IBPS PO Prelims : Exam Analysis

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IBPS PO Prelims exam started today. As we all know this year IBPS Changed the recruitment process by including Prelims Exam. The pattern of IBPS PO Prelims exam is similar to SBI PO Prelims. IBPS-Logo

Pattern of Preliminary Exam:100 Questions, 100 Marks, 1 Hour

English Language (30 questions, 30 marks)
Quantitative Aptitude (35 questions, 35 marks)
Reasoning (35 questions, 35 marks)

We present here the detailed section wise exam Analysis of IBPS PO Prelims Exam.

Overall

Overall, the exam was moderate. A good number of attempts in the exam were 49 – 58.

Reasoning:

Overall, the Reasoning section was easy. Candidates who have done good amount of practice before exam can easily attempt 17 + Questions. There were no questions from Input Output Machine.

This section had questions from following topics

Coding Decoding : 5
Puzzle: 10
Inequalities: 5
Syllogism :5
Seating Arrangement :5
Miscellaneous :5

Quantitative Aptitude
As expected this section was moderate as well as time consuming in nature and a good number of attempts in this section were 16-25. Topics from which the questions were asked:

Profit Loss, Time, Speed & Distance, Mixture, Age : 10
Series : 5
Simplification: 5
Quadratic Equations: 5
Data Interpretation: 10

English:
Overall, the English section was easy to moderate and a well prepared candidate could attempt 18-25 questions. Topic wise break up of the section:

Reading Comprehension: 10
Jumble Sentences: 5
Spotting the error : 5
Cloze Passage: 5
Fill in the blanks : 5

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How was your exam? How many questions did you attempt? Please let us know in comments section.

102 COMMENTS

AMIT CHAUDHARY May 18, 2016 at 10:41 am

Start from basics Reena
Check this, It will help you
https://www.mockbank.com/bulletin/tag/english-language/
reena May 17, 2016 at 11:25 pm

I don’t solve the English questions sir I have more problems can you help me sir
Ravindra December 25, 2015 at 8:14 pm

Yes,u ll qualify.
Vaibhav December 7, 2015 at 11:25 am

45 but with what accuracy Harti?
harti December 6, 2015 at 12:57 pm

hai sir my attmbt 45 only in
ibps clerk prelms
Vaibhav October 19, 2015 at 1:14 pm

HI Nikhil
We are glad you cleared the IBPS PO Prelims. All the best for your mains attempt.
Vaibhav October 19, 2015 at 1:13 pm

Hi neha we would be posting TIPS FOR IBPS PO Mains individual sections soon. Please check mockbank.com/bulletin each day for updates.
Neha October 17, 2015 at 1:11 am

I cleared pre, sir please guide how to prepare GA?
Nikhil October 17, 2015 at 12:35 am

I attempted 57 questions english 23 reasoning 21 quants 13. And i cleared :*
Vaibhav October 16, 2015 at 7:59 pm

Hi Ajanya

By Monday the result will be out for Prelims
Ajanya October 16, 2015 at 5:55 pm

prelims ka result kab aayega sir??
Vaibhav October 16, 2015 at 12:35 pm

Hi Ajanya

nice attempt. You have chance to clear the cutoff
Ajanya October 16, 2015 at 8:27 am

Hi sir,
My attempt in ibps pre was 66(obc)
Reasoning-30(100)
quant-19(100)
eng-17(60)

Sir kindly notice me…is there any chance of clearing the prelims???
Ajanya October 16, 2015 at 8:26 am

Hi sir,
My attempt in ibps pre was 66(obc)
Reasoning-30(1005)
quant-19(100)
eng-17(60)

Sir kindly notice me…is there any chance of clearing the prelims???
Vaibhav October 15, 2015 at 10:38 am

You have a good chance of clearing IBPS PO Prelims
suraj October 15, 2015 at 4:37 am

Hi sir..
My attempt in ibps Po pre is 58 (obc)
Reasoning – 23 (90%accuracy)
Quant – 18 (100% accuracy)
Eng – 17 (60% accuracy)

Sir plz tell me…is there any chances of clearing the prelims????
suraj October 15, 2015 at 4:35 am

Hi sir..
My attempt in ibps Po pre is 58 (obc)
Reasoning – 23 (90%accuracy)
Quant – 18 (100% accuracy)
Eng – 17 (60% accuracy)

