IBPS Clerk Cut-Off: How It Is Set
No fixed pass mark, and the mains cut-off is set State by State. IBPS shows yours with your result.
IBPS Clerk has no fixed pass mark. IBPS decides the cut-off after each exam, and for the main exam it decides it State by State, because clerical vacancies are filled per State or Union Territory. A candidate in one State can be selected with a score that would miss the cut-off in another.
IBPS does not post cut-off tables on ibps.in. Its FAQ says the cut-off marks for your category and State are shown with your online result. So this page explains how the cut-off works and shows no numbers: figures elsewhere are compiled from candidates' result screens, not from an IBPS notice.
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IBPS Clerk Is Now Called CRP CSA
IBPS now runs the clerical recruitment as the Common Recruitment Process for Customer Service Associates (CRP CSA). The 2025 notice is CRP CSA-XV, for vacancies of 2026-27. It is the same exam people search for as IBPS Clerk.
Where a Cut-Off Applies
From the CRP CSA-XV notification.
Prelims
What you must clear
A cut-off in each of the three tests: English Language, Numerical Ability, Reasoning Ability
Set by
IBPS, shortlisting enough candidates in each category for mains
Mains
What you must clear
A minimum in each test and a minimum total
Set by
State/UT-wise vacancies
Provisional allotment
What you must clear
Rank high enough in your State and category
Set by
Mains marks only, converted out of 100
Language test (LLPT)
What you must clear
Pass the local language test of your State
Set by
Qualifying only; not needed if your class 10 or higher marksheet shows you studied that language
| Stage | What you must clear | Set by |
|---|---|---|
| Prelims | A cut-off in each of the three tests: English Language, Numerical Ability, Reasoning Ability | IBPS, shortlisting enough candidates in each category for mains |
| Mains | A minimum in each test and a minimum total | State/UT-wise vacancies |
| Provisional allotment | Rank high enough in your State and category | Mains marks only, converted out of 100 |
| Language test (LLPT) | Pass the local language test of your State | Qualifying only; not needed if your class 10 or higher marksheet shows you studied that language |
Terms You Will See on the Result
- Sectional cut-off
- The lowest score accepted in one test. Missing it in one test ends your run, whatever your total.
- Overall cut-off
- The lowest total accepted. In mains, you need every sectional minimum and the total.
- Corrected score
- Marks after the penalty. A quarter of a question's marks is deducted for each wrong answer; blanks cost nothing.
- Normalisation
- When the exam is held in several sessions, IBPS adjusts scores with the equi-percentile method so that a harder or easier session does not decide your fate. Your rank within your session is what carries over. Scores are kept to two decimals.
- LLPT
- Local Language Proficiency Test: a qualifying test of the State's language, held after the main exam or allotment but before joining.
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Why Your State Matters More Than Your Score
There is no interview in IBPS Clerk. Mains marks alone decide merit, and merit is ranked within each State and category against that State's vacancies. A State with more vacancies relative to applicants tends to need a lower score, and the reverse is also true. That is why any single "IBPS Clerk cut-off" number without a State and category attached means little.
Prelims marks do not carry forward. Clearing prelims only gets you into mains.
How the Exam Tests This: One Weak Section
Each prelims test is timed separately, 20 minutes each, so a strong Reasoning score cannot buy time for English. Candidates rarely miss the cut-off on the total. They miss it on one section they treated as an afterthought.
The penalty adds a second trap. Four wrong answers cancel one right one, so heavy guessing to "cover" a weak section can push its corrected score under the sectional minimum.
FAQs
What is the IBPS Clerk cut-off for my State?expand_more
IBPS shows it with your online result after login. Its FAQ says the cut-off for your category and State is provided along with the result. IBPS does not post State-wise tables on ibps.in.
Is the IBPS Clerk cut-off State-wise?expand_more
For mains, yes. The notification says cut-offs are decided depending on State/UT-wise vacancies, and allotment is made per State.
Is there a sectional cut-off in IBPS Clerk prelims?expand_more
Yes. You must qualify in each of the three prelims tests: English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability.
Do prelims marks count in the IBPS Clerk final selection?expand_more
No. Only main exam marks are used for the final merit list.
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