When will IBPS release IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2026?

The cut off marks has been released on 29 September 2026.

Is IBPS PO Cut off released category-wise?

Yes, IBPS PO Cut Off is released category-wise and section-wise.

Does IBPS releases IBPS PO Cut off separately for Prelims and Mains Exam?

Ans. Yes, IBPS releases IBPS PO Cut off separately for Prelims and Mains Exam. Currently, the candidates are waiting for the final cut off marks to be released.

Where can I check the state-wise IBPS PO Cut Off for Previous Year?

Ans.You can check the IBPS PO Previous Year Category-wise and sectional cut off here.

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2026, Check Expected Category-Wise and Sectional Cut Off

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IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2026 will be announced by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) along with the result on its official website. The cut-off marks indicate the minimum score required to qualify for the next stage of the selection process. Candidates can check the section-wise and category-wise cut-offs along with their scores through the scorecard.

This article includes the IBPS PO Mains Expected Cut Off 2026 and previous years’ cut-off marks from 2017 to 2025, helping candidates analyse the qualifying trends and compare cut-offs across different years.

IBPS PO Cut Off 2026

IBPS PO Mains Result, Scorecard, and Cut Off 2026 will be released by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for candidates who appeared in the examination. The cut-off marks will be released on both a category-wise and section-wise basis and will indicate the minimum marks required to qualify for the next stage of the selection process.

Candidates can check their qualifying status, section-wise scores, overall marks, and cut-off marks through the official scorecard. Aspirants are advised to keep their login credentials ready to access the result and scorecard once released.

IBPS PO Mains Expected Cut Off 2026

Candidates can estimate their chances of qualifying for the next stage by comparing their marks with the expected qualifying scores. The difficulty level of the exam, number of vacancies, overall performance of candidates, and previous years’ trends are some of the key factors considered while determining the cut-off.

Category	Expected Cut Off Marks
SC (Scheduled Caste)	60-65
ST (Scheduled Tribe)	55-60
OBC (NCL) (Other Backwards Classes – Non-Creamy Layer)	75-80
EWS (Economically Weaker Section)	75-80
GEN (General)	78-85
HI (Hearing Impaired)	39-45
OC (Orthopaedically Challenged)	51-57
VI (Visually Impaired)	45-51
ID (Intellectual Disability)	36-42

IBPS PO Prelims Category-wise Cut-off Marks 2026

The IBPS PO Prelims 2026 was conducted on 22 and 23 August 2026. IBPS has release the official cut-off marks. Candidates can check category-wise cut off marks below.

Category	Cut-off on Total (Out of 100)
Scheduled Caste (SC)	46.93
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	40.72
Other Backward Classes (OBC-NCL)	49.68
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	49.68
General (Gen)	49.68
Hearing Impaired (HI)	21.43
Orthopaedically Challenged (OC)	31.47
Visually Impaired (VI)	21
Intellectual Disability (ID)	21.28

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IBPS PO Prelims Section-wise Cut-off 2026

IBPS has released the sectional cutoff for the IBPS PO Prelims 2026 exam. Candidates must score at least the minimum marks prescribed for their category in each of the three sections, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability, to qualify. General/EWS candidates have a higher cutoff than SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PwBD candidates

Sr. No.	Name of the Test	Maximum Marks	Cutoff (SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PwBD)	Cutoff (General/EWS)
1	English Language	30	7	10
2	Quantitative Aptitude	30	4	6.5
3	Reasoning Ability	40	7.75	12.5

How to Check IBPS PO Cut Off at ibps.in?

Candidates can check or download the IBPS PO Cut-off by following the steps given below on the official Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) website.

Visit the official IBPS website: ibps.in.
On the homepage, go to CRP PO/MT and click on the IBPS PO Scorecard and Cut-off Marks link.
Enter your registration number.
Your IBPS PO scorecard will appear, showing both section-wise and overall cut-off marks.
Review the cut-off details and download the PDF for your reference.

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IBPS PO Previous Year Cut Off Marks

Looking at the IBPS PO previous year cut-off can help candidates understand how the marks have changed over time and estimate the expected cut-off for the current year. However, the actual cut-off may differ depending on factors such as the difficulty level of the exam and the normalisation process.

