Previous Year Cut-off

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) meticulously establishes cut-off marks for every phase of the IBPS RRB PO Exam, releasing them concurrently with the results and scorecards. Advancement to subsequent phases hinges on exceeding the officially declared cut-off scores. An in-depth analysis of IBPS RRB PO Previous Year Cut Offs proves invaluable for aspirants, offering crucial insights into the minimum scores necessary for qualification in various stages of the exam. This comprehensive guide on IBPS RRB PO previous year cut-off marks is indispensable for candidates aspiring to succeed in the exam. It aids in strategic preparation, comprehension of competition levels, and establishing realistic goals.

Examining IBPS RRB Scale 1 past cut-offs also facilitates the adjustment of study strategies based on the evolving difficulty of the exam. Although not absolute predictors of future cut-offs, previous year cut-offs are invaluable tools for effective exam preparation and strategic planning for the IBPS RRB PO exam. This information particularly benefits prospective IBPS RRB PO candidates seeking a comprehensive understanding of the prior year's exam difficulty.

With the impending announcement of IBPS RRB exams, the RRB PO notification 2024 is eagerly anticipated. The notification is the official document to describe the IBPS RRB PO eligibility criteria, salary structure and more info. Detailed information about the IBPS RRB PO previous year cut-off marks, factors influencing cut-offs, and tips to enhance the likelihood of clearing the IBPS RRB PO exam is available on this page. Aspirants are encouraged to delve into this resource for a well-rounded approach to their preparation journey.

What is IBPS RRB PO Cut Off?

The IBPS RRB PO cut-offs of previous years can serve as the threshold score that candidates must attain to progress to the subsequent stage of the exam or secure a place in the final merit list. This benchmark varies annually and is influenced by several factors, including the number of vacancies, the difficulty level of the exam, and the overall performance of candidates. By meticulously studying and analyzing the IBPS RRB PO previous year cut-offs, we aim to understand the anticipated IBPS RRB PO cut-off for 2024 comprehensively. These insights are invaluable for candidates in gauging the competitive landscape, setting realistic goals, and refining their preparation strategies to meet the expected standards of the upcoming IBPS RRB PO examination. Aspirants are encouraged to leverage this information as a strategic tool to enhance their chances of success in the highly competitive IBPS RRB PO recruitment process.

IBPS RRB Scale 1 Previous Year Cut-Off 2023

The overall IBPS RRB PO previous year cut-off of 2023 given below:

IBPS RRB PO Mains Cut Off 2023-State Wise

StatesGeneralSCSTOBCEWSHIOCVIID
ANDHRA PRADESH 64.00 59.06 64.00 64.00 64.00 32.63 65.31 40.63 NA
ARUNACHAL  PRADESH 65.31 55.94 65.31 65.31 65.31 NA NA NA NA
ASSAM 57.69 57.13 65.69 63.25 69.63 46.00 44.81 35.75 NA
BIHAR 46.63 24.31 66.00 66.00 66.00 44.13 36.19 29.25 NA
CHHATTISGARH 55.38 69.50 69.50 69.50 69.50 30.19 44.50 34.81 NA
GUJARAT 70.69 49.63 70.88 69.69 70.88 NA 50.75 NA NA
HARYANA 61.06 42.63 71.25 78.50 78.50 36.56 59.13 62.19 57.50
HIMACHAL PRADESH 63.88 66.75 68.44 80.00 80.00 NA 64.25 NA NA
JAMMU & KASHMIR 65.38 50.75 69.88 69.88 69.88 48.19 39.38 42.81 NA
JHARKHAND 56.00 55.00 72.13 72.13 72.13 38.38 53.38 51.19 NA
KARNATAKA 54.13 54.13 54.13 54.13 54.13 53.31 38.31 54.75 NA
KERALA 53.88 42.00 72.69 52.81 72.69 31.81 60.75 51.38 66.56
MADHYA PRADESH 58.75 52.00 71.00 71.00 71.00 30.69 52.50 42.00 56.88
MAHARASHTRA 67.25 52.75 67.25 67.25 67.25 52.13 67.56 87.38 55.44
MANIPUR 66.56 68.75 68.75 NA 68.75 NA NA NA NA
MEGHALAYA 43.31 54.50 54.50 54.50 54.50 NA NA NA NA
MIZORAM 23.63 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 NA NA NA NA
NAGALAND NA 39.13 39.13 NA 39.13 NA NA NA NA
ODISHA 54.19 60.44 78.81 73.81 78.81 31.63 27.69 34.56 32.50
PUNJAB 58.00 42.00 71.38 77.56 77.56 26.69 54.75 38.44 NA
RAJASTHAN 62.06 59.75 75.63 75.63 75.63 48.94 31.06 47.63 NA
TAMIL NADU 73.50 48.56 73.50 73.50 73.50 49.69 27.63 47.56 NA
TELANGANA 64.19 64.75 64.75 64.75 64.75 20.56 61.69 40.38 NA
TRIPURA 58.06 49.56 64.75 68.75 68.75 NA 34.25 NA NA
UTTAR  PRADESH 57.31 46.94 68.63 73.25 73.25 39.94 60.56 75.56 53.00
UTTARAKHAND 58.31 46.25 65.19 76.94 78.13 47.69 31.38 33.19 NA
WEST BENGAL 61.81 49.63 65.06 68.63 77.25 38.31 53.50 32.56 39.19

