IBPS RRB Clerk Paper Analysis 2020: Check Difficulty Level of Shift 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection Common Written Examination Regional Rural Banks 2025 ( IBPS RRB )

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Anangsha Patra
Deputy Manager – Editorial
Updated on Sep 26, 2020 19:15 IST

IBPS is conducting IBPS RRB Office Assistant/Clerk 2020 prelims exam. The overall paper was easy to moderate. IBPS RRB Office Assistant/Clerk paper analysis 2020 is provided here for candidates. The paper analysis help candidates to know the overall and section-wise difficulty level.

IBPS RRB Clerk paper analysis

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has conducted IBPS RRB Clerk 2020 exam. The exam was conducted putting in place all the safety measures due to COVID-19 pandemic. Before entry to the exam hall, the temperature of candidates was checked through thermal guns. It was mandatory for all candidates to wear a mask. They were allowed to carry a 50 ml hand sanitiser. Candidates were also required to submit a self-declaration regarding their health condition and travel history. According to students, the overall paper was easy to moderate. There was no change in the exam pattern. Candidates could easily attempt 70 questions and with accuracy.

IBPS RRB Clerk 2020 Paper Analysis is provided on this page. Going through the IBPS RRB Clerk paper analysis will help candidates to know the section-wise and overall difficulty level. It will also help candidates to know the number of good attempts and expected cut off.

Table of contents
  • IBPS RRB Clerk Paper Analysis 2020 (September 26)
  • Section-wise difficulty level
  • IBPS RRB Clerk Paper Analysis 2020 (September 20)
  • IBPS RRB Clerk Paper Analysis 2020 (September 19)
  • Watch the video on IBPS RRB Office Assistant/Clerk Student Reaction & Review
  • Watch the video on COVID-19 Arrangements done at the exam centres
  • IBPS RRB 2020 Questions
  • IBPS RRB 2020 Clerk Exam Pattern
  • IBPS RRB 2020 Clerk Expected Cut off
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IBPS RRB Clerk Paper Analysis 2020 (September 26)

The overall paper was easy in terms of difficulty level.

Overall

Subject Good Attempts Difficulty 
Reasoning Ability 35-40 Easy
Numerical Ability 30-35 Easy
Total 60-63 Easy

Section-wise difficulty level

Reasoning Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement 23
Easy to Moderate
Word Formation 1 Easy
Alpha Numeric Series 5 Easy
Syllogism 5 Easy
Blood Relation 3 Easy
Directions 3 Easy
Total 40 Easy

Numerical Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Data Interpretation 5
Easy 
Missing Number Series 5 Easy
Simplification 10
Easy to Moderate
Quadratic Equations 3
Easy
Arithmetic Word Problems 13 Easy 
Caselet 4 Easy 
Total 40
Easy 

IBPS RRB Clerk Paper Analysis 2020 (September 20)

IBPS RRB Clerk Paper Analysis 2020 Fifth Shift

Overall Analysis

Subject Good Attempts Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability 34-38 Easy
Numerical Ability 33-37 Easy
Total 69-75 Easy

Section-wise Difficulty Level

Numerical Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Data Interpretation 12
Easy to Moderate
Missing Number Series 5 Easy
Simplification 15
Easy
Arithmetic Word Problems 8 Easy to Moderate
Total 40
Easy

Reasoning Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement 15
Easy to Moderate
Alpha  Numeric Series 10 Easy
Syllogism 4 Easy
Inequality 4 Easy
Blood Relation 3 Easy
Miscellaneous 4 Easy
Total 40 Easy

IBPS RRB Clerk Paper Analysis 2020 Fourth Shift

Overall Analysis

Subject Good Attempts Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability 32-36 Easy
Numerical Ability 33-37 Easy
Total 70-75 Easy

Section-wise Difficulty Level

Numerical Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Data Interpretation 10
Easy to Moderate
Wrong Number Series 5 Easy
Simplification 15
Easy
Arithmetic Word Problems 10 Easy to Moderate
Total 40
Easy

Reasoning Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement 18
Easy to Moderate
Order & Ranking 3 Easy
Miscellenous 9 Easy
Coding Decoding 5 Easy
Syllogism 5 Easy
Total 40 Easy

IBPS RRB Clerk Paper Analysis 2020 Third Shift

Overall Analysis

Subject Good Attempts
Reasoning Ability 36-40
Numerical Ability 34-38
Total 70-76

Section-wise Difficulty Level

Numerical Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Data Interpretation 10 Easy to Moderate
Wrong Number Series 5 Easy
Simplification 10 Easy
Arithmetic Word Problems 15 Easy to Moderate
Total 40 Easy 

Reasoning Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement 15 Easy to Moderate
Miscellaneous 5 Easy
Direction Sense 2 Easy
Syllogism 3 Easy
Inequality 5 Easy
Alpha Numeric Series 10 Easy
Total 40 Easy

IBPS RRB Clerk Paper Analysis 2020 Second Shift

The level of the questions asked in the second shift was easy and similar to the first shift.

