SBI Clerk Mains Exam 2021: The SBI clerk prelims just got over this month. The results are awaited for the same. But one shouldn’t relax and should be preparing adamantly for the upcoming mains exam. But this year a lot of aspirants are confused about the number of attempts this year. As the registrations are too many and vacancies are not much if compared with the previous year.
SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern 2021
| Name of Test (Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 Minutes |
| Test of English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 Minutes |
| Test of Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 2 Hrs 40 Min. |
SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus 2021
| SBI Clerk Mains Syllabus | |||
| English Language | Quantitative Aptitude | Reasoning Ability | General Awareness |
| Reading Comprehension | Data Interpretation | Puzzle | Current Affairs |
| Synonyms and Antonyms | Data Sufficiency | Machine Input Output | Static General Awareness |
| Sentence Rearrangement | Profit and Loss | Syllogism | Banking and Financial Terms |
| Sentence Correction | Mensuration | Direction Test | Banking Abbreviations |
| Fillers | Simple and Compound Interest | Blood Relation | Banking Awareness |
| Cloze Test | Mixtures and Allegations | Coding and Decoding | Fiscal and Monetary Policy |
| Idioms and Phrases | Permutation and Combination | Statement and Assumptions | Important Government schemes |
| Vocabulary | Work, Time and Distance | Order and Ranking | Awards and Honours |
| Miscellaneous | Number series | Linear Arrangement | Indian Constitution |
Safe Number of Attempts for SBI Clerk 2021 Mains
The answer to cut-offs or safe attempt 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
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 |
Now looking at previous year cut-offs and the information mentioned in the table your safe bet should be around 105-115 attempts. It’s better you start taking mock tests now as the time is limited and you need to prepare with a mindset of attempting well over 100 questions. It is advised you prepare for the best. By giving mocks you can make your judgments better; which questions are to be left and which should be attempted by you. Figure out topics you can still cover in order to strike a balance for your 100+ attempts.
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SBI Clerk 2020 Mains Cut-Off
| SBI Clerk Mains Cut-Off 2020 (Category-wise and State-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 |
SBI Clerk Mains Cut Off 2019
| State | SBI Clerk Mains Cut-off (General) |
| Punjab | 102.75 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 99.75 |
| Bihar | 98.00 |
| Karnataka | 85.75 |
| Jharkhand | 97.50 |
| Haryana | 103.25 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 97.50 |
| Delhi | 99.75 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 94.75 |
| Rajasthan | 97.00 |
| Uttarakhand | 96.50 |
| West Bengal | 97.25 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 101.25 |
| Odisha | 94.75 |
| Chattisgarh | 87.75 |
| Maharashtra | 89.75 |
| Gujarat | 91.25 |
| Kerala | 96.25 |
| Tamil Nadu | 98.00 |
| Assam | 85.00 |
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Official state-wise SBI Clerk Mains Cut-off 2018:
| State | SBI Clerk Mains Cut-off |
| Uttar Pradesh | 96.00 |
| Bihar | 96.00 |
| Haryana | 99.00 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 92.60 |
| Punjab | 100.65 |
| Rajasthan | 96.75 |
| Gujarat | 85.00 |
| Chhattisgarh | 91.50 |
| Maharashtra | 85.65 |
| Jharkhand | 86.00 |
| Tamil Nadu | 93.75 |
| Karnataka | 83.90 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 98.25 |
| Delhi | 104.80 |
| West Bengal | 95.30 |
| Odisha | 88.80 |
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