IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis for Mains 2021-22:The IBPS Clerk exam is one of the most important exams conducted by IBPS every year. The first stage of the IBPS Clerk 2021 Recruitment i.e. IBPS Prelims Exam was conducted on 12th, 18th, and 19th December. The IBPS Mains exam 2021 was conducted today on 25th January 2022. In this blog, we are going to provide you with the detailed section-wise IBPS Clerk Mains Exam analysis 2021-22. Here we are providing you the overall & section-wise difficulty level, we will give you the question-type-wise bifurcation of all the questions asked in each of the 4 sections – Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, and English Language. Let’s look into the IBPS Clerk Mains Exam analysis of the first shift.
Table of Contents
- IBPS Clerk Exam analysis Mains 2021-22: 25th January 2022-Detailed analysis
- IBPS Clerk Exam analysis Prelims 2021: 19th December 2021-Detailed analysis
- IBPS Clerk exam-19th December 2021-First shift-Good attempts:
- IBPS Clerk Exam analysis Prelims 2021: 18th December 2021-Detailed analysis
- IBPS Clerk exam-18th December 2021-First shift-Good attempts:
- IBPS Clerk Exam analysis Prelims 2021: 12th December 2021-Detailed analysis
- IBPS Clerk Exam analysis: 12th December 2021
- IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis For Mains: 2020
- IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis Prelims 2020 | Day 2
- IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2020 | Day 1, All Shifts
- Ebooks
- IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis FAQs
IBPS Clerk Exam analysis Mains 2021-22: 25th January 2022-Detailed analysis
IBPS Clerk Mains exam was conducted today on 25th January 2022, here you can check the exam analysis for today 25th January 2022 (First shift). You can check the exam difficulty level, kinds of questions asked in different sections of the IBPS Clerk exam on 25th January 2022. Check the table below for overall exam analysis.
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam-analysis 2022: Section-wise exam analysis
Section-wise exam analysis gives students a better idea of the level of the exam as well as the topic asked. Check the section-wise detailed analysis for every section of the IBPS Clerk exam conducted on 25th January 2022 (First shift).
Reasoning and computer aptitude: IBPS Clerk Mains 2022-25th January 2022-First shift
Topics | No. of Questions |
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 3/4 puzzles- 20-22Q |
Data sufficiency | 3-4Q |
Input-Output | 2-3Q |
Coded inequality | 3-4Q |
Blood Relation | 3-4Q |
Machine input | 2-3Q |
Logical reasoning | 7-8Q |
Word formation | 1Q |
Quant: IBPS Clerk Mains 2022-25th January 2022-First shift
Topic | No. of Questions |
Caselets-2 | 10-12Q |
Time and Distance | 2-3Q |
Profit and Loss | 1-2 Q |
Approximation | 5-6Q |
Data Sufficiency | 3-4Q |
Quadratic Equation | 2-3Q |
Mensuration | 2-3Q |
Time and work | 1-2Q |
Mixture | 1-2Q |
Quantity Comparison | 5-6Q |
English: IBPS Clerk Mains 2022-25th January 2022-First shift
Topic | No. of Questions |
Reading Comprehension (India/US, Climate change-3/4, Economy book) | 12-13Q |
Match the Column | 2-3Q |
Cloze test | 5-6Q |
Para jumbles | 4- 5Q |
Fill in the Blanks | 4-5Q |
Error(Sentence rearrangement with error) | 1-2Q |
odd one out | 1-2Q |
Word replacement | 4-5Q |
General Awareness: IBPS Clerk Mains 2022-25th January 2022-First shift
- Which bank included in PCA?
- 3rd largest continent
- Basel Norms
- Books related to Business asked
- Full form of USSD was asked
- Blue Flag Certification
- Gareeb Kalyan Yojna Extension Period
- Spinny Market Place
- World Bank + SBI- Electric vehicle
- INS Vishaka Pattanam
- Paytm Payment Bank- Under which act schedule
- ADB – Covid-19 vaccine loan to India
- Largest Rubber producer
- Where was Wild Life Institute of India established in 1992?
