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.
Continuing our series, this article entails
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis, Paper Review and Level of Difficulty of each section
asked in today’s preliminary examination i.e 27 November
2016 (Shift 4). If you have appeared for the paper or are yet to
appear, read the exam analysis thoroughly.
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
|
The
total time was 1 hour i.e. 60 minutes, hence, Speed, Accuracy and Planning
is surely needed to have good number of attempts with maximum accuracy. As
for IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis, the paper’s overall level of difficulty
ranged from Easy to Moderate.
Proceed
further into detailed IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis with Prelims section-wise paper
review of each topic asked in today’s slot.
IBPS Clerk
Exam Analysis for English Language Section
·
Good
Attempts: 15-18 Questions
·
Level of Difficulty: Easy
We begin our IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis with the English Section. This section was the most easiest to attempt with most questions being super easy to
solve. The topic-wise review and distribution is as follows.
·
Reading Comprehension- 10
Questions
·
Cloze Test- 10 Questions
·
Spotting the errors – 10
Questions
Most candidates secured marks in this section by solving Cloze
Test questions. 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.
·
Alphabetical or Number Series – 5 Questions
·
Alphabet Coding – 5 Questions
·
Mathematical Inequalities – 5 Questions
·
Sitting Arrangements and Puzzles (Linear, Parallel and Circular)
– 15 Questions
·
Miscellaneous – 5 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
The Quant Section in todays’ IBPS Clerk Prelims Examination had a mixed number of Easy to Moderate Questions. The topic-wise review and distribution is as
follows.
·
Simplification – 15 Questions
·
Data Interpretation – 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.
A good attempt in this section would be 18-20 questions.
A good attempt in this section would be 18-20 questions.
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
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
|
We hope this article on IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis and Prelims
Expected Cutoff 2016 for 26 November Shift-1 helps you understand the paper
better. We will be back soon with our next analysis and detailed paper review.
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