The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) publishes official cut-off marks for both Preliminary and Mains examinations on its website following each selection stage. Following the RBI Assistant Preliminary Examination held on 11th April 2026, candidates can expect the official cut-off marks and individual scorecards to be released in June 2026. These results will be provided in PDF format, categorized by state and candidate category.
RBI Assistant Cut Off 2026
Regarding the RBI Assistant Prelims exam, the RBI Assistant Result 2026 was officially announced on 25th May 2026. The associated cut-off marks are scheduled for release in June 2026. Candidates who meet or exceed the specified cut-off criteria will qualify for the Mains examination, currently set for 7th June 2026.
RBI Assistant Prelims Expected Cut Off 2026
Drawing from historical data and feedback regarding the difficulty level of this year's test, we have compiled the expected category-wise Prelims cut-off for the 2026 cycle below. Please be advised that these are projected estimates rather than official RBI figures.
| RBI Assistant Prelims Cut Off 2026 (Expected) | |
| RBI Zone Name | General |
| Ahmedabad | 90-96 |
| Bengaluru | 89-95 |
| Bhopal | 91-97 |
| Bhubaneswar | 93-99 |
| Chandigarh | 91-97 |
| Chennai | 88-94 |
| Guwahati | 89-95 |
| Hyderabad | 92-98 |
| Jaipur | 93-99 |
| Jammu | 90-96 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 92-98 |
| Kolkata | 93-99 |
| Mumbai | 88-03 |
| Nagpur | 91-96 |
| New Delhi | 92-99 |
| Patna | 93-99 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 92-97 |
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RBI Assistant Previous Year Cut-Off
We have curated previous years' RBI Assistant cut-off data to help you evaluate your performance and set realistic goals for this recruitment cycle. Below, you will find comprehensive state-wise cut-off statistics spanning from 2016 to 2023, including Prelims, Mains, and final selection benchmarks.
RBI Assistant 2023 Prelims Cut Off
The previous recruitment cycle was completed in 2023. We have detailed the zone-wise and category-wise Prelims cut-off marks for that year below to assist candidates in identifying historical score trends.
| RBI Assistant Prelims Cut Off 2023 | |||||
| RBI Zone Name | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | General |
| Ahmedabad | -- | 84.50 | 90.25 | 92 | 94 |
| Bengaluru | 84.75 | 84 | 87.75 | 87.25 | 91 |
| Bhopal | -- | 83.75 | -- | 94 | 95.50 |
| Bhubaneswar | 89.25 | 80.75 | 95 | 94.25 | 96 |
| Chandigarh | 90.75 | 88.50 | 92.75 | 94.25 | 96.50 |
| Chennai | 92.2.5 | -- | 94.50 | 88 | 95 |
| Guwahati | 90.75 | 84.75 | 90 | 89.25 | 92.75 |
| Hyderabad | 91.50 | 89.25 | 94.25 | 94 | 95.75 |
| Jaipur | -- | 86.75 | 95 | -- | 96.25 |
| Jammu | 86.25 | -- | 90 | 91.25 | 93 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 89.50 | 85 | 93.75 | 94.25 | 95.50 |
| Kolkata | 91.50 | 83.75 | -- | 93.25 | 96.25 |
| Mumbai | -- | 79.75 | -- | 89 | 91 |
| Nagpur | -- | 81 | 92 | 90.25 | 93 |
| New Delhi | 92.25 | -- | 93 | 94.25 | 95.50 |
| Patna | 88.25 | 86.25 | 94.50 | 94.25 | 96.25 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | -- | 73 | 93.75 | 89.50 | 95.25 |
RBI Assistant 2023 Mains Cut Off
The Reserve Bank of India has published the state and category-specific Mains cut-off, alongside sectional scores, on the official portal (rbi.org.in). Review the 2023 Mains cut-off data for all regions provided below.
