Indian Bank PO Recruitment 2018: Exam Analysis, Review - 6th October, All Slots
Indian Bank conducted online preliminary exams (Phase 1) for the recruitment of Probationary Officer post. In this article, you will get the analysis of all the slots.

Indian Bank conducted online preliminary exams (Phase 1) for the recruitment of Probationary Officer post. This year there are 417 vacancies for Probationary Officer (PO) post, the recruitment for PO post will be through Post Graduate Diploma in Banking & Finance Course (at Indian Bank Manipal School of Banking). In this article, you will get the analysis of all the slots.
The complete recruitment process will be conducted in three stages:
Preliminary Examination → Main Examination → Interview
Indian Bank PO Exam Analysis: Exam Pattern (Prelims)
The structure of the Preliminary Examination (objective type) which will be conducted online is as follows:
Name of Tests (Marks) |
Number of Questions (Language) |
Duration |
English Language (30 Marks) |
30 Questions (English) |
Composite time of 1 Hour |
Quantitative Aptitude (35 Marks) |
35 Questions (English & Hindi) |
|
Reasoning Ability (35 Marks) |
35 Questions (English & Hindi) |
|
Total (100 Marks) |
100 Questions |
|
Indian Bank PO Cut-off 2018 (Expected): Check here!
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Important points related to Indian Bank PO Prelims 2018:
• Candidates have to qualify in each of the 3 tests by securing minimum cut-off marks to be decided by Bank.
• There will also be an overall cut-off
• Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by Bank depending upon requirements will be shortlisted for Online Main Examination
• There may be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests.
• For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question may be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score.
• If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there may be no penalty for that question.
You can check about the complete exam pattern and latest syllabus from this link.
Table of contents
Indian Bank PO Exam Analysis 2018: Slot – 1 |
Indian Bank PO Exam Analysis 2018: Slot – 2 |
Indian Bank PO Exam Analysis 2018: Slot – 3 |
Indian Bank PO Exam Analysis 2018: Slot – 4 |
Indian Bank PO Cut-off 2018 (Expected): Check here!
Indian Bank PO Exam Analysis 2018: Section-wise/Slot-wise Analysis – 6th October 2018, All Slots
Slot-wise analysis of Indian Bank PO Prelims Recruitment Exam 2018 is given below
Indian Bank PO Exam Analysis 2018: Slot – 1
A brief overview of slot - 1
Subject |
Good Attempt |
English Language |
18 – 24 |
Reasoning Ability |
21 – 25 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
15 – 22 |
Total |
70 – 75 |
Quantitative Aptitude
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Level |
Series (Wrong Number) |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
Simplification |
5 |
Easy |
Data Sufficiency |
5 |
Moderate |
Data Interpretation |
10 |
Moderate |
Miscellaneous (Questions based on CI & SI, Partnership, Profit and Loss etc) |
10 |
Moderate |
Total |
35 |
Moderate |
English Language
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Level |
Vocabulary Based Questions |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
Fillers |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Error Detection |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Sentence Rearrangement |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Reading Comprehension |
10 |
Easy-Moderate |
Total |
30 |
Easy-Moderate |
Reasoning
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Level |
Coding Decoding |
4 |
Easy- Moderate |
Syllogism |
5 |
Easy- Moderate |
Alphabet Series |
2 |
Easy - Moderate |
Blood Relation |
3 |
Easy - Moderate |
Alphabet |
2 |
Easy - Moderate |
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement |
19 |
Moderate |
Total |
35 |
Easy- Moderate |
Indian Bank PO Exam Analysis 2018: Slot – 2
A brief overview of slot - 2
Subject |
Good Attempt |
English Language |
19 – 24 |
Reasoning Ability |
21 – 25 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
16 – 22 |
Total |
71 – 75 |
Quantitative Aptitude
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Level |
Series (Missing Number) |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
Quadratic Equation |
5 |
Easy |
Data Sufficiency |
5 |
Moderate |
Data Interpretation |
10 |
Moderate |
Miscellaneous (Questions based on CI & SI, Partnership, Profit and Loss etc) |
10 |
Moderate |
Total |
35 |
Moderate |
English Language
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Level |
Double Fillers |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
Error Detection |
7 |
Easy-Moderate |
Vocabulary Based Questions |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
Sentence Rearrangement |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Reading Comprehension |
10 |
Easy-Moderate |
Total |
30 |
Easy-Moderate |
Reasoning
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Level |
Syllogism |
5 |
Easy- Moderate |
Alphabet Series |
1 |
Moderate |
Number Based Question |
1 |
Easy |
Order and Ranking |
2 |
Easy - Moderate |
Blood Relation |
4 |
Easy |
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement |
20 |
Moderate |
Miscellaneous |
2 |
Easy |
Total |
35 |
Easy- Moderate |
Indian Bank PO Exam Analysis 2018: Slot – 3
Overview:
Subject |
Good Attempt |
English Language |
19 – 24 |
Reasoning Ability |
21 – 25 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
15 – 22 |
Total |
70 – 75 |
Quantitative Aptitude
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Level |
Series (Missing Number) |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
Data Sufficiency |
5 |
Moderate |
Data Interpretation |
15 |
Moderate |
Miscellaneous (Questions based on CI & SI, Partnership, Profit and Loss etc) |
10 |
Moderate |
Total |
35 |
Moderate |
English Language
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Level |
Vocabulary Based Questions |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
Double Fillers |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Error Detection |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
Cloze Test |
7 |
Easy to Moderate |
Reading Comprehension |
8 |
Easy-Moderate |
Total |
30 |
Easy-Moderate |
Reasoning
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Level |
Coding Decoding |
3 |
Easy- Moderate |
Direction Sense |
3 |
Easy- Moderate |
Inequality |
4 |
Easy - Moderate |
Coding Decoding |
3 |
Easy - Moderate |
Blood Relation |
2 |
Easy - Moderate |
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement |
20 |
Moderate |
Total |
35 |
Easy- Moderate |
Indian Bank PO Exam Analysis 2018: Slot – 4
Overview:
Subject |
Good Attempt |
English Language |
18 – 24 |
Reasoning Ability |
21 – 25 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
15 – 22 |
Total |
70 – 75 |
Quantitative Aptitude
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Level |
Series (Wrong Number) |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
Simplification |
5 |
Easy |
Data Sufficiency |
5 |
Moderate |
Data Interpretation |
10 |
Moderate |
Miscellaneous (Questions based on CI & SI, Partnership, Profit and Loss etc) |
10 |
Moderate |
Total |
35 |
Moderate |
English Language
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Level |
Vocabulary Based Questions |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
Fillers |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Error Detection |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Sentence Rearrangement |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Reading Comprehension |
10 |
Easy-Moderate |
Total |
30 |
Easy-Moderate |
Reasoning
Topics |
Number of Questions |
Level |
Coding Decoding |
3 |
Easy to Moderate |
Inequality |
4 |
Easy to Moderate |
Number based question |
1 |
Easy |
Alphabet Series |
2 |
Easy to Moderate |
Blood Relation |
2 |
Easy to Moderate |
Direction |
3 |
Easy - Moderate |
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement |
20 |
Moderate |
Total |
35 |
Easy- Moderate |
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