The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has conducted the Probationary Officers (PO) Main exam on February 4, 2021. The Online Mains exam was conducted at various test centres spread across the country for a total of 3517 vacancies. The computer-based examination was conducted on February 4 between 9:00 am and 12:30 pm maintaining the COVID guidelines. The duration of the exam is 3.5 hours. Many aspirants who appeared for the exam rated the IBPS PO Mains exam question paper as difficult. Check the complete IBPS PO Mains exam analysis 2021 below.
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IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2021
S No | Sections | Good Attempt | Level |
1 | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 13-17 | Difficult |
2 | Data Interpretation & Analysis | 11-14 | Moderate-Difficult |
3 | English Language | 13-16 | Difficult |
4 | Banking/Finance/Economy Awareness | 18-22 | Moderate |
5 | Descriptive Test | 2 | Moderate |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2021: Highlights
- The overall paper of IBPS PO Mains exam was difficult.
- The reasoning ability and English language were a bit difficult compared to other sections.
- General Awareness that include banking, finance and economy was the most scoring section.
- Most of the aspirants complained about the time constraint.
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2021: Data Interpretation & Analysis (35 questions)
- Data Interpretation - 20 questions
- Arithmetic - 5 questions
- Data Sufficiency - 3 questions
- Number Series - 2 questions
- Quantity Based - 3 questions
- Mensuration based - 2 questions
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2021: Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude (45 Questions)
- Puzzles - 20 questions
- Seating Arrangement - 5 questions
- Input-Output - 3 questions
- Data Sufficiency - 2-3 questions
- Blood relation- 2-3 questions
- Direction - 2-3 questions
- Syllogism - 2 questions
- Coding-Decoding - 3 questions
- Miscellaneous - 3 question
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2021: English Language (35 Questions)
- Reading Comprehension - 15-18 questions
- Sentence Rearangement - 5 questions
- Cloze test - 5 questions
- Error Spotting - 3-4 questions
- Miscellaneous - 4-5 questions
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2021: General Economy/ Banking Awareness (40 Questions)
- Static Awareness - 3-5 questions
- Banking Awareness - 6-7 questions
- Current Affairs - 25-28 questions
IBPS PO Main Cut-off 2021 Expected
- General: 80-85
- OBC: 60-65
- SC/ST: 50-60
- EWS: 75-80
- PWD: 45-50
Also Read: Difference Between Banking And SSC Exams
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