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24 Sep

Best Books for SBI Associate Banks PO Recruitment 2014

State Bank of India(SBI) is going to conduct the common exam for the recruitment of 2986 vacancies of PO in 5 Associate Banks of SBI. Read advertisement here.

SBI PO 2014 PAPER PATTERN & SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Phase-I Examination consisting Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 50 marks.
The Objective Test will be online. Immediately after online Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered. Cadidates will have to answer Descriptive Test on paper/Pen mode.
(i) The Objective Test with 2 hour duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 Objective Test:
marks each (Total 200 marks) as follows:
a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)
b) Test of General Awareness, Marketing & Computers
c) Test of Data Analysis & Interpretation
d) Test of Reasoning (High Level)
The candidates are required to qualify in each of the Tests by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
(ii) The Descriptive Test with 1 hour duration (50marks) will be of “Test Descriptive Test: of English Language (comprehension, short précis, letter writing & essay)”.
The candidates are required to qualify in the Descriptive Test by securing passing marks, to be decided by the Bank.
Descriptive Test paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who have scored qualifying marks in the Objective Tests and are Placed adequately high as per total marks in objective test.

Phase II Exam consists of Group Discussion and Interview.

Check out the Best Books for SBI PO 2014(PROBATIONARY OFFICERS) Exam:

A) English Language:

1) General English by Lucent Publications: This is by far the best book available in the market for the preparation of all entrance exams. The content in this book is written in both English and Hindi language for easy understanding. All the concepts are explained in a crystal clear and step by step manner. Hundreds of rules of English grammar are given in this book chapter wise, so you will cover each and every aspect of English language.

2) Objective General English by SP Bakshi: Another best book to prepare for Objective English. All the topics are explained in a very clear and sequential manner. But personally, I’d prefer Lucent book.

If the book is not available on Flipkart, purchase on Amazon:

B) General Intelligence and Reasoning:

1) A Modern Approach To Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal: The best and only book you need to prepare for this section. Every topic is covered in detail in this book. This book is good for high level reasoning as required in SBI PO exam.

2) The Hand on Guide to Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning: A Must have Resource for Aspirants of CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, CMAT, CSAT, SBI PO, Bank Clerk, SSC: This is another best book for high level reasoning learning and practice.

C) Data Analysis & Interpretation:

1) Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant: As this section in the SBI PO exam will be related to Data Analysis and Interpretation but for that, you need to clear your basics of mathematics. This is great book for Mathematics to improve your speed and efficiency with thousands of shortcuts. It covers all the topics with so many formulas, concepts, shortcuts, examples and thousands of questions to practice.

If book is not available on Flipkart, buy it on Amazon:

2) The Accredited Guide to Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency: A Must have Resource for Aspirants of CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, CSAT, SBI PO, Bank Clerk, SSC: This is best book available in the market for Data Analysis and Interpretation.

D) General Awareness, Marketing & Computers:

1) Handbook on Computer Awareness: This Book is really useful for Recruitment Exams such as SBI PO, IBPS PO/Clerk, SSC, LIC AAO, Railways and entrance exams of MCA, MBA, BBA and similar courses.

If this book is not available, buy this book:

2) Guide to Banking General Awareness and Banking Aptitude Test: Great book for banking awareness section. It contains more than 1,000 questions for the preparation of Banking awareness section.

3) Marketing Aptitude Test by BSC: Best book of marketing to prepare for all competitive exams.

If this book is shown “Out of stock” on the above link, try the link below.

4) IBPS CWE Specialist Officers Marketing Officer Exam Practice Work Book by Kiran Prakashan: Another good book to prepare for marketing section in SBI PO exam.

5) General Knowledge 2014: Essential ‘Knowledge Capsule’ in General Awareness and Current Affairs by Manohar Pandey(Arihant Publications) I strongly recommend this book as you can do it within a week and it covers the entire General awareness in a concise manner.

For general awareness or current affairs section, you need to read newspaper daily or like our Facebook page to get current affairs daily or follow our monthly current affairs section on this website.

