IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2022 & Student Reaction

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

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Anangsha Patra
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Updated on Aug 20, 2022 12:20 IST

The overall difficulty level of IBPS RRB PO exam was easy to moderate. Read here IBPS RRB PO prelims exam analysis 2022.

IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2022 & Student Reaction

IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2022 & Student Reaction

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has conducted IBPS RRB PO 2022 prelims exam on August 20 and 21. The first shift of IBPS RRB PO was conducted successfully. Thousands of candidates appeared in the IBPS RRB PO Shift 1. Candidates who appeared in the exam said that the difficulty level of the test was moderate. The Quant section was moderate while the Reasoning section was easy to moderate. In this article, we have discussed IBPS RRB PO difficulty level, good attempts and many more details.

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Table of content
  • IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2022: Difficulty Level
  • IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2022: Good Attempts
  • IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2022: Section Wise
  • IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2022 for Reasoning Ability
  • IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis & Student Reaction
  • IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2022 Video

IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2022: Difficulty Level

The difficulty level of the first shift of IBPS RRB PO prelims was Easy to Moderate. Provided below is the overall difficulty level of IBPS RRB PO prelims exam.

Sections Number of questions Difficulty Level

Reasoning Ability

40

Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude

40

Moderate

Overall

80

Moderate

IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2022: Good Attempts

The test comprised two sections- Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude. The overall good attempts for IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam of first shift is 55-60.

Section Good Attempts

Reasoning Ability

29-32

Quantitative Aptitude

26-28

Total

55-60

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IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2022: Section Wise

The section-wise IBPS RRB PO exam analysis is given below:

IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2022 for Quantitative Aptitude

The level of the Quantitative Aptitude section of IBPS RRB PO prelims exam was Moderate. Questions from Data Interpretation, Wrong Number Series, Quadratic Equation, and Arithmetic Word Problems were asked in the exam. There were three sets of Data Interpretation (DI) ( Line Graph, Tabular DI, and Caselet DI).

Topic No. of questions

Arithmetic word problems

12

Wrong Number Series

5

Approximation

5

Quadratic Equation

5

Caselet DI

3

Line Graph DI

5

Tabular DI

5

Total

40

IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2022 for Reasoning Ability

The level of Reasoning section was easy to moderate. Candidates can check below IBPS RRB PO exam analysis 2022.

Topic No. of questions

Uncertain Number of Persons (Row Seating Arrangement)- 13 Persons

5

Month & Date Based Puzzle(September – December -15, 22)

5

Square Based Seating Arrangement)

5

Linear Seating Arrangement- North Facing

5

Meaningful Word

1

Syllogism

3

Inequality

4

Direction & Distance

3

Blood Relation

4

Alphanumeric Series

3

Number Based

1

Word Pairing

1

Total

40

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IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis & Student Reaction 

Shiksha reported live from one of the test centres of IBPS RRB PO exam in Gurugram to gather the feedback of students regarding the difficulty level of the exam. Candidates can check below the feedback shared by students.

Abhilasha said, “The overall difficulty level of the paper was easy. In Reasoning, there were month-based puzzles questions, inequality, etc. In Maths, there were questions from DI, Arithmetic, Quadratic Equation, Wrong Number Series, etc.

Priyanka said, “The paper was easy in terms of difficulty. The questions were asked from the topics given in the syllabus. In Reasoning, maximum questions were asked from Seating Arrangement.”

Sujata said, “The overall paper was good but it was time-consuming. The Quant section was tough and questions were asked from DI, wrong number series, etc.”

IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2022 Video

Check below IBPS RRB PO prelims exam analysis video to know the difficulty level of the exam.

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