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The Institute of Bank Personnel Selection (IBPS) has released the IBPS SO Cut Off for Prelims Exam on 11th December 2024 on the official website www.ibps.in. It is the minimum marks that candidate must secure in order to qualify the exam. The IBPS has released cut off along with the IBPS SO Prelims Score card 2024 and candidates can check category-wise and section-wise Prelims cut off here. Read this article below for more details on the cut off marks.
IBPS SO Cut Off 2024 Out
Candidates must achieve the minimum IBPS SO Cut Off 2024 to qualify for the examination. It is the minimum score set by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, based on several factors. These factors include the difficulty level of the paper, the number of vacancies available, the number of candidates who appeared in the examination, etc. Those who were eager to know about this year’s Prelims cut off can check here.
IBPS SO Prelims Cut Off 2024
The IBPS SO Prelims Cut Off 2024 has been released for all the posts and categories on the official website in a PDF format. The cut off is set by the recruitment authority based on the performance of the candidates. Candidates can check out the table given below to check the minimum marks.
IBPS SO Prelims Cut Off 2024 | |||||||||
Posts | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | OC | HI | VI | ID |
IDI.T. OFFICER | 36 | 32.63 | 36 | 16.77 | 36 | 26.25 | 15 | 16 | 13.75 |
AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER | 51 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 49.88 | 29.38 | 41.13 | 15.88 |
RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI | 16.25 | 8.50 | 16.25 | 16.25 | 16.25 | 33.75 | NA | 25.75 | NA |
LAW OFFICER | 25.50 | 17.63 | 28.50 | 28.13 | 33.13 | 28.75 | 12.25 | 12.50 | 17.30 |
HR/PERSONNELÂ | 43.25 | 43 | 43.25 | 40.88 | 43.25 | 20.13 | NA | 25.13 | NA |
MARKETING OFFICER | 17.25 | 15.13 | 17.25 | 16.75 | 17.25 | 12.38 | 13.38 | 16.13 | NA |
IBPS SO Section Wise Cut Off 2024
There are three major section in the prelims examination including Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Awarness. The candidates can go through the section wise IBPS SO Cut Off 2024 for all the posts.
IBPS SO Cut Off 2024-IT Officer (Scale 1)
IBPS SO Cut Off 2024-Agricultural Field Officer
IBPS SO Cut Off 2024-HR/Personnel Officer
IBPS SO Cut Off 2024-Marketing Officer
IBPS SO Cut Off 2024-Rajbhasha Adhikari
IBPS SO Cut Off 2024-Law Officer
Steps to Check IBPS SO Prelims Cut Off 2024
The candidates can follow the steps mentioned below to check the IBPS SO Prelims Cut Off 2024 from the official website.
Step 1: Visit the official website of IBPS, @ibps.in.
Step 2: On the homepage, the candidates will find the result PDF.
Step 3: Download the PDF using the login details.
Step 4: After downloading the result PDF, scroll down to find the cut off marks.
IBPS SO Previous Year Cut Off
Candidates can check the previous year’s IBPS SO Cut Off in the article below. The IBPS SO Previous Year Cut-Off will help candidates know about the minimum marks one should score to clear the IBPS SO Exam. Check the year-wise IBPS SO cut-off for each category.
IBPS SO Prelims Cut Off 2023
Candidates can check their IBPS SO cut-off for the Prelims Exam in the table below as per the post and category. Check the IBPS SO Prelims Cut-off 2023 through the link shared below.
POST | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | HI | OC | VI | ID |
I.T. OFFICER | 52.75 | 42.25 | 54.38 | 49.75 | 54.38 | 14.63 | 37.88 | 23.88 | 21.38 |
AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER | 36.88 | 34.13 | 36.88 | 36.88 | 36.88 | 20.13 | 33.88 | 31.75 | 22.38 |
RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI | 12.63 | 8.88 | 12.63 | 12.63 | 12.63 | NA | 12.25 | 11.13 | NA |
LAW OFFICER | 31.63 | 35.63 | 32.50 | 31.88 | 35.63 | 15.50 | 24.75 | 13.88 | NA |
HR/PERSONNELÂ | 39.38 | 39.38 | 39.38 | 39.38 | 39.38 | 24.38 | 26.63 | 22.63 | 47 |
MARKETING OFFICER | 10.13 | 9.88 | 9.38 | 19.75 | 20.13 | 16.75 | 9.13 | 14.88 | 52.75 |
IBPS SO Mains Cut Off 2023
In the table given below, we have provided the category-wise IBPS SO Cut Off 2023 for Mains.