E) Descriptive Section:

1) Descriptive General English by SP Bakshi: This is a great book to prepare for Descriptive/Subjective section of SBI PO exam. This book covers many essays, letters, precis, reports and much more to cover every bit of descriptive topic in a very detailed manner.

We will update this post with more new books for SBI PO preparation. Keep visiting our website.

See Also: SBI PO 2013 Cutoff – Written Exam and Interview

All the best for the exam.

09 Aug

Best Books for IBPS Clerk 2014

IBPS is going to conduct the Common Written Exam for the recruitment of Clerks in 21 Public Sector Banks in 2014. You can read the notification here.

The online objective exam would be conducted in the month of December, 2014.

Paper Pattern:

The total time is of 2 hours including following sections:

1) Reasoning 40 Marks
2) English Language 40 Marks
3) Numerical Ability 40 Marks
4) General Awareness
(with special reference to Banking Industry) 40 Marks
5) Computer Knowledge 40 Marks

Total 200 Marks.

Check out Best Books for IBPS Clerk IV 2014:

A) English Language:

1) General English by Lucent Publications: This is by far the best book available in the market for the preparation of all entrance exams. The content in this book is written in both English and Hindi language for easy understanding. All the concepts are explained in a crystal clear and step by step manner. Hundreds of rules of English grammar are given in this book chapter wise, so you will cover each and every aspect of English language.

2) Objective General English by SP Bakshi: Another best book to prepare for Objective English. All the topics are explained in a very clear and sequential manner. But personally, I’d prefer Lucent book.

If the book is not available on Flipkart, purchase on Amazon:

B) General Intelligence and Reasoning:

1) A Modern Approach To Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal: The best and only book you need to prepare for this section. Every topic is covered in detail in this book. This book is good for high level reasoning as required in IBPS Clerk exam.

2) The Hand on Guide to Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning: A Must have Resource for Aspirants of CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, CMAT, CSAT, SBI PO, Bank Clerk, SSC: This is another best book for high level reasoning learning and practice.

C) Quantitative Aptitude:

1) Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant: This is great book for Mathematics to improve your speed and efficiency with thousands of shortcuts. It covers all the topics with so many formulas, concepts, shortcuts, examples and thousands of questions to practice.

If book is not available on Flipkart, buy it on Amazon:

2) The Accredited Guide to Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency: A Must have Resource for Aspirants of IBPS PO, CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, CSAT, SBI PO, Bank Clerk, SSC: This is best book available in the market for Data Analysis and Interpretation.

D) General Awareness, Marketing & Computers:

1) Handbook on Computer Awareness: This Book is really useful for Recruitment Exams such as SBI PO, IBPS PO/RRB/Clerk, SSC, LIC AAO, Railways and entrance exams of MCA, MBA, BBA and similar courses.

If this book is not available, buy this book:

2) Guide to Banking General Awareness and Banking Aptitude Test: Great book for banking awareness section. It contains more than 1,000 questions for the preparation of Banking awareness section.

3) Marketing Aptitude / Computer Aptitude / General & Banking Awareness for RBI Exams: A Must have book that covers marketing aptitude, computer knowledge and banking awareness.

For general awareness or current affairs section, you need to read newspaper daily or like our Facebook page to get current affairs daily or follow our monthly current affairs section on this website.

E) Specialized Books:

1) IBPS Bank Clerk (Common Written Examination) : Success Master (English) 5th Edition: It comprises of different sections covering Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge and English Language. It also includes fully solved 2011 and 2013 IBPS Clerk papers.

2) Previous Papers IBPS (Common Written Exam) for Bank Clerk Exam With Detailed Solution:

We will post more good books soon. All the best.

28 Jul

Best Books for IBPS PO/MT 4 2014

IBPS is going to conduct the Common Written Exam for the recruitment of Probationary Officers/ Management Trainees posts in 21 Public Sector Banks in 2014. You can read the notification here.

The online written exam would be conducted in the month of October – November, 2014.

