IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection holds the IBPS PO Mains exam to select probationary officers for various banks (IBPS). IBPS PO exam is one of the most competitive exams in the country with lakhs of candidates registering themselves every year. IBPS PO 2023 Prelims exam is scheduled to be conducted on September 23, 30 & October 1st 2023. The IBPS Mains exam is scheduled to be conducted on November 5, 2023. 

Since the exam for 2023 is yet to be conducted, the IBPS PO Mains exam analysis for the mains examination conducted in 2022, has been discussed in detail in this article.  Candidates willing to appear for the upcoming IBPS PO exam can refer to the IBPS PO Mains exam analysis for their reference.

Candidates who qualified the mains examination are called for the Interview stage of the exam. Those who score above the cut off are then selected and appointed as Probationary Officers in different Public Sector Banks in India.

To know more about other IBPS exams candidates can visit the linked article.

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IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2023

The IBPS PO Mains exam is scheduled for November 2023, the space will be updated after the successful completion of the exam. For a better understanding of the questions paper, exam pattern and the types of questions asked in the exam, it is important to analyse previous year’s papers. Check out the complete section-by-section IBPS PO Mains 2023 Exam Analysis for all slots to learn about the different types of questions asked in the exam.

But before analysing the IBPS PO Mains exam, it is important that candidates go through the exam pattern for the IBPS PO Mains exam. The exam pattern is given below:

IBPS PO Mains 2023: Exam Pattern 
IBPS PO Mains Pattern- Paper Section Number of Questions Marks Allotted Time Allotted
Objective Test Reasoning & Computer Aptitude 45 60 60 min
English Language 35 40 40 min
Data Analysis & Interpretation 35 60 45 min
General Awareness, Economy & Banking Awareness 40 40 35 min
Descriptive Test English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) 2 25 30 min

For a detailed IBPS PO Exam Pattern, visit the linked article.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2022

The IBPS PO Mains exam was conducted on November 26, 2022. The highlights of the exam from Shift 1 are given below:

  • The overall difficulty level of the IBPS PO Mains exam was moderate to difficult. The Descriptive test of the mains exam was easy. 
  • The IBPS PO Main 2022 Reasoning Section had a moderate difficulty level.
  • The Data Analysis & Interpretation section was of a moderate to difficult level.
  • The level of difficulty for the English section of the IBPS PO Main 2022 exam was also moderate to slightly difficult.
  • Likewise, General Awareness was also moderate to difficult.
Section Difficulty Level Good Attempts
General Awareness Moderate 26-27
Data Analysis & Interpretation Moderate to Difficult 20-12
English Language Moderate 18-20
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude Moderate 22-24
Overall Good Attempts Moderate 83-87

IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2021

The overall exam analysis is given below in terms of overall difficulty and good attempts in all the sections.

IBPS PO Mains 2021 Overall Analysis
Total Questions 155
Level of Exam Moderate to Difficult
Good Attempts 82-104
IBPS PO Mains 2021: Sectional Analysis
Section Difficulty Level Good Attempts
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude Moderate  20-25
Data Analysis & Interpretation Difficult 18-23
English Language Moderate to difficult 22-24
General Awareness Moderate 25-30
Essay & Letter (Descriptive) Easy 2

Candidates can check the IBPS PO result at the linked article, once the result for the IBPS PO exam is declared. 

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To know in details about IBPS PO Prelims candidates can visit the linked article.

