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Analysis of RRB Officer (Scale I) Prelim exam held on 22nd Nov 2025 (Shift 1)
In this write-up, we present the analysis of the IBPS RRB PO (Scale I) Preliminary exam, which was held in Shift 1 on 22nd November 2025.
A snapshot of the IBPS RRB PO (Scale I) prelim exam is given below.
| Test Area | No. of Questions | Duration |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 20 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 25 Minutes |
| Total | 80 | 45 Minutes |
Students have reported that the online RRB Officer (Scale I) Prelim examination held was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level.
An analysis of the exam, as reported by our students, is given below.
The order of the sections was Reasoning Ability followed by Quantitative Aptitude.
Quantitative Aptitude:
According to the feedback received from our students who appeared for this exam, this section can be rated as easy to moderate.
There were thirteen questions on DI (five questions each on Table, Double Pie chart and three questions on Caselet). The questions on DI were easy to moderate. The given table contained the total number of mangoes sold in five cities and the percentage of mangoes sold to males. In the Double pie chart, the first pie chart gave the total number of males and females in four cities, and the second pie chart contained information on females. The caselet contained the details of the total seats, and the number of occupied and vacant seats in a bus. Also, it was given that the number of males was greater than that of females.
There were five questions each on Approximations, Missing Number Series and Quadratic Comparisons. These questions were easy to solve.
The twelve questions on Arithmetic were based on topics like Ages, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Partnership, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Mixtures & Alligations, and Mensuration. Students have informed us that these questions were a combination of easy and moderate ones. One needed a good command of fundamentals to attempt these questions successfully.
| Topic | No of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation (Table, Double Pie Chart and Caselet) | 13 | Easy to Moderate |
| Number Series (Missing number) | 5 | Easy |
| Approximations | 5 | Easy |
| Quadratic Comparisons | 5 | Easy |
| Individual Quant Questions | 12 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning Ability:
This section has been tagged as easy.
There were twenty-three questions on Puzzles (Circular Arrangement (eight persons, some facing inside and some facing outside. Less than three persons are facing outside), Linear Arrangement (Nine persons, all facing North), Designation-based puzzle + Variable (7 Persons), Box-based puzzle (Nine boxes), Comparisons(weights)). The questions based on Puzzles can be labelled as easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level.
There were three questions each on Symbols Notations (Inequalities), Direction Sense and Blood Relations, which were easy to crack. The four questions based on Syllogisms (three statements and two conclusions) were easy to moderate.
| Topic | No of Qs | Difficulty Level |
| Symbols Notations (Inequalities) | 3 | Easy |
| Direction Sense | 3 | Easy |
| Blood Relations | 3 | Easy |
| Syllogisms (Deductions) | 4 | Easy to Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (Meaningful word, Pair Formation, OMO, Number Arrangement) | 4 | Easy |
| Circular Arrangement (eight persons...) | 5 | Moderate |
| Linear Arrangement (Nine persons, all facing North) | 5 | Easy |
| Designation-based puzzle + Variable (7 Persons) | 5 | Easy |
| Box-based puzzle (Nine boxes) | 5 | Easy |
| Comparisons (weights) | 3 | Easy |
Overall, the paper can be rated as easy to moderate.
Good Attempts:
- Quantitative Aptitude – 25+
- Reasoning – 35+
Analysis of RRB Officer (Scale I) Prelim exam held 22nd Nov 2025 (Shift 2)
In this write-up, we present the analysis of the IBPS RRB PO (Scale I) Preliminary exam, which was held in Shift 2 on 22nd November 2025.
A snapshot of the IBPS RRB PO (Scale I) prelim exam is given below.
| Test Area | No. of Questions | Duration |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 20 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 25 Minutes |
| Total | 80 | 45 Minutes |
Students have reported that the online RRB Officer (Scale I) Prelim examination held was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level.
An analysis of the exam, as reported by our students, is given below.
The order of sections was Reasoning Ability followed by Quantitative Aptitude.
Quantitative Aptitude:
According to the feedback received from our students who appeared for this exam, this section can be rated as easy to moderate.
There were twelve questions on DI (six questions each on the Table and Line Graph). The questions on DI were easy to moderate. The given table contained the ratio of males and females and the number of females in five cities. In the Line Graph, the details of four companies selling Desktops and cupboards were given.
There were five questions each on Approximations, Wrong Number Series and Quadratic Comparisons. These questions were easy to solve.
The thirteen questions on Arithmetic were based on topics like Ages, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Partnership, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Mixtures & Alligations, and Mensuration. Students have informed us that these questions were a combination of easy and moderate ones. One needed a good command of fundamentals to attempt these questions successfully.
| Topic | No of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation (Table, Line Graph) | 12 | Easy to Moderate |
| Number Series (Wrong number) | 5 | Easy |
| Approximations | 5 | Easy |
| Quadratic Comparisons | 5 | Easy |
| Individual Quant Questions | 13 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning Ability:
This section has been tagged as easy.
There were twenty-three questions on Puzzles (Circular Arrangement (nine persons, all facing inside), Year-based puzzle (seven years), Day-based puzzle + Variable (7 days), Linear Arrangement (Single row, eight persons, all facing North), Comparisons(weights)). The questions based on Puzzles can be labelled as easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level.