Sir plz tell me…is there any chances of clearing the prelims????
Vaibhav October 13, 2015 at 6:28 pm

Hi Savitri
PLease checkout
https://www.mockbank.com/bulletin/11-tips-to-crack-english-section-of-ibps-po-prelims/
Savitri October 13, 2015 at 4:55 pm

Hi i have problem with English section….plz suggest me to solve this section easily……….
Vaibhav October 13, 2015 at 2:58 pm

Hi Smaranika

You have a good chance to clear IBPS PO Prelims. All the best.
Smaranika October 13, 2015 at 11:55 am

Eng – 15
QA – 15 and Reasoning – 25
Smaranika October 13, 2015 at 11:53 am

I have attempted 55/100 and I come under general category! Is there any chances of clearing the prelims?
Vaibhav October 13, 2015 at 10:53 am

Hi Neha

The expected cutoff for IBPS PO Pre is 45-47
Vaibhav October 13, 2015 at 10:53 am

Nice attempt shivi
Vaibhav October 13, 2015 at 10:52 am

Hey Shalini

We have replied. please check
Vaibhav October 13, 2015 at 10:51 am

62 is a good attempt in ibps po prelim 2015. 45 is the expected cutoff.
Vaibhav October 13, 2015 at 10:10 am

Hi Abhi

Yes there is a chance you clear cut off for ibps po prelim
abhi789 October 13, 2015 at 12:03 am

attempted only 49 questions obc category any chances for selection in ibps po pre
shalini October 12, 2015 at 7:17 pm

Sir plz reply to my query…i m awaitung ur ans
Vaibhav October 12, 2015 at 7:02 pm

Hi Deepak

65 is a great attempt
deepak October 12, 2015 at 11:24 am

I have attempt 65
gagan October 11, 2015 at 10:22 am

i hve done 47..sc candidate..is there any chance of clearing cutoff????
shalini October 10, 2015 at 4:41 pm

Sir,
I hav attempted 62 ques in ibps po prelims…27 in eng,22 in reasoning n 13 in quant… what is d chances of clearing d above mentioned exam??
vivek October 10, 2015 at 1:51 am

Sir,

Attempted 61 question.
Eng-20 Quant-22 reas-18.
And from OBC.
with 95% accuracy in reas and Quant section where as in English upto 75%.
any chance for clearing Pre.
neha gupta October 9, 2015 at 10:48 pm

attempted 56 question on 3 Oct fst shift…..viz eng18,quant16,resng22
neha gupta October 9, 2015 at 10:44 pm

attempted 56 question on 3 Oct fst shift…..biz eng18,quant16,resng22
Vaibhav October 9, 2015 at 10:13 pm

Hi Amita

You will clear comfortably Ibps po prelim
amita October 9, 2015 at 9:08 pm

I attend 69 (sc) .mat 18,rea 26,eng 25 Some people say that is not possibe .and unnecessary . What is my chance . I got 45.5 in sbi po pre
Vaibhav October 8, 2015 at 8:19 pm

Hi Savitri

Your chances are low. But depending on this weekends exam it is quite possible that you clear the cutoff for IBPS PO Prelims
Savitri Almel October 8, 2015 at 3:55 pm

hello sir i have solve total 45 que. like Reasoning 17,Quant 15,Eng 13.Do i have any chance in shortlisting for mains??
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Vaibhav October 7, 2015 at 5:50 pm

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prashant October 7, 2015 at 5:10 pm

sir, plz tell me expected date for RRB scale-1 and office assiatant result………….
And last take home salary for office assistant and scale-1…………..
prashant October 7, 2015 at 5:04 pm

atempt-76
english-28 acuracy-80%
reasoning-20 acuracy-80%
aptitude-28 acuracy-60%
can i clear ibps po and plz tell me expeted section-wise cut off for open, sc,st,obc………..
ROSHAN G. KULKARNI October 7, 2015 at 3:30 pm

I had attempted 67 questions in the ibps po exam.(English -24,Mathematics -21,reasoning -22)
gajanan October 7, 2015 at 2:00 pm

I have attempted 51 ques.
Vaibhav October 7, 2015 at 10:29 am

Too bad neha for the puzzle.. anyways 62 is a great attempt. You will clear it
Vaibhav October 7, 2015 at 10:28 am

