IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis: 27th November 2016 (Slot 1/ Shift 1)
The IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016 examination is on a rage! The first day of the examination i.e. 26th of November was a significant one because of the number of aspirants taking the test. It is the second day today and the overwhelming response is still on. We bring you the complete analysis of the 1st Slot of IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016 held on 27th of November 2016.
IBPS Clerk Prelims exam will be held in four shifts on each day . The 1st slot/shift will begin in the morning at 8: 00 AM. The 2nd slot/shift of IBPS Clerk exam will start at 10:30 AM. There will be one afternoon shift at 1:00 PM. The final shift i. e 4th slot/shift will be conducted in the evening at 3:30 PM. Candidates are advised to reach the venue before time.
The Slot timings are as follows:
Slot 1- 8:00 AM (Morning Shift)
Slot 2 -10:30 AM(Morning Shift)
Slot 3 -1:00 PM(Afternoon Shift)
Slot 4- 3:30 PM(Evening Shift)
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Before going to the analysis part, let us go through the pattern of IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016 exam:
Sr. No. |
Name of the Test |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
1 |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
Composite time of 1 Hour |
2 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
35 |
|
3 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
|
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
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The entire examination is conducted in four slots. The first slot will be from 8:00 AM onwards, the second slot will be from 10: 30 AM, Shift 3 will be from 1:00 PM onwards and the fourth slot will be from 3: 30 PM onwards.
IBPS Clerk Prelims – 27th November 2016 Slot 1): Overall Analysis
The difficulty level of the entire slot was Moderate. The overall good attempts to cross the boundary of cut- off marks can be 62-66 questions.
IBPS Clerk Prelims – 27th November 2016 (Slot 1): Summary of Analysis
Sections |
Good Attempts |
Difficulty Level |
Reasoning Ability |
17-21 |
Easy - Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude |
18-21 |
Moderate |
English Language |
15-18 |
Moderate |
Now, we will move on to the IBPS Clerk Pre section- wise analysis:
(A) Quantitative Aptitude:
(i) Attempt to clear cut off marks: You can easily clear the cut off marks if you have attempted a number of 18 - 21.
(ii) Level of difficulty: In terms of difficulty level, this section was of Moderate level.
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Series5 |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
Simplification |
15 |
Easy - Moderate |
Data Interpretation |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
Miscellaneous (SI, CI, Time and Speed, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages, Ages, Ratio, Mensuration etc.) |
10 |
Easy - Moderate |
(B) Reasoning Ability:
(i) Attempt to clear cut off marks: You can easily clear the cut off marks if you have attempted a number of 17 - 21.
(ii) Level of difficulty: In terms of difficulty level, this section was of Easy - Moderate level.
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Inequality |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
Coding and Decoding |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
Sitting arrangement |
15 |
Moderate |
Alphabetical/ Number series |
5 |
Moderate |
Miscellaneous (Direction Sense, Blood Relations, Ranking etc.) |
5 |
Easy - Moderate |
(C) English Language:
(i) Attempt to clear cut off marks: You can easily clear the cut off marks if you have attempted a number of 15-18.
(ii) Level of difficulty: In terms of difficulty level, this section was of Moderate level.
Topic |
Number of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Reading Comprehension |
10 |
Easy - Moderate |
Cloze Test |
10 |
Moderate |
Error Spotting |
10 |
Moderate |
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IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis: 27th November 2016 (Slot-wise)
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