IBPS Clerk Mains: Diffciulty level-25th january 2022
Section | Difficulty Level |
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | Moderate |
English Language | Moderate |
Data Analysis and Interpretation | Moderate-Difficult |
General, Economy/Banking Awareness | Moderate |
Overall | Moderate-Difficult |
IBPS Clerk Mains exam analysis-25th January 2022- Live analysis
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IBPS Clerk Exam analysis Prelims 2021: 19th December 2021-Detailed analysis
IBPS Clerk prelims exam has been conducted today on 19th December 2021, here you can check the exam analysis for today 19th December 2021 (First shift). You can check the exam difficulty level, kinds of questions asked in different sections of the IBPS Clerk exam on 19th December 2021. Check the table below for overall exam analysis.
Reasoning: IBPS Clerk Mains 2022-25th January 2022-First shift
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IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam-analysis 2021: Section-wise exam analysis
Section-wise exam analysis will give students a better idea of the level of the exam as well as the topic asked. Check the section-wise detailed analysis for every section of the IBPS Clerk exam conducted on 19th December 2021(First shift).
Reasoning: IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021-19th December 2021-First shift
Topics | No. of Questions |
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 15 |
Syllogism | 04-05 |
Inequalities | 03-04 |
Blood Relation | 03 |
Simple Coding | 01 |
Alphanumeric Series (Word Series) | 03 |
Word Formation (MEDICATION) | 01 |
Pair Formation (ORGANIZE) | 01 |
Total | 35 |
Quant: IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021-19th December 2021-First shift
There are a total of 35 questions asked in the Quant section. Almost 24-25 questions are doable for every candidate. The quant questions are asked from basic mathematics.
Topics | No. Of Q Shift 1 |
---|---|
Data Interpretation | 10 Questions |
Wrong number series | 2 Questions |
Simplifications | 5 Questions |
Quadratic Equations | 3-4 Questions |
Missing No. | 5 Questions |
Arithmetic | 5 Questions |
Approximation | 5 Questions |
Total | 35 |
English Language: IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021-19th December 2021-First shift
Topic | No. of Questions |
Reading Comprehension | 08-09 |
Cloze Test | 05 |
Error Detection | 05 |
Word Usage | 04-05 |
Word Rearrangement | 04-05 |
Total | 30 |
IBPS Clerk exam-19th December 2021-First shift-Good attempts:
The IBPS Clerk exam first shift has been concluded. Based on the difficulty of the exam, here are the number of good attempts. The number of Good attempts for the General category is around 78-80. The candidate must attempt 78-80 questions in order to clear the prelims phase (Data is based on our recommendation). Check the good attempts for each section here:
Section | Number of good attempts (UR) |
English | 24-25 |
Reasoning | 26-33 |
Quant | 28-32 |
Total | 78-80 |
IBPS Clerk Exam analysis Prelims 2021: 18th December 2021-Detailed analysis
IBPS Clerk prelims exam has been conducted today on 18th December 2021, here you can check the exam analysis for today 18th December 2021 (First shift). You can check the exam difficulty level, kinds of questions asked in different sections of the IBPS Clerk exam on 18th December 2021. Check the table below for overall exam analysis.
Shift | Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language | Overall Good Attempts |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shift 1 | Easy | Easy-Moderate | Easy | Easy |
Shift 2 | Easy | Easy-Moderate | Easy-Moderate | Easy-Moderate |
Shift 3 | Easy-Moderate | Easy-Moderate | Easy | Easy-Moderate |
Shift 4 | Easy-Moderate | Easy-Moderate | Easy-Moderate | Easy-Moderate |
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam-analysis 2021: Section-wise exam analysis
Section-wise exam analysis will give students a better idea of the level of the exam as well as the topic asked. Check the section-wise detailed analysis for every section of the IBPS Clerk exam conducted on 18th December 2021(First shift).
