This page is shorter on numbers than most cut-off pages, on purpose. We checked the IBPS website on 13 November 2026 and could not open any official document that prints IBPS Clerk cut-off marks, for the current cycle (CRP CSA-XVI, vacancies of 2027-28) or for the previous one (CRP CSA-XV). So we reproduce none. What we can give from official documents is how the cut-off works and the State-wise vacancies that drive it.
What IBPS has published, and what it has not
CRP CSA-XVI (notification of 1 August 2026). The CSA-XVI page on ibps.in lists four documents: the window advertisement (31 July 2026), the detailed notification (1 August 2026), a corrigendum (29 September 2026) and the updated vacancy annexure (29 September 2026). The notification schedules the Prelims result for November 2026. We did not find a result notice or a cut-off notice on that page as of 13 November 2026.
CRP CSA-XV (notification of 1 August 2025). The CSA-XV page lists the notification, corrigenda, two updated vacancy annexures (27 October and 14 November 2025) and, dated 15 October 2026, a State-wise list of candidates provisionally allotted from the reserve list. None of these documents prints Prelims or Mains cut-off marks.
IBPS result links on its website lead to a candidate login. A score card seen after login is personal to the candidate; it is not a public document we can open and cite, so we do not quote figures from it. Figures circulating elsewhere are not reproduced here either.
How the Prelims cut-off works
From clause D of the notification:
- Prelims has three tests: English Language (30 marks), Numerical Ability (35) and Reasoning Ability (35).
- "Candidates have to qualify in each of the three tests by securing cut-off marks to be decided by IBPS."
- After that, "adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements" are shortlisted for Mains.
What follows from this, in our reading:
- There are two hurdles. First a cut-off in each test, then a place in the shortlist for your State/UT and category.
- No percentage is fixed in advance. The notification has no line such as 40 percent for general candidates.
- The number shortlisted per vacancy is not stated.
- Prelims marks are used for shortlisting only. They do not count in the final merit.
How the Mains cut-off works
From clauses F and K:
- "Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each test of Online Main Examination and also a minimum total score to be considered for further process."
- "Depending on number of the State/UT wise vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be considered for provisional allotment."
- Only Mains marks are considered for final merit listing. The 200 marks are converted to a score out of 100 for provisional allotment.
- Mains scores are not shared with candidates until provisional allotment is complete.
- A reserved-category candidate who qualifies on general-category norms is treated as a general candidate and is not adjusted against a reserved post.
- Ties are broken by date of birth, with the older candidate placed higher.
- A reserve list of about 30 percent of vacancies in each category may be kept, valid for one year from provisional allotment or until a fresh allotment, whichever is earlier.
Normalisation
If the exam is held in more than one session, IBPS normalises the corrected scores (after the 0.25 penalty) using the equi-percentile method. Scores up to two decimal places are used. A cut-off is therefore applied to normalised scores, not to your raw count of right answers.
Why the cut-off differs from State to State
You apply for one State or UT and compete only with candidates who chose the same one. Two things then differ by State: the number of vacancies, and the number and level of candidates. IBPS publishes the first. It does not publish the second in any document we could open.
State-wise vacancies, CRP CSA-XVI (updated 29 September 2026)
These are the "TOTAL" rows of the updated Annexure I. They are indicative: IBPS says allotment will be on the actual vacancies banks report, and candidates should not treat these as final. The annexure also has ST, OBC and EWS columns and bank-wise rows; we reproduce only three columns here.
| State/UT | SC | UR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 375 | 679 | 1,752 |
| Karnataka | 231 | 592 | 1,458 |
| Maharashtra | 120 | 457 | 1,062 |
| West Bengal | 236 | 356 | 951 |
| Gujarat | 55 | 319 | 761 |
| Tamil Nadu | 140 | 278 | 698 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 91 | 223 | 576 |
| Bihar | 89 | 213 | 491 |
| Punjab | 150 | 190 | 487 |
| Delhi | 65 | 157 | 421 |
| Rajasthan | 69 | 163 | 410 |
| Assam | 26 | 157 | 354 |
| Odisha | 55 | 147 | 345 |
| Chhattisgarh | 33 | 114 | 265 |
| Telangana | 31 | 84 | 200 |
| Haryana | 40 | 88 | 199 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 34 | 82 | 198 |
| Jharkhand | 19 | 83 | 182 |
| Uttarakhand | 25 | 91 | 146 |
| Kerala | 10 | 68 | 121 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 25 | 42 | 97 |
Smaller States and UTs are in the annexure; open it for your own State and bank.
All-India sums (our addition, not printed by IBPS):
| SC | ST | OBC (NCL) | EWS | UR | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annexure I of 1 August 2026 | 1,910 | 942 | 2,815 | 996 | 4,740 | 11,403 |
| Updated Annexure I of 29 September 2026 | 1,936 | 962 | 2,863 | 1,024 | 4,878 | 11,663 |
The update added 260 vacancies in our sum. The largest changes were in Gujarat (698 to 761), Karnataka (1,414 to 1,458), Tamil Nadu (675 to 698), Uttar Pradesh (1,731 to 1,752) and Rajasthan (392 to 410). Bihar (491), Chhattisgarh (265) and Jharkhand (182) did not change.
Eleven banks take part. In both versions of the annexure, the row for Union Bank of India is marked "NR" in every State.
The previous cycle, for scale
CRP CSA-XV (vacancies of 2026-27) used the same Prelims structure, the same 0.25 penalty and the same age band of 20 to 28 years. Its indicative vacancies moved a great deal after the notification: the State totals in the annexure of 1 August 2025 add up to 10,277, and those in the updated annexure of 14 November 2025 add up to 15,701 (both our sums). The lesson is about vacancies, not marks: the number of posts in your State can change after you apply, and the cut-off moves with it.
How to use this page
This section is our advice.
- Do not plan around a "safe score". With no official cut-off in hand and a different contest in every State, any single number would be a guess. We do not give one.
- Protect all three Prelims tests. A sectional cut-off means that a very low score in one test can end your attempt even with a high total.
- Compare yourself with others on the same paper. A percentile on a fixed paper tells you more than a raw score. On Pareeksha everyone in a group takes the same paper; see how fixed-paper percentiles work.
- Remember normalisation. Your raw marks in a harder or easier shift are adjusted before any cut-off is applied.
- Keep Mains in view. Only Mains decides allotment, and its marks are spread differently. See exam pattern and preparation strategy.
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What this page does not have
- Any cut-off marks. No Prelims or Mains cut-off, State-wise or category-wise, for CRP CSA-XVI or CRP CSA-XV, because we could not open an official IBPS document that prints them.
- Estimated, expected or "safe" scores. We do not estimate.
- The CRP CSA-XVI Prelims result. Scheduled for November 2026; no notice on the CSA-XVI page as of 13 November 2026.
- The number of candidates who applied or appeared, by State. Not in any document we opened.
- The Mains shortlisting ratio. IBPS says only "adequate number".
- Final vacancies. All vacancy figures here are indicative, and the grand totals are our own addition of the State rows.
- Cut-offs of older cycles. Not reproduced, for the same reason.
When IBPS publishes a cut-off or score notice that anyone can open, we will add the figures with the date and link.
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