IBPS PO Mains 2022 Sectional Exam Analysis

Candidates can check the table below for the exam’s section-by-section analysis. Below is a list of a number of questions asked from each topic for different subjects.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2022: English Language 

For a total of forty marks, there were 35 questions in this section. We have presented the full information here in accordance with the review. The English language had a medium level of difficulty.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2022- English Language
Topics No. of Questions Asked
Reading Comprehension- Economy 3-4
Reading Comprehension- COVID 6-7
Miscellaneous 5
Match the Columns 4
Fillers + Word Arrangement 5
Cloze Test (Preposition Based)- Education System of China 6-7
Chose the Best Meaning Sentence 3

IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2022- Data Analysis & Interpretation

There are 35 questions and a total of 60 marks in the Data Analysis & Interpretation exam. There were 10 questions for one mark each and 25 for two in this section. Data analysis and interpretation have a moderate to challenging level of difficulty.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2022- Data Analysis & Interpretation
Topics No. of Questions Asked
Wrong Number Series 3
Time & Work Passage (Men & Women With variable) 2-3
Table Format (Poem/ Story Publish) 5
Partnership 2
Mensuration 3
Double Pie Chart Data Interpretation (Run % and Strike Rate %) 5
Data Sufficiency 3
Boat & Stream Caselet DI 4
Arithmetic 8

IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2022- General Awareness

There are 40 questions and 40 marks in the part on general, financial, and banking awareness. Banking and current events are the subjects of the majority of the questions asked. The majority of the 2022 current events questions are asked between September and November. The main questions that were asked from the section are given below:

Memory Based Topics From General Awareness
  • Sony and Zee Merger
  • SCO Cultural Capital
  • Rishi Sunak
  • PLI Scheme
  • Penalty by RBI
  • One Question Related to US Open
  • Economics Nobel prize winner
  • E Bank Guarantee
  • C 295 Aircraft Collaboration (Airbus- Tata)
  • Bank Rate
  • 14th Spice Congress
  • 12th Maharatna Company

IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2022- Reasoning & Computer Aptitude

A total of 45 questions and 60 total marks were assigned to the reasoning and computer knowledge sections combined. The questions pertaining to Data Sufficiency were based on three statements. Reasoning and computer aptitude tests had a moderate degree of difficulty. The following subjects are covered in the seating arrangement and puzzle-related questions.

IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2022- Reasoning & Computer Aptitude
Topics No. of Questions Asked Difficulty Level
Puzzles 19 Moderate
New Pattern Coding (Symbol) 2 Moderate
Miscellaneous 9 Moderate
Data Sufficiency  3-4 Moderate
Critical Reasoning 5 Easy to Moderate
Coded Inequality 2 Moderate
Coded Blood Relation 2 Easy to Moderate

IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2022- Descriptive

The descriptive test in the IBPS PO Mains Exam carries 25 marks. Candidates got 30 minutes to complete the two questions—a letter and an essay—in the descriptive writing test. The word limit for the Essay is 250 – 300 words and the word limit for the Letter is 150 – 200 words.

  • Letter Writing
    • Water Harvesting
    • Motivating sister during her bad phase in cricket.
    • Letter to Bank PO (Complaint Letter)
    • How violent movies are affecting small children.
  • Essay
    • Impact of Video Games on Youngsters
    • Role of Education in Economy
    • Angel Investors
    • Why is education important for economy

IBPS PO Mains 2021 Sectional Exam Analysis

Candidates can check the table below for the exam’s section-by-section analysis. Below is a list of a number of questions asked from each topic for different subjects.

IBPS PO Mains Analysis: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude

From this part, 45 questions were asked in total. The table below contains a breakdown of the exact number of questions from each topic in this section that were asked of candidates.

IBPS PO Mains 2021: Reasoning & Computer Aptitude Analysis
Topic Number of Questions
Box Based Puzzle 3 Questions
Circular arrangement  4 Questions
Direction 3 Questions
Direction Sense 6 Questions
Inequality 6 Questions
Input 4 Questions
Linear Seating Arrangement 4 Questions
Logical Reasoning  2 Questions
Miscellaneous 8 Questions
Syllogism 5 Questions
Total 45 Questions

To know more about the IBPS PO exam candidates can visit the linked article.

IBPS PO Mains Analysis: Data Analysis & Interpretation

A total number of 35 questions are asked from this section.

