IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2025 - Check Previous year & Subject wise Exam Analysis

IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2025 - Check Previous year & Subject wise Exam Analysis

Edited By Meghana Mohana Krishnan | Updated on Dec 04, 2024 03:36 PM IST | #IBPS Clerk
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IBPS Clerk  Result Date : 01 Apr' 2025 - 30 Apr' 2025

Candidates can check the IBPS Clerk 2025 paper analysis for prelims and mains in this article. With the help of 2025 IBPS clerk exam analysis, candidates can know the difficulty level, number of good attempts of average questions and expected cut off of the examination. The IBPS Clerk exam analysis 2025 will be prepared based on the feedback provided by the students. The IBPS Clerk exam for prelims and mains exam date is yet to be announced.

This Story also Contains
  1. IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2025
  2. IBPS Clerk Important Dates 2025
  3. IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis: Prelims
  4. IBPS Clerk exam analysis: Mains Subject-wise exam analysis
  5. IBPS Clerk cut off 2025
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2025 - Check Previous year & Subject wise Exam Analysis
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2025 - Check Previous year & Subject wise Exam Analysis

IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2025

Candidates can get the IBPS Clerk 2025 paper analysis with section and topic-wise here. Candidates who qualify in the prelims will be eligible to appear in the IBPS Clerk 2025 mains exam. Candidates with the admit card of 2025 IBPS Clerk will be able to appear in the main stage. The IBPS mains exam is conducted in multiple-choice nature and consists of questions from Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, General/Financial Awareness and English Language.

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IBPS Clerk Important Dates 2025

From the following table, candidates can check all the dates of IBPS Clerk 2025. Candidates must refer to the exam dates so that they don’t miss any major events.

IBPS Clerk 2025 Dates

Events

Dates

IBPS Clerk Preliminary Exam

To be notified

IBPS Clerk Preliminary Result

To be notified

IBPS Clerk Mains Exam

To be notified

IBPS Clerk Mains Result

To be notified

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IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis: Prelims

Candidates who successfully submit the application form of IBPS Clerk 2025 and appear in the prelims exam will be able to check the exam analysis for all sections- English Language, Numerical Ability, and Reasoning ability in detail.

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IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis: Topic-wise of Each Section for Previous Year Prelims

From the following tables, candidates can check the IBPS Clerk exam analysis 2023 for the prelims exam.

IBPS Clerk 2023 exam analysis (Shift 1 - August 26)

Name of Subject

Number of Questions

Good attempts

Difficulty level of exam

English Language

30

20-21

Easy

Numerical Ability

35

25-27

Easy

Reasoning Ability

35

27-30

Easy

Total

100

73-79

Easy

IBPS Clerk exam analysis 2023 (Shift 2 - August 26)

Name of Subject

Number of Questions

Good attempts

Difficulty level of exam

English Language

30

21-22

Easy

Numerical Ability

35

25-27

Easy

Reasoning Ability

35

27-29

Easy

Total

100

74-78

Easy

IBPS Clerk 2023 paper analysis (Shift 3 - August 26)

Name of Subject

Number of Questions

Good attempts

Difficulty level of exam

English Language

30

22-23

Easy

Numerical Ability

35

25-26

Easy

Reasoning Ability

35

28-29

Easy

Total

100

75-78

Easy

IBPS Clerk paper analysis 2023 (Shift 4 - August 26)

Name of Subject

Number of Questions

Good attempts

Difficulty level of exam

English Language

30

28-31

Easy

Numerical Ability

35

25-27

Easy

Reasoning Ability

35

28-31

Easy

Total

100

75-82

Easy

IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis: Prelims English Language

Topics

No. of Questions

Difficulty Level

Reading Comprehension

7 to 10

Easy

Sentence Rearrangement

5

Easy

Mis-spelled

5

Easy

Error Detection

5

Easy

Single Fillers

5

Easy

Word Swap

4 to 5

Easy

Para Jumbles

4 to 5

Easy

Total

30

Easy

IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis: Prelims Reasoning Ability

Topics

No. of Questions

Difficulty Level

Puzzles/Seating Arrangement

18 to 20

Easy to Moderate

Inequality

4 to 5

Easy to Moderate

Alphanumeric Series

4 to 5

Easy to Moderate

Direction and Distance

3 to 4

Easy to Moderate

Syllogism

2 to 3

Easy to Moderate

Order & Ranking

1

Easy to Moderate

Word Sequencing

1

Easy to Moderate

Coding

1

Easy

Word Pairing Based

1

Easy

Total

35

Easy to Moderate

IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis: Prelims Numerical Ability

Topics

No. of Questions

Difficulty Level

Arithmetic

10 to 15

Easy to Moderate

Simplification

10

Easy to Moderate

Data Interpretation (Pie, Tabular, Caselet)

5 to 10

Easy to Moderate

Missing Number Series

5

Easy to Moderate

Total

35

Easy to Moderate

From the following table, candidates can check the mains exam analysis for previous year.

IBPS Clerk Mains Overall Exam Analysis (Previous year)

Section

Good Attempts

Difficulty Level

Reasoning Ability

19-21

Moderate to Difficult

Quantitative Aptitude

27-29

Easy to Moderate

General/Financial Awareness

28-30

Easy to Moderate

English Language

21-23

Easy to Moderate

Overall Attempts

95-103

Moderate

IBPS Clerk exam analysis: Mains Subject-wise exam analysis

Through the following table, we have shared the previous subject-wise exam analysis of IBPS Clerk for the mains exam.