IBPS SO Mains Cut Off 2024 | |||||||||
Post Name | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Hearing Impaired | Orthopaedically Impaired | Visually Impaired | Intellectual Disability |
IT Officer (Scale I) | 14.75 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 13.5 | 14 | 10.75 | 10.5 | 19 | 10.25 |
Agriculture Field Officer | 29 | 27.75 | 23.25 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25.25 | 23.5 | 17.75 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 23 | 23 | 18.5 | 23 | 23 | NA | 25 | NA | NA |
Law officer (Scale I) | 34.5 | 28.5 | NA | 34.25 | 34.5 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 19.5 | 19.5 | 15.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 18.75 | 12 | 10.5 | 36.25 |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 21 | 16.75 | 16.75 | 16.75 | 21 | 18 | 17.5 | 23.25 | 18.75 |
IBPS SO Final Cut Off 2023
The IBPS SO Final Cut Off 2023 has been mentioned in the snippet given below.
IBPS SO Prelims Cut Off 2022
Check the IBPS SO Prelims Cut Off for the year 2022 in the table below.
IBPS SO Prelims Cut Off 2022 | |||||||||
POST | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | HI | OC | VI | ID |
I.T. OFFICER | 61.88 | 55.88 | 65.00 | 65.00 | 65.00 | 29.13 | 55.88 | 49.13 | 25.50 |
AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER | 17.75 | 17.75 | 17.75 | 17.75 | 17.75 | 14. | 31.75 | 33.38 | 15.75 |
RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI | 22.50 | 11.13 | 22.50 | 22.38 | 22.50 | NA | 24.25 | 33.50 | 27.25 |
LAW OFFICER | 46.38 | 51.00 | 47.50 | 48.50 | 51.00 | 27.63 | 22.88 | 25.50 | 35.25 |
HR/PERSONNELÂ | 40.50 | 37.50 | 40.50 | 40.50 | 40.50 | NA | 27.75 | 47.50 | 50.88 |
MARKETING OFFICER | 38.63 | 38.63 | 38.63 | 33.13 | 38.63 | 35.88 | 24.50 | 36.38 | 64.13 |
IBPS SO Mains Cut Off 2022
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has announced the IBPS SO Cut Off 2022 for the mains exam along with its IBPS SO Mains Score Card 2022. Â IBPS SO Mains Cut Off 2022 is mentioned below for all posts and categories.
Posts | Category | ||||||||
SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | HI | OC | VI | ID | |
IT Officer (Scale I) | 10.25 | 11 | 13.25 | 13.75 | 13.75 | 15 | 11.75 | 17.25 | 14 |
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) | 27 | 22.25 | 27.50 | 27.50 | 27.50 | 19.75 | 27 | 24.50 | 20.75 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 27.75 | 25.25 | 27.75 | 27.75 | 27.75 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Law officer (Scale I) | 26.25 | 26.25 | 19.25 | 21.25 | 26.25 | NA | 17.50 | 16.75 | 18 |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 16 | 12.50 | 20.75 | 21.50 | 21.50 | NA | 12.50 | 22.50 | 28.25 |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 21.75 | 19 | 22.50 | 20 | 22.75 | 25.25 | 17.25 | 18.25 | NA |
IBPS SO Final Cut-Off 2022
Check the cut-off details of IBPS SO Cut Off for the year 2022-23 below.
IBPS SO Prelims Cut Off 2021
The official IBPS SO Prelims Cut off 2021 has been released by IBPS on 21st January 2022 for the exam held on 26th December 2021. Check the post-wise IBPS SO cut-off marks from the below table.
