IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2024: August 17
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts the RRB Clerk exam annually to recruit eligible candidates for Office Assistants (Clerks) in Rural Regional Banks (RRBs). The preliminary exam for this year is scheduled for August 10, 17, and 18, 2024. The exams for August 10 and 17 have been successfully completed. Here’s a detailed analysis of the August 17 exam across all shifts.
General Overview
Feedback from candidates indicates that the overall difficulty of the August 17 exam was easy to moderate. Questions covered topics such as puzzles, seating arrangements, data interpretation, and blood relations. Continue reading for a detailed section-wise analysis and good attempts for each shift.
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2024 – August 17: Shift-wise Details
Reasoning Ability
Shift 1:
- Topics & Questions:
  - Puzzle and Seating Arrangement: 18
  - Word-Based: 1
  - Inequality: 3
  - Pair Formation: 1
  - Direction and Distance: 3
  - Alphanumeric Symbol Series: 4
  - Syllogism: 4
  - Word-Based Series: 5
  - Meaningful Word: 1
- Total Questions: 40
Shift 2:
- Topics & Questions:
  - Syllogism: 3
  - Inequality: 3
  - Blood Relation: 3
  - Chinese Coding Decoding: 5
  - 3 Letter Word Series: 5
  - Pair Formation: 1
  - Meaningful Word: 1
  - Word-Based: 1
  - Puzzle and Seating Arrangement: 18
- Total Questions: 40
Shift 3:
- Topics & Questions:
  - Puzzle and Seating Arrangement: 18
  - Syllogism: 3
  - Direction & Distance: 3
  - Inequality: 3
  - Meaningful Word: 1
  - Number Series: 5
  - Pair Formation: 1
  - Number Based: 1
  - Alphabetical Series: 5
- Total Questions: 40
Shift 4:
- Topics & Questions:
  - Puzzle and Seating Arrangement: 18
  - Direction & Distance: 5
  - Inequality: 3
  - Meaningful Word: 2
  - Number Series: 5
  - Pair Formation: 2
  - Number Based: 1
  - Alphabetical Series: 4
- Total Questions: 40
Numerical Ability
Shift 1:
- Topics & Questions:
  - Missing Number Series: 8
  - Simplification: 12
  - Arithmetic: 10
  - Data Interpretation: 10
- Total Questions: 40
Shift 2:
- Topics & Questions:
  - Arithmetic: 10
  - Missing Number Series: 5
  - Simplification: 15
  - Data Interpretation: 10
- Total Questions: 40
Shift 3:
- Topics & Questions:
  - Arithmetic: 10
  - Missing Number Series: 5
  - Simplification: 15
  - Data Interpretation: 10
- Total Questions: 40
Shift 4:
- Topics & Questions:
  - Arithmetic: 10
  - Missing Number Series: 5
  - Simplification: 15
  - Data Interpretation: 10
- Total Questions: 40
Difficulty Level & Good Attempts
August 17, 2024
Reasoning Ability:
- Shift 1: Easy to Moderate
- Shift 2: Easy to Moderate
- Shift 3: Easy to Moderate
- Shift 4: Moderate
Numerical Ability:
- Shift 1: Easy to Moderate
- Shift 2: Easy to Moderate
- Shift 3: Moderate
- Shift 4: Easy to Moderate
Good Attempts:
- Shift 1: Reasoning: 31-33, Numerical Ability: 30-35, Overall: 58-62
- Shift 2: Reasoning: 32-34, Numerical Ability: 29-33, Overall: 56-63
- Shift 3: Reasoning: 30-33, Numerical Ability: 27-32, Overall: 55-62
- Shift 4: Reasoning: 31-33, Numerical Ability: 30-34, Overall: 56-60
August 10, 2024
Reasoning Ability:
- Shift 1: Easy to Moderate
- Shift 2: Easy
- Shift 3: Easy to Moderate
- Shift 4: Easy to Moderate
Numerical Ability:
- Shift 1: Easy to Moderate
- Shift 2: Easy to Moderate
- Shift 3: Easy to Moderate
- Shift 4: Moderate
Good Attempts:
- Shift 1: Reasoning: 29-32, Numerical Ability: 31-34, Overall: 56-61
- Shift 2: Reasoning: 33-37, Numerical Ability: 32-35, Overall: 61-69
- Shift 3: Reasoning: 30-34, Numerical Ability: 32-35, Overall: 58-63
- Shift 4: Reasoning: 32-35, Numerical Ability: 28-32, Overall: 59-64
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2024
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Sections:
  - Reasoning: 40 Questions, 40 Marks, 25 Minutes
  - Numerical Ability: 40 Questions, 40 Marks, 20 Minutes
  - Total: 80 Questions, 80 Marks
Candidates are advised to review this analysis to understand the exam pattern and adjust their preparation strategies for upcoming shifts.