IBPS RRB Exam Analysis 2018 – The exam of IBPS RRB prelims is being conducted by IBPS for the recruitment of Scale I on August 11, 12, 18 and Office Assistant on August 19, 25 and September 1, 2018. The mains exam is scheduled to be conducted on September 30 and October 7, 2018 for Scale I and Office Assistant respectively. Coaching institutes like Career Launcher, T.I.M.E, and Bankers Adda have released IBPS RRB exam analysis 2018. Check IBPS RRB exam analysis here.
There are 5 sections - Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, and General Awareness from where questions are asked in the IBPS RRB examination. By referring to the IBPS RRB exam analysis 2018, candidates can understand the weightage given to each section, and nature and number of the questions asked.
As the IBPS RRB 2018 exam is conducted in two phases – preliminary and mains, the IBPS RRB exam analysis 2018 is done for both the phases in the article below.
IBPS RRB Prelims Exam Analysis 2018 - Officer Scale I, August 11 (Slot-IV)
Today was the first day of the IBPS RRB Officer Scale - I Preliminary Exam 2018. Spanning a period of one week (ending August 18, 2018), the exam is being conducted in four time slots: 2 each in morning and evening.
A total of 80 questions had to be answered in 45 minutes. It comprised only two sections i.e. Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude and both were available in English and Hindi. Every correct answer will fetch 1 mark, while every incorrect answer will reduce the score by 0.25.
A detailed break-up of IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims Exam 2018
Section | Total Questions | Level of difficulty | Good Attempts | Approximate time taken |
Reasoning | 40 | Moderate | 26-30 | 20 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | Moderate |
26-30 | 25 |
Total | 80 | Moderate | 55-60 | 45 |
Note: Section wise and overall cut-offs are not uniform for all states.
IBPS RRB Exam Analysis 2018 - Reasoning
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – 2 Parallel rows -12 persons – Facing North/South) | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
AR (Circular Seating Arrangement – Persons/Floor based) | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – Single row) | 5 | Moderate |
AR (Data Arrangement – with variables) | 5 | Moderate |
Coding – Decoding | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Mathematical Inequalities | 6 | Moderate |
Directions | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Alphabet based | 2 | Easy |
Syllogism | 6 | Easy-Moderate |
The reasoning section was dominated by questions based on analytical reasoning. There were 4 sets of Analytical Reasoning (Seating Arrangement and Data Arrangement).The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
IBPS RRB Exam Analysis - Quantitative Aptitude
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Data Interpretation (Table based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Line based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Caselet based) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Comparison of 2 Quantities: Quantity I and Quantity II | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
Number Series (Series Completion) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Profit, Loss & Discount | 3 | Moderate |
Time & Work | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Mensuration | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Partnership | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Ages | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Time, Speed and Distance | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
IBPS RRB Exam Analysis 2018 - Slot-III
Today was the first day of the IBPS RRB Officer Scale - I Preliminary Exam 2018. Spanning a period of one week (ending August 18, 2018), the exam is being conducted in four time slots: 2 each in morning and evening.
A total of 80 questions had to be answered in 45 minutes. It comprised only two sections i.e. Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude and both were available in English and Hindi. Every correct answer will fetch 1 mark, while every incorrect answer will reduce the score by 0.25.
Detailed break up of IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Prelims Exam 2018 – Slot III
Section | Total Questions | Level of difficulty | Good Attempts | Approximate time taken |
Reasoning | 40 | Moderate | 26-30 | 20 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | Moderate |
20-24 | 25 |
Total | 80 | Moderate | 48-55 | 45 |
Note: Section wise and overall cut-offs are not uniform for all states.
IBPS RRB Exam Analysis 2018 - Reasoning:
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – Single row arrangement – Facing north/south) | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
AR (Circular Seating Arrangement – persons/their ages – 2 variables) | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
AR (Square Seating Arrangement – persons were facing the centre & outside the center.) | 5 | Moderate |
AR (Data Arrangement – Floor based) | 5 | Moderate |
AR (Data Arrangement – Box based) | 5 | Moderate |
Mathematical Inequalities | 5 | Moderate |
Coding-Decoding | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Alphabet based | 1 | Easy |
Blood Relation | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Miscellaneous | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
The reasoning section was dominated by questions based on analytical reasoning. There were 5 sets of Analytical Reasoning (Seating Arrangement and Data Arrangement).The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
IBPS RRB Exam Analysis - Quantitative Aptitude:
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph-based) | 5 | Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Table based) | 5 | Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Caselet based) | 5 | Moderate |
Comparison of 2 Quantities: Quantity I and Quantity II | 5 | Moderate |
Number Series (Odd One Out Series) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Simplification/Approximation | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Time, Speed and Distance | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Time, Speed and Distance – Boat and Stream | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Time and work | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Ages | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Profit, Loss and Discount | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Simple Interest and Compound Interest | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Partnership | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Percentage | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Mixture/Alligation | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
Miscellaneous (Quant based) | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
IBPS RRB Exam Analysis Preliminary (Officer Scale I), August 11, Slot-II
A total of 80 questions had to be answered in 45 minutes. It comprised only two sections i.e. Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude and both were available in English and Hindi. Every correct answer will fetch 1 mark, while every incorrect answer will reduce the score by 0.25.
Detailed break-up of IBPS RRB Officer Scale I
Section | Total Questions | Level of difficulty | Good Attempts | Approximate time taken |
Reasoning | 40 | Moderate | 26-30 | 20 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | Moderate |
20-24 | 25 |
Total | 80 | Moderate | 50-56 | 45 |
Note: Section wise and overall cut-offs are not uniform for all states.
IBPS RRB Exam Analysis (Reasoning)
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – 2 Parallel rows -12 persons – Facing North/South) | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
AR (Circular Seating Arrangement – 10 persons were facing the centre) | 5 | Moderate-Difficult |
AR (Linear Seating Arrangement – No. of persons was to be calculated) | 5 | Moderate |
AR (Data Arrangement – Floor/Box based) | 4 | Moderate |
AR (Data Arrangement – 7 days/7 sports based) | 3 | Moderate |
Coding - Decoding | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Mathematical Inequalities | 5 | Moderate |
Directions | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
Alphabet based | 1 | Easy |
Syllogism | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
The reasoning section was dominated by questions based on analytical reasoning. There were 5 sets of Analytical Reasoning (Seating Arrangement and Data Arrangement).The overall difficulty level of this section was moderate.
IBPS RRB Exam Analysis 2018 - Quantitative Aptitude
Topic | Number of Questions | Level of Difficulty |
Data Interpretation (Table based) | 5 | Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Table based) | 5 | Moderate |
Data Interpretation (Caselet based) | 5 | Moderate |
Comparison of 2 Quantities: Quantity I and Quantity II | 5 | Moderate |
Number Series (Series Completion) | 5 | Easy- Moderate |
Comparison of Variables - Quadratic Equations | 5 | Moderate |
Miscellaneous (Quant based word problems - Profit, Loss & Discount, Mixture/Alligation, Time, Speed and Distance, Probability, Time & Work, Mensuration, Partnership, Ages etc.) | 10 | Moderate |
