RRB clerk cut off for Office Assistant posts

How IBPS fixes the RRB clerk cut off

Each Regional Rural Bank reports how many Office Assistants it needs, and IBPS recruits against those vacancies state by state. Once the paper is over and shifts are normalised, it draws the line for each state and category. You must cross these hurdles:

1. A minimum in both prelims sections, reasoning and numerical ability.
2. The overall prelims bar, which fixes who writes the mains.
3. Minimums in each mains section.
4. The final allotment score, the lowest total that still got a seat.

Office Assistants skip the interview stage. Your mains marks alone decide the merit order, which makes the mains the stage to plan around.

RRB clerk prelims cut off, previous year figures

The figures below are General category scores out of 80, taken from the score card data reported for each exam year.

With 40 questions in each section and only 45 minutes, a General candidate in most of these states needed to get roughly 9 out of every 10 marks right. The bar also jumps around: Rajasthan fell by 11 marks over the three years, while Assam climbed by more than 5. Treat a single year's RRB clerk pre cut off as a snapshot, not a forecast.

RRB clerk mains cut off by state

The mains is a 200 mark paper with five sections, covering reasoning, quantitative aptitude, awareness of current and banking affairs, computers, and a Hindi or English language paper. IBPS shows the final allotment cut off on a 100 point scale.

Across these ten states the unreserved bar for allotment has stayed between roughly 56 and 64 on that scale. West Bengal rose by almost 5 points between the two exams in the table, while Rajasthan eased by more than 3. That stability is useful: a steady mock score that converts to the mid 60s gives you some margin in almost any state.

IBPS RRB clerk mains cut off for each category

The next table, as reported for the 2025 exam, shows how the reserved lists compare with the open one in five states.

The SC and ST gaps differ a lot by state. Odisha's ST list closed about 30 points under the open list, whereas Maharashtra's SC list trailed by just 5. OBC and EWS usually cluster a few points under the open list. Because these gaps follow each bank's reserved vacancies, look at your own state's row in the official notice before setting a target.

Qualifying the mains is not the same as allotment

Clearing every section minimum in the mains only places you on the merit list. A provisional allotment comes only when your total reaches the allotment minimum fixed for your category in that state, and a seat is still free among the banks you preferred. IBPS later releases reserve list allotments if banks report more vacancies or selected candidates do not join.

Banks also test your command of the language spoken in the state you picked, so read that condition in the notice before you apply.

Forces that shape the coming RRB clerk cut off

• Number of vacancies in your state. A big rise in seats, as seen in some recent exams, can lower the bar even when more people apply.
• Pace of the prelims. Two sections in 45 minutes reward speed, so an easier puzzle set lifts cut offs sharply.
• Normalisation. Scores from different shifts are equated before IBPS fixes the line.
• Reserved seat share. The split of seats across categories in each bank drives the category gaps.

Predicted figures for the coming exam are only guesses until IBPS publishes the score notice.

Where to check the official RRB clerk cut off

1. Visit the CRP RRB area of ibps.in for the exam year you wrote.
2. Select the Office Assistant score card link for whichever stage you sat.
3. Sign in using the credentials from your application: registration or roll number, plus password or birth date.
4. Line up each section score, and your overall total, against the figures listed for your own category.

Score cards stay online only for a few weeks, so keep a saved copy.

Planning your score from these figures

For the prelims, plan for 75 or more out of 80 in full mocks if you are from a state like West Bengal or Haryana. Practise both sections against the clock, since 45 minutes for 80 questions leaves almost no room to revisit. For the mains, aim for a total that converts to at least 65 on the 100 point scale.

The IBPS RRB clerk syllabus lists each section's topics, and RRB clerk previous papers help you test your speed. Officer aspirants in the same banks can turn to our RRB PO cut off page, while those also sitting the nationalised bank clerk exam can compare with the IBPS clerk cut off.