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Analysis of RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) Prelim exam held 7th Dec 2025 (Shift 1)
In this write-up, we present the Analysis of the IBPS RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) Preliminary exam, which was held in Shift 1 on 7th Dec 2025.
A snapshot of the IBPS RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) Preliminary Exam is provided below.
| Test Area | No. of Questions | Duration |
| Numerical Ability | 40 | 20 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 25 Minutes |
| Total | 80 | 45 Minutes |
Students have reported that the online RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) Prelim examination was easy.
An analysis of the session mentioned above, as reported by our students, is given below.
The order of sections is Reasoning Ability followed by Numerical Ability.
Numerical Ability:
According to feedback from our students who took this exam, this section was rated easy.
There were ten questions on DI (five questions each on the Table and Line Graph). The questions on DI were easy. The Table contains details of the number of blue balls and green balls with five people. In the Line Graph, the information about the number of cars sold in five months is given.
There were fifteen questions on Simplifications. These questions were easy to solve.
There were five questions on the Wrong Number Series, and these questions were easy to solve.
The ten questions on Arithmetic were based on topics such as 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 combo 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 and Line Graph) | 10 | Easy |
| Number Series (Wrong number) | 5 | Easy |
| Simplifications | 15 | Easy |
| Individual Quant Questions | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning Ability:
This section has been tagged as 'easy'.
There were eighteen questions on Puzzles.
- Square Arrangement (eight persons, persons sitting at the corners facing inside and persons sitting in the middle facing outside)
- Box-based Puzzle (7 boxes)
- Day-based Puzzle (Six persons, Mon to Sat)
- Comparisons (Lengths of six pencils, A to F and the length of pencil B was given as 7 Cms)
The questions based on Puzzles can be labelled as easy in terms of difficulty level.
There were four questions on Syllogisms (Deductions), three questions on Inequalities (Symbols and Notations) and two questions on Direction Sense. In Syllogisms, the questions were based on two statements and two conclusions. The questions on Syllogisms, Direction Sense and Inequalities were easy.
| Topic | No of Qs | Difficulty Level |
| Coding- Decoding | 5 | Easy |
| Set of words | 5 | Easy |
| Symbols Notations (Inequalities) | 3 | |
| Direction Sense | 2 | Easy |
| Syllogisms (Deductions) | 4 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Pair of Letters, Letter Arrangement and Letter Odd one out) | 3 | Easy |
| Puzzles | ||
| Square Arrangement (eight persons, persons sitting at the corners facing inside and persons sitting in the middle are facing outside) | 5 | Easy |
| Box-based Puzzle (7 boxes) | 5 | Easy |
| Day-based Puzzle (Six persons, Mon to Sat) | 5 | Easy |
| Comparisons (Lengths of six pencils, A to F and the length of pencil B was given as 7 Cms) | 3 | Easy |
There were five questions each on Coding-Decoding and a Set of words. These questions were easy to solve.
Overall, the paper can be rated as easy.
Good Attempts:
Quantitative Aptitude – 30+
Reasoning – 35+
Analysis of RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) Prelim exam held 6th Dec 2025 (Shift 2)
In this write-up, we present the Analysis of the IBPS RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) Preliminary exam, which was held in Shift 2 on 6th Dec 2025.
A snapshot of the IBPS RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) Preliminary Exam is provided below.
| Test Area | No. of Questions | Duration |
| Numerical Ability | 40 | 20 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 25 Minutes |
| Total | 80 | 45 Minutes |
Students have reported that the online RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) Prelim examination was easy.
An analysis of the session mentioned above, as reported by our students, is given below.
The order of sections is Reasoning Ability followed by Numerical Ability.
Numerical Ability:
According to feedback from our students who took this exam, this section was rated easy.
There were ten questions on DI (five questions each on the Table and the Bar Graph). The questions on DI were easy. The Table contains the marks obtained in three subjects (Hindi, English and Maths) by five students. In the Bar Graph, the information on the number of students attending classes in online mode and offline mode in a school on four different days.
There were fifteen questions on Simplifications. These questions were easy to solve.
There were five questions on the Missing Number Series, out of which one question was time-consuming and the remaining were easy. One question was based on prime numbers starting from 17, one was based on double difference, and one was based on x 2, x 3, x 4.
