IBPS RRB PO 2020 Student Reaction & Review

IBPS is conducting the RRB PO 2020 exam on September 12 and 13 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is IBPS RRB PO 2020 Student Reaction & Review regarding the overall exam in terms of difficulty level and arrangements made at the exam centres due to the pandemic.

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is conducting IBPS RRB PO 2020 exam on September 12 and 13. This year due to COVID-19 pandemic, the examination authority had increased the number of shifts. The exam is conducted in five shifts whereas last year it was conducted in four shifts. Adequate arrangements due to COVID-19 were made at the exam centres. The security guards ensured that all candidates wore a mask. The temperature of candidates was recorded through thermal screening. Inside the exam hall, the seats were sanitised and candidates were made to sit at a distance of six feet from another person. Before candidates were allowed entry, the security guards checked whether they had Aarogya Setu app installed on their mobile phones or not. Candidates had to carry a self-declaration as per the format given by IBPS.

Candidates had appeared in IBPS RRB PO exam amid the fear of COVID-19, however, they were happy with the arrangements made at the exam centres. In this situation also, a large number of candidates had turned up for the exam. This year, one major change was noticed in the question paper pattern in terms of languages. According to IBPS RRB PO exam analysis by students, the overall exam of IBPS RRB PO was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level.

Shiksha visited one of the IBPS RRB exam centres 2020 in Gurugram to gather the feedback of candidates regarding the arrangements done due to COVID-19 and difficulty level of exam. Read below what the candidates had to say in this regard.

IBPS RRB 2020 Student Reaction and Review: COVID-19 Experience

Check below what candidates had to say regarding the arrangements made due to COVID-19.

Sakshi Singh said, “The arrangements were done properly. Our temperatures were checked through thermal guns. There were different reporting timings to avoid overcrowding at the exam centre. We were made to sit at a distance of six feet from another person. The official ensured that social distancing was followed inside the exam centre.”

Aarav Kumar said, “First, our temperatures were checked. The security guards checked whether we had Aarogya Setu app or not. They also checked the self-declaration. Our lab numbers were informed to us at the entry gate. Proper sanitisation was done inside the exam hall. Sheets for rough work were placed at our desk only. We had to drop the rough sheets, IBPS RRB call letters and photo-identity proof in the designated boxes while exiting the exam hall.”

Arpit Ahuja said, “We were allowed to carry a transparent bottle of sanitizer of 50 ml inside the exam hall and thermal checking was done at the entry. They even checked the self-declaration and Aarogya Setu app. After checking of Aarogya Setu app, we had to deposit our mobile phones at the designated places. Registrations were done through photo-capture. The arrangements were proper.”

IBPS RRB 2020 Student Reaction and Review: Paper Analysis

The overall exam was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. Check below IBPS RRB 2020 student reaction and review.

Aarushi Sharma: "The exam difficulty level was easy to moderate compared to last year. There were no questions on Syllogism. There were no changes in the IBPS RRB exam pattern."

Shivani Kashyap: "The questions were lengthy. The pattern of the exam was the same as last year. The paper was not tough."

Adarsh Verma, who had appeared in the exam from Raipur (Chhattisgarh) in the fourth shift said, "The overall paper was easy in terms of difficulty level. In Quantitative Aptitude section, three Data Interpretation questions were asked. Out of these, one question was based on Caselet, one bar graph and one tabular. There were five questions on the Quadratic Equation which were easy. In Number Series, questions were asked from Wrong Number Series. 15 Questions were asked from Miscellaneous. In Reasoning section, five questions were asked from Inequality, 5 questions were from Syllogism, 5 questions were from Direction, 5 questions from Coding-Decoding, 4 questions of 20 marks from Puzzles (Floor based Puzzles, Seat Arrangement in a straight line all facing north, Floor Puzzle, Circular Puzzle some are facing in and facing out, hirerachy (Clerk to GM). The paper was a bit time taking."

Watch the video below to know regarding the overall difficulty level of the exam

IBPS RRB 2020 COVID-19 Arrangements

Arrangements made at the exam centre due to COVID-19 pandemic are given below.

Before giving entry, candidates were asked to stand in a queue to maintain social distancing. Only one candidate at a time was given entry.

Thermal Screening was done at the exam centre to assess the temperature of candidates

 After the thermal screening, IBPS RRB admit card and photo-identity proofs were checked. 

The centre officials explained candidates regarding the COVID-19 guidelines before giving them entry to the exam hall.

Watch this video on COVID-19 arrangements done at the exam centre

IBPS RRB 2020 Amid COVID-19: Reactions on Twitter

Candidates took to twitter to postpone IBPS RRB 2020 exam. Candidates also complained regarding lack of transportation to reach to the exam venue. Some candidates also complained that they were allotted exam centres outside their state. Some tweets by students are compiled below.

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