There were five questions each on Syllogisms (Deductions) and Coding-Decoding. There were three questions on Blood Relations, which were easy to crack. The four questions based on Syllogisms (three statements and two conclusions) were easy to moderate.
| Topic | No of Qs | Difficulty Level |
| Syllogisms (Deductions) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 | Easy |
| Blood Relations | 3 | Easy |
| Coding-Decoding | 1 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Letter Arrangement, OMO, Number Arrangement) | 3 | Easy |
| Circular Arrangement (nine people, all facing inside) | 5 | Moderate |
| Year-based puzzle (seven years) | 5 | Easy |
| Day-based puzzle + Variable (7 days) | 5 | Moderate |
| Linear Arrangement (Single row, eight persons, all facing North) | 5 | Easy |
| Comparisons (weights) | 3 | Easy |
Overall, the paper can be rated as easy to moderate.
Good Attempts:
- Quantitative Aptitude – 25+
- Reasoning – 35+
Analysis of RRB Officer (Scale I) Prelim exam held on 23rd Nov 2025 (Shift 1)
In this write-up, we present the analysis of the IBPS RRB PO (Scale I) Preliminary exam, which was held in Shift 1 on 23rd November 2025.
A snapshot of the IBPS RRB PO (Scale I) prelim exam is given below.
| Test Area | No. of Questions | Duration |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 20 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 25 Minutes |
| Total | 80 | 45 Minutes |
Students have reported that the online RRB Officer (Scale I) Prelim examination held was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level.
An analysis of the examination, as reported by our students, is given below.
The order of sections was Reasoning Ability followed by Quantitative Aptitude.
Quantitative Aptitude:
According to the feedback received from our students who appeared for this exam, this section can be rated as easy to moderate.
There were fifteen questions on DI (five questions each on Table, Line Graph and Caselet). The questions on DI were easy to moderate. The given table contained the total number of products manufactured and sold in three cities. In the Line Graph, the information on two products sold in four months was given. The caselet contained information about two companies, and data on laptops sold in three months.
There were six questions each on Approximations and Missing Number Series. These questions were easy to solve.
The thirteen questions on Arithmetic were based on topics like Ages, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Partnership, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Mixtures & Alligations, and Mensuration. Students have informed us that these questions were a combination of easy and moderate ones. One needed a good command of fundamentals to attempt these questions successfully.
| Topic | No of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation (Table, Line Graph and Caselet) | 15 | Easy to Moderate |
| Number Series (Missing number) | 6 | Easy |
| Approximations | 6 | Easy |
| Individual Quant Questions | 13 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning Ability:
This section has been tagged as 'easy'.
There were twenty-three questions on Puzzles (Circular Arrangement (eight persons, four facing inside and four facing outside), Floor Arrangement (Nine Floors), Designation-based puzzle (9 Persons), Distribution (9 persons, one after the other), Unknown number of persons (Linear Arrangement, all facing North)). The questions based on Puzzles can be labelled as easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level.
There were three questions each on Syllogisms (Deductions), Direction Sense and Blood Relations, which were easy to crack. There were five questions based on Symbols and Notations (Inequalities), which were easy.
| Topic | No of Qs | Difficulty Level |
| Symbols Notations (Inequalities) | 5 | Easy |
| Direction Sense | 3 | Easy |
| Blood Relations | 3 | Easy |
| Syllogisms (Deductions) | 3 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Meaningful word, Pair Formation, Number Arrangement) | 3 | Easy |
| Puzzles: | ||
| Circular Arrangement (eight people, four facing inside and four facing outside) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Floor Arrangement (Nine Floors) | 5 | Easy |
| Designation-based puzzle (9 Persons) | 5 | Easy |
| Distribution (9 persons, one after the other) | 5 | Easy |
| Unknown number of persons (Linear Arrangement, all facing North) | 3 | Easy |
Overall, the paper can be rated as easy to moderate.
Good Attempts:
- Quantitative Aptitude – 25+
- Reasoning – 35+
Analysis of RRB Officer (Scale I) Prelim exam held on 23rd Nov 2025 (Shift 2)
In this write-up, we present the analysis of the IBPS RRB PO (Scale I) Preliminary exam, which was held in Shift 2 on 23rd November 2025.
A snapshot of the IBPS RRB PO (Scale I) prelim exam is given below.
| Test Area | No. of Questions | Duration |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 20 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 25 Minutes |
| Total | 80 | 45 Minutes |
Students have reported that the online RRB Officer (Scale I) Prelim examination was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level.
An analysis of the examination, as reported by our students, is given below.
The order of the sections was Reasoning Ability followed by Quantitative Aptitude.
Quantitative Aptitude:
According to the feedback received from our students who appeared for this exam, this section can be rated as easy to moderate.
There were twelve questions on DI (six questions each on the Table and Bar Graph). These were easy to moderate. The given table contained information on the number of males and the percentage of females in four cities. In the Bar Graph, information on two products sold in four days was given.
There were five questions each on Quadratic Comparisons, Approximations and Wrong Number Series. These questions were easy to solve.
The thirteen questions on Arithmetic were based on topics like Ages, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Partnership, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Mixtures & Alligations, and Mensuration. Students have informed us that these questions were a combination of easy and moderate ones.
| Topic | No of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation (Table and Bar Graph) | 12 | Easy to Moderate |
| Number Series (Wrong number) | 5 | Easy |
| Approximations | 5 | Easy |
| Quadratic Comparisons | 5 | Easy |
| Individual Quant Questions | 13 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning Ability:
This section has been tagged as 'easy'.