See Also: Check out Best Books for IBPS PO/MT V, 2015

Paper Pattern:

The Composite time is of 2 hours including following sections:

1 Reasoning 50 Marks
2 English Language 40 Marks
3 Quantitative Aptitude 50 Marks
4 General Awareness (with special reference to Banking Industry) 40 Marks
5 Computer Knowledge 20 Marks

Total 200 Marks.
The above tests except the Test of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.

Check out Best Books for IBPS PO/MT 4 2014:

A) English Language:

1) General English by Lucent Publications: This is by far the best book available in the market for the preparation of all entrance exams. The content in this book is written in both English and Hindi language for easy understanding. All the concepts are explained in a crystal clear and step by step manner. Hundreds of rules of English grammar are given in this book chapter wise, so you will cover each and every aspect of English language.

2) Objective General English by SP Bakshi: Another best book to prepare for Objective English. All the topics are explained in a very clear and sequential manner. But personally, I’d prefer Lucent book.

If the book is not available on Flipkart, purchase on Amazon:

B) General Intelligence and Reasoning:

1) A Modern Approach To Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal: The best and only book you need to prepare for this section. Every topic is covered in detail in this book. This book is good for high level reasoning as required in IBPS PO exam.

2) The Hand on Guide to Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning: A Must have Resource for Aspirants of CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, CMAT, CSAT, SBI PO, Bank Clerk, SSC: This is another best book for high level reasoning learning and practice.

C) Quantitative Aptitude:

1) Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant: This is great book for Mathematics to improve your speed and efficiency with thousands of shortcuts. It covers all the topics with so many formulas, concepts, shortcuts, examples and thousands of questions to practice.

If book is not available on Flipkart, buy it on Amazon:

2) The Accredited Guide to Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency: A Must have Resource for Aspirants of IBPS PO, CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, CSAT, SBI PO, Bank Clerk, SSC: This is best book available in the market for Data Analysis and Interpretation.

D) General Awareness, Marketing & Computers:

1) Handbook on Computer Awareness: This Book is really useful for Recruitment Exams such as SBI PO, IBPS PO/RRB/Clerk, SSC, LIC AAO, Railways and entrance exams of MCA, MBA, BBA and similar courses.

If this book is not available, buy this book:

2) Guide to Banking General Awareness and Banking Aptitude Test: Great book for banking awareness section. It contains more than 1,000 questions for the preparation of Banking awareness section.

3) Marketing Aptitude / Computer Aptitude / General & Banking Awareness for RBI Exams: A Must have book that covers marketing aptitude, computer knowledge and banking awareness.

For general awareness or current affairs section, you need to read newspaper daily or like our Facebook page to get current affairs daily or follow our monthly current affairs section on this website.

E) Specialized Books:

1) Comprehensive Guide to IBPS – CWE Bank PO: It comprises of different sections covering Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge and English Language. It also includes fully solved 2012 and 2013 IBPS PO/MT papers.

2) IBPS PO Latest Solved & Practice Papers:

We will post more good books soon. All the best.

25 Jul

Best Books for SSC CHSL Exam 2014

SSC is going to conduct the All India Open CHSL Exam on 02/11/2014 and 09/11/2014 for recruitment to the posts for Data Entry Operator (DEO) and Lower Division Clerk (LDC). You can read the official notification here.

See Also: Best Books for SSC CHSL Exam 2015

Paper Pattern of SSC CHSL Exam 2014:

The exam will be of 2 hours and 200 marks consisting four sections of 50 marks each viz.

1) English
2) Maths
3) Reasoning
4) General Awareness.

There will be negative marking of .25 marks.

Check out Best Books for SSC CHSL Exam 2014:

A) English Language:

1) General English by Lucent Publications: This is by far the best book available in the market for the preparation of all entrance exams. The content in this book is written in both English and Hindi language for easy understanding. All the concepts are explained in a crystal clear and step by step manner. Hundreds of rules of English grammar are given in this book chapter wise, so you will cover each and every aspect of English language.

2) SSC English Language Chapterwise Solved Papers 1997-Till Date: All the English language questions asked in the last 17 years in all SSC exams. As SSC repeats many questions from its previous years’ papers, this book is really helpful.

