IBPS PO 2022 Analysis Live (Oct 16): Prelims Exam Analysis, Expected Cut Off & Good Attempts

The shift 4 exam of IBPS PO was conducted successfully. The overall difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate.

IBPS PO prelims exam 2022 concluded at 5.30 pm. We will soon share the exam analysis.

Shift 4 of IBPS PO prelims exam will get over at 5.30 pm.

The overall difficulty level of the exam held in Shift 3 was moderate.

The Shift 3 of IBPS PO prelims exam concluded at 3 pm. We will soon provide the exam analysis.

IBPS PO shift 3 exam has started at 2 pm. The exam will get over at 3 pm.

Entry for shift 3 of IBPS PO prelims exam is underway. The entry gate will close at 2 pm.

The overall IBPS PO exam analysis 2022 for Shift 2 is given below.

The overall paper of IBPS PO shift 2 was easy to moderate.

Shift 2 exam of IBPS PO will conclude at 12.30 pm.

The prelims exam of IBPS PO carries a total of 100 questions. 

IBPS every year releases overall and section-wise cutoff marks for the prelims, mains and final selection. The cutoff marks vary every year. Candidates need to secure the minimum cutoff marks as announced by IBPS to qualify all the stages of selection.

The shift 2 exam of IBPS PO has started at 11.30 am.

IBPS PO interview is conducted for candidates who clear the mains exam. The interview carries a total of 100 marks. 

The Shift 1 exam of IBPS PO prelims concluded successfully. Candidates can check below the section-wise exam analysis.

English Language

Quantitative Aptitude

Reasoning Ability

The overall analysis of IBPS PO prelims exam held in the first shift on Oct 16 is given below.

The difficulty level of the exam held in Shift 1 was moderate. An attempt of 60-66 questions is considered a good attempt. 

As the difficulty level of the exam was easy, IBPS PO prelims cut off is expected to go high.

The overall difficulty level of IBPS PO prelims exam held in Shift 4 was easy to moderate. 

IBPS PO prelims Shift 4 concluded at 5.30 pm.

The Shift 3 exam was somewhat more difficult than Shift 1 and Shift 2. According to the candidates taken exam in Shift 3, the average difficulty of the IBPS PO prelims was moderate

The Maths difficulty level was moderate in shift 3 according to the students who appeared in the Shift 3 exam of IBPS PO prelims exam. The no. of good attempts in the Maths section is 23-25

The difficulty level of the Reasoning section was moderate according to the candidates, who appeared in Shift 3 of IBPS PO prelims. A good number of attempts for the reasoning section are between 26-28

The no. of good attempts for the English section in IBPS PO prelims Shift 3 is 22 to 25

Based on the moderate difficulty level of the exam, the average good attempts for Shift 3 to clear the IBPS PO prelims is 68 to 76.

. The questions from Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Number & Word based were in the Reasoning section along with puzzles based on Linear, Months, and Dates, Designation puzzles were asked in Shift 3

The questions were from D.I, Arithmetic Series, Wrong Number Series and Quadratic Equation. The maximum number of questions were asked from arithmetic in the Quant section in shift 3

The questions were from almost every topic in the English section in shift 3. Comprehension, cloze test, para jumbles, error spotting, double fillers, word sequence and word usage questions were asked in shift 3

In English, questions are asked from Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Para jumbles, Spotting Error, Fill in the blanks, etc. 

Shift 4 for IBPS PO will begin at 4.30 pm. The candidates for Shift 4 have reached their respective centers to take the IBPS PO exam 

The difficulty level of the Quant section was moderate. The questions from the arithmetic and DI were time taking and calculative in nature 

The overall difficulty level of the paper held in Shift 3 remained same as the previous shifts. The difficulty level of the paper was easy to moderate.

Shift 3 of IBPS PO prelims exam concluded at 3 pm. 

Total marks allotted to IBPS PO prelims exam are 100. Candidates scores of prelims exam will be calculated after normalisation.

Shift 3 of IBPS PO prelims exam will get over at 3 pm. The analysis will be provided after the exam concludes.

The mains exam consists of both objective and descriptive type tests. The objective test is divided into four sections-Reasoning & Computer Aptitude, General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness, English Language, and Data Analysis & Interpretation. The descriptive section carries questions from English Language (Letter Writing and Essay). The duration of the test is 3 hours 30 minutes. There is also a sectional time limit in the mains exam. The total marks allotted to the test are 225. 

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) was released IBPS PO notification 2022 for 6932 vacancies on August 1. The application form was released on August 2. The last date to apply for the exam was August 22, 2022. 

