IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2019

IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2019 - Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is conducting IBPS PO 2019 mains exam on November 30. Candidates can check IBPS PO exam analysis for the mains exam after they have been conducted on this page. Meanwhile, candidates can check IBPS PO 2019 exam analysis of multiple shifts of the prelims exam conducted on October 12 and 13. The exam analysis of IBPS PO 2019 helps candidates understand the difficulty level, types of questions, topics from which the questions are asked, sectional weightage and more. Candidates can evaluate their performance with the help of IBPS PO exam analysis. IBPS PO mains exam consists of 5 sections - reasoning and computer aptitude, general/economy/banking awareness, English language, data analysis and interpretation, and a descriptive English test (letter and essay writing). Read the complete article to know IBPS PO exam analysis 2019 in detail.
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IBPS PO 2019 prelims exam was conducted on October 12, 13, 19 and 20, 2019 in multiple shifts a day. The exam was a computer-based test with a duration of one hour.

IBPS PO 2019 Mains Exam Analysis

IBPS has conducted the IBPS PO 2019 mains examination. As per experts and candidate feedback, the exam was of high difficulty level. Candidates attempted around 90 questions on an average. The difficulty level of quantitative aptitude was moderate to high. Check the section-wise exam analysis below.

Data Interpretation

• Data interpretation section was of moderate to high difficulty.
• Question Asked -

Quantitative Aptitude

• High difficulty level. The question paper was long and more time taking than usual. No questions were asked from arithmetic.
• Quantitative Aptitude Bifurcation

  Topics	Number of questions
  Caselet population	4 to 5
  Time and work	2 to 3
  Number Series	2
  Probability	4 to 5
  Data interpretation	25

• Questions Asked - Number series, detection of the wrong option.

General Awareness

• Easy to moderate difficulty level. Questions appeared mostly from years 2018 and 2019.
• Questions Asked

  Airtel Bharosa Scheme

  Mother Teresa Award is given by which organisation

  UNESCO Gastronomy Creative City 2013

  MD and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank

  New Chief Justice of India

  What are ATMs owned by private entities called?

  28th Vyas Samman

  Ujjivan Small Finance Bank headquarters

  Number of members in the International Solar Alliance

  Kerala Corporative Bank 13 merger

  Reasoning

• Moderate to difficulty level. Lengthy Paper.
• Reasoning Section Bifurcation

  Topics	Number of questions
  Coding & decoding	3 to 4
  Blood relation	2 to 3
  Inequality	2 to 3
  Puzzles and seating arrangement	20
  Distance and direction	3 to 4

• Questions asked -

  Blood relation puzzles

  Multi-level building puzzle (40 floors, 5 lifts which work on odd and even floors)

  Coding and decoding on piles of book

  Inequality questions

  Machine input and output on numbers

English

• Easy to moderate difficulty level.
• English Section Bifurcation

  Topics	Number of questions
  Jumbled sentences	4 to 5
  Error spotting	4 to 5
  Synonym & antonym	2 to 3
  Word Swap	3 to 4
  Reading Comprehension	14 to 16

• Questions Asked -

Letter Writing Questions

• Letter to the editor for provision of the living condition of old people.
• Letter to the dealer as EMI deducted is Rs. 3000 instead of Rs. 2000.
• Letter to a friend on the importance of summer vacation.

Essay Writing Questions

• Role of organized labor in the Indian economy.
• Pros and cons of FDI in multi retail stores.
• Social media-based unethical hacking.

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis: Third shift (02 to 03 pm)

Candidates who have appeared in the third shift of the IBPS PO 2019 prelims exam conducted on October 12 from 02 to 03 pm can check the section-wise as well as complete exam analysis here.

IBPS PO 2019 Exam Analysis (Third shift): Section-wise

IBPS PO Exam Analysis for Quantitative Aptitude/Mathematics Section (Third shift)

According to the students who attempted the third shift of the IBPS PO preliminary exam, the level of Quantitative Aptitude section was easy to moderate in nature. Candidates could easily attempt the questions given.

IBPS PO - Weightage of Topics and Difficulty Levels

IBPS PO 2019 Exam Analysis for English (Third shift)

Based on the inputs shared by the candidates who attempted the IBPS PO Prelims exam in the third shift, the questions asked in English section were easy to moderate in terms of difficulty. Reading Comprehension had a passage which was based on CCTV cameras.

IBPS PO 2019 Difficulty Levels and Topics Asked

IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2019 for Reasoning (Third shift)

The level of reasoning questions in the third shift was moderate in nature. The questions were easy to moderate. There were 5 sets of Syllogism as given below in the table below.

