Institute of Banking and Personnel (IBPS) declares IBPS Clerk recruitment cut off after the completion of each selection stage. The authority will publish the official notification in September 2021 with the release schedule of IBPS Clerk cut off for Prelims & Mains. Candidates can check the IBPS Clerk cutoff 2021 and the scorecard by visiting its official web portal.
IBPS Clerk cut off is basically the minimum marks or score that applicants must obtain to qualify the Prelims and Mains exam. IBPS will release the state and category-wise cut off list for Prelims and Mains exam. Candidates who score higher than IBPS Clerk Prelims cut off will get shortlisted for IBPS Mains exam. Applicants have to qualify both IBPS Clerk sectional and overall cut off scores to get shortlisted for the final selection rounds.
Read this article to check the details of the expected IBPS Clerk cut off 2022 with the statistics of previous years for both IBPS Clerk Preliminary and Mains exam.
Table of Contents
- Factors that Determine IBPS Clerk Cutoff 2022
- IBPS Clerk expected cut off 2020
- IBPS Clerk Cut Off – FAQs
- ✔️ When will the authority release IBPS Clerk cut off 2022?
- ✔️ Is the normalization process used for calculating IBPS Clerk 2022 cut off?
- ✔️ Does the authority publish sectional and overall IBPS Clerk cut off?
- ✔️ On what factors does IBPS Clerk cut off depend?
- ✔️ What if I score sectional cut-off but fail to obtain the marks equal to overall cut off of IBPS Clerk exam?
Factors that Determine IBPS Clerk Cutoff 2022
Candidates must be aware of the parameters that influence IBPS Clerk cut off:
- Number of applicants appearing for the exam
- Number of available seats or vacancies
- Previous years’ cut off trends
- Difficulty level of the exam
- Marking scheme
- Reservation criteria
How to download IBPS Clerk Cutoff 2022?
To check IBPS Clerk cut off 2022 for prelims and mains exam, follow the below given instructions:
- Visit the website of IBPS, i.e., www.ibps.in
- Click on the link ‘IBPS Scorecard’
- Provide registration number and date of birth in the specified boxes
- You will get the IBPS clerk scorecard on the screen
- Category- and state-wise cut off will also be displayed
- Take the printout of your IBPS scorecard and cutoff for further reference
IBPS Clerk Cut off – Normalization Process
IBPS evaluates or decides the cut off score as per the normalization process. In this process, equi-percentile technique is used to normalize the candidates’ marks in various sessions. For evaluation of IBPS cut off, the authority considers the marks of the candidates up to two decimal points. The IBPS Clerk cut off lists are published separately for IBPS Clerk Preliminary and Mains exams.
Read More :- IBPS Clerk Result – Prelims and Mains Result, Scorecard, Normalisation
How IBPS Clerk Cutoff Marks are Applied?
The authority publishes sectional and overall IBPS Clerk cut off on its website. In order to qualify the exam, it is mandatory for candidates to score higher marks than IBPS Clerk cut off in every section and overall. To get clarity on how IBPS Clerk 2020 cut off will be applied, applicants must go through the below given details:
- The authority decides the overall cut off of IBPS Clerk on the grounds of the total score
- To decide section-wise cut off marks, the authority takes total marks for each section into consideration
IBPS Clerk Cut Off for 2021-2022 Recruitment
Candidates cannot overlook the fact that they need to score equal to or higher than both sectional and overall cut off to get selected for IBPS Clerk recruitment. Experts have analyzed the trends of previous years’ cut off and evaluated the anticipated statistics for the year 2021-2022. Candidates should go through the below given tables that contain both section-wise and overall (state-wise) cut off for 2021-2022.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut-Off 2020-21 (General)
