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IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 1st Shift 22nd August
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis & Review 2026: IBPS conducted the IBPS PO Prelims exam all over India on 22nd August 2026. Candidates successfully appeared in the IBPS PO Prelims 1st shift exam, held on the morning of 22nd August 2026.
Now that the IBPS PO Prelims exam 1st shift is over, we’ve released the detailed analysis and review of the IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2026 shift 1. Check out the Overall Analysis and Good Attempts, Level of Difficulties for IBPS PO Prelims 2026 exam 1st shift.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis – Exam Pattern
| Name of Tests(Objective | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 1st Shift : Quantitative aptitude
| Topic | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Line DI (Boys & Girls) | 6 |
| Table DI (Mangoes & Apples) | 5 |
| Q1 & Q2 | 3 |
| Missing Number Series | 5 |
| Approximation | 5 |
| Arithmetic Questions | 11 |
| Total | 35 |
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 1st Shift : Reasoning Ability
| Topic | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Parallel Row Seating (14 persons) | 5 |
| Month & Date Puzzle (3 months, 2 dates, 6 persons) | 5 |
| Random Category-Based Puzzle (3 cities, 9 persons) | 5 |
| Box Puzzle (6 boxes, 6 colors) | 5 |
| Order and Ranking (6 fruits with volume) | 3 |
| Blood Relation | 3 |
| Inequality | 3 |
| Direction | 3 |
| Miscellaneous — Word Pair (1), Odd One Out (1), Meaningful Word (1) (rel) | 3 |
| Total | 35 |
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 1st Shift : English Language
| Topic | No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension (Moderate Difficulty) — Pesticides & Medical Education-Based Passage; Synonyms – Oversight | 8 |
| Cloze Test | 6 |
| Find the Incorrect Statement | 3 |
| Word Usage (Mooted, Foil) | 2 |
| Word Swap | 4 |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 4 |
| Phrasal Replacement | 3 |
| Total | 30 |
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