The overall difficulty of IBPS Clerk 2019-20 mains exam was easy to moderate. Read below IBPS Clerk mains exam analysis by students.
- IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2019-20 by students
- Overall IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis
- Section-wise IBPS Clerk 2019-20 Mains Exam Analysis
IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2019-20 by students
Shiksha visited one of the exam centres of IBPS Clerk mains exam in Noida. Majority of students who took the exam shared that the difficulty level was easy to moderate. Candidates can check below the feedback given by the candidates.
Mohit said, "The sections were easy to moderate and not that difficult. In Maths, you could attempt 30-35 out of 40. In Reasoning section, candidates could easily attempt 35-38, out of 50. The English section was good and candidates could easily solve 25-30 questions easily. It was not tough. The Current Affairs questions were very simple. Moslty, the questions in the Current Affairs section were based on the events that happened in November, December and January. My attempt was 141, out of 190."
Another student named Mohit Sharma, who took the IBPS Clerk mains exam said, "The GA section was easy while the English section was moderate. The Reasoning section was easy to moderate while Quantitative Aptitude was easy."
Sourav said, "The GA section was not that difficult to attempt. The English, Maths and Reasoning sections were moderate."
Aman said, "Questions in GA section were asked from the events that took place in the month of November and December. In Reasoning section, mostly questions were asked from puzzles. The cut-off might be around 105."
"The exam was moderate. The GA was a little tough. The Maths were easier while Reasoning was moderate. Current Affairs questions were asked from Financial Awareness. There were no questions from Computer Aptitude," said another student.
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Overall IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis
The mains exam comprised only objective tests of 190 questions. The total duration of the test was 160 minutes. The arrangement of questions were defaulted by the server. As the time limit for each section was fixed so, the students had to answer the questions within the specified time. The maximum marks allotted to the test are 200. Candidates can check below good attempts and level of difficulty.
| Section |
Good attempts |
Level |
|---|---|---|
| English Language |
29-33 |
Easy to moderate |
| Reasoning and Computer Aptitude |
27-32 |
Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
31-36 |
Moderate |
| General/Financial Awareness |
28-34 |
Easy to moderate |
| Total |
117-125 |
Easy to moderate |
Section-wise IBPS Clerk 2019-20 Mains Exam Analysis
Below is the detailed analysis of all sections:
Analysis of English Section
The level of English Language section was easy to moderate. Mostly, questions were asked from Reading Comprehension.
| Topic |
Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension |
18 |
| Fillers |
5 |
| Error Detection |
5 |
| Cloze Test |
6 |
| Sentence Rearrangement |
6 |
Analysis of Quantitative Section
This section was moderate in terms of difficulty level. Questions were asked from Number Series, Simplification and Data Interpretation, etc.
| Topic |
Number of questions |
|---|---|
| Data Interpretation |
20 |
| Arithmetic - Profit & Loss, Time & Work, Mensuration, Age, Average, Boat & Stream |
20 |
| Data Sufficiency |
5 |
| Approximation |
5 |
Analysis of Reasoning & Computer Aptitude Section
This section was moderate. There were no questions on Computer Aptitude. Candidates can the topics asked in this section below:
| Topic | Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Puzzles - Blood Relation based, Circular based, |
25 |
| Coded Direction |
5 |
| Data Sufficiency |
5 |
| Coded Inequality |
5 |
| Syllogism |
5 |
| Coding-Decoding |
3 - 5 |
General Awareness/Financial Awareness
The General Awareness/Financial Awareness was easy to moderate. Questions were based on Static GK and the latest Current Affairs of national & international importance.
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A total of 15701 vacancies were announced for IBPS Clerk 2025 exam.
