This page is shorter on numbers than most cut-off pages, and that is deliberate. IBPS does not publish cut-off marks in its notification. It decides them after each stage. As of 13 November 2026, the IBPS pages for CRP PO/MT-XVI and for the previous cycle, CRP PO/MT-XV, list notifications, corrigenda and vacancy updates, but no cut-off or scorecard document that we could open. So this page reproduces no cut-off marks. What it does give you, from official documents only, is every rule that decides the cut-off and the vacancy figures behind it.
Why there are no cut-off marks on this page
- The detailed notification for CRP PO/MT-XVI says cut-offs are "decided by IBPS" and gives no figures.
- The IBPS page for this cycle listed seven documents on 13 November 2026: the notification, the window notice, a notice for PwBD candidates, and two corrigenda with their updated vacancy annexures. None is a result or cut-off notice.
- The IBPS page for CRP PO/MT-XV listed the notification, the window notice and the personality-test notice of 11 December 2025. It has no cut-off document either.
- IBPS makes result status and scores available to candidates through individual logins. We cannot open those, and a figure taken from one candidate's screen or from another website is not a source we use.
If IBPS places a cut-off document on its site in a form anyone can open, this page will be updated with the figures and its "as on" date.
The cut-off rules, stage by stage
Preliminary Examination
| Rule | What the notification says |
|---|---|
| Sectional cut-off | You must qualify in each of the three tests (English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability) by securing minimum cut-off marks decided by IBPS |
| Shortlisting | An "adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by IBPS depending upon requirements" is shortlisted for Mains |
| Maximum marks | 100 (English 30, Quantitative Aptitude 30, Reasoning 40) |
| Use in final merit | None |
The notification does not say how many times the vacancies IBPS calls for Mains. We do not state a multiple.
Main Examination
| Rule | What the notification says |
|---|---|
| Sectional cut-off | A minimum score in each test of the Main Examination |
| Total cut-off | Also a minimum total score |
| How it is set | "Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided" |
| Maximum marks | 200 objective (Reasoning 60, Awareness 60, English 20, Data Analysis and Interpretation 60) and a 25-mark descriptive paper |
| Disclosure | Mains scores are not shared with shortlisted candidates before the interview process is complete |
The notification states in capital letters that marks obtained in the Online Main Examination only will be considered for shortlisting for the personality test and interview and also for final merit listing.
Interview and final merit
| Rule | What the notification says |
|---|---|
| Interview marks | 100 |
| Minimum qualifying marks | Not less than 40%; 35% for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD |
| Weightage | Main Examination 80 : interview 20 |
| Personality test | Non-qualifying; appearing is mandatory |
| Tie-break | Same score: the candidate senior in age is placed higher |
| Reserve list | Approximately 20% of the vacancies under each category may be kept |
On the 100-mark interview, 40% is 40 marks and 35% is 35 marks (arithmetic). The interview score of a candidate who does not reach the minimum is not disclosed.
How scores are computed before a cut-off is applied
- Penalty: for each wrong answer in an objective test, one fourth of the marks assigned to that question is deducted. This gives the "corrected score".
- Normalisation: where a stage is held in different sessions, corrected scores are normalised using the equi-percentile method. Prelims was scheduled over two days (22 and 23 August 2026) in the IBPS calendar, so normalisation is relevant to it.
- Rounding: scores up to two decimal points are taken for calculations.
The cut-off is then applied to these normalised scores, test by test and on the total. This is why a raw count of "questions correct" from memory after the exam is only a rough guide to where you stand.
Vacancies, CRP PO/MT-XVI
Vacancies drive the cut-off more than any other single factor, and for this cycle the indicative total rose after the notification. All figures are from IBPS Annexure I as updated on 27 August 2026. IBPS labels them indicative.
Bank-wise (as on 27.08.2026)
| Participating bank | Total vacancies |
|---|---|
| Bank of Baroda | 1,900 |
| Canara Bank | 1,500 |
| Bank of Maharashtra | 1,100 |
| Indian Bank | 650 |
| Indian Overseas Bank | 550 |
| Punjab National Bank | 504 |
| Bank of India | 500 |
| Central Bank of India | 500 |
| UCO Bank | 200 |
| Punjab & Sind Bank | 161 |
| Union Bank of India | NR (not reported) |
| Total | 7,565 |
Category-wise (as on 27.08.2026)
| Category | Vacancies | Share of total (our arithmetic) |
|---|---|---|
| UR | 3,017 | 39.9% |
| OBC (NCL) | 2,069 | 27.3% |
| SC | 1,161 | 15.3% |
| EWS | 741 | 9.8% |
| ST | 577 | 7.6% |
| Total | 7,565 |
Within the total, the annexure identifies 86 vacancies for hearing-impaired candidates, 80 for orthopaedically challenged, 77 for visually impaired and 91 for the intellectual-disability category.
How the figure moved
| Document | Total | Banks shown as not reported |
|---|---|---|
| Notification of 01.07.2026, Annexure I | 6,715 | Indian Bank, UCO Bank, Union Bank of India |
| Updated annexure as on 27.08.2026 | 7,565 | Union Bank of India |
The difference of 850 is exactly Indian Bank's 650 plus UCO Bank's 200 (arithmetic); the other banks' totals are unchanged between the two documents. There was also a corrigendum on 20 July 2026 with its own annexure, which we did not use because the August one replaces it.
For comparison, Annexure I of the CRP PO/MT-XV notification on the IBPS site shows a total of 5,208. We have not traced the later updates of that cycle, so treat it as the notified figure only.
IBPS adds a note that the annexure "may include backlog vacancies for some banks", and repeats that provisional allotment is made on actual vacancies reported by the banks, not on these indicative numbers.
How to use this information
Our advice, not IBPS's.
- Clear every test, not only the total. Prelims has three sectional cut-offs and Mains has four plus a total. A strong total with one weak test does not qualify. Plan your weakest test first.
- Do not anchor on old Mains marks. The Mains table changed between CRP-XV (145 questions; English 40 marks, Awareness 50) and CRP-XVI (170 questions; English 20 marks, Awareness 60). The total is still 200, but the mix is different, so past Mains figures from any source do not transfer cleanly.
- Read vacancies by category, not in total. Shortlisting is done category-wise. The share table above shows where the seats are.
- Remember the reserve list. About 20% more candidates than vacancies may be listed in each category, but the notification says this does not guarantee allotment.
- Use your own mock percentile as the working signal. A fixed paper taken by many candidates tells you your position without anyone having to guess a cut-off. Our fixed-paper percentile page explains how we compute it.
To see where you stand section by section, try the 10-question mini-mock, which is free. Full Prelims-pattern mocks with sectional timers are Pro.
What this page does not have
- Any cut-off marks, for any stage, category or year. No official IBPS cut-off or scorecard document was open to us on 13 November 2026, and we do not estimate "expected" or "safe" scores.
- The Prelims result, Mains result or interview shortlist of CRP PO/MT-XVI. The notification places them in September and November 2026, but the IBPS page for the cycle listed no such notice when we checked.
- State-wise or bank-wise cut-offs. PO/MT selection is all-India and category-wise; the notification mentions no state-wise cut-off.
- The ratio of candidates called for Mains or interview to vacancies.
- Final allotment figures and reserve-list movements of CRP PO/MT-XV.
- Union Bank of India's vacancies for 2027-28.
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