Most probably yes.
Vaibhav October 7, 2015 at 10:28 am

Yes you have chance to for IBPS PO Mains
Vaibhav October 7, 2015 at 10:27 am

Cut off will be 45-47
sudhamathi October 6, 2015 at 5:53 pm

I attempted 66 questions.. reasoning and aptitude are 90% accuracy.. but in english i attempted 24 questions with 50% accuracy only… can i eligible for ibps po main ?
Teja October 6, 2015 at 3:43 pm

For all those who have attempted ibps prelims on day2 at 10:30, did u get answer to North south puzzle in reasoning.. Please let me know.. My attempts were only 50 in the exam.. I got 53 in sbi prelims but couldn’t attempt more in ibps prelims because of the reasoning section.
yash October 6, 2015 at 1:37 pm

I attempted 47.. With quants/logical 90% accuracy and English with 80%. Do i have any chance in shortlisting for mains
Ritesh sinha October 6, 2015 at 1:41 am

I attempted 49… With maths/reasn 90+% accuracy and English with 75%. Do I hv any chance?
shivi October 5, 2015 at 10:54 pm

57/100
English-20
( very doubtful about the incorrect sentences though)
Reasoning 22
Maths15 ( I went on with lengthy questions first and I also doubt if 2 among them are correct or not)
Can u also tell me how to select questions from d
Beginning, coz we really don’t have time to go through them all.
Neha October 5, 2015 at 9:40 pm

I have attempted 62 qus 23 quant 20 reasoning 19 English ,in a last minute I solved 5 marks puzzle but I couldn’t answer as time ended. What will be my chances for mains?
karthik October 5, 2015 at 8:18 pm

attended 48 question sir will i able to clear am obc category
Anku October 5, 2015 at 4:32 pm

I attempted 55 ques in ibps po pre exam, 22reasoning 18 maths 15 eng with 100% accuracy in maths and reasoning and 80% accuracy in eng. Is there any chance to qualify pre…?
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 4:17 pm

Hi Amit

Thats a great attempt!
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 4:15 pm

Hi Nitesh
Everything depends on your accuracy as 45-47 is the expected cutoff
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 4:14 pm

Yes you are right Jasdeep. You may have some problem in overall cutoff for IBPS PO prelims.
Phoenix October 5, 2015 at 4:07 pm

Did 68
QA 30
Reas 21
Eng 18
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 4:02 pm

hi subrat

63 is a great attempt!
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 4:01 pm

Hi Rashmi

41 is just on the edge. we wish you luck to clear IBPS PO Prelims
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 3:55 pm

Hi Jagannath

You will be able to clear IBPS PO Prelims as the cut off will be 45-47
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 3:27 pm

Hi Suman

51 sounds good. You will be able to clear cut off for IBPS PO Prelims if you have more than 80% accuracy.
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 3:17 pm

Hi Priyanka

Yes you can have high hopes! Congratulations on a good attempt
Priyanka R October 5, 2015 at 1:15 pm

SBI PO I had attended 47/100 and got 40.25 as the score. Now in IBPS PO I had attended 53/100 . Can I have any hope?
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 12:58 pm

Well said madan
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 12:55 pm

Hi nitesh
Chances of selection are just on the verge. We wish you luck for clearing the cutoffs
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 12:54 pm

Hi Amit
Thats a nice attempt. Based on our analysis you will clear IBPS PO prelims comfortably
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 12:54 pm

Hi tushar

48 is near the cutoff for IBPS PO Prelims. we hope you clear it comfortably .
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 12:53 pm

Hi ashmina
Great to hear that
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 12:52 pm

Hi Ritika
If you attempted 60 questions, then it boils down to your accuracy. If you have 80% accuracy you will clear IBPS PO Prelims.
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 12:51 pm

Hi ashwin

You will definitely clear IBPS PO Prelims 2015
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 12:50 pm

Hi Ashvini

There is a slight chance you will be able to give IBPS PO Mains 2015, since we expect the overall cutoff to be 45-47.
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 12:49 pm

Hi sornalakshmi

The overall cutoff for general category IBPS PO Prelims 2015 would be 45-47. If your accuracy is high you will clear the exam
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 12:47 pm

Hi Subhan

I’m glad to tell you have high chances of clearing IBPS PO Prelims.
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 12:47 pm