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IBPS PO Prelims Cut-Off 2025 Subject-wise

Subject Name	Maximum Marks	Cut-Off Marks (Gen)	Cut-Off (SC/ST/OBC/ PwD)
Reasoning Ability	40	5.50	9.75
English Language	30	9.75	13.25
Quantitative Aptitude	30	4.25	6.25

IBPS PO Prelims Category-wise Cut Off

Category	Cut Off Marks
General	49.21
Scheduled Caste	45.96
Scheduled Tribe	40.96
Other Backward Class – Non-Creamy Layer	49.21
Economically Weaker Section	49.21
Hearing Impaired	20.61
Orthopedically Challenged	33.57
Visually Impaired	21.65
Intellectual Disability	21.83

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2025

Candidates can check the section-wise and category-wise cut-off marks below. The IBPS PO Mains cut-off details have been provided in the table below.

IBPS PO Mains Section-Wise Cut-off Marks

Sr. No.	Name of the Test	Maximum Marks	Cut-off (SC/ST/ OBC(NCL)/PWBD)	Cut-off (EWS/ General)
1	Reasoning	60	4.5	8.5
2	General/Economy/Banking/Digital/Financial Awareness, including RBI Circulars	50	1	2
3	English Language	40	10.25	13.5
4	Data Analysis and Interpretation	50	3.5	6
5	Descriptive Paper (Letter Writing & Essay)	25	8.75	10

IBPS PO Mains Category-wise Cut Marks

Category	Cut-off Marks (Out of 225)
Scheduled Caste (SC)	59
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	51.75
Other Backward Classes (OBC–NCL)	75.75
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	72.5
General (GEN)	75.75
Hearing Impaired (HI)	38.75
Orthopaedically Challenged (OC)	50.75
Visually Impaired (VI)	45
Intellectual Disability (ID)	35.75

IBPS PO Final Cut Off 2025

IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2024

Category	Cut-Off Marks
GEN	48.5
SC	48
ST	41
OBC-NCL	48.5
EWS	48.5
HI	16
OC	35
VI	15.75
ID	15.5

IBPS PO Prelims Section-wise Cut Off 2024

Subject Name	Maximum Marks	Cut-Off Marks (Gen)	Cut Off (SC/ST/OBC/ PwD)
Quantitative Aptitude	35	7	3.5
Reasoning Ability	35	6.75	2.5
English Language	30	10	6.75

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2024

Category	Cut-offs on Total (Out of 225)
IBPS PO Mains SC Cut-off	54.25
IBPS PO Mains ST Cut-off	47.5
IBPS PO Mains OBC NCL Cut-Off	66
IBPS PO Mains EWS Cut-Off	64.75
IBPS PO Mains General Cut-Off	66.5
Hearing Impaired (HI)	23.5
Orthopaedically Challenged (OC)	46
Visually Impaired (VI)	37.75
Intellectual Disability (ID)	35.25

IBPS PO Mains Sectional Cut Off 2024

Sr. No.	Name of the Test	Maximum Marks	Cutoff (SC/ST/OBC (NCL)/PWBD)	Cutoff (EWS/ General)
1	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	60	2.75	5.75
2	General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness	40	1	2
3	English Language	40	4.75	7.75
4	Data Analysis and Interpretation	60	1	2.25
5	English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)	25	8.75	10

IBPS PO Final Cut Off 2024

Maximum Marks:

IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2023

Category	Cut-Off Marks
GEN	54.25
SC	49.50
ST	43
OBC-NCL	54.25
EWS	54.25
HI	21.75
OC	42.50
VI	39
ID	20.25

IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2023: Sectional

Section	Maximum Marks	Cut-off Marks (General/EWS)	Cut off (SC/ST/OBC/PWD
Reasoning Ability	35	10	5.75
English Language	30	11.50	08.25
Quantitative Aptitude	35	07	04.25

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2023

Category	Cut Off Marks (Out of 225)
General	63
OBC	62.25
SC	50.25
ST	41
EWS	61
HI	28.75
OC	45.75
VI	47.50
ID	37

IBPS PO Mains Section-wise Cut-Off 2023

S. No.	Subject	Maximum Marks	Cut Off (SC/ST/ OBC/PwD)	Cut Off (General/ EWS)
1.	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	60	1.50	3.50
2.	English Language	40	1.50	3.50
3.	Data Analysis & Interpretation	60	08	11
4.	General, Economy & Banking Awareness	40	4.75	07.75
5.	English Language (Descriptive)	25	08.75	10

IBPS PO Final Cut Off 2023

IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2022

Category	Cut-Off Marks
GEN	49.75
SC	46.75
ST	40.50
OBC	49.75
EWS	49.75
HI	17.50
OC	32.75
VI	24.75
ID	19.75

IBPS PO Prelims Section-wise Cut Off 2022

Subjects	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability
Maximum Score	30	35	35
Cut Off Score for /EWS	09.75	08.75	09.25
Cut Off Score SC/ST/PWBD	06.50	05.50	05.00
Cut Off Score for OBC	06.50	05.50	05.00