|
State Name |
Cut Off |
| Andhra Pradesh |
78 |
|
Bihar |
71.25 |
| Delhi |
77 |
|
Gujarat |
72 |
| Goa |
53.75 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
72 |
| J & K |
77.5 |
|
Jharkhand |
75.75 |
| Kerala |
77.25 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
77.75 |
| Maharashtra |
69.75 |
|
Odisha |
75 |
| Punjab |
75.25 |
|
Rajasthan |
78.25 |
| Karnataka |
65.75 |
|
Telangana |
74.25 |
| Tripura |
59.25 (OBC) |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
73.5 |
| Uttarakhand |
78.50 |
|
West Bengal |
61.50 |
| Tamil Nadu |
71 (OBC) |
IBPS Clerk expected cut off 2020
|
Category |
IBPS Clerk expected cut off |
| General |
128-130 |
|
OBC |
130-135 |
| SC |
145-150 |
| ST |
140-145 |
Previous Years’ Trends for IBPS Clerk Cut Off
Candidates will get clarity on IBPS Clerk 2022 cut off if they know the statistics of past few years. The category-wise sectional and overall (state-wise) cut off data for IBPS Clerk Prelims and Mains exam for the years 2019, 2018, 2017 is stated in below given tables:
Section-wise IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2019
| Sections | Maximum marks | Cut off for General category | Cut off for SC, ST and OBC category |
| English Language | 30 | 8.25 | 4.75 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 7.75 | 3.5 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 7.5 | 2.75 |
State-wise IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off (General Category) 2019
| List of States | Cut Off Marks |
| Andhra Pradesh | 66.25 |
| Assam | 63 |
| Bihar | 65 |
| Chandigarh | 71.5 |
| Delhi | 71.75 |
| Goa | 67 |
| Gujarat | 27 |
| Haryana | 68.5 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 62.25 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | — |
| Jharkhand | 73 |
| Karnataka | 53.25 |
| Kerala | 73.5 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 70 |
| Maharashtra | 61.5 |
| Odisha | 71.5 |
| Punjab | 66.25 |
| Rajasthan | 71.25 |
| Tamil Nadu | 57.75 |
| Telangana | 61 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 68.25 |
| Uttarakhand | 76 |
| West Bengal | 70.75 |
State-wise IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off 2019
| List of States | Cut off for General Category | Cut off for OBC Category |
| Uttar Pradesh | 45.13 | 38.63 |
| Delhi | 49.63 | 42.38 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 44 | 41.63 |
| Gujarat | 42.25 | 36.13 |
| Goa | 35 | 32.25 |
| Bihar | 45.38 | 42.63 |
| Chattisgarh | 43.63 | 43.63 |
| Tamil Nadu | 47 | 46.75 |
| Odisha | 46.13 | 45.5 |
| Rajasthan | 47.38 | 44.75 |
| Haryana | 48.63 | 41 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 45.13 | 44.13 |
| Telangana | 43.88 | 43.38 |
| Tripura | 40.13 | — |
| Karnataka | 40.38 | 38.75 |
| Kerala | 49.63 | 47.88 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 47.13 | 35.88 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 49.25 | 34.88 |
| Maharashtra | 42.88 | 41 |
| Jharkhand | 43.38 | 39 |
| Assam | 41.88 | 36.50 |
| West Bengal | 47.38 | 37.75 |
| Punjab | 48.88 | 48.88 |
| Chandigarh | 47.25 | 44.5 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 41.5 | — |
| Daman & Diu | 38.13 | 38.13 |
| Sikkim | 42.13 | 39 |
| Uttarakhand | 49.88 | 39.63 |
Section-wise IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2018
| Sections | Maximum marks | Cut off for General category | Cut off for SC, OBC and ST category |
| English Language | 30 | 9.75 | 6.75 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 11.75 | 8 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 10.75 | 6.25 |
