IBPS Clerk Cut Off 2026 : Check State Wise, Category Wise

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The IBPS Clerk Cut Off 2026 is the minimum qualifying score candidates need to secure to progress to the next stage of the recruitment process. The official cut-off is not available yet as the IBPS Clerk Prelims are scheduled for October 10 and 11, 2026. IBPS will release the cut-off along with the result and scorecard, separately for each state and category, with variations based on competition and vacancies. The Prelims carries 100 marks and is qualifying in nature, while the 200-mark Mains plays a key role in final selection. Previous-year cut-off trends can help candidates set a realistic target score.

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IBPS Clerk Cut Off 2026 Highlights

The IBPS Clerk Cut Off 2026 Highlights cover the key details candidates need to know about the expected and official cut-off marks. The cut-off is released state-wise and category-wise for Prelims and Mains and varies based on vacancies, difficulty level and competition.

Detail	Information
Exam Name	IBPS CRP Clerks XVI (2026)
Prelims Exam Date	October 10 and 11, 2026
Mains Exam Date	December 27, 2026
Prelims Total Marks	100
Mains Total Marks	200 (Normalized out of 100 for cut off)
Cut Off Type	State wise + Category wise + Sectional
General Category Prelims Expected Cut Off	60 to 78 marks (varies by state)
General Category Mains Expected Cut Off	35 to 48 marks (out of 100)
Cut Off Released By	Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)
Official Website	ibps.in

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IBPS Clerk Cut Off 2026

The IBPS Clerk selection process has three stages:

Prelims Exam (qualifying in nature; marks are NOT counted for final merit)
Mains Exam (marks are the sole basis for provisional allotment)
Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT) (qualifying only, for candidates who did not study the state or UT official language)

In both Prelims and Mains, candidates must clear the sectional cut off as well as the overall cut off. Missing even one section’s minimum marks leads to disqualification regardless of the total score.

Factors Affecting IBPS Clerk Cut Off

Understanding why the cut off changes every year helps you set a smarter target. These are the key factors that determine the IBPS Clerk cut off state wise, category wise, and section wise:

State wise vacancies: The number of posts available in each state directly controls how competitive the cut off will be for that state. Fewer vacancies mean a higher cut off.
Difficulty level of each shift: IBPS conducts the exam in multiple shifts. Harder shifts trigger score normalization using the equi-percentile method, which adjusts marks up or down accordingly.
Total candidates appearing per shift: A higher candidate volume in a particular state pushes the overall competition up, especially in high-density states like UP, Bihar, West Bengal, and Rajasthan.
Normalization impact: Because multiple shifts are held on different days, the raw score is normalized before the cut off is applied. This means your final calculated score may differ from your raw attempt score.

IBPS Clerk Expected Cut Off 2026

The official IBPS Clerk expected cut off 2026 has not been released yet because the Prelims exam is scheduled for October 10 and 11, 2026. Based on the previous year cut off trend and current exam dynamics, the following ranges are estimated for the General (UR) category:

Stage	Expected Cut Off Range (General Category)
Prelims (out of 100)	60 to 78 marks
Mains (out of 100, normalized)	35 to 48 marks

State wise expected cut off ranges for Prelims 2026 (General category):

State	Expected Prelims Cut Off (UR)
Delhi / Chandigarh	80 to 86 marks
Uttarakhand / J&K	80 to 85 marks
West Bengal	70 to 78 marks
Uttar Pradesh	65 to 75 marks
Bihar	62 to 72 marks
Maharashtra / Karnataka	45 to 65 marks
Gujarat	45 to 55 marks

These are estimated figures based on trends. Actual cut off will depend on exam difficulty, vacancies, number of applicants, and shift-wise normalization.

Practical tip: Never aim for just the cut off mark. Target a buffer of at least 5 to 10 marks above the expected cut off to protect yourself against state wise variation and normalization adjustments.

How to Check IBPS Clerk Cut Off 2026 Online

Once the result is released, candidates can check and download the IBPS Clerk Cut Off 2026 PDF directly from the official IBPS website. Follow these steps to access the official cut off data:

Visit the official IBPS website: ibps.in
Go to the “CRP Clerks” section on the homepage.
Click the link for “IBPS Clerk Scorecard / Cut Off 2026” when it is made available.
Log in using your Registration Number and Date of Birth / Password.
Download the state wise, category wise cut off PDF for your reference.

Note: The IBPS Clerk scorecard and cut off 2026 login will be active only after the official result declaration. Keep checking the official portal for updates.

