IBPS PO 2020 Student Reaction and Review: Check COVID-19 Experience and Difficulty Level

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is conducting IBPS PO 2020 prelims exam across various cities spread throughout the country. The exam is conducted in four shifts. Lakhs of candidates are appearing in the exam. Adequate measures have been taken at the exam centres due to COVID-19 pandemic. The security guards at the entry gate screened the temperature of candidates through thermal guns. They ensured that all the candidates wore a mask. Candidates had to produce self-declaration regarding their health condition. Registration of candidates was done through photo capture. Contactless frisking of candidates was done.

The test paper comprises three sections: English Language, Quantitative  Aptitude and Reasoning Ability. Total 100 objective-type multiple-choice questions were asked in IBPS PO. The maximum marks allotted to the test are 100. The duration of the test is 60 minutes. Time allotted to each section is 20 minutes. Candidate qualifying the prelims exam will be shortlisted for the mains exam. Check IBPS PO Exam Pattern 

Shiksha visited one of the IBPS PO 2020 exam centre in Dilshad to gather the feedback of candidates after completion of the test. They shared their experience regarding giving the exam in times of COVID-19 and difficulty level of the exam.

IBPS PO 2020 Student Reaction and Review: Sectional and Overall Difficulty

Students shared with Shiksha that the difficulty level of the exam was moderate. English section was easy while Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability sections were moderate. Check out IBPS PO exam analysis by students below.

Adarsh Verma, who appeared in the exam from Chhattisgarh on October 10 in the fourth shift said, "The paper was moderate in terms of difficulty level. Questions in English were asked from Reading Comprehension, Jumbled words, Fillers, Sentence Rearrangement, Grammar. Questions in Reasoning were asked from Inequalities, Syllogism, Direction. Seating Arrangement questions were floor-based, direction-based (North-South), etc. There were no questions from blood relations. In Quant, questions were asked from percentage, distance, time, average, quadratic equation, approximation, data interpretation. There were no questions on number series. Data interpretation questions were tabular-based, pie chart-based, caselets, etc.

Meenakshi said,"The overall paper was moderate. In Reasoning, questions were asked from Puzzles, Syllogism, Inequalities. In Quantitative Aptitude, questions were asked from all the topics."

Shamali said "The overall paper was moderate and it was not tough. The puzzles were not that difficult. There were questions on Inequalities in Reasoning. Mathematics was bit calculative. English was moderate and some questions were tricky."

Aprit Ahuja said, "The exam was easy, just that you need to maintain speed. Puzzles were easy and Linear-based seating arrangement questions were asked."

Sanjukta said, "The exam was good and not tough. The only thing that you need to focus is time-management. In Quant, questions were asked from Approximation, Profit and Loss, Percentage, etc. In Reasoning, there were questions on Syllogism and Inequalities, etc. "

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IBPS PO 2020 Student Reaction and Review: Arrangements done due to COVID-19

Most of the students Shiksha spoke with, shared that the arrangements made at the exam centre due to COVID-19 were up to the mark. Precautions were taken inside the exam centre both pre and post exam.

Sarla Devi said, “I am very satisfied with the precautions taken due to COVID-19. Before we were given entry, our temperatures were checked. The security guards ensured that we wore a mask. We were allowed to wear gloves and carry personal hand sanitiser of 50 ml. Our lab number and roll number were informed to us at the entry.”

Deep Aman said, “To maintain social distancing, we were asked to stand in a queue as per the yellow marking on the floor. Our temperatures were checked through thermal gun. Then the officials checked the self-declaration. We were made to sit at a distance of six feet.”

Preetilekha said, “Adequate precautions were taken inside the exam hall. We were sanitised properly inside the exam centre. Rough sheets were kept at each candidate’s desk. After completion of the exam, we had to drop the rough sheets and call letters at the designated boxes.”

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