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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.Â
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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 |