3) English for General Competitions from Plinth to Paramount: Great book by Paramount Coaching Centre for all SSC exams such as CGL, CHSL, etc.

If this is not available on Flipkart, buy it on Amazon:

B) General Intelligence and Reasoning:

1) A Modern Approach To Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal: The best and only book you need to prepare for this section. Every topic is covered in detail in this book.

2) SSC Reasoning Chapterwise Solved Papers 1999 Till Date: It contains Chapter wise Compilation of reasoning section of Previous Years’ Papers of all Exams Conducted by SSC (CGL, CHSL ,FCI ,Delhi Police,SI etc.).

C) General Awareness: General Awareness is a very tricky section. No matter how much you prepare for this, still you will find lots of tough questions. So my advice would be to focus on current affairs more, there would be around 10-15 questions of current affairs and for the rest of the part, read one of the books given below.

1) Lucent’s General Knowledge 4th Edition: A comprehensive book that covers an exhaustive range of topics such as History, Geography, Economy, Polity, Science, etc.

2) General Knowledge 2014: Essential ‘Knowledge Capsule’ in General Awareness and Current Affairs by Manohar Pandey(Arihant Publications) I strongly recommend this book as you can do it within a week and it covers the entire General awareness in a concise manner.

3) SSC General Awareness Chapterwise Solved Papers (1997 – till date): Chapter wise solved previous years’ questions of SSC exams.

D) Numerical Aptitude/Maths:

1) Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant: This is one of the best book for Mathematics to improve your speed and efficiency with thousands of shortcuts. It covers all the topics with so many formulas, concepts, shortcuts, examples and thousands of questions to practice.

If book is not available on Flipkart, buy it on Amazon:

2) SSC All Graduate Level Exams Solved Papers 1997 Upto Date: Chapter wise solved questions from all SSC exams from 1997 up to now.

3) Arithmetic for General Competitions – By Paramount: Amazing Book for arithmetic by Paramount Coaching Centre for all SSC exams such as CGL, CHSL, etc.

If this book is not available on Flipkart, buy it on Amazon:

4) Advance maths for General Competitions (English) (Paramount Maths for General Competitions): For topics such as Trigonometry, Geometry, Mensuration, Algebra, etc. – this is the only book you need. This book is great for all SSC exams such as CGL, CHSL, etc.

SSC CHSL – 10 + 2 Higher Secondary Data Entry Operator & Lower Division Clerk Exam 2014 Guide – Cum – Practice Work Book

Click here to buy Practice Work Book Cum Guide for SSC CHSL – 10 + 2 Higher Secondary Data Entry Operator & Lower Division Clerk Exam 2014.

Apart from these books, you can also purchase study material by Paramount Coaching Centre. All of the following study material is very good to prepare for any SSC exam such as CGL, CHSL, etc.

Paramount Study Material for SSC Exams (English) (Paramount Study Material Revised Edition 2014)

Paramount Test Series of English Language & Comprehension for SSC CGL (Tier-II) Mock Tests 1 to 20

PARAMOUNT TEST SERIES (CGL Tier 1) Test # 1-20

All the best to candidates. If you have any doubt or query, just drop us a message on our Facebook page.

25 Jul

Best Books for CBSE CTET/STET/HTET Exam

CBSE is going to conduct the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) in September, 2014. This test is conducted for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher for classes I to VIII on 21/09/2014. Read the official notification here.

Best Books for CBSE CTET Exam:

1) C.B.S.E CTET Paper I (Class 1 – 5):

2) CTET (Central Teachers Eligibility Test) : 18 Practice Test Papers and Solved Papers – Paper – 1 (Class 1 – 5):

3) Crack CTET 2014 Paper 1 (Guide + Practice Workbook) : Set of 2 Books (Class 1 to 5):

4) C.B.S.E. CTET Teacher Eligibility Test Practice Work Book : Social Science / Social Studies, 10 Model Test Papers, Class 6 – 8 (Paper – 2):

5) CTET Social Studies / Social Science : 18 Practice Test Papers and Solved Papers – Paper – 2 (Class 6 – 8):