IBPS RRB PO Mains Cut Off 2023- Section Wise

S.noName of the TestMaximum MarksCut off
SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWBDEWS/ General
1 Reasoning 40 6.75 10
2 Computer Knowledge 40 2.75 5.50
3 General Awareness 40 1 2
4 (a) English Language 40 3 6.75
4 (b) Hindi Language 40 2.50 5.75
5 Quantitative Aptitude 40 2.75 4.75

IBPS RRB PO Prelims Cut Off 2023

State NameUROBCSCSTEWS
Andhra Pradesh 39 39 - - 39
Arunachal Pradesh - - - 33.50 -
Assam 50 - - 44.75 -
Bihar 45 45 37.50 - 45
Chhattisgarh 49.75 49.75 - - 49.75
Gujarat 52.75 - - 44.25 -
Haryana 54.75 - - - 54.50
Himachal Pradesh 55  48.25 51.50 - 55
Jammu & Kashmir 46 - - - -
Jharkhand 51.50 51.50 - - -
Karnataka 35 35 35 - 35
Kerala 48.75 48.75 - - -
Madhya Pradesh 50 50 45.75 - 50
Maharashtra 46 46 - - -
Mizoram 37 - - 24 -
Meghalaya 35 - - - -
Odisha 59.75 - 53 - -
Punjab 52.50 52.50 - - 52.75
Rajasthan 54.50 - - - 49.75
Tamil Nadu 50.75 - - - -
Telangana 39 39 - - 39
Uttar Pradesh 53.75 52.75 48 - -
Uttarakhand 55.50 47 - - -
West Bengal 53.25 49.75 - - 49.75
Tripura - - 44.25 - -
Nagaland - - - - -

IBPS RRB PO (Scale 1) Final Cut-off 2022

The overall IBPS RRB PO cut-off for the year 2022 given below:

State/ UTSCSTOBCEWSUR
ANDHRA PRADESH 54.95 49.30 55.85 54.38 65.75
ARUNACHAL PRADESH NA 35.48 48.95 NA 52.50
ASSAM 51.50 51.28 53.30 53.08 62.78
BIHAR 53.85 52.00 60.42 60.82 69.08
CHHATTISGARH 52.10 NA 54.35 53.88 65.50
GUJARAT 50.12 49.88 52.90 52.28 57.80
HARYANA 54.50 45.82 60.98 57.55 64.95
HIMACHAL PRADESH 61.90 55.35 57.48 59.20 65.42
JAMMU & KASHMIR 53.25 51.48 58.30 57.02 63.92
JHARKHAND 50.65 54.05 54.38 52.20 62.02
KARNATAKA 52.88 52.45 58.10 52.68 63.05
KERALA 51.82 47.50 56.98 53.52 62.98
MADHYA PRADESH 56.75 55.15 56.88 55.28 63.78
MAHARASHTRA 54.10 49.32 55.68 55.42 62.50
MANIPUR NA NA 53.50 NA 54.62
MEGHALAYA 39.78 NA 44.90 NA 51.05
MIZORAM 40.22 NA 47.88 NA NA
NAGALAND NA 55.45 NA NA NA
ODISHA 51.72 55.80 55.98 55.05 65.50
PUDUCHERRY NA NA 59.75 NA 57.35
PUNJAB 58.05 NA 54.95 56.22 68.18
RAJASTHAN 58.10 59.40 60.30 60.28 66.90
TAMILNADU NA NA NA NA NA
TELANGANA 53.82 55.20 58.18 55.48 63.42
TRIPURA 52.82 48.85 53.82 51.60 58.95
UTTAR PRADESH 60.80 50.80 57.88 58.75 65.75
UTTARAKHAND 52.60 58.62 56.18 60.02 65.98
WEST BENGAL 58.05 53.65 62.38 57.68 67.30