| IBPS Clerk 2025 Vacancy State Wise & Category Wise | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| States Names | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | General | Total Vacancies |
Andaman & Nicobar | -- | -- | 02 | 01 | 13 | 16 |
Andhra Pradesh | 77 | 33 | 110 | 42 | 200 | 462 |
Arunachal Pradesh | -- | 15 | -- | 02 | 24 | 41 |
Assam | 26 | 44 | 102 | 36 | 189 | 397 |
Bihar | 118 | 04 | 201 | 72 | 365 | 760 |
Chandigarh | 01 | -- | 02 | -- | 12 | 15 |
Chhattisgarh | 34 | 97 | 13 | 28 | 142 | 314 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu | -- | 12 | 01 | 03 | 28 | 44 |
Delhi | 39 | 19 | 73 | 23 | 125 | 279 |
Goa | -- | 08 | 15 | 09 | 72 | 104 |
Gujarat | 76 | 164 | 295 | 105 | 469 | 1109 |
Haryana | 32 | -- | 47 | 15 | 94 | 188 |
Himachal Pradesh | 32 | 04 | 25 | 13 | 60 | 134 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 01 | 05 | 16 | 04 | 50 | 76 |
Jharkhand | 27 | 60 | 31 | 24 | 126 | 268 |
Karnataka | 214 | 108 | 338 | 135 | 591 | 1386 |
Kerala | 35 | 01 | 89 | 34 | 195 | 354 |
Ladakh | -- | 01 | -- | -- | 07 | 08 |
Lakshadweep | -- | 01 | -- | -- | 06 | 07 |
Madhya Pradesh | 142 | 191 | 140 | 93 | 392 | 958 |
Maharashtra | 166 | 142 | 437 | 159 | 730 | 1634 |
Manipur | -- | 11 | 03 | 04 | 30 | 48 |
Meghalaya | -- | 04 | -- | -- | 13 | 17 |
Mizoram | -- | 09 | -- | 02 | 18 | 29 |
Nagaland | -- | 12 | -- | 01 | 21 | 34 |
Odisha | 87 | 126 | 66 | 54 | 239 | 572 |
Puducherry | 01 | -- | 05 | 01 | 19 | 26 |
Punjab | 112 | -- | 74 | 33 | 164 | 383 |
Rajasthan | 67 | 53 | 77 | 37 | 174 | 408 |
Sikkim | -- | 03 | 03 | 01 | 18 | 25 |
Tamil Nadu | 247 | 09 | 322 | 116 | 523 | 1217 |
Telangana | 61 | 27 | 81 | 32 | 161 | 362 |
Tripura | 05 | 14 | -- | 03 | 34 | 56 |
Uttar Pradesh | 589 | 28 | 754 | 272 | 1138 | 2781 |
Uttarakhand | 11 | -- | 07 | 07 | 78 | 103 |
West Bengal | 256 | 52 | 237 | 102 | 439 | 1086 |
Total | 2456 | 1257 | 3566 | 1463 | 6959 | 15701 |
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The minimum basic pay of IBPS Clerk is INR 124050. The maximum is INR 64480. IBPS Clerk salary is decided by Central Government. Candidates are also get various allowances and benefits.
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IBPS Clerk salary slip consists of all elements such as gross pay, allowances, and net pay. It will also carry the details related to the deductions in salary. Promotion is given based on the performance.
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A total of 15701 vacancies were announced for IBPS Clerk 2025 recruitment. The state-wise vacancy break-up is given below.
| IBPS Clerk 2025 Vacancy State Wise & Category Wise | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| States Names | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | General | Total Vacancies |
Andaman & Nicobar | -- | -- | 02 | 01 | 13 | 16 |
Andhra Pradesh | 77 | 33 | 110 | 42 | 200 | 462 |
Arunachal Pradesh | -- | 15 | -- | 02 | 24 | 41 |
Assam | 26 | 44 | 102 | 36 | 189 | 397 |
Bihar | 118 | 04 | 201 | 72 | 365 | 760 |
Chandigarh | 01 | -- | 02 | -- | 12 | 15 |
Chhattisgarh | 34 | 97 | 13 | 28 | 142 | 314 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu | -- | 12 | 01 | 03 | 28 | 44 |
Delhi | 39 | 19 | 73 | 23 | 125 | 279 |
Goa | -- | 08 | 15 | 09 | 72 | 104 |
Gujarat | 76 | 164 | 295 | 105 | 469 | 1109 |
Haryana | 32 | -- | 47 | 15 | 94 | 188 |
Himachal Pradesh | 32 | 04 | 25 | 13 | 60 | 134 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 01 | 05 | 16 | 04 | 50 | 76 |
Jharkhand | 27 | 60 | 31 | 24 | 126 | 268 |
Karnataka | 214 | 108 | 338 | 135 | 591 | 1386 |
Kerala | 35 | 01 | 89 | 34 | 195 | 354 |
Ladakh | -- | 01 | -- | -- | 07 | 08 |
Lakshadweep | -- | 01 | -- | -- | 06 | 07 |
Madhya Pradesh | 142 | 191 | 140 | 93 | 392 | 958 |
Maharashtra | 166 | 142 | 437 | 159 | 730 | 1634 |
Manipur | -- | 11 | 03 | 04 | 30 | 48 |
Meghalaya | -- | 04 | -- | -- | 13 | 17 |
Mizoram | -- | 09 | -- | 02 | 18 | 29 |
Nagaland | -- | 12 | -- | 01 | 21 | 34 |
Odisha | 87 | 126 | 66 | 54 | 239 | 572 |
Puducherry | 01 | -- | 05 | 01 | 19 | 26 |
Punjab | 112 | -- | 74 | 33 | 164 | 383 |
Rajasthan | 67 | 53 | 77 | 37 | 174 | 408 |
Sikkim | -- | 03 | 03 | 01 | 18 | 25 |
Tamil Nadu | 247 | 09 | 322 | 116 | 523 | 1217 |
Telangana | 61 | 27 | 81 | 32 | 161 | 362 |
Tripura | 05 | 14 | -- | 03 | 34 | 56 |
Uttar Pradesh | 589 | 28 | 754 | 272 | 1138 | 2781 |
Uttarakhand | 11 | -- | 07 | 07 | 78 | 103 |
West Bengal | 256 | 52 | 237 | 102 | 439 | 1086 |
Total | 2456 | 1257 | 3566 | 1463 | 6959 | 15701 |
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