IBPS SO 2021 Prelims Exam Analysis (26th December Shift 1): The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducted the IBPS SO 2021 Prelims exam on 26th December 2021 in two shifts. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) will be conducting the IBPS SO 2021 in two phases – Online Preliminary and Online Main exams to fill up 1,828 Specialist Officers (SO) – Scale I across 11 participating Public Sector Banks that include IT Officer, Rajbhasha Adhikari, Agricultural Field Officer, Law Officer, Marketing Officer, and HR/Personnel Officer. Next, the IBPS SO 2021 Mains will be on 30th January 2022. Meanwhile, we have shared the IBPS PO 2021 Prelims exam detailed section-wise analysis and review along with the difficulty level of questions, good attempts, and the number of questions asked. Candidates shared their feedback that the overall difficulty level of the IBPS SO 2021 Prelims exam on 26th December 2021 (All Shifts) was ‘Moderate‘.
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IBPS SO 2021: Important Dates
| IBPS SO 2021 Recruitment Process |
Important Dates |
| IBPS SO Prelims Exam Date |
26th December 2021 |
| IBPS SO Prelims Result |
January 2022 |
| IBPS SO Mains Exam Date |
30th January 2022 |
IBPS SO 2021 Prelims Exam Pattern
The IBPS SO 2021 Prelims exam was conducted in online mode (post-wise). The IBPS SO 2021 Prelims included English Language, Reasoning Ability, General Awareness (special reference to Banking Industry), and Quantitative Aptitude. Each section was allotted 40 minutes. There were a total of 150 Objective Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). The medium of exam for Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Awareness (with Special Reference to Banking Industry) was English & Hindi. The paper for the English Language was conducted in English only.
NOTE: For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari, the sections in the IBPS SO 2021 Prelims were English Language, Reasoning Ability, and General Awareness (special reference to the banking industry).
For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, Marketing Officer, and HR/Personnel Officer, the sections in the IBPS SO 2021 Prelims were English Language, Reasoning Ability, and Quantitative Aptitude.
For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Section | No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam | Duration |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 Minutes |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 Minutes |
| General Awareness (with special reference to Banking Industry) |
50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 Minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer
| Section | No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam | Duration |
| English Language | 50 | 25 | English | 40 Minutes |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 Minutes |
| Total | 150 | 125 |
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis & Section-wise Review (26th December 2021 – All Shifts)
IBPS SO Prelims 2021 exam on 26th December 2021 (Shift 1): Candidates shared that the overall difficulty level of the questions was ‘Moderate' and they were able to make 88 to 97 good attempts (Shift 1), 96 to 111 good attempts (Shift 2).
IBPS SO Prelims 2021 Exam Analysis (26th December 2021) - Overall Difficulty Level & Good Attempts
For the post of Law Officer and Rajbhasha Adhikari
| Sections |
No. of MCQs |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
| English Language |
50 |
33-37 |
Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability |
50 |
29-35 |
Moderate |
| General Awareness |
50 |
34-39 |
Moderate |
| Total (100 Marks) |
150 |
96-111 |
Moderate |
For the post of IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer
| Sections |
No. of MCQs |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
| English Language |
50 |
23-26 |
Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability |
50 |
32-35 |
Moderate |
| Quantitative Ability |
50 |
33-36 |
Moderate |
| Total (100 Marks) |
150 |
88-97 |
Moderate |
IBPS SO Prelims 2021 (26th December 2021 – All Shifts): Section-wise exam review and questions asked
General Awareness
Section Difficulty: Moderate
Questions from December 2021 current affairs, Air India Privatization, and CPI.
English Language
| Topics |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension (2 RC set in shift 1 on a report on Indonesia and Immunity; 2 RC set in shift 2 based on American Exchange Commission, Archaeologists in Iraq) |
18-20 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Cloze Test (Artificial Intelligence) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Word Swap |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Error Detection |
5 |
Easy |
| Fillers |
5 |
Easy |
| Para Jumble |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Match the following |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Vocabulary |
3 |
Easy |
| Starter |
2 |
Easy |
| Connectors |
2 |
Easy |
| Total |
50 |
Easy |
Reasoning Ability
| Topics |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
| Puzzles/Seating Arrangement (Floor, age, designation, schedule, variable-based) |
20-25 |
Moderate |
| Machine Input |
4-5 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency |
3-5 |
Moderate |
| Syllogism |
4-5 |
Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning |
4 |
Moderate |
| Assumption |
4 |
Moderate |
| Inequality |
3-5 |
Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding |
3-5 |
Moderate |
| Blood Relation |
3-4 |
Moderate |
| Direction Sense |
3 |
Moderate |
| Odd One Out |
1 |
Moderate |
| Alphabetical Series |
1 |
Moderate |
| Number Series |
1 |
Moderate |
| Total |
50 |
Moderate |
Quantitative Ability
| Topics |
No. of MCQs |
Difficulty Level |
| Arithmetic |
20 |
Moderate |
| Data Interpretation (Pie, Line, Tabular-based DI) |
15 |
Moderate |
| Inequality |
6 |
Moderate |
| Missing Number Series |
5 |
Moderate |
| Approximation |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Caselet DI (Mensuration-based) |
5 |
Moderate |
| Quantity Compassion |
3 |
Moderate |
| Total |
50 |
Moderate |
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