The ten questions on Arithmetic were based on topics like Ages, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Partnership, Compound Interest, Boats and Streams, 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 and Bar Graph) | 10 | Easy |
| Number Series (Missing number) | 5 | Easy |
| Simplifications | 15 | Easy |
| Individual Quant Questions | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning Ability:
This section has been tagged as 'easy'.
There were eighteen questions on Puzzles.
- Circular Arrangement (seven persons, all facing inside)
- Box-based puzzle (seven boxes)
- Month-based Puzzle (seven months)
- Unknown number of persons (Linear Arrangement, all facing North)
The questions based on Puzzles can be labelled as easy in terms of difficulty level.
There were four questions each on Syllogisms (Deductions), Inequalities (Symbols and Notations) and Sets of Numbers. In Syllogisms, there was one question on which of the following is definitely false. The questions contained three statements and two conclusions. These questions were easy to solve, whereas the three questions based on Blood Relations were moderate. There were five questions on Sequence, which were easy to solve.
| Topic | No of Qs | Difficulty Level |
| Sequence | 5 | Easy |
| Set of Numbers | 4 | Easy |
| Symbols Notations (Inequalities) | 4 | Easy |
| Blood Relations | 3 | Moderate |
| Syllogisms (Deductions) | 4 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Pair of Letters, Number Arrangement) | 2 | Easy |
| Puzzles | ||
| Circular Arrangement (seven persons, all facing inside) | 5 | Easy |
| Box-based puzzle (seven boxes) | 5 | Easy |
| Month based puzzle (seven months) | 5 | Easy |
| Unknown number of persons (Linear Arrangement, all facing North) | 3 | Easy |
Overall, the paper can be rated as easy.
Good Attempts:
Quantitative Aptitude – 30+
Reasoning – 35+
Analysis of RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) Prelim exam held 6th Dec 2025 (Shift 1)
In this write-up, we present the Analysis of the IBPS RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) Preliminary exam, which was held in Shift 1 on 6th Dec 2025.
A snapshot of the IBPS RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) Preliminary Exam is provided below.
| Test Area | No. of Questions | Duration |
| Numerical Ability | 40 | 20 Minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 25 Minutes |
| Total | 80 | 45 Minutes |
Students have reported that the online RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) Prelim examination was easy.
An analysis of the session mentioned above, as reported by our students, is given below.
The order of sections is Reasoning Ability followed by Numerical Ability.
Numerical Ability:
According to feedback from our students who took this exam, this section was rated easy.
There were eleven questions on DI (six questions on the Table and five questions on the Bar Graph). The questions on DI were easy. The Table contains the details of Cars and Scooters sold in five different cities. In the Bar Graph, the information on the number of male workers in four companies is presented.
There were fifteen questions on Simplifications. These questions were easy to solve.
There were five questions on the Wrong Number Series, out of which one question was moderate and the remaining were easy.
The nine 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 etc. 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 and Bar Graph) | 11 | Easy |
| Number Series (Wrong number) | 5 | Easy |
| Simplifications | 15 | Easy |
| Individual Quant Questions | 9 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning Ability:
This section has been tagged as 'easy'.
There were eighteen questions on Puzzles.
- Square Arrangement (eight persons, persons sitting at the corners facing inside and persons sitting in the middle facing outside)
- Designation-based Puzzle (7 Persons)
- Month and Date-based Puzzle (Six persons, Three months and two dates)
- Comparisons (Scores of six persons)
The questions based on Puzzles can be labelled as easy.
There were three questions each on Syllogisms (Deductions), Inequalities (Symbols and Notations) and Blood Relations. In Syllogisms, there was one question with two statements and two conclusions and two questions with three statements and two conclusions. The questions on Syllogisms and Inequalities were easy, whereas the questions based on Blood Relations were moderate. There were five questions each on Coding-Decoding and a Set of words. These questions were easy to solve.
| Topic | No of Qs | Difficulty Level |
| Coding- Decoding | 5 | Easy |
| Set of words | 5 | Easy |
| Symbols Notations (Inequalities) | 3 | |
| Blood Relations | 3 | Easy |
| Syllogisms (Deductions) | 3 | Easy |
| Miscellaneous (Pair of Letters, Letter Arrangement and Odd one out) | 3 | Easy |
| Puzzles | ||
| Square Arrangement (eight persons, persons sitting at the corners facing inside and persons sitting in the middle are facing outside) | 5 | Easy |
| Designation-based Puzzle (7 Persons) | 5 | Easy |
| Month and Date-based Puzzle (Six persons, Three months and two dates) | 5 | Easy |
| Comparisons (Scores of six persons) | 3 | Easy |
Overall, the paper can be rated as easy.
