IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2021 (28 Feb): Exam Level was Moderate to Difficult

By Sheetal Goyal|Updated : February 28th, 2021

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 2021: IBPS Clerk Mains exam was conducted today in only one shift across the nation. We hope candidates who have appeared for it has given their best. This is the last phase in IBPS Clerk recruitment 2020-21. Based on your performance in the mains exam provisional allotment will be given to the qualified candidates. Today we are going to share the detailed section-wise IBPS Clerk exam analysis 2021, good attempts/scores, type of questions asked, overall and sectional level of difficulty, examination review, expected cutoffs, etc of IBPS Clerk Mains 2020-21.

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In the IBPS Clerk Mains 2021 exam, there was only a single shift from 9 AM to 11:40 AM now and we are providing you with the accurate IBPS Clerk Mains exam review 2021. This analysis will be helpful for the aspirants appearing in the upcoming Bank Mains and those who are planning to take this exam next year. The exam analysis provides useful insights to the aspirants which they can use to analyze the performance in the exam.

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Timing of the IBPS Clerk Mains 2020-21 Exam

  • Reporting time: 8:00 AM
  • Start of Examination: 9:00 AM
  • Duration of the exam: 2:40 hours

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Centre Guidelines

  1. Candidates are allowed to carry a personal transparent water bottle, personal hand sanitizer (50 ml), gloves & a simple pen inside the IBPS Clerk exam center.
  2. At the exam center, the registration of the applicants will be done with the help of photo capture. 
  3. In the exam hall, two separate dropbox will be provided for the rough sheets and call letters. Students are required to drop these in their designated boxes. 
  4. Aspirants must have installed Arogya-Setu app on their smartphone and that app should show his/her COVID 19 risk profile.
  5. Aspirants appearing in the IBPS Clerk Mains exam are required to wear a mask during the examination. 

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 28th Feb 2021: Overall Difficulty Level

SubjectDifficulty Level
English Language Moderate
Data Interpretation & Analysis Moderate to Difficult
Reasoning Ability & Computer Knowledge Moderate to Difficult
General Awareness Moderate
Overall Difficulty Level Moderate to Diificult

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Analysis 28th Feb 2021: Good Attempts

SubjectGood Attempts
English language 21-23
Data Analysis and Interpretation 25+
Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude 20+
General Awareness 20-22
Overall Good Attempt85+

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam Review 28 February 2021 (Section-Wise)

1. IBPS Clerk Mains Review 2021: Data Analysis and Interpretation

The topic-wise breakup of the questions asked - 

Overall level: Moderate to Difficult

 Topics Asked 

 Number of Questions and Topic Details

Data Interpretation

 Number of Questions: 18 Ques (Approx)

1. Tabular- 6-7 ques

2. Double Pie Chart: 5-7 ques

3. Line Graph Data-based, A test conducted on 5 persons (A to E)

Level: Moderate To difficult

Approximation

 Number of questions: 5

Level: Moderate

Data Sufficiency 

 Number of questions: 5

Level: Moderate

Quadratic Equation

 Number of Questions: 2

New Pattern Questions (Changes introduced)

We have to calculate the coefficient (Not roots).

Arithmetic

 Number of questions: 20 questions (Approx)

Level: Moderate to difficult

Questions based on time and work, ages, percentage, etc.

2. IBPS Clerk Mains Review 2021: Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude

Total No. of questions 

Level- Moderate 

The topic-wise breakup of the questions asked -

 Topics Asked 

Number of Questions and Topic Details

Puzzle

 Number of Questions: 25 questions

1. Row-based puzzle- Triple row given (row-1 facing south, row 3 facing north, row -2 half-person facing north half facing south- this was tricky) Total 6 person in one row

2. Month Based Puzzle, 9 people, 2 variable, 3 months, 3 dates (Sep, Nov, Dec dates were 5, 11, 14)

3. Circular Unknown number of people (facing outside and inside) Position of the person was unknown

4. Rank-Based Puzzle (Linear)

5. Year Based puzzle, base year-2021, 2 variable

Level: Moderate to Difficult and tricky

 Logical Reasoning

Number of Questions: 7-8

Few questions were asked based on a paragraph.

Level: Moderate

Data Sufficiency

 Number of Questions: 5

Level: Moderate to difficult

Blood Relation

 Number of Questions:3

Coded based blood relation

Machine Input Output

Number of Questions: 5

Symbolic based questions

Miscellaneous

 Number of Questions: 4 ques

Level: Moderate

3. IBPS Clerk Mains Review 2021: English Language

Overall Level: English

The topic-wise breakup of the questions asked -

 Topics Asked 

 Number of Questions & details of topics

Reading Comprehension

 The number of questions: 5+6=11 ques

Total RC: 2

US Based, Affect of pandemic

One based on Artificial Intelligence.

Fill in the blanks

Number of questions: 6-7 Ques

Double fillers

Level: Moderate

Error Spotting

 Number of questions: 6-7 ques

One was Incorrect and 4 were Correct

Level: Moderate

Connector

 Number of questions: 5-6 Ques

Level: Moderate

Three columns are given.

The first column was fixed.

Vocab based ques

Number of questions: 3

Tricky questions

Level: Moderate

Para Jumble

Number of questions: 5-6

Level: Moderate

4. IBPS Clerk Mains Review 2021: General/Financial Awareness Review 

Most of the questions were asked from Current affairs. there were 4-5 questions on a budget (Current +Static). Check the questions asked in GA section.

  • RBI was nationalised in which year?
  • Who is the CEO of Ayushman Bharat?
  • Questions on Budget (4-5 Ques)
  • pensioners amount matured after what time?
  • the first country make a nuclear reactor on the moon?
  • twitter cofounder ad ceo?

IBPS Clerk Mains Expected Cut Off 2021

IBPS Clerk Mains exam cut-offs are the minimum qualifying marks that aspirants need in order to secure their place on the merit list. There many facts that may decide the cut off of the Clerk mains Exam cut-offs, some of them are:

  1. The level of the exam.
  2. The number of aspirants who appeared in the exam.
  3. The number of vacancies released. etc.

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  • The overall level of IBPS Clerk Main exam was moderately difficult.

  • As per the feedback received by the aspirants, no section was easy. But English was comparatively doable.

  • Yes, Few chnages in Quant and English questions were observed. The pattern of the questions were slightly tweaked. Although they were doable.

  • As per the feedback gathered from the aspirants, Reasoning section was a bit difficult and lengthy. Most of the questions were asked from Puzzle topic.

  • The estimated overall good attempts is 85+.

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