There were twenty-three questions on Puzzles (Two Row Arrangement (twelve persons, six facing North and six facing South), Floor Arrangement (Four Floors and two flats), Box-based puzzle (seven boxes) + Variable (Colour), Month-based (nine persons), Unknown number of persons (Linear Arrangement, all facing North)). The questions based on Puzzles can be labelled as easy to moderate.
There were three questions each on Blood Relations and five questions each on Coding-Decoding and Symbols & Notations (Inequalities), which were easy to crack.
| Topic | No of Qs | Difficulty Level |
| Symbols Notations (Inequalities) | 5 | Easy |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 | Easy |
| Blood Relations | 3 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Meaningful word, Word Arrangement, Number Arrangement) | 4 | Easy |
| Puzzles | No of Qs | Difficulty Level |
| Two Row Arrangement (twelve persons, six facing North and six facing South) | 5 | Easy |
| Floor Arrangement (Four Floors and two flats) | 5 | Easy |
| Box-based puzzle (seven boxes) + Variable (Colour) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Month-based (nine persons) | 5 | Easy |
| Unknown number of persons (Linear Arrangement, all facing North) | 3 | Easy |
Overall, the paper can be rated as easy to moderate.
Good Attempts:
- Quantitative Aptitude – 25+
- Reasoning – 35+
Analysis of IBPS PO/MT Main Exam 2025
The IBPS PO 2025 Mains Exam was held on 12th October 2025. The detailed analysis of the exam is presented below.
It has been reported by our students that this examination was moderate to difficult in terms of difficulty level. Questions in Reasoning, English, Data Analysis and Interpretation had a variable marking scheme, the details of which are presented in the detailed analysis given below.
The snapshot of the exam pattern and duration is given below:
| S. No | Name of Tests | No. of Qs | Max Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Ability | 40 | 60 | 50 Minutes |
| 2 | Data Analysis and Interpretation | 35 | 50 | 45 Minutes |
| 3 | General / Economy / Banking Awareness | 35 | 50 | 25 Minutes |
| 4 | English Language | 35 | 40 | 40 Minutes |
| TOTAL | 145 | 200 | 160 Minutes |
The analysis of the above-mentioned session, as reported by our students, is given below.
(A) OBJECTIVE TEST:
I) Data Analysis and Interpretation:
According to the feedback received from our students who appeared for this exam, this section can be rated as moderate. There were fifteen questions carrying 2 marks each and twenty questions carrying 1 mark each.
Part A (Two Mark Questions):
- Table + Double Pie chart (3 Qs) – Difficult and time-consuming; data of Q1–Q4 represented in pies and private projects in a table with percentages.
- Caselet (3 Qs) – Based on three schools; moderate difficulty.
- One question each on Profit and Loss, Time and Distance and Mensuration.
- Three questions on Quadratic Comparisons with three equations – Moderate.
- One question on Data Sufficiency and two on Missing Number Series.
Part B (One Mark Questions): This part comprises Data Interpretation, Number Series, Data Sufficiency and Data Comparison.
- Table (4 Qs) – Profit amount of companies P, Q, R, S for 2021 and 2022.
- Missing Table (4–5 Qs) – Sales data of Chocolate and Vanilla ice cream with missing values.
- Bar Graph (4–5 Qs) – Sales of alcoholic and non-alcoholic sanitisers; ratio of males and females also given.
- Four Data Sufficiency (2 statements), two Number Series and 1–2 Data Comparison questions.
Topic-wise Split:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty |
| Data Interpretation | 18 - 20 | Moderate - Difficult |
| Missing Number Series | 4 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency (2 Stmt) | 5 | Moderate |
| Data Comparisons (2 Qty) | 1 - 2 | Moderate |
| Arithmetic Questions | 3 | Moderate |
| Quadratic Comparisons (Three Equations) | 3 | Moderate |
II) Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude:
This section has been labelled as 'Moderate to Difficult'. There were twenty questions carrying 2 marks each and twenty questions carrying 1 mark each.
Part A (Two Mark Questions):
- Three row arrangement (16 persons, various facing directions) – 5 Qs
- Circular + Linear Arrangement – 5 Qs
- Designation-based Puzzle (6 persons, posts, states, sports) – 5 Qs
- Direction Sense with Symbols – 5 Qs
Part B (One Mark Questions):
- Input – Output – 5 Qs
- Data Sufficiency – 3 Qs
- Coding-Decoding (New Pattern) – 3 Qs
- Critical Reasoning – 7 Qs (Moderate to Difficult)
Topic-wise Split:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty level |
| Three row arrangement | 5 | Moderate |
| Circular + Linear Arrangement | 5 | Moderate |
| Designation-based Puzzle | 5 | Moderate |
| Direction Sense with Symbols | 5 | Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding (New Pattern) | 3 | Difficult |
| Input-Output | 5 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 3 | Moderate |
| Critical Reasoning | 7 | Moderate - Difficult |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | Easy |
III) English Language:
This section can be rated as ‘Moderate’. There were five questions carrying two marks each and thirty questions with one mark each.
Part A (Two Mark Questions):
- Error Identification (2 Qs)
- Odd-One-Out (2 Qs)
- Para Jumbled Sentences (1 Q)
Part B (One Mark Questions):
- Reading Comprehension:
- Passage 1: ‘African Aviation’ – 10 Qs (3–4 on incorrect word usage).