Overall Analysis

Subject Good Attempts Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability 32-38 Easy
Numerical Ability 28-35 Easy
Total 68-75 Easy

Section-wise Difficulty Level

Numerical Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph and Tabular DI) 10
Easy to Moderate
Missing Number Series 5 Easy
Simplification 10
Easy
Arithmetic Word Problems 15 Easy to Moderate
Total 40
Easy

Reasoning Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement 20
Easy to Moderate
Alphabet Based 2 Easy
Alpha  Numeric 1 Easy
Syllogism 5 Easy
Order and Ranking 5 Easy
Inequality 5 Easy
Miscellaneous 2 Easy
Total 40 Easy

IBPS RRB Clerk Paper Analysis 2020 First Shift

The level of the questions asked in the first shift was easy. The Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability were easy and students could attempt a good number of questions.

Overall Analysis

Subject Good Attempts Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability 35-40 Easy
Numerical Ability 33-35 Easy
Total 68-75 Easy

Section-wise Analysis

Reasoning Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement 15
Easy to Moderate
Letter Based 3 Easy
Alpha  Numeric 5 Easy
Syllogism 5 Easy
Blood Relation 3 Easy
Inequality 3 Easy
Miscellaneous 6 Easy
Total 40 Easy

Numerical Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Data Interpretation 10
Easy to Moderate
Missing Number Series 5 Easy
Simplification 10
Easy
Arithmetic Word Problems 15 Easy to Moderate
Total 40
Easy

IBPS RRB Clerk Paper Analysis 2020 (September 19)

The section-wise and overall IBPS RRB Clerk exam analysis are provided below.

IBPS RRB Office Assistant/Clerk Paper Analysis for Fifth Shift

Overall Analysis

Subject Good Attempts Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability 32-37 Easy
Numerical Ability 29-35 Easy
Total 71-76  

Section-wise Difficulty Level

Numerical Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Data Interpretation 10
Easy to Moderate
Wrong Number Series 5 Easy
Simplification 15
Easy
Arithmetic Word Problems 10 Easy to Moderate
Total 40
Easy

Reasoning Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement 15
Easy to Moderate
Alphabet Pairing Based 1 Easy
Alpha Numeric Series 5 Easy
Numeric Series 3 Easy
Inequality 5 Easy
Coding Decoding 1 Easy
Blood Relation 5 Easy
Syllogism 5 Easy
Total 40 Easy

IBPS RRB Office Assistant/Clerk Paper Analysis for Fourth Shift

Overall Analysis

Subject Good Attempts Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability 33- 37 Easy
Numerical Ability 30-35 Easy
Total 71-76  

Section-wise Difficulty Level

Numerical Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Data Interpretation 10
Easy to Moderate
Missing Number Series 6 Easy
Simplification 12
Easy
Arithmetic Word Problems 12 Easy to Moderate
Total 40
Easy

Reasoning Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement 20
Easy to Moderate
Alphabet Based 2 Easy
Alpha Numeric Series 5 Easy
Identify the odd one out (a set of letters was given) 1 Easy
Chinese Coding 3 Easy
Number Based (-3 in odd and +2 in even) 1 Easy
Direction Sense 3 Easy
Syllogism 5 Easy
Total 40 Easy

IBPS RRB Office Assistant/Clerk Paper Analysis for Third Shift

Overall Analysis

The overall paper in the third shift was easy. 

Subject Good Attempts Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability 31-37 Easy
Numerical Ability 28-34 Easy
Total 67-75  

Section-wise Analysis

Numerical Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Data Interpretation 10
Easy to Moderate
Wrong Number Series 5 Easy
Simplification 12
Easy
Arithmetic Word Problems 13 Easy to Moderate
Total 40
Easy

Reasoning Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement 20
Easy to Moderate
Alphabet Based 1 Easy
Alpha  Numeric Series 4 Easy
Order and Ranking 5 Easy
Inequality 5 Easy
Blood Relation 3 Easy
Miscellaneous 2 Easy
Total 40 Easy

IBPS RRB Office Assistant/Clerk Paper Analysis for Second Shift

Overall Analysis

Subject Good Attempts Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability 32-38 Easy
Numerical Ability 28-35 Easy
Total 68-75 Easy 

Section-wise Analysis

Numerical Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Data Interpretation 10
Easy to Moderate
Missing Number Series 5 Easy
Simplification 10
Easy
Arithmetic Word Problems 15 Easy to Moderate
Total 40
Easy

Reasoning Ability

Topics No. of Questions Level
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement 20
Easy to Moderate
Alphabet Based 2 Easy
Alpha  Numeric 1 Easy
Syllogism 5 Easy
Order and Ranking 5 Easy
Inequality 5 Easy
Miscellaneous 2 Easy
Total 40 Easy

IBPS RRB Clerk Paper Analysis for First Shift

Overall Analysis

Subjects Difficulty level Good Attempts
Numerical Ability Easy to Moderate 27-34
Reasoning Ability Easy to Moderate 29- 37
Overall   66-72

Section-wise Paper Analysis

Candidates can check below the section-wise paper analysis of IBPS RRB Office Assistant/Clerk. 

