IBPS Clerk Prelims Expected Cut-off

The IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam 2026 is being conducted on October 10 and 11, 2026 for Customer Service Associates (CSA) posts, with the Mains scheduled for December 27, 2026. Candidates can check Check IBPS Clerk Prelims Expected Cut-off 2026, shift-wise exam analysis, good attempts, previous years' state-wise trends, and direct steps to download.

IBPS Clerk 2026 Cut-off

IBPS Clerk Prelims Expected Cut-off 2026: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is conducting IBPS Clerk Preliminary exam 2026 on October 10 and 11, 2026, followed by Mains exam on December 27, 2026. Prelims cut-off is minimum score candidates must secure to qualify for Mains exam. 
IBPS will release it along with result and scorecard, state-wise and category-wise and it is calculated out of 100 marks. Candidates can check expected cut-off for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2026, factors that decide it and previous years' trends below.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Expected Cut-off 2026

IBPS Clerk Prelims expected cut-off depends mainly on difficulty level of exam, number of vacancies and number of candidates who appeared. As exam is held in multiple shifts and days, IBPS applies normalisation to scores before releasing cut-off. Expected cut-off will be updated on this page once shift-wise exam analysis and good attempts are available.

Factors Affecting IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut-off 2026

Candidates can check factor that affect IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut-off 2026 below

• Exam difficulty level: A tougher paper brings cut-off down, while an easy paper pushes it up.
• Number of vacancies: More vacancies in a state generally mean a lower cut-off there.
• Total number of applicants: Higher competition in a state raises cut-off.
• Normalisation: Corrected scores of candidates from different sessions are normalised using equi percentile method. Scores up to two decimal points are considered.

Types of IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut-off

There are two types of cut-off in IBPS Clerk exam. Candidates must clear both to qualify for Mains.

• Overall  cut-off: Decided on total score in exam, separately for each state and category.
• Sectional cut-off: Minimum score required in each individual section.

There is 0.25 marks of negative marking in exam for every wrong question

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis and Good Attempts 

IBPS Clerk 2025 prelims was rated easy to moderate overall. good attempts for Shift 1 of that exam were as follows.

2026 shift-wise difficulty level and good attempts will be added here after all shifts end.

Also Read: IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern

IBPS Clerk Prelims Previous Year Cut-off 

Previous years' cut-offs give candidates a fair idea of competition level in each state. 2026 expected cut-off will be estimated against this trend and 2026 difficulty level.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut-off 2024 (State-wise)

Candidates can check IBPS Clerk Prelims cut-off 2024 below

How to Check IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut-off 2026?

• Visit official website of IBPS (ibps.in).
• Go to CRP Clerical tab on home page.
• Click on IBPS Clerk cut-off link.
• Cut-off will be displayed on  screen.
• Check cut-off marks and download PDF.

What After IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut-off?

Candidates who score equal to or above qualifying cut off, overall and sectional, will be eligible for  Mains exam on December 27, 2026. Mains exam consists of four sections: General Awareness, General English, Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude, and Quantitative Aptitude. It carries 200 marks. 

Mains cut-off is calculated out of 100 after normalisation, and candidates must also qualify Local Language Proficiency Test (LPT).