State-wise IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off (General Category) 2018
| List of States | Cut off Marks |
| Uttar Pradesh | 74 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 71.25 |
| Delhi | 71.75 |
| Gujarat | 67.75 |
| Bihar | 73.5 |
| Tamil Nadu | 57.75 |
| Odisha | 72.75 |
| Rajasthan | 73 |
| Haryana | 73 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 75.75 |
| Telangana | 58.25 |
| Karnataka | 66.25 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 73 |
| Jharkhand | 74 |
| Maharashtra | 63.25 |
| Assam | 67.25 |
| West Bengal | 73.5 |
| Punjab | 73.25 |
| Chandigarh | 66.75 |
Section-wise IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off 2018
| Sections | Maximum marks | Cut off for General category | Cut off for SC, OBC and ST categories |
| English Language | 40 | 12.5 | 9.25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 15.5 | 12.75 |
| Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude | 60 | 17.75 | 14.5 |
| General/Financial awareness | 50 | 10.25 | 6.5 |
State-wise IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off 2018
| List of states | General | OBC | SC | ST | HI | OC | VI | ID |
| Andaman & Nicobar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andhra Pradesh | 50.98 | 48.1 | 41.43 | 32.95 | 40.9 | 52.4 | 54.75 | — |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 40.03 | — | — | 32.7 | — | — | — | — |
| Assam | 49.83 | 44.2 | 43.4 | 38.48 | — | 43.53 | — | — |
| Bihar | 51.78 | 49.1 | 36.6 | 35.28 | 27.33 | 44.6 | 48.1 | 36.53 |
| Chandigarh | 55.18 | 48.38 | 43.63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chhattisgarh | 49.88 | 48.05 | 34.55 | 26.35 | — | 35.68 | 34.78 | — |
| Dadara & Nagar Haveli | 44.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daman & Diu | 37.93 | 37.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delhi | 55.83 | 50.6 | 44.35 | 38.18 | 32.58 | 48.85 | 59.1 | 39.73 |
| Goa | 48.93 | 48.1 | 39.93 | — | — | 31.38 | — | — |
| Gujarat | 48.45 | 42.3 | 39.83 | 25.38 | — | 23.95 | 23.75 | 31.85 |
| Haryana | 56.43 | 50.03 | 44.18 | — | — | 43.35 | 52.28 | — |
| Himachal Pradesh | 53.05 | 45.15 | 40.28 | 40.38 | 35.53 | 44.4 | — | — |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 54.93 | 44 | 39.35 | 33.43 | — | — | — | — |
| Jharkhand | 50.63 | 46.03 | 28.93 | 26.53 | — | 35.2 | 50.05 | 40.4 |
| Karnataka | 51.95 | 49.8 | 42.78 | 36.83 | 34.98 | 46.2 | 48.35 | — |
| Kerala | 53.58 | 51.5 | 39.68 | 28.85 | — | 36.03 | 57.3 | 41.25 |
| Lakshadweep | 46.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Madhya Pradesh | 51.18 | 47.05 | 37.33 | 27.78 | 33.45 | 37.93 | 49.18 | — |
| Maharashtra | 50.08 | 48.2 | 46.1 | 33.93 | 27.53 | 44.05 | 57.02 | 31.23 |
| Manipur | 49.05 | — | — | 43.53 | — | — | — | — |
| Meghalaya | 39.7 | — | — | 31.95 | — | — | — | — |
| Mizoram | 54.73 | — | — | 37.63 | — | — | — | — |
| Nagaland | 45.45 | — | — | 44.3 | — | — | — | — |
| Odisha | 51.28 | 49.78 | 37.9 | 24.68 | 43.28 | 40.75 | 41.3 | 32.78 |
| Puducherry | 51.25 | 51.25 | 41.55 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Punjab | 56.58 | 48.45 | 40.88 | — | 31.03 | 36.48 | 38.53 | — |
| Rajasthan | 53.18 | 51.23 | 40.88 | 31.75 | 31.9 | 42.4 | 45.7 | 30.63 |
| Sikkim | 45.75 | 45.75 | — | 41.53 | — | — | — | — |
| Tamil Nadu | 52.35 | 52.35 | 43.95 | 32.55 | 39.1 | 45 | 53.05 | 35.68 |
| Telangana | 51.75 | 49.5 | 43.53 | 37.23 | 27.98 | 54.2 | 57.45 | 35.3 |
| Tripura | 50.33 | — | 35.53 | 32.88 | — | — | — | — |
| Uttar Pradesh | 51.45 | 44.88 | 37.13 | 27.8 | 27.83 | 38.93 | 49.58 | 31.38 |
| Uttrakhand | 52.5 | 44.35 | 41.15 | 46.48 | 39.98 | — | 38.68 | — |
