IBPS Clerk 2020 Prelims Exam Analysis by Students: Check Section-Wise and Overall Difficulty Levels

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IBPS Clerk 2020 prelims exam has started on December 5. The exam will also be conducted on December 12 and 13. The overall paper was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. Read here to know IBPS Clerk 2020 prelims exam analysis by students.

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is conducting IBPS Clerk 2020 prelims exam across various cities in the country. The overall paper was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. Read below for more details on IBPS Clerk 2020 prelims exam analysis.

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The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is conducting IBPS Clerk 2020 prelims exam across various cities in the country. The exam is conducted in fours shifts: 9 am to 10 am, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, 2 pm to 3 pm and 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm. The exam is conducted to fill up a total of 2,557 vacancies for clerical cadre posts in 11 public sector banks. In view of COVID-19 pandemic, adequate measures have been taken at the exam centres. The security guards at the entry gate ensured that the candidates wore a mask. Before entry, the temperature of candidates was checked through thermal guns. Candidates were also asked to submit health declaration form at the exam centre.

Shiksha visited one of the IBPS Clerk 2020 exam centres in Assam to gather the feedback of candidates regarding the section-wise and overall difficulty levels of exam. Read below to know IBPS Clerk 2020 prelims exam analysis by students.

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  • IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2020
  • IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2020 by Students
  • IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2020

IBPS Clerk Exam Pattern 2020

IBPS Clerk prelims exam pattern comprised three sections: English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. The test paper carried a total of 100 questions. The total duration of the test was one hour, 20 minutes were allotted to each section. Total marks of the test are 100. The exam pattern of IBPS Clerk is given below.

Sections Number of questions Total marks

English Language

30

30

Numerical Ability

35

35

Reasoning Ability

35

35

Total

100

100

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2020 by Students

According to the feedback shared by candidates, the overall paper was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. The English Language section was easy. The Reasoning section was moderate. The Quantitative Aptitude section was moderate. Candidates can check below IBPS Clerk Prelims exam analysis 2020 by students.

Ranjita Bora: "The overall difficulty level of IBPS Clerk prelims paper was easy. Questions were asked from Reasoning, English and Quantitative Aptitude section. Questions in Quantitative Aptitude were from the calculation."

Sumanjit Dey: "According to me the paper was easy to moderate. In Maths, questions were asked from Simplification, DI, graphs, etc. There was only one DI question in Maths. In Reasoning, questions were asked from Puzzles (one date puzzle), Weight Arrangement, Syllogism, etc. The Reading Comprehension topic was based on obesity. There were around eight to 10 questions in Reading Comprehension."

Vishal Pandit: "The paper was not so hard. The Numerical Ability was tough compared to last year. In Reasoning Ability, floor-based puzzles were asked. In Maths, DI questions were asked. The Reading Comprehension topic was based on obesity."

Roopak Bora: "The paper was moderate. In Quant, questions were asked from DI, Boat and Stream, Ratio and Proportion, The Quant and Reasoning sections were moderate. The English section was easy."

Sindhobor Deka: "My paper was average. The Simplification numbers were difficult to solve and were a bit of time taking. There were two sets of DI. The English section was easy. In Reasoning, there were circular Seating Arrangement questions. Box-based puzzles were asked."

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IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2020

The section-wise and overall difficulty level of IBPS Clerk are given below.

Overall Analysis

Section Good Attempts Level
English 25-27 Easy
Reasoning Ability 28-30 Moderate
Quantitative Ability 26-28 Moderate
Overall Good Attempts 73-77 Easy to Moderate

Sectional Analysis

Quantitative Aptitude

Topic No. of questions Difficulty level
Data Interpretation (Line Graph) 5 Easy
Approximation 5 Easy
Simplification 13 Easy
Quadratic Equation 5 Easy
Arithmetic (SI & CI, Profit & Loss, Train, Mensuration, Boat & Stream, Age) 7-8 Easy-Moderate
Total 35 Moderate

Reasoning Ability

Topics No. of questions Difficulty level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement 20 Moderate
Syllogism 3 Easy
Order Ranking / Sequence 3 Easy
Series 4 Easy
Inequality 3 Easy-Moderate
Miscellaneous 2 Easy-Moderate
Total 35 Moderate

Types of Puzzles & Seating Arrangement

  • Sequence Puzzle
  • Floor Puzzle
  • Month-based Puzzle
  • Year-based Puzzle

English Language

Topic No. of questions Difficulty level
Reading Comprehension (Obesity and Sleep) 7 Easy
Word Swap 5 Easy-Moderate
Rearrangement of Sentences 3 Easy
Phrase Correction 5 Easy
Error Detection 5 Easy
Cloze Test 5 Easy-Moderate
Total 30 Moderate
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