SBI PO Cut off 2018

Candidates who watch in wait for the SBI PO Cut off 2018 Prelims can get their result here. SBI PO Cut off 2018 will be released after the result of each phase of SBI PO Recruitment has been released. As compared to the previous result, the overall SBI PO Result 2018 will be 20% to 30% higher than the previous year as SBI has introduced new measures in SBI PO 2018 Examination.

by Sudha | Updated: Aug 28, 2019

SBI PO Cut off 2018

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What are the major modifications in SBI PO Cut off 2018?

SBI has announced changes in the SBI PO Examination 2018. According to the modifications made by SBI in the Pattern of Examination, there will be no sectional cut off marks, as it said ‘Category wise merit list will be drawn on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in the Preliminary Examination’. SBI has also introduced Sectional timing for each section in both Preliminary and Mains phase of SBI PO Examination 2018.

State Bank of India selects suitable personnel for Probationary Officer (PO) vacancies through the following phases viz

Phase I - Preliminary Exam
Phase II - Mains Exam (Objective + Descriptive Test)
Phase III - Group Exercises (GE) and Interview

SBI releases Cut off marks along with the SBI PO result of each stage of PO selection process viz, prelims, Mains, Interview.

State Bank of India has announced 2000 vacancies for Probationary Officers in 2018. To fill the vacancies as per different categories, SBI conducts exam in three phases. In past years, State Bank of India released Subject-wise and Category-wise Cut off marks along with the overall cut off marks for each category. But this year, SBI has made several changes in SBI PO 2018 Examination as well as in SBI PO Cut off 2018. Candidates should be aware of the modifications so that they can present well and secure high. Candidates who appeared for SBI PO Exam 2018 can get a brief idea about the expected cut off here.

New changes introduced by SBI in SBI PO Cut off 2018 and exam pattern are mentioned below:

SBI has announced modifications in the pattern of the evaluation of SBI PO 2018 Preliminary Examination. Candidates should be aware of the major changes introduced by the SBI for the SBI PO Preliminary Examination. The changes are listed below for the Candidate’s reference:

There will be Sectional timing for each section in SBI PO 2018 Prelims Exam.
There will be no Sectional cut off in SBI PO Prelims 2018.
There will be no Overall cut off in SBI PO Prelims 2018.
List of candidates who appeared in SBI PO Prelims 2018 exam will be arranged in descending order of their total marks and accordingly, the appropriate number of candidates will be shortlisted for Mains exam.
SBI PO Prelims Exam marks will not be considered for Final Merit Listing of Candidates.

What is the Section timing for SBI PO 2018 Prelims Exam?

As per the pattern norms, SBI PO 2018 Preliminary Examination will have sectional timings (20 minutes for each section) for the three different sections with a duration of 60 minutes. SBI PO Prelims exam comprises of 100 multiple choice questions from 3 main sections namely English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability.

Sr. No.	Section	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2	Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
3	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total		100	100	1 hour

As there is no sectional cut off in SBI PO 2018 Preliminary exam, the list of candidates who appeared in SBI PO Prelims 2018 exam will be arranged in descending order of their total marks and accordingly, the appropriate number of candidates will be shortlisted for SBI PO Mains exam. The SBI PO cut off 2018 Prelims exam may vary according to categories like General, OBC, SC, ST.

What are the important event dates of SBI PO 2018?

The SBI PO 2018 Preliminary examination was conducted on 1st, 7th, and 8th July 2018. Results for the SBI PO preliminary exam was declared on the 16th July 2018. The important event dates from the official website of State Bank of India are given below: SBI PO Exam date.

S. No	Events	Schedule
1	Online registration	21st April 2018 to 13th May 2018
2	Payment of Application Fees	21st April 2018 to 13th May 2018
3	Download of call letters for online Preliminary Examination	18th June Onwards
4	Conduct of Online Examination - Preliminary	1st, 7th & 8th July 2018
5	Result of Online exam – Preliminary	16th July 2018
6	Download of Call letter for Online Main Exam	20th July 2018 (tentative)
7	Conduct of Online Examination – Main	4th August 2018
8	Result of Online Examination – Main	20th August 2018 (tentative)
9	Download Call Letter for Personal Interview	1st September 2018 (tentative)
10	Conduct of Group Exercises & Interview	24th September 2018 to 12th October 2018
11	Declaration of Final Result	1st November 2018

What are the Influencing Factors of SBI PO Cut off 2018?

SBI PO cut off marks, decided by SBI, are based on various factors. Considering the factors SBI will select candidates for the announced vacancies. Some of the parameters for the selection of candidates for the SBI PO 2018 are listed below:

Total Number of vacancies
Total Number of candidates participating in each stage
Level of Difficulty of Questions
Marking scheme
Reservation norms

What happens if a tie occurs in the SBI PO 2018?

