IBPS PO Paper Analysis 2024: Section wise Exam Difficulty Level, Qualifying Marks

Jasmine Arora
Jasmine Arora

Updated on - Dec 30, 2024

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducted the IBPS PO Prelims Exam on October 19, and 20th, 2024 in multiple shifts. The students preparing for the upcoming IBPS PO exam 2024 must go through the IBPS PO exam analysis to know the exact pattern and difficulty level of the exam. Candidates can also check all the IBPS PO topic-wise distribution of marks.

The IBPS PO exam is conducted to evaluate candidates' basic knowledge and problem-solving skills across all sections. 

The IBPS PO prelims exam was 100 marks, and the candidates were allotted 60 minutes to complete the IBPS PO prelims exam. The candidates can check the section-wise analysis, the total number of attempts, the difficulty level and the expected cutoff. The candidates can also check the IBPS PO exam analysis of previous years provided below.

IBPS PO Paper Analysis 2024 Shift 1

The IBPS PO exam 2024 overall level was moderate to difficult. The exam consists of three sections including reasoning aptitude, English language, and quantitative aptitude. The IBPS PO exam 2024 shift 1 was conducted at 10.00 AM.

The candidates can check the input for the sectional difficulty level.

Sections/ Subjects

Total Questions

Difficulty Level

Average Good Attempt

Reasoning Aptitude

35

Moderate

21-23

English Language             

30

Easy-Moderate

20-22  

Quantitative Aptitude

35

Moderate

23-25

IBPS PO Paper Analysis 2024 Shift 2

The IBPS PO overall level of the shift 2 exam was moderate to difficult. The exam consists of three sections including reasoning aptitude, English language, and quantitative aptitude.

Sections/ Subjects

Difficulty Level (Shift 2)

Average Good Attempt

Reasoning Aptitude

Moderate

21-23  

English Language           

Moderate

20-22  

Quantitative Aptitude

Moderate

23-25

IBPS PO Paper Analysis 2024 Shift 3

The IBPS PO exam analysis is made available after the examination. The candidates can also anticipate the IBPS PO Cutoff 2024 to know their chances of getting selected for the exam.

Sections/ Subjects

Difficulty Level (Shift 3)

Average Good Attempt

Reasoning Aptitude

Moderate

22-24  

English Language           

Moderate

23-25  

Quantitative Aptitude

Moderate

23-25

IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2024 Details

The difficulty level of the IBPS PO was moderate. The key highlights related to the IBPS PO exam analysis are written below:

  • According to the candidates, the overall difficulty level of the exam this year was Moderate.
  • The attempts range between 66 to 71, accompanied by high accuracy. IBPS PO exam analysis is useful for the candidates to know the pattern in a clear and proper way.
  • Shift 1 of October 20th, 2024 was conducted successfully and no such major changes are seen in this shift as per the feedback of the candidates who came out of the exam hall.
  • The questions asked in quantitative aptitude were moderate to difficult while many students found English questions easy.
  • IBPS PO exam analysis helps candidates to know the number of good attempts. Candidates can also check the expected IBPS PO cut off.
  • The analysis also helps candidates to know the pattern of exams and the difficulty level
  • None of the candidates faced any technical issues during the exam.

Subject Wise IBPS PO Paper Analysis 2024

Check shift-wise IBPS PO exam analysis 2024, good attempts, and questions asked in the exam. The section-wise analysis is important to understand as the candidates can mark their strong and weak section likewise.

IBPS PO Reasoning Analysis 2024

According to the feedback shared by the candidates, the reasoning section was a little bit tricky but the questions were easy to attempt.

Topics

No. of Questions in Shift 1

No. of Questions in Shift 2

No. of Questions in Shift 3

Puzzles and Seating Arrangement

24

22-23

23-24

Chinese Coding

5

-

-

Blood Relation

3

3

3

Meaning full Word

1

1

1

Pair Formation

1

1

1

Odd One Out

1

1

-

Direction & Distance

-

3

1

Syllogism

-

3

3

Inequality

-

-

1

Total

35

35

35

IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude Analysis 2024

The section-wise difficulty level of the IBPS PO quantitative aptitude exam is given below. The overall difficulty level of this section was “Moderate” and a total of 16 questions of Data Interpretation wherein 3 sets of DIs were asked in the exam.

Topics

No. of Questions in Shift 1

No. Questions in Shift 2

No. of Questions in Shift 3

Data Interpretation 

15 (Caelet DI, Linear DI, Tabular)

15 (Bar Graph, Tabular, Caselet)

15 (Caelet, Linear DI, Tabular)

Wrong Number Series

5

-

5

Approximation

5

5

5

Arithmetic

10

10

10

Quadratic Equations

-

5

-

Total

35

35

35

IBPS PO English Language Analysis 2024

The English section in the IBPS PO prelims exam was scoring and according to the candidates, the section was of easy to moderate level. The section-wise difficulty level of the IBPS PO English exam is given below:

Topics

No. of Questions in Shift 1

No. of Questions in Shift 2

No. of Questions in Shift 3

Reading Comprehension

10-11

10

10

Fillers

4

5

3-4

Para Jumbles

5

3-4

3-4

Idioms & Phrases

5

3-4

3-4

Error Detection

4

2-3

4-5

Synonyms & Antonyms

-

3-4

2-3

Total

30

30

30

IBPS PO Previous Year Paper Analysis

The candidates can also check the IBPS PO exam paper analysis for the previous years for all sections to get an understanding of the scoring sections. The section wise difficulty level will help the candidates prepare for the exam accordingly.

IBPS PO 2023 Exam Analysis

The IBPS PO prelims exam 2023 was conducted on October 1st, 2023, the paper was moderate in difficulty level. The shift wise details of the exam analysis ar shared below.

Section

Good Attempts (Shift 1)

Difficulty Level (Shift 1)

Good Attempts (Shift 2)

Difficulty Level (Shift 2)

Reasoning Aptitude

20-21

Moderate

26-30

Easy to Moderate

English Language

20-22

Easy to Moderate

20-22

Easy to Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude

17-20

Moderate

18-22

Moderate

IBPS PO Paper Analysis 2022

The IBPS PO exam analysis 2022 for prelims is mentioned in the information provided on this page. As per the students, the exam difficulty level was easy to moderate. All the sections, English and Reasoning, were easy to moderate. The overall difficulty level of the exam is given below.

Sections

Good Attempts

Level

Reasoning Aptitude

23-25

Easy-Moderate

English Language

21-23

Easy-Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude

20-22

Easy-Moderate

100

64-70

Easy-Moderate

IBPS PO Important Topics as per Paper Analysis

Listed here are subject wise important topics based on paper analysis. The candidates can also check the number of expected questions in IBPS PO Exam based on the paper analysis.

Subject

Important Topics

Number of Questions Expected

English Language   

Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Sentence Correction/Spotting Errors, Para Jumbles, Fill in the Blanks

30 questions

Quantitative Aptitude               

Simplification and Approximation, Number Series, Data Interpretation (Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Line Graphs, Tabular DI), Arithmetic (Percentages, Profit & Loss, Speed & Distance, Time & Work), Quadratic Equations and Data Sufficiency

35 questions

Reasoning Ability

- Puzzles (Linear, Circular, Floor, Blood Relations, etc.), - Seating Arrangements, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Direction Sense, Blood Relations, Input-Output

35 

Candidates are advised to follow the IBPS PO paper analysis 2024 every time before attempting the exam. This helps analyze the difficult and scoring section together.

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