The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) would conduct the IBPS SO exam 2018 to recruit candidates as Specialist officers for various Central Government banks in the country. Now, if you are hoping to get such a lucrative job, then you must know about the IBPS SO cut off. In the following post, we would be taking a look at the IBPS SO Cut Off for the previous year, so that you get an idea about the expected cut off for IBPS SO 2018 as well.
What is the IBPS SO Cut Off and Why It Should Matter to You?
To put it in the simplest of words, IBPS SO cut off is the minimum marks that you need to score to get selected as an IBPS Specialist Officer. If you ‘clear the cutoff’ as it is said when you get the minimum marks, you can be sure of getting the call for the next round of the IBPS SO Selection Process. Since your selection depends on whether you have scored enough marks to clear the cutoff, we would say that IBPS SO Cutoff is pretty important for the exam.
What are the Factors on Which IBPS SO Cutoff Depends?
Well, the cut off for the IBPS SO cutoff depends on a number of factors. The factors and how they influence the cut off is given below:
- The Number of Posts – More the number of posts in IBPS SO, less would be the cutoff and vice-versa.
- The Difficulty of the Question Paper – More difficult the question paper, less would be the cutoff
- The number of candidates giving the exam – The more the number of candidates giving the exam, the higher would be the cutoff
- The category that you belong to – Like most other examinations, the cutoff for general category candidate would be a bit higher that the IBPS SO cut off for reserved category students.
IBPS SO Cut Off 2017 – 2018 – Overall
Let us take a look at the overall IBPS SO cutoff for 2017-2018
Maximum Scores (Combined scores in Online Main Examination and Interview Out of 100)- CWE SO-VII (2017-18):
| Post Name | Category | |||
| SC | ST | OBC | UR | |
| I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | 57.40 | 55.47 | 58.67 | 66.27 |
| Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) | 51.67 | 51.33 | 56.47 | 63.00 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 43.67 | NA | 47.67 | 65.80 |
| Law Officer (Scale I) | 59.93 | 66.40 | 66.07 | 76.00 |
| HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 56.93 | 47.67 | 74.67 | 77.33 |
| Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 71.40 | 76.93 | 75.60 | 89.07 |
Minimum Scores (Combined scores in Online Main Examination and Interview Out of 100)- CWE SO-VII (2017-18):
| Post Name | Category | |||
| SC | ST | OBC | UR | |
| I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | 41.00 | 32.27 | 46.73 | 50.93 |
| Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) | 41.40 | 38.53 | 46.07 | 46.87 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 38.67 | NA | 43.07 | 45.53 |
| Law Officer (Scale I) | 47.67 | 46.00 | 52.93 | 59.00 |
| HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 50.00 | 47.67 | 59.33 | 63.07 |
| Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 63.33 | 55.67 | 67.00 | 70.53 |
IBPS SO Cut Off 2017-2018 for Reserved Category Students
Let us check the overall IBPS SO cutoff for reserve category students
| Post Name | Category | |||
| SC | ST | OBC | UR | |
| I.T. Officer (Scale-I) | 40.00 | 30.93 | 46.13 | 50.40 |
| Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) | 41.07 | 38.33 | 46.00 | 46.27 |
| Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 38.67 | 25.00 | 42.20 | 44.47 |
| Law Officer (Scale I) | 47.33 | 45.67 | 52.67 | 58.67 |
| HR/ Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 47.33 | NA | 57.93 | 61.87 |
| Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 63.00 | 55.33 | 66.73 | 70.27 |
IBPS SO Cut Off 2017-2018 for Each Stage
Let us take a look at the IBPS SO Cutoff for 2017-2018 for each of the stages. As you know, there are three stages in the IBPS SO exam – prelims, mains and interview. To know more about the IBPS SO exam pattern 2018, you can click on the button below:
We are going to look at the IBPS SO cut off for prelims for different posts.