Good Attempts:
Quantitative Aptitude – 30+
Reasoning – 35+
Analysis of SBI Clerk 2025 Main Exam held on 21st November 2025 (Shift 1)
It has been reported that the online SBI Clerk 2025 Main examination (Shift 1), conducted on 21st November 2025, was moderate to difficult. The Quantitative Aptitude and General English sections were moderate to difficult, the Reasoning section was moderate, and the GA section ranged from easy to moderate.
The snapshot of the exam is given below:
| S.No | Name of Test | No. of Qs | Max Marks | Duration |
| 1 | General / Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 Minutes |
| 2 | General English | 40 | 40 | 35 Minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 Minutes |
| 4 | Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
| TOTAL | 190 | 200 | 2 Hours 40 Minutes |
The sections appeared in the following order:
- General/Financial Awareness
- General English
- Quantitative Aptitude
- Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude
The analysis of the above-mentioned sessions, as reported by our students who appeared for this exam, is given below:
Quantitative Aptitude
According to feedback, this section can be rated as moderate to difficult, as well as time-consuming.
Data Interpretation:
- Table: Six questions. Moderate and calculation-based. Total shirts manufactured (Denim + Linen), total shirts sold (Denim + Linen) and percentage of Denim shirts sold.
- Bar Graph: Six questions. Moderate to difficult. The average number of participants from two schools, A and B, on five days was presented.
- Line Graph: Four questions. Moderate and calculation-based. Population of four cities in 2023 and 2024.
- Caselet: Four questions. Moderate to difficult and calculation-based. Based on total students, boys, girls, with some variable-based data.
Individual Quant Questions
The questions asked were based on Ages, Percentages, Profit and Loss, Partnership, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Mensuration, Probability, Averages and Mixtures & Alligations. These were tricky and rated moderate to difficult.
Approximations
Three–four easy-to-solve questions.
Data Comparison
Four–five questions based on three quantities. Rated easy to moderate.
Quadratic Comparison
Four–five questions. Moderate level. Included finding roots and condition-based quadratics.
Number Series: 4–5 missing and wrong number series. Rated moderate.
Reasoning
Overall difficulty: moderate.
Analytical Puzzles
Twenty-two questions based on puzzles:
- Designation-based + variable (colour)
- Triangular arrangement + variable (musical instrument) + facing conditions
- Box arrangement (7 boxes) + variable (stationary items)
- Four questions on unknown number of persons + distribution (linear)
- One floor-based puzzle
- One linear arrangement
- One day-based puzzle
Rated moderate.
Input-Output: 5 questions; rated easy to moderate.
Inequalities (Symbols & Notations): 3–4 questions; rated easy to moderate.
Blood Relations: 3–4 coded questions; easy to moderately difficult.
Coding-Decoding: 3–4 new-pattern questions; moderate to difficult.
Syllogisms: 2–3 coded questions; moderately difficult.
Data Sufficiency: 3 questions (two statements) based on arrangements and puzzles; easy to moderately difficult.
Critical Reasoning: 8–10 questions; tricky; required strong grammar + logic. Based on:
- Statements and Assumptions
- Statements and Conclusions
- Strong and Weak Arguments
- Course of Action
- Cause and Effect
English Language
This section was moderate to difficult.
Reading Comprehension
Two passages – total 15 questions.
- Passage 1: Dark Design Patterns – 8 questions – moderate.
- Passage 2: Philosophy (James Wilson) – 7 questions – difficult to interpret.
Grammatically Correct Sentences: 3–4 questions; moderately difficult.
Phrase Replacement: 2–3 NEW type questions.
Word Interchange: 4–5 questions; moderate.
Word Usage: 2–3 questions; moderate; NEW question type.
Para Forming: 5 questions; easy to moderately difficult.
Fill in the Blanks (Two Blanks): 4–5 questions; easy to moderate.
Sentence Connector: 2–3 questions; easy to moderate.
