IBPS Clerk is one of the most sought after banking exams in the country for candidates who wish to secure a position in public sector banks in clerical cadre post. The preliminary exam of IBPS Clerk 2019 is being conducted on December 7 and 8 in multiple shifts. Lakhs of candidates are appearing in the exam. According to the students who have appeared in the exam, the overall paper was easy to moderate.The exam pattern was same as last year.
We have provided below IBPS Clerk prelims exam analysis 2019 as per the reactions provided by the students. This analysis will help candidates to know regarding the overall difficulty, section-wise difficulty, weightage given to each topics in the syllabus, good attempts and expected cut off.
IBPS Clerk 2019 Prelims Exam Analysis – Overall Difficulty
The prelims exam according to IBPS Clerk exam pattern comprised three sections - English Language, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. All the questions were objective type. Total duration of the test was 60 minutes, however, candidates were required to complete each section within 60 minutes. Total marks allotted to the test are 100. Check below the overall difficulty of the exam.
Overall Difficulty Level of Exam
| Sections | Difficulty |
|---|---|
Numerical Ability | Moderate |
English Language | Easy to moderate |
Reasoning | Moderate |
Overall | Easy to moderate |
IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2019 by Students
Shiksha visited one of the exam centres of IBPS Clerk in Sector 62, Noida, where more than 4500 students appeared for the exam to gather the feedback of candidates regarding the difficulty level of exam. Candidates who had appeared in the fourth shift of first day of exam shared their views on the difficulty level of exam.
Manish who appeared in the exam for the first time said, "I have attempted 72 questions. In English, I have attempted 30 questions. There were questions on Reading Comprehension and Fillers. In Numerical Ability, there was one question on wrong number series that was difficult. However, Data Interpretation (DI) questions were easy. The DI was based on bar graph. In Reasoning, puzzles were easy. I have attempted three puzzles in Reasoning. There is no change in the exam pattern. I have gone through the previous years' question papers, the paper was similar as last year."
Gaurav Anijwa who has completed M.Com and teaches students said, "The overall difficuly of IBPS Clerk exam was easy. The maximum attempt would be 80 to 85. I would like to advise the students appearing in the upcoming shifts to be confident and do well."
Chandraveer Singh said, "I have attempted 80 questions. The overall paper difficulty level of the exam was easy."
Saransh said, "The paper was easy to moderate. There were four puzzles and one was tricky. There were three types of error detection. Maths had only one DI and was easy. The cut off might be around 65 to 70."
Sumit said, "The overall difficulty was easy to moderate. In Maths, there were 5 questions on series, 5 on simplification, 5 on wrong answers, 15 on word problems and 5 on DI. In Reasoning, there were 3 questions on puzzles and 5 on syllogism . In English, there were 5 questions on error detection and 5 on rearrangement."
Vivek Gupta said, "The overall paper was easy. English was easy. In Maths, there were questions on wrong number series and it was easy. The Reasoning section was easy too. In Reasoning, I have attempted 20 questions and 30 each in Maths and English."
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IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2019 - Section-Wise Difficulty Level
Candidates can check below the section-wise difficulty level of IBPS Clerk exam.
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis for Numerical Ability
The level of this section was moderate. DI questions were based on a Tabular DI.
Topic-wise distribution of questions:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | Easy |
| Quadratic Equation | 5 | Easy |
| Simplification | 10 | Easy |
| Arithmetic Word Problems (Profit and Loss, Problem on Ages, SI & CI etc) | 10 | Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
Number Series questions asked:
200, 192, 179, 158, ?, 95
3, 43, 81, 115, 143, ?
1, 6, 35, 76, 153, ?
50, 59, 45, 61, 36, ?
9, 45, 180, 540, ?, 1080
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2019 for English Language
This section had 30 questions. The overall level of difficulty was Easy to Moderate. One set of Reading Comprehension comprising 6 questions were asked in the exam.The passage of RC was based on an article related to flexibility in jobs and the availability of working from any remote location.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 6 | Moderate |
| Error Detection (Spelling & Grammatical) | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Single Filler | 4 | Easy |
| Phrasal Verb or Sentence Correction | 5 | Moderate |
| Sentence Reangement | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Match the Following (Sentence Completion) | 5 | Moderate |
| Total | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2019 for Reasoning Ability
The Reasoning was Moderate. There were 4 Puzzles and Seating Arrangement questions asked in the exam. Following are the types of Puzzles & Seating Arrangement asked in the exam:
- Square seating arrangement
- Day Based Puzzle
- Linear Seating Arrangement, Parallel Line, 12 no of people
- Random Arrangement based puzzle, 7 persons, 7 cities
Reasoning Ability questions are:
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 20 | Moderate |
| Syllogism | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Direction Sense | 3 | Moderate |
| Alphabet Series | 4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Alphabet | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Order and Ranking | 3 | Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
IBPS Clerk 2019 Expected Cut off
The expected IBPS Clerk cut off as per the difficulty level for different categories are as follows:
| Category | Expected IBPS Clerk cut off |
|---|---|
| General | 65 to 70 |
| OBC | 60 to 65 |
| SC | 50 to 60 |
| ST | 50 to 55 |