- Passage 2: ‘Online Video Gaming’ – 3 Qs.
- Cloze Test: 5 Qs – Identify replacements for bold phrases.
- Fill in the Blanks: 5 Qs – One word fits all blanks.
- Match the Column: 3 Qs – Sentence connections and replacements.
- Para Summary: 3 Qs.
Topic-wise Split:
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty level |
| Reading Comprehension | 13 (2 passages) | Easy to Moderate |
| Para Forming Questions | 1 | Moderate |
| Error Identification | 2 | Moderate |
| Odd-One-Out | 2 | Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 5 | Moderate |
| Fill in the Blanks | 5 | Moderate |
| Match the Column | 3 | Easy to Moderate |
| Para Summary | 3 | Moderate |
IV) General Awareness:
This section was the saving grace and can be rated as ‘Easy to Moderate’.
There were 15 questions with 2 marks each and 20 questions with one mark each. Most of the two-mark questions were based on RBI Circulars.
- PM SVANidhi scheme
- Kisan Credit Card scheme
- Foreign Remittance scheme
- Pravaah portal
- Padma Awards
- Credit Rating Agencies
- EPIC Card – Number of Digits
- AI Chatbot
- RBI Citizen Charter
- Safai Sarvekshan
- DICGC
- Gulf of Mannar – Marine National Park
Students who regularly follow current affairs could have easily attempted 30+ questions.
(B) Descriptive Test:
This section was conducted for 25 marks, with a time limit of 30 minutes, and comprised Comprehension and Essay Writing.
Essay topics (Choose any one) (250 to 300 words): 15 Marks
- Biodiversity
- The government has to protect the sensitive information of the public
Reading Comprehension (10 Marks): Based on Artificial Intelligence (Other countries Vs India).
OVERALL SUMMARY: The Reasoning and Data Analysis & Interpretation sections were moderate to difficult while the English and General/Economy/Banking Awareness sections were moderate.
Analysis of IBPS PO (Prelim) Online exam held on 23rd Aug 2025 (Shift 1)
The analysis of the IBPS PO 2025 Prelim exam held on the 23rd of August 2025 (Shift 1) has been presented below.
This year, IBPS has changed the pattern with respect to the marks allotted to each section. In the exam, there was no mention of question Vs marks.
The following is the sequence of sections that appeared in the exam:
- Reasoning Ability
- English Language
- Quantitative Aptitude
Snapshot of the Exam:
| Test Area | No. of questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 Questions | 30 | 20 Mins |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 Questions | 40 | 20 Mins |
| English Language | 30 Questions | 30 | 20 Mins |
| Total no. of Questions | 100 Qs | 100 | 60 Mins |
No of choices per question – 5
Negative marking: 0.25 of the marks assigned to each question
As per feedback received from our students who appeared for this exam, the exam can be rated as easy to moderate.
The section-wise analysis of the above-mentioned session, as reported by our students, is given below:
Quantitative Aptitude:
This section can be rated as easy to moderate. No new question types/patterns of questions were asked in this shift of the exam.
There were fifteen questions (3 sets) on Data Interpretation (five questions each on the Table, Line Graph (2 lines) and Caselet). The questions based on the Table were calculation-based.
The table contains information on the difference between red and blue balls in column I and the percentage of Red balls in column II. The line graph contains two lines. The first line gives info on the number of TVs sold, and the second line gives the difference between TVs and Cell phones. Also, it was mentioned that cellphones were less than TVs sold.
There were five questions each on Approximations and Quadratic Comparisons. These were easy to attempt.
Individual questions from the Arithmetic topics were ten in number. These were a combination of easy, moderate, and difficult ones. These questions were based on Ages, Ratio, Profit and Loss, Averages, Time, Speed and Distance, Boats and Streams, Mensuration, etc.
A student could, therefore, have solved around 18 – 19 questions in 20 minutes, if he chose judiciously.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation (3 sets. Table, Line Graph and Caselet) | 15 | Easy to Moderate |
| Quadratic Comparisons | 5 | Easy |
| Approximations | 5 | Easy |
| Individual Quant Questions | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning:
This section has been given an 'Easy to Moderate' tag.
Out of the thirty-five questions in this section, twenty-three questions were on Puzzles:
- Linear Arrangement (Certain number of persons, all facing North)
- Two Row Arrangement (14 Persons, 7 facing North and 7 facing South)
- Month and Date based Puzzle (6 persons, 3 Months and 2 Dates + Distribution (Colour))
- Box Arrangement + Distribution
- Year-Based Puzzle (Base year 2025)
Questions on Puzzles were easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level.
There were three questions each on Blood Relations, Symbols and Notations (Inequalities) and Syllogisms (Deductions; only a few). These questions were easy to solve.
There were three individual questions – Pair of Digits, Odd one out and Meaningful word.
About 25 – 26 questions could be solved in 20 minutes. The topic-wise split, as reported by our students, is given below.
| Topic | No of Qs | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Blood Relations | 3 | Easy |
| Symbols & Notations (Inequalities) | 3 | Easy |
| Syllogisms (Deductions) (Only a few) | 3 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Letter Odd one out, Meaningful word and pair of Digits) | 3 | Easy |
| Puzzles - Linear Arrangement (Certain number of persons, all facing North) | 3 | Easy |
| Puzzles - Two Row Arrangements (14 Persons, 7 facing North and 7 facing South) | 5 | Easy |
| Puzzles - Month and Date based Puzzle (6 persons, 3 Months and 2 Dates + Distribution (Colour)) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Puzzles - Box Arrangement + Distribution | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Puzzles - Year-Based Puzzle (Base year 2025) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
English Language:
This section has been tagged as 'Easy to Moderate’ by our students.