6) CTET Mathematics and Science : 18 Practice Test Papers and Solved Papers – Paper – 2 (Class 6 – 8):

7) CTET Mathematics & Science Teacher Selection Paper 2 (Class 6-8):

8) CBSE – Study Guide for CTET Social Studies / Social Science Paper 2 (Class 6 – 8 Teachers):

9) Child Development & Pedagogy : Paper 1 & 2 of CTET & all STET:

10) HTET Paper- 1 : Teacher Selection for Class 1 – 5:

11) HTET Social Studies (Paper 2) : Teacher Selection for Class 6 – 8 (English) 3rd Edition:

12) HTET Paper- 2 Mathematics & Science : Teacher Selection for Class 6 – 8:

13) HTET – Social Studies / Social Science Paper – 2 (Class 6 – 8) : 20 Practice Test Papers and Previous Year’s Solved Paper:

All the best for the exam.

25 Jul

Best Books for CSIR-UGC (NET) EXAM December 2014

UGC is going to conduct the CSIR-UGC (NET) EXAM FOR AWARD OF JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURERSHIP. Read the CSIR UGC NET notification here.

CSIR-UGC NET Exam for Science stream is conducted by CSIR in the following areas: –

1. Chemical Sciences
2. Earth Sciences
3. Life Sciences
4. Mathematical Sciences
5. Physical Sciences
6. Engineering Sciences

The pattern for the Single Paper MCQ test shall be as given below:-

v The MCQ test paper of each subject shall carry a maximum of 200 marks.
v The exam shall be for duration of three hours.
v The question paper shall be divided in three parts

Ø Part ‘A’ shall be common to all subjects. This part shall be a test containing a maximum of 20 questions of General Aptitude. The candidates shall be required to answer any 15 questions of two marks each. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 30 out of 200

Ø Part ‘B’ shall contain subject-related conventional MCQs. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 70 out of 200. The maximum number of questions to be attempted shall be in the range of 20-35.

Ø Part ‘C’ shall contain higher value questions that may test the candidate’s knowledge of scientific concepts and/or application of the scientific concepts. The questions shall be of analytical nature where a candidate is expected to apply the scientific knowledge to arrive at the solution to the given scientific problem. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 100 out of 200.

Ø Negative marking for wrong answers

Best Books for CSIR-UGC (NET) EXAM December 2014:

1) UGC CSIR-NET Life Sciences(Biology):

2) UGC-CSIR NET (JRF & LS) Physical Sciences:

3) UGC-CSIR JRF/NET Chemical Sciences(Chemistry):

4) UGC-CSIR JRF/NET Engineering Sciences:

5) UGC-CSIR JRF/NET Earth Sciences:

6) UGC-CSIR JRF/NET Mathematical Sciences:

All the best to candidates. For any query, leave us a comment.

25 Jul

Best Books for RBI Assistants Exam 2014

RBI is going to conduct the online exam for the recruitment of 506 posts of “Assistant” in various offices of the Bank.
The Selection includes a competitive Online Examination and Interview. Read RBI Assistants Exam Notification here.

See Also: Best Books for RBI Assistants Exam 2015

Paper Pattern:

Selection will be through Online Examination and Interview. The Online Examination will be for 200 marks and is tentatively scheduled to be held in the fourth week of September 2014. The online exam is divided into following five sections. All these sections are of 40 marks each.

1) Test of Reasoning

2) Test of English Language

3) Test of Numerical Ability

4) Test of General Awareness

5) Test of Computer Knowledge

Total exam time is 2 hours and 200 marks.

Best Books for RBI Assistants Exam 2014:

A) Test of Reasoning:

1) A Modern Approach To Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal: The best and only book you need to prepare for this section for RBI Assistants Exam. Every topic is covered in detail in this book.

2) The Hand on Guide to Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning: A Must have Resource for Aspirants of RBI exams, CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, CMAT, CSAT, SBI PO, Bank Clerk, SSC: This is another best book for high level reasoning learning and practice.