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2022

Category	Cut Off Marks (Out of 225)
General	71.25
OBC	69.75
SC	59.25
ST	53.25
EWS	70.50
HI	37.75
OC	50.50
VI	66.25
ID	36

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off (Section-wise)

Subject	Max. Marks	SC/ST/OBC/PwD Cut Off	General/EWS Cut Off
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	60	4.75	7
English Language	40	12.25	15.5
Data Analysis & Interpretation	60	10	12.25
General, Economy & Banking Awareness	40	2	4.5
English Language (Descriptive)	25	8.75	10

IBPS PO Final Cut Off 2022

IBPS PO Cut Off 2021

Category	Cut-Off Marks
GEN	50.5
SC	44.50
ST	38
OBC	50.5
EWS	50.5
HI	20.75
OC	42
VI	37
ID	20.75

IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2021 Sectional

Subjects	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability
Maximum Score	30	35	35
UR Cut Off	10	09	10
OBC/EWS/SC/ST/PWD	6.75	6.25	6.25

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2021

Category	Cut Off Marks (Out of 225)
General	80.75
OBC	75.75
SC	65.50
ST	57.75
EWS	77.25
HI	42.50
OC	62.50
VI	77.75
ID	46

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2021- Sectional

S. No.	Subject	Maximum Marks	Cut Off (SC/ST/ OBC/PwD)	Cut Off (General/ EWS)
1.	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	60	4.50	7.25
2.	English Language	40	10	13.25
3.	Data Analysis & Interpretation	60	6.5	9.25
4.	General Economy & Banking Awareness	40	1.75	3.75
5.	English Language (Descriptive)	25	8.75	10

IBPS PO Final Cut Off 2021

Category	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	OC	VI	HI	ID
Maximum Scores	60.30	49.87	58.04	52.58	68.76	52.27	53.04	43.00	54.09
Minimum Scores	40.18	37.89	44	45.20	47	40.98	44.27	26	26.36

IBPS PO Reserve List Cut-Off 2021

Category	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	HI	OC	VI	ID
Minimum Scores	39.87	37.49	43.71	44.89	46.67	NA	40.58	44.09	NA

IBPS PO Prelims Cut-Off 2021 (Category-wise)

Category	Cut-Off Marks
GEN	50.5
SC	44.50
ST	38
OBC	50.5
EWS	50.5
HI	20.75
OC	42
VI	37
ID	20.75

IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2020

Category	Cut Off Marks
General	58.75
OBC	58.50
SC	51
ST	43.5
EWS	57.75
HI	19.75
OC	46
VI	54.25
ID	21.75

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2020

Category	Cut Off Marks (Out of 225)
General	83.50
OBC	78.63
SC	66.38
ST	52.25
EWS	75.75
HI	38.25
OC	61.25
VI	84.88
ID	53.00

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2020 Section-wise

SNo	Subject	Maximum Marks	Cut Off (SC/ST/ OBC/PWD)	Cut Off (General/EWS)
1	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	60	03.75	06.00
2	English Language	40	06.25	09.75
3	Data Analysis & Interpretation	60	08.50	11.75
4	General Economy & Banking Awareness	40	05.75	08.75
5	English Language(Descriptive)	25	08.75	10.00

IBPS PO Final Cut Off 2020

Category	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	OC	VI	HI	ID
Maximum Scores	52.20	52.11	55.82	52.40	62.98	53.78	64.16	42.16	54.31
Minimum Scores	39.73	35.56	43.96	42.98	47.89	38.84	45.89	27.20	28.44

IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2019

Category	Cut Off Marks
General	59.75
OBC	59.75
SC	53.50
ST	46.25
EWS	59.75
HI	21.25
OC	44.50
VI	52.25
ID	20.75

IBPS PO 2019 Prelims Cut Off: Section-wise

Subjects	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability	Total
Maximum Score	30	35	35	100
Cut Off Score EWS/UR	10.50	8.75	10.25	59.75
Cut Off Score SC/ST/OBC/PWBD	6.50	5.25	6.50

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2019

Category	IBPS PO Mains Cut Off (Out of 225)
GENERAL	71.25
EWS	65.88
OBC	70.25
SC	55.63
ST	38.13
HI	41
OC	46.13
VI	70.50
ID	45.88

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2019 Section Wise

Serial No.	Subject	Maximum Marks	Cut Off (SC/ST/OBC/PwD)	Cut Off (General)
1.	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	60	05.50	07.75
2.	English Language	40	10.75	14.25
3.	Data Analysis & Interpretation	40	02.50	05.25
4.	General Economy & Banking Awareness	40	05.00	08.00
5.	English Language (Descriptive)	25	08.75	10.00