Sentence Rearrangement: 2–3 questions; easy to moderate.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 15 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Word Interchange | 4–5 | Moderate |
| FIB (Two Blanks) | 4–5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Word Usage (Antonym) | 2–3 | Moderate |
| Phrase Replacement | 2–3 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Grammatically Correct Sentences | 3–4 | Moderate |
| Sentence Connector | 2–3 | Easy to Moderate |
| Para Forming | 5 | Easy to Moderate |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 2–3 | Moderate |
General Awareness
Half of the questions were from Current Affairs, rest from Economy & Banking.
The section was easy to moderately difficult. Some questions included:
- Nomadic Elephant 2025
- Nobel Prize
- ISSF World Cup host
- CM of Orissa
- Niveshak Didi 2
- Global Peace Index – most peaceful country
- Minister of Jal Shakti
- FDI data 2024–25
- National Teachers’ Day – starting year
- International Sign Language Day
- ICC Women’s World Cup
- Jal Jeevan Mission
- IN-SPACE
- India's HDI ranking
- PM Gram Sadak Yojana
- IICT location
- Polar Research Vessel
- Diving Support Vessel
- Mark Carney – PM of which country
- Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
- UN-Habitat HQ
- Which cricketer took five wickets in five balls (July 2025)
- KCC – Allied Activities
- National-level crypto payment system
- FSDC Chairperson
- A Nation in Making – Surendranath Banerjea
- Super Swachh League – best performing country
- Pradhanmantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
- India–UK trade deal
- Bihar Kokila Sharada Sinha
- Cotton import deadline
- Senior Citizens Savings Scheme
- CDSL promoter
- Patola GI – which state
Overall, the exam can be rated as moderate to difficult.
Analysis of SBI Clerk (Prelim) Online exam held on 20th Sep 2025 (Shift 1)
The analysis of the SBI Clerk 2025 Prelim exam held on the 20th of September 2025 (Shift 1) has been presented below.
Snapshot of the Exam:
| Test Area | No. of questions | Duration |
| Numerical Ability | 35 Questions | 20 Mins |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 Questions | 20 Mins |
| English Language | 30 Questions | 20 Mins |
| Total no. of Questions | 100 Qs | 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 sections in the exam appeared in the following sequence:
- English Language
- Reasoning Ability
- Numerical Ability
Numerical Ability:
This section can be rated as Easy to Moderate.
There were no questions on Number Series and Quadratic Comparisons.
Data Interpretation: There were fifteen questions (3 sets) based on data interpretation.
One set was based on a Table, the second on a Bar Graph, and the third on a Caselet. The Table and Bar Graph were easy, whereas the Caselet was moderate.
Simplifications: There were ten questions, mostly easy.
Individual Quant Questions: Ten questions from topics like Percentages, Profit and Loss, Partnership, Interest, Mixtures, Boats and Streams, Mensuration, etc.
A student could solve around 23 - 24 questions in 20 minutes.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Data Interpretation (Table, Bar Graph and Caselet) | 15 | Easy to Moderate |
| Simplifications | 10 | Easy |
| Individual Quant questions | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning:
This section was rated as Easy.
Puzzles formed the majority (18 questions). Other topics included Symbols & Notations, Direction Sense, and Syllogisms. About 32–33 questions could be solved in 20 minutes.
| Topic | No of Qs | Difficulty Level |
| Set of words | 5 | Easy |
| Direction Sense | 3 | Easy |
| Symbols and Notations (Inequalities) | 3 | Easy |
| Deductions (Syllogisms) | 3 | Easy to Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (Coding-Decoding, Meaningful Word, Word Arrangement) | 3 | Easy |
| Puzzles – Floor Arrangement (8 Floors) | 5 | Easy |
| Puzzles – Unknown number facing North | 5 | Easy |
| Puzzles – Month & Date (4 months, 2 dates) | 5 | Easy |
| Puzzles – Scheduling (gifts order) | 3 | Easy |
English Language:
This section was tagged as Easy.
- Reading Comprehension (Sea Pollution) – 8 questions
- Fill in the Blanks (Single Blank) – 6 questions
- Para Forming (6 sentences) – 5 questions
- Error Identification – 5 questions
- Word Interchange (4 words) – 5 questions
- Word Usage (1 word, 3 usages) – 1 question
| Topic | No of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 8 | Easy to Moderate |
| Fill in the Blanks (Single Blank) | 6 | Easy |
| Para Forming Questions (six sentences) | 5 | Easy |
| Word Interchange (4 words) | 5 | Easy |
| Error Identification | 5 | Easy |
| Word Usage (1 word; 3 usages) | 1 | Easy |
Overall, the paper can be rated as easy to moderate.
