How to Clear Qualifying Subjects in IBPS SO – Prelims 2018 IT Officer Scale-I

IBPS SO Prelims Exam Pattern – IT Officer Scale-I

Name of Test	No.s of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Reasoning	50	50	40 mins
English Language	50	25	40 mins
Quant Aptitude	50	50	40 mins
Total	150	125	2 Hours

• Sectional Timing has been introduced in the Prelims Exam.
  
• You have to qualify each test viz there is sectional & overall cut off.
• All the tests will be available bilingually i.e. English and Hindi except the test of English Language.
• There is negative marking of one fourth for every wrong answer which is 0.25 marks.

Strategy to Clear Qualifying Subjects in IBPS SO Prelims Exam 

Make sure that you have to clear the cut off of each subject as well as the overall cut off to qualify the IBPS Specialist Officer Prelims Exam. In this article, we are providing you the Strategy to Clear Qualifying Subjects in IBPS SO Prelims Exam. These strategies will help you manage your time and maximize your chances of clearing the IBPS SO Prelims exam.

English Language:

This section is a part of all the Officers’ exam. The expected difficulty level of this section is Moderate. This subject consists of 50 Qs worth of 25 marks. Generally, people struggle in this section. But with the right strategy, you can score good marks.

Expected Cutoff:

5-6 Marks.

Important Topics with Weightage:

Reading Comprehension – 10-15 Questions.
Para Jumbles / Odd Sentence Out – 0-5 Questions.
Error Spotting – 5-10 Questions.
Cloze test – 5-10 Questions.
Fill in the Blanks – 5 Questions.
Phrase Replacement/Sentence Improvement – 5-10 Questions.

Order of Attempt:

Error Spotting → Cloze Test → Fill in the Blanks → Sentence Improvement → Para Jumble → Reading Comprehension.

Quantitative Aptitude:

This section focuses majorly on your accuracy and speed. This section can turn out to be a time-consuming one at times and you should have a good practice to solve questions quickly and with accuracy.

Expected Cutoff:

8.5-9.5 Marks.

Important Topics and Weightage:

Number Series – 5 Questions.
Data Interpretation – 13-15 Questions.
Algebra – 5-6 Questions.
Data Sufficiency – 5 Questions.
Simplification/Approximation – 0-5 Questions
Miscellaneous Topics – 15-17 Qs

Order of Attempt:

Number Series → Algebra → Approximation → Data Interpretation → Data Sufficiency → Miscellaneous Topics → Averages → Interest → Profit and Loss → Speed, Time and Distance →  Mensuration → Time and Work etc.

Logical Reasoning:

This section is considered very tough and time taking. Having the right strategy and time management will get you over the line.

Expected Cutoff:

11-12 Marks.

Important Topics and Weightage:

Coding-decoding – 5-10 Questions.
Direction and Distance – 2-5 Questions.
Blood Relations – 2-5 Questions.
Ordering and Ranking – 2-6 Questions.
Inequalities – 5 Questions.
Syllogism – 3-5 Questions.
Machine Input Output – 0-5 Questions.
Seating Arrangement – 10-12 Questions.
Puzzles – 5-10 Questions.
Data Sufficiency – 3-5 Questions.
Verbal Reasoning – 5-8 Questions.

Order of Attempt:

Inequalities → Syllogism → Direction and Distance → Coding-decoding → Ordering & Ranking → Machine Input Output → Seating Arrangement → Verbal Reasoning → Puzzles → Data Sufficiency

Last Year Cutoff: 

English Language	8
Reasoning	18
Qualitative Aptitude	18
Total	90