Reasoning: IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021-18th December 2021-First shift
There are a total of 35 questions asked in the Reasoning section. Almost 30-32 questions are doable for every candidate. The reasoning questions are asked from basic reasoning.
Topics | Que – Shift 1 |
---|---|
Ranking based Puzzles | 3 |
Tabular Puzzle | 4-5 |
Single row sitting arrangement-6 people | 5 |
Box based puzzle (complicated) | 5 |
Syllogism | 3-4 |
Inequality | 3-4 |
Direction and Distance | 1 |
Alphabetical series | 4 |
Misc | 1 |
Coding-decoding | 4 |
Total | 35 |
Quant: IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021-18th December 2021-First shift
There are a total of 35 questions asked in the Quant section. Almost 24-25 questions are doable for every candidate. The quant questions are asked from basic mathematics.
Topics | No. Of Q Shift 1 |
---|---|
Data Interpretation(line graph) | 5 |
Wrong number series | 5 |
Simplifications | 13-14 |
Quadratic Equations | 5 |
Arithmetic (profit and loss, days, ages, train) | 11 |
Total | 35 |
English Language: IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021-18th December 2021-First shift
Topics | Q – Shift 1 |
---|---|
Reading Comprehension (cocoa cultivation) | 7 |
Error Detection | 5 |
Para jumble | 5 |
Fillers | 4 |
Sentence Rearrangement | 5 |
Spellings | 2-3 |
Total | 30 |
Note: This is all about the IBPS Clerk Prelims exam analysis for 18th December 2021. Check the IBPS Clerk’s previous year exam analysis below.
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IBPS Clerk exam-18th December 2021-First shift-Good attempts:
The IBPS Clerk exam first shift has been concluded. Based on the difficulty of the exam, here are the number of good attempts. The number of Good attempts for the General category is around 78-80. The candidate must attempt 78-80 questions in order to clear the prelims phase (Data is based on our recommendation). Check the good attempts for each section here:
Section | Number of good attempts (UR) | |
English | 24-25 | |
Reasoning | 26-33 | |
Quant | 28-32 | |
Total | 78-80 |
IBPS Clerk Exam analysis Prelims 2021: 12th December 2021-Detailed analysis
IBPS Clerk prelims exam has been conducted today on 12th December 2021, here you can check the exam analysis for today 12th December 2021(First shift). You can check the exam difficulty level, kinds of questions asked in different sections of the IBPS Clerk exam on 12th December 2021. Check the table below for overall exam analysis.
Shift | Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language | Overall Good Attempts |
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Shift 1 | Easy-Moderate | Moderate | Easy-Moderate | Easy-Moderate |
Shift 2 | Easy-Moderate | Moderate | Easy | Easy-Moderate |
Shift 3 | Easy | Easy-Moderate | Easy-Moderate | Easy-Moderate |
Shift 4 | Moderate | Easy-Moderate | easy-Moderate | Easy-Moderate |
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam-analysis 2021: Section-wise exam analysis
Section-wise exam analysis will give students a better idea of the level of the exam as well as the topic asked. Check the section-wise detailed analysis for every section of the IBPS Clerk exam conducted on 12th December 2021.
Reasoning: IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021- 12th December 2021
Topics | Que – Shift 1 |
---|---|
floor-based Puzzles | 5 Questions |
Month-based puzzle | 5 Questions |
Linear facing sitting arrangement | 5 Questions |
Circular sitting arrangement(7 person based) | 5 Questions |
Syllogism | 5 Questions |
Inequality | 3-4 Questions |
Misc | 5-6 Questions |
Total | 35 |
Quant: IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021
Topics | No. Of Q Shift 1 |
---|---|
Data Interpretation(Tabular) | 5 Questions |
Data Interpretation(Pie-Chart) | 5 Questions |
Wrong number series | 2 Questions |
Simplifications | 5 Questions |
Quadratic Equations | 3-4 Questions |
Missing No. | 5 Questions |
Airthmetic | 5 Questions |
Approximation | 5 Questions |
Total | 35 |
English Language: IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021
Topics | Q – Shift 1 |
---|---|
Reading Comprehension | 7-8 Ques |
Error Detection | 4-5 Ques |
Para jumble | 5 Ques |
Cloze Test | 4-5 Ques |
Sentence Rearrangement | 5 questions |
Spellings | 6 Questions |
Total | 30 |
Note: This is all about the IBPS Clerk Prelims exam analysis for 12th december 2021. Check the IBPS Clerk’s previous year exam analysis below.
