IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2025, 7 December Shift 1, Good Attempts And Diffculty Level
Priyanka Dahima7 Dec, 2025
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After the first shift of the IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims exam on 7 December 2025, our team spoke directly with candidates as they came out of the exam centre to understand what was asked in the paper. According to their feedback, the difficulty level was easy to moderate, and there were no major changes compared to the previous two shifts.
Here we provide the detailed section-wise IBPS RRB Clerk Exam Analysis 2025 for today’s exam, including good attempts and difficulty levels for each section, the overall good attempt range and difficulty of Shift 1, and any small changes noticed like questions from earlier shifts
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 7 December 2025, Shift 1
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) successfully conducted the RRB Clerk Prelims examination. Candidates appeared for the IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam 2025 on December 7, 2025. Shift 1 was the first shift of the day. The overall difficulty level was assessed as Easy to Moderate. The paper followed the expected pattern. Time management was crucial for maximising attempts
IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims Exam Analysis 2025, 7th December Shift 1
The paper was rated Easy to Moderate. The Reasoning Ability section was notably Easy. Most questions were direct and fast-solvable. Puzzles were doable but required concentration.
Quantitative Aptitude was Easy to Moderate. Simplification questions were direct calculations. Arithmetic word problems consumed the most time. Data Interpretation (DI) was straightforward.
| Sections | Total Questions | Good Attempts | Difficulty Level |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 33 to 34 | Easy to moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 29 to 32 | Easy to moderate |
| Overall | 80 | 62 to 66 | Easy to moderate |
IBPS RRB Clerk Reasoning Ability Analysis 2025
The Reasoning Ability section plays a major role in scoring well. Here is the topic-wise distribution of questions asked in the 7th December Shift 1 exam.
| IBPS RRB Clerk Reasoning Ability Analysis 2025 | |
|
Topics |
No. of Questions |
| Weekday-Based Puzzle (Scheduling - Mon to Sat) | 5 |
| 7 Boxed Based Puzzle | 5 |
| Square-Based Arrangement (8 Persons) | 5 |
| Word-Based Series | 5 |
| Direction and Distance | 3 |
| Syllogism | 3 |
| Ineqaulity | 3 |
| Order and Ranking | 3 |
| Odd one out | 1 |
| Pair Counting | 1 |
| Meaningful word | 1 |
| Chinese Coding | 5 |
| Total | 40 |
IBPS RRB Clerk Quantitative Aptitude Analysis 2025
The Quantitative section evaluates candidates' numerical and analytical skills. Below is the Shift 1 topic-wise breakup from the 7th December exam.
Arithmetic- Time and work, Boat and stream, Ages, Partnership, Profit and Loss, SI, Train, Percentage, Ratio and proportion, mixture
| IBPS RRB Clerk Quantitative Aptitude Analysis 2025 | |
|
Topics |
No. of Questions |
| Simplification | 12 to 15 |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 |
| Tabular DI | 5 |
| Line Graph DI | 5 |
| Arithmetic | 10 to 13 |
| Total | 40 |