SBI Clerk 2021: July 13 was when the last shifts of SBI clerk examination 2021 took place. The entire focus now is on the upcoming mains examination. The dates aren’t out yet, but candidates should not even miss a single day of preparation because, most likely, the cut-off will go higher this year for both prelims and mains. And we are not suggesting this based on any insider information but on considering all the major factors which can affect any cut-off of any banking exam.
But let’s first look at the previous year cut-offs for both prelims and mains.
Previous Year SBI Clerk 2020 Cut-off List Prelims (State-wise)
State | Cut Off (Gen) |
Uttarakhand | 69.75 |
Gujarat | 56.75 |
Madhya Pradesh | 68.75 |
Jharkhand | 68.25 |
Uttar Pradesh | 71.00 |
Punjab | 77.50 |
Tami Nadu | 62 |
Rajasthan | 68.75 |
Delhi | 76.25 |
Chandigarh | 76 |
Andhra Pradesh | 68 |
West Bengal | 67.5 |
Odisha | 68.25 |
Karnataka | 58.75 |
Himachal Pradesh | 66 |
Kerala | 69.75 |
Haryana | 72.75 |
Telangana | 66 |
Maharashtra | 59.75 |
Bihar | 68.75 |
Chhattisgarh | 68.75 |
Previous Year SBI Clerk 2020 Cut-off List Mains (Sate-wise and Category-wise)
State/UT | Gen | OBC | SC | ST | EWS |
Uttar Pradesh | 90.25 | 78 | 64.25 | 60 | 82.25 |
West Bengal | 86.75 | 69.25 | 65.5 | 60 | 70.75 |
Gujarat | 82.75 | 73 | 66 | 60 | 74.5 |
Delhi | 98.75 | 83 | 73.5 | 62.25 | 87.5 |
Chandigarh | 96.75 | 81.75 | 77.25 | – | 94.75 |
Punjab | 96.25 | 78.75 | 69.25 | – | 88 |
Maharashtra | 84 | 77.5 | 75.5 | 60 | 76.5 |
Telangana | 86.75 | 81.75 | 69.25 | 60.75 | 81.5 |
Himachal Pradesh | 87.25 | 72 | – | – | – |
Andhra Pradesh | 88.75 | 83.75 | – | – | – |
Uttarakhand | 91 | – | – | – | – |
Rajasthan | 90.25 | 82.75 | 66.5 | 60 | 80.75 |
Tamil Nadu | 92.75 | 89.75 | 74.75 | 60.75 | 72.25 |
Karnataka | 89.05 | 75.25 | 64.25 | 60 | 74.25 |
Madhya Pradesh | 89.25 | – | – | – | 81.5 |
Odisha | 87.75 | 83.25 | – | – | 79.25 |
The answer to cut-offs lies in three simple co-factors:
- The total number of applicants for the exam
- The difficulty level of the paper for that particular year
- The total number of vacancies announced
SBI Clerk vacancy 2021 State Wise
State | Language | Seats |
Gujarat | Gujarati | 902 |
Karnataka | Kannada | 400 |
Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | 78 |
Chhattisgarh | Hindi | 120 |
West Bengal | Bengali/Nepali | 273 |
A&N Islands | Hindi/English | 15 |
Sikkim | Nepali/ English | 12 |
Odisha | Odia | 75 |
Jammu & Kashmir | Urdu/ Hindi | 12 |
Ladakh | Ladakhi/ Urdu/Dogri | 8 |
Himachal Pradesh | Hindi | 180 |
Chandigarh | Punjabi/ Hindi | 15 |
Punjab | Punjabi/Hindi | 295 |
Tamil Nadu | Tamil | 473 |
Pondicherry | Tamil | 2 |
Delhi | Hindi | 80 |
Uttarakhand | Hindi | 70 |
Haryana | Hindi/ Punjabi | 110 |
Telangana | Telugu/Urdu | 275 |
Rajasthan | Hindi | 175 |
Kerala | Malayalam | 97 |
Lakshadweep | Malayalam | 3 |
Uttar Pradesh | Hindi/Urdu | 350 |
Maharashtra | Marathi | 640 |
Goa | Konkani | 10 |
Assam | Assamese/Bengali/Bodo | 149 |
Arunachal Pradesh | English | 15 |
Manipur | Manipuri | 18 |
Meghalaya | English/Garo/Khasi | 14 |
Mizoram | Mizo | 20 |
Nagaland | English | 10 |
Tripura | Bengali/Kokborok | 19 |
Total | – | Regular + Backlog = 5454 |
SBI Clerk 2020 State and Category-wise vacancy
State/ UT | Category Wise | |||||
– | GEN | EWS | SC | ST | OBC | Total |
Gujarat | 227 | 55 | 38 | 82 | 148 | 550 |
Daman & Diu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andhra Pradesh | 61 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 40 | 150 |
Karnataka | 191 | 47 | 76 | 33 | 128 | 475 |
Madhya Pradesh | 205 | 51 | 76 | 102 | 76 | 510 |
Chhattisgarh | 78 | 19 | 22 | 60 | 11 | 190 |
West Bengal | 247 | 61 | 140 | 30 | 134 | 612 |
