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IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 8 August 2021: IBPS is all set to conduct RRB Clerk Prelims Exam on 8th and 14th August 2021, and the candidates who are going to appear in the exam are anxious and worried about the difficulty level of the exam. In this article, we will be providing the detailed exam analysis for IBPS RRB Clerk Exam 2021 after directly coordinating with the students who will be coming out of the exam hall. If you are looking for the exact and detailed analysis, then bookmark this page and Dream Big Institution will be there with the analysis after the 1st Shift of IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims is over.
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IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 8 August 2021 (All Shift):
A huge number of candidates are going to appear in Office Scale-I Exam for IBPS RRB Clerk 2021. The candidates whose exam is scheduled for 8th & 14th August must buckle up their preparation and go through the previous year IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis to understand the level of exam, questions asked, topic-wise marks distribution, and much more.
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam 2021 Shift Timings
The aspirants who are going to appear for IBPS RRB Clerk Exam 2021 must reach the exam hall before their shift timings as mentioned in their IBPS RRB Clerk call letter. Below is the table depicting timings for all shifts for 8th and 14th August 2021.
| Shifts | Reporting Time | Exam Time |
| Shift 1 | 7:30 AM | 8:35 to 9:20 AM |
| Shift 2 | 9:45 AM | 10:50 to 11:35 AM |
| Shift 3 | 12:00 PM | 1:05 to 1:50 PM |
| Shift 4 | 2:15 PM | 3:20 to 4:05 PM |
| Shift 5 | 4:30 PM | 5:35 to 6:20 PM |
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2021 – Official Exam Pattern:
Before seeing the Exam Analysis, here we have given the Official Exam Pattern of IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims 2021. The preliminary Exam Pattern consists of two sections, the Reasoning Ability & Quantitative Aptitude section. Each has 40 questions and carries 40 marks each. Time Duration of this examination will be 45 minutes.
| Section | NO. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 45 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 80 | 80 |
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 8 August 2021: (All Shifts)
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2021 Shift 5 (8th August): Difficulty Level
For the 5th shift, we provide the IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis for 8th August 2021. In this table given below, you can check the overall good attempts, section-wise good attempts, and exam difficulty levels. The questions asked from topics from each section are also provided below for the reference of the candidates. Refresh this page to get continuous updates.
| Section | No. of questions | Good attempts | Difficulty Level |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 20-23 | Easy-Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 28-31 | Easy |
| Overall | 80 | 60-67 | Easy-Moderate |
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Analysis for 8th August 2021: 5th Shift (Quantitative Aptitude)
| Topic | Number of Questions |
| Simplification | 10 |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 |
| Data Interpretation(Linear Graph) | 5 |
| Data Interpretation(Pie Chart) | 5 |
| Application Sums | 15 |
IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims Analysis 2021: 5th Shift (Reasoning Ability)
| Topic | Number of Questions |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Chinese Coding | 4 |
| Blood Relation | 3 |
| Direction | 3 |
| Circular Arrangement(8 People) | 5 |
| Month Based Puzzle | 5 |
| Uncertain Linear( North) | 5 |
| Comparison Puzzle | 5 |
| Parallel Row | 5 |
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2021 Shift 4 (8th August): Difficulty Level
Here is the difficulty level of each section in the IBPS RRB Clerk exam analysis 2021 shift 4 is different. In the table below, we have given an overview of the difficulty level of each section separately.
| Sections | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | Easy |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | Easy |
| Overall | 80 | Easy |
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2021 Shift 4: Good Attempts
As mentioned above, the exam for the 4th shift was easy. After receiving the feedback from the students, our team has provided an average number of good attempts for the exam. This number of good attempts will help the candidates in analyzing their performance in the examination. The IBPS RRB Clerk section-wise overall good attempts are mentioned in the table below.
| Sections | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability | 31-34 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 29-31 |
| Overall | 60-65 |
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Section-wise Analysis 2021 Shift 4(8th August)
After getting an overview of the overall difficulty level of the examination. Let us get the detailed section-wise analysis of the exam from the table mentioned below. The exam consisted of 2 sections that are reasoning ability and quantitative aptitude.
Reasoning Ability
The reasoning section was ——
| IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2021 – Reasoning Ability | |
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Syllogism (only a few) | 5 |
| Dual Row | 5 |
| Alphanumeric Series | 5 |
| Alphabetical rearrangement | 1 |
| Blood Relation | 4-5 |
| Schedule Based Puzzle (5 months) | 5 |
| Overall | 40 |
Quantitative Aptitude
| IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2021 – Quantitative Aptitude | |
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Pie Chart DI | 5 |
| Bar Graph DI | 5 |
| Simplification | 10 |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 |
| Arithmetic(Ratio, SI-CI, Profit & Loss, Boat & Stream) | 13 |
| Overall | 40 |
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2021 Shift 3 (8th August): Difficulty Level
IBPS RRB clerk prelims 3rd shift was easy-moderate. Both the sections i.e. Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude were moderate.
| Sections | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | Easy |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
| Overall | 80 | Moderate |
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2021 3rd Shift: Good Attempts
Good attempts of IBPS RRB Clerk exam shift 3 were 64-67. The section-wise good attempts are given below in the table.
| Sections | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability | 34-35 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30-32 |
| Overall | 64-67 |
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Section-Wise Analysis 2021- Shift 3 (8th August)
IBPS RRB Clerk exam section-wise analysis is given below. Here you can check for both the sections i.e. Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude in the described form.