| West Bengal | 53.28 | 44.2 | 40.73 | 34.73 | 24.5 | 42.2 | 36.78 | 26.53 |
State-wise IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2017
| States | Overall Marks (General Category) |
| Maharashtra | 64.5 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 73.5 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 74.25 |
| Haryana | 76 |
| Rajasthan | 73.25 |
| Daman & Diu | 70.75 |
| Delhi | 76.25 |
| West Bengal | 77.25 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 76.25 |
| Punjab | 74 |
| Gujarat | 67 |
| Bihar | 74.75 |
State-wise IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off 2017
| States | SC | ST | OBC | UR |
| Andaman & Nicobar | — | — | — | — |
| Andhra Pradesh | 40.27 | 31.84 | 48.31 | 50.78 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | — | 41.49 | — | 46.43 |
| Assam | 40.79 | 36.16 | 43.43 | 47.17 |
| Bihar | 38.86 | 37.27 | 50.95 | 53.43 |
| Chandigarh | 46.39 | — | 47.95 | 54.07 |
| Chattisgarh | 39.46 | 24.49 | 50.34 | 50.43 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haweli | — | — | — | 39.02 |
| Daman & Diu | — | — | 36.91 | 45.92 |
| Delhi | 42.58 | 38.03 | 47.81 | 53.82 |
| Goa | — | 24.43 | 44.07 | 44.7 |
| Gujarat | 39.95 | 23.68 | 44.04 | 47.53 |
| Haryana | 39.21 | — | 46.81 | 52.72 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 43.91 | 40.74 | 43.17 | 52.88 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | — | 35.74 | 42.71 | 52.31 |
| Jharkhand | 34.24 | 31.02 | 46.21 | 47.29 |
| Karnataka | 36.77 | 31.41 | 43.67 | 44.56 |
| Kerala | 40.68 | 30.85 | 50.52 | 52.32 |
| Lakshadweep | — | — | — | — |
| Madhya Pradesh | 36.43 | 26.63 | 45.03 | 48.89 |
| Maharashtra | 42.91 | 26.32 | 43.93 | 45.95 |
| Manipur | 45.77 | 41.74 | 62.36 | 44.21 |
| Meghalaya | — | 38.31 | 37.82 | 39.09 |
| Mizoram | — | — | — | 40.79 |
| Nagaland | — | 39.74 | — | 40.45 |
| Odisha | 37.07 | 31.32 | 50.64 | 51.22 |
| Puducherry | 41.27 | — | 47.47 | 48.06 |
| Punjab | 37.88 | — | 45.22 | 53.16 |
| Rajasthan | 38.28 | 34.7 | 48.17 | 52.93 |
| Sikkim | — | — | 47.21 | 49.67 |
| Tamil Nadu | 39.39 | 35.29 | 48.27 | 48.49 |
| Telangana | 40.18 | 34.17 | 38.72 | 49.97 |
| Tripura | 45.68 | 28.5 | — | 48.86 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 37.2 | 33.53 | 44.24 | 51.13 |
| Uttarakhand | 40.16 | 38.11 | 47.11 | 53.16 |
| West Bengal | 42.14 | 35.95 | 45.06 | 54.47 |
IBPS Clerk Cut Off – FAQs
IBPS is yet to announce the release date of IBPS Clerk cut off 2022 for both Prelims & Mains stages. It will release the overall schedule of both the stages (Prelims & Mains) with the issuance of official notification in September 2021.
✔️ Is the normalization process used for calculating IBPS Clerk 2022 cut off?
Yes, IBPS uses an equi-percentile method to normalize the IBPS Clerk recruitment exam scores of the candidates. In this method, marks up to two decimal points are taken for calculations to ensure fairness and preciseness in determining the cut off marks of IBPS Clerk exam.
Yes, IBPS will release both section-wise and overall state-wise cut off list for various categories of the candidates at Prelims and Mains exam levels.
✔️ On what factors does IBPS Clerk cut off depend?
IBPS clerk cut off is based on various parameters like number of test-takers, total vacancies, difficulty level of exam, past years’ trends, reservation criteria, etc.
✔️ What if I score sectional cut-off but fail to obtain the marks equal to overall cut off of IBPS Clerk exam?
It is mandatory for the candidates to qualify both sectional and overall cut off of IBPS to inch closer towards final selection under IBPS Clerk recruitment process. Scoring only section-wise cut off marks would not be enough.