IBPS Clerk Prelims exam pattern: 2021
The candidates must go through the Prelims exam pattern for the IBPS Clerk Prelims exam. Here is the IBPS Clerk prelims exam pattern:
Section | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
---|---|---|---|
English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
IBPS Clerk Exam analysis: 12th December 2021
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IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis For Mains: 2020
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis-2020 | Good Attempts
SNo | Section | Good Attempts |
---|---|---|
1 | Reasoning Ability | 19-21 |
2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 27-29 |
3 | General Awareness | 28-30 |
4 | English Language | 21-23 |
Overall Attempts | 95-103 |
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IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis For Quantitative Aptitude: 2020
Topics | No. of Questions |
---|---|
Data Interpretation | 20 |
Data Sufficiency | 05 |
Approximation | 05 |
Quadratic Equation (new pattern) | 05 |
Arithmetic Word problems | 15 |
Total | 50 |
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IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis For Reasoning Ability: 2020
Topics | No. of Questions |
---|---|
Puzzles | 20 |
Machine- Input | 01 |
Logical Reasoning | 06-07 |
Coded Blood Relations | 04 |
Substitution Coding | 02-03 |
Data Sufficiency | 03-04 |
Step Based Questions- Alpha | 01 |
Miscellaneous | 10 |
Total | 50 |
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis For English Language: 2020
Topics | No. of Questions |
---|---|
Reading Comprehension | 15 |
Synonyms & Antonyms | 02 |
Match the Column | 04 |
Para Jumble | 05 |
Replace the words | 04 |
Fill in the blanks | 04 |
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis Prelims 2020 | Day 2
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis Shift 2 (12 December 2020)
Overall Difficulty Level: Moderate
Numerical Ability:
Difficulty Level: Difficult
- Table DI: 5 questions
- DI (Bar Graph): 5 questions
- Missing Number Series: 5 questions
- Simplification: 10 questions
- Arithmetic (Mensuration, Partnership, Percentage, Time & Distance, Boats & Streams, etc): 10 questions
Reasoning Ability:
Difficulty Level: Easy To Moderate
- Syllogism: 5 questions
- Inequality: 3 questions
- Coding-Decoding: 2 questions
- Direction: 5 questions
- Circular Seating Arrangement: 5 questions
- Month Based Puzzle: 5 questions
- Year Based Puzzle: 5 questions
- Stack Based Puzzle: 5 questions
English Language:
Difficulty Level: Moderate
- Para jumbles: 5 questions
- Reading Comprehension: 7-8 questions
- Fill Ups: 5 questions
- Misspelt Words: 5 questions
- Error Detection: 4-5 questions
- Miscellaneous: 2 questions
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis Shift 1 (12 December 2020)
Overall Difficulty Level: Moderate
Reasoning Ability:
Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
Topic | No of Qs |
Inequality | 3-4 questions |
Blood Relations | 3 questions |
Direction Sense | 3 questions |
Year Based Puzzle | 5 questions |
Dual Row Seating Arrangement | 5 questions |
Scheduling Based Puzzle (Monday to Sunday) | 5 questions |
Flat & Floor Based Puzzle | 5 questions |
Letter No Series | 5 questions |
English Language:
Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
Topic | No of Qs |
Reading Comprehension (About Carbon Di Oxide Emission) | 7-8 questions |
Cloze Test (Sleep Disorder) | 5-6 questions |
Para jumbles | 5 questions |
Misspelt Words | 5 questions |
Error Detection | 5 questions |
Numerical Ability:
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Topic | No of Qs |
Simplification | 10 questions |
DI (Line Graph) | 5 questions |
DI (Table) | 5 questions |
Missing No Series | 5 questions |
Arithmetic | 10 questions |
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2020 | Day 1, All Shifts
Overall Difficulty Level – Easy to Moderate and sequence was English Language, Quant, followed by Reasoning.
