IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis & Review: 7th Oct 2017 (Shift 2)
IBPS PO PRELIMS EXAM
ANALYSIS & REVIEW:
IBPS ‘s recruitment of
Probationary Officer is the much-anticipated opportunity for every banking
aspirant and with the Preliminary exam, you are now a step closer to achieve
your goal. Today's (7th October'17) IBPS PO Pre exam 2nd shift is over now, and
it is the time for its Exam Analysis. All those aspirants who are yet to appear
for IBPS PO Prelims Exam can benefit from this exam analysis as here we provide
you an insight on the types and levels of questions being asked in this year's
IBPS PO Pre exam. The level of this shift's examination was Moderate-Difficult. You
can expect this year's cut off to be lower in comparison to last year's IBPS PO
Pre cut off. Due to the difficulty level of paper many aspirants couldn't even
go through all the questions asked in paper.
IBPS PO Prelims
Analysis: Overall
The preliminary exam for IBPS PO
was conducted online and had 100 questions for 60 minutes. Candidates have to
manage those 60 minutes themselves while dealing with three sections- Reasoning
(35 Ques), Quantitative Aptitude (35 Ques), and English (30 Ques).
Subject
|
Good
Attempt
|
Time
(in min.)
|
English
Language
|
11-14
|
15
|
Reasoning
Ability
|
17-22
|
20
|
Quantitative
Aptitude
|
13-17
|
25
|
Total
|
51-54
|
60
|
English Language ( Moderate-
Difficult )
The level of English Language was
Moderate- Difficult. The topic of reading comprehension was related to the
impact of the recession (2008) on US Economy. There were 2 questions of
Antonyms and 1 question of synonym with the passage.
Topics
|
No. of Questions
|
Level
|
Reading Comprehension
|
10
|
Moderate- Difficult
|
Phrase Replacement + Error Detection (new pattern)
|
20
|
Difficult
|
Total
|
30
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Quantitative Aptitude (
Moderate-Difficult )
The level of quantitative aptitude section was Moderate. If you
are yet to appear for IBPS exam, The first and most basic tip to help you clear
quantitative aptitude section’s cut off is that you should work on your
calculation speed. There were only 2 sets of DI:
- Tabular
- Line
Graph
Topics
|
No. of Question
|
Level
|
Series (Missing)
|
5
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Approximation
|
6
|
Moderate
|
Data Interpretation
|
12
|
Calculative and Difficult
|
Average
|
1
|
Moderate
|
Profit & Loss
|
2
|
Moderate
|
Compound Interest
|
1
|
Moderate
|
Discount
|
2
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Problem on Ages
|
1
|
Moderate
|
Ratio and Proportion
|
1
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Time and Work
|
1
|
Moderate
|
Boat and Stream
|
1
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Miscellaneous
|
2
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Total
|
35
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Reasoning Ability
(Moderate)
There were 4 puzzles and Seating
Arrangement which are given below:-
- Linear
- Circular
- Day and Color
- Floor
Topics
|
No. of Questions
|
Level
|
Inequalities
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement
|
20
|
Difficult
|
Direction Sense
|
1
|
Moderate
|
Blood Relation
|
2
|
Moderate
|
Order and Ranking
|
2
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Syllogism
|
5
|
Moderate-Difficult
|
Total
|
35
|
Moderate
|
Try To Attend More
Than 50 Questions In The Exam.
IBPS PO 2016 Preliminary Examination Cutoff Marks
The individual cutoff marks for different sections in the IBPS PO 2016
for various categories are given below
S.No
|
Section
|
Category
|
|
General
|
SC / ST / OBC
|
||
1
|
English Language
|
7
|
4.5
|
2
|
Reasoning Ability
|
8.5
|
5.5
|
3
|
Quantitative Aptitude
|
8.25
|
5.25
|
The overall cutoff marks for various
categories in the IBPS PO 2015 preliminary examination. This is the Overall cutoff marks which is obtained for
the total 100 marks of the examination.
Category
|
General
|
OBC
|
SC
|
ST
|
Cut Off Marks *
|
47.5
|
46.5
|
40
|
31.25
|
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