IBPS Clerk Mains Score Needed for a Seat, State-wise (CSA-XV Data)

What the numbers mean

The Mains is marked out of 200. For allotment IBPS converts it to a score out of 100, after normalising scores across sessions with the equi-percentile method and keeping two decimal places. So a main-round minimum of 42.25 means the lowest-placed candidate who got a bank in that cell had a normalised Mains score of 42.25 out of 100, roughly 84.5 out of 200 before conversion (our arithmetic; normalisation means the raw mark could differ).

Four kinds of figure appear below. The main-round maximum and minimum come from tables I and II of the allotment notice of 2 March 2026. The “lowest on the reserve list” is table III of the same notice: the lowest score kept on the reserve list for that cell. The phase 1 and phase 2 minimums are the lowest scores allotted in the reserve-list rounds of 15 June and 15 September 2026. Where IBPS printed “NA”, meaning no vacancy or no candidate, the table shows a dash.

Ties at the cut-off score were broken by age: the notices say the candidate senior in age is placed first. They also print, for each cell, the date of birth of the last candidate at the minimum. We do not reproduce those dates here.

Unreserved (UR): every state

The spread is wide. Among the large states, the UR minimum ran from 38.25 in Gujarat to 47.88 in Delhi, a gap of 9.63 marks out of 100 (our arithmetic), which is about 19 marks on the 200-mark paper. Chandigarh, allotted separately after a court order, closed higher still at 49.63. At the top end, Tamil Nadu’s highest UR score was 69.50 and Punjab’s 68.13.

OBC (NCL): every state

EWS: every state

SC: every state

ST: every state

Why the same score wins a seat in one state and not another

Allotment is state-wise, with reservation applied category by category. A candidate competes for the seats of the one State/UT they applied for. The notification adds one rule that crosses categories: a reserved-category candidate “selected on the basis of norms as applicable to General Category” is treated at par with a General candidate and is not adjusted against a reserved post. How many seats a cell has, and how the scores of its candidates are spread, together set its minimum; the published tables show the outcome, not the reasons. Delhi, with 279 seats after the second CSA-XV corrigendum (IBPS calls notified vacancies indicative), closed at 47.88 in UR. Gujarat, with 1,109 on the same basis, closed at 38.25.

Category minimums do not always sit below UR. In Delhi, the EWS main-round minimum was 45.25 and the OBC minimum 43.13, both close to UR. In Jammu & Kashmir the SC minimum was 41.63, while in Bihar it was 26.00. Small cells behave oddly: Tamil Nadu’s EWS main-round minimum was 18.38, well below every other category there. The score table does not say why; fewer qualified EWS candidates than seats is one possible explanation, but it cannot be read from the published figures. Reserved-category candidates selected on General norms are counted as own-merit UR candidates and are not adjusted against reserved seats; the notification states that rule, but not a simple “above the UR minimum” test, because merit-cum-preference and bank choices also decide who lands where.

Reserve-list minimums tell a second story. Where the phase 1 minimum equals the lowest score on the reserve list, phase 1 reached the bottom score shown for that cell’s list (our reading of the two notices). The score tables alone do not prove that every candidate tied on that score was allotted: ties are broken by date of birth, so some may remain. That happened in UR in Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Bihar, among others, and in all of those IBPS printed NA for UR in phase 2. Karnataka is different: its UR phase 1 and phase 2 minimums are both 37.38, the same as the lowest reserve-list score, so phase 2 again reached that bottom score, presumably among candidates tied on it; the tables cannot say how many remain.

Using CSA-XV figures for CSA-XVI

Treat these numbers as a map of last year, not a forecast. Three things are different this time. The seat counts are different: several states have more CSA-XVI seats than last year’s notified figure and some have fewer. The Mains changed: Quantitative Aptitude now has 40 questions in 35 minutes instead of 35 in 30, with the same 50 marks, so the paper as a whole is 160 questions in 125 minutes. And the candidate pool is new. Normalisation adjusts for differences between sessions within a cycle, not between cycles.

A sensible way to use them: find your state and category, note the main-round minimum and the phase 1 minimum, and set a Mains target a few marks above the higher one. Then check how your mock scores convert. The Mains pattern guide in this series has a calculator for raw marks under the CSA-XVI pattern; halving the total gives the scale used here, before normalisation.

What was the IBPS Clerk final cut-off in Uttar Pradesh for UR?

In CSA-XV the UR main-round minimum was 42.25 out of 100 (maximum 61.63). Reserve-list phase 1 reached 40.25 and phase 2 reached 40.13.

Does IBPS publish Prelims cut-offs for Clerk?

IBPS has published no consolidated state-wise Prelims cut-off table or notice for CSA-XV. A candidate’s own scorecard is the only IBPS place one could appear, and we could not check those. The allotment notices print Mains scores out of 100.

Is the IBPS Clerk cut-off out of 200 or 100?

The Mains is marked out of 200; IBPS converts it to a score out of 100 for provisional allotment, and the published minimums are on that scale.

Which state had the highest IBPS Clerk cut-off in CSA-XV?

Chandigarh, allotted separately on 17.07.2026, had the highest UR main-round minimum at 49.63. In the 02.03.2026 round the highest were Delhi 47.88, Uttarakhand 47.38 and Punjab 47.13.

Which state had the lowest?

Among states with a sizeable intake, Goa’s UR main-round minimum was 30.63 and Gujarat’s 38.25. Small UTs such as Ladakh (24.63) and Lakshadweep (25.75) were lower.

How are ties at the cut-off decided?

By date of birth: the older candidate is placed first. The notices print the date of birth of the last candidate at each minimum.

Are the published scores normalised?

Yes. IBPS normalises Mains scores across sessions using the equi-percentile method and uses two decimal places.

Can a reserved-category candidate get a UR seat?

Yes. The notification says a reserved-category candidate selected on the norms applicable to the General category is treated at par with a General candidate and is not adjusted against a reserved post.

Will CSA-XVI cut-offs be the same?

Unlikely. Seats per state have changed, the Quant test is longer, and the candidate pool is new. Use CSA-XV figures as a guide only.

What does “lowest on reserve list” mean?

It is table III of the allotment notice: the lowest score IBPS kept on the reserve list for that state and category.

Why does IBPS show NA for some cells?

NA means no vacancy or no candidate available in that cell, or no allotment in that round.