IBPS PO Today Exam Analysis 23 August 2026 (Shift 1), Check Difficulty Level & Good Attempts

Today is the second and last day of the IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2026, and there are 2 shifts in which thousands of banking aspirants are taking their exams in each shift. As per the feedback of candidates who appeared in the 1st shift of the prelims exam, the exam is of Moderate level, and no such major change is seen in today’s exam as compared to last year’s shift. Once the 1st shift is over at 10 am, we have updated the section-wise difficulty level, questions asked and also the good attempts for this shift.

IBPS PO Today 1st Shift Exam Analysis 2026

Candidates who had their exam in previous shifts, those going to appear in the next shift or those planning to appear for next year’s exam must be looking forward to the IBPS PO Prelims exam analysis of the 23 August shift 1 exam. Then you are on the right page; our faculty has connected with the candidates through their YouTube channel and provides accurate and detailed exam analysis of today’s exam.

IBPS PO 23 August Exam Analysis 2026 Good Attempts

The good attempts are the expected number of questions that candidates must have attempted in this shift, which is decided on the basis of candidates’ feedback and the difficulty level of the exam. The IBPS PO good attempts for the 1st shift will be shared here after the exam is completed.

Sections	Good Attempts	No. of Questions Asked
Reasoning Ability	To be updated shortly	35
English Language	To be updated shortly	30
Quantitative Aptitude	To be updated shortly	35
Overall	To be updated shortly	100

IBPS PO Prelims Today 1st Shift Difficulty Level

As per feedback received, the exam level is similar to that of previously conducted shifts of the IBPS PO Prelims exam, i.e., Moderate. However, the confirmed level of today’s exam has been updated here after the candidates come out of the exam hall at 10 am.

Overall Difficulty – Moderate
Reasoning Ability – Easy to Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude – Moderate
English Language – Easy to Moderate

IBPS PO 23 August Shift 1 Quantitative Aptitude Exam Analysis

The IBPS PO Prelims Quantitative Aptitude section has 35 questions for 30 marks in the revised scheme. Most questions come from DI and arithmetic. There were 3 sets of data interpretation asked in today’s 1st shift.

Topics	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Approximation	03	Easy to Moderate
Wrong Number Series		Easy to Moderate
Line Graph DI	05	Moderate
Bar Graph DI	05	Easy to Moderate
Caselet DI	03	Moderate
Quadratic Equation	03	Moderate
Arithmetic	10-11	Moderate
Total	35	Moderate

IBPS PO 23 August Shift 1 Reasoning Exam Analysis

In this section, we have discussed the detailed IBPS PO Prelims exam analysis for the Reasoning section, including which puzzles were asked and how many questions came from each topic.

Sets of Puzzles & Seating Arrangement asked-

Single row (mix direction), 7 persons, north-facing – 5 questions
Order and Sequence (6 people + variable) – 5 questions
Box-based + variable (6 persons) – 5 questions
Certain number of persons (North): N=18-3 questions
Year-based puzzle – 5 questions

Topics	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Puzzles & Seating Arrangement	23	Easy to Moderate
Syllogism	03	Easy to Moderate
Blood Relation (No instruction)	03	Easy to Moderate
Inequalities	03	Easy
Meaningful Word	01	Easy
Word-based (V/C-based)	01	Easy
Total	35	Easy to Moderate

IBPS PO 23 August Shift 1 English Language Exam Analysis

Topics	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension
Para Jumble
Error Detection
Word Usage
Word Swap
Phrase Replacement
Double Fillers
Total	30

Related Links
IBPS PO Question Paper 2026 (Memory Based)	IBPS PO Cut-Off
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