IBPS RRB cut off is the minimum marks or rank that an aspirant must secure to qualify for the exam and get recruited for various posts in participating rural regional banks across India including Officer Scale-III (Senior Manager), Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers ( IT), Officer Scale-II Specialist Officer (Marketing Officer), Officer Scale-II Specialist Officer (Law Officer), Officer Scale-II Specialist Officer (Agricultural Officer), Officer Scale-II Specialist Officer (Treasury Manager), Officer Scale-II Specialist Officers (CA), Officer Scale-II, General Banking Officer (Manager), Officer Scale – I (Assistant Manager), and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) in participating rural regional banks across India.
The cut off list is made available on the official IBPS website in PDF format once IBPS releases it. Upon its release, candidates can download the cut off list and check their scores. Candidates who qualify in all the stages of IBPS RRB exam (Prelims, Mains and Interview), as per the cutoff, will be offered recruitment amongst the 43 rural regional participating banks in India.
The IBPS RRB cutoff marks will be released in both post-wise and category-wise format. In this article, the Buddy4Study team has compiled the previous years’ IBPS RRB cutoff marks along with the expected cut-offs for the year 2021.
Candidates seeking more information on IBPS RRB cutoff must go through this article thoroughly.
IBPS RRB Cut Off 2021 – Important Dates
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has already released the IBPS RRB exam dates. The exam authority will release the IBPS RRB cut off marks for the upcoming examination once the tests are successfully completed.
IBPS RRB Cutoff Schedule 2021
| Exam Events | Important Dates |
| IBPS RRB Official Notification | 7th June 2021 |
| Availability of online application form | 8th June 2021 |
| Last date to submit the application form | 28th June 2021 |
| Last Date to Submit Fee | 28th June 2021 |
| IBPS RRB Prelims admit card | PO Prelims Exam – 17 July 2021 Clerk Prelims Exam – 22 July 2021 |
| IBPS RRB Prelims Examination Dates | Officers Scale I – 1st and 7th August 2021 Office Assistant – 8th and 14th August 2021 |
| IBPS RRB Single Exam | 25th September 2021 (Officers Scale II & III) |
| IBPS RRB Prelims Result | 24th August 2021 (Scorecard on 30th August 2021) |
| Release of Result (Officers Scale II & III) | 13th October 2021 |
| IBPS RRB Mains Exam | Officer Scale I – 25th September 2021
Office Assistant – 17th October 2021 |
| IBPS RRB Mains Result | To Be Announced |
Stages of IBPS RRB Cut Off 2021
As per the IBPS RRB notification, there will be three stages of IBPS RRB exam and selection. Based on the marks obtained in each of the stages, RRB will assign various Rural Regional Officer’s positions to the candidates.
A cut off list will be released after each of the following 3 stages of IBPS RRB:
- IBPS RRB – Prelims (Officer Stage – I and Assistant Officers)
- IBPS RRB Single exam (Officer Stage – II and III)
- IBPS RRB – Mains (Officer Stage – I and Assistant Officers)
- Interview Round (All)
IBPS RRB – Participating Banks
This year (2021), a total of 43 banks will be participating in the IBPS RRB exam 2021.
| Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank | Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank | Manipur Rural Bank | Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank |
| Andhra Pragathi Gramin Bank | Ellaquai Dehati Bank | Meghalaya Rural Bank | Saurashtra Gramin Bank |
| Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank | Himachal Pradesh Gramin Bank | Mizoram Rural Bank | Tamil Nadu Grama Bank |
| Aryavart Bank | J & K Grameen Bank | Nagaland Rural Bank | Telangana Grameena Bank |
| Assam Gramin Vikash Bank | Jharkhand Rajya Gramin Bank | Odisha Gramya Bank | Tripura Gramin Bank |
| Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank | Karnataka Gramin Bank | Paschim Banga Gramin Bank | Utkal Grameen Bank |
| Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank | Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank | Prathama UP Gramin Bank | Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank |
| Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank | Kerala Gramin Bank | Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank | Uttarakhand Gramin Bank |
| Baroda UP Bank | Madhya Pradesh Gramin Bank | Punjab Gramin Bank | Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank |
| Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank | Madhyanchal Gramin Bank | Rajasthan Marudhara Gramin Bank | Vidharbha Konkan Gramin Bank |
| Chhattisgarh Rajya Gramin Bank | Maharashtra Gramin Bank | Saptagiri Grameena Bank |
Factors Determining IBPS RRB Cutoff
Several factors determine the IBPS RRB cutoff. A list of all such factors is given below.
