The IBPS had conducted the online clerk main examination in the first week of January successfully. The mains exam consist 200 questions comprises of 5 sections which includes Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness (with special reference to Banking Industry) English Language, & Computer Knowledge.
Analysis of Examination: The overall difficulty level of the exam was Moderate. The Banking team of Jagranjosh.com has come up with comprehensive analysis of the question paper and the expected cut off for the examination.
The section wise details are as follows:
Quantitative Aptitude: This section was Easy to Moderate. It is noticed that no question on Quadratic Equation and Data Sufficiency asked in this section.
| Topic | No. of Questions (50) | Level |
| Data Interpretation(Tabular) | 5 | Easy |
| Number Series (based on next term) | 5 | Moderate |
| Simplification | 10 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Average, Profit & loss, SI & CI, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Time, Speed & Distance, etc.) | 20 | Moderate |
Reasoning: This section was Moderate. Input- Output topic was missing in this section.
| Topic | No. of Questions (50) | Level |
| Syllogism | 5 | Easy |
| Linear Arrangement | 10 | Easy |
| Seating arrangement (inward and out ward facing) | 5 | Moderate |
| Puzzle | 5 | Easy |
| Data Sufficiency + Direction Sense | 5 | Moderate |
| Coding and decoding | 5 | Moderate |
| Inequalities | 5 | Easy |
English Language: English section was moderate this time.
| Topic | No. of Questions (40) | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 10 | Moderate |
| Clozed test | 10 | Moderate |
| Parajumbles | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Spotting error | 5 | Moderate |
| Filling the gap with suitable words | 5 | Easy |
| Sentence Improvement | 5 | Easy |
General Awareness: This section was Easy to Moderate. The majority of question asked from banking and current affairs in this section. This section also include some questions on Award, Govt. Schemes, Headquarter of banks, books and authors, Important days, International Organisation etc. It was scoring section.
Computer Knowledge: The question asked in this section was easy and included the basics. It was also scoring section.
Expected Cutoff marks: - As per our analysis and difficulty level of the examination, the following Cutoff marks are expected for different category.
| General | 107-112 |
| SC | 75-80 |
| ST | 65-70 |
| OBC | 102-107 |
Note: The candidates should note that the above cut offs may vary as it depends upon various factors hence, it is not possible to predict the exact cut off marks until IBPS declared it on its website. The IBPS will announce cut off marks, when the process of selection is over.
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