IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2020, Shift 2 (26 December): Questions Asked, Level, Good Attempts

By Sheetal Goyal|Updated : December 26th, 2020

IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2020, Shift 2 (26 December): The first shift of IBPS SO Prelims is over now. This was the last shift. IBPS SO Prelims exam has been conducted in two different shifts only. This year there are a total of 647 vacancies for the posts of Specialist Officer under the IBPS SO 2020 recruitment. Lakhs of students have appeared in the IBPS Specialist Officer Prelims Exam 2020. Now that the first shift is over, all the candidates who have appeared in the first shift of the exam and all those who are going to appear in the other banking exams, Other specialist officer cadre exam are waiting for the IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2020. In this post, we are going to provide you with the accurate IBPS SO Prelims Exam Review 2020. 

IBPS is recruiting various specialist officers including IT Officer, Rajbasha Adhikari, Law Officer, HR Personnel, etc Under the IBPS SO Recruitment 2020. The second shift of the IBPS SO Prelims exam 2020 is concluded now. Now In this post, we are discussing the IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2020. In this article, we are sharing the correct detailed section-wise distribution of each topic as asked in the examination. You can check the number of questions asked their difficulty level, number of good attempts, etc. This analysis will help the aspirants who are planning to appear for IBPS SO next year or in other banking exams. 

Now, let us discuss the section-wise IBPS SO Prelims 2nd Shift exam review, 26th Dec 2020, the difficulty level of the paper, types of questions asked, and good attempts below.

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IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2nd Shift Analysis 26th December 2020 - Important Highlights

  • The first shift of the IBPS SO Prelims was Moderate
  • Most of the questions asked are based on the standard pattern.
  • There were no new pattern questions in any of the subjects.
  • The level of the English section was easy. No changes were observed
  • The Reasoning ability was Moderate to tough
  • Overall no major changes were introduced. Candidates with clarity of the concepts must have done well.

IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2020: Exam Center Timings

ShiftReporting TimeExam Time
Shift-109:00 AM10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Shift-201:00 PM02:00 PM to 04:00 PM

IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2020: Exam Centre Guidelines

  1. All the Students appearing in the IBPS SO Prelims exam are required to wear a mask during the examination. 
  2. Students are allowed to carry a personal transparent water bottle, personal hand sanitiser (50 ml), gloves & a simple pen inside the exam centre of IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2020.
  3. All the students must have installed Arogya-Setu app on their smartphone and the app must show the COVID 19 risk profile of the student.
  4. In case of any student does not have a smartphone, he/she must submit the self-declaration certificate. 
  5. The registration of the candidates will be done with photo capture.
  6. In the exam hall, there will be two separate dropbox for the rough sheets and call letters. Students are required to drop their rough sheets in the designated boxes. 

IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2nd Shift Review 26th December 2020 (Section-wise)

(IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer)

1. IBPS SO Prelims 2nd Shift Review: Reasoning Ability

  • The overall level of the section was moderate to tough
  • Below is a detailed analysis of the Reasoning section.

Name of the topic

Questions asked

Topic Details

Puzzles & Seating Arrangements

20

Total 4 puzzles were there

1. Floor based-10 people, 5 floors

2. Linear arrangement-11 people

3. Square seating arrangement- 8 people facing inside and outside.

4. Order and sequence-based- 5 ques

Level: Difficult

 

Blood Relation

3Level: Easy

Input-Output

5Level: Easy to moderate

Direction Sense

1Level: Easy

Coding-Decoding

5

type: Fictitious language-based

level: easy

Syllogism

5

Level: Easy

Four statements, there conclusion

Only and a few types

Inequality

3

Level: Moderate

Type: Coded, Missing inequality

Data Sufficiency

5

Level: Moderate

Miscellaneous

3

Level: Easy to moderate

Number forward and backwards

Meaningful word

2. IBPS SO Prelims 2nd Shift Review: Quantitative aptitude

  • The overall level of the section was Moderate
  • The following table depicts the topic-wise breakdown of the questions asked in quantitative aptitude Analysis - 

Topic Name

Questions asked

Topics Details

Data Interpretation

15

Total of three sets of DI was there

Bar Graph- 6 classes were given (5th to 10th), Number of students were given playing outdoor and indoor games.

Table DI, based on the ratio.

Caselet- based on percentage.

Level: Calculative and Moderate

 

Simplification/Approximation

5

Level: Easy

Based on BODMAS Rule

Quadratic Equation

5Level: Easy

Quantity 1 Quantity 2

5Level: Moderate

Wrong Number series

5

Level: Easy to Moderate

Wrong number series were asked

Arithmetic Questions

15

Level: Moderate

Based on time and work, speed distance, mesuration, boat and stream, profit and loss, percentage, etc.

3. IBPS SO Prelims 2nd Shift Review: English Language

  • The overall level of this section was Easy to moderate
  • We have provided the topic wise questions asked in this section in the below table -

Name of the topic

Questions Asked

Topics Detail

Reading Comprehension

20

Two sets of RC

One was based on- Role of AI in Education

One word was Akin

Level: Easy to Moderate

Fill in the blanks

5

Level: Easy

Type: Single Fillers

Word Exchange

5

Level: easy

Error Spotting5

Level: Easy

Type: The correct part was given and candidates had to find the wrong one.

Match the Column5

Level: Moderate

Three sentences were given

Para Jumble5Level: Easy to Moderate
Sentence Rearrangement5Level: Easy to Moderate

IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2nd Shift Analysis 26th December 2020: Good Attempts (Overall)

(IT Officer, Agriculture Field Officer, HR/Personnel Officer, and Marketing Officer)

Based on the level of the exam, we are sharing the good attempts sectional and overall as follows -

Name of Section

Number of Good Attempts

Reasoning Ability

30-35

English Language

32-35

Quantitative Aptitude

25-28

Overall

80-90

How were your 1st Shift Exam, Share exam feedback, and questions asked in the comment section below !!

IBPS SO Prelims Expected Cut Off 2020:

Now that the first shift of IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2020 of 26th December 2020 is now over all the aspirants must be wondering about the IBPS SO Prelims Exam Cutoffs.

The IBPS SO Prelims Exam Cut-off will depend upon many factors, some are:

1. Number of aspirants

2. Level of difficulty of the paper

3. Number of Vacancies etc.

We have provided the exam analysis of all the shifts of the IBPS SO 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 SO Prelims expected cut-off is 95 - 110

Do share any questions that you remember in the comment box!!

This is all about the IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2020, Shift 2 of 26th December 2020.

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