| RBI Assistant Mains Cut Off 2023 | |||||
| RBI Zone Name | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR |
| Ahmedabad | - | 98.75 | 110.75 | 113.50 | 116.25 |
| Bengaluru | 95.25 | 87.00 | 104.75 | 105 | 111.25 |
| Bhopal | - | 91.75 | 115.75 | 120.50 | |
| Bhubaneswar | 103 | 81.50 | 115.75 | 115.25 | 124.50 |
| Chandigarh | 102.50 | 99.25 | 108.50 | 117.75 | 126.75 |
| Chennai | 109.25 | - | 118.50 | 99.50 | 120.75 |
| Guwahati | 102.25 | 94.00 | 107 | 95 | 111.50 |
| Hyderabad | 101.50 | 102.50 | 112.75 | 116.50 | 123.75 |
| Jaipur | - | 111.75 | 121 | - | 124 |
| Jammu | 103.75 | - | 106 | 113.75 | 116 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 100.00 | 98.00 | 112.75 | 114.75 | 119.50 |
| Kolkata | 102.25 | 86.50 | - | 103 | 119 |
| Mumbai | - | 87.50 | - | 109 | 113 |
| Nagpur | - | 93.00 | 114 | 113 | 115 |
| New Delhi | 108.75 | - | 113.25 | 113.25 | 121.25 |
| Patna | 102.50 | 91.00 | 111.25 | 115 | 122.75 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | - | 83.25 | 113.75 | 104.25 | 118.00 |
RBI Assistant 2022 Prelims Cut Off (Statewise)
Refer to the following table for the official state-wise and category-wise breakdown of the RBI Assistant Prelims Cut-Off for 2022.
| RBI Assistant Prelims Cut Off 2021-22 | |||||
| RBI Zone Name | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | General |
| Ahmedabad | 82.25 | 74.50 | 82.25 | 82.75 | 87.25 |
| Bengaluru | 76.75 | 71 | 82.25 | 80 | 82.75 |
| Bhopal | 80.25 | 76 | -- | 87 | 89.50 |
| Bhubaneswar | 80.50 | 79 | -- | 87.50 | 90.50 |
| Chandigarh | 80.25 | 80.25 | 84.75 | 87.50 | 90.75 |
| Chennai | 80.50 | -- | 86 | 77.75 | 87.75 |
| Guwahati | 79.25 | 73.50 | -- | 82 | 86 |
| Hyderabad | 84 | 80.75 | 88.50 | 88 | 90.25 |
| Jaipur | 79 | 81 | 87.75 | 86.75 | 89.25 |
| Jammu | -- | 69.50 | 78.25 | 78.75 | 85.50 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 79 | 78.75 | 85.25 | 86.75 | 89.25 |
| Kolkata | 83.25 | 73.25 | -- | 87 | 90.75 |
| Mumbai | - | 70 | -- | 82.50 | 85.25 |
| Nagpur | 84 | 72 | 85 | 82.25 | 87 |
| New Delhi | 80 | -- | 84.75 | 85.75 | 89.25 |
| Patna | 81 | 75 | -- | 87.50 | 89 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 74.75 | 57 | 84.50 | 76 | 86.50 |
RBI Assistant Prelims Sectional Cut Off 2022
| RBI Assistant Prelims Sectional Cut Off 2021-22 | |||
| Sections | SC, ST, ALL- PWD | OBC, OBC-EXS | GENERAL, GEN-EXS |
| English (30) | 08 | 09 | 11 |
| Numerical Ability (35) | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Reasoning Ability (35) | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 28 | 31 | 35 |
RBI Assistant 2022 Mains Cut Off
The RBI has released the category-wise and sectional Mains cut-off scores for 2022 via their official website. We have compiled these figures below for your reference and analysis.
| RBI Assistant Mains Cut Off 2022 | |||||
| Office | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN |
| Ahmedabad | 107.75 | 94.75 | 110.5 | 107.75 | 120 |
| Bengaluru | 92.5 | 85.75 | 105 | 98.5 | 105 |
| Bhopal | 96 | 94.5 | -- | 106.5 | 119.25 |
| Bhubaneswar | 92.25 | 80.5 |
| 103 | 116 |
| Chandigarh | 98.75 | 102 | 109.25 | 117.5 | 124.75 |
| Chennai | 97.75 | -- | 115.5 | 93.25 | 121.25 |
| Guwahati | 98.75 | 86.75 |
| 104 | 112 |
| Hyderabad | 99.25 | 92.25 | 112 | 103.75 | 118.75 |
| Jaipur | 96.5 | 106.5 | 117.25 | 114 | 121.5 |
| Jammu | -- | 86.5 | 101.75 | 101.5 | 117.5 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 97.25 | 92.25 | 108.75 | 114.5 | 120.75 |
| Kolkata | 106.5 | 83.75 | -- | 113 | 128.25 |
| Mumbai | -- | 84.5 | -- | 108 | 116 |
| Nagpur | 112.75 | 90.25 | 114 | 112.75 | 123 |
| New Delhi | 101.25 | -- | 112 | 113 | 123.25 |
| Patna | -- | 87.5 | -- | 109.75 | 116.5 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 90.5 | 100 | 107.25 | 93.25 | 115 |
RBI Assistant Mains Sectional Cut Off 2022
The table below outlines the sectional cut-off marks for the 2022 RBI Assistant Mains examination.
