The date of IBPS PO preliminary examination 2015 is approaching and many aspirants are curious to know about the expected cut off of the preliminary exam. The aspirants want to plan & prepare their strategy as per the expected cut – off for IBPS-PO preliminary 2015. In this post we will discuss four things:
- Basis of actual cut off
- On what basis Wifistudy.com will predict the cut–off for IBPS PO 2015
- What should be the safe attempt?
- What is the expected cut off for IBPS PO Prelims 2015?
Basis of actual cut – off?
The cut- off for any exam depends upon:
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How difficult the paper was?
- of vacancies.
- How many candidates are to be shortlisted for the next level
But, as there is no information about any of the above mentioned point, we will proceed further keeping the previous record in mind.
Basis on which WIFISTUDY.COM experts will predict the cut–off for IBPS PO PRE 2015
We will predict the cut-– offs for IBPS PO 2015 on the following basis –
- Previous years cut offs in IBPS PO and
- SBI PO prelims cut off 2015
Previous year’s cut off in IBPS PO
| Year | GEN | OBC | SC | ST |
| 2014 | 82 | 80 | 70 | 56 |
| 2013 | 61 | 60 | 50 | 26 |
| 2012 | 135 | 135 | 127 | 106 |
SBI Po Prelims Cut Off 2015
| Category | GENERAL | OBC | SC | ST |
| Cut-Off | 47.50 | 42.25 | 37.25 | 19.75 |
In IBPS PO Prelims 2015, the exam pattern is exactly same as that followed by SBI-PO in 2015. But, the tricky part is that there are more no. of vacancies than SBI. Though IBPS never discloses the no. of vacancies but there were around 20000 vacancies in 2014 so we can expect similar amount of vacancies this year also. By keeping this in mind we can surely say that the cut off for ibps po prelims would be less than that of SBI prelims.
What Should be the Safe Attempt for IBPS PO?
Remember in exam comprising negative marking, accuracy matters a lot.We know that IBPS PO prelims consists of 100 questions and no one supposed to attempt all the 100 questions.So, just attempt the questions you are 100 percent sure putting your greed aside.Section wise attempts are given below-
| Subject | Good Attempts |
| English | 16 |
| Reasoning | 18 |
| Aptitude | 18 |
| Total | 52 |
Expected Cut–off for IBPS PO 2015 Exam:
So, by the above analysis and level of previous IBPS papers the cut would as follows-
| Category | GENERAL | OBC | SC | ST |
| Cut off | 40-42 | 38-40 | 32-36 | 16-19 |
How to prepare for IBPS-PO 2015:
- Take this FREE IBPS-PO Mock Test: https://www.wifistudy.com
- Try to score around 50 in every mock test.
- Do a SWOT analysis of yourself.
And, above all start believing yourself because if others can do it you too can do.Believe me there are a lot of people who were less talented but the did achieve their goals just because they believed themselves.
Best of luck,
Team WIFISTUDY.COM