The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducted the preliminary examination for IBPS CWE PO/ MT today. The Written Examination was conducted online, in 4 different slots. This article focuses on IBPS PO Exam Analysis, Prelims Paper Review, Number of Good Attempts and Expected IBPS PO Prelims Cut off for getting shortlisted for the mains examination.
IBPS PO 2016 Prelims Exam Pattern
| Subjects | Total No of questions | Total marks | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | Composite time of 1 hour |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
The candidates will have to qualify in all the three sections separately. They will have to secure the sectional and overall cutoff as well to qualify the exam.
In this year,there was no any question from the Coding and Decoding in the Reasoning Section.
Full Exam Paper of IBPS PO Pre 16 October 2016
IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2016 – Day 1
The Day 1 exam of IBPS PO 2016 is being conducted in different shifts. Thousands of candidates are appearing for the Day 1 Exam of IBPS PO. The time slots of the Day 1 is given in the table below:
| Slots | Timings and Exam Analysis |
| Slot 1 | 9 AM – 10 AM (Analysis Available now) |
| Slot 2 | 11.30 – 12.30 (Available Now) |
| Slot 3 | 2.00 PM – 3. PM (Available Soon) |
| Slot 4 | 4.30 PM – 5.30 PM (Available Soon) |
IBPS PO Exam Analysis of Slot 4
The paper pattern of IBPS PO Slot 4 remained to be moderate to difficult. An analysis will help the candidates to understand the Level of Difficulty in a better way. The IBPS PO Exam Analysis of Slot 4 has been provided in the table below:
Overall Analysis of IBPS PO 16th October 2016 - Slot 4
| Subjects | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempt |
| English Language | Moderate to difficult | 15-20 (Out of 30) |
| Reasoning Ability | Moderate to difficult | 20-22 (Out of 35) |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate to difficult | 18-21 (Out of 35) |
| Good Attempt | | 53-63 |
Sectional Analysis of IBPS PO 2016 third slot
Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate to difficult)
| Topics | No of questions |
| Number Series | 5 |
| Simplification | 5 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Data Interpretation (tabular + line graph) | 10 |
| Language Problems (Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, CI/SI, Time & Work, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Partnership, etc.) | 10 |
Reasoning Ability (Moderate to difficult)
| Topics | No of questions |
| Puzzle (Linear + circular) | 10 |
| Puzzle | 5 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Direction | 2 |
| Blood Relation | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 5 |
| Syllogism | 5 |
English Language (Moderate to average)
| Topics | No of questions |
| Reading Comprehension (Based on economy) | 8 |
| Cloze Test (Based on work situation) | 7 |
| Sentence Re-arrangement | 5 |
| Error Detection | 10 |
IBPS PO Exam Analysis of Slot 3
The pattern of paper of IBPS PO Slot 3 remained the same unlike the slots held previously. The Level of Difficulty of the Paper was
moderate to average. The IBPS PO Exam Analysis of Slot 3 has been provided in the table below:
Overall Analysis of IBPS PO 16th October 2016 (Slot 3)
| Subjects | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempt |
| English Language | Moderate to average | 13-14 (Out of 30) |
| Reasoning Ability | Moderate-average | 23-24 (Out of 35) |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate-difficult | 17-20(Out of 35) |
| Good Attempt | | 53-57 |
Sectional Analysis of IBPS PO 2016 third slot
Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate to difficult)
| Topics | No of questions |
| Number Series | 5 |
| Simplification | 5 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Data Interpretation (2 DI) | 10 |
| Language Problems (Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, CI/SI, Time & Work, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Partnership, etc.) | 10 |
Reasoning Ability (Moderate to average)
| Topics | No of questions |
| Puzzle (Row + Floor) | 10 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Direction | 5 |
| Blood Relation | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 7 |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Sitting arrangement | 5 (Circular arrangement facing inward outward 5 inside and 3 outside) |
| Linear Sitting arrangement | 5 (8 persons facing north south) |
English Language (Moderate to average)
| Topics | No of questions |
| Reading Comprehension (Based on economy) | 5 |
| Cloze Test (Based on economy) | 10 |
| Re-arrangement | 5 |
| Error Detection | 10 |