IBPS Clerk Previous Year Cut Off Trend

Analyzing the IBPS Clerk previous year cut off trend helps you gauge the real difficulty and competition level across states. Three things become clear from looking at data across years:

States like Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Odisha, and J&K consistently show high prelims cut offs (above 80 marks for UR) due to strong competition.
Southern and western states like Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Gujarat tend to have lower prelims cut offs (45 to 77 marks) due to higher vacancy distribution.
Mains cut off (out of 100) has remained relatively stable across years, with UR scores generally between 35 and 48 marks for most states.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2025

The IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2025 was released state wise and category wise along with the result. Candidates had to clear both the sectional and overall cut off to qualify for the Mains exam. The table below shows the official Prelims Cut Off 2025 (out of 100) across all states and UTs.

The highest prelims cut off in 2025 was seen in Chandigarh (86.50 for UR) and Uttarakhand (85.00 for UR), while states like Gujarat and Karnataka saw relatively lower cut offs (around 45 to 46 marks).

States / UT	General (UR)	SC	ST	EWS	OBC (NCL)
Andhra Pradesh	64.50		64.50
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam	65.75
Bihar	61.25			61.25	61.25
Chhattisgarh	66.75
Chandigarh	86.50
Delhi	84.00				83.00
Gujarat	45.25		45.25	45.25	45.25
Haryana	78.50	70.75
Himachal Pradesh	82.75
J & K	81.25
Jharkhand	74.50				74.50
Kerala	77.25				77.25
Madhya Pradesh	69.00				69.75
Maharashtra	46.00	46.25		46.25	46.25
Manipur	52.00				52.00
Odisha	69.75
Punjab	81.00			81.00
Rajasthan	77.50		64.50	77.50	77.50
Karnataka	46.00				46.00
Telangana	46.25				46.25
Tamil Nadu					45.25
Uttar Pradesh	69.75	63.00	57.75		69.75
Uttarakhand	85.00	77.75
West Bengal	78.50				70.25
Tripura
Sikkim

IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off 2025

The IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off 2025 is the final deciding score for provisional allotment. Because the Prelims score does not count toward selection, your Mains performance entirely determines your rank and state wise allotment. The cut off is normalized and displayed out of 100.

The highest IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off 2025 was 49.13 (out of 100) for Manipur, OBC category. The table below gives the state wise and category wise Mains Cut Off 2025.

State / UT	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	HI	OC	VI	ID	ESM	DESM
Andaman & Nicobar	NA	NA	35.63	31.88	35.38	NA	NA	NA	NA	37.38	NA
Andhra Pradesh	40.25	34.88	46.00	43.13	46.00	19.38	38.38	33.38	40.88	30.00	26.50
Arunachal Pradesh	NA	26.75	NA	28.88	33.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	23.25	NA
Assam	34.13	29.25	34.75	30.00	39.25	NA	25.38	21.25	NA	20.13	19.63
Bihar	26.00	24.50	41.00	41.88	42.88	25.38	23.13	25.63	NA	22.13	21.50
Chhattisgarh	33.25	28.00	44.25	35.88	41.25	33.50	25.38	24.13	NA	23.00	NA
Dadra & NH and D&D	NA	20.00	41.00	22.88	31.88	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Delhi	37.38	29.88	43.13	45.25	47.88	NA	27.63	34.75	24.38	37.38	28.00
Goa	NA	21.88	34.38	28.38	30.63	NA	NA	NA	NA	18.50	NA
Gujarat	34.75	23.25	37.00	34.38	38.25	NA	25.25	33.38	NA	23.25	18.88
Haryana	33.50	NA	41.13	40.50	44.38	26.00	27.63	NA	NA	25.25	34.25
Himachal Pradesh	38.00	42.25	40.13	41.75	45.25	NA	35.75	30.00	41.13	31.50	NA
Jammu & Kashmir	41.63	37.25	35.38	41.63	44.88	NA	37.50	NA	NA	32.63	33.25
Jharkhand	29.38	30.13	41.50	38.00	42.13	NA	25.38	33.88	NA	24.50	25.75
Karnataka	32.38	28.75	39.38	33.50	39.38	21.25	28.50	27.38	NA	15.75	33.75
Kerala	32.00	29.25	44.50	30.50	45.50	23.38	28.38	24.38	15.88	29.88	19.75
Ladakh	NA	36.13	NA	NA	24.63	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lakshadweep	NA	24.25	NA	NA	25.75	NA	22.63	NA	NA	NA	NA
Madhya Pradesh	31.25	26.13	42.63	39.88	43.63	NA	33.63	24.50	NA	26.38	30.00
Maharashtra	38.88	27.88	40.25	38.13	41.13	23.63	30.13	36.25	21.75	20.38	22.50
Manipur	NA	34.50	49.13	29.00	42.00	NA	31.50	NA	NA	27.63	NA
Meghalaya	NA	35.75	NA	NA	34.38	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Mizoram	NA	34.00	NA	NA	28.88	NA	NA	NA	NA	25.13	NA
Nagaland	NA	33.50	NA	NA	33.63	NA	NA	NA	NA	19.25	NA
Odisha	28.88	22.38	43.75	38.13	44.38	21.63	25.38	25.13	NA	26.25	16.50
Puducherry	37.38	NA	40.00	NA	37.50	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Punjab	32.88	NA	41.00	43.13	47.13	NA	25.75	35.00	NA	27.25	NA
Rajasthan	33.50	28.25	46.00	45.13	46.63	NA	36.75	31.50	30.00	29.38	26.00
Sikkim	NA	29.13	40.75	NA	42.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Tamil Nadu	35.63	30.50	45.88	18.38	45.88	19.00	27.50	26.75	14.75	19.25	19.00
Telangana	37.13	39.38	43.63	40.88	43.75	NA	36.63	29.50	NA	18.00	NA
Tripura	41.00	25.00	NA	NA	39.75	NA	NA	NA	NA	22.50	NA
Uttar Pradesh	29.50	25.50	38.25	40.25	42.25	22.13	29.13	29.25	21.00	21.75	23.50
Uttarakhand	36.13	NA	44.75	45.00	47.38	NA	43.75	NA	NA	34.50	37.13
West Bengal	34.38	29.38	36.25	31.75	44.75	24.13	22.50	20.00	29.13	15.88	24.75

IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2024 State Wise

The IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2024 data reveals some important patterns for aspirants planning for 2026. States like Odisha (86.75), West Bengal (87.75), and J&K (86.25) recorded the highest general category cut offs, while states like Sikkim (41), Tamil Nadu (63.25 for OBC), and Karnataka (64.75) saw significantly lower cut offs.

The following table contains the official IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2024 state wise data (out of 100):

States / UT	UR	OBC	EWS	SC	ST
Andaman & Nicobar
Andhra Pradesh	77.50	77.50
Arunachal Pradesh	71.00
Assam	83.75	82.25		81.25
Bihar	79.50	79.50	79.50
Chhattisgarh	77.00	77.00
Chandigarh	81.50
Dadra & NH and D&D
Delhi	80.75	78.25		75.25
Gujarat	77.25				67.75
Goa		68.00	68.00
Himachal Pradesh					83.00
Haryana	83.00
J & K	86.25
Jharkhand	83.50
Karnataka	64.75
Kerala		81.00
Ladakh
Madhya Pradesh		80.00		74.50
Maharashtra	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	69.50
Manipur		70.25
Meghalaya					73.50
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha	86.75
Puducherry
Punjab	81.25	79.75		70.00
Rajasthan	83.25	83.25	83.25
Sikkim	41.00
Tamil Nadu		63.25
Telangana	68.25
Tripura	80.25			80.25	71.00
Uttar Pradesh	79.00	79.00	79.00	70.75
Uttarakhand
West Bengal	87.75	83.25		80.25

IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off 2024 State Wise

The IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off 2024 is the selection threshold for provisional allotment from the CRP Clerks XIV cycle. Unlike Prelims, the Mains cut off is normalized and displayed out of 100. The data below reflects scores across all major states and categories.

The highest Mains UR cut off in 2024 was recorded for Punjab (43.50) and Chandigarh (43.75). Candidates targeting competitive states should note these benchmarks.