Once the different phases of exam for SBI PO 2018 are conducted for the qualified candidates the Final Merit list will be released by the SBI for the provisional allotment. The rules of selection procedure by SBI for two or more candidates securing the same score is given below:

If two or more candidates secure the same score, merit order is decided as per date of birth, i.e, the candidate senior in age is placed before the candidate junior in age.
Candidate's scores up to two decimal points shall be taken for the purpose of score calculations.

How to calculate SBI PO Prelims Exam score?

SBI PO 2018 Prelims Examination is conducted in online mode, in which 100 objective type questions from Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English will be asked for 100 marks. Candidate’s score for SBI PO prelims Result 2018 will be calculated as follows:

Subject	No. of questions	Total marks	Scoring process
Reasoning	35	35	Correct answer = +1 Wrong answer = - 1/4
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	Correct answer = +1 Wrong answer = - 1/4
English	30	30	Correct answer = +1 Wrong answer = - 1/4

Total marks = Marks obtained in { Reasoning (out of 35) + Quantitative Aptitude (out of 35) + English Language (out of 30) }.

What is the Sectional Cut off and Overall Cut Off of SBI PO Prelims 2017?

In the previous years, SBI PO Preliminary exams had Sectional Cut off as well as Overall Cut off. Candidate must ensure to clear both the Sectional and Overall Cut off to qualify SBI PO Mains Examination. Let us have a look at the SBI PO 2017 Preliminary Examination Sectional Cut off and Overall Cut off.

Category	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability
General	8.75	10.25	6.50
SC/ ST/ PWD/ OBC	5.75	7.00	4.00

What is the Overall SBI PO Cut off 2017 Prelims?

To qualify for the SBI PO Mains Exam, one needs to score the Cut off decided by SBI according to the vacancies. So a candidate should secure above the Overall cut off in order to qualify for the next level of the Examination i.e, the SBI PO Mains Exam. The SBI PO Prelims exam cut off may vary according to categories like General, OBC, SC, ST. Given below is the Overall cut off for SBI PO 2017 Prelims Examination.

Candidate’s Category	Cut-offs on Total Marks (Out of 100)
General (Gen)	51.50
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	48.25
Scheduled Caste (SC)	43.25
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	31.25
Orthopedically Handicapped (OH)	38.75
Visually Impaired (VI)	42.50
Hearing Impaired (HI)	18.50

What is the SBI PO Cut off 2018 for Mains Exam?

SBI PO Mains Examination is the second step of SBI PO Selection process. SBI PO Mains exam is conducted in online mode only. SBI PO Mains exam is conducted in two steps. The SBI PO Mains exam consists of:
(i) Objective Test for 200 marks
(ii) Descriptive Test for 50 marks

Objective Test: SBI PO Mains objective test comprises of 155 multiple choice questions for 200 marks under 4 main sections namely, Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness, English Language. SBI PO 2018 Main Exam will also have Sectional timing.

Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration for 50 marks will be a test of English Language. Candidates must qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks which is decided by SBI. Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests.

New changes in SBI PO Mains Exam Cut off 2018 are listed below:

SBI has introduced new patterns for the SBI PO Mains 2018 exam also. The awareness of the modification to the students is important to score high in their examination. The changes introduced in the SBI PO Mains 2018 exam are listed below:

Like Prelims Exam, there will be Sectional timing in SBI PO Mains 2018
There will be no Sectional cut off in SBI PO Mains 2018.
Overall cut off marks for each category (viz., UR- General, OBC, SC/ST, Physically challenged) will be formulated in SBI PO Mains 2018.
Candidates who qualified in SBI PO Mains 2018 objective exam with high score, which is decided by SBI, will be evaluated for the descriptive exam.
List of candidates who clear the Main Exam will be arranged in descending order of their total marks in respective states & categories.
Total marks obtained by each candidate in SBI PO Mains 2018 Exam will be considered for Shortlisting for SBI PO 2018 Final Merit Listing, (approximately 10 times the no. of vacancies, subject to availability) as per their category.

What is the Sectional timing of SBI PO 2018 Mains Exam?

SBI PO 2018 Mains examination is also conducted in online mode, in which 155 objective type questions that have to be answered in 3 hours. The paper is divided into 4 sections: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, Data Analysis & Interpretation, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness and English Language.

Sr. No.	Section	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 minutes
2	Data Analysis & Interpretation	35	60	45 minutes
3	General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness	40	40	35 minutes
4	English Language	30	30	40 minutes
Total		155	200	3 hours

How to calculate SBI PO Mains 2018 Exam score?

SBI PO Mains 2018 Exam has a total of 155 question from English Language, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude and General/Financial Awareness. Each question will be awarded +1 / +2 marks as per SBI. Every wrong answer will have a penalty of 1/4th mark allotted for the question. There will be no negative marking for the unanswered questions.

