IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2020 Analysis Available Now For 3rd October
The Institute of Banking Personnel and Selection has completed the IBPS PO Prelims Exam on 03rd October, 10th October, and 11th October 2020. The exam is over; however, the students are very anxious about the PO’s results and expected cut-off. Hence, this article has brought to the overall analysis of the Bank Scale 1 examination and the expected cut-off IBPS PO Prelims Exam. The students waiting for the result can check the post below to get an idea of the cut-off state wise for 2020.
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Highlights of IBPS PO Prelims Exam
The highlights of the IBPS PO Preliminary Examination 2020 are as follows:
| Information | Details |
| Public Sector Bank | Nationalised Bank |
| Post | Probationary Officer |
| Qualification | Graduation and Experience |
| Total vacancy | 1455+ vacancies |
| Application date | 05-08-2020 to 21-08-2020 |
| Application Process | Online |
| Selection process | Preliminary Exam Mains Exam Interview |
| Official Website | www.ibps.in |
| Official Notification | Read Here |
| Direct Link to Result | Available Soon |
Also read – IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam 2020 Overall Analysis, Expected IBPS RRB Cut-off
Important Dates of Bank Scale 1 Officer
The important dates of IBPS PO 2020 will be released later, but in due course, the important highlights are given in the below table:
| IBPS PO 2020 Events | Tentative Dates |
| Online Application | 05-08-2020 to 21-08-2020 |
| IBPS PO Phase 1 Exam | 12-09-2020 and 13-09-2020 |
| IBPS PO Phase 2 Exam | 18 October 2020 |
| IBPS PO Interview | November 2020 |
| Final Results | 01 February 2021 |
Exam Pattern of IBPS PO 2020
It is the first stage of the recruitment process. It is a 60 minutes exam comprising of 3 subjects. There is a prescribed sectional timing of 20 minutes for each subject, and a total of 100 questions is ask at this level. The students are awarded 1 mark for every correct answer, while ¼ is deduct for the wrong answer. The questions are available in bilingual format, one in English and others the state’s official language.
| Subject | No of questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Also read – IBPS PO Exam Pattern – Details PO Syllabus, IBPS Sample Question Online
Topics asked in the Officer Exam subject wise
There were 35 questions from each section and the major topics that ruled the IBPS PO Prelims exam this time was puzzles and Di. There were a lot of new questions asked in the examinations too in the Quantitative section making it really tricky for the students to answer.
| Subject | Types of questions | Total Marks |
| English Language | Reading Comprehension | 10 marks |
| Error Finding | 5 marks | |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 5 marks | |
| Cloze test | 5 marks | |
| Fillers | 5 marks | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Data Interpretation [ Bar DI/Line Graph/Pie Char] | 10 marks |
| Number Series [Wrong/Missing Number Series] | 5 marks | |
| Approximation/Simplification | 5 marks | |
| Quadratic Equation/ Arithmetic Based Quantity Comparison | 5 marks | |
| Arithmetic Problems [ SI/CI, Boats and Streams/Trains/Ratio and Percentage/ Partnerships] | 10 marks | |
| Reasoning Ability | Puzzles [Day/Floor/Month Based] | 10 marks |
| Seating Arrangements | 10 marks | |
| Blood Relations | 3 marks | |
| Direction Distance Based | 5 marks | |
| Coding and Decoding [old Pattern] | 5 marks | |
| Alphanumeric Problems | 2 marks |
Overall Analysis of PO Prelims Exam
The overall analysis of Nationalised PO was easy to moderate, some shifts were tough while some were comparatively easy allowing normalisation to come into play. The overall analysis and good attempts of the IBPS PO exam are as follows:
| Subject | No of Good Attempt | Overall Analysis |
| English Language | 22-24 | Easy |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 22-25 | Easy to Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability | 21-23 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 65-72 | Easy to Moderate |
Bank Officer Expected Cut-off
According to the Sarkarninaukriind team and students’ feedback, there was a difference in the questions asked in some shifts. Hence, it is very likely that IBPS will do the normalization as the previous year. The students with fewer attempts should not panic as the normalization will come into play. They will get additional marks according to their accuracy. The cut-off will also declare considering the vacancies released in their states. The PO Prelims overall cut-off of the year 2020 is as follows:
| Subject | Expected Cut-off |
| English Language | 03.25- 4 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 5-7.50 |
| Reasoning Ability | 7-8 |
| Total | 55-67 |
Preliminary Result of PO
The Commission will declare the result of the IBPS PO Prelims Exam soon on the official website. There is a gap of at least 15 days from the last exams’ date to the preliminary examination declaration. The result will come when the evaluation is done, and the banks decide the average cut-off state-wise.
The students who have been select in the Nationalised PO Prelims cut-off list will call for the PO Mains examination. The PO Prelims result will be available in an online format. The students will enter their roll number and DOB as a password to check the marks’ status. The IBPS PO scorecard will be declared one week after the declaration of the candidate’s status.