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IBPS PO 2021 Exam Review for Prelims & Mains [All Slots]

IBPS PO/MT Exam Analysis

 

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

Shift 1 Exam Analysis

Shift 2 Exam Analysis

Shift 3 Exam Analysis

Shift 4 Exam Analysis

IBPS PO Mains Analysis

 

 

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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

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

 

 

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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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We will solve your queries as soon as possible.

 

 

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