Sr. No.	Section	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Scoring process
1.	English Language	35	40	Correct answer= +1/+2 Wrong answer = - 1/4
2.	Data Analysis and Interpretation	35	60	Correct answer= +1/+2 Wrong answer = - 1/4
3.	Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude	45	60	Correct answer= +1/+2 Wrong answer = - 1/4
4.	General/Financial Awareness	40	40	Correct answer= +1/+2 Wrong answer = - 1/4
	Total	155	200

SBI PO Mains Objective test score = Marks obtained in {Reasoning & Computer Aptitude (out of 60) + Marks obtained in Data Analysis & Interpretation (out of 60) + Marks obtained in General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness (out of 40) + Marks obtained in English Language (out of 40)}.
SBI PO Mains Total Score = Marks obtained in objective test out of 200 + Marks obtained in the descriptive test of out of 50

What is the SBI PO 2017 sectional cut off for Mains examination?

In previous years, SBI PO has Sectional-wise and Overall cut off for the SBI PO Mains examination. Candidates will qualify to the GD & Interview phase only if they secure the cut off in SBI PO Mains (Objective and Descriptive) exam. The minimum qualifying marks decided by SBI for different categories for the SBI PO Mains 2017 are listed below:

Description & interview	Max. Marks	SC	ST	OBC	GEN	OH	VI	HI
Objective test	200	40	40	40	50	40	40	40
Descriptive test	50	17.5	17.5	17.5	20	17.5	17.5	17.5
Minimum marks of Mains exam to be secured for GD & Interview	250	62.5	62.5	79.5	89.25	62.5	88.09	62.5

What is SBI PO Cut off 2018 for Group Exercise and Interview?

Candidates are shortlisted for PO interview based on their SBI PO Mains examination marks only. SBI PO prelims marks are not considered for Interview. In phase III, Group Exercises are conducted for 20 marks & Interview is conducted for 30 marks. The qualifying marks in Group Exercises and Interview will be as decided by the SBI. Below listed are the SBI decided qualifying Cut off marks for SBI PO 2017 Interview Phase.

Category	Maximum Marks	Cut off Marks
General	50	20
OBC	50	18
SC	50	18
ST	50	18
OH/VI/HI	50	18

How is the Final Merit List prepared for SBI PO 2018?

After completion of Group Exercises and Interview, SBI releases final merit list of SBI PO. List of Candidates who have secured the cut off fixed by SBI will be arranged in the descending order in the Final Merit List. For the preparation of the SBI PO final merit list:

Prelims exam (Phase I) marks are not considered
Mains Exam (Phase II) marks obtained in both Objective Test (out of 200) and Descriptive Test (out of 50) are considered
And also marks obtained in GE & Interview (Phase III) are considered.

So, candidates need to secure cut off marks in both Phase-II and Phase-III separately.

How to calculate SBI PO 2018 Final score?

The Final score for SBI PO 2018 should be calculated by considering the scores of SBI PO mains exam (Phase II) and the GE & Interview (Phase III). The marks are normalized for the provisional allotment of the SBI Probationary Officers. The normalization procedure is given below:

Marks obtained by the candidates in Mains Exam (out of 250 marks) are normalized to 75
Marks obtained by the candidates in Group Exercises & Interview (out of 50 marks) are normalized to 25

Final Score = Mains examination marks (Converted to 75 marks) + Interview Marks (Converted to 25 marks) = 100 marks

Once the marks are normalized, the candidates will be listed in the Merit list. The final SBI PO cut off 2017 is listed below according to categories like General, OBC, SC, ST.

Category	Final Cut off marks (Out of 100)
SC	38.95
ST	28.88
OBC	40.83
GEN	46.59
OH	37.24
VI	46.11
HI	32.95

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SBI PO Cut off 2022- FAQ

1. Is SBI PO Cut off available in sectional wise?

Yes, Candidates can check the sectional wise Cut off marks from the PDF link released by the SBI. Download the PDF and check out your Cut off marks

2. Why is the Cut off important?

Cut off marks are important as it is the key factor for selection. The officials of the SBI will decide the SBI Cut off marks for each category before the exam. Candidates will be qualified based on their marks and Cut off. So Cut off is an important factor for all the exams.

3. Is SBI PO Exam Cut off Released?

Yes, the officials of SBI PO have released the SBI PO Exam Cut off on the respective date as mentioned in the official notification PDF. Candidates can check the SBI PO Exam Cut off marks from the official PDF.

4. What are the Cut off marks for SBI PO?

Candidates who appeared for the SBI PO Exam can check their Cut off marks category wise and also state wise only from the official notification PDF released SBI. Candidates who are appearing for the exam should score at least minimum qualifying marks so that they will be eligible to appear for the further selection process.

5. How to check SBI PO Cut off?

Candidates can check the SBI PO Cut off by visiting the official website of SBI. Candidates can check the link to download the SBI PO Cut off from the careers/recruitment sections.

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