IBPS Clerk
Exam Analysis, Prelims Cut off 2016: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection i.e.
IBPS will conduct IBPS CWE Clerk VI Preliminary Examination on
26, 27 November and 3, 4 December in multiple slots/ shifts. The candidates
who’ve successfully submitted their application form online will appear for the
written examination as per the exam date and shift mentioned in their
respective admit card.
This article
entails IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis, Paper Review and Level of Difficulty of each
section asked in today’s preliminary examination i.e
26 November 2016 (Shift 2) Morning Batch. If you have appeared
for the paper or are yet to appear, read the exam analysis thoroughly.
Before we begin
our paper review, lets get some basics out first. As we all know, the exam
was composed of 3 sections i.e. Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability and
English Language.
The exam
pattern in details is as follows.
Section
Name
|
Number
of Questions
|
Maximum
Marks
|
English
Language
|
30
|
30
|
Numerical
Ability
|
35
|
35
|
Reasoning
Ability
|
35
|
35
|
Total
|
100
|
100
|
As for IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis, it was mainly based on the same pattern as it
came in previous year 2015. Similar to previous session, the exam’s overall
level of difficulty ranged from Easy
to Moderate.
Most questions had a
familiar language and could be solved with the help of direct methods. Some
needed a little bit of brainstorming from your end. Proceed further
into detailed IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis with Prelims section-wise paper review
of each topic asked in today’s 2nd slot.
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis for English Language
Section
·
Good
Attempts: 15-18 Questions
·
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Beginning with English Language section in our IBPS Clerk
Prelims Exam Analysis, the section was the most easiest to attempt. The topic-wise review and distribution
is as follows.
·
Reading Comprehension- 10
Questions
·
Cloze Test- 10 Questions
·
Spotting the errors – 10
Questions
Cloze Test
Questions were extremely easy to solve. A
good attempt in this section would be 15-18 questions.
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis for Reasoning
Ability Section
·
Good
Attempts: 19-22 Questions
·
Level of Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Moving to our next section, Reasoning Ability questions in
today’s IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis had a bit of Easy to Moderate Difficulty Level
range. The topic-wise
review and distribution is as follows.
·
Number Series – 5 Questions
·
Alphabetical Coding – 5 Questions
·
Mathematical Inequalities – 5 Questions
·
Sitting Arrangements and Puzzles (Linear and Circular) – 10
Questions
·
Miscellaneous – 10 Questions
Most of the misc. questions were from Ranking, Direction Test, Blood
Relationships etc. A good attempt in this section would
be 19-22 questions.
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis for Quantitative
Aptitude Section
·
Good
Attempts: 18-20 Questions
·
Level of Difficulty: Easy
to Moderate
Our final part of IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis and Review ends with
Quant Section, which was moderate and filled with a bunch of calculative
and tricky questions. The topic-wise review and distribution is as
follows.
·
Simplification – 15 Questions
·
Data Interpretation (Tables and Tabular chart) – 5 Questions
·
Series – 5 Questions
·
Miscellaneous – 10 Questions
The misc. questions consists of Simple and Compound Interest,
Time Speed and Distance, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages, Ratio,
Mensuration etc. Most candidates went for DI and Simplification questions as
they were easier to solve. A good attempt in this section would
be 18-20 questions. We conclude our section-wise IBPS Clerk Exam
Analysis here.
Expected
IBPS Clerk Cut off 2016
For IBPS Clerk Prelims Examination, there will be both sectional
and overall cutoff. The cutoff marks usually vary according to a number of
factors, like
·
Number of vacancies
·
Total number of applicants
·
Level of Difficulty of the paper
Keeping in mind all the factors, here is the expected sectional
and overall cut-off for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016.
Sectional IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut off 2016 (Expected)
Section
Name
|
Total Marks
|
General
|
OBC
|
SC/ST
|
PWD
|
|
Reasoning Ability
|
35
|
12-14
|
10-12
|
8-10
|
5-7
|
|
English Language
|
30
|
10-12
|
7-9
|
6-8
|
3-5
|
|
Quantitative Aptitude
|
35
|
9-11
|
10-12
|
7-9
|
3-5
|
Overall IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut off 2016 (Expected)
GEN
|
52-55
|
OBC
|
45-48
|
SC
|
32-35
|
ST
|
28-34
|
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Expected Cutoff 2016 for 26 November Shift-2 helps you understand the paper
better.
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Expected Cutoff 2016 for 26 November Shift-1 helps you understand the paper
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