- Number of vacancies released
- Number of candidates appearing in the exam
- Previous year’s IBPS RRB cut off
- Difficulty level of exam
How to Check the IBPS RRB Cut Off?
To check the cut off marks for the IBPS Specialist Officer exam, candidates need to follow the below steps:
- Visit the official IBPS website (https://www.ibps.in/)
- Click on the “IBPS RRB cut off” link displayed among a set of notifications at the top of the homepage
- Enter the login credentials that are sent to the candidate’s registered email address and contact number at the time of registration. Enter the exact Registration Number/Roll Number and Date of Birth/Password in the required fields
- The scorecard will be displayed on the screen which will include the obtained section-wise marks, overall cut off and the final marks scored
Note: The shortlisted candidates must keep the copy of the IBPS RRB score card with them until the final list of shortlisted candidates is released.
IBPS RRB Cut Off – Qualifying Marks in Interview
Candidates who qualify the IBPS RRB Mains exam (as per the cutoff released) will be shortlisted for IBPS RRB interview round. Candidates must know that IBPS RRB prelims marks are not considered for the Interview round. IBPS announces the Interview Result for IBPS RRB along with the Final Merit List.
Candidates can find below the required qualifying marks to get shortlisted in the interview round.
| Total marks allotted for IBPS RRB Interview | 100 marks | |
| Minimum qualifying marks in Interview | For General category candidates | 40% i.e., 40 marks |
| For SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates | 35% i.e., 35 marks | |
How is IBPS RRB Cut Off Calculated?
The IBPS exam authority calculates the cut off marks with the help of previous years’ IBPS RRB exam results. The Buddy4Study team keeps track of the changing trends in topics asked in previous exams and their weightage, and publishes an expected cut off score that is exceptionally near the final IBPS RRB cut off marks.
IBPS RRB Cut Off – Details Mentioned in Scorecard
The IBPS RRB scorecard contains sections, overall score and candidate’s qualifying status. Candidates need to cross-check and verify if all the below details are correctly present in their respective scorecards or not:
- Marks obtained in individual sections
- Maximum aggregate marks
- Cutoff score for provisional shortlisting
- Name of candidate
- Category
- Roll Number
- Registration Number
- Post Applied for (by the candidate)
IBPS RRB Cut Off – Normalization of Scores
The difficulty level of IBPS RRB question papers differs for each session. The exam conducting authority of IBPS follows a normalisation process to maintain fairness and equality among all the test takers. This procedure is established for comparing the score and merit of the test takers who have taken the test in different sessions.
The process of normalisation of marks:
IBPS uses the equi-percentile technique to get the corrected scores secured by the candidates in the Prelims and Mains exam. This is done via the normalization process for calculating IBPS RRB Result 2021.
Scores up to two decimal points are usually taken to calculate the marks.
The obtained score will be considered to shortlist candidates for next round (Mains and Interview). IBPS has adopted a prefixed formula to calculate the normalized marks. This formula is also known as Normalized Marks Calculator.
For example –
- A candidate gets 142 marks in the 1st shift.
- The average marks of top 0.1% candidates in all sessions = 191
- Sum of Mean and SD (cut-off) for all sessions = 131
- Average marks of top 0.1% candidates in that day’s 1st shift = 185
- Sum of Mean and SD (which is basically a cut-off) for that particular day’s 1st session = 129
- Normalized marks = (60/56) (13) + 129 = 142.92
IBPS RRB Cut Off – Subject and State wise
The IBPS RRB cut off 2021 marks for Officer Scale I and II are mentioned in the tables below.
IBPS RRB Prelims Cut Off for Officers Scale-II (GBO) 2021
| Subject | Maximum Marks | Qualifying Marks | |
| Reserved | Unreserved | ||
| Logical Reasoning | 40 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 2.25 | 5.75 |
| Financial Awareness | 40 | 1 | 1.75 |
| English* | 40 | 1 | 2 |
| Hindi | 40 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Quants. and Data Interpretation | 40 | 1 | 2 |
*Candidates will be opting any one language
IBPS RRB Cut Off 2021 for Officers Scale-II (IT, CA, Law, Treasury, Marketing & Agricultural Officer)
| Subject | Maximum Marks | Qualifying Marks | |
| Reserved | Unreserved | ||
| Logical Reasoning | 40 | 1.75 | 4 |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 5.25 | 8.25 |
| Financial Awareness | 40 | 2 | 4.5 |
| English* | 40 | 4 | 7.5 |
| Hindi* | 40 | 6.5 | 9.75 |
| Quants. and Data Interpretation | 40 | 3 | 5.75 |
*Candidates have to select any one of the language papers. If they choose English, they have to sit for the English language exam; else they have to sit for the Hindi exam.
