RRB PO cut off for Officer Scale I, prelims to mains

What decides the IBPS RRB PO cut off

The figure is fixed only after the exam. IBPS looks at the vacancies each Regional Rural Bank has reported for the state, how many people applied under each category and the normalised scores, then draws the line where the shortlist ends. You meet three kinds of bar on the way:

• Sectional minimums in reasoning and quantitative aptitude in the prelims, and in every test of the mains.
• The prelims overall cut off, which only shortlists people for the mains.
• The mains overall cut off, which sets who gets an interview letter.

Prelims marks are dropped after the shortlist. The final merit list combines mains and interview marks, so the RRB PO mains cut off is the bar that matters most for selection.

IBPS RRB previous year cut off for PO prelims

These are the General category figures reported from IBPS score cards for ten states, sorted from highest to lowest in the 2024 column. The paper is out of 80, with 40 marks each for reasoning and numerical ability.

Several states moved sharply between the two years. Maharashtra rose by almost 10 marks and Haryana by 7, while Rajasthan fell by more than 5. Karnataka has sat well below the others, which usually points to fewer applicants for each seat there. Because the swings are this large, an RRB PO pre cut off from one year is a weak guide on its own; look at two or three years for your state.

OBC figures often equal or sit just under General in the prelims. In the 2024 exam, for example, OBC was reported at 59.75 in Haryana and 56.25 in Odisha, the latter matching the General figure exactly.

RRB PO mains cut off by state

This RRB PO mains previous year cut off comparison covers ten states. The paper has five tests of 40 marks each: reasoning, computer knowledge, general awareness, English or Hindi, and quantitative aptitude. Below is the total, marked out of 200, that General candidates needed for an interview letter.

Haryana has the steepest bar on this list in both years, crossing 84 in the latest exam. Bihar rose by close to 8 marks, while West Bengal and Assam eased. These are modest totals for a 200 mark paper, because the mains is long, the general awareness and computer sections are fact heavy, and negative marking punishes guessing.

Category gaps in the RRB PO mains cut off

The next table puts every category side by side for the 2025 mains in seven states.

In many states General, EWS and OBC share one figure, because the reserved lists closed level with the unreserved one. The big gaps open up for SC and ST. In Odisha the SC bar was more than 35 marks below General, while in Maharashtra and Karnataka SC matched it. These gaps follow the vacancy split in each bank, so they can reverse from one exam to the next.

From the mains to the final list

Clearing the RRB PO mains cut off gets you an interview call, not a post. Final ranks blend the two, with mains marks scaled to 80 and interview marks to 20. The interview also has its own minimum qualifying mark, set lower for reserved groups; confirm the exact figures in that year's IBPS advertisement.

Provisional allotment then follows merit, your state choice and the vacancies each bank has reported. A few more candidates may be allotted later from the reserve list if seats are left unfilled.

Signals for the coming RRB PO cut off

• Vacancies in each state's rural banks. A state with fewer seats this time will see a higher bar, even if the paper stays the same.
• Applicants per post. States with large numbers of graduates writing bank exams, such as Haryana, tend to show stiffer figures.
• Difficulty and shifts. Long puzzle sets or a tough arithmetic block drag every score lower, and IBPS normalises marks across shifts.
• Language choice. Mains candidates choose either Hindi or English for the language paper, and that choice spreads scores differently between states.

Treat any IBPS RRB PO prelims expected cut off published ahead of the result as an estimate, and different estimates often disagree by several marks.

Checking your official cut off

1. Visit ibps.in and choose the CRP RRB section for your exam year.
2. Pick the score card link for Officer Scale I and the stage you sat.
3. Enter your registration or roll number along with the password or date of birth you set.
4. Your marks in each test appear beside the bar that applied to your state and category.

Score cards are online only for a short period, so download yours as soon as they are released.

Setting your own RRB PO target

Pick the larger of your state's two prelims figures above and add 5 marks. A Haryana candidate would then aim for about 67 of 80 in full mocks, while a Bihar candidate could plan around 55. For the mains, keep your mock average at least 8 to 10 marks above the newest figure for your state.

The IBPS RRB PO syllabus breaks down every test, and the RRB PO previous papers page shows how to practise with past sets. For the Office Assistant post in the same banks, see the RRB clerk cut off, and for nationalised bank officers, the IBPS PO cut off.