Analyzing previous year’s cut-offs is a very important step in preparing for any exam. Doing this gives you a fair idea of what would be an ideal score to clear the exams. Thus, it helps put things in perspective.
This article puts together the cutoff scores for stages of the SBI PO selection process for the year 2016. This will help you set targets and strategize your preparation accordingly.
It should be noted that cut-offs are applied in two stages:
Topics Covered
- (i) Sectional Cutoffs : This is the score that a candidate needs to score in each section in order to qualify.
- (ii) Overall Cutoffs : The Overall or category-wise cutoffs are the qualifying marks a candidate has to score in order to be eligible for the subsequent stage.The overall cutoffs are different for each category (General, SC , ST etc.)
- SBI PO Preliminary Examination
- SBI PO Mains Examination
- SBI PO Exam 2016 Cut-offs
(i) Sectional Cutoffs : This is the score that a candidate needs to score in each section in order to qualify.
(ii) Overall Cutoffs : The Overall or category-wise cutoffs are the qualifying marks a candidate has to score in order to be eligible for the subsequent stage.The overall cutoffs are different for each category (General, SC , ST etc.)
The SBI PO selection process is done in three stages as mentioned below:
SBI PO Preliminary Examination
SBI PO Mains Examination
SBI PO Exam 2016 Cut-offs
Preliminary Exam (Sectional Cutoffs)
SBI PO Prelims Cut-offs 2016 | ||||
Sr. No. | Subject | Total Marks | Cut-offs | |
General | SC/ ST/ OBC/ VH/ OH | |||
1 | English | 30 | 8.75 | 6 |
2 | Quantitative Ability | 35 | 7.25 | 4.25 |
3 | Reasoning | 35 | 7 | 4.25 |
Preliminary Exam (Overall Cutoffs)
SBI PO Prelims (Overall) | |
Category | Cut-offs (100) |
General | 47.5 |
OBC | 45.5 |
SC | 38.75 |
ST | 29.25 |
OH | 36 |
VH | 37 |
HI | 15.75 |
Mains Exam (Sectional Cutoffs)
SBI PO Mains Cut-offs 2016 | ||||
Sr. No. | Subject | Total Marks | Cut-offs | |
General | SC/ ST/ OBC/ VH/ OH | |||
1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 60 | 9 | 6 |
2 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 60 | 9 | 6 |
3 | General Awareness About Economy & Banking | 40 | 13 | 10 |
4 | English Language | 40 | 6 | 4 |
Overall | 200 | 70 | 60 |
Descriptive Test + GD & Interview Cut-offs
Maximum Marks | General | SC | ST | OBC | OH | VI | HI | |
Descriptive Type Test (English Language) | 50 | 20 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
Overall (Objective + Descriptive Test) | 250 | 90 | 78 | 78.75 | 87.25 | 82.75 | 79.5 | 79.25 |
Group Discussion + Interview | 50 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Note that the descriptive test is evaluated for only those candidates who clear the mains sectional and overall cutoffs.
Mains Exam (Overall Normalized Cutoffs) (Out of 100)
This is calculated as follows:
Total Marks secured by last ranked selected candidates(Out 0f 100) = Written Test (Normalized to 75) + GD & Interview (Normalized to 25)
SBI PO Mains (Overall) (Normalized Cut-off Scores) |
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Category | Cut-offs (100) |
General | 49.75 |
OBC | 44.43 |
SC | 34.25 |
ST | 34.73 |
OH | 28.45 |
VI | 43.08 |
HI | 40.78 |
We hope that this gives you a deeper insight into the required score for clearing SBI PO and thus landing your dream job.
All the best!
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