The Insititute of Banking Personnel Selection has scheduled the first stage of exam for Probationary Officers on October 3, 10, and 11, 2020. Here is the detailed IBPS PO Shift 4 Exam Analysis for Prelims Exam which gives a complete review of the exam, difficulty level and all questions asked in the Shift 4. 

IBPS PO Shift 4 Analysis 2020

The shift 4 is scheduled from 04:30 PM to 05:30 PM. Candidates appearing for the IBPS PO Exam can go through the analysis to get an idea about the type of questions asked, the difficulty level of the exam, and also the number of good attempts. As per the experts advise, IBPS PO Exam Analysis can help in understanding the question paper in depth. 

IBPS PO Shift 4 Prelims Exam Analysis 2020 - October 3, 2020

Sections	Difficulty Level	No. of Good Attempts	No. of Questions
Reasoning
Numerical Ability
English Language
Total

IBPS PO Shift 4 Reasoning Analysis 2020 - October 3, 2020

Topics	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement
Coding-Decoding
Blood Relations
Inequality
Miscellaneous (Pair Based Question, Alphabetical Question)
Total

IBPS PO Shift 4 Mathematical Ability Analysis 2020 - October 3, 2020

Topic	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Data Interpretation (Double Pie, Bar Graph & Caselet DI)
Quadratic Equation
Approximation
Arithmetic(Profit and Loss, Problem on Ages, SI & CI etc)
Total

IBPS PO Shift 4 English Language Analysis 2020 - October 3, 2020

Topics	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension
Para jumbles
Error Detection
Fillers (Single)
Phrase Replacement
Word Replacement
Total

IBPS PO Shift 4 Prelims Exam Review 2019

• As per the candidates that appeared for the examination, the Shift 4 paper was of Moderate level difficulty.
• The Prelims exam conducted on 19th October 2019 was more difficult than 12th October 2019.
• English section was the easiest section in the Shift 4 Exam.
• Quantitative Aptitude has been consistently challenging in the IBPS PO Prelims Exam.
• The Expected IBPS PO Cut Off 2019 is 64 to 68 for General Candidates.

IBPS PO Good Attempts in Shift 4 - 19th October 2019

The Good Attempts in the Shift 4 exam has been mentioned in the table below. Due to the increased level of difficulty of the exam today, the overall good attempts are 65-69

Subject	Good Attempts in IBPS PO Prelims Shift 4
English Language	28-29
Reasoning Ability	24-26
Quantitative Aptitude	17-19
Total	69-74

IBPS PO Shift 4 Paper Analysis for Quantitative Aptitude - 19th October 2019

• Candidates felt that the Numerical Ability section was of Moderate level difficulty in the Shift 4 Exam.
• 2 Data Interpretation question was asked in the Quantitative aptitude section and it was of Moderate level difficulty (Pie Chart + Table D.I)
• As per the IBPS PO Prelims Shift 4 Analysis Numerical Ability section was of Moderate level difficulty, a few questions in the examination were a bit lengthy. 

Questions Asked in the Quantitative Aptitude Section - 19th October 2019

• Missing Number Series - 5 Questions
• No questions from Simplification & Approximation
• Arithmetic (Ages,Time & Speed) -10 Questions
• DI (Pie Chart, Tabular, Bar Graph ) - 3 Questions
• Quadratic Equations - 5 Questions

IBPS PO Shift 4 Analysis for Reasoning Section - 19th October 2019

The Reasoning section was moderate in terms of difficulty. Candidates could answer most questions in the exam. The puzzle was of moderate level difficulty.

Questions Asked in the Shift 4 of Reasoning Section - 19th October 2019

Following topics were asked in the shift 4 of prelims exam

• Seating Arrangement (6 people)- 5 Questions
• Puzzle (Direction) - 5 Questions
• Syllogism (Only a few)- 5 Questions
• Coding-Decoding (Chinese Substitution) - 3 Questions
• Blood Relation (Easy level)- 3 Questions

IBPS PO Shift 4 Analysis for English Section - 19th October 2019

English section was the easiest in shift 4 Exam. The following topics were asked in the examination

• Match The Column - 4 Questions
• Reading Comprehension (On Astronauts) - 7 Questions
• Cloze Test - 6 Questions
• Error Detection (Single Errors)- 5 Questions
• Fill in the Blanks (Single Fillers)- 5 Questions
• Phrase replacement - 5 Questions

IBPS PO Shift 4 Exam Analysis 2019 - 12th October 2019

• As per the IBPS PO prelims Shift 4 Analysis, the exam was of Moderate level difficulty.
• IBPS PO Shift 4 Analysis will cover all topics and questions asked in the exam along with the expected questions during the next day
• Aspirants appearing for the exam can go through the IBPS PO Previous Year Question Papers to understand the exam pattern and frequently asked questions in the paper.