- The lone Reading Comprehension passage was conventional in its presentation and comprised eight questions, of which four were vocab questions (two on Synonyms, one on Antonyms and one on FIB). The passage was based on Cloud Kitchen. The questions on Reading Comprehension were easy to moderate in difficulty.
- There were four questions each on Error Identification, FIB (Single Blank), Word Usage and Word Interchange (4 words), which were easy to solve.
- There were five questions on Para Forming. This was based on work-life balance. These questions were easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level.
- There was one question on Match the Column (3 Columns).
Thus, about 22 - 23 questions could be solved in 20 minutes in the English section. The break-up of the questions is as follows:
| Topic | No of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 8 | Easy to Moderate |
| Para Forming Questions | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Error Identification | 4 | Easy |
| Word Interchange (4 words) | 4 | Easy |
| Fill in the Blanks (Single Blank) | 4 | Easy |
| Word Usage | 4 | Easy |
| Match the Column (3 columns) | 1 | Easy to Moderate |
Overall, the paper was a combination of easy, moderate questions across all three sections and can hence be rated as 'Easy to Moderate’.
Good Attempts:
| Test Area | Good Attempts |
|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 18 - 19 |
| Reasoning Ability | 24 - 25 |
| English Language | 22 - 23 |
| Overall | 64 - 67 |
Analysis of IBPS PO (Prelim) Online exam held on 23rd Aug 2025 (Shift 2)
The analysis of the IBPS PO 2025 Prelim exam held on the 23rd of August 2025 (Shift 2) has been presented below.
This year, IBPS has changed the pattern with respect to the marks allotted to each section. In the instructions, it was mentioned that all questions carry equal marks.
The following is the sequence of sections that appeared in the exam:
- Reasoning Ability
- English Language
- Quantitative Aptitude
Snapshot of the Exam:
| Test Area | No. of questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 Questions | 30 | 20 Mins |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 Questions | 40 | 20 Mins |
| English Language | 30 Questions | 30 | 20 Mins |
| Total no. of Questions | 100 Qs | 100 | 60 Mins |
No of choices per question – 5
Negative marking: 0.25 of the marks assigned to each question
As per feedback received from our students who appeared for this exam, the exam can be rated as easy to moderate.
The section-wise analysis of the above-mentioned session, as reported by our students, is given below:
Quantitative Aptitude:
This section can be rated as moderate. No new question types/patterns of questions were asked in this shift of the exam.
There were ten questions (2 sets) on Data Interpretation (five questions each on the Table and Bar Graph (2 Bars)). The questions based on the Table were calculation-based and time-consuming.
The table contains information on the total of wooden and mechanical pencils in column I and the cost of wooden and mechanical pencils in column II. In the note, the cost of each wooden and mechanical pencil was given. The bar graph contains two bars. The first bar gives information on the total manufactured, and the second bar gives information on the total sales of a certain product for four companies. The profit per article for each company was given in the note below the graph.
There were five questions each on Approximations and Wrong Number Series. The questions on Approximations were easy, whereas the questions on Wrong Number Series were moderate in nature.
There were five questions on Data Comparisons (2 Quantity comparisons). These were easy to solve.
Individual questions from the Arithmetic topics were ten in number. These were a combination of easy, moderate, and difficult ones. These questions were based on Ages, Profit & Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Mensuration, Averages, Mixture, and Time and Distance.
A student could, therefore, have solved around 16 – 17 questions in 20 minutes, if he chose judiciously.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation (2 sets. Table, Bar Graph) | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
| Data Comparisons (2 Qty) | 5 | Easy |
| Approximations | 5 | Easy |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Individual Quant Questions | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning:
This section has been given an 'Easy to Moderate' tag.
Out of the thirty-five questions in this section, twenty-three questions were on Puzzles:
- Floor Arrangement (4 floors, 2 flats)
- Month-based Puzzle (6 Months, non-consecutive + Distribution)
- Designation-based puzzle (8 persons, 8 designations)
- Distribution (8 persons, 3 cities, 8 colours)
- Comparisons (6 persons)
Questions on Puzzles were easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level.
There were three questions each on Blood Relations, Direction Sense and Syllogisms (Deductions; only a few). These questions were easy to solve.
There were three individual questions – Pair of Digits, Letter Odd one out and Meaningful word.
About 23 – 24 questions could be solved in 20 minutes. The topic-wise split, as reported by our students, is given below.
| Topic | No of Qs | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Blood Relations | 3 | Easy |
| Direction Sense | 3 | Easy |
| Syllogisms (Deductions) (Only a few) | 3 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Letter Odd one out, Meaningful word and pair of Digits) | 3 | Easy |
| Puzzles - Floor Arrangement (4 floors, 2 flats) | 5 | Easy |
| Puzzles - Month-based Puzzle (6 Months, non-consecutive + Distribution) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Puzzles - Designation-based puzzle (8 persons, 8 designations) | 5 | Easy |
| Puzzles - Distribution (8 persons, 3 cities, 8 colours) | 5 | Easy |
| Puzzles - Comparisons (6 persons) | 3 | Easy |
English Language:
This section has been tagged as 'Easy to Moderate’ by our students.