State / UT	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	HI	OC	VI	ID	ESM	DESM
Andaman & Nicobar	NA	NA	21.75	NA	26.75	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Andhra Pradesh	33.63	27.88	39.88	38.25	40.00	NA	29.25	38.88	NA	27.00	23.88
Arunachal Pradesh	NA	25.75	NA	35.38	33.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Assam	31.63	25.13	32.00	32.75	37.88	NA	32.88	23.00	NA	17.63	NA
Bihar	28.13	26.88	39.00	39.75	41.25	19.38	29.13	25.63	NA	27.38	21.75
Chandigarh	36.00	NA	39.00	41.75	43.75	NA	NA	NA	NA	36.00	NA
Chhattisgarh	29.00	22.50	40.50	34.25	39.25	NA	24.13	31.13	NA	19.25	NA
Dadra & NH and D&D	NA	NA	NA	NA	26.50	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Delhi	32.50	27.25	35.88	37.00	40.75	NA	29.50	28.50	NA	27.00	21.75
Goa	NA	21.63	34.13	32.38	34.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	22.50	NA
Gujarat	32.00	18.38	35.13	34.13	37.25	27.38	23.50	33.63	NA	19.50	21.00
Haryana	32.25	NA	37.88	41.13	42.75	NA	38.63	32.25	27.88	32.13	18.00
Himachal Pradesh	32.25	31.63	33.63	39.88	41.88	NA	32.13	21.25	NA	23.50	NA
Jammu & Kashmir	32.13	33.50	30.75	38.25	40.63	25.38	33.00	NA	NA	26.25	NA
Jharkhand	27.00	22.75	37.50	36.38	39.50	NA	25.13	31.38	NA	22.50	NA
Karnataka	30.38	26.25	38.00	33.63	38.25	16.88	29.63	21.63	NA	17.25	NA
Kerala	27.50	38.50	37.13	27.13	39.75	NA	21.63	34.88	NA	26.50	NA
Ladakh	NA	NA	NA	NA	29.38	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lakshadweep	NA	NA	NA	NA	36.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Madhya Pradesh	31.13	24.88	39.25	38.25	41.00	16.38	27.75	25.50	NA	16.88	22.50
Maharashtra	36.13	22.63	37.88	36.38	38.50	21.50	28.38	27.88	19.00	16.25	19.38
Manipur	NA	31.75	NA	NA	39.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Meghalaya	NA	37.00	36.75	NA	36.63	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Mizoram	NA	32.88	NA	NA	22.63	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Nagaland	NA	34.00	NA	NA	33.75	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Odisha	28.38	19.00	41.13	35.75	42.75	NA	30.50	38.13	NA	24.25	17.88
Puducherry	23.13	NA	39.00	NA	37.50	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Punjab	29.88	NA	36.88	38.75	43.50	22.63	25.13	29.50	24.38	25.75	23.13
Rajasthan	30.13	28.00	41.13	39.50	41.75	23.88	31.00	20.00	NA	25.63	27.00
Sikkim	NA	33.00	NA	NA	25.75	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Tamil Nadu	31.63	30.38	41.25	28.00	41.25	27.75	19.88	26.75	25.50	17.25	22.50
Telangana	33.50	33.75	39.00	36.88	39.00	22.13	28.75	29.75	NA	23.38	30.00
Tripura	36.38	23.50	NA	38.00	39.88	NA	NA	NA	NA	33.75	NA
Uttar Pradesh	28.88	26.50	36.13	37.88	40.13	22.13	27.50	23.38	22.00	24.88	17.13
Uttarakhand	30.75	28.88	37.50	39.38	41.38	NA	27.13	NA	NA	26.38	NA
West Bengal	31.63	26.38	35.00	34.50	41.75	26.75	26.25	31.63	27.63	23.63	21.63

Previous Year IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2023 State Wise

The IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2023 shows high competition in northeastern and north Indian states. Uttarakhand (87.25) and Chandigarh (85.75) recorded the highest cut offs for the General category, while Tamil Nadu (65.00) and Goa (48.25) were among the lowest. Reviewing this data helps you estimate the IBPS Clerk 2026 safe score for your target state.

States / UT	General (UR)	OBC	EWS	ST	SC
Andhra Pradesh	81.25
Assam	79.00
Bihar	78.00		78.00
Chhattisgarh	77.00	77.00
Chandigarh	85.75
Delhi	78.25	76.00	78.50
Gujarat	75.25
Goa	48.25
Himachal Pradesh	84.00
Haryana	80.25	78.25
J & K	85.25
Jharkhand	82.50
Madhya Pradesh	78.00				70.00
Maharashtra	72.75
Odisha	86.50
Punjab	81.00				69.00
Rajasthan	82.00
Karnataka	75.75	75.75
Telangana	78.50
Uttar Pradesh	79.25
Uttarakhand	87.25
West Bengal	85.50	80.00	79.50		76.50
Tamil Nadu	65.00	65.00			65.00
Tripura	80.00

IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off 2023 State Wise, Category Wise

The IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off 2023 (out of 100) confirms that the UR cut off across most states fell in the 33 to 43 mark range. Himachal Pradesh recorded the highest UR cut off at 39.13, while states like Ladakh and Mizoram had notably lower benchmarks. The table covers SC, ST, OBC, EWS, and UR categories.