IBPS PO Mains 2021: Data Analysis and Interpretation Analysis
Topic Number of Questions
Arithemetic Questions on Time & Distance (3 Points, 2 Cars), Mixture Allegation (% of Milk and Water), Partnership Based, Age based, Profit & Loss, Time & Work) 7 Questions
Caseslet DI(Based on Partnership) 3 Questions
Data Sufficiency(3 statements) 3 Questions
DI based on Price of Share and Number of Shares | Double Line Graph (One even years, one odd year) 4 Questions
DI on Pipe and Cistern(Mensuration Based, Missing DI) 4 Questions
Double Pie Chart DI (4 Schools, Boys, Girls, Ratio) 5 Questions
Logical Tabular DI (Based on Speed, Number of Drifts, Crash) | Formular of Number of Points was given 5 Questions
Number Series(Missing and Wrong Number) 3 Questions
Total 35 Questions

Aspirants will find the following links helpful in the preparation of the IBPS PO exams:

Reading Comprehension Quantitative Aptitude – Syllabus & Sample Questions Logical Reasoning
Verbal Ability Syllabus Reasoning Puzzles Number Series for Bank Exams

IBPS PO Mains Analysis: English Language

The general level of the English Language section was moderate as well. The breakdown of the topics is given below:

IBPS PO Mains 2021: English Language Analysis
Topic Number of Questions
Cloze Test 5 Questions
Errors(Based on Word Meaning, Remove Redundant Word) 3 Questions
Inference Based Questions 4 Questions
Miscellaneous 3 Questions
Reading Comprehension 2 5 Questions
Reading Comprehension(6 words bold and meaning asked) 6 Questions
Similar Meaning Sentence (Statement Given, 5 Options, Need to find the Similar Sentence) 4 Questions
Words Interchange to make Meaningful Sentence 4 Questions
Total 35 Questions

IBPS PO Mains Analysis: General Awareness/ Banking Awareness

The General Awareness section was moderate in the overall difficulty. Maximum questions on current affairs were based on the events that took place in December 2021. The questions asked from the Banking Awareness were analytical and inference-based. 

IBPS PO Mains 2021: General Awareness/ Banking Awareness Analysis
Topic Number of Questions
Banking Aptitude 12-15
Current Affairs 15-20

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The questions were asked from the past 2 months but they were in-depth and analytical rather than direct questions. Some of the questions asked in General Awareness/ Banking Awareness are given below:

Memory Based Question Topics from IBPS PO Mains General Awareness Section
  • ADB- Purpose of 250 Million Dollar Loan
  • PMC Bank (Tenure)
  • Not a component of PM Kishan Sampada Yojna
  • BHARAT Series
  • PLI Scheme
  • First Credit Rating Agency
  • TANSEN Samaroh
  • Stand-up Indian Scheme [Loan Repayment Period]
  • ARIIA (Atal Ranking)
  • PRALAY Missile Strike Range
  • SBI (100 Cr. JSW)- CCPS fullform
  • 1st Feb (Union Budget Year)
  • PM UJJWALA Yojna (LED Bulb database question)
  • 2nd Largest bank (POS)
  • Largest Telescope
  • Big Basket & MMP
  • Sanjeev Mehta President of FICCI
  • Paytm collaboration with MoneyGram
  • Digital Payment Incentive Scheme
  • NITI Ayog Health Insurance (Top5)
  • NPCI- Cross Border Remittance PaymentReport on Trend & Progress
  • Rank of Union Bank of India
  • H1 Visa
  • Nuclear Capacity
  • SBI- UBI Loan Account Method
  • The Vintchi Book
  • Namastey UK (Which Bank)

Interested candidates can check the tips to ace the IBPS PO Interview at the linked article and prepare themselves for the interaction with the member of the Interview panel.

