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IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2020: IBPS has successfully completed the 2nd shift of IBPS Clerk Prelims 2020. As candidates must be coming out of Exam Centres, we really hope you did well. We hope that you have benefitted from our videos and mock tests. Other aspirants who have applied for this post must be eager to know the exam analysis and the attempts of the candidates by which the cut-off will be determined.
IBPS Clerk Analysis 2020 Key Highlights:-
Exam pattern- Objective
Total time allotted- 1 Hour
Total number of questions- 100
Negative Marking- 1/4 for each wrong answer
Sectional cut-off- Yes
Exam Level- Easy-Moderate
IBPS Clerk 2020 Exam Pattern 2020
Name of the Test | No. of Questions | Max Marks | Duration |
English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
TOTAL | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour |
IBPS CLERK Exam analysis 2020
Today i.e., 5th December 2020, 2nd shift of IBPS Clerk 2020 was conducted online. In this article, we will provide and IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis and review of the same for those who are yet to appear for the exam in upcoming shifts. This analysis will help applicants to get an idea of the exam pattern as well as the questions asked in the exam conducted today. The paper level was Easy- Moderate.
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis: Overall Good Attempts
Section | Good Attempts |
English Language | 23-26 |
Numerical Ability | 21-24 |
Reasoning Ability | 26-30 |
Overall Good Attempts | 65-75 |
The above number of good attempts may vary from state to state as well as from category to category because IBPS Clerk 2020 Notification was released for different states and categories. Now, Let’s Discuss about the IBPS Clerk 2020 exam analysis.
Also Check, IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2020: IBPS Clerk Prelims Shift 1st Exam Analysis and Review (5th December)
IBPS Clerk Prelims 2020 Shift 2 Section-Wise Exam Analysis
IBPS Clerk Prelims exam had three sections i.e., English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. Each section had a time allotted to it.
Over-all, The paper was Easy-moderate.
English Language
This section comprised 30 questions. The difficulty level of the question paper was Easy- moderate. Good attempts are 23-26.
The topics asked in exam are as follows:-
Type | No. of Questions |
Reading Comprehension(Bio- Diversity) | 5 |
Word Rearrangement | 5 |
Phrase Replacement | 6 |
Misspelt | 3 |
Fillers | 6 |
Fill in the blanks | 5 |
Total | 30 |
Numerical Ability
This section comprised of 35 questions. The difficulty level of the question paper was Moderate. Good attempts were 21-24.
The topics asked in exam are as follows:-
Type | No. of Questions |
Simplification | 15 |
Arithmetic | 10 |
Wrong Number Series | 5 |
DI(Casual and Formal shirts) | 5 |
Total | 35 |
Reasoning Ability
This section comprised 35 questions. The difficulty level of the question paper was Easy- Moderate. Good attempts were 26-30.
The topics asked in exam are as follows:-
Type | No. of Questions |
Puzzle(Single row, Double row, Circle based- 8 persons, Flat based-4 floor, 2 Flat) | 20 |
Syllogism | 3 |
Alphabetical series | 8 |
Word Formation | 1 |
Number based | 1 |
Blood relation | 2 |
Total | 35 |
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs)
Here are some frequently asked questions which must be arising in candidates minds’.
Q. Can a candidate sit for IBPS Clerk Exam twice?
Ans. No, each candidate can sit for this exam only once in a year.
Q. What will the IBPS Clerk Exam cut-off?
Ans. The cut-off will be based on the exam level and the number of candidates appeared.
Q. When is the IBPS Clerk main examination?
Ans. The main exam will be held on 28th February 2021.
Q. Will there be normalization in IBPS Clerk?
Ans. Yes, normalization will be there based on the difficulty of the question paper.