IBPS has conducted the online preliminary examination for IBPS PO/MT on October 10 and October 11 in four shifts successfully. The exam was conducted for 100 marks comprised of 100 questions with a time of 1 hour. The pattern and difficulty level of the examination was similar to the examination held on 3 and 4 October IBPS PO preliminary exam. Reasoning and English Language section was moderate while Quantitative Aptitude was calculative and need more time to solve.
Pattern of Examination: The examination has 3 sections - Reasoning, Quantitative aptitude, English Language. In the examination there was be objective type of tests. The pattern of the examination was same as the SBI PO preliminary examination 2015.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 total weighted score. Negative marking is applicable for the Objective Test. There were five alternatives in every question of a 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 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.
| Section | Total Ques. | Level of Difficulty |
| Reasoning | 35 | Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | Moderate |
| English Language | 30 | Moderate |
The section wise details are as follows:
Reasoning:
The level of difficulty was moderate for this section.
| Topics | Number of question | Level of difficulty |
| Circular sitting arrangement | 5 | Moderate |
| Linear arrangement (North South) | 5 | Moderate |
| Puzzle | 5 | Moderate |
| Syllogism | 5 | Easy |
| Coding-decoding | 5 | Easy |
| Inequalities | 5 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Blood relation, Direction, series, Ranking etc.) | 5 | Easy |
| Total no. of question | 35 |
|
Quantitative Aptitude
This overall difficulty level of this section was moderate. Some question was calculative and time consuming.
| Topic | Number of question | Level of difficulty |
| Data Interpretation ( Table chart + Line graph) | 10 | Moderate |
| Approximation | 5 | Easy |
| Quadratic equation | 5 | Easy |
| Number Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Arithmetic- Simple & compound interest, Time and work, Ration and proportion, profit and loss , percentage, Averages, Ages, Boat and stream, Mixture, Allegation | 10 | Moderate |
| Total no. of question | 35 |
|
English Language
The section was moderate. As asked in previous years Reading Comprehension was lengthy.
| Topic | Number of question | Level of difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension | 10 | Moderate |
| Cloze test | 5 | Moderate |
| Sentence error | 5 | Moderate |
| Fill in the blanks | 5 | Easy |
| Para jumble | 5 | Easy |
| Total no. question | 30 |
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Expected Cutoff marks: - As per our analysis and difficulty level of the examination, the following Cutoff marks are expected for different category.
| General | 40-42 |
| SC/ST | 35-38 |
| OBC | 38-40 |
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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