SBI Clerk Prelims Cutoff Marks 2026:- Candidates preparing or appearing for the SBI Clerk (Junior Associate) exam must check the category-wise expected and previous-year cutoff marks to understand the qualifying marks for the exam. The State Bank of India (SBI) releases the official state-wise and category-wise cutoff marks along with the scorecard after the prelims results are released at sbi.bank.in. Since the SBI Clerk recruitment is state-specific, the cutoff marks may differ significantly across the states depending on regional vacancies, candidate density, and paper difficulty levels. The SBI Clerk Prelims Exam 2026 is being conducted on September 26 and 27, 2026.
SBI Clerk Prelims Cutoff Marks Highlights
The SBI Clerk prelims exam is a qualifying test that includes 100 objective questions, which carry 100 marks. Candidates who clear the state-wise and category-wise cutoff marks advance to the Mains Exam phase. Some important scoring guidelines include:-
- No Sectional Cutoff:- SBI does not implement sectional cutoff marks in the Prelims or Mains exam 2025. Qualification is determined completely on the total aggregate score out of 100 marks.
- State-Wise Merit List:- Cutoffs are determined separately for each State and UT, meaning there are no uniform all-India cutoff marks.
SBI Clerk Prelims Category-wise Expected Cutoff Marks 2026
Based on the recent difficulty level, vacancies announced, and the candidates' attempt analysis, the category-wise expected cutoff marks out of 100 for the SBI Clerk Prelims exam are given below, along with the safe scores:-
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State
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General
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EWS
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OBC
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ST
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PwBD
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SC
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Safe Score
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Delhi
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72–82
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62-76
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63-72
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47-59
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42-53
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55-67
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75+
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Uttar Pradesh
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71-80
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60-71
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62-70
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46-55
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40-51
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53-66
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73+
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Haryana
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70-78
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61-69
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60-68
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44-54
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39-45
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52-63
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71+
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Maharashtra
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71-77
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63-69
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62-66
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43-52
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40-41
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51-66
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73+
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Tamil Nadu
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72-81
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62-70
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63-65
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45-55
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36-42
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50-64
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71+
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Karnataka
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71-80
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61-71
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62-67
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43-57
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40-45
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50-67
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72+
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SBI Clerk Prelims Previous Year State-Wise & Category-wise Cutoff Marks
To understand what cutoff marks for the SBI Clerk Prelims Cutoff marks can be, candidates will have to understand the previous year cutoff marks. These cutoff marks differ across states. Candidates are thus advised to check the state-wise and category-wise cutoff marks for 2025:-
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SBI Clerk Prelims Cutoff 2025
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State/UT
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SC
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ST
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OBC
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EWS
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General(UR)
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Uttar Pradesh
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72
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61.75
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79.25
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79.5
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79.5
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Madhya Pradesh
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73
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54
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81
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81
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81
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Delhi
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72
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56.25
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76
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78.25
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78.25
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West Bengal
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74
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67.75
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74.75
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65.75
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81.5
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Punjab
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70.25
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80.75
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76.25
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80.75
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80.75
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Bihar
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66
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59.25
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74
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74
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74
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Rajasthan
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69.75
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65
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77
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77
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77
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Gujrat
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72.5
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61
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72.5
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72.5
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72.5
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Maharashtra
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65.5
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55
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65.5
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65.5
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65.5
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Andhra Pradesh
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60.75
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60.75
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60.75
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60.75
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60.75
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Karnatka
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61
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61
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61
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61
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61
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Tamil Nadu
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52
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52
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52
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42.75
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52
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Telangana
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52.5
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52.5
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52.5
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52.5
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52.5
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Kerala
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63.5
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47.5
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74
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36
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74
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Haryana
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66.5
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76.5
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75.75
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76.5
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76.5
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Himachal Pradesh
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74.75
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78.5
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76.25
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81.25
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81.25
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Chattisgarh
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68
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62.25
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72.25
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72.25
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72.25
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Assam
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73.75
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52
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73.75
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69.75
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76
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Jharkhand
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65
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65.25
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75.25
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75.25
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75.25
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Odisha
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66.5
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54.25
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75.5
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75.5
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75.5
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Uttarakhand
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66.75
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66.5
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74.25
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77
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79.5
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Jammu & Kashmir
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77.25
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69
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75
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73
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81.75
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Important Note: In states where the cut-off marks match across categories like OBC/EWS and General, it means the number of qualifying candidates relative to local vacancies leveled the minimum entry criteria.
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Factors Influencing SBI Clerk Prelims Cutoff Marks
There are several important factors that dictate cutoff marks every year. These factors include the level of difficulty, number of applicants, vacancies, etc. Given below are the factors influencing the SBI Clerk Prelims cutoff marks:-
- State-Wise Vacancy Volume:- States with few advertised vacancies generally see significantly higher cutoff marks, while regions with higher vacancy counts maintain lower cutoff marks.
- Difficulty Level of the Exam:- Shifts with higher paper difficulty lower the average candidate raw score, which directly impacts the final normalised cutoff marks.
- Total Number of Applicants per state:- High competition density in states like Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and Rajasthan pushes the cutoff marks toward the upper 70s and 80 marks.
- Normalisation Process:- Because the prelims exam is conducted across multiple days and shifts, SBI applies a standard normalisation process to normalise the shift difficulty.