IBPS RRB PO (Scale 1) State wise Cut-off 2022

StatesGeneralSCSTOBCEWS
Andhra Pradesh 83.13 68.69 88.19 88.19 88.19
Arunachal Pradesh 82.06 56.19 82.06 82.06 82.06
Assam 75.13 76.56 81.63 85.63 85.63
Bihar 73.31 59.63 92.69 92.69 92.69
Chhattisgarh 73.88 89.31 88.56 89.31 89.31
Gujarat 82.25 64.44 88.63 88.63 88.63
Haryana 83.94 65.19 92.25 99.94 99.94
Himachal Pradesh 97.50 94.13 97.63 105.94 107.44
Jammu & Kashmir 74.56 78.88 84.75 86.75 89.31
Jharkhand 74.94 78.44 93.13 92.19 95.81
Karnataka 65.19 65.19 65.19 65.19 65.19
Kerala 67.94 47.31 91.94 76.25 91.94
Madhya Pradesh 77.81 70.94 93.13 93.13 93.13
Maharashtra 86.00 69.63 86 86 86
Manipur 60.50 60.50 60.50 NA 60.50
Meghalaya 57.38 86.06 82.69 86.06 86.06
Mizoram 59.13 NA 69.44 NA NA
Nagaland NA 82.88 NA NA NA
Odisha 74.38 58.25 89.50 89.50 89.50
Puducherry 89.75 89.75 89.75 89.75 89.75
Punjab 77.56 96.75 87.81 96.75 96.75
Rajasthan 81.56 78.56 96.94 96.94 96.94
Telangana 81.50 81.56 82.88 82.88 82.88
Tripura 78.19 77.25 82.81 76.63 88.69
Uttar Pradesh 81.94 62.44 91.25 96.31 96.31
Uttarakhand 81.13 74.63 82.38 99.06 103.44
West Bengal 80.75 63.81 83.56 88.50 95.06

IBPS RRB PO (Scale 1) Section wise Cut-off 2022

S NoName of TestMax. MarksQualifying Scores
SC/ST/OBC/PWD EWS/General
1 Reasoning 40 16 18.50
2 Computer Knowledge 40 3.50 06
3 General Awareness 40 01 2.50
4 (a) English Language 40 5.75 9.50
4 (b) Hindi Language 40 10.25 13.25
5 Quantitative Aptitude 40 5.75 8.50

IBPS RRB PO (Scale 1) Mains Cut-off 2021

State/UTURSCSTOBCEWS
Andhra Pradesh 82.81 72.31 63.81 82.81 82.81
Arunachal Pradesh 61.31 NA 54.00 61.31 NA
Assam 73.88  61.56 60.81 68.88 73.75
Bihar 82.19  57.25 45.63 82.19 82.19
Chhattisgarh 76.94 56.94 61.19 71.25 61.25
Gujarat 81.81  67.44 59.06 80 81.81
Haryana 91.81  67.81 43.81 82.69 91.81
Himachal Pradesh 92 72.94 72.81 73.81 86.25
Jammu & Kashmir 79.25  65.40 45.81 59.44 66.56
Jharkhand 84.31 54.06 61.75 77.19 80.25
Karnataka 68.63 68.63 56.44 68.63 68.63
Kerala 91.13  68.31 39.50 88.88 72.50
Madhya Pradesh 82.94  65.13 55.81 79.81 82.94
Maharashtra 80.13 80.13 55.13 80.13 80.13
Manipur NA NA      
Meghalaya 57.75  53.50 57.75 54.19 57.75
Mizoram NA NA 94.44 52 59.69
Nagaland NA NA 66.75 NA Na
Odisha 81.88 62.94 49.19 81.88 81.88
Puducherry 87.63  87.63 NA 87.63 NA
Punjab 93.88 69.50 93.88 78.81 93.88
Rajasthan 89.31 68.13 68.19 86.94 89.31
Tamil Nadu 83.25 80.38 38.94 83.25 81.06
Telangana 80 74.81 71.50 80 80
Tripura 78  66.31 51.81 71 58.81
Uttar Pradesh 82.38  62.06 59.81 75.38 82.38
Uttarakhand 94.81 62.19 65.13 76.06 82.31
West Bengal 84.56 69.00 47.75 71.50 76.94

