exam 10-Oct-2020
11-Oct-2020
Release of prelims cut off marks October/ November 2020
Mains exam 28-Nov-2020
Release of mains cut off marks December 2020
Conduct of Interview January/February 2021
Release of final cut off April 2021

How to check IBPS PO cut of f ?

T he steps to check IBPS PO cut of f is given below:

Visit the of f icial website of IBPS

Click the cutof f link on the home page

Clicking the link, the IBPS PO cut of f pdf will appear on the screen

Check the cutof f and save the f ile

Factors af f ecting IBPS PO Cut of f marks

T he f ollowing f actors determine IBPS PO cut of f marks:

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 Number of appeared candidates

T he dif f iculty level of exam

T otal marks

Number of vacancies

Types of IBPS PO cut of f

T he cut of f is applied in f or the f ollowing:

Individual scores - T he sectional cut of f is the minimum score that candidates need to obtain in the respective
sections of the paper.

T otal scores - T he overall IBPS PO cut of f is the minimum aggregate marks that candidates have to score in the
exam.

IBPS PO Cut of f 2020 f or Prelims

T he preliminary exam of IBPS PO comprises three sections: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning
Ability. T he total marks of the test are 100. Candidates need to qualif y in each of the three tests by securing the
minimum cut of f marks. T he expected and previous years’ IBPS PO cut of f marks are given below:

IBPS PO Prelims 2020 Expected Cut off

Overall

Cat egory IBPS PO expect ed cut of f

General/EWS 55-70
ST 40-50
SC 50-55
OBC 55-60
Section-wise

Sect ion Expect ed Cut of f

Reasoning Ability 20 - 27
Quantitative Aptitude 20 - 25
English Language 20 - 25
Category-wise IBPS PO 2019 Prelims Cut off

Cat egory IBPS PO Cut of f

General 59.75
OBC 59.75
SC 53.50
ST 46.25

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 EWS 59.75
HI 21.25
OC 44.50
VI 52.25
ID 20.75
Section-wise IBPS PO 2019 Prelims Cutoff

Cat egory English Language Quant it at ive Apt it ude Reasoning Abilit y
SC/ST/PWBD 6.50 5.25 6.50
EWS/General 10.50 8.75 10.25
IBPS PO 2018 cut off for Prelims –Category-wise

Cat egory IBPS PO Prelims cut of f marks

General 56.75
OBC 55.50
SC 49.25
ST 41.75
IBPS PO 2018 cut off for Prelims –Sectional (General Category)

Subject s English Language Quant it at ive Apt it ude Reasoning Abilit y Tot al
Maximum Score 30 35 35 100
Cutoff Score 08.75 07.75 9.00 56.75
IBPS PO 2017 Cut off for Prelims – Section-wise (General Category)

Subject s English Language Quant it at ive Apt it ude Reasoning Abilit y Tot al
Maximum Score 30 35 35 100
Cutoff Score 05.00 07.75 10.00 42.75
Category-wise IBPS PO Cut off 2017

Cat egory IBPS PO Prelims Cut of f 2017

Scheduled Caste (SC) 36.00
Scheduled Tribe (ST) 28.50
Other Backward Classes (OBC) 42.25
General (Gen) 42.75
Hearing Impaired 15.75
Orthopaedically Challenged 28.75

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 Visually Impaired 23.25
Intellectual Disability 17.75

IBPS PO Cut of f 2020 f or Mains

T he mains exam comprises f ive sections: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness,
English Language, Data Analysis & Interpretation and English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). T he total marks of the
test are 225. On the basis of IBPS PO cut of f marks f or mains exam, candidates are selected f or the Interview.
Depending on the number of vacancies, cutof f s are decided and candidates are shortlisted f or the Interview. Prior to the
completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the mains exam are not shared with the candidates selected f or
the interview.

IBPS PO Mains Expected Cut off 2019

Cat egory IBPS PO Mains Expect ed cut of f marks

General 70-75

OBC 70-75

SC 50-55

ST 30-40

IBPS PO Mains Cut off 2019 - Overall

Cat egory Cut of f marks
SC 55.63
OBC 70.25
ST 38.13
EWS 65.88
Gen 71.50
HI 41.00
OC 46.13
VI 70.50
ID 45.88
IBPS PO Mains Cut off 2019 - Section-wise

Sect ions SC/ST/OBC/PWBD EWS/Gen

Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 05.50 07.75
General/Economy/Banking
05.00 08.00
Awareness
English Language 10.75 14.25

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 Data Analysis & Interpretation 02.50 05.20
English Language (Des) 08.75 10.00
Subject-wise IBPS PO 2018 mains cut off

Maximum Cut Of f Cut Of f

Subject
Marks (SC/ST/OBC/PwD) (General)
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 60 7.50 10.25
English Language 40 7.50 11.25
Data Analysis & Interpretation 60 2.25 4.50
General Economy & Banking
40 5.00 8.00
Awareness
English Language (Descriptive) 25 8.75 10.00
Category-wise IBPS PO 2018 mains cut off

