IBPS has conducted the online preliminary examination for the post of the clerk on 26 and 27 November successfully. The exam was conducted for 100 marks comprised of 100 questions with a time of 1 hour.
Pattern of Examination: The examination has 3 sections – Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability, and English Language. There were five alternatives in every question of a test. The candidates shall be required to qualify in each section as per cut-off marks determined on the basis of performance in each section and also on the total weighted score. Negative marking is applicable for the Objective Test. For every wrong answer, one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
Analysis of Examination: The overall difficulty level of the examination was Easy.
The Banking team of Jagranjosh.com has come up with a comprehensive analysis of the question paper and the expected cut-off for the examination.
| Section |
Total Ques. |
Level of Difficulty |
| Reasoning Ability |
35 |
Easy |
| Numerical Ability |
35 |
Easy to Moderate |
| English Language |
30 |
Easy |
The section wise details are as follows:
Reasoning Ability
The level of difficulty was Easy for this section. It is noticed that no Syllogisms questions were asked in this section.
| Topics |
Number of question |
Level of difficulty |
| Circular seating arrangement |
5 |
Easy |
| Linear arrangement |
10 |
Easy |
| Alphanumeric Series |
5 |
Easy |
| Alphabet Coding |
5 |
Easy |
| Inequalities |
5 |
Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Blood relation, Direction, series, Ranking etc.) |
5 |
Easy |
| Total no. of question |
35 |
|
Numerical Ability
This overall difficulty level of this section was Easy to moderate.
| Topic |
Number of question |
Level of difficulty |
| Data Interpretation |
5 |
Easy |
| Approximation/ Simplification |
15 |
Easy |
| Number Series |
5 |
East to Moderate |
| Arithmetic- Simple & compound interest, Time and work, , profit and loss , percentage, Averages, Ages |
10 |
Easy to Moderate |
| Total no. of question |
35 |
|
English Language
The difficulty level of this section was Easy.
| Topic |
Number of question |
Level of difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension (based on story) |
10 |
Easy |
| Cloze test |
10 |
Easy |
| Spotting error |
10 |
Easy |
| Total no. of question |
30 |
|
Expected Cut-off marks: - As per our analysis and difficulty level of the examination, the following Cut-off marks are expected for the different category.
| General |
50-55 |
| SC |
28-34 |
| ST |
25—30 |
| OBC |
45-50 |
Note: The candidates should note that the above cut-off 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 mark when the process of selection is over.