IBPS RRB PO (Scale 1) Mains Section Wise Cut-off 2021

S NoName of TestMax. MarksQualifying Scores
SC/ST/OBC/PWDEWS/General
1 Reasoning 40 11.50 14.50
2 Computer Knowledge 40 03.50 06
3 General Awareness 40 02.50 04.50
4 (a) English Language 40 08.25 11.25
4 (b) Hindi Language 40 05.50 08.25
5 Quantitative Aptitude 40 02.00 04.75
 

IBPS RRB PO (Scale 1) Prelims Cut-off 2021

State NameUROBCEWSST
Andhra Pradesh 52.50 - - -
Arunachal Pradesh - - - -
Assam 45.75 45.75 - -
Bihar 56.25 56.25 56.25 -
Chhattisgarh 48.50 48 - -
Gujarat 57.25 57.25 - -
Haryana 59.50 - - -
Himachal Pradesh 57.50 48.75 56.25 -
Jammu & Kashmir 47 - - -
Jharkhand 55 55 - -
Karnataka 44.75 44.75 - -
Kerala 57.75 - 47 -
Madhya Pradesh 54.25 54.25 - 41.50
Maharashtra 53.75 53.75 - 49.25
Mizoram - - - 30
Punjab 60.25 54 - -
Odisha 58.50 - - -
Rajasthan 60.75 - 60.75 53.50
Tamil Nadu 50.50 50.50 - -
Tripura 48 - - -
Telangana 51 51 - -
Uttar Pradesh 54.50 54.50 54.50 45.75
Uttarakhand 60.75 - - -
West Bengal 56.50 51 53. 25 -

IBPS RRB PO (Scale 1) Final Cut-off 2020-21

The overall and final IBPS RRB Scale 1 cut-off for the year 2020-21 given below: 

State/UTSCSTOBCEWSGeneral
Andhra Pradesh 50.25 53.55 56 52.20 70.10
Arunachal Pradesh NA NA NA NA 46.65
Assam 46.92 46.32 49.18 47.92 62.25
Bihar 52.45 47.82 62.72 52.75 64.75
Chhattisgarh 48.18 39.65 49.30 49.22 62.85
Gujarat 49.08 44 47.60 42.48 69.50
Haryana 57.48 37.88 58.08 58.10 72.48
Himachal Pradesh 48.72 48.18 57 54.68 62.80
Jammu & Kashmir 61.48 52.05 56.08 59.12 72.82
Jharkhand 55.72 41.12 55.28 52.50 63.25
Karnataka NA NA NA NA NA
Kerala NA NA NA NA NA
Madhya Pradesh 51.88 49.55 54.75 53.55 69.58
Maharashtra 53.42 46.08 59.92 50.42 69.62
Manipur 41.95 40.02 48.95 NA 54.35
Meghalaya 33.02 39.32 43.62 NA 45.60
Mizoram NA 41.58 39.48 NA 40.48
Nagaland Na 50.30 NA NA NA
Odisha 43.85 54.50 52.10 51.25 71.52
Puducherry 43.42 NA NA NA NA
Punjab 52.40 39.92 61.15 58.60 70.35
Rajasthan 56.95 55.45 53.58 55.75 75.55
Tamil Nadu 51 45.95 66.05 52.18 64.82
Telangana 53.80 49.28 58.22 49.60 64.32
Tripura 47.52 36.62 50.02 35 53.48
Uttar Pradesh 52.15 46.68 52.70 51.02 72.55
Uttarakhand NA 40.12 NA NA 66.12
West Bengal 53.42 56.68 50.38 49.70 64.18

