IBPS - PO - PRELIMS EXAM (First Shift, 23-10-2016) is over and the level of the paper was moderate to difficult and pattern of the paper is being given below:
1. English – Total 30 Questions (Level – Moderate to Difficult )
| TOPIC | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension (Based on Economical Article) | 7 |
| Cloze Test (Based on Education System) | 8 |
| Sentence Rearrangement (Based on Global Issues) | 5 |
| Error Detection | 10 |
2. Quantitative Aptitude – Total 35 Questions (Level – Easy To Moderate)
| TOPIC | No. of Questions |
| Simplification (Approximation) | 5 |
| Number Series | 5 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Data Interpretation (Pie Chart + Table Graph) | 10 |
| Language Problems (Profit Loss, Average, Boats and Stream, CI/SI, Time and Work, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Partnership, etc.) | 10 |
Today's Number Series :-
6, 4, 3, 5.5, 10, ?
108, 115, 104, 117, 100, ?
16, 17, 37, 111, ?
13, 17, 33, 97, ?, 1377
7, 17, 30, 56, 93, ?
3. Reasoning Ability – Total 35 Questions – (Level – Easy To Moderate )
| TOPIC | No. of Questions |
| Puzzle - Order Ranking - (Floor) | 5 |
| Puzzle (Sitting Arrangement) | 5 |
| Inequality | 5 |
| Direction | 3 |
| Blood Relation | 3 |
| Puzzle ( Linear) | 5 |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Misc, | 4 |
