The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will release the IBPS Clerk 2026 prelims scorecard along with the cut off. The direct link to download IBPS Clerk scorecard will be provided on this page. Candidates can download their scorecards of IBPS Clerk 2026 by logging with registration number or roll number, and date of birth.
The hard copy of the IBPS Clerk scorecard is not sent to candidates by post. IBPS Clerk cut off is mentioned in the scorecard for different sections and categories. IBPS Clerk scorecard comprises details such as the candidate’s section and overall scores, qualifying status, normalized marks, section-wise and category-wise cut off marks. Read below for more details on the Scorecard of IBPS Clerk.
- IBPS Clerk Scorecard 2026
- IBPS Clerk Dates 2026
- IBPS Clerk Scorecard 2026: Marking Scheme
- IBPS Clerk 2026 Result
- IBPS Clerk Scorecard 2026 FAQs
IBPS Clerk Scorecard 2026
IBPS Clerk Scorecard is released a few days after the declaration of the result. It displays the overall marks, section-wise marks, cut-off marks and qualifying status. Candidates can download IBPS Clerk scorecard online only by logging in with the required credentials. The marks of the prelims exam are calculated out of 100 marks. The marks of the IBPS Clerk mains exam are calculated out of 200 marks. The marks of the prelims exam are not counted for the final merit list.
IBPS Clerk Dates 2026
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IBPS Clerk 2026 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 20 Nov ' 25 | IBPS Clerk Prelims Result 2025 |
IBPS Clerk Scorecard 2026: Marking Scheme
IBPS Clerk marking scheme is given below:
- For correct answer, one mark is awarded to candidates
- For incorrect answers, 0.25 marks are awarded
- The number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in each objective test is considered for arriving at the corrected score after applying the penalty for the wrong answer.
- The corrected scores obtained by candidates are made equivalent to adjust the differences in the difficulty level since the exam is conducted in multiple shifts to arrive at the equated scores
- Scores obtained by candidates in any test are equated to the base form by considering the distribution of scores of all the forms
- Final scores in each test are rounded off to up to two digits after the decimal point
IBPS Clerk Normalisation
IBPS calculates IBPS Clerk marks through normalisation. This helps to get a rounded-up figure. Since the exam is conducted over days and has multiple shifts, the question paper varies from one shift to another. Normalisation helps in the fair evaluation. The process is followed in both prelims and mains exams. IBPS Clerk normalisation is done to adjust the difficulty level of question papers across various sessions. The process is done using the equi-percentile method.
IBPS Clerk 2026 Result
Candidates can follow the process given to check the result.
- Candidates need to visit ibps.in
- Click the 'IBPS Clerk Result Link' on the home page of IBPS
- Enter the login details, registration number/roll number, and date of birth/password
- The result status is displayed on the screen
- Download and take its printout
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IBPS Clerk Scorecard 2026 FAQs
Candidates can check the IBPS Clerk Scorecard 2026 FAQs below.
IBPS Clerk 2024 prelims cut off is given below.
| IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut Off 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| States/ UT | General | EWS/SC/OBC/ST |
| Andhra Pradesh | 77.5 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 71 | |
| Assam | 83.75 | OBC- 82.25 SC- 81.25 |
| Bihar | 79.5 | OBC- 79.5 |
| Chhattisgarh | 77 | OBC-77 |
| Chandigarh | 81.50 | |
| Delhi | 80.75 | SC-75.25 OBC- 78.25 |
| Gujarat | 77.25 | ST- 67.75 |
| Goa | OBC- 68 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | ST- 83 | |
| Haryana | 83 | |
| J & K | 86.25 | |
| Jharkhand | 83.5 | |
| Kerala | OBC- 81 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 73 | SC- 74.5 |
| Maharashtra | 73 | ST- 69.50 |
| Manipur | OBC-70.25 | |
| Meghalaya | ST- 73.50 | |
| Odisha | 86.75 | |
| Punjab | 81.25 | SC- 70 OBC-79.75 |
| Rajasthan | 83.25 | EWS- 83.25 |
| Karnataka | 64.75 | |
| Telangana | 68.25 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | 79 | OBC- 79 SC- 70.75 ESM- 56 |
| Uttarakhand | ||
| West Bengal | 87.75 | SC- 80.25 |
| Tamil Nadu | OBC- 63.25 | |
| Tripura | 80.25 | ST- 71 |
| Sikkim | 41 | |
| Lakshadweep | ||
IBPS Clerk cut off for the prelims exam is calculated out of 100. The Mains exam cut off is calculated after normalising the marks out of 100. The cut off is applied on overall/state-wise cutoff marks and sectional cut off.
