IBPS PO Prelims 2016 Exam Expected Cut-off Marks
IBPS Prelims exam 2016 is scheduled to be held on 16th, 22nd, 23rd and 27th October 2016. The exam will be held on these days in four different slots.
We are presenting the detailed analysis of the IBPS PO Prelims exam here. Let us understand the pattern of the exam before proceeding:
The preliminary examination contain three papers having total of 100 marks. The total duration of the preliminary exam is of 1 hour.
S.No. |
Section |
Number of Questions |
Max. Marks |
1 |
English |
30 |
30 |
2 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
35 |
3 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
Total |
100 |
100 |
IBPS PO Prelims 2016 - Expected Cut off details
An overall attempt of 50-55 questions with good accuracy will fetch you cut off marks. Here is the expected cut off list:
Section |
Cutoff |
English Language |
6-8 |
Reasoning Ability |
10-12 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
7-9 |
Overall |
40-45 |
IBPS PO Prelims Previous years Analysis :
IBPS changed the pattern of exam last year. The IBPS PO prelims exam 2015 was of moderate level.
IBPS PO Prelims 2015 over all analysis: October 3, 2015 – Slot 1 and 2
Subject |
Good Attempt |
Time Taken |
English |
16-18 |
15 Minutes |
Reasoning Ability |
20-22 |
20 Minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude |
13-15 |
15 Minutes |
49-55 |
1 Hour |
IBPS PO Prelims 2015 Section wise Analysis: October 3, 2015 – Slot 1 and 2
English Section
Overall Difficulty Level: Moderate and lengthy paper
Good Attempts: 16-18
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Reading Comprehension |
10 |
Moderate, Based on Banking |
Cloze Test |
5 |
Moderate |
Error Spotting |
5 |
Difficult |
Fill in the Blanks |
5 |
Moderate |
Para Jumbles |
5 |
Moderate , Tricky |
Reasoning Ability Section
Overall Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
Good Attempts: 20-22
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Syllogisms |
5 |
Easy |
Inequalities |
5 |
Easy |
Coding-Decoding |
5 |
Easy |
Seating Arrangement (Circular) |
5 |
Moderate (Blood Relation Type) |
Seating Arrangement (Linear) |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
Puzzles |
5 |
Moderate to Difficult |
Miscellaneous |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude Section
Overall Difficulty Level: Moderate to Difficult
Good Attempts: 13-15
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Number Series |
5 |
Moderate |
Simplification |
5 |
Easy |
Quadratic Equations |
5 |
Easy |
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph & Missing Data Type) |
10 |
Moderate to Difficult |
Miscellaneous |
5 |
Moderate |
IBPS PO Prelims 2016 : Section wise Topics and expected Questions, Difficulty level
English Section:
This section is expected to be of easy to moderate difficulty. An attempt of 17-20 questions will be good.
Topic |
Expected No. Of Questions |
Expected Difficulty Level |
Reading Comprehension |
10 |
Moderate, Based on Banking and finance |
Cloze Test |
5 |
Easy |
Error Spotting |
5 |
Moderate to Difficult |
Fill in the Blanks |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
Para Jumbles |
5 |
Moderate and Tricky |
Reasoning Ability Section:
This section is expected to be of moderate difficulty. An attempt of 20-24 questions will be good.
Topic |
Expected No. Of Questions |
Expected Difficulty Level |
Syllogisms |
5 |
Easy |
Inequalities |
5 |
Easy |
Coding-Decoding |
5 |
Moderate |
Seating Arrangement (Circular) |
5 |
Moderate |
Seating Arrangement (Linear) |
5 |
Moderate |
Puzzles |
5 |
Moderate to Difficult |
Miscellaneous |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude Section:
This section can be quite tricky. You need a good practice. An attempt of 15-17 questions will be safe.
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
Number Series |
5 |
Moderate |
Simplification |
5 |
Easy to Moderate |
Quadratic Equations |
5 |
Easy |
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph & Missing Data Type) |
10 |
Moderate to Difficult |
Miscellaneous |
5 |
Moderate to Difficult |