Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is conducting a test for the recruitment of Probationary officers for various banks. A total of 21 banks have participated in 2019 for the IBPS selection procedure. With a total of 4000+ vacancies announced this year by IBPS, it is now time to give your best shot. The exam will be conducted in 4 shifts on Day 1.Candidate will get a total of 1-hour with 20 mins to each section to complete the test. Candidates aspiring to join the banking sector have a great opportunity to ace the exam and fulfill their dreams. Oliveboard is bringing you IBPS PO Prelim Exam Analysis 2019 for the better understanding of the questions paper, its pattern and types of questions. Candidates are also scheduled to appear for the next round of test on 19 Oct 2019.
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IBPS PO Prelim Exam Analysis 2019 – Exam Pattern
Before moving to the exam analysis let us first see the exam pattern that was set for the test conducted today and get a better understanding of the Paper:
| S.No | Name of Test | No.of Questions | Max Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 60 mins |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | |
| 4 | Total | 100 | 100 | 60 mins |
There will be a negative marking of 1/4th or 0.25 of marks allotted to the question.
IBPS PO Prelim Exam Analysis 2019 – Shift Wise Analysis
| Exam Schedule 2019 | Shift 1 | Shift 2 | Shift 3 | Shift 4 |
| Exam Time | 9:00 A.M to 10:00 A.M | 11:30 A.M to 12:30 P.M | 02:00 P.M to 03:00 P.M | 4:30 P.M to 05:30 P.M |
Shift 1 Exam Analysis
Overall difficulty level ( Easy to Moderate)
| Sections | Good Attempt | Level |
| English Language | 24-26 | Easy-Moderate |
| Reasoning Aptitude | 22-24 | Easy |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 21-24 | Moderate |
| TOTAL | 70+ | Easy-Moderate |
Section-wise Difficulty Level
Reasoning Section
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Puzzle, Linear & Seating Arrangement | 16-18 | Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding | 5-6 | Easy |
| Blood Relation | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Scheduling | 5 | Moderate |
| Syllogism | 0 | – |
| Basic Pair and Number | 3 | Easy |
| Inequality | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
English Section
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Cloze Test | 6 | Easy |
| Reading Comprehension | 7-8 | Moderate |
| Error Detection | 6 | Easy |
| Sentence Correction | 4-5 | Easy |
| Single Filers | 1 | Easy |
| Word swap | 5 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Easy |
Quantitative Aptitude
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Interpretation (Pie+Tabular, Bar Graph, Caselet DI) | 15 | Moderate |
| Missing Number Series | 0 | – |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous Word Problems | 10 | Moderate |
| Simplification/Approximation | 5 | |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
Shift 2 Exam Analysis- IBPS PO Prelim Exam Analysis 2019
Overall difficulty level (Moderate)
| Sections | Good Attempt | Level |
| English Language | 21-23 | Easy |
| Reasoning Aptitude | 22-25 | Easy-Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 21-23 | Moderate |
| TOTAL | 68-71+ | Easy-Moderate |
Overall Sectional Difficulty Level
Reasoning Section
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Puzzle, Linear & Seating Arrangement | 20 | Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding | 0 | – |
| Blood Relation | 3 | Moderate |
| Order/Scheduling | 3 | Moderate |
| Syllogism | 5 | Easy |
| Alphabetic order | 1 | Easy |
| Inequality/ Directions | 3 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
Quantitative Section
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Interpretation (Pie+Tabular, Bar Graph, Caselet DI) | 10 | Easy |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | Easy |
| Quadratic Equation | 5-6 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous Word Problems/Inequality | 15 | Moderate |
| Simplification/Approximation | 0 | – |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
English Section
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Cloze Test | 6-7 | Easy |
| Reading Comprehension | 8 | Moderate |
| Error Detection | 0 | – |
| Sentence Correction | 5 | Easy |
| Single Filers | 3-5 | Easy |
| Word swap | 4-5 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Easy |
Shift 3 Exam Analysis
Overall difficulty level (easy to moderate)
| Sections | Good Attempt | Level |
| English Language | 23-25 | easy |
| Reasoning Aptitude | 22-24 | moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 21-24 | easy-moderate |
| TOTAL | 68-70+ | easy-moderate |
Section-Wise Analysis
Reasoning Section
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Puzzle, Linear & Seating Arrangement | 15 | moderate |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 | easy |
| Blood Relation | 0 | – |
| miscellaneous | 5 | moderate |
| Syllogism | 5 | easy |
| Alphabetic order | 0 | – |
| Directions+basics | 5 | easy |
| Total | 35 | moderate-difficult |
English Section
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Cloze Test | 0 | – |
| Reading Comprehension | 8-10 | moderate |
| Error Detection | 5 | easy |
| para jumbles | 4-5 | easy-moderate |
| Single Filers | 4-5 | easy |
| Word swap/vocabulary | 3-4 | easy |
| Total | 30 | easy |
Quantitative Section
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Interpretation (Pie+Tabular, Bar Graph, Caselet DI) | 15 | easy |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | easy |
| Quadratic Equation | 0 | – |
| Miscellaneous Word Problems/Inequality | 10 | moderate |
| Simplification/Approximation | 5 | easy |
| Total | 35 | Easy-moderate |
Shift 4 Exam Analysis
Overall difficulty level ()
| Sections | Good Attempt | Level |
| English Language | 22-24 | easy |
| Reasoning Aptitude | 23-25 | easy-moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 21-24 | moderate |
| Total | 68-73+ | easy-moderate |
Section-wise Analysis
Reasoning Section
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Puzzle, Linear & Seating Arrangement | 15 | easy |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 | easy |
| Blood Relation | 3 | easy-moderate |
| miscellaneous | 1-2 | easy |
| Syllogism | 5 | easy-moderate |
| Alphabetic order | 1-2 | easy |
| inequality | 3-4 | moderate |
| Total | 35 | easy-moderate |
English Section
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Cloze Test | 6 | easy |
| Reading Comprehension | 7 | easy |
| Error Detection | 3-4 | easy |
| sentence correction | 5 | moderate |
| single filers | 5 | easy |
| match the columns | 3 | easy |
| Total | 30 | easy |
Quantitative Section
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Interpretation (Pie+Tabular, Bar Graph, Caselet DI) | 12 | easy |
| Missing Number Series | 6 | easy |
| Quadratic Equation | 6 | easy-moderate |
| Miscellaneous Word Problems/Inequality | 11 | easy |
| Simplification/Approximation | 0 | – |
| Total | 35 | easy- |
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