IBPS SO Cut Off Prelims 2017-2018
Law Officer Scale I Prelims Cut-off 2017
| Name of Tests | Max. Scores |
Cut Off Marks |
| GEN | ||
| English Language |
25 | 04.75 |
| Reasoning | 50 | 14.00 |
| General Awareness/ Qualitative Aptitude |
50 | 08.75 |
| Total | 125 | 52.63 |
IT Officer Scale I Prelims Cut off 2017
| Name of Tests | Max. Scores |
Cut Off Marks |
| GEN | ||
| English Language |
25 | 04.75 |
| Reasoning | 50 | 15.25 |
| General Awareness/ Qualitative Aptitude |
50 | 16.75 |
| Total | 125 | 89.88 |
Agricultural Field Officer Scale I Prelims Cut off 2017
| Name of Tests | Max. Scores |
Cut Off Marks | |||
| GEN | OBC | SC | ST | ||
| English Language |
25 | 01.75 | 01.00 | 01.00 | 01.00 |
| Reasoning | 50 | 11.00 | 07.25 | 07.25 | 07.25 |
| General Awareness/ Qualitative Aptitude |
50 | 08.75 | 04.25 | 04.50 | 04.50 |
| Total | 125 | 28.63 | 28.63 | 28.63 | 28.63 |
Marketing officer Scale I Prelims Cut off 2017
| Name of Tests | Max. Scores |
Cut Off Marks | |||
| GEN | OBC | SC | ST | ||
| English Language |
25 | 04.75 | 02.75 | 02.75 | 02.75 |
| Reasoning | 50 | 14.00 | 08.75 | 08.75 | 08.75 |
| General Awareness/ Qualitative Aptitude |
50 | 11.25 | 06.75 | 06.75 | 06.75 |
| Total | 125 | 52.50 | 52.50 | 52.50 | 38.63 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari Scale I Prelims Cut off 2017
| Name of Test | Max. Scores |
Cut Off Marks | ||||
| GEN | OBC/SC/ST | OC | VI | ID | ||
| English Language |
25 | 03.75 | 01.75 | |||
| Reasoning | 50 | 11.50 | 06.00 | |||
| General Awareness/ Qualitative Aptitude |
50 | 07.25 | 04.50 | |||
| Total | 125 | 26.38 | 26.38 | 15.75 | 66.88 | 26.38 |
IBPS SO Cut Off Mains 2017 – 2018
Now, let us take a look at the IBPS SO Cut Off Mains 2017 – 2018 for each of the posts.
IT Officer (Scale I)
| Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Cut Off | |
| GEN | OBC/SC/ST/PWD | ||
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 16.50 | 13 |
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I)
| Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Cut Off | |
| GEN | OBC/SC/ST/PWD | ||
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 13.75 | 10.75 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
| Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Cut Off | |
| GEN | OBC/SC/ST/PWD | ||
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 14 | 10.75 |
Law (Officer Scale I)
| Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Cut Off | |
| GEN | OBC/SC/ST/PWD | ||
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 22.25 | 18 |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
| Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Cut Off | |
| GEN | OBC/SC/ST/PWD | ||
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 21.25 | 17.50 |
Marketing Officer
| Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Cut Off | |
| GEN | OBC/SC/ST/PWD | ||
| Professional Knowledge | 60 | 31.75 | 28 |
Cut Off for IBPS SO Interview for 2017-2018
IT Officer Scale I
| Category | Cut Off for Shortlisting for Interview (Out of 60) |
| SC | 16.25 |
| ST | 13.75 |
| OBC | 20.00 |
| GEN | 22.00 |
| HI | 15.75 |
| OC | 14.50 |
| VI | 15.25 |
| ID | 16.00 |
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I)
| Category | Cut Off for Shortlisting for Interview (Out of 60) |
| SC | 18.75 |
| ST | 16.00 |
| OBC | 20.75 |
| GEN | 20.75 |
| HI | 15.00 |
| OC | 20.75 |
| VI | 20.50 |
| ID | 12.50 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I)
| Category | Cut Off for Shortlisting for Interview (Out of 60) |
| SC | 17.50 |
| ST | 13.50 |
| OBC | 18.25 |
| GEN | 18.25 |
| HI | NA |
| OC | 14.50 |
| VI | 22.50 |
| ID | NA |
Law (Officer Scale I)
| Category | Cut Off for Shortlisting for Interview (Out of 60) |
| SC | 25.75 |
| ST | 26.25 |
| OBC | 28.00 |
| GEN | 31.00 |
| HI | NA |
| OC | 25.75 |
| VI | 25.75 |
| ID | 26.75 |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I)
| Category | Cut Off for Shortlisting for Interview (Out of 60) |
| SC | 23.25 |
| ST | 18.75 |
| OBC | 24.50 |
| GEN | 29.25 |
| HI | NA |
| OC | 21.00 |
| VI | 28.00 |
| ID | NA |
Marketing Officer
| Category | Cut Off for Shortlisting for Interview (Out of 60) |
| SC | 34.25 |
| ST | 29.25 |
| OBC | 38.50 |
| GEN | 39.25 |
| HI | 31.50 |
| OC | 34.00 |
| VI | 32.50 |
| ID | NA |
So, these were the details about IBPS SO cutoff. We hope that you found this article to be useful. For more information on IBPS SO exam 2018, check out our other articles.
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