IBPS has scheduled the SO Prelims Exam 2026 for a single day, 29th August 2026 in multiple shifts. This page will go live with the complete shift-wise exam analysis — difficulty level, good attempts, and topic-wise breakdown — right after each shift concludes on exam day. Bookmark this page and check back on 29th August.
IBPS SO Exam Analysis 2026
The IBPS SO Prelims Exam 2026 is conducted for Specialist Officer recruitment (CRP SPL-XVI) across 11 participating public sector banks. Once the exam is held, this page will carry the detailed shift-wise exam analysis — difficulty level, good attempts, and section-wise topic distribution — so candidates can gauge their performance and estimate the likely cut-off.
IBPS SO Pre 2026 exam had 4 sections in the objective test of 125 marks that consisted of 100 question to be completed in 1 hour 20 minutes. The sections asked for were:
- English Language- 25 questions
- Reasoning Ability- 25 questions
- General Awareness- 25 questions
- Professional Knowledge- 25 questions [NEWLY ADDED]
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IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026: English Language
This section had 50 questions all of Moderate level. Maximum Questions were asked from Cloze Test. A lot of questions were asked from Reading Comprehension. Questions from Phrase Replacement and Error Detection were also asked.
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension | |
| Cloze Test | |
| Error Detection | |
| Phrase Replacement | |
| Sentence Rearrangement | |
| Filler | |
| Total | 25 |
IBPS SO Exam Analysis 2026: Reasoning
The Reasoning Ability questions will be asked from:
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles | |
| Syllogism | |
| Direction Sense | |
| Coding-Decoding | |
| Inequality | |
| Alphabet | |
| Data Sufficiency | |
| Logical Reasoning & Blood Relation | |
| Total | 25 |
IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2026- General Awareness
The level of this section is generally moderate. 25 questions are to be asked from static GK, general awareness.
We hope that the candidates fare well in the Exam. We wish them all the best for their IBPS SO Prelims Result
FAQs
The Prelims exam is scheduled for 29 August 2026. The shift-wise analysis will be published on this page right after each shift concludes on exam day.
IBPS SO Prelims is typically conducted in two shifts per day. Both shifts will be analyzed separately since difficulty can vary between them.
Reasoning Ability, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude or General Awareness (post-dependent), and a newly introduced Professional Knowledge section — 100 questions in 80 minutes with separate sectional timing.
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