IBPS PO Mains 2019 Exam Analysis and Review: 30th Nov

Institute of Banking Personnel (IBPS) has conducted Mains examination for 4,336 vacancies of PO (Probationary Officer) post in nationalised banks on 30 November 2019. Many candidates told us that IBPS PO Mains 2018 was not easy. Questions in Data Analysis and Interpretation section were difficult and lengthy. Many problems in this section were tough and generally not expected in any Bank PO Recruitment exam. When asked about other sections, they told us that English Language, Reasoning and Computer Aptitude sections were  very difficult.

Data Analysis & Interpretation  

Topic	No. of Questions
Data Interpretation (Pie Chart, Caselet, Line Graph, Missing DI, Bar Graph)	34
Wrong Series	1
Total	35

Reasoning & Computer Aptitude

Topic	No. of Questions
Puzzles (Floor + Circular + Box + Line Arrangement )	25
Logical Reasoning	5
Blood Relation	2
Inequality	2
Direction Sense with Coding Decoding	2
Alphabet Series	1
Machine Input Output	7
Total	45

English Language

Topics	No. of Questions
Reading Comprehension	12
Word Reararngement	10
Sentence Rearrangement	5
Cloze Test (New Pattern)	3
Error Detection	5
Total	35

General / Economy / Banking Awareness

General/ Financial/ Banking Awareness section had 40 questions for 40 marks. Most of the questions in General awareness sections were based on the past 3 to 6 months current affairs.