IBPS RRB PO (Scale 1) Prelims Cut-offs 2020

State NameCut-off
GenOBC
UP 47 46.75
J& K 52
Rajasthan 66 66
Gujarat 59.75 59.77
Andhra Pradesh 52.75
Odisha 62.75
Jharkhand 54 .25
Haryana 60.50
Bihar 48
Maharashtra 47.25
Tamil Nadu 54
Chhattisgarh 43.25
West Bengal 52

IBPS RRB PO (Scale 1) State wise Mains Cut-off 2020

State/UTSCSTOBCEWSGeneral
Andhra Pradesh 61.94 52 76.38 76.38 76.38
Arunachal Pradesh NA 43.44 43.44 NA NA
Assam 56.06 51.56 66.88 70.31 72.44
Bihar 52.25 46.25 77.31 77.31 77.31
Chhattisgarh 56.56 45.69 75.50 71 75.50
Gujarat 41.94 50.94 50.94 52.19 56.75
Haryana 67.38 40.31 79.88 90.50 91.81
Himachal Pradesh 65.63 68.56 69.31 83.25 88.38
Jammu & Kashmir 70.50 51.25 65.06 80.81 89.88
Jharkhand 53.13 53.75 74.88 80.25 82.25
Karnataka NA NA NA NA NA
Kerala NA NA NA NA NA
Madhya Pradesh 58 44.31 74.44 77.13 77.13
Maharashtra 71 48.94 73.56 73.56 73.56
Manipur 65.06 63.31 65.06 65.06 65.06
Meghalaya 46.19 58.50 58.50 58.50 58.50
Mizoram 54.44 64.06 40.63 NA 64.06
Nagaland NA 44.75 NA NA NA
Odisha 63.25 57.94 85.63 85.63 85.63
Puducherry 67.69 NA 63.56 NA NA
Punjab 66.88 34 73 81.81 92.38
Rajasthan 39.13 47.63 36.75 47.63 47.63
Tamil Nadu 72.88 33.44 81.06 57.56 81.06
Telangana 64.31 60.88 70.81 70.81 70.81
Tripura 65.50 59.69 72.19 65 80.44
Uttar Pradesh 52.56 29.50 64.19 70.56 70.56
Uttarakhand 100.38 59.63 82.75 100.38 100.38
West Bengal 62.75 47.56 63.56 69 80.94

IBPS RRB PO (Scale 1) Subject-wise Maximum Scores & Cut-off

S.No.Name of TestMax. MarksQualifying Scores
SC/ST/OBC/PWDEWS/General
1 Reasoning 40 08.75 12
2 Computer Knowledge 40 05.75 08.75
3 General Awareness 40 02.25 04.50
4 (a) English Language 40 03.50 07.25
4 (b) Hindi Language 40 03.50 06.25
5 Quantitative Aptitude 40 02.25 05.25

IBPS RRB PO (Scale 1) Maximum Scores Cut-off in each Objective test

Name of TestMaximum ScoreQualifying Score
SC/ST/OBC/PWDEWS/GENERAL
Reasoning 40 10.50 13.75
Computer Knowledge 40 6.00 8.75
General Awareness 40 6.75 10.00
English Language 40 7.50 11.75
Hindi Language 40 6.50 9.50
Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation 40 1.00 3.25

IBPS RRB PO (Scale 1) 2019 Cut-off

Refer to the table below for the RRB Officer Scale 1 Prelims cut-off for 2019.