- The lone Reading Comprehension passage was conventional in its presentation and comprised eight questions, of which three were vocab questions (one on Synonym, one on Antonym and one on FIB). The passage was based on a Chinese Payment Gateway. The questions on Reading Comprehension were easy to moderate in difficulty.
- There were four questions on Grammatically Correct sentences (Finding the incorrect sentence). These were easy to moderate to solve.
- There were six questions on the Cloze Test. These questions can be rated as easy.
- There were five questions on Word Interchange (4 words).
- There were two questions on Match the Column (2 Columns). These were easy to moderate.
- There were three questions on Sentence Rearrangement and two questions on Word usage (1 word, 3 usages).
Thus, about 19 - 20 questions could be solved in 20 minutes in the English section. The break-up of the questions is as follows:
| Topic | No of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 8 | Easy to Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 6 | Easy |
| Grammatically Correct Sentences | 4 | Moderate |
| Word Interchange (4 words) | 5 | Easy |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 3 | Easy to Moderate |
| Word Usage | 2 | Easy |
| Match the Column (2 columns) | 2 | Easy to Moderate |
Overall, the paper was a combination of easy, moderate questions across all three sections and can hence be rated as 'Easy to Moderate’.
Good Attempts:
| Test Area | Good Attempts |
|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 16 - 17 |
| Reasoning Ability | 23 - 24 |
| English Language | 19 - 20 |
| Overall | 58 - 61 |
Analysis of IBPS PO (Prelim) Online exam held on 23rd Aug 2025 (Shift 4)
The analysis of the IBPS PO 2025 Prelim exam held on the 23rd of August 2025 (Shift 4) has been presented below.
This year, IBPS has changed the pattern with respect to the marks allotted to each section. In the instructions, it was mentioned that all questions carry equal marks.
The following is the sequence of sections that appeared in the exam:
- Reasoning Ability
- English Language
- Quantitative Aptitude
Snapshot of the Exam:
| Test Area | No. of questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 Questions | 30 | 20 Mins |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 Questions | 40 | 20 Mins |
| English Language | 30 Questions | 30 | 20 Mins |
| Total no. of Questions | 100 Qs | 100 | 60 Mins |
No of choices per question – 5
Negative marking: 0.25 of the marks assigned to each question
As per feedback received from our students who appeared for this exam, the exam can be rated as easy to moderate.
Quantitative Aptitude:
This section can be rated as moderate. No new question types/patterns of questions were asked in this shift of the exam.
There were fifteen questions (3 sets) on Data Interpretation (Table, Line Graph, and Caselet). The questions based on the Caselet were calculation-based and time-consuming.
The table contained information on five schools (A, B, C, D, E) – the total of Football and Tennis in column I and the ratio of Tennis to Total given in column II.
There were five questions each on Approximations and Wrong Number Series. The questions on Approximations were easy, whereas the questions on Wrong Number Series were moderate in nature.
Individual questions from Arithmetic topics were ten in number, based on Ages, Profit & Loss, Partnership, Simple and Compound Interest, Mensuration, Trains, etc.
A student could therefore have solved around 16–17 questions in 20 minutes, if he chose judiciously.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation (3 sets. Table, Line Graph & Caselet) | 15 | Easy to Moderate |
| Approximations | 5 | Easy |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 | Moderate |
| Individual Quant Questions | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning:
This section has been given an 'Easy to Moderate' tag. Out of the 35 questions, 23 were on Puzzles:
- Circular Arrangement (7 Persons, some facing the centre and some facing away)
- Month & Date based Puzzle (4 Months, 2 Dates)
- Box Arrangement (6 Boxes + variable)
- Row Arrangement (17 persons facing North)
- Year-based Puzzle (Base Year 2025, 6 years + variable)
Other questions included Inequalities, Direction Sense, Syllogisms, and Miscellaneous (Pair of Digits, Letter Odd one out, Meaningful word).
| Topic | No of Qs | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Inequalities (Symbols & Notations) | 3 | Easy |
| Direction Sense | 3 | Easy |
| Syllogisms (Deductions) | 3 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Letter Odd one out, Meaningful word, Pair of Digits) | 3 | Easy |
| Circular Arrangement | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Month & Date based Puzzle | 5 | Easy |
| Box Arrangement | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Row Arrangement | 3 | Easy |
| Year-based Puzzle | 3 | Moderate |
English Language:
This section has been tagged as 'Easy to Moderate’.
- One Reading Comprehension passage (9 Qs, vocab-based questions included, passage on House Rent Vs Homelessness).
- Para Forming Questions (5 Qs).
- Error Identification (5 Qs).
- Word Interchange (5 Qs).
- Fill in the Blanks (3 Qs).
- Phrase Replacement (2 Qs).
- Word Usage (1 Q).
| Topic | No of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 9 | Easy to Moderate |
| Para Forming Questions (6 Sentences) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Error Identification | 5 | Easy |
| Word Interchange | 5 | Easy |
| Fill in the Blanks (Single Blank) | 3 | Easy |
| Word Usage | 1 | Easy |
| Phrase Replacement | 2 | Easy to Moderate |
Good Attempts:
| Test Area | Good Attempts |
|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 16 - 17 |
| Reasoning Ability | 23 - 24 |
| English Language | 18 - 19 |
| Overall | 57 - 60 |
Overall: The paper was a combination of easy and moderate questions across all three sections and can be rated as 'Easy to Moderate’.
