SBI Clerk Cut Off 2020 Released: Know Expected Cut off & Previous Years Marks for GEN/OBC/SC/ST
As per the feedback of students who appeared for the SBI Clerk 2020 Prelims exam, the overall difficulty level of the exam was ‘Easy to Moderate’. They were able to attempt around 75 to 82 questions out of the total 100 multiple choice questions asked in the exam. Any wrong answer marked by the candidates would fetch a negative marking of 0.25 marks per question. Candidates need to qualify the prelims exam by obtaining the SBI Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2020 to get shortlisted for the Mains examination.
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Expected Cut-Off for SBI Clerk Prelims 2020 Exam
Get below the SBI Clerk Expected cut off which is listed on the basis of the difficulty level of questions asked in the SBI Clerk Prelims exam. The cut off is provided overall as well as sectional for all the categories – GEN/OBC/SC/ST.
| Category | Expected Cut Off |
| General | 70-75 |
| EWS | 65-70 |
| OBC | 60-65 |
| SC | 45-55 |
| ST | 40-45 |
SBI Clerk Sectional Cut Off Marks 2020
Candidates need to obtain the sectional cut off as well to qualify each section separately including English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. This sectional cut off is different for reserved and unreserved category candidates. So, let’s have a look at the sectional cut off marks of the SBI Clerk Prelims exam below for all the three sections. These cut off marks are the minimum qualifying marks for General and other category candidates:
| Sections | Total Marks | Cut off General | Cut off OBC/ST/SC/PwD/Ex-S |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 7.75 | 3.25 |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 5.5 | 2 |
| English Language | 30 | 6.75 | 3.25 |
SBI Clerk Previous Year’s Cut-Off 2019 (General)
Have a look at the previous year cut off marks for SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 exam:
| State | Cut-Off |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 81.75 |
| Chandigarh | 77.25 |
| Bihar | 76.25 |
| Punjab | 76.25 |
| Uttarakhand | 75.25 |
| Jharkhand | 75.00 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 74.75 |
| Odisha | 73.50 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 73.50 |
| West Bengal | 73.25 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 72.25 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 71.75 |
| Delhi | 71.25 |
| Rajasthan | 71.00 |
| Tripura | 70.25 |
| Telangana | 68.50 |
| Gujarat | 65.50 |
| Maharashtra | 62.25 |
| Tami Nadu | 61.25 |
| Assam | 57.00 |
| Karnataka | 48.50 |
SBI Clerk Cut Off 2020: Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What do you mean by SBI Clerk Cut Off Marks?
A. The SBI Clerk Cut off is the Minimum Qualifying Marks that a candidate needs to obtain to qualify the exam. These are the marks secured by the last qualified candidate in the exam.
Q2. What are the factors that determine the SBI Clerk Cut Off 2020?
A. The Factors that determine the cut off marks of SBI Clerk Prelims or Mains are the Total number of vacancies; Number of candidates appearing for exam and Difficulty level of the exam.
Q3. When will be the SBI Clerk Cut Off 2020 released?
A. The SBI will release the SBI Clerk Cut Off 2020 along with the SBI Clerk Prelims Result 2020.
Q4. How to check SBI Clerk Cut Off 2020?
A. Candidates can check the cut off marks on the official website of the SBI – sbi.co.in.
Q5. Is the SBI Clerk Cut Off same for Prelims and Mains exam?
A. No, the SBI Clerk Cut Off Marks are different for Prelims and Mains exam as the exam pattern of both the exams are not similar.
Q6. Is SBI Clerk Cut Off different for all categories such as General, SC, ST and others?
A. Yes, the SBI Clerk Cut Off marks are different for all the reserved and unreserved categories.
Q7. What happens after candidates succeed to obtain the SBI Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2020?
A. If you are able to achieve the cut off marks in prelims exam, you get shortlisted for the SBI Clerk Mains 2020 exam.