IBPS Clerk normalisation is applied in the calculation of cut off. This process is followed to adjust the difficulty level of question asked in the exam. The cut off for the Mains and prelims exams are calculated based on the normalised marks.
IBPS Clerk prelims scorecard was released on November 25. Candidates need to provide the required credential to access the scorecard. You can check the scorecard to known the total marks and the rank secured in the exam.
IBPS Clerk cut off is announced along with the scorecard. The same is announced section-wise and category-wise. Candidates can check the cut off marks by logging with the required credentials. The process to check the cut off marks are given below.
- Visit IBPS
- Click the link to check IBPS Clerk cut off marks
- The category-wise and state-wise cut offs are displayed
- Check and download it
Bank preference once submitted cannot be changed for various IBPS exams. The decision of IBPS in provisional allotment of organisation shall be final and binding upon the selected candidates. Applicants are required to add their preferences of banks while filling the application form. The preferences of banks should be exercised properly by candidates. Based on the merit-cum-preference, candidates are allotted to any of the participating banks.
There is no interview in IBPS Clerk exam. The selection process comprises two stages-prelims and Mains. Candidates qualifying the prelims exam are called for the Mains exam. The final selection of candidates is done based on the Mains exam. The marks obtained in the Mains exam are not counted for final selection. Allotment of candidates in the participating banks is done based on merit-cum-preference. The process of conducting interviews in Clerical level jobs was discontinued in 2015. The list of participating banks is given below:
- Bank of Baroda
- Canara Bank
- Indian Overseas Bank
- UCO Bank
- Bank of India
- Central Bank of India
- Punjab National Bank
- Union Bank of India
- Bank of Maharashtra
- Indian Bank
- Punjab & Sind Bank
No, IBPS Clerk cut off of prelims is not counted for final selection. The cut off for the Mains exam are considered to calculate the final merit list. The prelims exam cut off is qualifying in nature. The prelims exam cut off is calculated out of 100. Candidates need to secure IBPS Clerk prelims cut off inorder to get selected for the Mains exam.
The role of IBPS comes to end after the provisional allotment. The offer of appointment is done by the bank/organisation to which candidates has been provisionally allotted. The candidates may contact the allottee bank for appointment. It is better to contact the allotted bank to know regarding the appointment.
The overall difficulty level of the prelims exam was easy to moderate. The difficulty of the Mains exam was moderate.
Yes, IBPS Clerk cut off is also released for the reserve list. Candidates from the reserve list are offered allotment as per the requirement of the banks. The reserve list cut off remains valid for a financial year. A reserve list to the extent of approximately 10 percent of the vacancies under each category is kept, subject to the availability of candidates.
Yes, there are sectional cut off in IBPS Clerk exam. Candidates are required to secure both the section-wise and overall cut off marks. In case candidates secure the sectional cut off but not the overall cut off, are not selected for the recruitment process. IBPS Clerk cut off is the minimum qualifying marks which candidates need to secure inorder to qualify the exam. Based on the IBPS Clerk prelims cut off, candidates are selected for the Mains exam. The final selection of candidates is done based on the cut off of the Mains exam. To announce the final cut off, the marks are converted out of 100. IBPS also maintains a reserve list cut off for IBPS Clerk exam.
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