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SBI Clerk Mains 2021: Safe number of attempts

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)
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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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