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IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 (22 Nov), Shift 1 Questions & Good Attempts

As IBPS RRB PO Shift 1 is over, and candidates who have their exam in the upcoming days must be waiting to know which questions were asked. The overall difficulty level of IBPS RRB PO Shift-1, as reviewed by the banking aspirants, 1st shift was of an Easy to Moderate level, with both sections at the same level. 

In this article, we have discussed IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis along with good attempts, difficulty level, questions asked from each section and their comparison with the questions asked previous year.

IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025

The prelims exam carries a total of 80 questions. The total time is 45 minutes, and the sectional timing is also imposed, so clearly Speed, Accuracy and Planning are surely needed to have good attempts. Our team of expert faculty coordinated with the students who appeared in the 1st Shift and conducted a live analysis for the IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam 1st Shift on 22nd November 2025. In this article, we will discuss the complete IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025.

IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 Difficulty Level

There are 2 sections asked in the IBPS RRB PO Prelims exam, and as the exam is now over, the difficulty level is discussed after connecting with the candidates who attempted the exam in today’s 1st shift. The overall difficulty level of IBPS RRB PO Shift-1 was Easy to Moderate, and the section-wise difficulty level is discussed below. 

  • Reasoning Ability- Easy to Moderate
  • Quantitative Aptitude- Easy to Moderate

IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2025 Good Attempts

Here we have presented the good attempts for the 1st shift of the IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam held on 22nd November 2025 (Shift 1).

Sections No. of Questions Good Attempts
Reasoning Ability 40 30-32
Quantitative Aptitude 40 26-28
Overall  80 56-60

IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 22 Nov 2025- Sectional Review

In this section, the number of questions asked from each section of Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude has been detailed. IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 is conducted by our faculty by a one-to-one review with the students who attempted this shift. Check the section-wise difficulty level, number of questions asked in shift-1, and questions asked from the below-summarised IBPS RRB PO Today Exam Analysis 2025.

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IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025- Reasoning Ability

There were 40 questions asked in the reasoning ability section to be solved in 25 minutes. The level of Reasoning Ability section of 1st shift of the IBPS RRB PO prelims exam was Easy to Moderate. As per the student’s review, a few questions were lengthy and time-consuming.

There were 4 sets of puzzles and Seating arrangements were asked-

  1. Linear arrangement 9 person north (1 Possibilities) – 4 to 5 questions (Easy)
  2. Circular arrangement-> inside outside -> 8 person- 4 to 5 questions (Easy)
  3. 7-person Designations Variable – 4 to 5 questions (Moderate)
  4. Box puzzle – 8 stacks of boxes- 4 to 5 questions
Topics No. of Questions
Puzzles & Seating Arrangements 16 to 20
Order & ranking 03
Direction & dis 03 to 05
Blood Relation 03
Syllogism 03 to 05
Inequality 03 to 05
Pair Formation 01
Meaningful Word 01
Operation Based/Odd one out
01
Total 40

IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 Quantitative Aptitude

There were 3 sets of Data Interpretations asked in 1st shift of IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam.

  1. Tabular DI- Indirect Data- 4-5 shops selling mangoes (direct data of sold mangoes then 1 column contains sold mangoes data to female, find male data)- 4 questions
  2. Caselet DI -(vacant & non vacanct seats data of 2 bus)- 5 questions
  3. Double Pie Chart  [1st pie chart-Total number of female – 800, variable (A,B,C,D), 2nd pie chart- Male + female -> 2000, male % given]- 5 questions
Topics No. of Questions
Data Interpretation- 1 (Double Pie Chart) 05
Data Interpretation- 2 (Tabular) 04
Approximation 05
Missing Number Series 05
Quadratic Equations 05
caselet DI 05
Arithmetic
Total 40

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IBPS RRB PO Prelims Shift Timings

The aspirants who are going to appear for IBPS RRB PO Exam 2025 must reach the exam hall before their shift timings as mentioned in their IBPS RRB PO call letter. Below is the table depicting timings for all shifts for 22nd & 23rd November 2025.

Shifts Reporting Time Exam Time
Shift 1 8 am 9 am to 9:45 am
Shift 2 10:15 am 11:15 am to 12 pm
Shift 3 12:30 pm 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm
Shift 4 2:45 pm 3:45 pm to 4:30 pm
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IBPS RRB PO Previous Year Cut-Offs IBPS RRB PO Previous Year Question Papers
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FAQs

What is the difficulty level of IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam 2025?

As per IBPS RRB PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025, the difficulty level was Easy to Moderate.

Were questions from Reasoning section lengthy and time consuming?

As per candidates' feedback, a few questions from IBPS RRB PO Reasoning section were lengthy and time consuming.

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