State / UT	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR
Andaman & Nicobar	NA	NA	NA	NA	30.13
Andhra Pradesh	31.75	29.25	37.75	35.63	38.50
Arunachal Pradesh	NA	26.38	NA	31.63	29.13
Assam	30.75	27.00	31.00	32.13	36.63
Bihar	27.38	23.38	36.50	36.50	38.63
Chandigarh	34.38	NA	27.13	34.63	26.13
Chhattisgarh	27.25	24.50	NA	32.13	36.13
Dadra Nagar Haveli D&D	NA	NA	NA	NA	35.50
Delhi	32.50	28.38	34.63	35.75	38.25
Goa	NA	23.25	32.50	32.00	33.38
Gujarat	31.38	21.25	30.88	31.88	34.25
Haryana	29.88	NA	33.38	35.13	37.88
Himachal Pradesh	29.13	30.88	30.75	36.00	39.13
Jammu & Kashmir	42.13	23.88	30.63	36.50	37.88
Jharkhand	28.00	27.38	38.25	33.88	39.00
Karnataka	24.63	22.25	32.88	30.13	33.88
Kerala	26.50	NA	37.25	30.75	39.13
Ladakh	NA	NA	NA	NA	30.50
Madhya Pradesh	29.00	25.88	36.13	35.63	38.00
Maharashtra	34.75	25.38	35.50	35.25	36.38
Manipur	NA	31.13	NA	NA	35.50
Meghalaya	NA	29.88	NA	NA	31.88
Mizoram	NA	NA	NA	NA	29.63
Nagaland	NA	33.00	NA	NA	30.50
Odisha	27.00	23.63	38.38	32.63	39.63
Puducherry	NA	NA	34.75	NA	33.88
Punjab	28.88	NA	32.63	35.75	39.25
Rajasthan	26.75	22.50	36.25	33.88	37.38
Sikkim	NA	26.38	NA	NA	31.13
Tamil Nadu	29.38	27.13	36.50	26.13	36.63
Telangana	30.13	26.75	35.00	34.38	35.63
Tripura	32.25	27.00	NA	38.25	39.25
Uttar Pradesh	28.50	26.13	33.50	35.63	37.75
Uttarakhand	27.88	29.25	36.38	39.50	38.38
West Bengal	30.38	26.38	32.75	33.63	38.88

IBPS Clerk Previous Year Cut Off Prelims 2022 State Wise

The IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2022 was notably high across several states due to the larger applicant pool. Uttarakhand recorded the highest cut off at 89.50 for the UR category. The sectional cut off pattern that year also reflected a harder exam shift distribution compared to 2023.

States / UT	General (UR)	EWS / SC / OBC / ST
Andhra Pradesh	76.50	EWS: 76.50, OBC: 76.50
Assam	80.75	EWS: 80.75, ST: 75.75
Bihar	87.75	OBC: 82.50, SC: 71.75
Chhattisgarh	81.25
Delhi	84.50	EWS: 84.25
Gujarat	81.00	OBC: 81.00, SC: 81.00
Himachal Pradesh	86.50
Haryana	85.50
J & K	83.75
Jharkhand	84.75
Kerala	85.50	OBC: 85.50
Madhya Pradesh	85.00	OBC: 85.00
Maharashtra	75.50	SC: 75.50
Manipur		SC: 70.00
Odisha	87.50
Punjab	83.25	OBC: 80.25
Rajasthan	86.25
Karnataka	74.75
Telangana		OBC: 68.25
Uttar Pradesh	84.00	OBC: 81.50, SC: 74.25
Uttarakhand	89.50
West Bengal	86.00	SC: 78.25, EWS: 82.50, ST: 70.50
Tamil Nadu	78.00	OBC: 78.00
Lakshadweep		ST: 43.50

IBPS Clerk Previous Year Cut Off State Wise 2022 Mains

The IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off 2022 (out of 100) shows that UR category candidates generally needed to score between 34 and 45 marks across major states for provisional allotment. Delhi recorded the highest UR Mains cut off in 2022 at 44.75. The table below shows the complete state wise and category wise breakdown.

