IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2020 Shift 4 for Prelims 3 Oct: PO Question Asked, Expected Cut Off, Attempts

By Akshay Khandelwal|Updated : October 3rd, 2020

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2020, 4th Shift 3rd October 2020: IBPS PO Prelim exam 2020 is going to be held on the 3rd, 10th and 11th October 2020. Now that the IBPS PO Prelims Exam Shift 4 is over now, all the students are eagerly waiting for the exam analysis. Under the exam analysis, we cover the difficulty level of overall as well as the sectional difficulty level, the break-up of the questions asked in IBPS PO Prelims 2020, the number of questions asked from any topics. In this article, we are also analysing the IBPS PO Prelims expected cut off for all the shift that held on 3rd October 2020.  

For the IBPS PO Exam analysis 2020 as well as for Expected cut off for IBPS PO Prelims 2020, we have gathered feedback from many aspirants who have appeared in the IBPS PO Prelims exam shift 4. On the basis of cross-referring the feedback provided by all those exam takers, we have concluded our exam analysis. IBPS PO Prelims exam analysis is helpful for every student who is preparing for banking exam. IBPS PO exam analysis 2020 provides students who have already appeared in shift 4 or before, a benchmark to compare their performance with other students. To students who are yet to appear in the IBPS PO exam 2020, exam analysis gives them useful insights about the exam. 

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Now that we know the benefits of the exam analysis, let's now discuss the IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis Shift 4 in detail:

Following are the Exam Reporting Time for IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2020:

ShiftReporting TimeStart of Examination
Shift-18:00 AM9 AM -10 AM
Shift-210:30 AM11:30 AM- 12:30 PM
Shift-31:00 PM2 PM- 3 PM
Shift-43:30 PM4:30 PM- 5:30 PM

IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2020: Exam Centre Guidelines

  1. Students appearing in the IBPS PO Prelims exam are required to wear a mask during the examination. 
  2. Candidates can carry a personal transparent water bottle, personal hand sanitizer (50 ml), gloves & a simple pen inside the exam centre of IBPS PO.
  3. An applicant must have installed Arogya-Setu app on his/her smartphone and that app should show his/her COVID 19 risk profile.
  4. At the exam centre, the registration of the applicants will be done with the help of photo capture.
  5. 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. 

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Review 2020 (4th Shift): Key Highlights

  • In the IBPS Probationary Officer Prelims Exam candidates are required to attempt 100 questions in 60 minutes. 
  • The sequence of the sections in the IBPS PO Prelims Shift 3 was as follows:
    1. English Ability
    2. Quantitative Aptitude
    3. Reasoning Ability
  • There are three sections in the exam, they are
    • Reasoning Ability
    • Quantitative Aptitude
    • English Language
  • In IBPS PO Prelims exam there is the sectional timer of 20 minutes for each section.  
  • In the English section, there are 30 questions and in both reasoning and quant section, there are 35 questions each. 
  • The overall level of the IBPS PO Prelims Exam Shift 4 was Moderate.

IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2020 4th Shift: Good Attempts

Section

Good Attempts

Numerical Ability

 24-27

Reasoning Ability

 25-28

English Language

 22-25

Overall Good Attempts 

 70+

Overall Difficulty Level in each section of RBI Assistant (Shift 4):

The overall level of the IBPS PO Prelims Exam Shift 4 was moderate. Among the three-section, English was the easiest and scoring followed by the Reasoning ability. Most of the students who appeared in the exam termed the test as moderate to lengthy. 

Section Name

Difficulty Level

Overall Level of the exam

Quantitative Aptitude

ModerateModerate

Reasoning Ability

Moderate

English Language

Easy-Moderate

IBPS PO Prelims Section-wise Exam Analysis 2020: (4th Shift)

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis Reasoning Ability Shift 4:

Following topics were asked in the Reasoning section of this exam:

Topic Name

Number of questions

Puzzles and Seating Arrangement

 23

Syllogism

 4

Coding-Decoding

 5

Miscellaneous

 3

IBPS PO Prelims Topic-wise details of Reasoning Ability:

Following are the topic wise details of the reasoning ability of the IBPS PO Prelims Shift 4 Exam 2020:

1. Puzzles and Seating Arrangement: 

  • The number of Questions Asked: 23
  • Level of the questions: Moderate
  • Square table, people at the corner facing centre, and on the edge facing outside.
  • Box based puzzle, 9 boxes were given.
  • Floor based puzzle, 6 floors were given
  • The linear arrangement, 6 people facing north
  • 3 questions on 6 jars were given with different quantity of water

2. Syllogism:

  • The number of Questions Asked: 4
  • Level of the questions: Moderate
  • Only and a few types

3. Coding-Decoding:

  • The number of Questions Asked: 5
  • Level of the questions: Easy to moderate
  • Chinese type coding-decoding.

