IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2025 OUT: Exam Review, Good Attempts & Expected Cut off
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Clerk Exam 2025 ( IBPS Clerk )
IBPS Clerk mains exam analysis is provided on this page after the exam is conducted. This help candidates to know the difficulty level, good attempts, and section-wise analysis.
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2025
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2025: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) was conducted on November 29. The exam was conducted in single shift. IBPS Clerk mains exam analysis is provided on this page. Last year, the overall difficulty level of IBPS Clerk exam was moderate. This help candidates to know the difficulty level, good attempts, and section-wise analysis. Read below for more details on IBPS Clerk mains exam analysis.
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2025
The section-wise exam analysis is given below.
| Sections |
Difficulty |
|---|---|
| General Intelligence & Reasoning |
Moderate |
| English Language |
Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Moderate |
| General/ Financial Awareness |
Easy to Moderate |
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Pattern
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IBPS Clerk mains exam comprises four sections. A total of 190 questions are asked in the exam. Total 200 marks allotted to the test. IBPS Clerk exam pattern is given below.
| S.No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude |
40 |
60 |
35 minutes |
| 2 |
English Language |
40 |
40 |
35 minutes |
| 3 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
50 |
30 minutes |
| 4 |
General/ Financial Awareness |
40 |
50 |
20 minutes |
| Total |
190 |
200 |
120 minutes |
|
IBPS Clerk Topic-Wise Distribution of Questions
The topic-wise distribution of questions in IBPS Clerk is given below.
Reasoning
| Topics |
Weightage |
|---|---|
| Puzzles |
15 |
| Syllogism |
3 |
| Logical Reasoning |
9 |
| Machine Input Output |
5 |
| Coded Directions |
3 |
| Data Sufficiency |
4 |
| Coded Blood Relations |
5 |
| Resultant Based Questions |
5 |
| Miscellaneous |
3 |
English Language
| Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension |
13 |
| Cloze Test |
6 |
| Error Detection |
5 |
| Sentence Rearrangement |
3 |
| Idioms and phrases |
3 |
| Para Jumble |
2 |
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 cut off is calculated based on factors such as difficulty level of exam number of vacancies, number of candidates who appeared for exam. Candidates are required to secure both sectional and overall cut off marks. Corrected scores obtained by each candidate in different sessions are normalized using equi-percentile method. Scores up to two decimal points are taken for purpose of calculations.
IBPS Clerk cut off for the prelims exam are calculated out of 100 marks. Candidates qualifying the prelims exam are called for the mains exam. In 2022, IBPS Clerk cut off for Andhra Pradesh was 76.5 while the cut off for Assam was 80.75. IBPS Clerk cut off for Bihar was 87.75. The cut off for Chhattisgarh was 81.25. IBPS Clerk cut off for Delhi was 84.50. The cut off for Gujarat was 81. IBPS Clerk prelims cut off for Himachal Pradesh was 86.50. IBPS Clerk cut off for Haryana was 85.5. The cut off for Jharkhand was 84.75. IBPS Clerk cut off for Kerala was 85.5. IBPS Clerk cut off for Madhya Pradesh was 85. The cut off for Maharashtra was 75.5. The cut off for Odisha was 87.50. The cut off for Punjab was 83.25. IBPS Clerk cut off for Rajasthan was 86.25. The cut off for Karnataka was 74.75. IBPS Clerk cut off for Uttar Pradesh was 84. The cut off for Uttarakhand was 89.50. The cut off for West Bengal was 86. The cut off for Tamil Nadu was 78.
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.
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.
Quantitative Aptitude
| Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|
| Data Interpretation |
21 |
| Arithmetic |
8 |
| Quadratic Equation |
6 |
| Data Sufficiency |
3 |
| Simplification/Approximation |
6 |
| Series Based |
6 |
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A total of 15701 vacancies were announced for IBPS Clerk 2025 recruitment. The state-wise vacancy break-up is given below.