Cat egory Cut Of f Marks

General 74.50
OBC 68.38
SC 56.38
ST 35.75
HI 42.63
OC 53.25
VI 66.88
ID 37.00
IBPS PO 2017 cut off for mains exam (Category-wise)

Cat egory IBPS PO mains cut of f 2017

GEN 82.00
OBC 75.63
SC 62.50
ST 42.25
VH 77.87
ID 55.00
HI 47.75
OC 59.63
Section-wise IBPS PO Mains Cut off 2017

Sect ions Maximum Marks Cut -Of f Marks (SC/ST/OBC/PWD) General

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 Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 60 7.50 10.25
General Economy/Banking Awareness 40 8.25 11.25
English Language 40 3.25 5.75
Data Analysis & Interpretation 60 10.75 14.00
English Language (Descriptive) 25 8.75 10.00
IBPS PO 2016 Cut off – Sectional

Cut of f
Name of t he Test Maximum Marks
SC/ST/ OBC/ PWD General
Reasoning 50 03.25 05.25
English Language 40 02.25 04.75
General Awareness 40 08.00 10.75
Computer Awareness 20 05.00 06.50
Quantitative Aptitude 50 10.75 12.50
IBPS PO 2016 Cut off – Category-wise

Cat egory IBPS PO 2016 cut of f

Scheduled Caste (SC) 41.75
Scheduled Tribe (ST) 31.50
Other Backward Classes (OBC) 52.50
General (Gen) 52.50
Hearing Impaired (HI) 37.00
Orthopaedically Challenged 34.00
Visually Impaired (VI) 37.50

IBPS PO Cut of f f or Interview

T he Interview is held f or 100 marks. T he minimum qualif ying marks in the interview is 40% f or General category while
35% f or SC/ST /OBC/PWBD.

IBPS PO Cut of f 2020 f or Provisional Allotment

IBPS PO f inal/provisional allotment cut of f is released af ter completion of the interview process.T he category-wise and
bank-wise cut of f marks is made available in PDF f orm. T he institute also releases the cut of f f or the reserve list. On
the basis of provisional allotment cut of f , candidates are selected f or appointment in any of the participating banks. T he
f inal/provisional allotment cut of f is calculated based on the combined marks of mains exam and interview out of
100. T he weightage given to the mains exam and interview f or the provisional allotment is 80:20. T he provisional
allotment is done on the merit-cum-pref erence basis.

Check here IBPS PO 2019-20 final cut off

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Check here IBPS PO cut off 2018-19 under reserve list for provisional allotment

IBPS PO 2018 cut off for Provisional Allotment

Cat egory UR SC ST
Maximum
63.91 55.34 47.33
Scores
Minimum Scores 43.87 35.78 31.60
IBPS PO Cut off for the reserve list

Cat egory UR SC ST OBC

Minimum
43.42 35.38 31.05 39.91
Scores
IBPS PO Final Cut off 2017

Cat egory Maximum Score Minimum Score

SC 53.20 38.56
ST 54.74 33.73
OBC 57.18 43.02
UR 65.58 47.04
HI 45.42 25.07
OC 51.11 38.53
VI 74.14 45.88
ID 44.38 28.87
IBPS PO 2016 Cut off for Final Selection

Cat egory UR SC ST OBC

Maximum Score 57.40 46.30 45.10 50.20
Minimum Score 39.90 28/08 /93 33.70 10/09 /91 28.60 30/06 /92 37.00 06/06 /95

IBPS PO Cut of f 2020 FAQs

Q. When is the cut off marks released?

A. T he cut of f marks are released a f ew days af ter the declaration of IBPS PO result.

Q. Do I need to secure IBPS PO cut off in each stage?

A. Yes, you need to secure the cut of f marks in each stage.

Q. What if I secure the overall IBPS PO cut off and not sectional cutoff?

A. No, one needs to qualif y the sectional cut of f along with the overall cut of f .

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Q. Is there any qualifying cut off for the Interview?

A. Yes, there is qualif ying cut of f in the interview which is 40% (35% f or SC/ST /OBC/PWBD candidates).

Q. How the final IBPS PO cut off prepared?

A. T he f inal IBPS PO cut of f is prepared based taking into consideration the mains exam and interview.

Q. Do the cut off of IBPS PO prelims counted?

A. T he cut of f of prelims exam is not counted to calculate the f inal merit list.

Q. How is the final selection done?

A. T he f inal selection is done based on the perf ormance in the mains exam and interview.

Q. Is there any reserve list cut off?

A. Yes, the examination authority releases cut of f f or the reserve list too.

Q. I have scored just above the cut off. What are my chances for final selection?

A. Selection depends on the relative perf ormance of candidates in interview.

Q. Is normalisation applied to calculate IBPS PO cut off marks?

A. Yes, the cut of f marks are calculated based on the normalisation process.

Q. On what basis candidates will be allotted to any bank?

A. Candidates will be allotted to any bank based on the cut of f marks.

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