Good Attempts:
| Test Area | Good Attempts |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 23 – 24 |
| Reasoning Ability | 32 – 33 |
| English Language | 24 – 25 |
| Overall | 79 – 82 |
Analysis of SBI Clerk (Prelim) Online exam held on 27th Sep 2025 (Shift 1)
The analysis of the SBI Clerk 2025 Prelim exam held on the 27th of September 2025 (Shift 1) has been presented below.
Snapshot of the Exam:
| Test Area | No. of questions | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Numerical Ability | 35 Questions | 20 Mins |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 Questions | 20 Mins |
| English Language | 30 Questions | 20 Mins |
| Total no. of Questions | 100 Qs | 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 sections in the exam appeared in the following sequence.
- English Language
- Numerical Ability
- Reasoning Ability
The section-wise analysis of the above-mentioned session, as reported by our students, is given below:
Numerical Ability:
This section can be rated as ‘Easy to Moderate’.
There were no questions on Number Series and Quadratic Comparisons.
Data Interpretation: There were fifteen questions (4 sets) based on data interpretation.
One set was based on a Table (Number of pencils, pens and books sold by three shopkeepers), the second set was based on a Bar Graph which contained the details of students who have opted for singing and dancing. and the remaining two sets were based on Caselets (one with three questions and the other with two questions). The questions on the Table were time-consuming, and the questions on the Bar Graph were easy to solve, whereas the questions on the Caselet were easy to moderate, as calculations were involved.
Simplifications: There were ten questions on Simplifications, of which three questions were calculations-based, and the rest were easy to solve.
Individual Quant Questions: There were ten questions from topics of Percentages, Profit and Loss, Partnership, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Mixtures, Boats and Streams, Mensuration, etc. These were a combination of easy and moderate ones.
A student could, therefore, have solved around 23 - 24 questions in 20 minutes if he chose judiciously.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation (Table, Bar Graph and two Caselets) | 15 | Easy to Moderate |
| Simplifications | 10 | Easy |
| Individual Quant questions | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
Reasoning:
This section has been given an 'Easy' tag.
There were eighteen questions on Puzzles (Circular Arrangement (8 persons, all facing towards centre), unknown number of persons facing North, Month and Date based (8 persons, 4 months & 2 dates), Linear Arrangement (8 persons, all facing North), which were easy to solve.
There were three questions each on Symbols and Notations (Inequalities), Directions Sense and Syllogisms (Deductions). The questions in Syllogisms were based on 3 statements and 2 conclusions. The questions on Directions Sense, Inequalities and Syllogisms were easy to solve.
There were five questions based on a set of words, which were easy to solve.
About 33 to 34 questions could be solved in 20 minutes. As reported by our students, the topic-wise split is as given below.
| Topic | No of Qs | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Set of words | 5 | Easy |
| Direction Sense | 3 | Easy |
| Symbols and Notations (Inequalities) | 3 | Easy |
| Deductions (Syllogisms) | 3 | Easy to Moderate |
| Miscellaneous (Letter Odd one out, pair of words) | 3 | Easy |
| Puzzles - Circular Arrangement (8 persons, all facing towards centre) | 5 | Easy |
| Puzzles - Unknown number of people, all facing North | 3 | Easy |
| Puzzles - Month and Date based (4 months & 2 dates) | 5 | Easy |
| Puzzles - Linear Arrangement (8 persons, all facing North) | 5 | Easy |
English Language:
This section has been tagged as 'Easy’ by our students.
- The lone Reading Comprehension passage was conventional in its presentation and comprised eight questions. The passage was based on the topic ‘Startup company on memes’. There were three questions on ‘Synonyms’, and one question on fill-in-the-blank.
- There were six questions on the Cloze Test.
- There were five questions each on ‘Sentence Reordering’ and ‘Word Interchange (4 words)’.
- There were four questions on Grammatically Correct Sentences, out of which two were on identifying the Correct sentence and the remaining on identifying the incorrect sentence.
- There were two questions on Word usage (1 word; 3 usages).
Thus, about 25 - 26 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 |
| Sentence Reordering | 5 | Easy |
| Word Interchange (4 words) | 5 | Easy |
| Grammatically Correct Sentences | 4 | Easy |
| Word Usage (1 word; 3 usages) | 2 | Easy |
Overall, the paper can be rated as easy to moderate.
