IBPS PO Paper Analysis 2020: Check Section-Wise and Overall Difficulty

Henesh Rawat September 29, 2020 37 0

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IBPS PO paper analysis 2020 for the prelims exam will be released for all shifts on October 3. The paper analysis will help candidates to know the section-wise and overall difficulty levels, weightage of topics, and expected cut off marks.

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The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will conduct IBPS PO 2020 prelims exam on October 3, 10 and 11. In view of COVID-19 pandemic, adequate precautions will be taken at the exam centres. At the entry gate, the temperature of candidates will be checked through thermal guns. To maintain social distancing, only one candidate will be given entry at a time. Candidates are also required to submit a health declaration form. They are required to display Aarogya Setu app status.

IBPS PO paper analysis 2020 for prelims exam will be provided on this page. The paper analysis will help candidates to know the section-wise and overall difficulty levels, weightage of topics, and expected cut off marks. Read below for more details on the IBPS PO paper analysis.

Structure IBPS PO 2020 Exam Pattern

The structure of the IBPS PO exam pattern 2020 prelims exam is given below.

Number of sections	Three
Number of sections	Three
Section name	English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability
Total questions	100
Total marks	100
Duration	60 mins
Sectional timings	20 mins
Negative marking	0.25
Language of paper	English and Hindi

Overall IBPS PO Paper Analysis

IBPS PO paper analysis will be provided on this page for shifts on October 3, 10, and 11. Till then, candidates can check the paper analysis of last year. This will help candidates to chalk out preparation strategies for the exam.

IBPS PO Prelims Paper Analysis held on October 12, 2019

Shift	Good Attempt	Level of Exam
Shift 1	62-64	Moderate
Shift 2	59-63	Moderate
Shift 3	60-62	Moderate
Shift 4	58-63	Moderate

IBPS PO Prelims Paper Analysis held on October 13, 2019

Shift	Good Attempt	Level of Exam
Shift 1	59-63	Moderate
Shift 2	60-64	Moderate
Shift 3	59-63	Moderate
Shift 4	61-63	Moderate

IBPS PO Prelims Paper Analysis held on October 19, 2019

Shift	Good Attempt	Level of Exam
Shift 1	61-64	Moderate
Shift 2	58-63	Moderate
Shift 3	60-64	Moderate
Shift 4	59-63	Moderate

IBPS PO Prelims Paper Analysis held on October 20, 2019

Shift	Good Attempt	Level of Exam
Shift 1	60-64	Moderate
Shift 2	59-63	Moderate
Shift 3	61-64	Moderate
Shift 4	60-63	Moderate

Section-wise IBPS PO Paper Analysis

English Language

The English language section was moderate in terms of difficulty level. Questions were asked from Reading Comprehensions, Fillers, Para Jumble, Error Detection, Word Replacement, Phrase Replacement. The distribution of questions is given below.

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension	7	Easy-Moderate
Parajumbles	5	Easy
Error Detection	5	Easy-Moderate
Fillers (Single)	5	Easy-Moderate
Phrase Replacement	5	Easy-Moderate
Word Replacement	3	Easy
Total	30	Easy-Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude

The difficulty level of this section was moderate. Majorly questions were asked from Data Interpretation (Double Pie, Bar Graph, Tabular, etc.), Quadratic Equations, Simplification/Approximation, Wrong Number Series/ Missing Number series, etc.

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Data Interpretation (Double Pie, Bar Graph & Caselet DI)	15	Easy-Moderate
Quadratic Equation	6	Easy-Moderate
Approximation	6	Easy
Arithmetic(Profit and Loss, Problem on Ages, SI & CI etc)	8	Easy-Moderate
Total	35	Easy-Moderate

Reasoning Ability

Questions in this section were asked from Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Inequality, Order and Ranking, Alphabet Series, etc. Questions asked from puzzles were floor-based, circular, linear, etc.

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	20	Easy-Moderate
Coding-Decoding	5	Easy
Blood Relations	3	Easy
Inequality	5	Easy-Moderate
Miscellaneous	2	Easy-Moderate
Total	35	Easy-Moderate