| RBI Assistant Mains Sectional Cut Off 2022 | |||||
| Category | Reasoning Ability | English Language | General Awareness | Computer Knowledge | Numerical Ability |
| SC/ST | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| OBC | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| EWS/GEN | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
RBI Assistant Prelims Cut off 2019-20
Review the state-wise and sectional cut-off data for the Prelims examination held on 14th & 15th February 2020.
| RBI Assistant Prelims Cut Off 2019-20 | |||||
| RBI Zone Name | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | General |
| Ahmedabad | 90.25 | 79.00 | 89.50 | 91.00 | 92.75 |
| Bengaluru | -- | 81.75 | 89.75 | 89.00 | 92.25 |
| Bhopal | 86.00 | 80.50 | 92.50 | 92.75 | 94.75 |
| Bhubaneswar | 85.75 | 81.25 | 94.75 | 93.75 | 95.75 |
| Chandigarh | 89.50 | -- | 93.50 | 95.00 | 96.75 |
| Chennai | 88.00 | -- | 92.75 | 87.00 | 94.00 |
| Guwahati | 83.50 | 77.75 | 86.25 | 83.75 | 89.50 |
| Hyderabad | 92.00 | 88.00 | 94.75 | 94.75 | 96.25 |
| Jaipur | 86.75 | 85.25 | 93.25 | 93.75 | 95.75 |
| Jammu | -- | 79.50 | 87.00 | 89.00 | 94.25 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 87.00 | -- | 92.25 | 94.25 | 96.00 |
| Kolkata | 92.25 | -- | -- | 92.00 | 96.25 |
| Mumbai | 84.00 | 71.50 | 84.25 | 81.75 | 87.75 |
| Nagpur | 88.00 | 77.50 | -- | 88.75 | 90.50 |
| New Delhi | 89.00 | -- | 92.75 | 93.50 | 96.25 |
| Patna | 85.75 | -- | 93.75 | 94.00 | 95.75 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 87.00 | -- | 95.00 | 89.75 | 96.25 |
RBI Assistant Prelims Sectional Cut Off 2019-20
| RBI Assistant Prelims Sectional Cut Off 2019-20 | |||
| Sections | SC, ST, ALL- PWD | OBC, OBC-EXS | GENERAL, GEN-EXS |
| English | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Reasoning Ability | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Numerical Ability | 10 | 12 | 13 |
RBI Assistant Mains Cut Off 2019-20
Find the official Mains cut-off scores for the 2019-2020 recruitment cycle, conducted on 22nd November 2020.
| RBI Assistant Mains Cut Off 2019-20 | |||||
| Office | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN |
| Ahmedabad | 112 | 108.25 | 112.50 | -- | 123.50 |
| Bengaluru | -- | -- | 94 | -- | 99.25 |
| Bhopal | 109.25 | 103.75 | 116.50 | 118.25 | 121.25 |
| Bhubaneswar | 95.50 | 87.75 | 103.25 | -- | 103.25 |
| Chandigarh | 82.75 | -- | 100.25 | -- | 111 |
| Chennai | 101.50 | -- | 119.75 | 108.50 | 121 |
| Guwahati | 72.75 | 97.75 | 105.75 | -- | 105.75 |
| Hyderabad | 98 | -- | 111.50 | 104 | 121 |
| Jaipur | 91.50 | 98.75 | 103.50 | -- | 114.25 |
| Jammu | -- | -- | 111.5 | 108.50 | 123.25 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 92 | -- | 91 | 105.25 | 117.25 |
| Kolkata | 114.25 | – | -- | 122.75 | 126.25 |
| Mumbai | 86.25 | 76.25 | 86.25 | -- | 86.25 |
| Nagpur | 103.5 | -- | -- | -- | 103.5 |
| New Delhi | 95 | – | 106.50 | 115.75 | 116.75 |
| Patna | 90.25 | -- | 107.50 | 106.25 | 108.25 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 114.25 | -- | 90.50 | -- | 114.25 |
RBI Assistant Mains Sectional Cut off 2019-20
Below are the tabulated section-wise cut-off marks for the 2019-2020 RBI Assistant Mains examination.