IBPS SO Prelims Cut Off 2021 (Out of 125) | |||||
Posts Name | SC | ST | OBC | UR | EWS |
IT Officer | 66.25 | 54.63 | 66.38 | 66.38 | 64.50 |
Agricultural Field Officer | 21.25 | 21.25 | 21.25 | 21.25 | 21.25 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari | 19.88 | 17.25 | 20.13 | 20.13 | 18 |
Law Officer | 40.25 | 33 | 42 | 42.38 | 34.63 |
HR/Personnel Officer | 40.50 | 40.50 | Â 40.50 | 40.50 | 38.75 |
Marketing Officer | 24 | 23.63 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
IBPS SO Mains Cut Off 2021
Check IBPS SO Mains Cut Off 2021 in the table below.
Posts | Category | ||||||||
UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | HI | OC | VI | ID | |
IT Officer (Scale I) | 10.50 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 10.25 | 9.50 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 7.25 | 6.50 |
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) | 27.75 | 27.75 | 23.75 | 27.75 | 27.75 | 18.75 | 25.75 | 25.25 | 19.25 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 23.25 | 23.25 | 22.25 | 23.25 | 23.25 | NA | 19.50 | 30.75 | NA |
Law officer (Scale I) | 17.75 | 13.50 | 13.50 | 13.50 | 17.25 | NA | 19.50 | 13.75 | NA |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 23.75 | 23.25 | 22.50 | 23.75 | 23.75 | NA | 16.50 | 18.50 | 25.00 |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 16.25 | 16.25 | 16.25 | 16.25 | 16.25 | 13.00 | 16.75 | 12.50 | 13.25 |
IBPS SO Mains Cut Off 2021- Section-wise
Candidates can check the sectional-wise cut-off for all posts from the table given below.
Posts | Maximum Marks | Cutoff | |
SC/ST/OBC/PwBD | General/EWS | ||
IT Officer (Scale I) | 60 | 6.25 | 9.50 |
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) | 60 | 18.75 | 22.75 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 60 | 18.50 | 23.25 |
Law officer (Scale I) | 60 | 13.25 | 17.25 |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 60 | 16.00 | 20.00 |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 60 | 12.50 | 16.25 |
IBPS SO Final Cut-Off 2021
IBPS SO Final Cut-Off 202 has been released by the IBPS on 1st April 2022 along with the IBPS SO final result 2022. You can check the IBPS SO Final Cut Off 2021 from the below section. IBPS releases both category-wise and section-wise cut-off marks for each post separately.
Minimum Scores (combined scores in Online Main Examination and Interview out of 100) – IBPS SO 2021-22
IBPS SO Final Cut Off [Minimum Scores] Out of 100 | |||||||||
Posts | Category | ||||||||
UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | HI | OC | VI | ID | |
IT Officer (Scale I) | 39.20 | 27.47 | 28.53 | 34.60 | 35.07 | 28.60 | 26 | 36.67 | 22.33 |
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) | 63.87 | 56.67 | 53 | 63.47 | 62 | 46 | 58.87 | 58.07 | 40.07 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 61 | 59.40 | 56.33 | 62.33 | 46.27 | NA | 65.67 | 81.33 | NA |
Law officer (Scale I) | 52.60 | 37.07 | 31.13 | 44 | 40.40 | NA | 51.33 | 26.33 | NA |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 60.20 | 50.47 | 49.33 | 56.33 | 54.53 | NA | 41.47 | 46 | NA |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 54.20 | 49.80 | 46.67 | 50.27 | 42 | 27.73 | 41.60 | 40.53 | 28.47 |
Maximum Scores (combined scores in Online Main Examination and Interview out of 100) – IBPS SO 2021-22
IBPS SO Final Cut Off [Maximum Scores] | |||||||||
Posts | Category | ||||||||
UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | HI | OC | VI | ID | |
IT Officer (Scale I) | 66.73 | 44.67 | 47.53 | 48 | 52.40 | 33.33 | 37.93 | 45 | 23 |
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) | 78.93 | 69.87 | 68.33 | 76.07 | 67.73 | 62.07 | 63.67 | 65 | 66.33 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 84.87 | 72.27 | 65.07 | 75.67 | 67.47 | NA | 67.27 | 81.33 | NA |
