The Institute of Banking Personnel or IBPS conducts various exams for aspirants of the banking sector. These exams allow the aspirants to have a chance at securing a position in the banking sector. These positions can be varied including clerk, PO, SO and RRB. Many aspirants apply for the IBPS conducted examinations in the hope of acquiring these job positions.

As these exams are becoming more and more sought after and many candidates apply for them every year, the difficulty level of such examinations is also high. This sometimes makes it hard for the candidates to clear these exams in the first attempt. Here in this article we are going to focus on the IBPS Clerk examinations and the factors that determine the difficulty level of this exam in particular.

What determines the difficulty level of IBPS Clerk examination?

The exams of the bank sector can be hard to clear in the first attempt as the difficulty level of them is fairly high. The IBPS Clerk exam is also one of the most aspired exams by candidates who want to acquire the position of a bank clerk in the banking sector. This has led to an increase in the competition between candidates which can be one of the factors that determines the difficulty level of the exam.

The other factors that may affect the difficulty level of the IBPS Clerk exam are the cut offs, the quality of examination, the number of seats, etc. We will see in detail a few of these factors which are responsible for the difficulty level in the IBPS Clerk exam,

1. Competition level

As the number of candidates applying for the IBPS Clerk exam is increasing every year, the difficulty level of the examination increases and it becomes even harder for the candidates to clear the IBPS clerk exam in the first attempt.

2. Examination quality

If we compare the IBPS clerk examination with other IBPS exams like the PO examination, it can be found that the difficulty level of the clerk exams is less than that of the PO exams. The language section contains comprehension and passages and the reasoning section is also much easier than the PO exam reasoning section.

3. The total number of seats

The total number of seats is different every year for the bank clerk exams and is different for different states. Any individual who is not familiar with the native language of the state cannot appear for the examination.

4. Cutoffs

The cutoffs determine the minimum marks that a candidate needs to clear the IBPS clerk examination. The cutoffs for this exam change every year.

All the above factors together determine the difficulty level of the IBPS clerk examinations. Knowing the difficulty level of the exam is important in the sense that it will help the candidates to plan their preparation and work harder on the areas that they find difficult. Also by looking at the previous year’s cutoffs the candidates can get an idea about the minimum marks required which would help them in studying efficiently.