Final SBI PO Cut off for 2018 Out! | Check Previous year cut off marks

Final SBI PO Cut off – Check the SBI PO 2018 cut off marks & also go through the previous years SBI PO Prelims and Mains Cut Off & analyze the increasing cut off trend.
SBI PO Cut Off 2018
The State Bank of India has released the SBI PO mains exam result on 20th August 2018. The exam was Moderate to Difficult level. The candidates who qualified the mains exam were called for Group Exercise and Interview. SBI has officially released the SBI PO score card which mentions the normalized marks secured by the candidate. Along with the marks, Final SBI PO cut off is also available. Therefore, candidates must be eager to know what might be the cut-off for SBI PO . So, we have compiled official SBI PO cut off list. Go through the article to know if you will be able to clear the cut-off of SBI PO and eligible for final selection.
SBI PO Final Cut off – Mains + Interview
SBI PO final cut off will be based on the normalized marks out of 100 for SBI PO mains exam and GE/PI. The official SBI PO final cut off is listed in the below table:
Category | Cut Off(out of 100) |
Unreserved | 43.99 |
OBC | 46.26 |
SC | 43.99 |
ST | 39.87 |
LD | 43.04 |
VI | 47.09 |
HI | 32.69 |
SBI PO Cut off 2018 – Group Exercise and Interview (GE/PI)
Group Exercises and Interview was held for 50 marks. The cut off will be calculated on normalized marks out of 50. Check the below table to know the official SBI PO Group Exercises and Interview cut off.
Category | Cut Off(out of 25) |
Unreserved | 20 |
OBC | 18 |
SC | 18 |
ST | 18 |
LD | 18 |
VI | 18 |
HI | 18 |
How Final Cut off for SBI PO is calculated?
The marks secured by the candidate in the SBI PO mains exam ( out of 250 marks) is normalized to 75 marks while the marks secured in Group Exercises & Interview (out of 50 marks) is converted to 25 marks. A candidate should qualify both in the mains and GE/PI to be eligible to appear in the merit list. The final allotment will be based on the order of merit.
Official SBI PO Mains Cut off 2018
The mains exam was held on 4th August 2018. Find the category wise cutoff marks in the below table.
Category | Cut Off(out of 250) |
Unreserved | 93.10 |
OBC | 86.42 |
SC | 77.13 |
ST | 75.01 |
LD | 75.03 |
VI | 88.91 |
HI | 75.16 |
You can know the latest SBI PO Mains Pattern and syllabus here.
Official SBI PO Prelims Cut Off 2018
These cut off scores of the SBI PO primarily exam which was conducted on 1st and 8th July 2018.
Category | Cut Off(out of 100) |
Unreserved | 56.75 |
OBC | 54.25 |
SC | 49 |
ST | 43 |
OH | 45.25 |
VI | 49 |
HI | 14.75 |
Factors Determining the SBI PO Cut off
This year, SBI has removed the sectional cut off & introduced sectional timing. This is going to affect the overall cut off. Marks obtained by the students in prelims will be arranged in descending order – 10 times the number of vacancies, students will be shortlisted for the mains.
- Number of vacancies released this year.
- Introduction of Sectional timing.
- Difficulty level of the exam.
Previous Years SBI PO Cut Off – 2017, 2016
Analyse the previous years SBI PO Cut Off – both sectional and overall cut off. You will also get the stage-wise cut off i.e. Prelims & Mains here.
SBI PO 2017 Cut Off
To clear the SBI PO Exam, it was needed to clear the sectional as well as overall cut off in both the stages i.e Prelims & Mains. Given below is the cut off marks of SBI PO 2017 for all stages.
SBI PO Prelims 2017 – Sectional Cut Off
Category | Quantitative Aptitude (Out of 35) |
English Language (Out of 30) |
Reasoning Ability (Out of 35) |
Unreserved | 10.25 | 8.75 | 6.50 |
OBC/SC/ST/PWD | 7.00 | 5.75 | 4.00 |
SBI PO Prelims 2017 – Overall Cut Off :
Please find the category-wise cut off marks below.
Category | Unreserved | OBC | SC | ST | OH | VI | HI |
Cut Off Marks (Out of 100) |
51.50 | 48.25 | 43.25 | 31.25 | 38.75 | 42.50 | 18.50 |
SBI PO Mains Cut Off 2017
Phase | Marks | SC | ST | OBC | UR | 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 |
Overall (Objective + Descriptive Test) | 250 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 79.5 | 89.25 | 62.5 | 88.09 | 62.5 |
Group Exercise and Interview | 50 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Total marks secured by last selected candidate | – | 38.95 | 28.88 | 40.83 | 46.59 | 37.24 | 46.11 | 32.95 |
SBI PO 2016 Cut Off
The cut off marks of SBI PO Prelims 2016 are less as compared to 2017.
SBI PO Prelims 2016 – Sectional Cut Off
Category | Quantitative Aptitude (Out of 35) |
English Language (Out of 30) |
Reasoning Ability (Out of 35) |
Unreserved | 7.00 | 8.75 | 7.25 |
OBC/SC/ST/PwD | 4.25 | 6.00 | 4.25 |
SBI PO Prelims 2016 – Overall Cut Off
Category | Unreserved | OBC | SC | ST | OH | VI | HI |
Cut Off Marks (Out of 100) |
47.50 | 44.50 | 38.75 | 29.25 | 36.00 | 37.00 | 15.75 |
SBI PO Mains 2016 – Sectional Cut Off
Section | Marks | SC | ST | OBC | UR | OH | VI | HI |
Reasoning Ability | 60 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Data Analysis & Interpretation | 60 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
General Awareness/Computer Knowledge | 40 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
English Language | 40 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
SBI PO Mains 2016 – Overall Cut Off
Phase | Marks | SC | ST | OBC | UR | OH | VI | HI |
Objective Test | 200 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Descriptive Test | 50 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 20 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
Overall (Objective + Descriptive Test) | 250 | 78 | 78.75 | 87.25 | 90 | 82.75 | 79.50 | 79.25 |
Group Discussion + Interview | 20 + 30 = 50 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Total marks secured by last selected candidate | 100 (after normalization) | 34.25 | 34.73 | 44.43 | 49.75 | 38.45 | 43.08 | 40.78 |
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