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IBPS PO 2020 exams have started. IBPS is conducting the IBPS PO Prelims exam of 2020 across three days and in four shifts starting from October 03, 2020, onwards. Today we are discussing the detailed analysis of IBPS PO 2020 preliminary exam questions and difficulty level of the Day 02 of the exam series; October 10, 2020. We will update you as the shifts are concluding.
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IBPS PO 2020 Exam Analysis
Participating Banks of IBPS PO 2020
| 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 exam pattern for the IBPS PO 2020 selection process is:
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern 2020
| 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 2020
| 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 & 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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IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis October 10 2020
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IBPS is conducting the IBPS PO Prelims exam in three days across four different shifts. Today let’s discuss the IBPS PO Prelims exam analysis of October 10, 2020. The shift timings for the IBPS PO Prelims 2020 is:
| Reporting Time | Exam Timings | |
| Shift 1 | 8:00 AM | 09:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
| Shift 2 | 10:30 AM | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
| Shift 3 | 1:00 PM | 02:00 PM – 03:00 PM |
| Shift 4 | 3:30 PM | 04:30 PM – 05:30 PM |
IBPS PO Prelims 2020: October 10 Shift 1
The IBPS PO 2020 day 02, Shift 01 was easy for the majority of the candidates.
| Sections | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning Aptitude | 22-23 | Moderate |
| English Language | 25-27 | Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 22- 25 | Moderate to High |
| Total | 69-75 | Moderate |
IBPS PO Prelims Analysis Day 02: English Language Shift 01
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 10 | Easy |
| Error Detection | 5 | Easy |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | Easy |
| Cloze Test | 5 | Easy |
| Phrase Replacement | 5 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Easy |
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Quantitative Aptitude Shift 1
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation (DI) | 15 | Moderate to High |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 10 | Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Moderate to High |
- The Data Interpretation (DI) questions were asked from the Tabular DI, Pie Chart, and Linear DI.
- There were questions from topics like Profit and Loss, Simple Intrest, Mixtures and Allegations, Ages, and Mensuration.
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Reasoning Aptitude day 02 Shift 01
| Topics | Number of
Questions |
Difficulty
Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Easy to Moderate |
| Direction | 1 | Moderate |
| Blood Relations | 4 | Easy |
| Inequality | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Syllogism | 4 | Easy to Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
Some of the questions asked in the Reasoning Aptitude sections are:
- Flat Puzzle with 3 floor
- Line puzzle with 8 people facing North and South Direction.
- The seating arrangement of 6 people with age
- Box puzzle with 9 boxes, and colours.
IBPS PO PRELIMS EXAM ANALYSIS OCTOBER 03
IBPS PO Prelims 2020: October 10 Shift 2
| Sections | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| Reasoning Aptitude | 23 – 25 | Moderate |
| English Language | 26 – 27 | Easy-Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 22 – 25 | Moderate to High |
| Total Marks | 71 – 77 | Easy-Moderate |
Reasoning Aptitude Day 02 Shift 02
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Easy-Moderate |
| Direction Sense | 3 | Easy |
| Blood Relations | 3 | Easy |
| Inequality | 4 | Easy |
| Order and Ranking based | 2 | Easy |
| Simple Coding | 1 | Easy |
| Alphabets | 2 | |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
Some of the questions asked in the Reasoning Aptitude sections are:
- Flat Puzzle with 5 floors, and 2 Flats
- Circle Seating Arrangement with 8 people, four of them are facing inwards and the remaining four facings outwards direction.
- Linear Arrangement
IBPS PO Prelims Analysis Day 02: English Language Shift 02
| Topics | Number of
Questions |
Difficulty
Level |
| Reading Comprehension (Computer-based paragraph) | 8 | Easy-Moderate |
| Double Fillers | 5-6 | Easy |
| Error Detection (2-3 lines) | 5-6 | Moderate |
| Word Replacement | 5-6 | Easy |
| Rearrangement of Sentence | 5 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
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Quantitative Aptitude Shift 2
| Topic | Number of
Questions |
Difficulty
Level |
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Easy-Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | Easy |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Easy-Moderate |
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IBPS PO Prelims 2020: October 10 Shift 3
| Sections | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| Reasoning Aptitude | 25-27 | Moderate |
| English Language | 24-25 | Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 22-25 | Moderate to High |
| Total Marks | 71-77 | Moderate |
Reasoning Aptitude Day 02 Shift 03
| Topics | Number of
Questions |
Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Moderate |
| Direction | 1 | Moderate |
| Blood Relations | 1 | Easy to Moderate |
| Alphabetical puzzle | 1 | Easy to Moderate |
| Chinese Coding | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Syllogism | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Word | 1 | Easy |
| Pairing | 1 | Easy |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
Some of the questions asked in the Reasoning Aptitude sections are:
- Circular Arrangement with half of people facing inwards and the other half facing outwards.
- Linear seating arrangement with all of them facing Northern direction.
- Age-based puzzle with both month and year.
- Box based puzzle with different colours.
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Quantitative Aptitude Shift 3
| Topic | Number of
Questions |
Difficulty
Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Moderate to High |
| Approximation | 5 | Easy |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 10 | Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Moderate to High |
The Data Interpretation (DI) questions were from topics like Pie Chart, Caselet DI, and Tabular DI-(with 5 Questions from each of them). There were questions from topics like Profit and Loss, Simple Intrest, Mixtures and Allegations, Averages, and Partnership.
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IBPS PO Prelims Analysis Day 02: English Language Shift 03
| Topics | Number of Questions | Difficulty
Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 8 | Easy |
| Error Detection (Sentence Correction) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 4-5 | Easy |
| Cloze Test | 4-5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Sentence Improvement | 3-4 | Easy |
| Word Rearrangement | 4-5 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Easy to Moderate |
Reading Comprehension was based on Technology and Artificial Intelligence. Out of 8, four questions were to check the vocabulary of the aspirants.
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IBPS PO Prelims 2020: October 10 Shift 4
| Sections | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning Aptitude | 25-27 | Easy to Moderate |
| English Language | 25-27 | Easy |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 23-26 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total Marks | 73-80 | Easy to Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude Shift 4
| Topic | Number of
Questions |
Difficulty
Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Easy to Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy |
| Approximation | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Easy to Moderate |
The Data Interpretation (DI) questions were from topics like Pie Chart (French language in Schools), Caselet DI, and Tabular DI-(with 5 Questions from each of them). There were questions from topics like Profit and Loss, Compund Intrest, Mixtures and Allegations, Averages, Numerator-Denominator, etc.
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IBPS PO Prelims Analysis Day 02: English Language Shift 04
| Topics | Number of
Questions |
Difficulty
Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 8-10 | Easy |
| Error Detection | 5 | Easy |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 | Easy |
| Double Fillers | 2-3 | Easy |
| Word Rearrangement | 5 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Easy |
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Reasoning Aptitude Day 02 Shift 04
| Topics | Number of
Questions |
Difficulty
Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Easy to Moderate |
| Direction | 4 | Easy to Moderate |
| Coding (Normal) | 1 | Easy |
| Number Arrangement | 1 | Easy |
| Word Formation | 1 | Easy |
| Syllogism | 4 | Easy to Moderate |
| Inequality | 4 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Easy to Moderate |
Some of the questions asked in the Reasoning Aptitude sections are:
- Circular Arrangement with half of people facing inwards and the other half facing outwards.
- Linear seating arrangement with 13 members.
- Matching Puzzle with both month and exam dates
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