IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis, Review & Expected Cut Off: 14th Oct 2017 (Shift 1)

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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 (14th 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.

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	20-25	20
Quantitative Aptitude	15-21	25
Total	54-56	60

English Language (Moderate- Difficult)

The level of English Language remained the same as previous shifts and it was Moderate- Difficult. The topic of reading comprehension was related to World Health Organisation. There were 4 questions on 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
Sentence Rearrangement	10	Moderate-Difficult
Phrase replacement	10	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:

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Topics	No. of Question	Level
Quadratic Equations	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)

The topics asked in the 2nd shift showed a huge variation when compared to the previous shift. There were 2 puzzles and 2 Seating Arrangements which are given below:-

2 Linear Seating Arrangement
2 Puzzles

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Syllogism	5	Moderate
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	20	Moderate
Blood Relation	1	Esay-Moderate
Direction Sense	3	Easy-Moderate
Alphabet	3	Moderate
Inequality	3	Easy-Moderate
Total	35	Moderate