IBPS PO Mains Analysis: Descriptive Paper

The descriptive paper was easy in terms of the difficulty of the exam. The questions asked were on the following topic:

  • Letter to Editor: 
      • Awareness Programme for Farmers
      • Letter regarding Bank Statement
      • Restoration and Protection of Monuments
  • Essays Writing:
    • Impact of Oil Price Increasing
    • Modern Technology Makes Life Easy
    • Surrogacy

Candidates can check the tips to minimize negative marking in bank exams in the linked article.

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IBPS PO Mains Previous Year Analysis

IBPS PO Mains 2020:  The IBPS PO Mains 2020 exam was conducted on February 4th, 2021. Given below is the IBPS PO 2020 mains exam analysis for the overall standard of exam:

IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis (February 4, 2021)
Total Questions 155
Level of Exam Moderate to Difficult
Good Attempts 96-101

The IBPS PO mains exam analysis is as mentioned below:

IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis (Section-wise)
Time Duration Number of Questions Level of Exam
English Language 40 minutes 35 Moderate
Data Analysis and Interpretation 45 minutes 35 Moderate
General/Economy/ Banking Awareness 35 minutes 40 Moderate to Difficult
Reasoning & Computer Awareness 60 minutes 45 Moderate to Difficult
Essay & Letter (Descriptive) 30 minutes 2 Moderate

IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis (Section-wise)

Since the IBPS PO exam result is not just based on the overall cut off, but the section-wise cut off also plays a very important role. Hence candidates need to pay equal attention while preparing for the IBPS PO exam.

Section-wise good attempts in the IBPS PO mains exam are given below:

Section-wise IBPS PO Mains Good Attempts
English Language 25-26
Data Analysis and Interpretation 20-22
General Awareness 22-23
Reasoning & Computer Awareness 29-30

The detailed IBPS PO Mains exam analysis for each section is given below. Candidates can refer to the data given below and understand the standard of paper set up by the conducting body for the IBPS PO mains exam.

English Language

This section is the most scoring section of the IBPS PO mains exam as it requires no calculation or solutions to mark an answer. But the standard of this section increases by the type of questions asked.

The questions are complex and the options following each one of them make them even more complex. 

Given below is the IBPS PO exam analysis for the English language section:

IBPS PO Exam Analysis – English Language
Reading Comprehension 12 questions
Double Fillers 2 questions
Cloze Test 4 questions
Word Rearrangement  4 questions
Fill in the Blanks 4 questions
Para jumble 3 questions
Connectors 3 questions
Phase Replacement 3 questions

There were three reading comprehensions:

  • Based on the Economic Survey
  • Based on Fishery
  • Based on Water Crisis in India

General/Banking Awareness

This section comprises questions from Banking, economic and general awareness. Candidates need to be aware of all the important updates across the world to score well in this particular section.

Also having efficient knowledge about Static GK is an important aspect to score more in this section. 

Given below are a few memory-based questions that were asked in the general awareness section:

  • 1st Cooperative bank transit to SFB – Shivalik Bank
  • Ola Scooty for Women
  • IFCA Headquarters
  • Reverse Repo Rate
  • Signature Visa Debit Card
  • International Film Festival Goa Head Jury
  • Overnight Loan Rate
  • Wooden Satellite launched by which country
  • Transfat
  • Largest Floating Solar Park
  • Shram Yogi Mandhan Yojana
  • Nasa and ESA crew Indian American person name
  • Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana
  • Guru Ram Das Airport is in which city

For the daily news and current affairs, candidates must read the newspaper on a daily basis and keep themselves updated with the latest events across the world. Interested candidates can go through the Banking Awareness page in the linked article, to enhance their performance.

Data Analysis and Interpretation

Given below is the IBPS PO Mains exam analysis and the distribution of questions, topic-wise, as asked in the exam held on February 4, 2021:

IBPS PO Exam Analysis -Data Analysis & Interpretation
Data Interpretation 23 questions
Data Sufficiency  4 questions
Arithmetic 5 questions
Wrong Number Series 3 questions

Given below are the topics on which the data interpretation questions were  based on:

  • Table based DI – Literate/Illiterate
  • Caselet – Speed, Distance & Time
  • Line Graph – Total Employees; percentage of male and female employees
  • Pie Chart Based DI

Reasoning & Computer Awareness

This section was also difficult and time taking for candidates. For this section, candidates get the maximum time but the section also is complex and questions are lengthy. 

