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IBPS Clerk prelims exam analysis 2022 for all shifts held on September 3 & 4 is provided on this page. Click here to check the difficulty level.

IBPS Clerk prelims exam analysis 2022 for all shifts held on September 3 & 4 is provided on this page. Click here to check the difficulty level, expected cutoff and number of good attempts.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2022

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2022

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducted IBPS Clerk 2022 prelims exam in four shifts. Shift 1 was conducted from 9 am to 10 am, second shift from 11.30 am to 12.30 pm, shift 3 was conducted from 2 pm to 3 pm, and shift 4 was conducted from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm. All the registered candidates who are appearing for the IBPS Clerk prelims exam can check the exam analysis on this page. The overall difficulty level of IBPS Clerk 2022 exam held on September 4 was easy to moderate. Students could easily attempt more than 90 questions. In this article, we have provided IBPS Clerk prelims paper analysis 2022.

Table of contents
  • IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2022 (Sep 4)
  • IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2022 (Sep 3)
  • IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2022
  • IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2022 & Student Reaction
  • IBPS Clerk 2022 Prelims Student Reaction Video
  • Topic-Wise Distribution of Questions in IBPS Clerk Prelims

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2022 (Sep 4)

The overall difficulty level of the exam held in Shift 1 was easy to moderate. An attempt of 71-77 questions is considered as good. The reasoning section has questions on topics like syllogism, inequality, etc. The majority of questions asked in Maths were from arithmetic and DI. In English, one reading comprehension was asked along with some questions on word swap words.

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2022 (Sep 3)

Candidates can check below IBPS Clerk prelims exam analysis of all shifts held on September 3:

IBPS Clerk Shift 4 Analysis 2022

The overall paper of Shift 4 was easy to moderate. Check below the section-wise exam analysis:

Reasoning Ability: The difficulty level of the reasoning section was Easy. The reasoning section had puzzles questions.

English Language: Most of the students found the English Language section to be easy.

Quantitative Aptitude: A good number of questions were asked from the Arithmetic & Simplification topics. There was also DI Set with an easy level. The overall difficulty level of the Quantitative Aptitude section was Easy.

IBPS Clerk Shift 3 Analysis 2022

The overall difficulty level of Shift 3 was easy to moderate. The Reading Comprehension carried story-based passages. In Reasoning, Box-Based puzzle, month-based puzzle, floor-based puzzle and comparison-based puzzle. In Quant, questions were asked from Simplification, Data Interpretation (DI) and Arithmetic.

IBPS Clerk Shift 2 Analysis 2022

Candidates can check below the IBPS Clerk 2nd Shift Analysis 2022:

Reasoning: There were a total of threesets of Puzzles and Seating Arrangements in Shift 2. Apart from the Puzzle and Seating Arrangements, other questions were asked from Syllogism, Inequality, Blood Relation, etc. Types of questions asked from the puzzles are given below:

  • Square Based Puzzle (corner inside & middle outside) 
  • Month Based Puzzle (7 month) 
  • Floor & Flat Based Puzzle 

Quant: Maximum questions were asked from Simplification and Data Interpretation (DI)Arithmetics questions were based on Average, SI & CI, Profit Loss, Percentage, etc. The bar graph DI question was based on 3 Company, agriculture product manufacture.

English: This section carried questions from Reading Comprehension based on shark including fill in the blanks, antonym and synonyms. Antonyms and Synonyms questions were based on Fury and Supplement.

IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis Shift 1

In Shift 1, there was one Reading Comprehension passage and around seven to eight questions were asked based on the passage. The passage of Reading Comprehension was lengthy. In Maths, there were 10 questions on Simplification, five questions from Artimatic and one Data Interpretation question. Candidates can check below IBPS Clerk memory based questions asked in Shift 1.

Quantitative Aptitude

  1. 1, 9, 36, 100, 225, ?
  2. 8, 22, 50, 92, 106, ?
  3. 4, 10, 22, 46, 94, ?
  4. 50, 75, 175, 400, 800, ?
  5. 15, 23, 30, 36, 41, ?

English Language

  • Antonym of Infancy
  • Synonyms of Insularity

Also Read: IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2022

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2022

IBPS Clerk prelims exam pattern is such that it comprises three sections: English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning Ability. The duration of the test is 60 minutes, each section is for 20 minutes. The paper carries total 100 objective-type multiple choice questions. The total marks allotted to the test are 100 marks. Besides English and Hindi, the question paper is framed in 13 regional language. IBPS Clerk prelims exam pattern structure is given below.

Sections No. of Questions Total Marks Time Duration

English Language

30

30

20

Numerical Ability

35

35

20

Reasoning Ability

35

35

20

Total

100

100

60 Minutes

IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2022 & Student Reaction

Shiksha reported live from one of the IBPS Clerk exam centres in Noida where around 500 students are appearing in each shift to gather the feedback of candidates regarding the overall difficulty level of the exam. Candidates can check below the feedback shared by students:

Vansh said, "In English, questions were asked from Error Detection, Comprehension, Meaningful word. English section was easy compared to Maths and Reasoning. There were no questions on para jumbles in my question paper set. In Maths, questions were asked from Simplification (10 questions), Missing Series, DI (One question) and rest were from Arithmetic. In Reasoning, questions were asked from Puzzles (Uncertain, Designation, Square Puzzles). IBPS Clerk prelims cutoff will go high as the paper was easy."

Mehek said, "The paper was easy, however, I found the Quant section to be difficult. English and Reasoning sections were good. In Reasoning, questions were asked from puzzles, blood relation, etc."

Vineet said, "The overall difficulty level of the paper was good. In English questions were asked from Comprehension, Wrong & Appropriate Words, Antonyms & Synonyms. In Maths questions were asked from DI, Number Series, Artimatic, Simplification. In Reasoning, questions were asked from Puzzles."

Gaurav Kumar said, "The English section covered the topics given in the IBPS Clerk syllabus. In Numerical Ability, questions were asked from DI, Simplification, etc. In Reasoning, questions were asked from puzzles and rest were from miscelleneous topics."

IBPS Clerk 2022 Prelims Student Reaction Video

Candidates can check below IBPS Clerk prelims student reaction video to know the overall and section-wise difficulty as well as the topics from where questions were asked in the exam.

Topic-Wise Distribution of Questions in IBPS Clerk Prelims 

Candidates can check below the the topic-wise distribution of questions in IBPS Clerk prelims exam.

Reasoning Ability

Topics No. Of Questions
Square-Based Seating Arrangement 5
Designation-Based Seating Arrangement 5
Uncertain Number of Persons (Linear) – 11 Persons 5
Syllogism 5
Inequality 5
Numeric Series 4
Odd One Out 1
Blood Relation 3
Pair- PAGINATE 1
Meaningful- RACE 1
Total 35

English Language

Topics No. Of Questions

Misspelt

5

Cloze Test (Stages of Acting)

7

Reading Comprehension (Travelling Based)

7

Phrase Replacement

6

Sentence Arrangement

5

Total

30

Quantitative Aptitude

Topics No. Of Questions

Line Graph DI (Boats & Ships)

5

Arithmetic

12

Simplification

13

Missing Number Series

5

Total

35

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IBPS Clerk 2025 Vacancy State Wise & Category Wise
States NamesSCSTOBCEWSGeneralTotal 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

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12

01

03

28

44

Delhi

39

19

73

23

125

279

Goa

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08

15

09

72

104

Gujarat

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164

295

105

469

1109

Haryana

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--

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

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15701

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IBPS Clerk 2025 Vacancy State Wise & Category Wise
States NamesSCSTOBCEWSGeneralTotal 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

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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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