IBPS Clerk Main exam was successfully conducted on 21st January 2018. The candidates who qualified in IBPS Clerk prelims are appeared in the mains exam. There were four sections in the examination which includes General/ Financial Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, General English, Reasoning & Computer Aptitude comprised of 190 questions with a composite time of 160 minutes. There was separate time allotted for each of the section. Negative marking was applicable for the exam.
Analysis of the Examination: As per the feedback received by the students, the level of difficulty for the IBPS Clerk mains exam was Moderate. The Banking team of Jagranjosh.com has come up with comprehensive analysis of the examination and the expected cut off for the examination.
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The section wise details are as follows:
IBPS Clerk Main Exam 2017-18
| Name of the Section | No of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time allotted for each section | Level of Difficulty |
| General/ Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 Minutes | Moderate |
| General English | 40 | 40 | 35 Minutes | Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 Minutes | Moderate to Difficult |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 Minutes | Moderate |
| Total | 190 | 200 | 160 minutes |
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General English: The difficulty level for this section was Moderate. There were two reading comprehension asked in the examination. One set of reading comprehension was based on corporate policy. Some questions based on new pattern were also asked in the section.
| Topic | No. of Questions (40) | Level of Difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension | 12 | Moderate |
| Synonym/ Antonym (based on reading comprehension) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Double fillers | 5 | Easy |
| Sentence Rearrangement (based on new pattern) | 5 | Moderate |
| Correct usage of word (candidates have to find the sentence with correct usage of word) | 6 | Easy to Moderate |
| Phrasal Replacement | 7 | Easy to Moderate |
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Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude: The difficulty level for this section was Moderate to Difficult. The section was difficult as compared to other sections. The There were four sets of puzzle and seating arrangement asked in the section. It is noticed that No question on Computer Aptitude was asked in the section.
| Topic | No. of Questions (50) | Level |
| Syllogism | 3 | Easy |
| Seating arrangement (Linear) | 5 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Alphabet Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Puzzle (Floor based puzzle + Box based puzzle+ Blood relation based puzzle) | 5+5+5=15 | Difficult |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Difficult |
| Input-Output | 5 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Order and Ranking | 3 | Moderate |
| Direction Sense | 3 | Moderate |
| Alpha-Numeric Series | 3 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 3 | Moderate to Difficult |
Quantitative Aptitude: This section was Moderate. There were three sets of Data Interpretation with 5 questions in each set asked in this section. Candidates, who are good in the calculation can easily solve the DI questions.
| Topic | No. of Questions (50) | Level |
| Data Interpretation (Caselet + 2 set of Tabular DI) | 15 | Moderate to difficult |
| Approximation/Simplification | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Number Series (based on missing pattern) | 5 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Difficult |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (Average, ages, Profit & loss, SI & CI, Ratio & Proportion, Parnership,Time & Work, Time and Distance, etc.) | 15 | Moderate |
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General Awareness: The difficulty level for this section was Moderate. Most of the questions were asked from current affairs of October month. The questions of Banking Awareness were also based on current affairs. Questions on Static General Awareness were also asked in the exam.
Expected Cutoff marks for IBPS Clerk Mains Exam: - As per our analysis and difficulty level of the examination, the following Cutoff marks are expected for a different category.
| General | 102-107 |
| SC | 55-60 |
| ST | 53-58 |
| OBC | 96-101 |
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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