IBPS PO 2021 Prelims Exam Analysis (4th & 11th December All Shifts): The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducted the IBPS PO 2021 Prelims on 11th December 2021 and 4th December 2021 in four shifts each. The IBPS PO 2021 Prelims included three sections Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language. In this article, we have shared the IBPS PO 2021 Prelims exam detailed section-wise analysis and review along with the number of questions asked, the difficulty level of questions, and good attempts. Candidates shared their feedback that the overall difficulty level of the IBPS PO 2021 Prelims exam on 4th December 2021 (Day 1) was ‘Easy to Moderate‘ and on 11th December 2021 (Day 2) was 'Moderate'. Next, the shortlisted candidates will be allowed to appear for the IBPS PO 2021 Mains exam. The IBPS PO 2021 Prelims Result will be declared in December 2021. The IBPS PO 2021 aims to fill 4,135 vacancies for the posts of Probationary Officers/Management Trainees during the IBPS PO XI Recruitment Drive in 11 participating public sector banks.
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IBPS PO 2021 Prelims Shift Timings (4th & 11th Dec)
| IBPS PO 2021 Prelims Shifts | Timings |
| First Shift | 9.00 am to 10.00 am |
| Second Shift | 11.30 am to 12.30 am |
| Third Shift | 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm |
| Fourth Shift | 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm |
IBPS PO 2021 Prelims Exam Timings: Reporting Time and Handwriting Sample Timing (4th & 11th Dec)
| Event | 1st Shift | 2nd Shift | 3rd Shift | 4th Shift |
| Reporting Time | 8.00 am | 10.30 am | 1.00 pm | 3.30 pm |
| Handwriting Sample | 8.45 to 8.50 pm | 11.15 am to 11.20 am | 1.45 pm to 1.50 pm | 4.15 pm to 4.20 pm |
| Exam Start Time | 9.00 am | 11.30 am | 2.00 pm | 4.30 pm |
| Exam End Time | 10.00 am | 12.30 pm | 3.00 pm | 5.30 pm |
IBPS PO 2021 Prelims Exam Pattern
| Section |
Total Questions |
Marks |
Sectional Timing |
Medium of Exam |
| Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 Minutes |
English and Hindi |
| English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 Minutes |
English |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
35 |
20 Minutes |
English and Hindi |
| Total |
100 MCQs |
100 Marks |
1 Hour |
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IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis & Section-wise Review (11th December 2021 – All Shifts 1/2/3/4)
IBPS PO Prelims 2021 exam held on 11th December 2021 (All Shifts 1/2/3/4): The overall difficulty level of questions was 'Moderate'. The IBPS PO 2021 Prelims consisted of 100 objective multiple-choice questions of 1 mark each and a negative marking of 1/4th or 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates shared that they were able to make around 59 to 65 good attempts (Shift 1), 63 to 70 good attempts (Shift 2), 61 to 70 good attempts (Shift 3), and 64 to 70 good attempts (Shift 4) in the IBPS PO 2021 Prelims exam. Have a look at the detailed exam analysis below:
IBPS PO Prelims 2021(11th December All Shifts 1/2/3/4): Exam Analysis - Difficulty Level & Good Attempts
| Sections |
1st Shift |
2nd Shift |
3rd Shift |
4th Shift |
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| Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
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| English Language |
21-23 |
Easy-Moderate |
21-23 |
Moderate |
21-24 |
Moderate |
22-24 |
Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability |
20-22 |
Moderate |
23-25 |
Moderate |
21-24 |
Moderate |
21-24 |
Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
18-20 |
Moderate |
20-22 |
Moderate |
19-22 |
Moderate |
20-22 |
Moderate |
| Total (100 Marks) |
59-65 |
Moderate |
63-70 |
Moderate |
61-70 |
Moderate |
63-70 |
Moderate |
IBPS PO Prelims 2021 (11th December All Shifts 1/2/3/4): Section-wise exam review and questions asked
Reasoning Ability: All Shifts 1/2/3/4
| Topics |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
| Puzzles/Seating Arrangement (Month/Date-based, Dual Row Seating Arrangement, Tabular) |
18-23 |
Moderate |
| Syllogism |
3-5 |
Moderate |
| Inequality |
3-5 |
Moderate |
| Word Pairing Based |
1-5 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Order & Ranking |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Direction & Sense |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Odd One Out |
1-2 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Chinese Coding |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Total |
35 |
Moderate |
English Language: All Shifts 1/2/3/4
| Topics |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension |
8 -10 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Error Detection |
4-7 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Word-Swap |