Analysis of IBPS PO (Prelim) Online exam held on 24th Aug 2025 (Shift 1)
The analysis of the IBPS PO 2025 Prelim exam held on the 24th of August 2025 (Shift 1) has been presented below.
This year, IBPS has changed the pattern with respect to the marks allotted to each section. In the instructions, it was mentioned that all questions carry equal marks.
The following is the sequence of sections that appeared in the exam.
- Reasoning Ability
- English Language
- Quantitative Aptitude
Snapshot of the Exam:
| Test Area | No. of questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 Questions | 30 | 20 Mins |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 Questions | 40 | 20 Mins |
| English Language | 30 Questions | 30 | 20 Mins |
| Total no. of Questions | 100 Qs | 100 | 60 Mins |
No of choices per question – 5
Negative marking: 0.25 of the marks assigned to each question
As per feedback received from our students who appeared for this exam, the exam can be rated as easy to moderate.
Quantitative Aptitude:
This section can be rated as moderate. No new question types/patterns of questions were asked in this shift of the exam.
There were fifteen questions (3 sets) on Data Interpretation (five questions each on the Table, Bar Graph (2 Bars) and caselet). The questions based on the Table were calculation-based and time-consuming.
The table contains information on four companies, A, B, C, and D - the total males in column I and the number of female managers in column II. It was also mentioned that the difference between the number of males and females is 130. Also, it was mentioned that in companies B & C there were more than 510 employees.
The bar graph contains two bars and provides information on five events. The first bar gives information on the number of persons registered for the event, and the second bar gives information on the number of persons who participated in the event.
The Caselet was Venn diagram-based. There were two schools, A’ and ‘B’. The total number of students in each school, info on students who like Arts, students who like music and students who like both.
There were five questions on Approximations and four questions on Quadratic Comparisons. Wrong Number Series. These questions were easy to solve.
Individual questions from the Arithmetic topics were eleven in number. These were a combination of easy, moderate, and difficult ones. These questions were based on Ages, Profit & Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Pipes & Cisterns, Time & Work, Mensuration, and Time and Distance etc.
A student could, therefore, have solved around 16 – 17 questions in 20 minutes, if he chose judiciously.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation (3 sets. Table, Bar Graph and Caselet) | 15 | Easy to Moderate |
| Approximations | 5 | Easy |
| Quadratic Comparisons | 4 | Easy |
| Individual Quant Questions | 11 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning:
This section has been given an 'Easy to Moderate' tag.
Out of the thirty-five questions in this section, twenty-three questions were on Puzzles.
- Two Row Arrangement (14 persons; 7 facing North and 7 facing South)
- Year-based puzzles (Base year 2025) + Variable
- Designation-based puzzle (6 persons + Variable (Country))
- Linear Arrangement (Certain number of persons, all facing North, 18 persons)
- Floor Arrangement (8 persons, 4 floors and 2 flats)
Questions on Puzzles were easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level.
There were three questions each on Inequalities (symbols and notations), Direction Sense, and Syllogisms (deductions - only a few). These questions were easy to solve.
There were three individual questions – Pair of Digits, Letter Odd one out and Meaningful word.
About 22 – 23 questions could be solved in 20 minutes. The topic-wise split, as reported by our students, is given below.
| Topic | No of Qs | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Inequalities (Symbols & Notations) | 3 | Easy |
| Direction Sense | 3 | Easy |
| Syllogisms (Deductions) (Only a few) | 3 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Letter Odd one out, Meaningful word and pair of Digits) | 3 | Easy |
| Two Row Arrangement (14 persons; 7 facing North and 7 facing South) | 5 | Easy |
| Year-based puzzles (Base year 2025) + Variable | 5 | Moderate |
| Designation-based puzzle (6 persons + Variable (Country)) | 5 | Moderate |
| Linear Arrangement (Certain number of persons, all facing North, 18 persons) | 3 | Easy |
| Floor Arrangement (8 persons, 4 floors and 2 flats) | 5 | Easy |
English Language:
This section has been tagged as 'Easy to Moderate’ by our students.
- The lone Reading Comprehension passage was conventional in its presentation and comprised eight questions, of which four were vocab questions (two on Synonym, one on Antonym and one on FIB). The passage was based on children speaking Bilingual languages Vs children speaking Multilingual languages.
- There were five questions on Grammatically Correct sentences (Three questions on finding the incorrect sentence and two questions on finding the correct sentence). These were easy to moderate to solve.
- There were five questions on Para Formation (6 sentences). These were moderate in nature and were based on Data Privacy on the mobile App.
- There were three questions each on Word usage (1 word, 3 usages), Word Replacement, Word Interchange (4 words) and fill in the Blank (Single Blank).
Thus, about 17 - 18 questions could be solved in 20 minutes in the English section. The break-up of the questions is as follows:
| Topic | No of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 8 | Easy to Moderate |
| Para Forming Questions (6 sentences) | 5 | Moderate |
| Grammatically Correct Sentences | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Word Interchange (4 words) | 3 | Easy |
| Word Replacement | 3 | Easy |
| Word Usage (1 word, 3 usages) | 3 | Easy |
| Fill in the Blanks (Single Blank) | 3 | Easy |
Overall: The paper was a combination of easy, moderate questions across all three sections and can hence be rated as 'Easy to Moderate’.