Law officer (Scale I) | 74.07 | 51.67 | 43.73 | 58.87 | 60.07 | NA | 51.33 | 42.27 | NA |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 76 | 60 | 60 | 62.40 | 61.33 | NA | 53.33 | 46 | NA |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 76.80 | 69.27 | 68.53 | 66.60 | 64.67 | 34.67 | 54 | 49.33 | 28.47 |
Minimum Scores (combined scores in Online Main Examination and Interview out of 100) – IBPS SO 2021-22 (CRP-SPL-XI)
IBPS SO Final Cut Off- Reserve List [Minimum Scores] Out of 100 | |||||||||
Posts | Category | ||||||||
UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | HI | OC | VI | ID | |
IT Officer (Scale I) | 38.80 | 26.73 | 28 | 34.07 | 34.87 | 24.33 | 24.20 | 35.40 | 18.87 |
Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) | 63.27 | 56.33 | 52.53 | 63.07 | 61.73 | 44.40 | 57.40 | 57.27 | NA |
Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I) | 60.60 | 59 | 52.53 | 61.27 | 45.27 | NA | 36.20 | 59 | NA |
Law officer (Scale I) | 52.07 | 35.87 | 31 | 43.60 | 40 | NA | 41.60 | NA | NA |
HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I) | 59.80 | 49.27 | 47.33 | 55.67 | 53.73 | NA | NA | 31.67 | 45.73 |
Marketing Officer (Scale I) | 53.07 | 49.60 | 44.67 | 50 | 41.20 | NA | 40 | 38.67 | NA |
Check the IBPS SO Cut Off for IBPS SO in the table below for each category.
IBPS SO Cut Off 2020 | ||||||||
Posts Name | SC | ST | OBC | UR | HI | OC | VI | ID |
IT Officer | 67.25 | 61.13 | 71.75 | 75.88 | 20.88 | 22.13 | 21.88 | 24.00 |
Agricultural Field Officer | 39.75 | 36 | 40.88 | 40.88 | 14.38 | 39.25 | 27.38 | 25.50 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari | 20.75 | 20.75 | 20.75 | 20.75 | NA | 12.75 | 38.75 | NA |
Law Officer | 39.00 | 36.25 | 40.88 | 47.50 | NA | 21.88 | 26.50 | 33.00 |
HR/Personnel Officer | 61.00 | 63.00 | 61.88 | 63.00 | 44.75 | 25.63 | 22.25 | 29.88 |
Marketing Officer | 53.00 | 44.88 | 53.75 | 53.75 | 21.13 | 29.88 | 22.13 | NA |
IBPS SO Cut Off 2020- Sectional Cut-Off Marks
IBPS SO Cut Off- IT Officer (Scale-I)
The IT Officer Scale 1 prelim exam consists of 3 sections which are the English language, reasoning, and general awareness section. Candidates can check the section-wise and category-wise cut-off of IBPS SO IT Officer Scale 1 cut-off marks from the table below.
Sr.No | Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Cut-off | |
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD | EWS/General | |||
1 | English Language | 25 | 6.00 | 8.75 |
2 | Reasoning | 50 | 5.00 | 9.00 |
3 | General Awareness | 50 | 7.00 | 11.00 |
IBPS SO Cut Off- Agricultural Field Officer (Scale-I)
The prelims exam for agricultural field officers also consists of the 3 sections. The overall category-wise and section-wise cut-off marks are provided in the table below.
Sr.No | Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Cut-off | |
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD | EWS/General | |||
1 | English Language | 25 | 2.75 | 5.25 |
2 | Reasoning | 50 | 2.50 | 5.50 |
3 | General Awareness | 50 | 5.75 | 9.75 |
IBPS SO Cut Off- Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale-I)
The cut-off of Rajbhasha Adhikari(scale 1) was 6, 5, and 7 for the unreserved candidates for all three sections. Candidates can check the table below to get detailed information related to the cut-off
Sr.No | Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Cut-off | |
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD | EWS/General | |||
1 | English Language | 25 | 3.50 | 6.00 |
2 | Reasoning | 50 | 1.25 | 5.00 |
3 | General Awareness | 50 | 3.75 | 7.00 |
IBPS SO Cut Off- Law Officer (Scale I)
Candidates can check the section-wise and category-wise cut-off of IBPS SO Law Officer Scale 1 cut-off marks from the table below.
