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After completing your Graduation, you start setting plans in order to set your career. If you see your career in reputed job profiles like Bank PO, Management Trainee, Bank Clerk, Specialist Officers etc. then you need to make your mind to fight competitive exams such as IBPS Recruitment Exams.
All these exams comprise the same subjects as a basis for conducting tests. The subjects are:
English Comprehension
Quantitative Aptitude
Reasoning Ability
General Awareness
Computer Awareness
In this blog, we are going to fill up your knowledge cart with every single information about IBPS Quantitative Aptitude Section.
Quantitative Aptitude section is one of the toughest section. But is also the scoring subject in IBPS Exams. You need to learn formulas, use shortcut methods to solve the questions.
Below we have provided all. Right from general IBPS Quantitative Aptitude tips to the shortcut methods. So, keep reading this blog to crack this section easily.
Quantitative Aptitude: Difficult but Important
All the subjects in IBPS exams have their own importance in scrutinizing the skills and knowledge of the candidates. Each subject acquires its own difficulty level in the Exams but Quantitative Aptitude Section can be termed as the score-deciding section of the paper.
Now the Quantitative Aptitude section has acquired even more important position as it is included both in PRE and MAINS examination under the process of IBPS Recruitment.
If you are good in the subject or having Mathematics background, then the results will be in your favour but if you lack your grip somewhere in the Quantitative Aptitude Section, it can also give you worse results in the form of bad scores.
There is no doubt that this section is tough, but you should consider it as an opportunity as Quantitative Aptitude is one section where you can score very high marks by answering the question without getting confused.
Must Read Quantitative Aptitude Stuff to Score Well in the Exam!
As mentioned earlier that in order to own a reputed job or status of a bank officer, you need to fight any of the exams lined up below as per the profile that you want to choose as your career:
The level of difficulty and types of question related to this section vary in each of the exams mentioned above. Now, let’s grab the elaborated knowledge about the Quantitative Ability Section in each exam:
Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS PO/MT
The section is one of the major section in IBPS PO/MT Exam. Question from this section are asked in both the exam, Preliminary and Mains.
IBPS PO Preliminary Exam
Total Questions – 35
Maximum Marks – 35
IBPS PO Mains Exam:
Total Questions – 50
Maximum Marks – 50
Prelims Cutoff 2018:
SC/ST/OBC - 4.75
General – 7.75
| IBPS PO Topic-wise Weightage |
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| S.No. |
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| 1 |
Data Interpretation |
5-10 |
Tough |
| 2 |
Data Sufficiency |
5 |
Tough |
| 3 |
Number Series |
5 |
Easy |
| 4 |
Simplification/Approximation |
5-6 |
Easy |
| 5 |
Miscellaneous (Averages, Profit Loss, SI & CI, Time Work & Wages, Speed Time & Distance, Boats & Streams, etc.) |
14-15 |
Tough |
Check out the Cutoff Marks for IBPS PO/MT Quantitative Ability
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Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS Clerk
Similar to IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk too has the Quantitative Aptitude section. This section plays an important role in identifying the brilliant candidates by being in both prelims and mains exam.
IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam
Total Questions – 35
Maximum Marks – 35
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam:
Total Questions – 50
Maximum Marks – 50
Expected Cutoff:
Prelims Cutoff 2019: 13 - 14
Mains Cutoff 2019: 09 - 10
| IBPS Clerk Topic-wise Weightage |
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| S.No. |
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| 1 |
Data Interpretation |
5-10 |
Moderate |
| 2 |
Number Series |
5 |
Easy |
| 3 |
Simplification/Approximation |
5-10 |
Moderate |
| 4 |
Arithmetic (Profit Loss, Time & Work, Percentage, etc.) |
10-12 |
Moderate |
Check out the Cutoff Marks for IBPS Clerk Quantitative Ability!
Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS SO
Under the recruitment process of IBPS SO (Specialist Officer), candidates are recruited for different posts as I.T. Officer (Scale I), Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I), Rajbhasha Adhikari (Scale I), Law Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I), and Marketing Officer (Scale I).
Only the exam that is conducted for the recruitment of I.T. Officer (Scale I), Agricultural Field Officer (Scale I), HR/Personnel Officer (Scale I), and Marketing Officer (Scale I) includes Quantitative Aptitude as a subject.
Total Questions: 50
Maximum Marks: 50
Expected Cutoff 2022
ST/SC/OBC/PwD – 17.25
General – 11.75
| IBPS SO Topic-wise Weightage |
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| S.No. |
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| 1 |
Data Interpretation |
15 |
Moderate |
| 2 |
Number Series |
5 |
Easy |
| 3 |
Data Sufficiency |
5 |
Moderate |
| 4 |
Quadratic Equation |
5 |
Easy |
| 5 |
Approximation |
5 |
Moderate |
| 6 |
Miscellaneous |
15 |
Moderate |
Check out the Result & Cutoff Marks for IBPS SO!
Quantitative Aptitude for IBPS RRB
IBPS RRB Exam is also conducted for various post like Office Assistant (Multipurpose), Officer Scale I, Officer Scale-II (General Banking Officer), Officer Scale-II (Specialist Cadre) and Officer Scale III.
The number of questions asked from the Quantitative Aptitude section are different in the exams conducted for above said posts.
Expected Cutoff for Office Assistant 2022:
Prelims: 16.75 (General)
Mains: 10.75 (General)
Expected Cutoff for Officer Scale I 2022
Prelims: 11.25 (General)
Mains: 9.25 (General)
Expected Cutoff for Officer Scale II/III 2022
Single Exam: 3.00/ 2.75 (General)
| IBPS RRB Topic-wise Weightage |
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| S.No. |
Topics |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
| 1 |
Data Interpretation |
15 |
Moderate |
| 2 |
Number Series |
5 |
Moderate |
| 3 |
Quadratic Equations |
5-6 |
Easy to Moderate |
| 4 |
Arithmetic (Boat & Streams, Profit & Share, Percentage and SI & CI) |
15 |
Easy to Moderate |
Check out the Cutoff Marks for IBPS RRB Quantitative Ability!
