IBPS PO Paper Analysis 2020: Check Section-Wise and Overall Difficulty

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Updated on Oct 10, 2020 12:01 IST

IBPS PO paper analysis 2020 for prelims exam has been released for all shifts on October 3. The paper analysis will help candidates to know the section-wise and overall difficulty levels, weightage of topics and expected cut off marks.

IBPS PO paper analysis 2020 for the prelims exam is available now. The paper analysis helps candidates to know the section-wise and overall difficulty levels, weightage of topics, and expected cut off marks.

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is conducting IBPS PO 2020 prelims exam. In view of COVID-19 pandemic, adequate precautions were taken at the exam centres. At the entry gate, the temperature of candidates was checked through thermal guns. To maintain social distancing, only one candidate was given entry at a time. Candidates were also required to submit a health declaration form. They were required to display Aarogya Setu app status.

IBPS PO paper analysis 2020 for prelims exam is provided on this page. The paper analysis helps candidates to know the section-wise and overall difficulty levels, weightage of topics, and expected cut off marks. Read below for more details on the IBPS PO paper analysis.

Table of contents

Structure IBPS PO 2020 Exam Pattern
IBPS PO 2020 Paper Analysis (Oct 10)
IBPS PO 2020 Paper Analysis (Oct 3)
Previous Years' IBPS PO Paper Analysis
Section-wise IBPS PO Paper Analysis

Structure IBPS PO 2020 Exam Pattern

The structure of the IBPS PO exam pattern 2020 prelims exam is given below.

Number of sections	Three
Section name	English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability
Total questions	100
Total marks	100
Duration	60 mins
Sectional timings	20 mins
Negative marking	0.25
Language of paper	English and Hindi

IBPS PO 2020 Paper Analysis (Oct 10)

The overall and section-wise analysis of IBPS PO held in the first shift is given below.

Sections	IBPS PO Good Attempts	Level
Reasoning Aptitude	22-23	Moderate
English Language	25-27	Easy to Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude	22- 25	Moderate to High
Total Marks: 100	69-75	Moderate

IBPS PO 2020 Paper Analysis (Oct 3)

The overall difficulty level of the IBPS PO 2020 prelims exam held on Oct 3 was moderate. All the sections of the exam were moderate. Candidates can check below the overall and section-wise IBPS PO Prelims paper analysis.

Overall Analysis

Sections	Good Attempts	Level
Reasoning Aptitude	27-31	Moderate
English Language	22- 25	Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude	24-27	Moderate
Total Marks: 100	74-80	Moderate

Section-wise Paper Analysis

Some students said that this section was a bit lengthy. The following puzzles were asked in the exam.

Month Based Puzzle with 2 variables
Circular Seating Arrangement
Linear seating arrangement-8 people facing south and north
Classification puzzle

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	20	Easy-Moderate
Coding Decoding	5	Easy-Moderate
Blood Relations	1	Easy
Inequality	5	Easy
Syllogism	3	Easy-Moderate
Miscellaneous	1	Easy
Total	35	Moderate

English Language

The Reading Comprehension was based on the theme of education and there were about five questions. Check below the distribution of questions.

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension	5	Easy-Moderate
Fillers (Double)	5	Easy
Error Detection (2-3 lines)	5	Moderate
Word Swap	5	Easy
Cloze Test	5	Easy
Sentence Rearrangement	5	Easy-Moderate
Total	30	Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude

Data Interpretation questions were based on the line graph and tabular DI.

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Data Interpretation	10	Moderate
Quadratic Equation	5	Easy
Approximation	5	Easy
Arithmetic Word Problems	15	Easy-Moderate
Total	35	Moderate

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Previous Years' IBPS PO Paper Analysis

The previous years' IBPS PO paper analysis is provided below.

IBPS PO Prelims Paper Analysis held on October 12, 2019

Shift	Good Attempt	Level of Exam
Shift 1	62-64	Moderate
Shift 2	59-63	Moderate
Shift 3	60-62	Moderate
Shift 4	58-63	Moderate

IBPS PO Prelims Paper Analysis held on October 13, 2019

Shift	Good Attempt	Level of Exam
Shift 1	59-63	Moderate
Shift 2	60-64	Moderate
Shift 3	59-63	Moderate
Shift 4	61-63	Moderate

IBPS PO Prelims Paper Analysis held on October 19, 2019

Shift	Good Attempt	Level of Exam
Shift 1	61-64	Moderate
Shift 2	58-63	Moderate
Shift 3	60-64	Moderate
Shift 4	59-63	Moderate

IBPS PO Prelims Paper Analysis held on October 20, 2019

Shift	Good Attempt	Level of Exam
Shift 1	60-64	Moderate
Shift 2	59-63	Moderate
Shift 3	61-64	Moderate
Shift 4	60-63	Moderate

Section-wise IBPS PO Paper Analysis

English Language

The English language section was moderate in terms of difficulty level. Questions were asked from Reading Comprehensions, Fillers, Para Jumble, Error Detection, Word Replacement, Phrase Replacement. The distribution of questions is given below.

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension	7	Easy-Moderate
Parajumbles	05	Easy
Error Detection	05	Easy-Moderate
Fillers (Single)	05	Easy-Moderate
Phrase Replacement	05	Easy-Moderate
Word Replacement	03	Easy
Total	30	Easy-Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude

The difficulty level of this section was moderate. Majorly questions were asked from Data Interpretation (Double Pie, Bar Graph, Tabular, etc.), Quadratic Equations, Simplification/Approximation, Wrong Number Series/ Missing Number series, etc.

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Data Interpretation (Double Pie, Bar Graph & Caselet DI)	15	Easy-Moderate
Quadratic Equation	6	Easy-Moderate
Approximation	6	Easy
Arithmetic(Profit and Loss, Problem on Ages, SI & CI etc)	8	Easy-Moderate
Total	35	Easy-Moderate

Reasoning Ability

Questions in this section were asked from Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Inequality, Order and Ranking, Alphabet Series, etc. Questions asked from puzzles were floor-based, circular, linear, etc.

Topics	No. of Questions	Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	20	Easy-Moderate
Coding-Decoding	5	Easy
Blood Relations	3	Easy
Inequality	5	Easy-Moderate
Miscellaneous	2	Easy-Moderate
Total	35	Easy-Moderate

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