As the third day of IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims began, the 1st shift is over, and candidates who attempted it shared their feedback for today’s exam. As reviewed, the exam held on 13th December 2025 was of “Easy to Moderate” and as such no major change was observed from previously conducted shifts. In this article, we have shared IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis of 13 December 2025 Shift 1 after connecting with the candidates.
IBPS RRB Clerk Today Exam Analysis 13 December 2025
To know the section-wise difficulty level, number of questions asked from each topic, and the overall good attempts, refer to the exam analysis discussed in the article. A total of 80 questions were asked from two sections, Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude. Each section comprises of 40 multiple-choice questions, and the time to solve the questions of the Reasoning section was 25 minutes, and for the Numerical section was 20 minutes.
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Analysis 13 December 2025 Difficulty Level
The overall difficulty level of IBPS RRB Clerk Shift-1 was Easy to Moderate, as reviewed by the banking aspirants who have attempted the prelims exam in the 1st shift, has been discussed here.
| Subjects | Difficulty Level |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy to Moderate |
| Overall | Easy to Moderate |
IBPS RRB Clerk Today Analysis 13 December 2025 Good Attempts
The students who appeared in the IBPS RRB PO 1st shift can check the expected section-wise and overall good attempt as analysed by our faculty after completing the exam analysis. The section-wise good attempts and difficulty levels for both Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude sections are tabulated here.
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 31-33 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 30-32 |
| Overall | 80 | 61-65 |
IBPS RRB Clerk 1st Shift Exam Analysis 2025
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam consists of 2 sections, namely Reasoning Ability and Numerical Ability. Check the section-wise difficulty level, the number of questions asked in shift 1, and the questions asked from the below-summarised IBPS RRB Clerk 13 December Exam Analysis 2025.
IBPS RRB Clerk 13 Dec Exam Analysis 2025 Reasoning Ability
There was no question asked from Blood Relation in shift 1 of 13 December 2025.
There were 18 questions from Puzzles & Seating Arrangements, and there were 4 sets which were as follows-
- Day- Based Puzzles (Monday-Sunday, 7 persons)- 5 questions
- Box-based (7 boxes)- 5 questions
- Comparison-based puzzles (weight-based)- 3 questions
- Square-based- 5 questions
Reasoning Questions-
- 5 questions from Mix series (L-D series)
- 3 questions from Syllogism (2×2)
- 3 questions from Inequality (Without a comma)
- 3 questions from Direction & Distance
- 5 questions from Chinese coding
- 1 question of a Meaningful word
- 1 questions from Number based
IBPS RRB Clerk 13 Dec Exam Analysis 2025 Quantitative Aptitude
The questions from this section were of Easy to Moderate level and most of the candidates have attempted more than 32 questions very easily. The IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis of the Quantitative Aptitude section of 13 December 2025 (shift 1) is as follows-
- 15 questions from Simplification
- 5 questions from Table DI (Workshop related)
- 5 questions from Bar Graph DI (Profit of March, April)
- 10 questions from Arithmetics
- 5 questions from Wrong Number Series


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IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2025
The IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam consists of two sections, namely Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude, each containing 40 multiple-choice questions with a total of 80 questions to be attempted in 45 minutes. A negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer is there in the RRB Clerk Prelims Exam. As there is sectional timing this time, candidates reviewed that this created time pressure, which could eventually affect their marks.
| Sections | Medium of Exam | No. of Questions | Minimum Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | English/Hindi | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| Numerical Ability | English/Hindi | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 80 | 80 | 45 minutes | |
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Shift Timings
The aspirants who are going to appear for IBPS RRB Clerk Exam 2025 must reach the exam hall before their shift timings as mentioned in their IBPS RRB Clerk call letter.
| Shifts | Reporting Time | Exam Timing |
| 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 |
| Related Links | |
| IBPS RRB Clerk Syllabus & Exam Pattern | IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2025 |
| IBPS RRB Clerk Previous Year Cut-Offs | IBPS RRB Clerk Previous Year Question Papers |


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