IBPS has successfully conducted the PO Recruitment Prelims Exam on 4th & 11th December 2021, and Main Exam will conduct in the month of January 2022.
In this article, we have provided the complete IBPS PO Exam Analysis & Review which will give the idea of the difficulty level of exam, number of good attempts and weightage of each topic.
This will help all the candidates who are appearing for the upcoming 2022 Exam.
Below, you will get the complete IBPS PO 2021 Analysis of Prelims and Main exam.
IBPS PO Prelims Overall Analysis
IBPS PO Prelims Overall Analysis – 4th & 11th December 2021 (All Shifts)
If you are going to appear in the upcoming sessions of IBPS PO 2022, you must know about the exam analysis of each section.
It will help you to get an idea of how many questions you should attempt to secure minimum qualifying marks.
Here are the good attempts level to crack the IBPS PO Prelims Exam:
| Sections |
Good Attempts |
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| Shift 1 |
Shift 2 |
Shift 3 |
Shift 4 |
|
| English Language |
23-27 |
22-26 |
23-27 |
23-27 |
| Numerical Ability |
18-23 |
17-22 |
18-23 |
18-23 |
| Reasoning Aptitude |
23-29 |
24-30 |
28-32 |
28-32 |
| Total |
60-70 |
64-73 |
68-75 |
68-75 |
IBPS PO Shift 1 2021 Exam Analysis
The overall paper of Shift 1 was easy to moderate. The questions from Numerical ability section were quite difficult as compared to the other sections but candidates who practiced well can easily solve the questions of this section also.
The questions from numerical ability section were quite difficult as compared to the other sections. The overall level of Paper was easy to moderate. So, candidates who practiced well can easily solve the questions.
Below, you can check the section wise IBPS PO Exam Review for 2021.
English Language
| Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Cloze Test |
6 |
Easy |
| Reading Comprehension |
8 |
Moderate |
| Error Detection |
6 |
Easy |
| Sentence Improvement |
5 |
Easy |
| Word Swap |
5 |
Easy |
| Total |
30 |
Easy |
Reasoning Ability
| Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Puzzle - Square, Linear Arrangement, Month-based, Order-Based |
20 |
Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding |
5 |
Easy |
| Blood Relation |
5 |
Easy |
| Inequality |
3 |
Moderate |
| Others |
2 |
Easy |
| Total |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
Numerical Ability
| Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation - Tabular, Line Graph & Caselet |
15 |
Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation |
5 |
Easy |
| Arithmetic |
10 |
Moderate |
| Approximation |
5 |
Easy |
| Total |
35 |
Moderate |
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IBPS PO Shift 2 Exam Analysis
In this shift, 40% questions were asked from Reading Comprehension, Puzzle Based and Data Interpretation.
This shift was simple as compared to shift 1. Candidates could easily attempt 64-73 questions in all three sections.
To ease out your doubts regarding the difficulty level of the questions in shift 2, we have provided the section-wise IBPS PO Exam Review 2021.
English Language
| Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Cloze Test |
6 |
Easy |
| Reading Comprehension |
8 |
Moderate |
| Error Detection |
6 |
Easy |
| Sentence Improvement |
5 |
Easy |
| Word Replacement |
5 |
Easy |
| Total |
30 |
Easy |
Reasoning Ability
| Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Puzzle - Circular, Row-based, Floor-based, Month & Day based |
20 |
Moderate |
| Direction |
3 |
Easy |
| Blood Relation |
3 |
Easy |
| Syllogism |
5 |
Moderate |
| Order Ranking |
3 |
Easy |
| Alphabetical Series |
1 |
Easy |
| Total |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
Numerical Ability
| Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation - 2 Tabular & Line Graph (double line) |
15 |
Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation |
5 |
Easy |
| Arithmetic |
10 |
Moderate |
| Missing Series |
5 |
Easy |
| Total |
35 |
Moderate |
IBPS PO Shift 3 Exam Review
As per the analysis, the exam was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty. More than 60 questions were asked from Error Detection, Sentence Improvement & Rearrangement, Puzzle, Data Interpretation and Arithmetic.
Numerical Ability questions were quite difficult as compared to other section.
Below, you can check the section wise difficulty level and the number of questions asked in the exam.
English Language
| Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Fillers |
5 |
Easy |
| Reading Comprehension (CCTV based) |
7 |
Moderate |
| Error Detection |
7 |
Easy |
| Sentence Improvement |
5 |
Easy |
| Rearrangement of Sentence |
6 |
Easy |
| Total |
30 |
Easy |
Reasoning Ability
| Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Puzzle - Circular, Floor-based, Day based, Linear Arrangement (N+S) |
20 |
Moderate |
| Direction |
3 |
Easy |
| Syllogism |
5 |
Moderate |
| Chinese Coding |
5 |
Easy |
| Basic |
2 |
Easy |
| Total |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
Numerical Ability
| Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation – Caselet & Boys + Girls |
15 |
Moderate |
| Approximation |
5 |
Moderate |
| Arithmetic |
10 |
Moderate |
| Missing Series |
5 |
Easy |
| Total |
35 |
Moderate |
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IBPS PO Shift 4 2021 Exam Analysis
According to the aspirants’ reviews, the Puzzle questions were based on Box, Year, Square Arrangement and Seating Arrangement.
But, most challenging topic was data interpretation which had Line Graph & Bar Graph Questions.
This paper was of moderate level. Candidates can check the IBPS PO Exam Analysis for all three section from below: -
English Language
| Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Cloze Test |
6 |
Easy |
| Reading Comprehension |
7 |
Moderate |
| Error Detection |
7 |
Easy |
| Match the Column |
4 |
Easy |
| Rearrangement of Sentence |
6 |
Easy |
| Total |
30 |
Easy |
Reasoning Ability
| Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Puzzle |
20 |
Moderate |
| Inequality |
4 |
Easy |
| Syllogism |
5 |
Moderate |
| Chinese Coding |
4 |
Easy |
| Blood Relation |
2 |
Easy |
| Total |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
Numerical Ability (Maths)
| Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation |
12 |
Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
| Arithmetic |
12 |
Moderate |
| Missing Series |
6 |
Easy |
| Total |
35 |
Moderate |
IBPS PO Main Exam Analysis – 22nd January 2022
The IBPS PO Main Exam 2021 has been successfully conducted on 22nd January 2022. The exam was conducted in a single shift across various centres in the following sections:
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
General/Economy/Banking Awareness
English Language
Data Analysis & Interpretation
English (Essay and Letter Writing)So, below we have provided the complete exam analysis of all these sections.
IBPS PO Main Exam 2021 – Overall Analysis
The overall difficulty level of the exam was Moderate to Difficult. There were total 157 questions asked which carried 225 marks. The toughest section among all was Data Interpretation & Analysis and the easiest section was General Awareness
We hope that the above analysis will help to know how many questions they should attempt correctly to secure good marks in the exam. Also, Candidates who have appeared in this exam can evaluate their performance and check expected IBPS PO Cut off marks for the prelims exam.
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