IBPS PO Exam Analysis – Reasoning Ability
Puzzles & Seating Arrangement 28 questions
Data Sufficiency 3 questions
Logical Reasoning 4 questions
Input-Output 5 questions
Coding-Decoding 3 questions
Blood Relations 3 questions
Direction & Distance 2 questions

Given below are the memory-based IBPS PO Mains seating arrangement and puzzle-based questions:

  • Classification Puzzle
  • Selection-Based Puzzle
  • 2 Parallel Rows
  • Linear Seating Arrangement
  • Distance-Based Puzzle

Candidates preparing for the upcoming IBPS exams can refer to the bank exam syllabus for the detailed section-wise bank exam syllabus.

Descriptive Paper

The descriptive paper of the IBPS PO mains exam is a 25 marks section and has two questions: one letter writing and one essay.

Given below are the IBPS PO mains descriptive questions for essay writing based on the exam held on February 4, 2021:

  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Work From Home
  • E-waste Disposal

Following are the topics that were given for letter writing in the mains exam:

  • Language problems in Children due to various Applications
  • Letter by Bank Manager to the customers for declining the loan

Interested candidates are advised to check the IBPS PO cut off to analyse the sectional and overall cut off declared by IBPS for the Probationary Officers exam and prepare themselves accordingly.

Candidates were supposed to write one essay and one letter from the above-given options.

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The IBPS PO mains exam analysis given in this article will help candidates who appeared for the mains exam apprehend their performance. For the candidates who are preparing for the upcoming IBPS PO exam, the IBPS PO mains exam analysis will help in understanding the standard and difficulty level of the exam.

Candidates can also check the IBPS Clerk mains exam analysis in the linked article.

Related Links:

IBPS PO Preparation IBPS PO Mains IBPS Selection Process
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Frequently Asked Questions for IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis

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Q 1. How is the IBPS PO Mains Exam analysis helpful?

Ans. The IBPS PO Mains exam analysis will help a candidate understand the difficulty level of the exam, the detailed and systematic exam pattern, important topics and the type of questions asked in the exam.
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Q 2. How many questions can be considered as good attempts in the IBPS PO Mains exam?

Ans. The number of good attempts depends upon the difficulty level of examination. Based on the 2019 IBPS PO Mains Exam analysis, 80 to 85 questions can be considered as good attempt.
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Q 3. What are the number of questions in each section of the IBPS PO Mains exam?

Ans. Given below is the section-wise distribution of questions for the IBPS PO Mains exam:

  • English Language (Objective) – 35
  • Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude – 45
  • Data Analysis and Interpretation – 35
  • General & Banking Awareness – 40
  • English Language (Descriptive) – 2
Q4

Q 4. Is the descriptive exam in IBPS PO Mains only qualifying?

Ans. The conducting body decides the minimum marks that need to be scored in the descriptive exam and candidates only need to attain that minimum qualifying marks for the descriptive paper in the IBPS PO Mains.
Q5

Q 5. Is there an Interview phase in the IBPS PO selection process?

Ans. Yes, the third stage of the IBPS PO selection process is the Interview. Candidates who qualify the mains examination are called for the interview and the final merit of candidates is based on the marks scored in the mains and Interview together.
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Q 6. What was the overall difficulty level of the IBPS PO Mains Exam 2021-22?

Ans. The overall difficulty level of the Mains Exam was Moderate.
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Q 7. How challenging is the section on data analysis and interpretation in IBPS Mains

Ans. The Data Analysis and Interpretation section has a difficulty level of moderate to difficult.

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