Good Attempts:
| Test Area | Good Attempts |
|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 16 - 17 |
| Reasoning Ability | 22 - 23 |
| English Language | 17 - 18 |
| Overall | 55 - 58 |
Analysis of IBPS PO (Prelim) Online exam held on 24th Aug 2025 (Shift 4)
The analysis of the IBPS PO 2025 Prelim exam held on the 24th of August 2025 (Shift 4) has been presented below.
This year, IBPS has changed the pattern with respect to the marks allotted to each section. In the instructions, it was mentioned that all questions carry equal marks.
The following is the sequence of sections that appeared in the exam:
- Reasoning Ability
- English Language
- Quantitative Aptitude
Snapshot of the Exam:
| Test Area | No. of questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 Questions | 30 | 20 Mins |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 Questions | 40 | 20 Mins |
| English Language | 30 Questions | 30 | 20 Mins |
| Total no. of Questions | 100 Qs | 100 | 60 Mins |
No of choices per question – 5
Negative marking: 0.25 of the marks assigned to each question
As per feedback received from our students who appeared for this exam, the exam can be rated as easy to moderate.
Quantitative Aptitude:
This section can be rated as moderate. No new question types/patterns of questions were asked in this shift of the exam.
There were twelve questions (2 sets) on Data Interpretation (six questions each on the Bar Graph (2 Bars) and Pie chart). The questions can be rated as easy to moderate.
The pie chart contains five sectors in percentage distribution, and the total value is given. The bar graph contains two bars. The first bar gives information on the number of laptops, and the second bar gives information on the number of desktops. In the note, the ratio of laptops to tablets was given.
There were three questions each on Approximations and Data Comparisons (2 Qty), and five questions on Missing Number Series. The questions on Approximations and Data Comparisons were easy, whereas the questions on Missing Number Series were easy to moderate in nature.
Individual questions from the Arithmetic topics were twelve in number. These were a combination of easy, moderate, and difficult ones. These questions were based on Ages, Profit & Loss, and Partnership, Simple and Compound Interest, Mensuration, Trains etc.
A student could, therefore, have solved around 17 – 18 questions in 20 minutes, if he chose judiciously.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation (2 sets. Bar Graph & Pie Chart) | 12 | Easy to Moderate |
| Approximations | 3 | Easy |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Data Comparisons (2 Qty) | 3 | Easy |
| Individual Quant Questions | 12 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning:
This section has been given an 'Easy to Moderate' tag.
Out of the thirty-five questions in this section, twenty-three questions were on Puzzles.
- Linear Arrangement (7 persons; some facing North and some facing South)
- Circular Arrangement (6 Persons + Variable (Animal), all facing the centre)
- Box Arrangement (7 Boxes) + variable (colour)
- Year-based Puzzle (Base Year 2025)
- Comparisons (6 persons & their ages)
Questions on Puzzles were easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level.
There were four questions on Syllogisms (deductions; only a few) and five questions on Coding-Decoding (2-column). These questions were easy to solve.
There were three individual questions – Pair of Digits, Letter Odd one out and Meaningful word.
About 23 – 24 questions could be solved in 20 minutes.
| Topic | No of Qs | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Coding-Decoding (2 column) | 5 | Easy |
| Syllogisms (Deductions) (Only a few) | 4 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Letter Odd one out, Meaningful word and pair of Digits) | 3 | Easy |
| Linear Arrangement (7 persons; some facing North and some facing South) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Circular Arrangement (6 Persons + Variable (Animal), all facing the centre) | 5 | Moderate |
| Box Arrangement (7 Boxes) + variable (colour) | 5 | Moderate |
| Year-based Puzzle (Base Year 2025) | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Comparisons (6 persons & their ages) | 3 | Easy |
English Language:
This section has been tagged as 'Easy to Moderate’ by our students.
- The lone Reading Comprehension passage was conventional in its presentation and comprised nine questions, of which four were vocab questions (two on Synonym, one on Antonym and one on FIB). The words given were Benefit, Introduce, etc. The questions on Reading Comprehension were moderate.
- There were six questions on the Cloze Test. Two blanks to be filled with a phrase and the remaining with words. These questions were easy to solve.
- There were four questions on Grammatically Correct Sentences (Three questions were asked on finding the correct sentence, and one was based on finding the incorrect sentence). These were easy to moderate in nature.
- There were three questions on Sentence Rearrangement and four questions on Phrase Replacement.
- There were two questions each on Word Usage (1 word, 3 usages) and match the column (2 columns). In word usage, the words given were Sale, Ground etc.
Thus, about 16 - 17 questions could be solved in 20 minutes in the English section.
| Topic | No of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 9 | Moderate |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 3 | Easy to Moderate |
| Grammatically Correct Sentences | 4 | Easy to Moderate |
| Cloze Test | 6 | Easy |
| Match the Column (2 columns) | 2 | Easy |
| Word Usage (1word, 3 usages) | 2 | Easy |
| Phrase Replacement | 4 | Easy |
Overall: The paper was a combination of easy, moderate questions across all three sections and can hence be rated as 'Easy to Moderate’.
Good Attempts:
| Test Area | Good Attempts |
|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 17 - 18 |
| Reasoning Ability | 23 - 24 |
| English Language | 16 - 17 |
| Overall | 56 - 59 |