IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2020 (Shift 1) 26 September: RRB Clerk Question Asked, Cut Off, Level

By Sheetal Goyal|Updated : September 26th, 2020

IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2020, 26th September (Shift 1): The first shift of the IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims exam conducted on 26th September 2020 is over now. Today is the last day of the IBPS RRB Prelims Exam for Office Assistant. Candidates who are going to appear in upcoming shifts of IBPS RRB or other banking examination must be curious to know the paper pattern, difficulty level, and question asked in the first shift of the IBPS RRB 2020 Office Assistant prelims exam.

 

IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2020, 26th September (Shift 1): The first shift of the IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims exam conducted on 26th September 2020 is over now. Today is the last day of the IBPS RRB Prelims Exam for Office Assistant. Candidates who are going to appear in upcoming shifts of IBPS RRB or other banking examination must be curious to know the paper pattern, difficulty level, and question asked in the first shift of the IBPS RRB 2020 Office Assistant prelims exam.

Now it’s time to give you all a thorough review of the first shift of the IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims exam. Here, we are sharing the IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims expected cut off 2020, subject-wise exam review, topic-wise questions asked, difficulty level, and good attempts of the 1st shift exam held on 26th September 2020. 

This IBPS RRB Exam analysis 2020 will be helpful for all those candidates who are appearing in upcoming shifts and who are planning to take the exam next year or IBPS RRB Office Assistant exam. Check IBPS RRB detailed section-wise exam analysis to know what you can expect in the upcoming shifts. 

IBPS RRB Clerk 2020 All Shifts Analysis for Prelims Exam

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IBPS RRB Clerk 5th Shift Analysis 2020: 26th September

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2020: Exam Timings

Number of ShiftReporting Time Gate Closing TimeHandwritten SampleStarting of Examination
Shift 17:30 AM8:15 AM8:30 - 8:35 AM8:35 AM
Shift 29:45 AM10:30 AM10:45 - 10:50 AM10:50 AM
Shift 312:00 PM12:45 PM1:00 - 1:05 AM1:05 AM
Shift 42:15 PM3:00 PM3:15 - 3:20 AM3:20 AM
Shift 5 4:30 Pm5:15 PM5:30 - 5:35 AM5:35 AM

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam 2020: Exam Centre Guidelines

  1. Students are required to wear a mask during the examination. 
  2. Students are allowed to carry a personal transparent water bottle, personal hand sanitizer (50 ml), gloves & a simple pen inside the exam centre
  3. An aspirant must have installed Arogya-Setu app on their smartphone and the app must show the COVID 19 risk profile of the student.
  4. At the exam centre, the registration of the candidates will be done with photo capture.
  5. In the exam hall, there will be two separate dropbox for the rough sheets and call letters. Students are required to drop these in the designated boxes. 

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 26th September 2020: Key Highlights

  • The overall level of the exam was easy
  • Candidates managed to attempt 70+ in the exam.
  • All the questions were based on the conventional pattern but tricky.
  • The sequence of exam  Reasoning > Quant
  • Local language was displayed together.

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis: Difficulty Level

  • The exam was of easy level. No new pattern question was observed. Questions were easy as usual.
  • Level of difficulty was similar to that of last year. 
  • Reasoning section was easiest. Puzzles were doable.
  • Quant section was of easy level. No questions were tricky and lengthy.

IBPS RRB Clerk Shift 1 Analysis: 26th September 2020

Let us discuss the section-wise distribution of IBPS RRB Clerk exam, shift-1, 26th September

IBPS RRB Clerk Shift 1 Analysis 2020: Reasoning Ability

This section was observed easy this time. No questions on the inequality were asked. There was a total of three puzzles and all the puzzles were easy. Only 3 questions were asked from order and ranking. Questions on Alphanumeric series were also asked.

TopicNumber of Questions
Puzzles and Seating arrangement15 Questions 
Direction distance5 questions 
Alphanumeric series5 questions 
Syllogism5 questions 
Blood RElation 3 Questions
Order and rankling3 Questions
Miscellaneous4 Questions

1. Puzzles and Seating Arrangement

  • Number of Questions asked: 15
  • Level easy
  • Uncertain linear puzzle- 5 ques
  • Floor based puzzle- 7 people- 5 ques
  • Linear Seating arrangement, north facing, 8 people- 5 ques

2. Direction & Distance-3

  • Number of Questions asked: 3
  • Topic level: Easy 
  • Paragraph based

3. Alphanumeric series-5

  • Level of the questions: Easy
  • Type: Number based. 

4. Syllogism-5

  • Level: Easy
  • Type: Only and a few based.

5. Order and ranking- 3 ques

  • Number of Questions: 3
  • The level of the questions was easy.
  • based on weight

6. Blood Relation-3

  • Level: Easy
  • Type: Family tree

7. Miscellaneous-4

  • Level: Easy
  • Type: Meaningful word- 1ques
  • Number forward and backward-1 ques

IBPS RRB Clerk Shift 1 Analysis 2020: Quantitative Aptitude

The level of this section was Easy as reported by most of the students. This time there was just one set of DI which was based on Bar Graph. Level of each topic was easy. Questions from Quadratic equations were also asked in first shift.