Numerical Ability

The level of the Numerical Ability section of IBPS RRB was easy to moderate. Candidates could easily attempt 35 to 38 questions with accuracy. There were two sets of Data Interpretation questions, one tabular and another line graph. The distribution of questions is given below.

Topics No. of Questions Level
Data Interpretation 10
Easy to Moderate
Missing Number Series 5 Easy
Simplification 10
Easy
Arithmetic Word Problems 15
Easy
Total 40
Easy

Reasoning Ability

The Reasoning Ability section was easy to moderate. There were five sets of Puzzles and Seating Arrangement. Questions on Seating Arrangement were square-based, month-based, linear, etc. Candidates can check below the distribution of topics.

Topics No. of Questions Level
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement 20
Easy to Moderate
Direction Sense 2 Easy
Alphabet Series 5 Easy
Alpha  Numeric 4 Easy
Syllogism 4 Easy
Order and Ranking 2 Easy
Miscellaneous 3 Easy
Total 40 Easy to Moderate

Watch the video on IBPS RRB Office Assistant/Clerk Student Reaction & Review

Watch the video on COVID-19 Arrangements done at the exam centres

IBPS RRB 2020 Questions 

The Arithmetic Word Problem questions asked in the first shift of IBPS RRB Office Assistant/Clerk exam are given below.

1) If the difference between the age of P and Q is 4 years and the ratio between the age of P after 2 years to the present age of Q is 5:4 then find age of Q after 2 years?

2) If A and B spend 30% of their income together which is equal to 26400 and income of A is 20% more than B then find income of B?

3) If the same sum was invested at the same rate of interest on simple interest for T and T+4 years then the ratio of their interest becomes 1:2 find T?

4) 12 men can complete a work in 64 day then find how many women will be required to complete 2/3 of the work in 16 days?

5) A train with speed of 72 kmph crosses a pole in 30 seconds then find the time taken by the same train to cross the pole with 54 kmph?

6) If the upstream speed and downstream speed of a boat is 10 and 14 kmph respectively and boat traveled For T and 6 hrs respectively. if the difference between the distance traveled is 44 kms find T ?

7) An article was mark up by 50% and allowed Rs 50 discount on it and still gains Rs. 50 profit then find the selling price of the article?

8) A & B invest x and x+800 rs respectively for same period. Profit share of A is 3200 out of total profit of 6800. Then find x?

IBPS RRB 2020 Clerk Exam Pattern

IBPS RRB 2020 Clerk exam pattern comprises two sections: Reasoning Ability and Numerical Ability. A total of 80 questions were asked in the exam. Maximum marks allotted to the exam are 80. The duration of the test is 45 minutes. Read More

IBPS RRB 2020 Clerk Expected Cut off

To qualify IBPS RRB Clerk exam, candidates need to secure the cut off marks prescribed by the examination authority. IBPS RRB Clerk cut off marks will be section-wise and category-wise. Given below is IBPS RRB Clerk expected sectional Cutoff for General Category.

Sectional Cutoff

Subject Total Marks Sectional Cutoff (Expected)

Reasoning

40

17- 20

Numerical Ability

40

15- 18

Overall Cutoff

Category Overall Cutoff (Expected)

General

60-70 (Out of 80)

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STATE

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HARYANA

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HIMACHAL PRADESH

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JAMMU & KASHMIR

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MANIPUR RURAL BANK

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MEGHALAYA RURAL BANK

MIZORAM

MIZORAM RURAL BANK

NAGALAND

NAGALAND RURAL BANK

ODISHA

ODISHA GRAMYA BANK

UTKAL GRAMEEN BANK

PUDUCHERRY

PUDUVAI BHARATHIAR GRAMA BANK

PUNJAB

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Andhra Pradesh

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7

27

10

40

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Andhra Pradesh

Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank

8

3

14

5

20

50

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1

4

2

6

15

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Assam Gramin Vikash Bank

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12

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22

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18

63

23

95

234

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79

0

32

154

308

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11

41

23

52

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0

49

18

81

182

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