Good Attempts:
| Test Area | Good Attempts |
|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | 23 – 24 |
| Reasoning Ability | 33 - 34 |
| English Language | 25 – 26 |
| Overall | 81 - 84 |
Analysis of IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelim Exam held on 4 th Oct 2025 (Shift 1)
The analysis of the IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelim exam held on 4 th Oct 2025 (Shift 1) is presented below.
Snapshot of the Exam:
| Test Area | No of Questions | Max Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Mins |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Mins |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Mins |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Mins |
Number of choices per question – 5
Negative marking: 0.25 of the marks assigned to each question
According to feedback received from our students who took this exam, it can be rated aseasy.
The sections in the exam appeared in the following sequence.
- Numerical Ability
- English Language
- Reasoning Ability
The section-wise analysis of the above-mentioned session, as reported by our students, is given below:
Numerical Ability:
According to the feedback received from students who appeared for this exam, this section can be rated as easy.
There were no questions on Number Series and Quadratic Comparisons.
The twelve questions on Simplifications were easy to solve. There were ten questions (2sets) on Data Interpretation (Table and Line Graph). The questions on Data Interpretation were easy to solve. The table contains details of two persons selling English books, Hindi books and Urdu books. The line graph contains details on the number of books sold by four different book sellers.
Individual Quant Questions: There were thirteen questions from topics of Ages,Percentages, Profit and Loss, Partnership, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Mixtures,Boats and Streams, Mensuration, etc. These were a combination of easy and moderateones. A student could, therefore, solve around 26 to 27 questions in approximately 20 minutes,provided he chose judiciously.
| Topic | No of Questions |
|---|---|
| Data Interpretation (Table & Line Graph) | 10 |
| Simplifications | 12 |
| Quant Questions: (Ages, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Partnership, Mixtures, Simple & Compound Interest, Time & Work, Time & Distance and Mensuration etc.) |
13 |
Reasoning:
This section has been tagged as Easy.
In this slot, there were five questions on Sequence and three questions each on Symbols Notations (Inequalities), Blood Relations and Direction Sense. These questions were easy to solve.
There were eighteen questions on puzzles – Circular Arrangement (Eight persons; all facing inside), Month-based (Eight months; non-consecutive), Linear Arrangement(Uncertain number of persons), and Box-based puzzle (Eight boxes). The questions on Puzzles were easy to solve.
Thus, almost 33 to 34 questions could be solved in about 20 minutes in this section.
The topic-wise split, as per feedback received from our students, is as follows:
| Topic | No of Questions |
|---|---|
| Analytical Puzzles (Circular Arrangement (Eight persons; all facing inside), Month-based (Eight months; non-consecutive), Linear Arrangement (Uncertain number of persons), and Box-based puzzle (Eight boxes)) |
18 |
| Sequence | 5 |
| Symbols & Notations (Inequalities) | 3 |
| Direction Sense | 3 |
| Blood Relations | 3 |
| Miscellaneous (Meaningful word, Pair of Digits and Odd-one-out) | 3 |
English Language:
This section too was predictable and was rated as easy.
- The lone Reading Comprehension passage was conventional in its presentation,and nine questions were posed from it. There were two questions on Synonyms and one question on fill-in-the-blank. The passage was based on ‘Army Dog’.
- There were six questions on the Cloze Test. The topic was based on ‘Medical Research: Reconstruction from an old skeleton’. The words given in the options were very close, and one should be careful while choosing the answer choices.
- There were five questions each on Error Identification and Word Interchange (3words)
- There were four questions on Phrase Replacement and one question on Word usage.
We can deduce that about 24 - 25 questions could be solved in the given 20 minutes in the English section. The break-up of the questions is as follows:
| Topic | No of Questions |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 9 |
| Cloze Test | 6 |
| Word Interchange | 5 |
| Error Identification | 5 |
| Phrase Replacement | 4 |
| Word Usage (One word; three usages) | 1 |
Overall, the difficulty level of the paper in this shift can be rated as easy.
Good Attempts:
| Test Area | Good Attempts |
|---|---|
| Numerical Ability | 26 - 27 |
| Reasoning Ability | 33 - 34 |
| English Language | 24 - 25 |
| Overall | 83 - 86 |
Analysis of IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelim Exam held on 5th Oct 2025 (Shift 2)
The analysis of the IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelim exam held on 5th Oct 2025 (Shift 2) is presented below.