| IBPS Clerk 2025 Vacancy State Wise & Category Wise | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| States Names | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | General | Total Vacancies |
Andaman & Nicobar | -- | -- | 02 | 01 | 13 | 16 |
Andhra Pradesh | 77 | 33 | 110 | 42 | 200 | 462 |
Arunachal Pradesh | -- | 15 | -- | 02 | 24 | 41 |
Assam | 26 | 44 | 102 | 36 | 189 | 397 |
Bihar | 118 | 04 | 201 | 72 | 365 | 760 |
Chandigarh | 01 | -- | 02 | -- | 12 | 15 |
Chhattisgarh | 34 | 97 | 13 | 28 | 142 | 314 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu | -- | 12 | 01 | 03 | 28 | 44 |
Delhi | 39 | 19 | 73 | 23 | 125 | 279 |
Goa | -- | 08 | 15 | 09 | 72 | 104 |
Gujarat | 76 | 164 | 295 | 105 | 469 | 1109 |
Haryana | 32 | -- | 47 | 15 | 94 | 188 |
Himachal Pradesh | 32 | 04 | 25 | 13 | 60 | 134 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 01 | 05 | 16 | 04 | 50 | 76 |
Jharkhand | 27 | 60 | 31 | 24 | 126 | 268 |
Karnataka | 214 | 108 | 338 | 135 | 591 | 1386 |
Kerala | 35 | 01 | 89 | 34 | 195 | 354 |
Ladakh | -- | 01 | -- | -- | 07 | 08 |
Lakshadweep | -- | 01 | -- | -- | 06 | 07 |
Madhya Pradesh | 142 | 191 | 140 | 93 | 392 | 958 |
Maharashtra | 166 | 142 | 437 | 159 | 730 | 1634 |
Manipur | -- | 11 | 03 | 04 | 30 | 48 |
Meghalaya | -- | 04 | -- | -- | 13 | 17 |
Mizoram | -- | 09 | -- | 02 | 18 | 29 |
Nagaland | -- | 12 | -- | 01 | 21 | 34 |
Odisha | 87 | 126 | 66 | 54 | 239 | 572 |
Puducherry | 01 | -- | 05 | 01 | 19 | 26 |
Punjab | 112 | -- | 74 | 33 | 164 | 383 |
Rajasthan | 67 | 53 | 77 | 37 | 174 | 408 |
Sikkim | -- | 03 | 03 | 01 | 18 | 25 |
Tamil Nadu | 247 | 09 | 322 | 116 | 523 | 1217 |
Telangana | 61 | 27 | 81 | 32 | 161 | 362 |
Tripura | 05 | 14 | -- | 03 | 34 | 56 |
Uttar Pradesh | 589 | 28 | 754 | 272 | 1138 | 2781 |
Uttarakhand | 11 | -- | 07 | 07 | 78 | 103 |
West Bengal | 256 | 52 | 237 | 102 | 439 | 1086 |
Total | 2456 | 1257 | 3566 | 1463 | 6959 | 15701 |
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IBPS Clerk final cut off announced in 2022 is given below.
IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off [Minimum Scores] Out of 100
States/ UT
SC
ST
OBC
EWS
UR
Andaman & Nicobar
NA
NA
32.88
NA
30.75
Andhra Pradesh
29.38
21.38
35.38
31.13
35.63
Arunachal Pradesh
NA
17.63
NA
26.25
30.75
Assam
26.88
23.13
26.13
28.38
32
Bihar
22.38
27.38
33.88
36.68
37.63
Chandigarh
28.25
NA
32.50
35.63
38.63
Chattisgarh
23
16.25
33.63
29
33.50
Dadar & Nagar Haweli
NA
NA
NA
NA
30
Delhi
27.63
24.38
31.88
35.50
38.88
Daman & Diu
NA
NA
NA
NA
30
Goa
NA
20.13
31.25
30.38
32.13
Gujarat
26.63
19.50
29.38
31.75
35
Haryana
28.50
NA
31.38
35.75
39
Himachal Pradesh
27.50
30.13
30.25
37.63
40
Jammu & Kashmir
27.50
14
22.63
23.13
32
Jharkhand
20.38
18.13
32.38
30.88
35.88
Karnataka
27.88
20.88
32.88
30
33.50
Kerala
24.13
19.88
35.25
28.88
37.50
Ladakh
NA
29.88
NA
NA
24.50
Lakshadweep
NA
11
NA
NA
23.50
Madhya Pradesh
23.13
19.75
29.75
29.63
35.63
Maharashtra
31.13
20.25
33.13
31.50
34.38
Manipur
31.63
32.38
NA
NA
35.25
Meghalaya
NA
27.25
31.25
32
30.38
Mizoram
NA
23.13
NA
NA
19.50
Nagaland
NA
25.63
NA
24.13
29.38
Odisha
21.25
14.63
34.13
33.13
36.88
Puducherry
24.25
NA
30.88
23
30.75
Punjab
25
NA
30.25
34.13
38.50
Rajasthan
26.50
24.88
36.88
35.25
40
Sikkim
19.50
16.75
25.38
22.88
31
Tamil Nadu
25.13
14.38
36
19.88
36
Telangana
30.38
28.25
34.88
29.75
34.88
Tripura
26.13
14.75
NA
26.13
32.38
Uttar Pradesh
23.38
24.75
30.38
33.25
36.63
Uttarakhand
29.25
26.88
34.50
36.63
39.25
West Bengal
27
23.13
29.13
29.88
37.75
IBPS Clerk Mains Cut Off [Maximum Scores] Out of 100
States/ UT
SC
ST
OBC
EWS
UR
Andaman & Nicobar
NA
NA
32.88
NA
37.13
Andhra Pradesh
35.13
35.63
45.25
39.63
54.38
Arunachal Pradesh
NA
40.88
NA
26.25
36.63
Assam
35.13
33.88
42.50
35.13
44.88
Bihar
36.38
33.63
42.38
42
49.88