Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection (IBPS) has continued the clerical recruitment process by conducting IBPS Clerk Prelims today. IBPS has conducted IBPS Clerk Prelims exam today in various examination centres spread all over the country.
Missed our previous article on IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis? Refer to the links below:
- IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis: 26th & 27th November 2016 (Shift-wise)
- IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016 : Exam Analysis & Cut off - 03rd December 2016 - Slot 1
- IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016 : Exam Analysis & Cut off - 03rd December 2016 - Slot 2
- IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016 : Exam Analysis & Cut off - 03rd December 2016 - Slot 3
- IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016 : Exam Analysis & Cut off - 03rd December 2016 - Slot 4
We hope you’ve gone through our previous analysis. Now, move forward into the next section and understand the level of paper.
Today’s initial shift (December, 4) has come to an end and the candidates are now coming out of their respective centres. Let us look into 4th December (Shift 1) IBPS Clerk Prelims exam and analyse each and every section in detail. After summing up exam analysis, we will also share the expected sectional and overall cut-off for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016.
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 4th December (Shift 1)
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 of today, IBPS Clerk Prelims
paper’s overall level of difficulty ranged from Easy to Moderate.
Proceeding further into detailed IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis with
Prelims section-wise paper review of each topic asked in today’s shift,we get-
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis for English Language Section
·
Good
Attempts: 15-18 Questions
·
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Beginning our IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis, the English Section was the 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
All topics asked i.e. Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test and
Spotting the Error were easy to solve. A good attempt in this section would be
15-18 questions.
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis for Reasoning Ability Section
·
Good
Attempts: 18-23 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 – 15 Questions
·
Miscellaneous – 5 Questions
As we can see, Puzzles and Siting arrangement topics occupied a
major portion of questions. A good attempt in this section would be 18-23
questions.
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis for Quantitative Aptitude Section
·
Good
Attempts: 17-21 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,
Problems on Ages, Pipes and Cisterns, Ratio, Mensuration etc. A good attempt in this section would
be 17-21 questions. We conclude our section-wise IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis for
4th December Shift 1 here.
QUESTIONS ASKED- IBPS PRE 04 DECEMBER 2016 EXAM SLOT 1
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 and the analysis of 4th
December paper, 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
|
There were only marginal changes, which ultimately did not
affect the expected cutoff score generated previously. Hence, the cutoff
margin remains the same.
We hope this article on IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis and Prelims
Expected Cutoff 2016 for 4th December 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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