Weightage of Topics and Difficulty levels in IBPS PO 2019

IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2019: Second shift (11:30 am to 12:30 pm)

Candidates who have appeared in the second shift of the IBPS PO 2019 prelims exam conducted on October 12 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm can check section-wise as well as complete exam analysis below.

IBPS PO 2019 Exam Analysis (Second shift): Section-wise

IBPS PO Exam Analysis for Quantitative Aptitude/Mathematics Section (Second shift)

According to the students who attempted the second shift exam, the level of Quantitative Aptitude section was easy to moderate in nature. Candidates could easily attempt the questions given. DI questions were based on the Line Graph and table were asked in this slot.

IBPS PO - Weightage of Topics and Difficulty Levels

IBPS PO 2019 Exam Analysis for English (Second shift)

According to the candidates who attempted the IBPS PO Prelims exam in the second shift, the questions asked in English section in IBPS PO prelims exam were easy in terms of difficulty. Reading Comprehension had a passage which was based on technology and leadership.

IBPS PO 2019 Difficulty Levels and Topics Asked

IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2019 for Reasoning (Second shift)

The level of reasoning questions in the second shift was moderate in nature. The questions were easy but time-consuming. There were 5 sets of Syllogism as given below in the table.

Weightage of Topics and Difficulty levels in IBPS PO 2019

IBPS PO 2019 Exam Analysis: First shift (09 to 10 am)

Candidates who have appeared in the first shift of the IBPS PO 2019 prelims exam conducted on October 12 from 9 to 10 am can check section-wise as well as complete exam analysis below.

IBPS PO 2019 Exam Analysis: Section-wise

IBPS PO Exam Analysis for Quantitative Aptitude/Mathematics Section

According to the students who attempted the exam, the level of Quantitative Aptitude section was easy to moderate in nature. Candidates could easily attempt the questions given. DI questions based on Line Graph and table were asked in this slot.

IBPS PO - Weightage of Topics and Difficulty Levels

IBPS PO 2019 Exam Analysis for English

It is reported that the questions asked in English section in IBPS PO prelims exam were easy to moderate in terms of difficulty. Reading Comprehension was based on Chinese education, Schools in China. Questions from pre-arrangement were not mentioned.

IBPS PO 2019 Difficulty Levels and Topics Asked

IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2019 for Reasoning

The level of reasoning questions was easy in nature for the first shift. There were 5 sets of Puzzles and Seating Arrangement as given below in the table.

Weightage of Topics and Difficulty levels in IBPS PO 2019

IBPS PO Cut off 2019

IBPS cut off 2019 will be released by the exam conducting body in PDF format. The PDF will contain category-wise minimum cut off marks that a candidate needs to score to qualify in the preliminary exam of IBPS PO. Along with this, the cut off of IBPS PO 2019 will also contain both sectional and overall cut off marks a candidate must score. BPS PO 2019 cut off will be released in three stages separately - prelims, mains and Interview. Candidates securing cut off marks in all the stages qualify in the IBPS PO exam.

IBPS PO 2019 Cut off for prelims (Expected)

IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2019

Candidates who are appearing in IBPS PO exam must know the exam pattern of prelims and mains stages. By knowing exam pattern candidates can make the strategy to qualify the exam. The preliminary exam of IBPS PO 2019 comprises three sections carrying 100 questions for 100 marks. Candidates can check the details about each section as well as the sectional duration of SBI PO exam pattern below.

IBPS PO Exam Pattern 2019 for Preliminary Exam

IBPS PO Previous Year Exam Analysis

Candidates can also check the IBPS PO prelims previous year exam analysis here

IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2018: Section-wise Analysis

Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate)

The level of Quantitative Aptitude section was moderate in nature. Candidates can easily attempt questions if they have practised well. DI questions based on Line Graph and Bar Graph where there is this slot.

English Language (Moderate)

Candidates can check that English section in IBPS PO prelims exam was of moderate level. There were 7 questions in Reading Comprehension out of which 1 question was related to vocabulary. It is to be noted that candidates should choose wisely what to attempt and what to skip. Reading Comprehension was based on an article related to the printing press.

Reasoning (Moderate)

The level of reasoning questions was moderate in nature. There were 3 sets of Puzzles and Seating Arrangement, following are the types

• Floor Based Puzzle

• Square seating arrangement

• Miscellaneous Puzzle

IBPS PO 2019 - Exam Day Guidelines

Exam guidelines for candidates who will be appearing in the next shift of IBPS PO exam:

• Segregate the question accordingly
• Give equal time to all the sections and don't consume your maximum time behind one question
• Solve the easy questions first and keep the difficult ones for later stage
• Improve your speed while maintaining the accuracy
• Try avoiding guesswork as there are negative markings
• Time management is the key in IBPS PO exam as you only have 60 minutes to solve 100 questions