Subject	IBPS PO Good Attempt in Shift 4
English Language	28-30
Reasoning Ability	24-27
Quantitative Aptitude	18-21
Total	70-78

What did the Student's Say about IBPS PO Shift 4 Exam 2019?

This IBPS PO Prelims Shift 4 Analysis is possible by feedback from many students who gave us the feedback after giving their Exam. Take a look at what the students said about the Shift 4 examination-

• Students felt that the shift 4 exam was of Moderate level difficulty
• Many candidates felt that the cut off is expected to be high this time around.
• English section was very generic and most questions could be answered in the exam.

IBPS PO Shift 4 Analysis for Reasoning section 

The reasoning section was again the easiest section in the examination. Questions were asked from the following topics:-

• Puzzles - 3 Questions
• Series - 5 Questions
• Coding-Decoding - 5 Questions
• Syllogism 
• Blood Relation - 3 Questions
• Inequality - 3 to 4 Questions

IBPS PO Shift 4 Paper Analysis for Mathematics 

Some candidates felt that the Quantitative Aptitude section was lengthy. The following topics were asked in the Numerical Ability section of the Prelims examination today.

• Data Interpretation Bar Graph - 6 Questions
• Data Interpretation Pie Chart - 6 Questions 
• Approximation - 2-3 Questions
• Mixture & Allegations 
• Time & Word 
• Percentages
• Age-Based
• SI/CI 
• Boat & Stream 
• Partnership 
• Missing Number Series was very easy to solve

IBPS PO Prelims Shift 4 Exam Analysis for English Section

The questions asked in the English section were of Easy to Moderate level difficulty. Following topics were asked in the examination

• Reading Comprehension was based on 5G technology- 7 Questions
• Match the Column - 3 Questions
• Cloze Test (Conventional method)- 6 Questions
• Fill in the Blanks (Single Fillers) - 5 Questions
• Phrase replacement - 5 Questions
• Error Detection - 5 Questions
• No question was asked from sentence replacement

IBPS PO Cut Off 2019

• Candidates will have to clear the Sectional as well as the overall cut off marks in the Prelims exam in order to qualify for the Mains.
• The IBPS Cut Off Marks are calculated based on 3 Factors: Number of Students Appearing for the Exam, Total Vacancies & the Difficulty level of the paper. 
• The Cut Off Marks for Prelims exam will be released with the Result in November 2019. 

By reviewing the previous year cut off and the IBPS PO Shift 4 Analysis, we have come up with Expected Sectional IBPS PO Cut Off 2019 as mentioned in the table below

Score	English Language	Reasoning Ability	Quantitative Aptitude
Maximum Score	30	35	35
Cut off Score (General)	10	11.50	9
Cut off Score (SC/ST/OBC/PWD)	6.50	7	5.50

Important Topics as per the IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis

As per the previous year IBPS PO Shift 4 Exam Analysis, the following important topics are asked frequently in the Prelims Exam. 

Important Topics for Logical Reasoning

The Following topics are frequently asked in the Reasoning section and with the right preparation can be very scoring. 

Puzzles

Seating Arrangement

Analogy

Coding-Decoding

Series

Important Topics for Quantitative Aptitude 

• Practice is the key to success for Mathematics.
• As per the IBPS PO Shift 4 Exam Analysis, the Quant section can be a bit challenging.

Go through the following topics thoroughly to prepare for the exam.

Percentage

Profit & Loss

Speed, Distance & Time

Simplification, Age Problems

Ratio & Proportion

Important Topics for English Section

Most important topics for English section are-

Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension

Para Jumbles

IBPS PO Exam Pattern 

The Prelims Exam Pattern for IBPS PO Exam has been mentioned in the table below

Section	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
TOTAL	100	100	60

• Total Duration- The Online Prelims Exam is conducted for 1 Hour. 
• Negative Marking- For each incorrect answer there is a markdown of 0.25 marks in the exam.
• Marking Scheme- For each Correct Answer, 1 mark is awarded.
• Sectional Cut Off- As mentioned above, candidates will have to clear the sectional as well as the overall cut off in the IBPS PO Prelims exam.