IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025, 23 August Shift 1 Questions & Exam Review

IBPS PO Prelims Exam for the year 2025 has started today, and the first shift of the first day exam is now over. Lakhs of banking aspirants who have submitted their applications for 5208 Probationary Officer (PO) vacancies and have their exam scheduled for upcoming shifts must be keenly waiting for IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025. Candidates revieres that overall exam was of Moderate level. This analysis will help them to understand the difficulty level of the exam and what changes have been made in this year’s exam as compared to previous years.

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025

Our faculty is conducting IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025, providing an in-depth exam review for each section in this article. There are 3 sections in the prelims exam of IBPS PO 2025, namely English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability, for which the complete exam analysis will be provided below. Our IBPS PO Shift 1 Analysis of 23rd August 2025 will provide you with complete details about the examination, including difficulty level, good attempts, and questions asked.

As per candidates’ reviews who appeared in this shift, the difficulty level of the exam was of Moderate level with lengthy & calculative questions in Quantitative Aptitude. The sequence of IBPS PO Prelims Question paper was Reasoning- English- Quantitative Aptitude. 

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 Difficulty Level

Based on the feedback received from candidates who appeared in this shift and review of the faculty, the overall difficulty level of today’s 1st shift, with sectional difficulty, has been discussed here. The questions from English language was Easy to Moderate while other two sections were of Moderate level.

IBPS PO Exam Analysis 23 August 2025 Good Attempts

The number of good attempts in an exam depends on individual performance and accuracy. “Good attempts” refers to the number of questions a candidate should answer to increase their chances of qualifying. This is influenced by the exam’s difficulty, the candidate’s accuracy, and the expected cut-off score.

Note: To achieve favorable results, candidates should prioritize accuracy and time management instead of simply attempting to answer every question.

IBPS PO Exam Analysis 2025: Sectional Review

The IBPS PO Prelims 2025 consists of three sections: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning Ability. Candidates must achieve the minimum qualifying marks in each section to be eligible for the Mains exam. The total exam includes 100 questions, each for 1 mark. There is a penalty of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer. The duration of the exam is 60 minutes, which is subdivided into sectional timing of 20 minutes for each subject.

1. English Language: 30 questions for 30 marks (20 minutes)
2. Quantitative Aptitude: 35 questions for 35 marks (20 minutes)
3. Reasoning Ability: 35 questions for 35 marks (20 minutes)

IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025: Reasoning Ability

This section consists of 35 questions, and the candidates who appeared in this shift shared the detailed exam analysis with our faculty. As per the feedback from candidates, the reasoning section was a little bit tricky, but the questions were doable.

Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Asked: 

1. Year-Based (Age) base year 2025- 5 questions
2. Date & Month based puzzle (6 persons with colour variable)- 5 questions
3. Certain Number of Persons (N)- 3 questions
4. Box based puzzle (6 persons)- 5 questions

IBPS PO Prelims Admit Card 2025 Out- Click to Download

IBPS PO 2025 Exam Timings

The exam is scheduled for a total 8 shifts on 23rd and 24th August 2025. Each day, 4 shifts will be held for which the complete schedule, including reporting time, gate closing time, handwriting sample time, exam start and end time has been discussed below.