4-6 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Para Jumbles |
5-6 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Cloze Test |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Match the Column |
3 to 4 |
Easy |
| Total |
30 |
Easy-Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude: All Shifts 1/2/3/4
| Topics |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation (Caselet, Bar, Tabular, Pie) |
11-15 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Arithmetic |
10-12 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation |
6 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Missing Number Series |
5-6 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Approximation |
5 |
Moderate |
| Total |
35 |
Moderate |
| IBPS PO 2021 Important Links |
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| IBPS PO 2021 Notification, Admit Card Download, Syllabus, Cut-off |
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IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis & Section-wise Review (4th December 2021 – All Shifts 1/2/3/4)
IBPS PO Prelims 2021 exam held on 4th December 2021 (All Shifts): The difficulty level of questions was 'Easy to Moderate'. The IBPS PO 2021 Prelims consisted of 100 objective multiple-choice questions of 1 mark each and a negative marking of 1/4th or 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates shared that they were able to make around 64 to 70 good attempts (Shift 1), 63 to 69 good attempts (Shift 2), 63 to 69 good attempts (Shift 3), and 61 to 68 good attempts (Shift 4) in the IBPS PO 2021 Prelims exam. Have a look at the detailed exam analysis below:
IBPS PO Prelims 2021(4th December All Shifts 1/2/3/4): Exam Analysis - Difficulty Level & Good Attempts
| Sections |
1st Shift |
2nd Shift |
3rd Shift |
4th Shift |
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| Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
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| English Language |
21-23 |
Easy-Moderate |
22-24 |
Easy-Moderate |
20-22 |
Moderate |
20-22 |
Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability |
23-25 |
Easy-Moderate |
21-23 |
Easy-Moderate |
23-24 |
Moderate |
22-24 |
Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
20-22 |
Easy-Moderate |
20-22 |
Easy-Moderate |
19-22 |
Moderate |
19-22 |
Moderate |
| Total (100 Marks) |
64-70 |
Easy-Moderate |
63-69 |
Easy-Moderate |
63-69 |
Moderate |
61-68 |
Moderate |
IBPS PO Prelims 2021 (4th December All Shifts 1/2/3/4): Section-wise exam review and questions asked
Reasoning Ability: All Shifts 1/2/3/4
| Topics |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
Topics |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
| Puzzles/Seating Arrangement (Box-based, floor & flat-based, designation-based, circular-based, square-based seating, month-based, days-based, comparison-based, letter-based, alphabet-based) |
20 to 24 |
Easy-Moderate |
Coding-Decoding |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Syllogism |
4 to 5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Blood Relation | 1 to 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Inequality |
4 to 5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Number Based |
1 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Direction & Sense |
1 to 3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Pairing Based |
1 to 3 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Alpha Numeric Series |
1 |
Easy |
Meaningful Word |
1 |
Easy |
| Odd One Out |
1 |
Moderate |
Chinese Coding |
5 |
Easy |
| Total |
35 |
Easy-Moderate | |||
English Language: All Shifts 1/2/3/4
| Topics |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
Topics |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension |
8 to 10 |
Easy-Moderate |
Phrase Replacement |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Error Detection |
4 to 5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Cloze Test |
5 to 7 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Word-Swap/Word Usage/ Word Arrangement |
3-4 |
Easy-Moderate |
Para Jumbles/ Sentence Rearrangement |
5 |
Easy |
| Match the Column |
2 |
Moderate |
Single Fillers |
5 |
Moderate |
| Total |
30 |
Easy-Moderate |
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Quantitative Aptitude: All Shifts 1/2/3/4
| Topics |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation (Pie, Caselet, Tabular DI (Days - Male and Female)) |
10 to 20 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Arithmetic |
10 to 15 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Missing/ Wrong Number Series |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Approximation |
5 |
Easy |
| Total |
35 |
Easy-Moderate |
IBPS PO 2021 Prelims Exam on 4th & 11th Dec: Check Section-wise Important Topics, Exam Pattern
