IBPS PO Mains Exam Review – 18/11/2018
IBPS PO Mains exam were held today. For almost 3500 posts over 50000 aspirants have appeared for the mains exam. The exam was was of total 200 marks consisting of 155 questions. The exam was difficult.
The exam pattern of the exam was
| S.No. | Name of Tests(Objective) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | 60 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 minutes |
| 3 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 35 | 60 | 45 minutes |
| 4 | General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 3 Hours | |
| Descriptive Writing Test | 2 | 25 | 30 minutes | |
- Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 25 marks is a Test of English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)
Section-wise Analysis
| Subject | Good Attempt | Time |
| Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 14-17 | 60 |
| English Language | 15-18 | 40 |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | 8-12 | 45 |
| General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness | 23-26 | 35 |
| Total | 60-73 | 180 |
English Language (Easy-Moderate)
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 21 | Moderate- Difficult |
| Cloze Test (New Pattern) | 10 | Difficult |
| Sentence rearrangement | 4 | Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Difficult |
Reasoning (Difficult)
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 23 | Difficult |
| Machine Input Output | 03 | Moderate |
| Coding Decoding | 3 | Moderate |
| Logical Reasoning | 10 | Difficult |
| Alphabets | 1 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 5 | Moderate- Difficult |
| Total | 35 | Diffcult |
Quantitative Aptitude (Very Difficult, Time Consuming)
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Interpretation 1) Radar 2) Caselet 3) Line and Tabular DI |
18 | Difficult – Lengthy |
| Missing Number Series | 05 | Moderate |
| New Pattern Number Series | 03 | Moderate- Difficult |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | Lengthy |
| Arithmetic Word Problems (Profit and Loss, Problem on Ages, SI & CI etc) | 06 | Difficult |
| Total | 35 | Difficult |
General Awareness:
This was the most scoring section of the exam. Most of the current affairs questions was from past 3 months and there very few static and banking questions.
Descriptive Test
This section carried 25 marks with a time limit of 30 minutes. Candidates had to choose from given 5 options to write an essay and a letter.
Essay Writing:
1) Fake-News
2) Magazines and Journals have switched to digital media
3) Does India needs a universal health care system
4) Advantages of learning foreign languages.
3) Does India needs a universal health care system
4) Advantages of learning foreign languages.
Letter Writing
1) Write a letter to the editor on types of pollution and how to reduce it.
2) Write a letter to your neighbor thanking them for their help in the hour of need.
