IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2021 | Know Important Questions Asked

IBPS PO Exam Analysis: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) PO Exam Analysis helps candidates understand the exam level, exam pattern, and what topics are important in relation to the exam. IBPS is the organized body for all IBPS Exams.

In this article, we will provide the details on the IBPS PO Exam Analysis. As the IBPS PO official notification, 2021 is yet to release until applicants may take a reference of the previous year’s exam analysis given in this article.

The exam analysis for the IBPS PO Exam includes the good attempts, level of difficulty, number of questions asked in each section of the exam, etc. Read the complete article to get a detailed exam analysis of the IBPS PO Mains Exam and preliminary exam of the year 2020-2021.

IBPS PO Exam Analysis | Prelims Exam and Mains Exam 2020-2021

Check out the previous year’s exam analysis of the IBPS PO Mains Exam and Prelims examination to get an idea of the level of exam for upcoming exams.

The IBPS PO Preliminary examination 2020 was undertaken in three exam shifts i.e., 3rd, 10th, and 11th of October 2020.

You can find a comprehensive exam review of the IBPS PO Prelim Exam here, which will help you forecast the questions across slots that might be asked in the upcoming exam, the sectional difficulty levels, the number of questions from each given subject, and the expected safe/good attempts, among other things.

IBPS PO Prelims 2020 Exam | Analysis for Each Slot

• Level of Exam – The section-wise difficulty level was “moderate”.
• Difficulty Level Reasoning Ability section was low.
• Quantitative Aptitude section – Moderate
• English Language – Easy
• Sequence of the exam – English>Quant>Reasoning
• Toughest Section- Quant
• Easiest Section – English

IBPS PO Mains Exam 2020-2021 (04 February 2021)

On February 4, 2021, the IBPS PO Mains Exam was successfully completed. The overall level of the IBPS PO mains 2021 exam was “Moderate to Difficult”. The questions were identical to the previous pattern, and there were no significant variations in the test.

Scroll down to have more details on IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2021 and get a better understanding of the upcoming bank exams.

Exam Reviews for IBPS PO Re-exam (January 6, 2021)

The IBPS PO Re-exam was conducted in two exam shifts on January 6, 2021. You can evaluate the detailed topics covered in competitive exams as well as the difficulty level and the number of good attempts.

It will assist you in analyzing the IBPS PO Prelims exam pattern and questions. Check out the key points of the IBPS PO Prelims Re-Exam:

• Level of Exam – The level of difficulty was “moderate”.
• Reasoning Ability section was scoring.
• The sequence of the exam – English>Quant>Reasoning
• Quant section was a bit calculative and moderate in nature.
• Texting Language was the easiest section.

IBPS PO 2020 Exam Review

IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2020-2021 | IBPS PO Pre Exam Analysis Good Attempts

Section	Number of Good Attempts
Numerical Ability	22-25
Reasoning Ability	24-26
English Language	22-24
Overall	68-74

IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2020-2021 | Mains Analysis Good Attempts

Section	Good Attempts	Difficulty Level
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	27-29	Moderate
English Language	16-17	Moderate
Data Analysis & Interpretation	17-18	Moderate
General Awareness	25-27	Moderate
Overall Good Attempts	85-91	Moderate

Section-Wise IBPS PO Exam Analysis

Since the IBPS PO 2020 exam result is dependent on the section-wise cut-off as well as the overall cut-off, the section-wise cut-off is very critical. As a result, applicants must devote equivalent time to studying for the IBPS PO Recruitment exam.

Check out the level of questions asked in each section of IBPS PO 2020-21 Prelims and Mains Exam:

IBPS PO Pre Exam Analysis | Section-Wise

• Reasoning Ability

Number of questions: 35

Level: Moderate

Name of the Topic	Number of Questions
	Shift 1	Shift 2	Shift 3	Shift 4
Alphanumeric Series	–	–	–	–
Blood Relation	1	3	–	–
Coding & Decoding	3	–	5	5
Direction & Sense	–	3	–	–
Inequality	3	3	–	–
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	20 (Circular, Linear, Scheduling, Ranking Based Tabulation)	25 (Scheduling: Age & Month, Dual Row, Tabulation, Unknown Number Linear)	20 (Circular, Linear, Tabular, Scheduling)	23 ( Square, Box, Floor, Linear, Tabulation)
Order & Ranking	3	–	3	–
Syllogism	3	–	3	4
Miscellaneous	2	1	4	3
Total Number of Questions	35	35	35	35

• Quantitative Aptitude

Number of questions: 35

Levels of questions: Moderate

Name of the Topic	Number of Questions
	Shift 1	Shift 2	Shift 3	Shift 4
Approximation & Simplification	5	–	5	6
Data Interpretation & Analysis	13 ( Tabular, Line, Caselet:3 )	15 (Line, Tabulation, Caselet)	15 (Tabular, Line, Caselet)	15 (Line, Tabulation, Caselet)
Number Series	–	5 (Missing)	5 (Wrong)	4 (Wrong)
Quadratic Equations	5	5	–	–
Arithmetic	12	10	10	10
Total Number of Questions	35	35	35	35

