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

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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. The 3rd shift had some changes in reasoning and quant section when compared to the previous 2nd shift.

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	12-14	15
Reasoning Ability	19-23	20
Quantitative Aptitude	16-19	25
Total	52-57	60

English Language (Moderate- Difficult)

The level of English Language was Moderate- Difficult. The topic of reading comprehension was related to Digitalisation of Education Sector in Worldwide. There were 4-5 questions of Antonyms and synonyms with the passage. Although it may seem that the error detection questions are totally from a new pattern but upon reading the directions carefully you will find that you can attempt them.

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 )

In this shift, there were no questions of number series instead there were questions of the quadratic equation which was moderate in level. 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:

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Pie Chart

Topics	No. of Question	Level
Quadratic Equation	5	Moderate
Approximation	6	Moderate
Data Interpretation	12	Moderate-Difficult
Average	1	Moderate
Profit & Loss	2	Moderate
Compound Interest	1	Moderate
Discount	2	Moderate
Problem on Ages	1	Moderate
Ratio and Proportion	1	Moderate
Time and Work	1	Moderate-Difficult
Boat and Stream	1	Moderate
Mixture and Allegation	2	Moderate-Difficult
Total	35	Moderate-Difficult

Reasoning Ability (Moderate)

There were 4 puzzles and Seating Arrangement which are given below:-

Linear (1 Variable 15 persons sitting in a line and facing North)
Circular seating arrangement (1 variable, In and Out)
Persons and Months with two dates (3 variables)
Floor (3 variables)

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Coding-Decoding	4	Moderate
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	20	Moderate
Direction Sense	1	Moderate
Blood Relation	1	Moderate
Inequality	3	Moderate
Machine Input Output	5	Moderate
Alphabets (word is YOURSELF)	1	Moderate
Total	35	Moderate

Stay confidence and you'll surely do well in the exam!
All the best for next shift !!

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