B) Test of English Language:

1) General English by Lucent Publications: This is by far the best book available in the market for the preparation of all entrance exams. The content in this book is written in both English and Hindi language for easy understanding. All the concepts are explained in a crystal clear and step by step manner. Hundreds of rules of English grammar are given in this book chapter wise, so you will cover each and every aspect of English language.

C) Test of Numerical Ability:

1) Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant: This is great book for Mathematics to improve your speed and efficiency with thousands of shortcuts. It covers all the topics with so many formulas, concepts, shortcuts, examples and thousands of questions to practice.

If book is not available on Flipkart, buy it on Amazon:

2) The Accredited Guide to Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency: A Must have Resource for Aspirants of RBI exams, CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, CSAT, SBI PO, RBI, Bank Clerk, SSC: This is best book available in the market for Data Analysis and Interpretation.

D) Test of General Awareness:

1) Guide to Banking General Awareness and Banking Aptitude Test: Most of the questions in this section would be related to economy and banking(current affairs and general information) in RBI Grade B Officers exam. Great book for banking awareness section. It contains more than 1,000 questions for the preparation of Banking awareness section.

For general awareness or current affairs section, you need to read newspaper daily or like our Facebook page to get current affairs daily or follow our monthly current affairs section on this website.

E) Test of Computer Knowledge:

1) Marketing Aptitude / Computer Aptitude / General & Banking Awareness for RBI Exams: A Must have book that covers marketing aptitude, computer knowledge and banking awareness.

Apart from these specific topic-wise books, you can purchase the following exam-wise book also:

1) RBI – Assistant Online Exam Practice Work Book – Including Model Solved Papers Of 21.07.2013 & 29.04.2012(Click for newer version on Flipkart):

All the best for the exam.

13 Jul

Best Books for UPSC IAS CSAT(Prelims) & Mains Exam 2014(Civil Services)

UPSC has released the notification for the Civil Services Examination, 2014. Check out the notification here. The UPSC IAS Prelims(CSAT) would be conducted on August 24, 2014.

Before talking about the best books to prepare for UPSC Civil Services Examination, let’s talk about the paper pattern of both CSAT and Mains exam. Gone are the days when you can’t clear UPSC Civil Services Exam without coaching. Now with the help of internet and good books, it is possible to clear this exam. Though you need rigorous study at home.

The Civil Services Examination is one of the most toughest and a competitive exam in which candidates prepare very hard by studying rigorously. Check out the selection process of Civil Services Examination conducted by UPSC.

Stage 1- Preliminary Exam. This examination is also known as Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT). Candidates who will pass this examination will be eligible for the Civil Services Mains Examination.
CSAT has two papers – Paper 1 (General Studies & current affairs – 200 Marks). It is generally very tough.
Paper 2 (General Aptitude- 200 Marks). It is relatively easy. Both the papers are of 2 hours each and objective type. Generally, a combined score from both the papers of around 55-60% is good enough for general category candidates to qualify for the Mains Exam.

Stage 2- Civil Services Mains Examination. The candidates who clear the CSAT Exam are allowed to appear for the Mains Exam. In this examination, there are a total of 9 papers that you have to take! These papers include:
1 Essay type Indian Language Qualifying Paper [You have to select your preferred language out of 22 languages] (300 marks)
1 English Qualifying Paper (300 marks)
1 General Essay type paper [In the language medium you select] (200 marks)
2 General Studies papers (300 marks each)
4 Optional Subjects papers (300 marks each)[ 2 Optional subjects will be chosen by the candidate and each will two papers of 300 marks]
Total = 2,000 Marks

Visit www.upsc.gov.in to check out the result of Civil Services Mains Examination 2013 and interview schedule.

Stage 3– Interview(In the medium you opt for) and Personality test. (300 Marks)

Read the complete details about UPSC Civil Services Exam.

Best Books for UPSC CSAT(Prelims) Exam:

1) General Studies Manual Paper – 1 by Arihant(Manohar Pandey): The best book available in the market to prepare for CSAT Paper 1(General Studies). For current affairs part, you need to constantly follow The Hindu newspaper and also follow our Facebook page to get regular updates about current affairs.

