IBPS PO Prelims 2016: Expected Cut- off Marks

What is one of the most important concerns that comes to mind if you are an IBPS PO aspirant? If we are not wrong, cut- off marks is one of the basic concerns right? Definitely, it is one. IBPS PO examination has been one of the most crucial and competitive examinations till date in the banking domain. The IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel) conducts the PO exam in order to recruit candidates for the post of ‘Probationary Officers”.

The cut- off marks will be declared by the month of November 2016 along with the results of the exam. The IBPS PO Mains examination will be held on 20^th November 2016. The candidates who manage to clear the cut- off marks will be called for the mains exam. The final cut- marks of IBPS PO will be provided by the month of April 2017.

IBPS PO Cut- off Marks: Highlights-

• The number of candidates who will be shortlisted for the online main examination will be in accordance to the number of vacancies.
• Every candidate needs to score obtain a minimum score in each examination. Along with it, the candidate also has to score a minimum total score to be considered to be shortlisted for interview.
• Cut- off marks will solely depend on the number of available vacancies. The cut- off marks will be finalized and accordingly candidates will be shortlisted for interview.
• The scores of the candidates of the online mains examination will not be shared with the candidates unless and until the interview process comes to an end.
• Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS.
• In order to shortlist candidates for interview and also for listing of final merit, the marks obtained in the mains examination is the only thing which will be considered.

IBPS PO Cut- off Marks: Factors affecting cut- off marks:

The prominent factors affecting the cut- off marks are as follows:

• Vacancies
• Number of Candidates
• Difficulty level
• Scheme of Marking
• Reservation Norms

IBPS PO Prelims 2015: Cut- off marks (Category wise)

Let us take a look at the cut- off marks of 2015:

Category	Marks
General	37.25
OBC	37.25
SC	30.75
ST	17.75
OH	25.75
VH	10

 

Now, let us take a look at the expected cut- off marks for IBPS PO Prelims 2016 (Category- wise):

Category	Total Marks (Out of 100)
General	42-47
OBC	38-42
SC	33-35
ST	20-27
OH	22- 26
VH	15-20
HI	12- 17

Finally let us go through the sectional cut- off marks of IBPS PO Prelims 2016:

Sl. No.	Tests	Max. Marks	Cut- off Marks
			ST/SC/OBC/VH/HI/OH	General
1	English Language	30	6	8
2	Reasoning Ability	35	7	10
3	Quantitative Aptitude	35	7	10

Please note that a candidate needs to clear the sectional cut- off marks of the respective sections as well as the overall cut –off marks. The sectional cut- off marks for each section is around 12- 15 marks for each section. In order to clear the cut off marks, try to attempt at least 70- 80 percent overall and a 40- 45 percent of questions in each section.

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