A&N Islands | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 26 |
Sikkim | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Odisha | 171 | 42 | 68 | 93 | 51 | 425 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 23 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 50 |
Ladakh | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
Himachal Pradesh | 77 | 18 | 46 | 7 | 37 | 185 |
Chandigarh | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
Punjab | 61 | 15 | 43 | 0 | 31 | 150 |
Tamil Nadu | 171 | 39 | 74 | 3 | 106 | 393 |
Pondicherry | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Delhi | 60 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 38 | 143 |
Uttarakhand | 141 | 25 | 45 | 7 | 32 | 250 |
Haryana | 45 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 26 | 97 |
Telangana | 151 | 37 | 60 | 26 | 101 | 375 |
Rajasthan | 200 | 50 | 85 | 65 | 100 | 500 |
Kerala | 207 | 39 | 39 | 3 | 106 | 394 |
Lakshadweep | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Uttar Pradesh | 357 | 86 | 181 | 8 | 233 | 865 |
Maharashtra | 384 | 86 | 86 | 77 | 232 | 865 |
Goa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Assam | 82 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 49 | 182 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
Manipur | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
Meghalaya | 14 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 31 |
Mizoram | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
Nagaland | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
Tripura | 16 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
Bihar | 107 | 23 | 36 | 2 | 62 | 230 |
Jharkhand | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 45 |
Total | 3387 | 777 | 1209 | 713 | 1784 | 7870 |
Comparison of 2020 vs 2021 SBI clerk Cut-off Factors
Year of Exam | No. of vacancies | No. of applicants | Difficulty level |
Year 2020 | 7870 | 16.6 lakhs | Easy to moderate |
Year 2021 | 5454 | 19 lakhs | Easy-moderate (Prelims) Mains awaited |
As you can see, two co-factors in 2021 have seen noticeable changes. The number of vacancies for 2021 has significantly reduced, and the number of registrations is also high for this year. However, all these registrations are not for SBI Clerk, but we know that most of them are. The cut-off might remain similar in some states, but it’s wise not to fall for the previous year cut-off.
What should be my attempts for Mains this year?
Definitely no less than 100. The aim should be to get good 105-115 attempts this year if you want to crack SBI clerk mains this year. If you feel you are already prepared and start giving some mocks right away for gaining confidence with 100+ attempts.
If you are somebody who needs a little time for full-fledged preparation, then don’t jump directly at mocks aggressively. Instead, take free mocks once or twice a week, which give you an all India rank. And then gradually build up the momentum.
And this is precisely why SBI Clerk 2021 cut-off is expected to go higher than 2020, especially for mains.
Conclusion
It’s better if aspirants use the remaining time for mains very efficiently. The competition is considerably high this year for obvious reasons. But it’s still doable. Consistency can move or break mountains, and it is a proven phenomenon. Just remember prelims was all about the filtration of serious aspirants, and now is the time when the best of best compete. It’s all about how you choose to live for the next one or two months. Because who knows by the next month you will be seen at an SBI branch working in the clerical department.
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