2) Cracking the CSAT Paper – 2 : Civil Services Aptitude Test: Another great book by Arihant. You can also get Lucent’s General English book and Arihant Fast Track Mathematics for more command on various topics of Maths and English.

Best Books for UPSC Mains Exam:

1) The Indian Economy : For UPSC and State Civil Services Preliminary and Main Examinations:

2) Indian Polity:

We will update this section with more good books. Keep visiting here.

18 Jun

Best Books for IBPS RRB 2014 EXAM – OFFICERS(SCALE 1-2-3) & OFFICE-ASSISTANTS

IBPS invites applications for the recruitment for CWE for RRBs (RRBs CWE-III) for recruitment of Group-A Officers (Scale-I, II & III) and Group-B Office-Assistants (Multipurpose). The exam would be be conducted online by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in September 2014. You can read the full advertisement here.

Check out the Best Books for IBPS RRB 2014 EXAM – OFFICERS(SCALE 1-2-3) & OFFICE-ASSISTANTS:

A) English Language:

1) General English by Lucent Publications: This is by far the best book available in the market for the preparation of all entrance exams. The content in this book is written in both English and Hindi language for easy understanding. All the concepts are explained in a crystal clear and step by step manner. Hundreds of rules of English grammar are given in this book chapter wise, so you will cover each and every aspect of English language.

2) Objective General English by SP Bakshi: Another best book to prepare for Objective English. All the topics are explained in a very clear and sequential manner. But personally, I’d prefer Lucent book.

If the book is not available on Flipkart, purchase on Amazon:

B) General Intelligence and Reasoning:

1) A Modern Approach To Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal: The best and only book you need to prepare for this section. Every topic is covered in detail in this book. This book is good for high level reasoning as required in IBPS RRB exam.

2) The Hand on Guide to Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning: A Must have Resource for Aspirants of CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, CMAT, CSAT, SBI PO, Bank Clerk, SSC: This is another best book for high level reasoning learning and practice.

C) Data Analysis & Interpretation:

1) Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant: As this section in the IBPS RRB exam will be related to Data Analysis and Interpretation but for that, you need to clear your basics of mathematics. This is great book for Mathematics to improve your speed and efficiency with thousands of shortcuts. It covers all the topics with so many formulas, concepts, shortcuts, examples and thousands of questions to practice.

If book is not available on Flipkart, buy it on Amazon:

2) The Accredited Guide to Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency: A Must have Resource for Aspirants of CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, CSAT, SBI PO, Bank Clerk, SSC: This is best book available in the market for Data Analysis and Interpretation.

D) General Awareness, Marketing & Computers:

1) Handbook on Computer Awareness: This Book is really useful for Recruitment Exams such as SBI PO, IBPS RRB/Clerk, SSC, LIC AAO, Railways and entrance exams of MCA, MBA, BBA and similar courses.

If this book is not available, buy this book:

2) Guide to Banking General Awareness and Banking Aptitude Test: Great book for banking awareness section. It contains more than 1,000 questions for the preparation of Banking awareness section.

3) Marketing Aptitude Test by BSC: Best book of marketing to prepare for all competitive exams.

If this book is shown “Out of stock” on the above link, try the link below.

4) IBPS CWE Specialist Officers Marketing Officer Exam Practice Work Book by Kiran Prakashan: Another good book to prepare for marketing section in IBPS RRB exam.

5) General Knowledge 2014: Essential ‘Knowledge Capsule’ in General Awareness and Current Affairs by Manohar Pandey(Arihant Publications) I strongly recommend this book as you can do it within a week and it covers the entire General awareness in a concise manner.

For general awareness or current affairs section, you need to read newspaper daily or like our Facebook page to get current affairs daily or follow our monthly current affairs section on this website.

E) Specialized Books:

a) IBPS Specialist Officer CWE LAW Officer Online Exam Practice Work Book by Kiran Prakashan: Useful for IBPS RRB Scale 2 Law Officer.

b) IBPS RRBs Gramin Bank Office Assistant (Multipurpose) CWE Practice Work BookEnglish (Paperback):

c) Banking And Financial Awareness (Covering General Banking & Socio-Economic Awareness) IBPS Bank PO/SO/MT,IBPS Clerk,RRBs Office Assistant & Officer Rbi, IBPS RRB, SBI PO & Clerk (Paperback):

We will update with more books very soon. Keep visiting this page.

