IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2025: 12th October, Shift 1 Good Attempts, Difficulty Level, and Topics Asked
Oct 13 2025
Dear aspirants, check here to learn the detailed IBPS PO mains exam analysis 2025. The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection conducts the IBPS PO mains examination on 12th October 2025. The exam will be held in a single shift. The exam is intended to evaluate candidates' knowledge and problem-solving skills across all sections. Although it is not extremely difficult, it demands strategic time allocation and a thorough understanding of fundamental ideas. Candidates who have cleared the IBPS PO prelims examination will be shortlisted for the mains examination. Those who participate in this examination can review the complete IBPS PO mains exam analysis 2025 to evaluate their performance. The IBPS PO mains exam 2025 will consist of 145 questions (Excluding Descriptive 2 questions) with a total of 225 marks (200 + 25 for Descriptive Paper). The exam includes sections on Reasoning, General / Economy / Banking Awareness / Digital / Financial Awareness, including RBI circulars, English Language, Data Analysis and Interpretation, and Descriptive Paper (Essay and Comprehension). The time duration for the IBPS PO mains exam is 3 hours 10 minutes (160 minutes + 30 minutes = 190 minutes). For any queries, kindly visit the FAQs listed below.
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IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 PDF - 23rd and 24th August - All Shifts
Candidates can download the IBPS PO prelims Exam Analysis 2025 PDF for all shifts held on 23rd and 24th August 2025 from the link given below.
IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2025 PDF - 23rd and 24th August
IBPS PO Prelims and Mains Exam Analysis 2024 PDF Download
Candidates can also download the IBPS PO exam analysis 2024 PDF for both prelims and mains from the link below.
| IBPS PO Prelims and Mains Exam Analysis 2024 PDF Download | ||
| S.No | Exams | PDF Download Link |
| 1 | IBPS PO Prelims Exam 2024 | IBPS PO Prelims Exam Analysis 2024 PDF |
| 2 | IBPS PO Mains Exam 2024 | IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2024 PDF |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2025 - 12th October Shift 1
Candidates can check IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2025 held on 12 October for shift 1. The detailed exam analysis provides overall and section-wise difficulty levels, the number of good attempts, types of questions, and topics covered.
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2025 For 12th October Shift 1 – Good Attempts And Difficulty Level
Here we have added the IBPS PO mains good attempts and the difficulty level of the exam held on 12th October, Shift 1. Candidates can analyse their exam level and details by referring to the details given below.
| IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2025: 12th October – Shift 1 |
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| Sections | Total Questions | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| Reasoning | 40 | 18 to 23 | easy to moderate |
| General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness / Digital/ Financial Awareness, including RBI circulars |
35 | 11 to 15 | moderate |
| English Language | 35 | 17 to 22 | moderate |
| Data Analysis and Interpretation | 35 | 9 to 13 | difficult |
| Overall | 145 | 55 to 73 | moderate to difficult |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2025 – 12th October Shift 1 – Reasoning
Candidates can check the IBPS PO mains exam analysis 2025 for the 1st shift for the Reasoning section through the table provided below.
| IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2025 - 12th October Shift 1 - Reasoning Ability | |
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Circle Seating + linear seating (8 persons) - 2 marks | 5 |
| designation puzzle (6 persons, 3 variables) - 2 marks | 5 |
| 3 parallel row seating (16 persons) - 2 marks | 5 |
| Meaningful word (despair) - 2 marks | 1 |
| Direction with chinese coding - 2 marks | 4 |
| Input output (1 mark) | 5 |
| coding decoding (2 variables) - 1 mark | 3 |
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Critical reasoning - 1 mark |
5 |
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Data sufficiency - 1 mark |
2 |
|
Direction - 1 mark |
2 |
|
Miscellaneous - 1 mark |
3 |
| Total | 40 |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2025 – 12th October Shift 1 – English Language
Candidates can check the IBPS PO mains exam analysis 2025 for the English Language section provided below.
| IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2025 – 12th October Shift 1 – English Language | |
| Topic | No. of Questions |
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Reading comprehension set 1 (8 questions) - 1 mark Reading comprehension set 2 (3 questions) - 1 mark Passage Related to: set 1 - Airway travel set 2 - social gaming based |
11 |
| Identify the Incorrect sentence (1 mark) | 2 |
| Cloze Test (1 mark) | 6 |
| Fillers (1 mark) | 4 |
| Match the column (1 mark) | 5 |
| Word rearrangement (1 mark) | 2 |
| Find the sentence irrelevant to the topic (2 marks) | 2 |
| Find the sentence with exact meaning (2marks) | 2 |
| Jumbled sentences (2 marks) | 1 |
| Total | 35 |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2025 – 12th October Shift 1 – Data Analysis and Interpretation
Candidates can check the IBPS PO mains exam analysis 2025 for the Data Analysis and Interpretation section provided below.
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IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2025 – 12th October Shift 1 – Data Analysis and Interpretation |
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| Topic | No. of Questions |
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Table DI (company profit based on 2 years) - 1 mark |
6 |
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Bar DI (sanitizers sales based) - 1 mark |
5 |
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caselet DI (boys & girls in 3 schools) - 2 marks |
3 |
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Missing series - 1 mark |
2 |
| Pie chart (2 marks) | 4 |
| Quadratic (1 marks) | 3 |
| Quadratic (condition based) - 2 marks | 1 |
| Q1 & Q2 (1 marks) | 3 |
| Profit loss (2 marks) | 1 |
| speed distance (2 marks) | 1 |
| Number system based (2 marks) | 1 |
| Condition based number series (2 marks) | 2 |
| miscellaneous (2 marks) | 2 |
| miscellaneous (1 marks) | 1 |
| Total | 35 |
IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2025 – 12th October Shift 1 – General Awareness
Candidates can check the IBPS PO mains exam analysis 2025 for the general awareness section provided below.
Questions Asked:
1. According to the recent updates, C.P. Radhakrishnan served as the Governor of which of the following states?
Answer: Jharkhand
2. The Vibrant Village Programme – II has been implemented by which Indian state?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
3. The "Bhavishya" scheme is an online pension sanction and payment tracking system created for central government employees in India who are about to __________ (Target group).
Answer: Retiring employees
4. The Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, located along the Tamil Nadu coast, comprises how many islands?
Answer: 21
5. In the Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2025, which city did not rank among the top three in Category I (population over 10 lakh)?
Answer: In the Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2025, the top three cities in Category I (population over 10 lakh) were:
Indore – 1st place
Jabalpur – 2nd place
Agra and Surat – tied for 3rd place
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IBPS PO Mains Exam Analysis 2025 – 12th October Shift 1 – Descriptive Writing
1. Essay: (15 marks)
- Biodiversity loss & concerns
- Govt & public role in sensitive information
2. Comprehension: (10 marks)
- AI tools in India & foreign countries - 4 questions
FAQs
Q: What is the overall difficulty level of the IBPS PO mains exam 2025?
The overall difficulty level of the IBPS PO mains 2025 has been updated.
Q: What is the total number of questions for the IBPS PO mains examination 2025?
The total number of questions for the IBPS PO mains examination 2025 is 145 (Excluding Descriptive 2 questions).
Q: What are the overall good attempts of the IBPS PO mains exam 2025?
The overall good attempts of the IBPS PO mains exam 2025 has been updated.
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