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How to solve Quantitative Aptitude Questions?
At this point, you all became familiar with the concept of keeping Quantitative Aptitude as one of the subjects in all IBPS Exams. Now as you know that every exam has similar topics with them as a basis of asking questions, you should start preparing them with complete attention and concentration.
Right time for Preparation: Start it Now
The common question that arises in the minds of all aspirants is that from where should they start there preparation. The answer is – Start it Now!! There is no perfect time for starting your preparation for IBPS Exams.
Once you made it your aim to crack any of the IBPS Exams and set your career in banking sector, your time for the preparation starts from there.
So here, lets understand the accurate strategy that you should follow while your preparation.
Major Technique: Not to be ignored
Here are few important things that are mandatory to do if you have decided to prepare well for IBPS Exams:
Know the Syllabus and Paper Pattern
The very first thing you should do is to assemble the complete and accurate syllabus of the exam you are preparing for. It will help you know about the topics that are important and should be prepared well. The links for the syllabus of all the IBPS Exams have been given above to help you make further strategies.
For paper pattern follow the Quick links given below:
Practice Previous Papers and Categorize Questions
The section includes two types of question in the paper- Easy & scoring and Tough & time consuming.
While practicing, you should find out the number of question under each category.
Easy & scoring questions – These type of questions cover 75% of the paper and are generally easy to solve. Approximately 15-17 questions are asked from this category. Topics that cover questions from this category are:
Arithmetic Topics (Problems on Ages, Percentage, Averages, Simple Interest/ Compound Interest , Profit and Loss , Ratio & Proportions)
Data Interpretation
Tough & time consuming – Questions of this category are difficult to solve and consume a big amount of time. You can face 12-15 question from this category. Topics covering the category are:
Arithmetic Topics (Mixture and allegations , Time and Work , Time Speed and Distance)
Another DI Set.
Make it habitual to prepare notes
You cannot learn Maths just by reading it once. You need to solve the question with the help of formulas and short tricks. Therefore, at the time of practicing keep a notebook with you and note down the important formulas and short tricks you study.
These notes will prove to be highly useful at the time of last minute revisions before the exam to help you in revising the formulas.
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Important Topics: Quick Tricks & Tips
You have to prepare each and every topic of IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude that you find in the syllabus. But some topics are very important as they carry more weightage of marks.
Read below some tricks and tips that will help you in preparing those most important topics:
Data Interpretation:
You may find question in different form like – Numerical Form, Tabular Form, Mixed Form or Graphical Form.
In Circular Graph or Charts 100% =360 Degree.
Must learn formulas and full concepts of Percentage, Average, Approximation Value and Ratio.
Number Series:
First of all learn squares and cubes of numbers.
Learn concepts like Prime Numbers, Basic Arithmetic, Odd One Out, Geometry etc.
Find out the pattern of series given.
Apply the pattern to the preceding or following number of the missing number.
Also Read - How to Solve Number System Questions in Exams [Short trick PDF]
Simplification:
Follow the rule of solving the brackets. Remove Brackets in the order “() , { }, [ ]”
First Division, Second Multiplication, Third Addition and Fourth Subtraction.
Learn the topics - Number System, HCF & LCM, Square & Cube, Fractions & Decimals, Surds & Indices and Divisibility Test.
Data Sufficiency:
Read the questions with great concentration.
Try to relate the first statement with main statement and find the answer.
If you are not able to find the answer, then come to second statement and try to combine it with the main statement and try to find out the answer.
Either you will find the correct answer or in case you don’t find any answer, tick the option “Both the statement are insufficient”.
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Shortcuts to Solve Quantitative Aptitude Questions for IBPS Bank Exams!
To ease out your worries of solving Quantitative Aptitude questions with accuracy and in less time, we have come up with the shortcuts mantras to solve the Maths and QA questions that can come in any of the IBPS Exams like – PO, Clerk, SO and RRB.
In order to make your grip stronger on the Quantitative Aptitude Techniques, you need to focus on practice, practice and practice! This is the only way through which you can succeed in this competitive race.
Below we are sharing some certain ways which can help you in boosting up your practice.
Doc PDF
You can use this PDF as your IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude cheat-sheets and perform quick revision during last minutes of exams!
Do's and Don'ts while attempting Quantitative Aptitude!
It's a natural phenomenon of human nature that while appearing for any test or interview they get nervous. As a result they make some silly mistakes that might result them with bad scores or failure. It can be a result of less preparation or practice.
Here, we are giving some important Do's and Don'ts that should be taken care by you at the time of attempting the Quant section:
Do's:
Give a look to all the questions in the paper and select which are easier.
Attempt the easier and less time consuming questions first and then the tough ones.
Prefer DI questions first.
Read questions carefully and with complete concentration.
Maintain speed while solving questions.
Use short tricks wherever possible.
Don'ts:
Avoid being negative that you are the only one, who is weak in maths. Others are also facing the same difficulty level.
Don't give more than 40 min to Quant section.
Avoid getting stuck with single question. If you don't know the solution, then attempt the next one. Don't waste your time
Avoid using risky short tricks, in which your concepts are not clear.
Keep in mind that negative marking is the, so avoid guessing work.
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In the article we have covered everything that you need to know about the IBPS Quantitative Aptitude section. If you find the information useful or in case you have any query or views, feel free to comment.