All the best for the exam.

04 Jun

Best Books for RBI Grade B Officers Exam 2014

RBI is going to conduct the RBI Grade B officers exam 2014 for the recruitment in Reserve Bank of India. There are 117 vacancies for Grade B Officers this time.

Selection Process:

This is three phase selection process that includes:

1) Online Objective Exam
2) Subjective/Descriptive Exam Exam
3) Interview

A) Phase 1 – Online Objective Exam:

This Paper for 200 marks will be held on August 2/3/9/10, 2014. The Paper consists tests of i) General Awareness ii) English Language iii) Quantitative Aptitude and iv) Reasoning, with composite time of 130 minutes.

A) English Language:

1) General English by Lucent Publications: This is by far the best book available in the market for the preparation of all entrance exams. The content in this book is written in both English and Hindi language for easy understanding. All the concepts are explained in a crystal clear and step by step manner. Hundreds of rules of English grammar are given in this book chapter wise, so you will cover each and every aspect of English language.

2) Objective General English by SP Bakshi: Another best book to prepare for Objective English. All the topics are explained in a very clear and sequential manner. But personally, I’d prefer Lucent book.

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B) General Intelligence and Reasoning:

1) A Modern Approach To Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal: The best and only book you need to prepare for this section. Every topic is covered in detail in this book. This book is good for high level reasoning as required in RBI Grade B Officers exam.

2) The Hand on Guide to Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning: A Must have Resource for Aspirants of CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, CMAT, CSAT, SBI PO, Bank Clerk, SSC: This is another best book for high level reasoning learning and practice.

C) Quantitative Aptitude:

1) Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant: This is great book for Mathematics to improve your speed and efficiency with thousands of shortcuts. It covers all the topics with so many formulas, concepts, shortcuts, examples and thousands of questions to practice.

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2) The Accredited Guide to Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency: A Must have Resource for Aspirants of CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, CSAT, SBI PO, RBI, Bank Clerk, SSC: This is best book available in the market for Data Analysis and Interpretation.

D) General Awareness:

1) Guide to Banking General Awareness and Banking Aptitude Test: Most of the questions in this section would be related to economy and banking(current affairs and general information) in RBI Grade B Officers exam. Great book for banking awareness section. It contains more than 1,000 questions for the preparation of Banking awareness section.

2) General Knowledge 2014: Essential ‘Knowledge Capsule’ in General Awareness and Current Affairs by Manohar Pandey(Arihant Publications) I strongly recommend this book as you can do it within a week and it covers the entire General awareness in a concise manner.

For general awareness or current affairs section, you need to read newspaper daily or like our Facebook page to get current affairs daily or follow our monthly current affairs section on this website.

E) RBI GRADE – B OFFICERS’ EXAM PHASE – I Objective Type PRACTICE WORK BOOK : A must have practice book.

B) Phase 2 – Descriptive/Subjective Exam: The shortlisted candidates after the objective exam would be called for descriptive exam. It includes three papers:

(i) Paper I – English
(ii) Paper II – Economic and Social Issues
(iii) Paper III – Finance & Management.

Each of these three descriptive papers is of 3 hours duration and carries 100 marks.

1) Descriptive General English by SP Bakshi: This amazing book covers many letters, essays, precis, reports, etc. in a very detailed manner. This is THE MUST BUY BOOK for descriptive portion.

2) RBI Officer’s Exam Phase – 2 (Grade – B): This book has more than 10 sets of model test papers for phase 2 of RBI Grade B officers exam. It is a comprehensive book.

3) Indian Economy : For Civil Services Examinations 5th Edition: Great book to prepare for Economics paper.

We will update more related books for descriptive paper once the results of objective exam is out. So you are advised to bookmark this page and visit here again for more updates.

All the best.