The IBPS PO Prelims test will be held on September 23, 30, and October 1, 2023, according to the IBPS schedule.
The IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis helps candidates in getting an overall idea about the question pattern and the difficulty level set by the IBPS every year.
In this article, we bring to you a comprehensive exam review for the prelims exam conducted in previous years. Candidates can refer to the previous year’s exam analysis to get an idea about the difficulty level of the questions in the IBPS PO Prelims Exam.
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In this article, we have provided a detailed IBPS PO Prelims exam analysis for the 2022-23 recruitment. The exam is being conducted on four shifts for three separate days. This exam analysis would be helpful for candidates who are going to appear for the CRP PO/MT exam in the coming years.
For detailed information on upcoming bank exams, refer to the linked article.
For the reference of candidates who are looking forward to appear for the IBPS PO prelims exam 2023, given below is the prelims exam pattern for the Probationary Officer exam:
| IBPS PO Prelims Exam Pattern | |||
| Subjects | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
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IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2022-23
The difficulty level of the prelims exam was easy to moderate with the exam following the pattern that has been set in previous years.
There were a total of four shifts in which the exam was conducted and the review for each slot has been discussed below. Candidates who appeared for the exam this year can review the analysis given below to apprehend their performance. And the candidates who are willing to appear for the next year can refer to the analysis and prepare themselves accordingly.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2022
IBPS PO Prelims was conducted on 15th and 16th October, 2022. The detailed analysis of the exam is given below:
| IBPS PO 2022 Prelims Analysis: 15th October 2022 | ||||
| Section | Difficulty Level (Shift 1) | Difficulty Level (Shift 2) | Difficulty Level (Shift 3) | Difficulty Level (Shift 4) |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy-Moderate | Easy- Moderate | Easy-Moderate | Moderate |
| English Language | Easy-Moderate | Easy- Moderate | Easy-Moderate | Easy-Moderate |
| Reasoning Aptitude | Easy- Moderate | Easy- Moderate | Moderate- Difficult | Moderate |
| Overall | Easy-Moderate | Easy- Moderate | Moderate-Difficult | Moderate |
| IBPS PO 2022 Prelims Analysis: 15th October 2022 | ||||
| Section | Good Attempts (Shift 1) | Good Attempts (Shift 2) | Good Attempts (Shift 3) | Good Attempts (Shift 4) |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 20-22 | 21-23 | 20-22 | 21-23 |
| English Language | 21-23 | 22-24 | 24-26 | 26-30 |
| Reasoning Aptitude | 23-25
|
24-25 | 21-22 | 23-25 |
| Overall | 64-70 | 67-72 | 65-70 | 70-76 |
| IBPS PO 2022 Prelims Analysis: 16th October 2022 | ||||
| Section | Difficulty Level (Shift 1) | Difficulty Level (Shift 2) | Difficulty Level (Shift 3) | Difficulty Level (Shift 4) |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
| English Language | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
| Reasoning Aptitude | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
| Overall | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
| IBPS PO 2022 Prelims Analysis: 16th October 2022 | ||||
| Section | Good Attempts (Shift 1) | Good Attempts (Shift 2) | Good Attempts (Shift 3) | Good Attempts (Shift 4) |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 19-21 | 22-27 | 22-27 | 20-22 |
| English Language | 21-23 | 22-28 | 25-28 | 21-23 |
| Reasoning Aptitude | 20-22
|
25-27 | 25-28 | 23-25 |
| Overall | 60-66 | 60-75 | 63-70 | 66-71 |
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2021 (4th December 2021)
The number of good attempts overall and for each section has been given below as per the first shift of the prelims examination:
| IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis (Slot 1) – 4th December, 2021 | ||
| Section | Level of Exam | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy to Moderate | 26-29 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy to Moderate | 23-26 |
| English Language | Easy to Moderate | 20-23 |
| Total | Easy to Moderate | 69-78 |
| IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis (Slot 2) – 4th December, 2021 | ||
| Section | Level of Exam | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy to Moderate | 27-30 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy to Moderate | 24-29 |
| English Language | Easy to Moderate | 19-22 |
| Total | Easy to Moderate | 70-81 |
| IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis (Slot 3) – 4th December, 2021 | ||
| Section | Level of Exam | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy to Moderate | 25-29 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy to Moderate | 24-26 |
| English Language | Easy to Moderate | 22-24 |
| Total | Easy to Moderate | 71-79 |
| IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis (Slot 4) – 4th December, 2021 | ||
| Section | Level of Exam | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy to Moderate | 27-31 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy to Moderate | 23-25 |
| English Language | Easy to Moderate | 21-23 |
| Total | Easy to Moderate | 71-79 |
Since the overall level of the exam was easy to moderate, the IBPS PO cut off is also expected to increase and thus, the number of questions attempted must also be more.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis (11th December 2021)
The second day of the Probationary Officer prelims exam was no different. The overall standard of the exam was easy to moderate.
