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IBPS PO PRELIMS 2017 ANALYSIS – SLOT 3 – OCTOBER 8, 2017

 

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis & Review: 8th Oct 2017 (Shift 3)

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 (8th October'17) IBPS PO Pre exam 3rd 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
13-15
15
Reasoning Ability
18-22
20
Quantitative Aptitude
16-18
25
Total
51-56
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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