IBPS PO Mains Previous Cutoff Marks: Analysing the previous year's cutoff marks for the IBPS PO (Probationary Officer) Mains exam is important for candidates who target public sector bank recruitments. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) evaluates Mains performance out of 225 total marks (200 marks for objective sections + 25 marks for the descriptive test). To qualify for the interview round, candidates will have to clear both individual sectional cutoffs in each paper and the aggregate category-wise cutoff marks.
IBPS PO Mains Previous Year Cutoff Marks
Given below are the previous year cutoff marks for the IBPS PO Mains 2026, which is to be conducted on October 4, 2026, to understand what qualifying marks they have to score to qualify for the next stage of the selection process, i.e., the interview process:-
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Category
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2025
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2024
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2023
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2022
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General (UR)
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75.75
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66.5
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63
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71.25
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OBC
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75.75
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66
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62.25
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69.75
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EWS
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72.5
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64.75
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61
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70.5
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SC
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59
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54.25
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50.25
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59.25
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ST
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51.75
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47.5
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41
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53.25
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HI (Hearing Impaired)
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38.75
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23.5
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28.75
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37.75
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OC (Orthopedically Challenged)
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50.75
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46
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45.75
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50.5
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VI (Visually Impaired)
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45
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37.75
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47.5
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66.25
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ID (Intellectual Disability)
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35.75
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35.25
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37
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36
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IBPS PO Mains Previous Year Cutoffs Highlights
In the above-mentioned table of the previous year cutoffs of the IBPS PO Mains, given below are some of the important highlights, which the candidates should understand:-
- The UR and OBC Cutoffs remained identical in recent cycles, jumping significantly from 66.50 in 2024 to 75.75 in 2025, with a 9.25-mark increase due to varying difficulty levels of the paper and the normalisation process.
- EWS cutoffs consistently follow the General and OBC cutoffs by a narrow margin of 2 to 3 marks (72.50 in 2025 vs. 75.75 for general candidates)
- Cutoff marks for the SC Category have stayed in the 50 to 59 range across recent years (59 in 2025, 54.25 in 2024, and 50.25 in 2023).
- The cutoff marks for the ST category candidates have remained the lowest among the primary categories, hovering around 41 to 51.75 marks.
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Factors Determining the IBPS PO Mains Cutoff Marks:-
There are several factors that determine the IBPS PO Mains Cutoff marks, which are as follows:-
- Complex calculation sets in Data Analysis and reasoning puzzles lower average raw scores, reducing qualifying benchmarks.
- Fluctuations in annual vacancies declared by participating public sector banks directly shift the shortlist ratio.
- Minimum baseline performance in the descriptive test acts as an important qualifying filter before objective scores are finalised.
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