Full Exam Paper of IBPS PO Pre 16 October 2016
IBPS PO Exam Analysis of Slot 2
The Slot 2 of IBPS PO is over now. The Slot 2 was held from 11.30 to 12.30 PM. The pattern of paper remained the same unlike the first slot. The Level of Difficulty of the Paper was moderate. The IBPS PO Exam Analysis of Slot 2 has been provided in the table below:
Overall Analysis of IBPS PO 16th October 2016 (Slot 2)
| Subjects | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempt |
| English Language | Moderate | 20-22 (Out of 30) |
| Reasoning Ability | Moderate-difficult | 18-20 (Out of 35) |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate-difficult | 17-22 (Out of 35) |
| Good Attempt | | 55-64 |
Sectional Analysis of IBPS PO 2016 Second Slot
Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate)
| Topics | No of questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Number Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Moderate |
| Approximation | 5 | Easy |
| Data Interpretation (2 sets) Tabular and Line graphs | 10 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous(SI,CI, Speed &Time, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages, Ages, Ratio etc.) | 10 | Moderate – Easy |
Reasoning Ability (Moderate)
| Topics | No of questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Sitting Arrangement (Circular and Linear) | 10 | Moderate – Average |
| Inequality | 5 | Moderate – Average |
| Miscellaneous ( Ranking, Direction Sense, Blood Relations etc. ) | 5 | Moderate – Easy |
| Puzzles and arrangement (Building arrangement and Circular arrangement) | 15 | Moderate – Average |
English Language (Moderate)
| Topics | No of questions | Level of Difficulty |
| Reading Comprehension (Based on economy) (No Antonym and Synonym based question) | 8 | Moderate-Easy |
| Cloze Test (Based on Brexit) | 7 | Moderate – Average |
| Para-Jumbled (Based on air and water pollution) | 5 | Moderate-Easy |
| Error Detection | 10 | Moderate |
IBPS PO Exam Analysis 16th October 2016 (First Slot)
We have provided here the IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2016 along with the statistics for what is considered a good attempt. The
Pattern of Exam and level of Difficulty of IBPS PO is similar to the SBI PO.
There were 2 seating arrangements and 2 puzzles in reasoning.
No Fillers were asked in English Language and Quantitative was of Easy-Moderate level.
| Subjects | Level of Difficulty | Good Attempt |
| English Language | Moderate – difficult | 14-15 (Out of 30) |
| Reasoning Ability | Moderate-difficult | 22-14 (Out of 35) |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate-difficult | 18-20 (Out of 35) |
| Good Attempt | | 54-57 |
Sectional IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2016 of the first slot
Quantitative Aptitude
| Topics | No of questions |
| Number Series | 5 |
| Simplification | 5 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Data Interpretation (2 DI) | 10 |
| Language Problems (Profit Loss, Average, Boats & Stream, CI/SI, Time & Work, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Partnership, etc.) | 10 |
English Language
| Topics | No of questions |
| Reading Comprehension (Based on economy) | 5 |
| Cloze Test (Based on economy) | 10 |
| Re-arrangement | 5 |
| Error Detection | 10 |
| Topics | No of questions |
| Puzzle (Row + Floor) | 10 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Direction | 5 |
| Blood Relation | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 7 |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Sitting arrangement | 5 (Circular arrangement facing inward outward 5 inside and 3 outside) |
| Linear Sitting arrangement | 5 (8 persons facing north south) |
IBPS PO Cutoff 2016 of Preliminary Exam
The sectional and overall cutoff of IBPS PO Preliminary Examination is given in the table below. The Cutoff of IBPS PO will depend on the Level of Difficulty, Number of Vacancies available, Number of candidates who have appeared for the exam etc.
Expected Sectional Cutoff of IBPS PO 2016 Exam
| Subjects | Cutoff mark |
| English Language | 5 – 6 |
| Reasoning Ability | 8 – 10 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 5-7 |
Expected Overall Cutoff of IBPS PO 2016 exam
| Category | Cutoff |
| General &OBC | 37-40 |
| SC | 30-33 |
| ST | 17-20 |
Note: Only recommendation for aspirants who are yet to attempt IBPS PO Pre Exam in the upcoming days/shifts would be – “AVOID NEGATIVE MARKING”.
We hope this IBPS PO Pre Exam Analysis helps in getting an estimate about your performance in the paper. If you are yet to attempt the Tier 1 Examination, improve your chances by giving the following article a thorough read.
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