The IBPS had conducted the PO/MT main examination on 20th November 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 examination was Difficult. Candidates found the examination was quite tricky and tough.
The Banking team of Jagranjosh.com has come up with comprehensive analysis of the question paper and the expected cut off for the examination.
| Section | Total Ques. | Level of Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 50 | Difficult |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | Moderate to difficult |
| English Language | 40 | Moderate to difficult |
The section wise details are as follows:
Quantitative Aptitude: This section was difficult and lengthy. It is noticed that no question on quadratic equation asked in this section.
| Topic | No. of Questions (50) | Level of Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Pie Charts+ Line Graph+ Missing DI +Caselets DI | 20 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Number Series | 5 | Difficult |
| Inequalities | 5 | Difficult |
| Approximation | 5 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (CI and SI, Time & Work, Age problem, Time and Distance, Mixture, Profit & Loss, Ratio and Proportion) | 15 | Moderate |
Reasoning: As expected this section was difficult. Question based on Input-Output was missing in this section.
| Topic | No. of Questions (50) | Level of Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Syllogism | 5 | Difficult |
| Seating arrangement (Circular | 5+5 | Difficult |
| Puzzles | 10 | Difficult |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Difficult |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 | Difficult |
| Miscellaneous ( Ranking+ Direction Sense) | 3+2 | Difficult |
| Analytical Reasoning (Strong & weak arguments, probable reason, Statement & conclusions,) | 10 | Difficult |
English Language: This section was difficult as compared to previous year. There were 2 Reading Comprehension.
| Topic | No. of Questions (40) | Level of Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension(Based on Informal economy to Formal Economy) | 15 | Moderate |
| Antonym/Synonym | 5 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Para Completion | 5 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Spotting error (identify the correct sentence among 5 options ) | 5 | Moderate |
| Sentence Improvement | 5 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Fill in the blanks | 5 | Moderate to Difficult |
General Awareness: This section was easy to Moderate level. The majority of question asked from banking and current affairs in this section. This section also include some questions on Award, Govt. Scheme, 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 | 68-74 |
| OBC | 65-70 |
| SC | 48-53 |
| ST | 45-50 |
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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