IBPS RRB Cut Off 2021 for Officers Scale-III
| Name of Test | Maximum Score | Qualifying Scores | |
| General, EWS | SC, ST, OBD, PWD | ||
| Reasoning | 40 | 4 | 1.75 |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 8.25 | 5.25 |
| Financial Awareness | 40 | 4.5 | 2 |
| English Language* | 40 | 7.5 | 4 |
| Hindi Language* | 40 | 9.75 | 6.5 |
| Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation | 40 | 5.75 | 3 |
*Candidates will be opting any one language
IBPS RRB PO Prelims Subject-Wise Cut Off 2021
| Subjects | IBPS RRB PO Prelims Cut Off 2021 |
| Reasoning Ability | 11.00 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 08.25 |
| Overall Cut Off Marks | 48.25 |
IBPS RRB PO FINAL CUT OFF 2021 – Maximum Marks
| State/UT | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | General |
| Andhra Pradesh | 54.38 | 53.98 | 56.08 | 55.82 | 68.20 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | NA | 42.80 | NA | NA | 48.60 |
| Assam | 51.48 | 49.80 | 54.60 | 49.80 | 61.65 |
| Bihar | 47.08 | 49.30 | 56.10 | 56.20 | 67.80 |
| Chhattisgarh | 48.82 | 46.60 | 50.65 | 50.35 | 70.12 |
| Gujarat | 50.82 | 43.28 | 52.30 | 50.30 | 60.90 |
| Haryana | 57.95 | 45.92 | 73.98 | 55.20 | 70.52 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 58.98 | 53.98 | 53.12 | 57.35 | 65.15 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 55.50 | 44.35 | 54.65 | 53.68 | 63.40 |
| Jharkhand | 48.08 | 47.58 | 52.15 | 52.75 | 69.75 |
| Karnataka | 51.72 | 50.25 | 52.10 | 52.15 | 68.70 |
| Kerala | 52.52 | 44.6 | 57.85 | 58.98 | 70.98 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 53.50 | 54.98 | 55.50 | 54.82 | 64.10 |
| Maharashtra | 52.68 | 48.05 | 52.90 | 53.05 | 67.32 |
| Manipur | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Meghalaya | 35.85 | 44.60 | 41 | NA | 51.42 |
| Mizoram | NA | 50.65 | 30.78 | 31.88 | 50.62 |
| Nagaland | NA | 43.82 | NA | NA | NA |
| Odisha | 55.15 | 49.82 | 53.08 | 53.08 | 63.55 |
| Puducherry | NA | NA | 50.85 | NA | 63.02 |
| Punjab | 52.02 | NA | 59.42 | 56.05 | 67.72 |
| Rajasthan | 58.70 | 57.22 | 59.35 | 58.02 | 67.88 |
| Tamil Nadu | 56.18 | 43.08 | 57.60 | 56.08 | 67.48 |
| Telangana | 53.02 | 54.70 | 56 | 55.05 | 69.82 |
| Tripura | 47.52 | 44.45 | 51.48 | 49.75 | 61.22 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 53.25 | 49.85 | 53.82 | 53.78 | 73.62 |
| Uttarakhand | 51.18 | 51.58 | 54.08 | 53.90 | 68.20 |
| West Bengal | 53.85 | 47.38 | 60.30 | 56.42 | 65.68 |
IBPS RRB PO Mains Cut Off 2021
| State/UT | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | General |
| Andhra Pradesh | 54.38 | 53.98 | 56.08 | 55.82 | 68.20 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | NA | 42.80 | NA | NA | 48.60 |
| Assam | 51.48 | 49.80 | 54.60 | 49.80 | 61.65 |
| Bihar | 47.08 | 49.30 | 56.10 | 56.20 | 67.80 |
| Chhattisgarh | 48.82 | 46.60 | 50.65 | 50.35 | 70.12 |
| Gujarat | 50.82 | 43.28 | 52.30 | 50.30 | 60.90 |
| Haryana | 57.95 | 45.92 | 73.98 | 55.20 | 70.52 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 58.98 | 53.98 | 53.12 | 57.35 | 65.15 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 55.50 | 44.35 | 54.65 | 53.68 | 63.40 |
| Jharkhand | 48.08 | 47.58 | 52.15 | 52.75 | 69.75 |
| Karnataka | 51.72 | 50.25 | 52.10 | 52.15 | 68.70 |
| Kerala | 52.52 | 44.6 | 57.85 | 58.98 | 70.98 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 53.50 | 54.98 | 55.50 | 54.82 | 64.10 |
| Maharashtra | 52.68 | 48.05 | 52.90 | 53.05 | 67.32 |
| Manipur | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Meghalaya | 35.85 | 44.60 | 41 | NA | 51.42 |
| Mizoram | NA | 50.65 | 30.78 | 31.88 | 50.62 |
| Nagaland | NA | 43.82 | NA | NA | NA |