| RBI Assistant Mains Sectional Cut Off 2019-20 | |||||
| Category | Reasoning Ability | English Language | General Awareness | Computer Knowledge | Numerical Ability |
| SC/ST | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| OBC | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| EWS/GEN | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
RBI Assistant Prelims Cut off 2017
Access the centre-wise and category-wise cut-off marks for the preliminary online examination held on 7th, 8th, 14th, and 15th October 2017.
| RBI Assistant Prelims Cut Off 2017 | ||||
| Office | SC | ST | OBC | GEN |
| Ahmedabad | –- | 69.75 | 74.00 | 80.00 |
| Bengaluru | 68.75 | 68.25 | 74.75 | 77.75 |
| Bhopal | 78.00 | 63.75 | –- | 83.25 |
| Bhubaneswar | 71.25 | 68.50 | 82.25 | 84.50 |
| Chandigarh | 77.00 | 70.25 | 81.75 | 87.50 |
| Chennai | 76.00 | -– | 81.75 | 83.50 |
| Guwahati | 71.00 | 63.75 | 73.50 | 77.25 |
| Hyderabad | 80.50 | 74.50 | 84.25 | 87.00 |
| Jaipur | 74.50 | 67.50 | 81.75 | 85.75 |
| Jammu | 70.25 | 56.25 | 72.25 | 80.00 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 72.75 | 64.25 | 78.50 | 85.00 |
| Kolkata | 74.50 | –- | 78.50 | 86.50 |
| Mumbai | 70.00 | 56.50 | 68.25 | 74.25 |
| Nagpur | –- | 54.00 | 75.75 | 80.00 |
| New Delhi | 74.75 | –- | 79.25 | 85.75 |
| Patna | 69.75 | 72.50 | –- | 86.25 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 76 | –- | 84.25 | 87.25 |
RBI Assistant Mains Cut-Off 2016
Consult the table below for the state-wise and category-wise cut-off marks for the 2016 RBI Assistant Mains examination.
| RBI Assistant Mains Cut off 2016 | ||||||
| Centre | GEN | SC | ST | OBC | PWD | EXS |
| Ahmedabad | 112 | NV | 79.75 | 95.50 | -- | -- |
| Bengaluru | 113 | 93.50 | 94.00 | 96.75 | 121.75 | -- |
| Bhopal | 122.75 | 101.00 | 84.75 | 112.25 | 113.75 | -- |
| Bhuba -neswar | 116.50 | 88.75 | 79.75 | NV | -- | -- |
| Chandigarh | 127.00 | 96.00 | NV | 107.75 | -- | -- |
| Chennai | 123.75 | 103.00 | NV | 117.00 | 119.75 | -- |
| Guwahati | 107.25 | 94.25 | 74.50 | 119.50 | -- | -- |
| Hyderabad | 126.00 | 107.25 | 108.00 | 115.75 | -- | 115.75 |
| Jaipur | 124.50 | 98.75 | 94.50 | 113.75 | -- | 120.25 |
| Jammu | 116.50 | 96.50 | -- | 104.00 | -- | -- |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 119.00 | 97.00 | 97.00 | 101.50 | 119.75 | -- |
| Kolkata | 126.00 | 91.50 | NV | 107.00 | -- | 106.00 |
| Mumbai | 111.50 | 97.00 | 73.00 | 105.25 | 115.50 | -- |
| Nagpur | 107.00 | NV | NV | 103.25 | -- | -- |
| New Delhi | 128.25 | 108.50 | -- | 113.25 | 128.00 | -- |
| Patna | 116.50 | 90.25 | 100.75 | 104.50 | -- | -- |
| Thiruvanan -thapuram & Kochi | 128.75 | 97.25 | NV | 119.00 | 131.00 | 103.75 |
RBI Assistant Mains Sectional Cut-Off 2016
We have outlined the sectional cut-off requirements for the 2016 RBI Assistant Mains examination below.