• English Language

English section questions: 30

Level: Easy

Name of the Topic	Number of Questions
	Shift 1	Shift 2	Shift 3	Shift 4
Reading Comprehension	7	10	8	8
Error Spotting	5	3	5	4
Cloze Test	5	7	7	–
Para Jumble	–	–	–	5
Sentence Rearrangement	5	–	5	–
Sentence Improvement	5	–	–	–
Word Exchange	3	5	5	5
Fill in the Blanks	–	–	–	4
Phrase Replacement	–	5	–	4
Total Number of Questions	30	30	30	30

IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis | Section-Wise

Data Analysis & Interpretation

Following were the types of DI in the IBPS PO Mains 2021 exam:

• Pie Chart- Double Pie-Chart 5 Questions of 2 Marks each
• Table DI (Calculative but Doable)- 5 Questions of 2 Marks each
• Line + Table- Male/Female- 06 Questions of 1 Mark each

Check out the majority of questions asked from which topic and levels of question from the table below:

Topics	No. of Questions Asked	Difficulty Level
Data Interpretation	16	Moderate
Data Sufficiency	03	Easy to Moderate
Quantity Comparison	02	Moderate
Wrong Number Series	03	Moderate
Time, Speed, and Distance	03-04	Moderate
Mensuration Caselet	03	Moderate
Caselet (Boys-Girls)	03	Moderate

Reasoning & Computer Aptitude

The Reasoning and Computer Knowledge sections together accounted for 45 questions and 60 points. The following are the topic puzzles that were posed in the IBPS PO Mains Exam on February 4, 2021:

• Types of puzzles – 5 Cartons
• Selection-Based Puzzle
• Classification puzzle
• Linear Seating Arrangement (4 couples north facing)
• Parallel Row 10 persons- 2 Questions
• Circular Puzzles – Data Sufficiency
• Puzzle with Colour
• Distance-Based Puzzle
• Age-based puzzle
• Sets of Puzzles

Check out the analysis of Logical Reasoning Questions and Computer Awareness from the table below:

Topics	No. of Questions Asked	Difficulty Level
Puzzles	25	Moderate
Data Sufficiency	03	Moderate
Coded Directions	03-04	Moderate
Coded Blood Relations	02	Moderate
Machine Input Output	04	Moderate
Coding-Decoding	03	Difficult
Logical Reasoning	06	Moderate
Box-Based MI	05	Moderate
Hexagon+Triangle+Circle	01	Moderate

English Language

This segment consisted of 35 questions worth 40 points. According to a student’s study, the English Language part of the exam was still moderately difficult, and the exam was lengthy.

There were three sets of reading comprehension questions in all, and they were arranged in the exam in random order. The distribution of questions of the passages are as follows:

1. Economic Survey Related
2. Fishery
3. Water-Crisis

Topics	No. of Questions Asked	Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension	12	Moderate to Difficult
Double Fillers	04	Moderate
Para Jumbles (Old Pattern)	02	Moderate
Word Rearrangement	03-04	Moderate
Starters & Connectors	03	Moderate
Cloze Test (Economy)	04	Moderate
Phrase Replacement	02-03	Moderate

General Awareness

Most of the questions were from current affairs. This section was relatively moderate when compared with Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. 
Some of the pattern of questions, type of questions, and details of questions were related to the following:

• NRI Day
• Overnight Loan rate
• Wooden Satellite launch by
• I-Mobile Pay application
• DAK Pay
• Sig Visa Card
• International Film Festival of India
• International Jury Head
• FX4U
• Eligibility Criteria Shram Yogi Mandhan Yojna
• Deepam + ADB
• NSDL MOU
• Floating Solar Park
• IFSCA Headquarter
• PayOut Link
• NEO Bank
• OLA Factory
• SBM Bank
• Nasa and ESA crew Indian American person name: Raja Cherry
• Amount in Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojna
• SBI + JCB
• NBFC under which act?
• Lockdown listen…. the book was written by
• Guru ram das airport in which city?
• Pimpri MOU with?

Descriptive Test Analysis

The descriptive writing test is 25 marks in the IBPS PO Mains Examination. It has 2 questions – Letter, and Essay and candidates had to attempt it in a time limit of 30 minutes.

• Essay Writing Topics – word limit 250 words

1. Work From Home due to COVID-19
2. Inflation- Cost of Living

• Letter Writing Topics – word limit 150 words

1. Complain about the damaged electronic product to the shopkeeper.
2. Loan-related: Not eligible
3. A letter to the editor for raising awareness about grammatical error due to texting apps in the youngsters.

IBPS PO Mains Exam 2021 | COVID-19 Guidelines

• Wearing the mask is compulsory
• Personal transparent water bottle
• Personal hand sanitizer (50 ml)
• Candidate must have Aarogya Setu App installed on their mobile phones
• The Aarogya Setu status must show candidates’ risk factor
• Candidates’ registration will be done through photo capture
• Rough sheets will be kept at the desk of each candidate
• Separate drop-boxes will be provided for rough sheets and call letters. Candidates need to drop these items in the designated boxes

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IBPS PO Preparation Strategy

Preparing for IBPS PO 2021 Exam can be stressful for all the students appearing for the banking exam. So, knowing how to prepare for the PO 2021 Exam is the key to avoiding stress and acing every single one of your exams.

 Check out a few preparation strategies to help students ace in exams:

• Know the IBPS SO Syllabus and Exam Pattern
• Prepare with Best IBPS PO Books PDF 2021 And IBPS PO Study Materials
• Practice IBPS PO Previous Year Papers
• Stay Focused & Motivated

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