Reasoning Ability
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Year Based Puzzle | 5 |
| Day Based Puzzle | 5 |
| Alphabetical Arrangement(INFORM) | 1 |
| Linear Arrangement (7 Person-North) | 5 |
| Order Ranking | 3-4 |
| Alphanumeric Series | 4 |
| Chinese Coding | 5 |
| Inequality (Direct Statement) | 5 |
| Direction and Distance | 3 |
| Blood Relation | 3 |
| Overall | 40 |
Quantitative Aptitude
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Pie Chart | 5 |
| Tabular Data Interpretation | 5 |
| Simplification | 10 |
| Missing Number Series | 5 |
| Arithmetic | 15 |
| Overall | 40 |
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2021 Shift 2 (8th August): Difficulty Level
The difficulty level of the IBPS RRB clerk prelims exam was easy-moderate. The difficulty level depends on many factors, the candidates need not worry about the difficulty level, as if the different shifts have different levels, there is a process of normalization.
| Sections | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | Easy |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
| Overall | 80 | Easy-Moderate |
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2021 Shift 2, 2021: Good Attempts
IBPS RRB Clerk’s good attempts are given below in the table. Check the sectional and overall good attempts.
| Sections | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability | 27-31 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 29-33 |
| Overall | 62-66 |
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2021 Shift 2 Section-Wise
IBPS RRB Clerk exam section-wise analysis is given below. Here you can check for both the sections i.e. Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude in the described form.
Reasoning Ability
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Blood Relation | 2 |
| Direction and Distance | 3 |
| Word Formation | 1 |
| Letter Based Coding | 1 |
| Linear Arrangement (8 Persons facing North) | 5 |
| Convetional/Chinese Coding | 5 |
| Box Based Puzzle | 5 |
| Series (Letter, Number, Symbols) | 5 |
| Circular Arrangement (5 Person) | 3 |
| Month Based Puzzle | 2 Dates, 3 Months, 6 Persons | 5 |
| Overall | 40 |
Quantitative Aptitude
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Bar Graph | 5 |
| Arithmetic | 12 |
| Simplification | 10 |
| Tabular Data Interpretation | Hostel Based | 5 |
| Missing Number Series | 5 |
| Quantity 1/ Quantity 2 Based Question | 3 |
| Overall | 40 |
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2021 Shift 1 (8th August): Difficulty Level
| Sections | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | Moderate |
| Overall | 80 | Moderate |
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2021 1st Shift: Good Attempts
IBPS RRB Clerk prelims good attempts for shift 1 (8th August) are given below. Good attempts do not mean the cut-off, many students get confused about the good attempts and cut-off. Good attempts are just the safe number of attempts you have attempted in the examination which will get you clear the cut-off. The IBPS RRB Clerk sectional and overall good attempts are given below in the table.
| Sections | Good Attempts |
| Reasoning Ability | 29-33 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 26-30 |
| Overall | 62-66 |
IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2021 Shift 1: Section-Wise
IBPS RRB Clerk exam section-wise analysis is given below. Here you can check for both the sections i.e. Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude in the described form.
The overall difficulty level of the Reasoning section was easy to moderate. The reasoning was Time Consuming sections in this shift. There were total 40 questions asked in the examination from which 2 puzzles were asked. Candidates can check the detailed analysis of reasoning from the table below.
Reasoning Ability
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Direction and Distance | 1 |
| Blood Relation | 3 |
| Order Ranking | 1 |
| Word Formation | 1 |
| Letter Based Coding | 1 |
| Linear Arrangement (Uncertain) | 4 |
| Box Based Puzzle: 7 Boxes, No Variable | 5 |
| Circle Based | 4 Inside/4 Outside | 5 |
| Floor Based Puzzle: 7 Floors | 4 |
| Overall | 40 |
Quantitative Aptitude
Missing Series Questions:
9, 4, 24, 41, 67, ____
7, 3.5, 3.5, 7, 28, ______
6, 5, 9, 26, ____, 514
6, 10, 15, 22, 32, _____
3, 17, 45, 87, ______, 213
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Bar Graph | 5 |
| Tabular Data Interpretation (Based on Train) | 5 |
| Simplification | 15 |
| Missing Number Series | 5 |
| Arithmetic | 10 |
| Overall | 40 |
Also Check: IBPS RRB PO Exam Analysis 2021 (August): All Shift Exam Questions, Difficulty Level
FAQs: IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2021
Q1. What is the exam pattern of IBPS RRB Clerk prelims exam 2021?
Ans. The exam pattern of IBPS RRB Clerk prelims exam 2021 consists of two sections i.e. Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude for a composite time of 45 minutes.
Q2. How many questions are there in IBPS RRB Clerk preliminary exam 2021?
Ans. There is a total of 80 questions in the IBPS RRB Clerk preliminary exam 2021.
Q3. What was the overall level of IBPS RRB Clerk prelims exam shift 1?
Ans. The overall level of IBPS RRB Clerk prelims exam shift 1 was Moderate