| RBI Assistant Mains Sectional Cut off 2016 | |||
| Sections | GEN/GEN-EX.S | OBC/OBC-EX.S | SC/ST/SC-EX.S/ST-EX.S/ALL PWD |
| Reasoning | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| English Language | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| General Awareness | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Computer Knowledge | 14 | 12 | 11 |
RBI Assistant Prelims Cut-Off 2016
Review the official centre-wise and category-wise cut-off data for the Preliminary online examination conducted on 24th December 2016.
| RBI Assistant Prelims Cut off 2016 | |||||||||
| Office | SC | ST | OBC | GEN | PWD | EXS | |||
| HI | OH | VI | EXS-1 | EXS-2 | |||||
| Ahmedabad | -- | 51.25 | 68.00 | 73.75 | 42.00 | 36.25 | 40.00 | -- | 48.50 |
| Bengaluru | 62.50 | 58.75 | 68.00 | 71.75 | 38.00 | 30.00 | 42.50 | 57.00 | 43.50 |
| Bhopal | 68.50 | 53.25 | 74.25 | 77.75 | -- | 50.00 | 39.50 | -- | 50.25 |
| Bhuba-neswar | 66.50 | 57.25 | -- | 79.75 | 31.50 | 51.75 | 46.00 | 50.25 | 61.75 |
| Chandigarh | 67.00 | -- | 73.75 | 81.50 | 34.25 | 49.50 | 32.50 | 34.00 | 54.00 |
| Chennai | 70.25 | -- | 76.25 | 78.25 | -- | 32.00 | 35.25 | 49.25 | 42.50 |
| Guwahati | 68.00 | 57.50 | 70.25 | 72.50 | -- | 39.75 | 66.50 | -- | 35.75 |
| Hyderabad | 73.75 | 70.00 | 78.00 | 81.50 | 37.50 | 66.75 | 62.00 | 43.75 | 59.25 |
| Jaipur | 69.00 | 62.25 | 76.00 | 80.50 | -- | -- | -- | 49.00 | 55.75 |
| Jammu | 66.75 | 50.75 | 62.75 | 76.00 | -- | 41.25 | 56.00 | -- | 41.25 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 67.25 | 63.00 | 73.50 | 79.75 | 36.25 | 52.25 | 38.75 | 44.25 | 59.50 |
| Kolkata | 68.25 | -- | 72.75 | 80.75 | 39.25 | 37.50 | 35.25 | 52.25 | 51.75 |
| Mumbai | 63.75 | 47.50 | 66.00 | 70.25 | 45.00 | 55.75 | 61.00 | 33.75 | 41.75 |
| Nagpur | -- | -- | 68.00 | 71.75 | 41.75 | 40.50 | 37.00 | -- | 43.00 |
| New Delhi | 70.00 | -- | 73.25 | 81.00 | 34.50 | 52.25 | 55.25 | 37.25 | 56.50 |
| Patna | 68.00 | 65.25 | 75.50 | 80.25 | 35.50 | 61.50 | 52.50 | 35.75 | 55.00 |
| Thiruvanan -thapuram & Kochi | 68.75 | –- | 77.75 | 81.00 | –- | –- | 42.75 | 67.50 | 58.00 |
RBI Assistant Cut-off Marks
RBI Assistant cut-off marks are categorized into three distinct types: Sectional, Overall, and Zone-wise cut-offs.
1. Sectional Cut-off: Candidates must clear the minimum score requirement for each individual subject. Failure to meet the sectional cut-off in any single subject will disqualify the candidate from proceeding to the Language Proficiency Test.
2. Overall Cutoff: Beyond individual section requirements, candidates must achieve the total aggregate score set by the RBI. Falling short of the overall cut-off results in immediate disqualification, even if all sectional requirements are met.
3. Zone-wise Cut-off: Candidates are evaluated against the specific cut-off benchmarks established for their respective zones for both the Preliminary and Mains exams.
We hope this comprehensive overview helps you gauge the competition and difficulty levels of the RBI Assistant recruitment examinations.
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