State / UT	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR
Andaman & Nicobar	NA	NA	NA	NA	34.88
Andhra Pradesh	34.25	25.75	39.50	38.63	41.13
Arunachal Pradesh	NA	27.75	NA	NA	36.13
Assam	30.63	31.13	34.63	37.63	39.50
Bihar	30.50	24.50	39.50	41.38	42.25
Chandigarh	37.50	NA	32.63	36.75	40.13
Chhattisgarh	31.13	27.13	39.75	39.50	40.63
Dadra Nagar Haveli D&D	NA	NA	28.00	NA	31.38
Delhi	34.75	30.00	37.88	40.38	44.75
Goa	34.13	27.63	38.00	37.50	38.13
Gujarat	34.75	27.38	36.88	38.88	40.75
Haryana	32.25	NA	38.13	41.25	43.00
Himachal Pradesh	30.63	32.38	30.75	34.75	42.63
Jammu & Kashmir	34.00	30.38	34.63	36.25	41.13
Jharkhand	28.38	28.38	36.75	38.38	42.25
Karnataka	33.13	29.50	38.75	36.00	39.75
Kerala	29.88	24.25	38.00	36.75	43.13
Ladakh	NA	NA	NA	NA	28.75
Lakshadweep	NA	NA	NA	NA	25.88
Madhya Pradesh	31.88	28.25	39.25	40.00	42.00
Maharashtra	36.25	27.38	39.00	39.00	39.75
Manipur	33.88	33.75	49.13	NA	38.25
Meghalaya	NA	NA	NA	NA	33.75
Mizoram	NA	NA	NA	NA	31.25
Nagaland	NA	34.13	NA	NA	36.25
Odisha	28.63	21.13	41.50	39.25	42.25
Puducherry	28.13	NA	37.13	31.88	39.00
Punjab	32.25	NA	38.50	43.13	45.25
Rajasthan	30.13	25.63	40.00	41.25	42.75
Sikkim	NA	32.63	36.75	NA	36.00
Tamil Nadu	29.63	29.13	40.75	31.88	41.88
Telangana	33.13	33.50	38.00	36.50	38.63
Tripura	36.25	30.75	NA	NA	38.25
Uttar Pradesh	30.25	28.75	36.38	40.13	41.63
Uttarakhand	30.25	37.88	31.88	37.50	41.13
West Bengal	34.75	29.13	37.63	39.25	43.63

IBPS Clerk Sectional Cut Off 2026

The IBPS Clerk sectional cut off 2026 applies to both Prelims and Mains. Clearing the total cut off alone is not enough. You must also meet the individual section minimum, or your candidature will be rejected regardless of your overall score.

For Prelims, the three sections are English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability. For Mains, the sections include Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, and General/Financial Awareness.

Key points about sectional cut off:

IBPS sets the sectional minimum marks based on the difficulty of that particular section and shift.
Sectional cut offs are typically lower than overall cut offs and act as a minimum baseline filter.
Even a single section score below the minimum disqualifies the candidate from the next stage.
The safe strategy for IBPS Clerk prelims good attempts 2026 is to attempt at least 25 to 30 questions per section with high accuracy.

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IBPS Clerk Cut Off 2026 FAQs

Q1. When will the IBPS Clerk Cut Off 2026 be released?

The IBPS Clerk Cut Off 2026 will be released along with the result and scorecard on the official IBPS website ibps.in. Prelims cut off is expected after the October 2026 exam, and Mains cut off after December 2026.

Q2. What is the expected IBPS Clerk Cut Off 2026 for General category in Prelims?

The expected IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2026 for the General (UR) category ranges from 60 to 78 marks (out of 100), varying by state. High-competition states like Delhi and Chandigarh may see cut offs above 80 marks in Prelims 2026.

Q3. Is the IBPS Clerk Prelims score counted for final selection?

No, the IBPS Clerk Prelims exam is qualifying in nature. Only Mains marks determine the final merit list and provisional allotment. You must clear both the overall and sectional Prelims cut off to appear for the Mains exam.

Q4. Does IBPS Clerk have a sectional cut off?

Yes, IBPS Clerk has a sectional cut off for both Prelims and Mains. Candidates must clear the minimum marks in each individual section along with the overall cut off. Failing even one section leads to disqualification from the recruitment process.

Q5. What is a safe score to target for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2026?

A safe score for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2026 for General category aspirants is 75 or above out of 100. For highly competitive states like West Bengal, Uttarakhand, and J&K, targeting 80 or above is advisable to stay well above the expected cut off variation.

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