Sr.No | Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Cut-off | |
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD | EWS/General | |||
1 | English Language | 25 | 4.75 | 7.50 |
2 | Reasoning | 50 | 3.00 | 7.50 |
3 | General Awareness | 50 | 5.50 | 8.50 |
IBPS SO Cut Off- HR/Personnel Officer (Scale-I)
The below table highlights the category-wise and section-wise cut-off marks for IBPS SO HR/Personnel Officer(Scale 1)
Sr.No | Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Cut-off | |
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD | EWS/General | |||
1 | English Language | 25 | 6.00 | 8.75 |
2 | Reasoning | 50 | 5.00 | 9.00 |
3 | General Awareness | 50 | 7.00 | 11.00 |
IBPS SO Cut Off- Marketing Officer (Scale-I)
Candidates can check the section-wise and category-wise cut-off of IBPS SO Marketing Officer Scale 1 cut-off marks from the table below.
Sr.No | Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Cut-off | |
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD | EWS/General | |||
1 | English Language | 25 | 6.00 | 8.75 |
2 | Reasoning | 50 | 5.00 | 9.00 |
3 | General Awareness | 50 | 7.00 | 11.00 |
IBPS SO Sectional Cut-Off 2018
The section-wise cut-off has been provided for IBPS SO Prelims in the table below.
S.No. | Name of the Section | Maximum Marks | Cutoff | |
General | SC/ST/OBC/PWD | |||
1. | English | 25 | 4.75 | 2.50 |
2. | Reasoning | 50 | 15.25 | 10 |
3. | General Awareness / Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 16.75 | 11.50 |
IBPS SO Category-wise Cut Off 2018
The over-cut-off Category-wise cut-off has been provided for IBPS SO Prelims
Category | Cutoff Marks |
General (Gen) | 89.88 |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 81.25 |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 70 |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 87.50 |
Visually Impaired (VI) | 70 |
Hearing Impaired (HI) | 49 |
Intellectual Disability (ID) | 48.25 |
Orthopaedically Challenged (OC) | 83.38 |
IBPS SO Cut Off: Provisional and Reserve List
Provisional Allotment: Provisional Allotment in IBPS SO is the lowest mark that students have to obtain provisionally allotted in any of the participating banks. Provisional Allotment is calculated out of 100 and after eliminating ties on a date of birth basis.
Reserve List: IBPS will prepare the backup list which will be the final waiting list to fill up to 10% of reserved vacancies for each category in the participating banks. Students on the reserve list will not be considered for provisional allotment.
IBPS SO Final Cut-Off 2018-19- Category-wise
Check the IBPS SO Final Cut Off 2018-19 for each category in the table below.
POST | SC | ST | OBC | UR | HI | OC | VI | ID |
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I.T. OFFICER (SCALE I) | 52.93 | 50.60 | 54.93 | 60.00 | 67.27 | 49.93 | 58.47 | NA |
AGRICULTURAL FIELD OFFICER (SCALE I) | 43.67 | 41.60 | 48.47 | 48.67 | 30.67 | 43.40 | 41.47 | 37.33 |
RAJBHASHA ADHIKARI (SCALE I) |
55.33 | 50.67 | 61.33 | 59.67 | NA | 48.40 | NA | NA |
LAW OFFICER (SCALE I) |
54.40 | 55.00 | 55.13 | 63.07 | NA | 49.73 | NA | NA |
HR/PERSONNEL OFFICER (SCALE I) |
62.67 | 62.53 | 64.33 | 66.33 | NA | 56.33 | NA | NA |
MARKETING OFFICER (SCALE I) |
52.00 | 47.00 | 54.27 | 59.67 | 55.00 | 47.67 | 55.27 | 73.80 |
IBPS SO Final Cut-Off 2017-18
Post Name | Category | |||
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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 |
IBPS SO 2017-18 Final Cut-Off (Minimum marks)
Minimum Scores (Combined scores in Online Main Examination and Interview Out of 100)- CWE SO-VII (2017-18)
Post Name | Category | |||
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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 2017-18 Reserve List
Post Name | Category | |||
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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 |
Factors Affecting IBPS SO Prelims Cut Off 2024
There are several factors affecting the IBPS SO Prelims Cut Off 2024 which includes:
- Difficulty Level of the Paper
- Performance of the Candidates
- Number of Vacancies Available
- Number of Candidates who appeared in the examination