IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis, Review & Expected Cut Off: 7th Oct 2017 (Shift 4) |

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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 (7th October’17) IBPS PO Pre exam 4th 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	13-16	15
Reasoning Ability	17-22	20
Quantitative Aptitude	14-17	25
Total	53-57	60

English Language (Moderate- Difficult)

The level of English Language was Moderate- Difficult. The topic of reading comprehension was related to Pollution worldwide. There were 2 questions of Antonyms and 1 question of synonym 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 )

The level of quantitative aptitude section was Moderate and the pattern of this shift was simillar to the 3rd shift. 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
Quandratic Equation	5	Moderate-Difficult
Approximation	6	Moderate
Data Interpretation	12	Moderate-Difficult
Average	1	Moderate
Profit & Loss	2	Moderate
Compound Interest	1	Moderate
Discount	2	Moderate-Difficult
Problem on Ages	1	Moderate
Ratio and Proportion	1	Moderate-Difficult
Time and Work	1	Moderate
Boat and Stream	1	Moderate-Difficult
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
Square seating arrangement (in and out)
Day and Color
Floor

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Inequalities	3	Moderate
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	20	Moderate-Difficult
Direction Sense	1	Moderate
Blood Relation	1	Moderate
Order and Ranking	2	Moderate
Syllogism	3	Moderate
Machine Input Output	5	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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