Snapshot of the Exam:
| Test Area | No of Questions | Max Marks | Duration |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Mins |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Mins |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Mins |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Mins |
Number of choices per question – 5
Negative marking: 0.25 of the marks assigned to each question
According to feedback received from our students who took this exam, it can be rated as easy.
The sections in the exam appeared in the following sequence:
- Numerical Ability
- English Language
- Reasoning Ability
Section-wise Analysis
Numerical Ability:
According to the feedback received from students who appeared for this exam, this section can be rated as easy.
There were no questions on Number Series and Quadratic Comparisons.
The ten questions on Simplifications were easy to solve. There were twelve questions (2 sets) on Data Interpretation (Table and Bar Graph). The questions on Data Interpretation were easy to solve. The table contains details of three
places and three modes (Plane, Train and Bus) to reach these places. The bar graph contains details on the number of shops in four cities (P, Q, R, S).
Individual Quant Questions: There were thirteen questions from topics of Ages, Percentages, Profit and Loss, Partnership, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Time & Work, Time and Distance, Mixtures, Trains, Mensuration, etc. These were a combination of easy and moderate ones.
A student could, therefore, solve around 27 to 28 questions in approximately 20 minutes, provided he chose judiciously.
| Topic | No of Questions |
| Data Interpretation (Table & Bar Graph) | 12 |
| Simplifications | 10 |
| Quant Questions: (Ages, Percentages, Profit and Loss, Partnership, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Time & Work, Time and Distance, Mixtures, Trains, Mensuration, etc) | 13 |
Reasoning:
This section has been tagged as 'Easy'.
In this slot, there were five questions each on a Set of words and coding-decoding, three questions each on Syllogisms and Direction Sense and two questions on Blood Relations. These questions were easy to solve.
There were fifteen questions on puzzles: Two Row Arrangement (Ten persons; five persons facing North and five persons facing South), Floor Arrangement (eight persons;4 floors & two flats) and Day-based puzzle (Monday to Sunday). The
questions on Puzzles were easy to solve.
Thus, almost 32 to 33 questions could be solved in about 20 minutes in this section.
The topic-wise split, as per feedback received from our students, is as follows:
| Topic | No of Questions |
| Analytical Puzzles: | |
| Two Row Arrangement (Ten persons; five facing North & five facing South) | 5 |
| Floor Arrangement (eight persons;4 floors & two flats) | 5 |
| Day-based puzzle (Monday to Sunday) | 5 |
| Set of Words | 5 |
| Coding-Decoding | 5 |
| Syllogisms (Deductions) | 3 |
| Direction Sense | 3 |
| Blood Relations | 2 |
| Miscellaneous (Pair of Digits and Word Arrangement) | 2 |
English Language:
This section too was predictable and was rated as easy.
- The lone Reading Comprehension passage was conventional in its presentation, and nine questions were posed from it. There were two questions on Synonyms and one question on fill-in-the-blank. The passage was based on ‘Animal Rescue Centre’.
- There were six questions on the Cloze Test. The topic was based on ‘Rafting experience’.
- There were five questions on Error Identification.
- There were four questions each on Phrase Replacement and Word Interchange (3 words).
- There was one question each on Word usage and Match the column.
We can deduce that about 25 - 26 questions could be solved in the given 20 minutes in the English section. The break-up of the questions is as follows:
| Topic | No of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension | 9 |
| Cloze Test | 6 |
| Word Interchange | 4 |
| Error Identification | 5 |
| Phrase Replacement | 4 |
| Match the column | 1 |
| Word Usage (One word; three usages) | 1 |
Overall, the difficulty level of the paper in this shift can be rated as easy.
Good Attempts:
| Test Area | Good Attempts |
| Numerical Ability | 27 - 28 |
| Reasoning Ability | 32 - 33 |
| English Language | 25 - 26 |
| Overall | 84 - 87 |
Analysis of IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelim Exam held on 5th Oct 2025 (Shift 3)
The analysis of the IBPS Clerk 2025 Prelim exam held on 5th Oct 2025 (Shift 3) is presented below.
