IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2018

IBPS PO Prelims 2018 Exam begins from today. Approximately 15 – 20 lakh aspirants applied for the post and only 4,252 will be selected. The first shift of the exam was conducted from 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM. The level of the first shift of the exam was easy & moderate.  The duration of the exam is 60 minutes (1 hour). In this post, you can check the detailed IBPS PO exam analysis 2018 of the first shift of IBPS PO Prelims Exam.

IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2018
Highlights of the exam/Changes introduced in the exam:

1. The sequence of the section- English, Reasoning, Quant. Time limit of 20 minutes was fixed for each section.

2. Level - The level of the exam was moderate.

4. English Language

The level of the exam was easy & moderate.
5. Quant

The level of the exam was moderate and calculative.
No question from Data Sufficiency & Quantity Based Problem topic asked in the first shift of the exam.
No Simplification/Approximation Qs were there.
6. Reasoning

The level of the exam was easy & moderate.
No Syllogism was asked in the exam

#English
Details of Topics asked in this section:
1. Reading Comprehension (5 Qs)

The passage was based on Newspaper & Mass Media..
2. Sentence Improvement (8 Qs)

3. Fillers (5 Qs)

They were easily doable.
4. Cloze Test (6 Qs)

Students had to correct the sentence an choose the right option.
6. Error Spotting (6 Qs)

#Reasoning

Details & Level of topics asked in Reasoning Ability:
1. Puzzles & Seating Arrangement (20 Qs)

Floor Based - 5 floors 2 variables
Linear - 8 people north-south
Square - 4 people facing outside the table and 4 facing inside the table
Tabulation - 7 people like a different color
2. Inequality (5 Qs)

direct
3. Coding Decoding (5 Qs)

old pattern
5. Miscellaneous Questions

Distance & Direction
Single qs on number & alphabet

#Mathematics

1. Number Series (5 Qs)

Wrong number
2. Data Interpretation (10 Qs)

two sets of DI was asked
Line Graph
Bar Graph
3. Quadratic Equation (10 Qs)

Simple & can be easily doable.
4. Arithmetic Questions (10 Qs)

Questions under this segment were asked from different arithmetic problems like Partnerships, Problem on Ages, Profit & Loss, Time & Work, Time Speed & Distance, Mixtures, Simple & Compound Interest etc.