IBPS PO Prelims Exam for the year 2025 has started today, and the first shift of the first day exam is now over. Lakhs of banking aspirants who have submitted their applications for 5208 Probationary Officer (PO) vacancies and have their exam scheduled for upcoming shifts must be keenly waiting for IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025. Candidates reviewed that the overall exam was of a Moderate level and there were no changes in the pattern of questions from previous years’ exam.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025
Our faculty is conducting IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025, providing an in-depth exam review for each section in this article. There are 3 sections in the prelims exam of IBPS PO 2025, namely English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability, for which the complete exam analysis has been provided below. Our IBPS PO Shift 1 Analysis of 23rd August 2025 will provide you with complete details about the examination, including difficulty level, good attempts, and questions asked.
As per candidates’ reviews who appeared in this shift, the difficulty level of the exam was of Moderate level with lengthy & calculative questions in Quantitative Aptitude. The sequence of IBPS PO Prelims Question paper was Reasoning- English- Quantitative Aptitude.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 Difficulty Level
Based on the feedback received from candidates who appeared in this shift and review of the faculty, the overall difficulty level of today’s 1st shift, with sectional difficulty, has been discussed here. The questions from the English language were Easy to moderate, while the other two sections were of Moderate level.
| Subjects | Difficulty Level |
| English Language | Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability | Moderate |
| Overall | Moderate |
IBPS PO Exam Analysis 23 August 2025 Good Attempts
The number of good attempts in an exam depends on individual performance and accuracy. “Good attempts” refers to the number of questions a candidate should answer to increase their chances of qualifying. This is influenced by the exam’s difficulty, the candidate’s accuracy, and the expected cut-off score.
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Good Attempts |
| English Language | 30 | 20-22 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 21-23 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 24-26 |
| Overall | 100 | 65-71 |
Note: To achieve favorable results, candidates should prioritize accuracy and time management instead of simply attempting to answer every question.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025- 24th August Shift 1
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025- 24th August Shift 2
IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2025: Sectional Review
The IBPS PO Prelims 2025 consists of three sections: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability. Candidates must achieve the minimum qualifying marks in each section to be eligible for the Mains exam. The total exam includes 100 questions, each for 1 mark. There is a penalty of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer. The duration of the exam is 60 minutes, which is subdivided into sectional timing of 20 minutes for each subject.
- English Language: 30 questions for 30 marks (20 minutes)
- Quantitative Aptitude: 35 questions for 35 marks (20 minutes)
- Reasoning Ability: 35 questions for 35 marks (20 minutes)
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025: Reasoning Ability
This section consists of 35 questions, and the candidates who appeared in this shift shared the detailed exam analysis with our faculty. As per the feedback from candidates, the reasoning section was of Moderate level, and there were 4 sets of puzzles asked in the exam.
Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Asked:
- Year-Based (Age) base year 2025- 5 questions [CALCULATIVE]
- Date & Month based puzzle (6 persons with colour variable)- 5 questions
- Certain Number of Persons (N)- 3 questions
- Box based puzzle (6 persons)- 5 questions
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 18 | Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 03 | Moderate |
| Inequality | 03 | Moderate |
| Syllogism | 03 | Moderate |
| Pair Formation (Number-Based) | 01 | Moderate |
| Odd One Out | 01 | Easy to Moderate |
| Meaningful word | 01 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025: English Language
The topic of Reading Comprehension was based on “Cloud Kitchen”, and there were questions on filler and synonyms. The topic of parajumbles was based on the reason for vacations. Candidates reviewed that this section was of Easy to Moderate.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 08 | Easy to Moderate |
| Error Detection | 03-04 | Easy to Moderate |
| Single Filler | 04-05 | Easy |
| Parajumble (Reasons of Vacations) | 05 | Easy to Moderate |
| Word Swap (Multiple Options) | 04 | Easy |
| Column | 01 | Easy to Moderate |
| Word Usage | 03 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 30 | Easy to Moderate |
IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2025: Quantitative Aptitude
The overall difficulty level of this section was “Moderate”. Most of the questions of the Arithmetic section (Partnership, Age, Profit & Loss, etc) were lengthy and calculative. The questions from DI were calculative and time-consuming. There were 15 questions of Data Interpretation, wherein 3 sets of DIs were asked.
- Line Graph DI- 5 questions
- Table DI- 5 questions
- Caselet DI- 5 questions
| Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Interpretation | 15 | Moderate |
| Quadratic Equation | 05 | Easy to Moderate |
| Approximation | 05 | Moderate |
| Arithmetic | 10 | Easy to Moderate |
| Total | 35 | Moderate |
IBPS PO 2025 Exam Timings
The exam is scheduled for a total 8 shifts on 23rd and 24th August 2025. Each day, 4 shifts will be held for which the complete schedule, including reporting time, gate closing time, handwriting sample time, exam start and end time has been discussed below.
| Shifts | Reporting Time | Gate Closing | Handwriting Sample | Exam Starts | Exam Ends |
| 1st Shift | 8 am | 8:30 am | 8:30 to 9 am | 9 am | 10 am |
| 2nd Shift | 10:30 am | 11 am | 11 to 11:30 am | 11:30 am | 12:30 pm |
| 3rd Shift | 1 pm | 1:30 pm | 1:30 to 2 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm |
| 4th Shift | 3:30 pm | 4 pm | 4 to 4:30 pm | 4:30 pm | 5:30 pm |
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