Here is the IBPS Clerk section-wise number of difficulty level and good attempts for all shifts on conducted on December 5, 2020
Shift | Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language | Overall Good Attempts |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shift 1 | Easy to Moderate (30-32) | Easy to Moderate (30-32) | Easy to Moderate (25-28) | 85-95 |
Shift 2 | Easy to Moderate (30-32) | Easy to Moderate (30-32) | Easy (30) | 85-92 |
Shift 3 | Easy to Moderate (30-31) | Easy to Moderate (30) | Easy to Moderate (26-28) | 85-90 |
Shift 4 | Easy to Moderate (30-31) | Easy to Moderate (28-30) | Easy to Moderate (30-32) | 87-92 |
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2020 – Reasoning Ability
The overall difficulty of the Reasoning Ability of Day 1, 2 Shifts section was easy to moderate.
The table here is the section based on the analysis of this section on day 1, all shifts.
Topics | Que – Shift 1 | Que – Shift 2 | Que – Shift 3 | Que – Shift 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Puzzles (Floor based, Year Based, Sequence-based, Height-wise comparison, Month based) | Circular Sitting, Parallel, Double Row, Single Row | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
Syllogism (Only a few) | 4-5 | 2-3 | 3 | 5 |
Inequality | 5 | – | 3 | 3 |
Alpha-numeric Series | Numeric | 5 | 3 | 7-8 | 5 |
Blood Relations | – | 3 | ||
Misc | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
Total | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
The logical Reasoning section had more of puzzles. Overall, the puzzles and seating arrangement-type questions were easy while the rest were of moderate difficulty.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2020 – Quantitative Aptitude
This section was of moderate difficulty.
The table given below gives the exam analysis for the quantitative aptitude section based on day 1, all shifts.
Topics | No. Of Q Shift 1 | No. Of Q Shift 2 | No. Of Q Shift 3 | No. Of Q Shift 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Data Interpretation (Line Graph) 5 publishers (Ratio Percentage) | Bar Chart | Table | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Arithmetic (Partnership, Profit loss, Time and Work, Mix-Alligation) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Simplifications | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
Quadratic Equations | 4 | 5 | – | 5 |
Misc | Wrong Number Series | Missing No. | 1 | 5 | 5 | – |
Approximation | – | – | – | 4 |
Total | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
This section was dominated by arithmetic word problems such as Partnership, Profit and loss, Time and Work, Mix-Alligation.
Simplification and data interpretation made up another major chunk of the question paper with the rest being shared equally by quadratic equations.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2020 – English Language
English Language section is not the strongest section for a lot of aspirants, the reason being a high number of aspirants from regional language backgrounds.
English Language section in the IBPS Clerk prelims exam this year was easy. Here is the topic-wise distribution of questions asked in IBPS Clerk prelims exam day 1, all shifts, Dec 5, 2020.
Topics | Q – Shift 1 | Q -Shift 2 | Q -Shift 3 | Q -Shift 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reading Comprehension (Obesity) | Environment | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
Error Detection | 5 | – | 5 | 5 |
Word Swapping | 5 | – | 5 | |
Cloze Test | 5 | – | 6 | |
Rearrangement (5 sentences) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Spellings | – | 4 | ||
Word Replacement | – | 4 | ||
Fillers + Fill in the blanks | – | 5 | 5 + 5 | |
Sentence Correction | – | 5 | ||
Misc | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
IBPS Clerk 2020 Memory-Based Paper:
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IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis FAQs
The IBPS Clerk prelims exam 2021 will take place from 12 december onwards.
Candidates could attempt 30-32 questions in quant.
85-90 will be a good attempt for the IBPS Clerk prelims exam 2021.
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