StateCategory
SCSTOBCEWSGeneralHIOCVIID
ANDHRA PRADESH 71.56 46.81 79.81 79.81 79.81 49.25 84.00 50.25 60.25
ARUNACHAL PRADESH NA 66.56 51.06 NA 66.56 NA NA NA NA
ASSAM 46.06 56.00 67.13 59.06 74.56 NA 49.81 55.81 NA
BIHAR 60.06 40.88 84.69 86.25 86.25 49.31 82.63 87.88 75.56
CHHATTISGARH 66.31 58.06 84.94 64.13 84.94 NA 53.25 NA NA
GUJARAT 55.19 36.75 55.19 55.19 55.19 NA 63.25 68.13 NA
HARYANA 67.38 44.81 87.75 92.19 92.19 NA 60.25 111.69 57.56
HIMACHAL PRADESH 71.13 67.75 76.69 91.06 91.06 44.69 70.38 NA NA
JAMMU & KASHMIR 71.88 43.63 74.06 69.88 93.88 NA 44.19 95.56 74.50
JHARKHAND 55.88 58.56 78.88 91.13 91.13 NA 68.31 69.44 55.63
KARNATAKA 57.44 41.69 57.44 57.44 57.44 NA 72.25 59.88 NA
KERALA 72.63 49.75 95.69 82.00 95.69 68.44 80.38 85.31 64.19
MADHYA PRADESH 60.13 47.00 77.75 81.44 82.56 69.88 38.56 44.94 56.44
MAHARASHTRA 54.75 48.19 54.75 54.75 54.75 57.06 67.06 47.38 NA
MANIPUR 68.63 68.63 68.63 NA 68.63 NA NA NA NA
MEGHALAYA 63.94 63.94 56.31 63.94 63.94 NA NA NA NA
MIZORAM 79.44 53.13 66.13 NA 92.94 NA NA NA NA
NAGALAND NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
ODISHA 56.38 37.94 80.13 80.13 80.13 46.06 60.81 76.13 77.06
PUOUCHERRY 91.19 91.19 91.19 NA 91.19 NA NA NA NA
PUNJAB 73.94 44.44 86.31 95.63 99.19 NA 67.69 55.38 56.75
RAJASTHAN 65.19 63.44 88.69 88.69 88.69 53.75 77.63 71.69 78.94
TAMILNADU 82.56 50.50 86.00 86.00 86.00 60.44 92.25 93.44 72.56
TELANGANA 71.56 63.75 71.56 71.56 71.56 57.31 53.88 130.56 NA
TRIPURA 44.63 44.13 60.44 60.44 60.44 NA 75.69 NA NA
UTTAR PRADESH 64.63 37.38 78.81 87.81 87.81 44.56 72.06 85.50 53.38
UTTARAKHAND 70.88 102.81 89.31 102.81 102.81 60.88 66.63 70.38 80.31
WEST BENGAL 63.88 44.63 69.13 56.88 87.44 57.94 47.25 69.31 65.13

Factors Affecting IBPS RRB PO Cut Off

  • Number of vacancies: The total number of vacancies in the RRB PO exam is a crucial determinant of the IBPS RRB Scale 1 cutoff for the year. Higher vacancies may lead to a lower cutoff, while lower vacancies could result in a higher cutoff.
  • Difficulty level of the exam: The complexity of the IBPS RRB PO exam directly influences the cutoff marks. If the exam is more challenging, the cutoff may be lower; conversely, if it is less difficult, the cutoff may be higher.
  • Candidate performance: The overall performance of candidates in a particular year impacts the cutoff. The IBPS RRB PO previous year cut-offs show that, if most candidates perform exceptionally well, the cutoff may rise, whereas average performance may lead to a lower cutoff.

How to Improve Your Chances of Clearing the IBPS RRB 2024 Exam?

  • Understand the IBPS RRB PO exam pattern and syllabus: Familiarize yourself with the syllabus to identify the important topics and allocate your preparation time accordingly.
  • Create an IBPS RRB PO study plan: Develop a structured study plan that covers all the exam sections. Set specific goals and allocate sufficient time for each subject.
  • Practice IBPS RRB PO mock tests: Regularly practice mock tests and the previous year question papers to improve your time management skills and get acquainted with the exam's format.
  • Analyze your performance: After each mock test, analyze your performance, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and work on improving the areas where you are struggling.
  • Stay updated with current affairs: Keep yourself updated with the latest current affairs, especially in the banking and economic sectors, as they can significantly impact the IBPS RRB PO 2024 exam. Stay updated through newspapers, online news portals, and relevant magazines.
  • Enhance your quantitative aptitude and reasoning skills: These sections hold substantial weightage in the IBPS RRB PO exam 2024. Practice solving mathematical problems and logical reasoning questions to improve accuracy and speed.
  • Improve your English language proficiency: Enhance your vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension skills. Read newspapers, books, and articles to develop a strong command of the English language.
  • Stay focused and maintain a positive mindset: Exam preparation can be challenging, but it's crucial to stay focused motivated, and maintain a positive mindset throughout the process. Believe in your abilities and persevere.