IBPS PO 2025 Exam Analysis OUT: Check Aug 24 All Shifts Students' Reactions, Difficulty Level, Questions & Answers
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Probationary Officer Exam 2025 ( IBPS PO )
The IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 for all four shifts TODAY (Aug 24) is provided here based on the student feedback received. Also, for Aug 23 is mentioned below. The analysis consists of the overall difficulty level, section-wise review, good attempts, questions, answers, topic-wise weightage, and more.
IBPS PO 2025 Prelims Exam Analysis (All Shifts)
IBPS PO 2025 Prelims Exam Analysis: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is conducting the IBPS PO 2025 Prelims exam on August 24 in an online mode in four shifts. AUg 23 exam wa conducted successfully. Candidates who will qualify the IBPS PO Prelims exam will sit in the Mains 2025 exam. The IBPS PO Exam analysis analysis for August 23 & 24 is provided here based on the students responses which will consists of the difficulty level, section-wise review, good attempts, questions, answers, topic-wise weightage, etc. The analysis will also provide the insights into any changes in the exam pattern, topics will be repeated or not, scoring opportunities and more. Scroll down for the detailed IBPS PO Prelims 2025 Exam Analysis.
- IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2025 All Shifts Analysis OUT
- IBPS PO 2025 Shift 1 Analysis OUT (Aug 24)
- IBPS PO 2025 Prelims Shift 1 (Aug 24) Analysis: Good Attempts
- IBPS PO 2025 Shift 4 Analysis OUT (Aug 23)
- IBPS PO 2025 Shift 3 Analysis OUT (Aug 23)
- IBPS PO Prelims Expected Cutoff 2025
IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2025 All Shifts Analysis OUT
IBPS PO 2025 Shift 1 Analysis OUT (Aug 24)
As per the students feedback, the overall difficulty level is Moderate.
| Sections | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|
| English Language |
Moderate
|
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Moderate
|
| Reasoning Ability |
Moderate
|
| Total |
MODERATE |
IBPS PO 2025 Prelims Shift 1 (Aug 24) Analysis: Good Attempts
| Sections | Number of Questions | Good Attempts |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | 30 | 21-24 |
| Reasoning Aptitude | 35 | 21-23 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 20-23 |
IBPS PO 2025 Shift 4 Analysis OUT (Aug 23)
No, the marks of IBPS PO prelims exam are not considered for the final merit list. For provisional allotment of candidates, only the marks obtained in Mains and interview are considered. IBPS PO scores are calculated out of 100 marks. The marks obtained in the prelims exam are taken into consideration to select candidates for the Mains exam. The prelims exam is qualifying in nature. It is just to screen candidates for the Mains exam. Candidates need to qualify the prelims exam inorder to get shortlisted for the Mains exam. Candidates need to secure the desired cut off marks to get shortlisted for the Mains exam.
Some of the students' felt that the Shift 4 overall difficulty level was Moderate.
| Sections | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|
| English Language |
Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability |
Easy to Moderate |
| Total |
EASY TO MODERATE |
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IBPS PO 2025 Shift 3 Analysis OUT (Aug 23)
| Sections | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|
| English Language |
Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability |
Moderate |
| Total |
MODERATE |
As per the Students' reactions, the Shift 1 overall difficulty level was Moderate. Shift 2 was also Moderate.
IBPS PO 2025 Shift 2 exam analysis (Aug 23)
As per the student reactions:
Yes, there are sectional timings in IBPS PO exam. In prelims exam, candidates get 20 minutes to solve each section. In Mains exam, to solve English section, candidates get 40 minutes. The duration to attempt Data Interpretation and Analysis section and Reasoning section, candidates get 45 minutes and 50 minutes respectively. The time duration allotted for General Awareness section is 25 minutes. To solve the descriptive paper, candidates get 30 minutes. The sectional timings for IBPS PO prelims and Mains exams are given below.
Prelims Exam
Sections | Duration (In minutes) |
English Language | 20 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 20 |
Reasoning Ability | 20 |
Total | 60 |
Mains Exam
Section name | Allotted Time |
English Language | 40 |
Data Interpretation and Analysis | 45 |
Reasoning | 50 |
General Awareness | 25 |
Total | 160 |
English (Essay and Letter Writing) | 30 minutes |
Grand Total | 3 hours 10 minutes |
To score 70 in IBPS PO exam, candidates need to work regularly on improving speed and gaining marks. Topics and question asked from it also plays an important role. Frequent revision will work. Read the chapters and syllabus properly.
IBPS PO interview is conducted for candidates who qualify the Mains exam. The interview is of 100 marks. The level of difficulty may be easy or difficult.It can be cleared with the right approach. For this, candidates need to answer the interview questions with creativity.
| Sections | Difficulty Level, Topics & Questions asked |
|---|---|
| English Language |
Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability |
Moderate |
| Total |
MODERATE |
IBPS PO 2025 Shift 1 exam analysis (Aug 23)
Based on the students feedback, candidates can check below:
| Sections | Difficulty Level, Topics & Questions asked |
|---|---|
| English Language |
Questions and difficulty level asked in English sectionAs per the students feedback, in English section,
Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability |
Moderate
|
| Total |
Moderate |
IBPS PO 2025 Student Reactions Video (Aug 23, Shift 1)
Candidates can check below the student reactions:
IBPS PO 2025 Revised Prelims Exam Pattern
IBPS PO prelims exam pattern was revised by the authority. In the Prelims exam, the marking scheme for the Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability has been changed. Prelims exam consists of three sections. The paper will have 100 objective-type multiple-choice questions. Questions in the exam are asked from Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English Language. The total time allotted to candidates to solve questions in IBPS PO prelims exam is 60 minutes. Candidates will get 20 minutes to attempt each section.
Revised Structure of IBPS PO 2025 Prelims Exam
| Sections | No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Medium of Exam |
Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language |
30 |
30 |
English |
20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
30 |
English and |
20 |
| Reasoning Ability |
35 |
45 |
English and |
20 |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
|
60 |
Also Read: IBPS PO Exam Syllabus
IBPS PO Prelims Expected Cutoff 2025
The candidates should note that the IBPS PO 2025 cutoff will be released online at ibps.in. The IBPS PO cutoff will be dependent on the difficulty level of the IBPS PO question paper. The candidates will share the expected cutoff for the exam. The IBPS PO cutoff 2025 expected cut off for the General Category will be between 60-70.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 months ago
Yes, the IBPS had released the IBPS PO main admit card 2025 on October 1. The candidates can download their admit card to know their exam centre, exam date and shift timing.
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IBPS PO exam pattern highlights the overall structure of the exam such as marking scheme, total marks, time duration, etc. IBPS PO exam pattern is such that it is divided into prelims exam, Mainsexam and interview. IBPS PO prelims exam comprises three sections-Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English Language. The total marks allotted to the test are 100. The duration of the test is 60 minutes. There are sectional timings in the exam. IBPS PO Mains exam comprises both objective and descriptive-type questions. The total marks allotted to the Mains exam are 225. The duration of the test is 3 hours 10 minutes. The total marks allotted to the interview are 100.