The shift 3 of IBPS PO prelims exam has started at 2 pm. The exam will get over at 3 pm.

The distribution of questions in the Reasoning section of IBPS PO shift 2 exam is given below.

The distribution of questions in the Quant section of IBPS PO prelims exam is given below.

The distribution of questions in the English section of IBPS PO prelims exam shift 2 is given below.

The number of good attempts for Shift 2 is given below.

The Shift 3 of IBPS PO prelims exam will be conducted from 2 to 3 pm.

The overall difficulty level of IBPS PO shift 2 was easy to moderate.

Shift 2 exam of IBPS PO prelims exam concluded at 12.30 pm. Students are yet to come out of the exam hall.

The marks of IBPS PO prelims will not be considered while making the merit list. The prelims scores are only qualifying marks for IBPS PO mains 

IBPS PO prelims result 2022 will be announced in the first week of November 2022.

The reporting time for IBPS PO prelims shift 3 is at 1.00 pm. However, the exam will start at 2.00 pm. 

There were no questions asked from Cloze test in English section in shift 1.

The IBPS PO prelims Shift 2 exam has started at 11.30 am. We will provide the paper analysis once the exam gets over.

Entry of students for Shift 2 is underway. The exam will begin at 11.30 am.

The Reading Comprehension passage in English was asked on 'Place-Tourism Strategy'. There were three to four questions from Vocabulary, Synonyms and Antonyms based on this passage.

There were three sets of DI in the shift 1 of IBPS PO prelims exam. Questions were asked from Bar DI, Table DI and Caselet DI.

There were four sets of puzzles and seating arrangements in the Reasoning section. The puzzles asked in the exam were floor-based, comparison-based and linear-based. Circular Seating Arrangement questions were asked in the exam.

The overall difficulty level of IBPS PO 2022 is given below:

The IBPS PO 2022 prelims paper was easy to moderate. All the sections of the exam were easy to moderate.

IBPS PO 2022 prelims expected cut off is given below: 

Students have arrived at the exam centre for the Shift 2 exam of IBPS PO. Entry of students for shift 2 will begin after the exam of shift 1 gets over.

Students of shift 2 have arrived at the exam centre of IBPS PO

 

 

The shift 1 exam of IBPS PO prelims exam concludes.

Reporting time for shift 2 is 10:30 am. Students arrived at the exam centre for shift 2 exam.

An attempt of 65-71 questions is what is considered as good. Candidates must solve the questions with accuracy.

IBPS PO prelims exam marks are not counted for the final merit list. This stage of exam is qualifying in nature.

In English, questions are asked from Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Para jumbles, Spotting Error, Fill in the blanks, etc.

In Reasoning, questions are asked from Logical Reasoning, Alphanumeric Series, Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test, Data Sufficiency, Coded Inequalities, Seating Arrangement, Puzzle, Syllogism, Input-Output, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relation.

In Quant, questions are expected to be asked from Simplification, Profit & Loss, Mixtures & Alligations, Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices, Work & Time, Time & Distance, Mensuration-Cylinder, Cone, Sphere, Data Interpretation, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Number Systems, Sequence & Series and Permutation, Combination & Probability.

The shift 1 paper of IBPS PO prelims exam is expected to remain easy to moderate. The Quant section is expected to be moderate, Reasoning easy to moderate and English easy.

Shift 1 of IBPS PO prelims exam has started. We will provide IBPS PO prelims exam analysis of Shift 1 once the exam gets over at 10.

Shift 1 entry of candidates for IBPS PO prelims exam is underway. The documents of candidates are being checked at the entry gate. Candidates without valid documents are not given entry.

IBPS PO Exam Start Time for Shift 1 is 09:00 AM, 11:30 AM for Shift 2, 02:00 PM for Shift 3 and 04:30 PM for Shift 4.

The reporting time for shift 1 is 8 am, 10:30 AM for Shift 2, 01:00 PM for Shift 3 and 03:30 PM for Shift 4.

The scoring areas of the IBPS PO English section are fill in the blanks, rearrangement, spotting errors, reading comprehension, and vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms).

 Some of the most scoring topics in IBPS PO Reasoning section are number series, coding decoding, blood relation, direction and distance, seating arrangements, syllogism, cause and effect and data sufficiency.

The important topics for IBPS PO Quantitative Aptitude section are number systems, ratio and proportion, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, sequence and series, simplification questions.

The HRA varies according to the place of posting and can be 9.0 per cent or 8.0 per cent or 7.0 per cent of the basic salary depending upon the type of city.  

