IBPS conducts the annual IBPS PO Prelims exam of 2021 across three days and in four shifts in November 2021. Once the exam is completed we will update this page with the IBPS PO exam analysis in detail with questions and difficulty level of all days 02 in the exam series. The IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2021 is being conducted for all subjects English, Reasoning, Data Analysis, Interpretation, and General Economy/Banking. Go through the complete article and know the overall difficulty level of the exam, the pattern of the exam, and overall good attempts.
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IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2021: Section-Wise Analysis
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis: Data Analysis & Interpretation
The level of Quantitative Aptitude was of Moderate level. The Data Analysis & Interpretation carries a total of 60 marks and has 35 questions. In this section, there were 25 questions of 2 marks and 10 questions of 1 mark each. This section included all the questions of DIs and there was just 02 question of wrong number series. Following were the types of DI in the IBPS PO Mains 2021 exam:
- Pie Chart- Double Pie-Chart 5 Questions of 2 Marks each
- Table DI (Calculative but Doable)- 5 Questions of 2 Marks each
- Line + Table- Male/Female- 06 Questions of 1 Mark each
| Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation | 16 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 03 | Easy to Moderate |
| Quantity Comparison | 02 | Moderate |
| Wrong Number Series | 03 | Moderate |
| Time, Speed and Distance | 03-04 | Moderate |
| Mensuration Caselet | 03 | Moderate |
| Caselet (Boys-Girls) | 03 | Moderate |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
The Reasoning & Computer Knowledge together contributes a total of 45 questions and carried a total of 60 marks. Puzzles asked in the IBPS PO Mains Exam on 04th February 2021 are as below:
- Classification Puzzle- 5 Cartons
- Selection-Based Puzzle
- Linear Seating Arrangement (4 couples north facing)
- Parallel Row 10 persons- 2 Questions
- Circular Arrangement – Data Sufficiency
- Distance-Based Puzzle
| Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Difficulty Level |
| Puzzles | 25 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 03 | Moderate |
| Coded Directions | 03-04 | Moderate |
| Coded Blood Relations | 02 | Moderate |
| Machine Input Output | 04 | Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding | 03 | Difficult |
| Logical Reasoning | 06 | Moderate |
| Box-Based MI | 05 | Moderate |
| Hexagon+Triangle+Circle | 01 | Moderate |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2021: English Language
This section had 35 questions for 40 marks. According to the review shared by a student, the level of the English Language section was also a moderate level of this exam and the exam was lengthy. There were a total of 3 sets of reading comprehensions and their questions were arranged randomly in the test. Following were the themes of the passages
- Economic Survey Related
- Fishery
- Water-Crisis
| Topics | No. of Questions Asked | Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 12 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Double Fillers | 04 | Moderate |
| Para Jumbles (Old Pattern) | 02 | Moderate |
| Word Rearrangement | 03-04 | Moderate |
| Starters & Connectors | 03 | Moderate |
| Cloze Test (Economy) | 04 | Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 02-03 | Moderate |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis: General Awareness
The General/ Financial/ Banking Awareness section had 40 questions for 40 marks. Most of the questions were from current affairs. This section was relatively moderate when compared with Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. Some of the questions were related to the following:
- NRI Day
- Overnight Loan rate
- Wooden Satellite launch by
- I-Mobile Pay application
- DAK Pay
- Sig Visa Card
- International Film Festival of India
- International Jury Head
- FX4U
- Eligibility Criteria Shram Yogi Mandhan Yojna
- Deepam + ADB
- NSDL MOU
- Floating Solar Park
- IFSCA Headquarter
- PayOut Link
- NEO Bank
- OLA Factory
- SBM Bank
- Nasa and ESA crew Indian American person name: Raja Cherry
- Amount in Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojna
- SBI + JCB
- NBFC under which act?
- Lockdown listen…. book was written by
- Guru ram das airport in which city?
- Pimpri MOU with?
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2021: Descriptive
The descriptive test is of 25 marks in the IBPS PO Mains Examination. The descriptive writing test has 2 questions – Letter, and Essay and candidates had to attempt it in a time limit of 30 minutes.
Essay Writing Topics – word limit 250 words
- Work From Home due to COVID-19
- Inflation- Cost of Living
Letter Writing Topics – word limit 150 words
- Complain about the damaged electronic product to the shopkeeper.
- Loan-related: Not eligible
- A letter to the editor for raising awareness about grammatical errors due to texting apps in the youngsters.
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Participating Banks of IBPS PO 2021
| 1. Allahabad Bank | 6. Canara Bank | 10. Indian Overseas Bank | 14. Syndicate Bank |
| 2.Andhra Bank | 7. Central Bank of India | 11. Oriental Bank of Commerce | 16. UCO Bank |
| 3. Bank of Baroda | 8. Corporation Bank | 12. Punjab National Bank | 17. Union Bank of India |
| 4. Bank of India | 9. Indian Bank | 13. Punjab & Sind Bank | 18. United Bank of India |
| 5. Bank of Maharashtra | – | – | – |
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The IBPS SO selection process involves two stages of written examination followed by a personal interview.
- Computer-Based Preliminary Exam
- Computer-Based Mains Exam
- Personal Interview
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2021
| Sl.No. | Sections | No. of Questions | Max Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each section |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | English | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | English and Hindi | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Pattern 2021
| Sl
No |
Sections | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each section |
| 1 | Logical Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | English/ Hindi | 60 minutes |
| 2 | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | English/ Hindi | 35 minutes |
| 3 | English Language | 35 | 40 | English | 40 minutes |
| 4 | Data Analysis and Interpretation | 35 | 60 | English/ Hindi | 45 minutes |
| TOTAL | 155 | 200 | 3 hours | ||
| 5 | English Language (Letter Writing and Essay) | 2 | 25 | English | 30 minutes |
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