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IBPS PO 2016 Exam Analysis: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has conducted IBPS PO 2016 main exam in online mode on November 20, 2016 for recruitment of 8,822 candidates for Probationary Officers/Management Trainee posts in 20 participating banks. Majority of candidates said that the questions from quantitative aptitude were tough compared to reasoning, computer and general awareness.
The online test booklet had a total of 200 questions from five sections-English Language, Reasoning ability, Quantitative aptitude, Computer awareness and General knowledge. Total duration of the test was one hour and forty minutes.
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IBPS PO 2016 mains exam analysis by Bankers Adda
As per Bankers Adda, the online paper of IBPS PO 2016 mains examination was tough in terms of difficultly level. The difficulty level of questions in reasoning ability section was difficult to moderate. Quantitative Aptitude section was of similar difficulty level, experts suggest. Further, the questions were difficult in English Language section as majority of questions were based on comprehension. The coaching institute also classified the questions in terms of difficulty level as below:
Quantitative Aptitude
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Series | 5 | Moderate |
Inequalities | 5 | Difficult |
Approximation | 5 | Moderate |
Data Interpretation | 20 | Moderate to difficult |
Miscellaneous (SI, CI, Speed &Time, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages, Ages, Ratio etc.) | 15 | Moderate to difficult |
Total | 50 | Moderate to difficult |
English Language
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Reading Comprehension | 20 | Moderate |
Sentence fillers | 5 | Moderate to difficult |
Para-Jumbled(odd one types) | 5 | Moderate to difficult |
Errors | 5 | Easy to moderate |
Words replacement | 5 | Easy to moderate |
Antonym/synonym | 5 | Moderate to difficult |
Total | 40 | Difficult |
Reasoning Ability
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Syllogism | 5 | Difficult |
Sitting Arrangement | 10 | Difficult |
(Circular and Linear) | ||
Puzzles | 10 | Difficult |
Coding-decoding | 5 | Difficult |
Logical | 10 | Difficult |
Data Sufficiency | 5 | Difficult |
Miscellaneous ( Ranking, Direction Sense) | 5 | Difficult |
Total | 50 | Difficult |
Overall analysis
Sections | Good Attempt | Sectional Time |
English Language | 16-19 | 30 |
Reasoning Ability | 15-18 | 40 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 18-21 | 40 |
Computer Awareness | 14-16 | 10 |
General Awareness | 20-23 | 20 |
Total | 85-91 | 140 |
*as per Bankers Adda
IBPS PO 2016 preliminary exam analysis by Career Launcher
Career Launcher, another coaching institute has also rated the paper to be of easy to moderate in difficulty level. Find below the section wise as well as overall analysis of IBPS PO 2016 exam by Career Launcher.
Overall exam analysis by Career Launcher
Section | Total Questions | Level of difficulty | Good Attempts | Good Score |
Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 18-20 | 16-18 |
English Language | 30 | Moderate-Difficult | 18-20 | 16-18 |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | Easy-Moderate | 22-24 | 20-22 |
Total | 100 | Moderate | 58-64 | 52-58 |
Quantitative Aptitude
Topic | Number of Questions | Difficulty level |
Number Series | 5 | Moderate |
Quadratic Equations | 5 | Moderate |
Profit & Loss | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Simple Interest & Compound Interest | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Time & Work | 1 | Moderate |
Probability | 1 | Moderate |
Approximations | 5 | Easy |
Data Interpretation (Table Based) | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
Data Interpretation (Line Graph) | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
Miscellaneous | 5 | Moderate |
Reasoning Ability
Topic | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
Direction | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Blood Relation | 3 | Moderate |
Syllogism | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Mathematical Inequalities | 5 | Easy |
Puzzles | 5 | Moderate |
Puzzles (Floor Based) | 5 | Moderate |
Linear Seating arrangement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Circular Seating arrangement | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
English Language
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Reading Comprehension | 5 | Moderate |
Cloze Test | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
Para-Jumbles | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Error Spotting | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
IBPS PO 2016 Expected Cut offs*
Subject | General | OBC | SC | ST |
English Language (Out of 30) | 9-12 | 6-9 | 6-9 | 6-9 |
Reasoning Ability (Out of 35) | 12-14 | 9-11 | 9-11 | 9-11 |
Quantitative Aptitude (Out of 35) | 10-12 | 6-9 | 6-9 | 6-9 |
Overall Objective Test (Out of 100) | 45-50 | 40-45 | 35-40 | 25-30 |
*As per Career Launcher
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection is conducting IBPS PO 2016 preliminary examination for filling as many as 8822 vacancies of probationary officers in various national banks.
The exam was conducted in a three-day window on October 16, October 22 and October 23, 2016. IBPS PO 2016 result and IBPS PO 2016 Cut off for preliminary exam will be announced in November.
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