IBPS PO Final Cut Off 2019

Category	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	OC	VI	HI	ID
Maximum Scores	47.07	50.80	50.22	48.98	60.58	46.38	53.16	42.33	42.04
Minimum Scores	36.02	33.24	40.27	40.82	44.44	36.00	42.18	26.36	2

IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2018 Category-wise

Category	Cut Off Marks
General	56.75
OBC	55.50
SC	49.25
ST	41.75

IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2018, Section-wise

Subjects	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability
Maximum Score	30	35	35
General/EWS	08.75	07.75	9.00
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD	06.50	05.25	06.50

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2018 Section-wise

Serial No.	Subject	Maximum Marks	Cut Off (SC/ST/OBC/PwD)	Cut Off (General)
1.	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	60	7.50	10.25
2.	English Language	40	7.50	11.25
3.	Data Analysis & Interpretation	60	2.25	4.50
4.	General Economy & Banking Awareness	40	5.00	8.00
5.	English Language (Descriptive)	25	8.75	10.00

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2018: Category-wise

Category	Cut Off Marks
GENERAL	74.50
OBC	68.38
SC	56.38
ST	35.75
HI	42.63
OC	53.25
VI	66.88
ID	37.00

IBPS PO Final Cut Off 2018 Category-wise

Category	SC	ST	OBC	UR	HI	OC	VI	ID
Maximum Scores	55.34	47.33	53.02	63.91	34.69	50.69	56.11	43.69
Minimum Scores	35.78	31.60	40.29	43.87	25.16	31.36	42.09	20.36

IBPS PO Reserve List Cut Off 2018

The IBPS PO Reserve List Cut Off for the year 2018-19 has been discussed in the table given below.

Category	SC	ST	OBC	UR	HI	OC	VI	ID
Minimum Scores	35.38	31.05	39.91	43.42	NA	30.42	40.71	NA

IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2017 Section-wise

Subjects	English Language	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability	Total
Maximum Score	30	35	35	100
Cutoff Score	05.00	07.75	10.00	42.75

IBPS PO Prelims Cut Off 2017 Category-wise

IBPS PO Cut Off For Reserved Categories is tabulated:

Category	Cut off
Scheduled Caste (SC)	36.00
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	28.50
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	42.25
General (Gen)	42.75
Hearing Impaired	15.75
Orthopaedically Challenged	28.75
Visually Impaired	23.25
Intellectual Disability	17.75

IBPS PO Mains Cut Off 2017

The IBPS PO Mains Cut Off for the year 2017 has been discussed in the table given below.

Category	Cut Off
GEN	82.00
OBC	75.63
SC	62.50
ST	42.25
VH	77.87
ID	55.00
HI	47.75
OC	59.63

Following are the section-wise/test-wise cut off of IBPS PO Mains 2017:

Serial Number	Sections	Maximum Marks	Cut Off Marks (SC/ST/OBC/PWD)	General
1.	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	60	7.50	10.25
2.	General Economy/Banking Awareness	40	8.25	11.25
3.	English Language	40	3.25	5.75
4.	Data Analysis & Interpretation	60	10.75	14.00
5.	English Language (Descriptive)	25	8.75	10.00

IBPS PO Final Cut Off 2017

Category	Maximum Score	Minimum Score
SC	53.20	38.56
ST	54.74	33.73
OBC	57.18	43.02
UR	65.58	47.04
HI	45.42	25.07
OC	51.11	38.53
VI	74.14	45.88
ID	44.38	28.87

Factors Affecting the IBPS PO Cut Off Determination

The IBPS PO Cut Off is the minimum score candidates must secure to move to the next stage of the selection process. Several factors influence the cut-off, including:

Number of Vacancies: The total number of available positions directly impacts the cut-off. Fewer vacancies usually lead to a higher cut-off, while more vacancies may lower it.
Difficulty Level of the Exam: If the exam is more challenging, the cut-off tends to be lower, and if the exam is relatively easy, the cut-off is usually higher.
Number of Candidates Appeared: A higher number of candidates appearing for the exam can increase competition, potentially raising the cut-off marks.
Category of the Candidate: Cut-offs vary for different categories (General, OBC, SC, ST, EWS) as per the reservation policies.
Normalisation Process: Since exams are conducted in multiple shifts, normalisation is applied to balance differences in difficulty across shifts. This ensures fairness in calculating cut-offs.
Overall Performance of Candidates: The general performance of all candidates in the exam can affect the cut-off. If most candidates score high, the cut-off may rise, and if performance is lower, the cut-off may decrease.

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