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Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) had conducted the 3rd shift of the IBPS PO 2022 exam on 16th October, 2022 for the recruitment of Probationary Officers. The exam is conducted in four shifts across two days – 15th and 16th October, 2022. In this article we have provided the analysis of the 3rd shift conducted in the morning session of 16th October, 2022. candidates who clear the IBPS PO Prelims 2022 will be eligible to appear for IBPS PO Mains 2022. The recruitment drive is to fill 8432 Probationary Officers (PO)/ Management Trainee (MT) requirements across 11 participating banks in India. We provide you with the detailed analysis of the paper which includes number of good attempts, difficulty level of the paper, number of questions etc. These details are useful for candidates appearing for the upcoming exams.
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IBPS PO Exam Analysis 3rd Shift 2022
The difficulty level of the the third shift of IBPS Preliminary exam conducted on 16th October, 2022 was moderate. Good attempts could range between 64 to 70. It was 100 mark exam conducted over a duration on one hour. There will be a negative marking of .25 marks for every wrong answer.
| Sections | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| Reasoning Aptitude | 25-30 | Moderate |
| English Language | 23-25 | Easy-Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 23-25 | Moderate |
| Total | 64-70 | Easy-Moderate |
IBPS PO Topic Wise Analysis
1: What does the acronym "ATM" stand for in banking?
Quantitative Aptitude
There were 35 questions in this section and the difficulty level was easy to moderate.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
| Missing Number Series | 05 | Easy |
| Quadratic Equation | 06 | Easy to Moderate |
| Arithmetic | 14 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Easy to Moderate |
The questions asked were from the following topics:
- Bar Graph DI (Tax pay 2018-2019)
- Tabular DI (Election based)
- Caselet DI (Table Based)
- Pie Chart DI
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Reasoning Ability
There were 35 questions in this section and the difficulty level was easy to moderate.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 23 | Easy-Moderate |
| Coding Decoding | 04 | Easy-Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 03 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
The questions asked were from the following topics:
- Floor-based puzzle (5 floors + variable): 5 questions
- Flat & Floor-Based Puzzle
- Double Row Sitting Arrangement
- Selection-Based Puzzle (Country- Germany, Japan, China, 9 members)
- Uncertain Row-Based Puzzle
- Product Purchase-Based Puzzle
- Comparison puzzle
- Linear-Based SA (4 North & 4 South)
- Circular Seating Arrangement (Facing Inside)
- Uncertain No. of Persons Seating Arrangement
- Designation-based Puzzle
- Age-based Puzzle
- Parallel Row Seating Arrangement
- Month & Date Based Puzzle
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English Language
There were 30 questions in this section and the difficulty level was easy to moderate. This section was a bit lengthier than usual.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 09 | Moderate |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 04 | Easy |
| Word Swap | 03 | Easy |
| Match the Column | 04 | Easy to Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 05 | Easy to Moderate |
| Error Detection | 05 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 30 | Easy to Moderate |
The questions asked were from the following topics:
Comprehension: Employee Opinion, Inference Based, Place-Tourism Strategy, WHO, Coffee
IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2022
The exam pattern is mentioned in the table below. The duration of the exam is 60 minutes with 20 minutes allotted for each section.
| Sr. No. | Subjects | No. of questions | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 4 | Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the overall difficulty level of IBPS PO Prelims 3rd shift held on 16th October, 2022?
The overall difficulty level of IBPS PO Prelims 3rd shift is Moderate.
What is the number of good attempts in the IBPS PO Prelims 3rd shift?
The number of good attempts in IBPS PO Prelims 3rd shift is 64 to 70.
When will IBPS PO Prelims Result 2022 be announced?
IBPS PO Prelims result will be announced in November, 2022.
What is the number of vacancies for IBPS PO in 2022?
The number of vacancies for IBPS PO in 2022 is 8432.