IBPS Clerk exam analysis: Quantitative Aptitude Section

Topics

Number of Questions

Difficulty Level

Data Interpretation

20

Easy to Moderate

Data Sufficiency

05

Easy

Approximation

05

Easy to Moderate

Quadratic Equation (new pattern)

05

Easy to Moderate

Arithmetic Word problems

15

Moderate

Total

50

Moderate

IBPS Clerk exam analysis: Mains Reasoning Ability Section

Topics

Number of Questions

Difficulty Level

Puzzles

20

Moderate

Machine- Input

01

Difficult

Logical Reasoning

06-07

Moderate

Coded Blood Relations

04

Moderate to Difficult

Substitution Coding

02-03

Moderate

Data Sufficiency

03-04

Moderate

Step Based (Coding-Decoding)

01

Easy to Moderate

Miscellaneous

10

Moderate

Total

50

Moderate to Difficult

IBPS Clerk exam analysis: Mains English Section

Topics

Number of Questions

Difficulty Level

Reading Comprehension

15

Easy to Moderate

Synonyms & Antonyms

02

Easy to Moderate

Match the Column

04

Easy

Para Jumble

05

Easy

Replace the words

04

Easy to Moderate

Fill in the blanks

04

Easy to Moderate

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IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis - Student Reaction (Previous year)

Saahil - The overall difficulty level of the IBPS Clerk exam is moderate to difficult level. The main exam was time consuming and the reasoning section for me was a bit tricky.

Amit - For me the clerk exam was average. It was my first attempt, so I don’t have much expectations. English was easy but quantitative and reasoning was difficult.

Anurag - The exam was easy. I attempted 120+ questions. But I think the cut off will be high so I have my fingers crossed.

Joseph - The mains exam was tough for me and I attempted 80-90 questions. The general awareness section and reasoning was difficult for me.

Anuradha - This is my second attempt for the mains exam of IBPS Clerk, as compared to last time it was easy and I crossed the golden figure of 100. I have hopes of qualifying in the mains.

Mahima - The mains exam for me was time consuming, I had to leave a lot of questions unattended due to shortage of time. But still I managed to attempt 90 questions. I think the reasoning and quantitative sections were a bit tough for me. English, General awareness were easy.

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IBPS Clerk cut off 2025

The IBPS Clerk 2025 cut off will be released separately for every stage of the exam. The IBPS clerk cut off 2025 will be released state wise for each category. Applicants scoring equal to or more than the IBPS Clerk cut off will qualify in each stage of the exam. The cut off are released along with the declaration of the result. The 2025 IBPS clerk cut off is calculated on the basis of various factors like difficulty level of question papers, number of vacancies, difficulty level of exam, number of applications received.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Is IBPS Clerk exam 2025 easy or tough?

The IBPS Clerk 2025 exam will be moderate to difficult.

2. What is the difficulty level of IBPS Clerk exam 2025?

The IBPS clerk exam difficulty is yet to be known.

3. How many questions are attempted in IBPS Clerk mains?

The average number of questions are expected to be attempted in the IBPS Clerk 100-110.

4. How many shifts are there in IBPS Clerk mains?

There will be generally 2 shifts in the IBPS Clerk mains exam.

5. Is it possible to crack IBPS clerk 2025 in 3 months?

No, 3 months is good for revision, but not for overall preparation. At Least 6 month is enough for the preparation.

6. What is a good attempt for IBPS Clerk exam?

The IBPS clerk 2025 good attempts will be shared after the completion of the examination.

7. In what mode the preliminary and mains exam is conducted?

Both the stages of the preliminary and mains are to be conducted in computer based online mode.

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Questions related to IBPS Clerk

Have a question related to IBPS Clerk ?

Hello Preeti,

The age limit for SBI Clerk and IBPS Clerk 2025 is usually 20 to 28 years , with age relaxation for reserved categories.

Since you were born on October 5, 1996 , you will be 29 years old in 2025. This means you will not be eligible for these exams under the general category. However, if you belong to a reserved category (like OBC, SC, ST, etc.), you may get age relaxation.

Hope it helps !

You are 18 years old and currently pursuing a diploma in engineering, you do not meet the minimum age requirement of 20 years or the educational qualification of holding a bachelor's degree. Therefore, you are not currently eligible to apply for the IBPS Clerk examination.

You meet the age requirement for the RRB Clerk examination. However, since you have not yet completed a bachelor's degree, you do not meet the educational qualification criteria.

Hello aspirant,

To be eligible for IBPS clerk exam, your age must be between 20 to 28 years as on 1 July of exam year. Since you will be 29 years old on 1 July 2025, you are in eligible for this exam.

But you are eligible for RBI Assistant exam as a candidate must be of age between 20 to 28 years as on 1 January of exam year.

Thank you

Yes, absolutely you are eligible for both the examination. For both IBPS clerk and SBI Clerk minimum age should be 20 and maximum 28, along with this a candidate is mandatory to complete graduation.

So, according to the data you are eligible for the examination.

Hello aspirant,

The Institute of Banking Personal Selection, or IBPS, conducts many exams each year to find applicants for a variety of positions, including temporary officers and clerks. IBPS also released a notification recently. The minimum age for a clerical test is twenty, while the highest age is twenty-eight. The candidate must not born later than July 1996 to be eligible for ibps clerk in 2024.

Therefore you are eligible for ibps clerk exam.

Thank you

Hope this information helps you.

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