Snapshot of the Exam:
| Test Area | No of Questions | Max Marks | Duration |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Mins |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Mins |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Mins |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Mins |
Number of choices per question – 5
Negative marking: 0.25 of the marks assigned to each question
According to feedback received from our students who took this exam, it can be rated as easy.
The sections in the exam appeared in the following sequence:
- Numerical Ability
- English Language
- Reasoning Ability
Section-wise Analysis
Numerical Ability:
According to the feedback received from students who appeared for this exam, this section can be rated as easy.
There were no questions on Quadratic Comparisons.
The eleven questions on Simplifications were easy to solve. There were eight questions (2 sets) on Data Interpretation (Table and Bar Graph). The table contains details of three persons making toys of three types (Wooden, Metallic,
etc.). The bar graph contains details of two players, A & B and runs scored by them on two days (Monday and Tuesday).
There were two questions based on the Wrong Number Series.
Individual Quant Questions: There were fourteen questions from topics of Ages, Percentages, Profit and Loss, Partnership, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Time & Work, Pipes & Cisterns, Time and Distance, Averages, Mixtures, Trains, Mensuration, Numbers, etc. These were a combination of easy and moderate ones.
A student could, therefore, solve around 28 to 29 questions in approximately 20 minutes, provided he chose judiciously.
| Topic | No of Questions |
| Data Interpretation (Table & Bar Graph) | 8 |
| Simplifications | 11 |
| Wrong Number Series | 2 |
| Ages | 1 |
| Percentages | 2 |
| Profit & Loss | 1 |
| Partnership | 1 |
| Simple and Compound Interest | 2 |
| Time & Work | 1 |
| Pipes & Cisterns | 1 |
| Time, Speed & Distance | 1 |
| Mensuration | 1 |
| Averages | 1 |
| Mixtures & Alligations | 1 |
| Numbers | 1 |
Reasoning:
This section has been tagged as 'Easy'.
In this slot, there were five questions on a Set of words, three questions each on Syllogisms and Direction Sense.
There were twenty-one questions on puzzles: Unknown number of persons (All facing North). (No. of persons <=13), Linear Arrangement (8 persons; all facing North), Months & Date-based puzzle (4 months & 2 dates), Square
Arrangement (8 persons; persons sitting at the corners facing inside and persons sitting at the middle facing outside), Comparisons (6 persons). The questions on Puzzles were easy to solve.
Thus, almost 32 to 33 questions could be solved in about 20 minutes in this section.
The topic-wise split, as per feedback received from our students, is as follows:
| Topic | No of Questions |
| Unknown number of persons (All facing North). (No. of persons <=13) | 3 |
| Linear Arrangement (8 persons; all facing North) | 5 |
| Months & Date-based puzzle (4 months & 2 dates) | 5 |
| Square Arrangement (8 persons; corners facing inside, middle facing outside) | 5 |
| Comparisons (6 persons) | 3 |
| Set of Words | 5 |
| Syllogisms (Deductions) | 3 |
| Direction Sense | 3 |
| Miscellaneous (Pair of Digits, Number Arrangement and Word Arrangement) | 3 |
English Language:
This section too was predictable and was rated as easy to moderate.
- The lone Reading Comprehension passage was conventional in its presentation, and ten questions were posed from it. There were three questions on Synonyms and one question on fill-in-the-blank. The passage was based on ‘Forest Fire (Wild Fire)’.
- There were five questions each on Para Forming (5 sentences) and Fill in the Blanks (Single Blank). The topic was on ‘Muslims migrating from North America’. The questions on Phrase Replacement were moderate in terms of difficulty level.
- There were five questions on Error Identification.
- There were four questions on Phrase Replacement and three questions on Grammatically Correct Sentences. The questions on Grammatically Correct Sentences were moderate in nature.
We can deduce that approximately 22 - 23 questions could be solved within the given 20 minutes in the English section. The break-up of the questions is as follows:
| Topic | No of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension | 10 |
| Para Forming Questions (5 Sentences) | 5 |
| Fill in the Blanks (Single Blank) | 5 |
| Grammatically Correct Sentences | 3 |
| Phrase Replacement | 4 |
| Word Interchange | 3 |
Overall, the difficulty level of the paper in this shift can be rated as easy.
Good Attempts:
| Test Area | Good Attempts |
| Numerical Ability | 28 - 29 |
| Reasoning Ability | 32 - 33 |
| English Language | 22 - 23 |
| Overall | 82 - 85 |