| Odisha | 55.15 | 49.82 | 53.08 | 53.08 | 63.55 |
| Puducherry | NA | NA | 50.85 | NA | 63.02 |
| Punjab | 52.02 | NA | 59.42 | 56.05 | 67.72 |
| Rajasthan | 58.70 | 57.22 | 59.35 | 58.02 | 67.88 |
| Tamil Nadu | 56.18 | 43.08 | 57.60 | 56.08 | 67.48 |
| Telangana | 53.02 | 54.70 | 56 | 55.05 | 69.82 |
| Tripura | 47.52 | 44.45 | 51.48 | 49.75 | 61.22 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 53.25 | 49.85 | 53.82 | 53.78 | 73.62 |
| Uttarakhand | 51.18 | 51.58 | 54.08 | 53.90 | 68.20 |
| West Bengal | 53.85 | 47.38 | 60.30 | 56.42 | 65.68 |
IBPS RRB Cut Off – Calculating Total Weighted Score (Online Single Exam)
Online Single exam is a one-time exam that candidates appearing for the posts of Officer Scale-II and III are required to take. This examination is not applicable for Officer Scale-I and Assistant Officers. This exam is an alternative to the Prelims exam. As per the official IBPS RRB notification, the shortlisted candidates from the Single exam will directly appear for the Interview round without going through the Main exam.
IBPS follows certain formulas to calculate the total weighted scores (TWS). Candidates will find the calculation for Officer Scale-II and III papers separately:
Scores gained in Professional Knowledge x 1.00 + Reasoning x 1.00 + English/ Hindi language x 0.50 + Financial Awareness x 1.00 + Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation x 1.00 + Computer Knowledge x 0.50 = TOTAL WEIGHTED SCORE
For Officer Scale-II (GBO) and Officer Scale-III
Scores gained in Reasoning x 1.25 + English/ Hindi language x 1.00 + Financial Awareness x 1.00 + Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation x 1.25 + Computer Knowledge x 0.50 = TOTAL WEIGHTED SCORE
IBPS RRB Cut Offs applied on Total Weighted Score (Post-Wise)
The application of the cut off formula on total weighted scores helps IBPS to shortlist candidates for the interview process (applicable for Officer Scale-II and III).
Applied TWS Cut Offs
| Scale-II (GBO) | ||||||||
| SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GENERAL | HI | OC | VI | ID & Others |
| 48.38 | 40.19 | 63.81 | 55 | 65.19 | 34.75 | 49.06 | 29.63 | 12.50 |
| Scale-II (CA) | ||||||||
| SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GENERAL | HIU | OC | VI | ID & Others |
| 39.38 | – | 39.38 | 39.38 | 39.38 | – | – | – | – |
| Scale-II (IT) | ||||||||
| SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GENERAL | HI | OC | VI | ID & Others |
| 57.25 | 40.38 | 65.63 | 71.50 | 74.63 | 22.38 | 40.25 | 34.88 | 18.50 |
| Scale-II (Treasury Manager) | ||||||||
| SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GENERAL | HI | OC | VI | ID & Others |
| 30.63 | – | 30.63 | – | 30.63 | – | 66.5 | – | – |
| Scale-II (Law) | ||||||||
| SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GENERAL | HI | OC | VI | ID & Others |
| 38 | 42.13 | 54.38 | 57.38 | 57.38 | – | 27 | – | – |
| Scale – II (Agricultural) | ||||||||
| SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GENERAL | HI | OC | VI | ID & Others |
| 35.50 | 34.88 | 35.50 | 35.50 | 35.50 | 32.13 | 53 | 59.63 | – |
| Scale-II (Marketing) | ||||||||
| SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GENERAL | HI | OC | VI | ID & Others |
| 56.63 | 64.25 | 61.25 | 61.88 | 6.25 | – | – | – | – |
| Scale – III | ||||||||
| SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GENERAL | HI | OC | VI | ID & Others |
| 56.25 | 50.63 | 38.50 | 52.44 | 74.19 | – | 40.38 | 21.56 | 99.63 |
IBPS RRB Cutoff 2019 – Category-wise
To know the cutoff estimate for this year, candidates must check the previous years’ cut off trends. We have mentioned the cutoff marks of 2019 in the table below:
IBPS RRB Mains Cut off 2019 for Officers Scale I
| Name of Test | Maximum Score | Qualifying Scores | |
| General, EWS | SC, ST, OBD, PWD | ||
| Reasoning | 40 | 13.75 | 10.50 |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 8.75 | 6 |
| Financial Awareness | 40 | 10 | 6.75 |
| English Language* | 40 | 11.5 | 7.50 |
| Hindi Language* | 40 | 9.5 | 6.50 |
| Quantitative Aptitude and DataInterpretation | 40 | 3.25 | 1 |
*Candidates will be opting any one language
Total Weighted Cut off marks 2019 Mains
IBPS RRB Prelims Cut Off for Officers Scale-II (GBO) 2019
| Name of Test | Maximum Score | Qualifying Scores | |
| General, EWS | SC, ST, OBD, PWD | ||
| Reasoning | 40 | 2.50 | 1 |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 15 | 11.25 |
| Financial Awareness | 40 | 5.75 | 3 |
| English Language* | 40 | 7.25 | 3 |
| Hindi Language* | 40 | 6.75 | 3.50 |
| Quantitative Aptitude and DDataInterpretation | 40 | 2.75 | 1 |
*Candidates shall be opting any one language
IBPS RRB Cut Off 2019 for Officers Scale-II (IT, CA, Law, Treasury, Marketing & Agricultural Officer)
| Name of Test | Maximum Score | Qualifying Scores | |
| General, EWS | SC, ST, OBD, PWD | ||
| Reasoning | 40 | 2.50 | 1 |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 5.75 | 3 |
| Financial Awareness | 40 | 7.25 | 3 |
| English Language* | 40 | 6.75 | 3.50 |
| Hindi Language* | 40 | 15 | 11.25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude and DDataInterpretation | 40 | 2.75 | 1 |
| Professional Knowledge – IT | 40 | 5.50 | 2.50 |
| Professional Knowledge – CA | 40 | 11.50 | 9.25 |
| Professional Knowledge – Law | 40 | 3.75 | 1 |
| Professional Knowledge – Treasury | 40 | 1.25 | 1 |
| Professional Knowledge – Marketing | 40 | 6.75 | 3.50 |
| Professional Knowledge – Agricultural | 40 | 2 | 1 |
IBPS RRB Prelims Cut Off for Officers Scale-III 2019
| Name of Test | Maximum Score | Qualifying Scores | |
| General, EWS | SC, ST, OBD, PWD | ||
| Reasoning | 40 | 4.25 | 1.75 |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 11 | 7.75 |
| Financial Awareness | 40 | 8.25 | 5.25 |
| English Language* | 40 | 12.25 | 7.50 |
| Hindi Language* | 40 | 9.75 | 7 |
| Quantitative Aptitude and DDataInterpretation | 40 | 5.25 | 3 |
*Candidates shall be opting for any one language
IBPS RRB Interview Date 2021
Based on the marks of IBPS RRB cut off 2021, IBPS will release the list of candidates shortlisted for Interview for the posts of Officers Scale-II (GBO), Officers Scale-II (Specialist) and Officers Scale-III in the regional rural banks in due time.
IBPS RRB Cut Off – FAQs
Are there any fixed number of attempts for IBPS RRB exam?
No. A candidate can apply for as long as he/she is eligible for the exam.
Is the IBPS RRB cut off the same every year?
No. IBPS RRB cut off varies as per the difficulty level of the exam and the number of appeared candidates.
Where will the IBPS RRB cut off be announced?
IBPS RRB cut off will be announced on the official IBPS website. Candidates have to click on the scorecard link available on the homepage. After being redirected to the login page, candidates have to enter their credentials to finally check the cutoff list.
Is there a sectional cut off for IBPS RRB exam?
Yes. Only the candidates who manage to score equal or more than the minimum qualifying marks overall and section-wise shall qualify the examination.
What are the educational qualifications to apply for the IBPS RRB exam?
The educational qualification for IBPS RRB exam varies for different posts. Candidates can check the IBPS RRB Eligibility Criteria (exam.buddy4study.com/ibps-rrb-eligibility-criteria) to know the required educational qualification.
