IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 2025 Live Updates: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is conducting the clerk prelims exam. The Shift 4 of IBPS Clerk prelims exam concluded at 5.30 pm, Oct 5, 2025.
The overall difficulty level of the exam was easy to moderate.
The IBPS Clerk prelims exam was conducted in FOUR shifts. The shift-wise exam analysis is provided below and includes insights like overall and section-wise difficulty levels, expected cut off and good attempts.
The exam analysis is based on real-time candidate feedback given by candidates. The IBPS Clerk paper consists of 100 questions (English: 30, Numerical Ability: 35, Reasoning: 35) for 100 marks, with sectional timings (20 minutes each).
Key Highlights Across Shifts (October 5)
- Overall Difficulty: Easy to Moderate (consistent with Day 1; English remains the easiest section).
- Good Attempts (Overall): 70-80 (to qualify comfortably; varies by shift).
- Expected Cutoff: 65-75 (overall, based on normalization; state-wise variations expected, e.g., higher in North India).
- Common Topics: Simplification/Approximation in Quant, Puzzles/Seating in Reasoning, RC/Cloze Test in English.
- Student Reactions: Candidates report the exam as “manageable” but time-tight in Quant and Reasoning due to calculation-heavy questions. No major surprises; focus on accuracy over attempts.
Shift-Wise Detailed Analysis
| Shift | Overall Difficulty | Section-Wise Breakdown | Good Attempts | Key Topics & Highlights |
| Shift 1 (9-10 AM) | Easy | English: Easy (Reading Comprehension, Error Spotting, Cloze Test). Numerical Ability: Easy to Moderate (Simplification dominant; some Arithmetic word problems). Reasoning: Easy (Puzzles, Syllogism, Inequality; fewer seating arrangements). | English: 22-26 Numerical: 22-26 Reasoning: 26-30Total: 70-78 | Memory-based: Line Graph DI (5Q), Age-based Arithmetic (3Q). Feedback: “Quick paper, but Quant calculations tricky for some.” |
| Shift 2 (11:30 AM-12:30 PM) | Moderate (Easy to Moderate) | English: Easy (Vocab-heavy, Phrase Replacement, Sentence Rearrangement). Numerical Ability: Moderate (Data Interpretation focus; Table/Caselet types). Reasoning: Moderate (Circular Seating, Coding-Decoding; more logical puzzles). | English: 20-25- Numerical: 20-24- Reasoning: 24-28Total: 68-75 | Memory-based: Books-based Line DI (5Q), Discount/Train problems (4Q). Feedback: “Balanced, but Reasoning puzzles time-consuming.” (Preliminary; more updates expected post-shift). |
| Shift 3 (2-3 PM) | Moderate (Ongoing) | Early indications: Similar to Shift 2; Quant slightly tougher with mixed DI. | – Estimated: 65-75 | – |
| Shift 4 (4:30-5:30 PM) | – | – | – | – |
Section-Wise Trends (Across October 5 Shifts)
- English Language (30Q, 20 min): Easiest section overall. Focus on comprehension (7-10Q), error detection (5-7Q), and fillers (5Q). Good attempts: 22-26.
- Numerical Ability (35Q, 20 min): Moderate; heavy on Simplification (10-15Q) and DI (10-15Q, e.g., Tabular/Line). Arithmetic (8-10Q: Ages, Profit-Loss). Avoid guesswork on calculations.
- Reasoning Ability (35Q, 20 min): Easy to Moderate; Puzzles/Seating (20-25Q), Syllogism/Inequality (5Q each). Alphanumeric series (5Q).
IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Pattern 2025
| Sections | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Time (Minutes) |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 |
Other key details:
- Mode of the exam: Online, Computer-based Test (CBT) mode
- Test duration: 1 hour; 20 minutes will be allocated for each of the three sections
- Types of questions asked: 100
- Total marks: 100
- Marking scheme: 1 mark for a correct answer; -0.25 marks for an incorrect answer
IBPS Clerk Salary Structure
| Salary Components | IBPS Clerk Salary Structure |
| Basic Pay | INR 19,900 |
| Dearness Allowance | INR 5209.82 |
| Special Allowance | INR 4118 |
| Transport Allowance | INR 757.08 |
| CCA | INR 0 |
| House Rent Allowance(HRA) | INR 2039.75 |
| Gross Pay | INR 32,024.65 |
| Deduction (NPS Fund, Union Fee) | INR 2570.98 |
| Net Pay | INR 29453.67 |