SBI Clerk Cut Off: Previous Year Prelims and Mains Marks

What the SBI clerk cut off means and how it is set

SBI does not announce a target score before the exam. After each stage it ranks every candidate of a state within their category and calls a fixed multiple of the vacancies to the next stage. Whoever is last on that list sets the cut off with their score.

• Prelims: SBI shortlists roughly ten times the vacancies of each category in each state for Mains, as the notifications describe. None of the Prelims score travels forward.
• Mains: the final merit list is built only from Mains marks, out of 200, again state-wise and category-wise.
• No sectional minimum: recent notifications say there are no minimum qualifying marks for individual sections in Prelims or Mains. The aggregate is what counts.

When the exam runs in several shifts, the notification says scores may be equated across sessions, so a slightly harder shift does not automatically hurt you. Revise the stage-wise pattern in the SBI clerk syllabus and pattern guide to see how marks are split.

SBI clerk cut off prelims category wise

The tables below use the figures that appeared consistently across several published reports of SBI's official lists. Where reports disagreed, we left the cell out.

In many states several categories share the same Prelims number. That happens when reserved candidates score above the general line and the shortlist fills up at the same mark.

SBI clerk mains cut off, previous year marks

Reports did not agree on the Uttar Pradesh ST figure for the 2024 cycle, so we have not printed one. For other states of that cycle the numbers we found were incomplete or inconsistent, so we kept only these three.

Why the cut off moved between cycles

Compare the two Prelims tables and you will see a sharp change. Maharashtra general fell from 71.75 in the 2023 cycle to 44.75 in the 2024 cycle, and Bihar fell from 51 to 47.25. The main reason is vacancies: the 2024 notification offered 13,735 posts, far more than the cycle before, so SBI had to call many more candidates per state to Mains.

Mains cut offs move less because the paper is longer and the scale is 200 marks. In the 2023 cycle general cut offs sat roughly between 76 and 87 out of 200 in the states above, and the reported 2024 figures for Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan were a few marks higher.

Qualifying marks vs selection cut off

Two different ideas often get mixed up:

• Shortlisting cut off: the Prelims line that lets you sit Mains. Clearing it gives you no advantage in the final list.
• Final selection cut off: the Mains line for your state and category. Only candidates at or above it get provisional selection, and they still need to pass the local language test if their class 10 or 12 records do not show the state's language.
• Wait list: SBI keeps a wait list for each state and category for a limited period, as each notification sets out, and fills it as selected candidates decline or fail to join.

Reserved category candidates who score above the general line are counted in the general list, which is why general and reserved figures can match.

What will shape the next SBI clerk expected cut off

We do not publish an SBI clerk mains expected cut off or a Prelims forecast as fact, because no one outside SBI knows the vacancies per category, the shift difficulty and the number of serious candidates in advance. What you can watch:

1. State vacancies: check the vacancy table in the notification for your state and category. More posts usually mean a lower line.
2. Applicants per post: states with fewer applicants for each vacancy tend to show lower numbers.
3. Paper difficulty: tougher puzzle and DI sets pull scores down across the board.
4. Negative marking: the one fourth penalty rewards accuracy; a careful 70 attempts can beat a careless 85.

A practical aim is to score clearly above the last two Mains lines of your state. Use past papers to measure where you stand; our SBI clerk previous year paper guide explains how.

How to check the official SBI clerk cut off

1. Open the SBI careers page and go to the current or latest Junior Associate recruitment.
2. After the Prelims or final result, look for the document titled cut off marks or score details, published state-wise and category-wise.
3. Log in with your registration number and birth date to view your own score card, which shows your marks against the line.

Score cards are usually available only for a limited window after the result, so download them while you can. You can compare these cut offs with other bank exams on our IBPS clerk cut off page and the wider bank exams hub.