SBI Clerk 2021 Cut-off Will be Higher than 2020

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.