Hi Manikandan
Were you strong in jumbled sentences all the way in your preparation. Always remember never waste more than 15 seconds on a question if it can’t be solved
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 12:25 pm

Hi Pravin

You will be able to clear sectional cut off but might just fall short of the overall cutoff.
Vaibhav October 5, 2015 at 12:21 pm

Hi ajit

The expected sectional cut off as per MockBank’s analysis would be 6-7 for Verbal section IBPS PO Prelims 2015
ajit yadav October 5, 2015 at 7:36 am

Sir do u have any idea for minimum expected cut off of English.I attempted only 13.Any chances to qualify?
PRAVIN October 4, 2015 at 8:56 pm

I Attempted 52 q’s Quant13 Reasoning19 English20 , 80% Accuracy .
MADAN BAJPAI October 4, 2015 at 8:11 pm

this time overall cutoff shuld be nearabout 40. i hv bn selected in iob po by ibps po4. but this time unlike last year..there r 2 hurdles before interview.But dontworry competition is same as previous year bcoz afterall more competetive would will come forward like last year.the level of main would be same
as u mensnd ..u r coming for main and go through preperation without any delay….best of luck
manikandan October 4, 2015 at 7:14 pm

Hey guys I attend exam today evening sec 4.30 4.sunday most people said its hard but In my view quant is difficult
5 questns in graph
5 qustns in table (which need more time)
Then simplification ( moderate)
Ratio , speed , age( difficult)
Overall 50 % diff 20 % easy 30% moderate
Eng: I wasted my time in jumbled sentence (tricky) finally don’t get answer
This eat my time and affect my quant and resoning so much
30% easy 30% hard 40% moderate
Quant: Its easy to moderate but out of 35 / 10 questions are hard
subhan October 4, 2015 at 7:11 pm

i attend 52 question math 100% accuracy reasoning 100% accuracy & english 90% accuracy. is there any chance to qualify preli.
sornalakshmi October 4, 2015 at 6:37 pm

Attended 55 ques…quants-11 reasoning-22 english-22..whether i can clear d xam..
Wht sholud be d cuttoff for general category?
Ashvini Tanaji Mulik October 4, 2015 at 6:27 pm

sir i have attempted 50 questions in ibps po prelim.18 -english language,18-quantitative,14 – reasoning..can i appeared for ibps po mains 2015?
Ashvini Tanaji Mulik October 4, 2015 at 6:25 pm

sir,I have attempted 50 questions in ibps po prelim.14-reasoning,18 -quantitative,18-english language..can I appear for ibps mains 2015?
ashwin raj October 4, 2015 at 6:09 pm

I attend 69 question with 90% acuracy
Manoranjan sinha October 4, 2015 at 5:00 pm

if accuracy is 90%+then pass
Ritika Sharma October 4, 2015 at 4:13 pm

I attempted 60 ques
eng20,reas28 & maths12
ashmina October 4, 2015 at 2:17 pm

exam was easy to moderate, attempted 48 questions
Tushar Patbhaje October 4, 2015 at 11:02 am

Reasoning-18,quantitative aptitude -15, English -15 with accuracy total attempts 48
Amit Goswami October 4, 2015 at 10:20 am

I had attempted 69 questions in the ibps po exam.(English -23,Mathematics -24,reasoning -22).
nitesh October 4, 2015 at 10:19 am

I attempt 46 question can there is any chance to select aur not
Jasdeep October 4, 2015 at 10:10 am

I attepmted 46 questions in ibps po 2015.
I m sure of clearing the sectional cutoff but will i be able to clear the overall cutoff expecting 3 or 4 to be wrong.
Subrat Behera October 4, 2015 at 9:42 am

Hey guides I hav attended 63. Is this a good attempt
Rashmi pattanaik October 4, 2015 at 9:04 am

I attended only 41 .. Very difficult to solve puzzles
Jagannath mishra October 4, 2015 at 8:53 am

Sir,I had attempted 51 Questions.
viz.,QA-13,,RES-25,,Eng-13,,.
Tell me if I could pass or fail in the exam.
kindly answer me.
thank you
Suman October 4, 2015 at 8:30 am

Correction to previous comment
Ibps po prelim..51/100
Suman October 4, 2015 at 8:29 am

Attempted 51/100 ques in sbi po prelim exam.