TopicNumber of questions asked
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph)5 Questions 
Number Series (Missing)5 questions 
Simplification10 Questions 
Quadratic Equation5 Questions 
Arithmetic10 Questions 
Arithmetic Based Caselet5 questions

1. Data Interpretation 

  • Number of Questions asked: 5
  • Type: Only one set of Bar Graph was there
  • Topic level: Easy 
  • Questions were based on the conventional pattern.

2. Missing Number Series 

  • Number of Questions asked: 5
  • Topic level: Easy
  • Questions were Doable

3. Quadratic Equation

  • Number of Questions asked: 5
  • Questions were based on the basic pattern.

4. Simplification

  • Number of questions: 10
  • Type: Based on BODMAS rule.
  • Level: Easy

5. Miscellaneous Questions (Arithmetic) 

  • Number of Questions asked: 10
  • Topic level: Easy-Moderate
  • Questions in this segment were asked from various arithmetic problems like Simple & Compound Interest, Profit & Loss, Time & Work, Partnership, Speed, time & distance, Percentages, Age-based problems, etc.

6. Arithmetic Based Caselet-5

  • Level: Easy
  • Three questions were based on Mixture and allegation and two questions were based on partnership.

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 26th September 2020: Good Attempts

As per the level of exam, we are here providing the section-wise number of good attempts:

Section

Number of Good Attempts

Numerical Ability

33-36 

Reasoning Ability

34-38

Overall

 70+

IBPS RRB Clerk Expected Cut off 2020

Once all the shifts of the IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims exam are over, we will share the IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims expected cut off 2020. The expected cut off for IBPS RRB Clerk exam 2020 will be decided to keep the following factors into consideration.

  • Level of difficulty in the exam.
  • New types of questions introduced if any.
  • The number of applicants.
  • The number of vacancies released.

As soon as all the shifts of the examination are over, we will share the expected cut off section-wise. Book mark this article to check the exam analysis of all the shifts to be held on 26th September 2020.

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam 2020, Shift 2 Overview:

The second shift of IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam 2020 of day 3, i.e., 26th September 2020 is now over. According to the candidates who appeared in the exam the overall level of the exam was easy. Both the section, i.e., reasoning and quantitative aptitude were easy and scoring. In the quantitative aptitude, there were 10 questions from the data analysis and interpretation and 15 questions were from arithmetic topics. In reasoning, most numbers of questions were asked from puzzles and seating arrangement. Other topics asked in the reasoning were blood relation, direction sense, coding & decoding, syllogism, inequality etc. 

Read the complete analysis of the Shift 2 here.

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam 2020, Shift 3 Overview:

The Third Shift of IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam of 26th September 2020 has been completed. The overall level of the exam was easy with both Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning Ability section were easy. Most of the questions in the exam were easily doable. In Quantitative aptitude section, the majority of the questions were asked from the DI and the arithmetic topics. Question on simplification and approximation was also asked. There were 15 questions from the seating arrangement and puzzles and 5 Questions each were asked from syllogism and inequality.  

Click Here to read the complete analysis of Shift 3.

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam 2020, Shift 4 Overview:

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims 2020 Shift 4 has been conducted. We are sharing the overview of the exam as per the feedback shared by the aspirants who have taken this exam. Under IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis we will provide you with the difficulty level of the exam, number and type of questions asked, safe/ good attempts etc. The overall as well as the sectional level of the 4th shift of the exam was easy and scoring. In reasoning, most of the questions were asked from the puzzles and seating arrangement while simplification & approximation, arithmetic and data interpretation was the major topic in the quantitative aptitude. 

Read the complete analysis of the Shift 4 here.

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam 2020, Shift 5 Overview:

The fifth and final shift of IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam 2020 is now over. As per the feedback provided by the aspirants we are providing you with the accurate and true exam analysis of the IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam 2020, Shift 5. The overall level of the RRB Clerk exam was easy. Both the section was doable. The good attempt for today's shifts can be anywhere between 68-74. In reasoning, 20 questions were asked from the puzzles and seating arrangement. In quant, most of the questions were from simplification & approximation and arithmetic. 

Click Here to read the complete analysis of Shift 5

IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Shift FAQs

1. What was the level of IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims shift-1?

The level of the exam was easy.

2. Is there any change in this years' IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims exam?

Yes, both the selected language for example Hindi and English were displayed together.

3. Will there be normalization this year?

Yes, there will be normalization this year also.

4. What is the IPBS RRB Clerk Prelims expected cut off?

Cut off will depend on the following factors like the number of vacancies released, number of applicants, level of difficulty, etc.

5. What is the safe number of attempts?

Students need to attempt 70+ with 100% accuracy.

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