4. Miscellaneous:

  • The number of Questions Asked: 3
  • Level of the questions: Easy to Moderate
  • Word forward and backwards- PRODUCTION
  • INEXAURABLE- Meaningful word-based question
  • Number based question.

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis Quantitative Aptitude Shift 4: (Moderate)

Numerical Ability Section consisted of the following topics -

Topic Name

Number of questions

Approximation

 6

Wrong Number Series

 4

Data Interpretation

 15

Miscellaneous (Arithmetic)

 10
 35

IBPS PO Prelims Topic-wise details of Quantitative Aptitude:

Following are the topic wise details of the Quantitative Aptitude of the IBPS PO Prelims Shift 4 Exam 2020:

1. Data Interpretation:

  • The number of Questions Asked: 15
  • Level of the questions: Moderate
  • Type: Line DI, Tabular DI (Easy) and one caselet

2. Approximation :

  • Number of Questions Asked: 5
  • Level of the questions: Easy to moderate
  • Type: Based on BODMAS rule

4. Wrong Number Series:

  • Number of Questions Asked: 4
  • Level of the questions: Easy to moderate

5. Miscellaneous: 

  • The number of Questions Asked: 10
  • Level of the questions: Moderate.
  • Questions were asked on the topics like mensuration, partnership, profit and loss, time and work, boat and stream, etc.

 

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis English Language Shift 3: (Easy to Moderate)

English Language section comprises of topics mentioned below -

Topic Name

Number of questions

Reading Comprehension

8

Para Jumble

5

Word Exchange

5

Fill in the blanks

4

Error Spotting

4
 Phrase Replacement4

IBPS PO Prelims Topic-wise details of English Language:

Following are the topic wise details of the English language of the IBPS PO Prelims Shift 4 Exam 2020:

1. Reading Comprehension:

  • The number of Questions Asked:8
  • Level of the questions: Easy to moderate
  • Automation of AI would disrupt the Economy.
  • 3 vocab Based questions
  • Value, Refined, Taste.

2. Para Jumble:

  • Number of Questions Asked: 5
  • Level of the questions: Easy To moderate
  • Five statements were given

3. Error Spotting: 

  • Number of Questions Asked: 4
  • Level of the questions: Easy to moderate.

4. Word Exchange:

  • Number of Questions Asked: 5
  • Level of the questions: Easy
  • Five words were given

5. Fill in the blanks:

  • The number of Questions Asked: 4
  • Level of the questions: Easy 
  • Double fillers were asked

6. Phrase Replacement:

  • Number of questions asked: 5
  • Level: Easy to moderate

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Expected cut off 2020:

Now that all the four shifts of the IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2020 of 3rd October 2020 are now over. We have provided the exam analysis of all the shifts of IBPS PO exam based on the feedback and insights shared by the students who have appeared in the exam. We have contacted many students from various shifts and gathered their attempts and on the basis of good attempts shared by all those aspirants we have figured out an approximate IBPS PO Prelims expected cut off. 

After analysing all the shifts of IBPS PO exam the expected cutoff can be in the range of 68-74(+/-2) for general category.

FAQs for IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis, Shift 4:

Following are the most common frequently asked questions for IBPS Probationary Officer Prelims Exam 2020.

Q. Is there sectional and overall cut off for IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2020?

Ans: Yes, there are both sectional and overall cut off for an exam.

Q. Is IBPS PO Prelim exam available in both Hindi and English?

Ans: Yes, IBPS PO Prelims exam is available in both language.

Q. What was the duration of the sectional timer in the IBPS PO prelims exam 2020?

Ans: Yes, there was a sectional timer of 20 minutes for each section.

Q. What was the duration of the IBPS PO Prelims Shift 4 exam?

Ans: The total time allotted for the exam is 60 minutes. 

Q. Was students allowed to switch between the sections at their will?

Ans: No, candidates are not allowed to switch between sections during the exam.

Q. Is candidates require to wear gloves during IBPS PO Prelims Exam?

Ans. No, a candidate may choose to wear the gloves during the exam but they are not compulsory. 

Q. Does the marks obtain in the IBPS PO Prelims exam consider in the calculation of merit list?

Ans: Not, IBPS PO Prelims exam is qualifying in nature and its marks does not consider into the calculation of merit list. 

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This is all about the IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2020, Shift 4 of 3rd October 2020.

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