Analyse the tables given below to review the number of good attempts in the four slots of the examination conducted on 11th December 2021:
| IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis (Slot 1) – 11th December 2021 | ||
| Section | Level of Exam | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy to Moderate | 22.25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy to Moderate | 23-27 |
| English Language | Easy to Moderate | 24-26 |
| Total | Easy to Moderate | 69-78 |
| IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis (Slot 2) – 11th December 2021 | ||
| Section | Level of Exam | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy to Moderate | 27-30 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy to Moderate | 25-27 |
| English Language | Easy to Moderate | 24-25 |
| Total | Easy to Moderate | 76-82 |
| IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis (Slot 3) – 11th December 2021 | ||
| Section | Level of Exam | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy to Moderate | 25-30 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy to Moderate | 26-27 |
| English Language | Easy to Moderate | 23-25 |
| Total | Easy to Moderate | 74-82 |
| IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis (Slot 4) – 11th December 2021 | ||
| Section | Level of Exam | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy to Moderate | 24-28 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy to Moderate | 25-28 |
| English Language | Easy to Moderate | 22-24 |
| Total | Easy to Moderate | 71-80 |
Given below are links to the subject-wise syllabus for the Probationary Officer exam. Candidates can go through the links below for one final revision:
| Logical Reasoning Syllabus | Logical Reasoning Questions |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Verbal Ability |
| Banking Awareness | Computer Knowledge |
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis (Section Wise)
Unlike the SBI exams, IBPS exams require a candidate to not just qualify the overall cut off but also to score the minimum qualifying marks in each section. Thus, performing well in each subject is also very important for the IBPS PO exam.
Given below are the topics from which questions were asked in all the four shifts combined together in all three days. Candidates must go through the following and analyse if they are well prepared for such type of questions.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis for the English Language
The English language section was set at an easy to moderate level as earlier. The common topics from which questions were included in the IBPS PO prelims exam for all shifts and on all days have been given below for the reference of candidates:
| IBPS PO 2022 Prelims Analysis: English Language (15th October 2022) | ||||
| Topics | No. of Questions- Shift 1 | No. of Questions- Shift 2 | No. of Questions- Shift 3 | No. of Questions- Shift 4 |
| Cloze Test | – | – | 5-6 | – |
| Error Detection | 2-3 | 2 | – | 5 |
| Fill in the blanks | 3-4 | 2-3 | 4-5 | – |
| Match the column | – | 3-4 | – | – |
| Para Jumble | – | 5 | – | 5 |
| Phrase Replacement | 1-2 | 3 | – | 2-3 |
| Reading Comprehension | 8-10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1 | – |
| Synonyms & Antonyms | 3-4 | – | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Word Swap | 2-3 | – | 5-6 | 5 |
| Total | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| IBPS PO 2022 Prelims Analysis: English Language (16th October 2022) | ||||
| Topics | No. of Questions- Shift 1 | No. of Questions- Shift 2 | No. of Questions- Shift 3 | No. of Questions- Shift 4 |
| Cloze Test | 5-6 | – | 5 | 5 |
| Error Detection | 4-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 4-5 |
| Fillers | – | 3-4 | – | – |
| Match the Column | – | – | 4 | – |
| Para Jumble | – | 5 | – | 5 |
| Phrase Replacement | 4 | 2-3 | – | – |
| Reading Comprehension | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 3-4 | – | 4 | 3 |
| Word Swap | 2 | 4-5 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| IBPS PO 2021 Exam Analysis – English Language | |
| Topic | Number of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension | 8-10 |
| Cloze Test | 5-7 |
| Sentence Improvement | 5 |
| Phase/ Word Rearrangement | 6-8 |
| Correct Sentence Detection | 4 |
| Fillers | 5-7 |
| Error Detection | 5 |
The topics for reading comprehension included topics like:
- COVID 19
- Chinese Education System
- Computer Technology
- Technology and Artificial Intelligence
- Renewable Energy
**The distribution of questions given above is based on a comprehensive analysis based on all four shifts of three days of the preliminary examination, combined together.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis for Reasoning Ability
The level of the reasoning ability section was easy to moderate. A comprehensive analysis of this section based on questions asked in all the four shifts combined together is given in the table below:
| IBPS PO 2022 Prelims Analysis: Reasoning Aptitude (16th October 2022) | ||||
| Topics | No. of Questions Shift 1 | No. Of Questions Shift 2 | No. of Questions Shift 3 | No. of Questions Shift 4 |
| Blood Relation | – | 1-2 | 3 | – |
| Chinese Coding | – | – | 5 | – |
| Direction Distance | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| Inequality | 3 | 4-5 | – | – |
| Meaningful Word | – | 4 | 4 | – |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Order and Ranking | – | – | 3 | 2 |
| Pair Formation | 1 | 4 | – | 1 |
| Puzzles | 8 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| Seating Arrangement | 5 (Linear) | – | 10 | 12 |
| Syllogism | 3 | 3 | – | 4 |
| Total | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| IBPS PO 2022 Prelims Analysis: Reasoning Aptitude (15th October 2022) | ||||
| Topics | No. of Questions Shift 1 | No. Of Questions Shift 2 | No. of Questions- Shift 3 | No. of Questions-Shift 4 |
| Blood Relation | 2-3 | – | – | 3-4 |
| Chinese Coding | – | – | – | 4-5 |
| Direction Distance | 2-3 | 1-2 | – | – |
| Inequality | 3-4 | 3-4 | – | 2-3 |
| Meaningful Word | 1 | – | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Odd One Out | 1-2 | 1-2 | – | – |
| Pair Formation | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | – |
| Puzzles | 8-10 | 10-12 | 12-15 | 12-15 |
| Seating Arrangement | 8-10 | 10-12 | 10-12 | 10-12 |
| Syllogism | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3-4 | – |
| Total | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| IBPS PO 2021 Exam Analysis – Reasoning Ability | |
| Topic | Number of Questions |
| Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | 20 |
| Inequality | 4-5 |
| Blood Relation | 3 |
| Coding-Decoding | 0-5 |
| Alphanumeric Series | 1-3 |
| Direction Test | 0-3 |
| Syllogism | 2-4 |
| Miscellaneous | 4-5 |
Given below are the different seating arrangement and puzzle patterns based on which questions were asked:
- Linear Seating Arrangement (Single line & parallel lines)
- Box based Puzzle (7 boxes)
- Box puzzle with colour combination
- Circular Puzzle
- Square Seating Arrangement
- Month and Days Based Puzzle
- Order and Ranking Based Puzzle (9 people)
- Flat Puzzle (3 floors)
- Circular Puzzles (Facing Inside and Outside)
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis for Quantitative Aptitude
The difficulty level for this section was easy to moderate. The majority of questions were asked on data interpretation from lines, graphs and number series.
The comprehensive IBPS PO exam analysis for the quantitative aptitude section for preliminary exam is given below:
| IBPS PO 2022 Prelims Analysis: Quantitative Aptitude (15th October 2022) | ||||
| Topic | No. of Questions- Shift 1 | No. of Questions- Shift 2 | No. of Questions Shift 3- | No. of Questions- Shift 4 |
| Approximation | – | 5 | – | 5 |
| Arithmetic | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Data Interpretation | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | – | 5 | – |
| Quadratic Equations | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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| IBPS PO 2022 Prelims Analysis: Quantitative Aptitude (16th October 2022) | ||||
| Topic | No. of Questions- Shift 1 | No. of Questions- Shift 2 | No. of Questions- Shift 3 | No. of Questions- Shift 4 |
| Approximation | 6 | 5 | – | – |
| Arithmetic | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Data Interpretation | 6 | 10 (Pie Chart, Table) | 10 | 10 |
| Missing/Wrong Number Series | 5 | – | 5 | 5 |
| Quadratic Equations | – | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Tabular Data Interpretation | 5 | – | – | – |
| Total | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| IBPS PO 2021Exam Analysis – Quantitative Aptitude | |
| Topic | Number of Questions |
| Data Interpretation | 15 |
| Approximation | 5 |
| Quadratic Equations | 5 |
| Wrong/Missing Number Series | 5 |
| Word Problems | 10-12 |
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis – Salient Points
- IBPS PO prelims analysis for previous years’ question papers should be studied while preparing for the exam.
- This would help candidates understand the IBPS PO Exam Pattern in a clear and proper way and candidates can get an idea about the upcoming exam related details
- The IBPS PO syllabus is dynamic and hence every edition of the exam is different.
- Preparation should be focussed on IBPS books, previous years’ papers and mock tests in that order. This would enable aspirants to make the most efficient use of their time.
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