IBPS Specialist Officer (SO) Exam 2024 evaluates aspiring candidates for specialist roles in various public sector banks across India. This year’s exam IBPS SO exam for IT, AFO, Law, Marketing, HR and Rajbhasha Officer posts is scheduled to be held on 09 November 2024. Candidates are keen to understand the difficulty level, question distribution and overall pattern of the exam. Here we will provide detailed analysis of all shifts of IBPS SO 2024 exam.
IBPS SO Exam Analysis 2024
IBPS SO Exam 2024 will be conducted in multiple shifts to accommodate the large number of candidates. Applicants will be tested on common sections in each shift: English Language, Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness (for Rajbhasha Adhikari) with focus on Banking Industry for all posts. Our analysis covers section-wise and overall difficulty levels to help candidates assess their performance.
IBPS SO Exam Analysis 2024, All Shifts
To provide a complete review, here are links to detailed analysis of both the shifts for IBPS SO 2024. Each shift analysis provides an understanding of the questions asked, good attempts and different difficulty levels in different sections.
| IBPS SO Exam Analysis 2024, All Shifts | |
| IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2024, Shift 1 | IBPS SO Prelims Exam Analysis 2024, Shift 2 |
IBPS SO Exam Analysis 2024 Difficulty Level
The difficulty level of IBPS SO Exam 2024 will be updated here shift-wise. However, an examination is expected with some variations in difficulty depending on the specific post applied for. Here’s an analysis:
| IBPS SO Exam Analysis 2024 Difficulty Level | ||
| section | shift 1 | shift 2 |
| english language | Will be updated here | Will be updated here |
| ability to reason | Will be updated here | Will be updated here |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Will be updated here | Will be updated here |
| general awareness | Will be updated here | Will be updated here |
| overall | Will be updated here | Will be updated here |
IBPS SO 2024 Shift Timing
IBPS SO exam was conducted on 09 November 2024 in two primary shifts. These shifts allowed IBPS to test a larger number of candidates and the same exam structure could be followed with minor variations in question difficulty in all sections in both the shifts.
| IBPS SO 2024 Shift Timing | |||
| Change | reporting | exam start | end of exam |
| shift 1 | 07:30 am | 08:30 am | 10:30 AM |
| shift 2 | 03:30 pm | 04:30 pm | 05:30 pm |
| for afo | 11:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 02:30 pm |
IBPS SO Previous Year Exam Analysis
Understanding the trends of previous years can be beneficial for candidates who want to compare and analyze the changes over the years. Year-wise links of previous year IBPS SO exam analysis are given here to give candidates detailed information about exam trends, difficulty level and section performance.
IBPS SO Previous Year Exam Analysis: 2023
Candidates can analyze the 2023 IBPS SO exam, which was held on December 30 in two shifts, from the link given below.
IBPS SO Previous Year Exam Analysis: 2022
Here are the links to the exam analysis of IBPS SO 2022 exam. Candidates can review these papers to get information about the 2022 exam.
