Alphonumeric series is an important subject in the logic section of IBPS RRB clerk and PO exams. These questions test your observation, logical thinking and pattern recognition skills. You will be given a series of systematic letters, numbers and symbols in a particular order. You need to find hidden arguments or patterns to give the correct answer to the question.
Types and Tricks for Alphonumeric Series, IBPS RRB Clerk and PO 2025
If you practice them regularly, alphanumeric series questions are usually easy and scoring IBPS RRB exam. Try to solve puzzles and fake tests based on this subject. Focus more on the mixed chain as they often appear in the exam. With good practice and presence of mind, you can easily get full marks in this section.
Alphonumeric series types
There are different types of questions that can be asked from the alphanumeric series in IBPS RRB exams. Here are the main types:
Letter-based series
In this type, only letters (A to Z) are given in a particular order. You need to find the missing letter or identify a pattern based on the alphabet sequence or reverse alphabet order.
Example:
Dfhj?
Logic: Akshar is growing from +2
Answer: L
Number-based series
Here, only the number is given. You need to apply arithmetic operations such as joint, subtraction, multiplication or division to find patterns.
Example:
2 4 8 16?
Logic: multiply by 2 every time
Answer: 32
Mixed alphonumeric series
It is the most common type in IBPS RRB. It consists of a combination of letters, numbers and symbols. You will be asked to find a letter or number of numbers, count the number of vowels or odd numbers, or find elements based on a given position.
Example:
A 3 % d 9 g @ 5 b
- How many letters are there between 3 and G?
- Which element is the fifth for D’s right?
Symbol-based questions
These questions include symbols like @, #, %, $, etc. in a series. You may be asked to count the number of symbols between the two elements or to find the symbol that ranks from left or right to another of another element.
Tricks to quickly solve alphanumeric chain
To solve these questions rapidly and accurately in IBPS RRB Clerk and PO 2025, follow these simple tricks:
Watch carefully
Before solving, read the series 2 to 3 times. Try to notice any recurrence, pattern or order.
Break chains into parts
Divide the given chain into small groups of 3 or 5 elements. This helps to spot the pattern easily.
Pay attention to posts
For questions related to left and right positions, draw the chain and mark the positions properly to avoid mistakes.
Remember the alphabet position
Always remember a = 1, b = 2,…, z = 26. This helps to solve the letter of letters and mixed types.
Practice with timer
To improve speed and accuracy, solve at least 10 to 15 alphanumeric series questions with timer.