The Dearness Allowance of IBPS PO is 23.87 per cent of the basic pay.  

The inhand IBPS PO salary is INR 52,630. 

Candidates can check below the career growth offered to IBPS PO:

• JMGS I (Junior Management Grade Scale I) or probationary officers
• Middle Manager-Middle Management Grade Scale 2
• Senior Manager-Middle Management Grade Scale 3
• Chief Manager-Senior Management Grade Scale 4
• Assistant General Manager-Senior Management Grade Scale 5
• Deputy General Manager-Top Management Grade Scale 6
• General Manager-Top Management Grade Scale 7
• Executive Director
• Chairman and Managing Director

Candidates get other allowances such as Dearness Allowance(DA), House Rent Allowance(HRA), City Compensatory Allowance (CCA), and Special Allowances are also there.

Working knowledge of computer systems is necessary for the job as well as to give the IBPS PO exam which is conducted in online mode.

IBPS PO age limit should be between 20 and 30 years.

IBPS PO application fee is given below.

IBPS PO Participating banks are given below.

IBPS PO Selection Process comprises three stages-prelims, mains and interview.

• IBPS reserves the right to cancel or add any of IBPS PO exam centres depending upon the feasibility
• The examination authority also reserves the right to allot candidates to any other IBPS PO centre other than the one opted by them
• The details regarding the exam centre are mentioned on the IBPS PO admit card
• Candidates must choose IBPS PO exam centres close in their proximity
• The exam centres once allotted are not changed by the examination authority

IBPS PO prelims exam centre is given below.

IBPS PO prelims scorecard will be released few days after the declaration of the result.

The steps to check IBPS PO prelims result 2022 are given below:

• Visit the official website of IBPS
• Click the result link on the home page
• Enter registration number/roll number and DOB/password
• The result status is displayed on the screen
• Download the result and take its printout

IBPS PO 2021 prelims cut off is given below:

 In 2021, the overall difficulty level of the prelims exam was easy to moderate. 

The detailed IBPS PO notification 2022 PDF was released by IBPS on August 1 for the recruitment of Probationary Officer (PO)/Management Trainee (MT)in different public sector banks. 

IBPS PO preparation needs a systematic and holistic approach. Since the syllabus is vast, candidates need to choose the right IBPS PO books to understand the concepts of each topic. Candidates must go through the previous year's exam analysis to understand the difficulty level of the paper and topics that were asked in the exam. It is also important to solve the previous years' question papers/sample papers to know the topics from where the maximum number of questions is asked in the exam. Candidates must attempt as many mock tests as they can to improve speed, accuracy and analyse their performance. 

IBPS PO mock test gives candidates a feel of the actual examination as they need to attempt a good number of questions within the given time frame. After analysing the mock test, candidates get a fair idea of their strong and weak subjects. Accordingly, candidates can chalk out a plan and start working on their goals. Mock tests also help candidates to improve speed and accuracy.

The initial in-hand IBPS PO salary is INR 52,000 to 55,000 with dearness allowances, special allowances, other benefits. The initial basic pay of a PO is INR 36,000 as per 11th Bipartite Agreement.

A total of 5809 vacancies were announced for IBPS PO in 2021.

IBPS PO 2020 vacancy announced for Probationary Officers post was 4799. Initially, the total number of vacancies announced for IBPS PO was 1167. Then the vacancies have been revised to 1417.

The bank-wise IBPS PO vacancy break-up is given below.

IBPS had revised IBPS PO vacancy 2022. The vacancies were revised to 6932. IBPS had added vacancy for Bank of Maharashtra. Earlier, the number of vacancies was 6432. The highest number of vacancies have been announced for Canara bank. A total of 2500 vacancies have been announced for this bank.

•  After downloading the admit card, candidates should check all the details carefully
•  They must ensure that all the details are correct and the admit card has no discrepancies
•  For any correction in IBPS PO admit card, candidates must contact the examination authority

Some of the important points related to IBPS PO admit card 2022 are given below:

• Candidates need to affix their recent passport size colour photograph (same as uploaded in the online IBPS PO application form). They need to sign across the photograph  
• No hard copy of IBPS PO admit card is sent to candidates by post
• Candidates must retain the admit card till completion of the recruitment process
• The signature of candidates should tally with the signature uploaded at the time of registration. In case of any discrepancy, candidates are not allowed to appear in the exam

The helpdesk for IBPS PO is given below:

IBPS House, 90 feet, DP Road

Near Thakur Polytechnic,

Off. Western Express Highway, PB No, 8567

Kandivali (E), Mumbai 400101

Helpline number-1800222366, 18001034566