 FOLLOWING BOOKS AND SOURCES CAN BE REFERRED

TO PREPARE FOR BANK PO EXAM -

For English Language - there are three components of these test that one needs to prepare
viz., vocabulary build-up, grammar and voracious reading.

Vocabulary build-up - Start with Norman Lewis’s Word Power Made Easy

Standard dictionary preferably Oxford’s Advanced Learners Dictionary

Subscribe to Merriam Webster’s Word of the Day

Barron’s GRE Essential words list

Apps & sites – Bankers Adda, Gradeup, CAT Word Pandit, Test Funda – daily wordlist

Additional learning - Objective General English – SP Bakshi, Arihant Publication

Grammar - High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin - section of
correct usage

Common mistakes in Written English – Google it!

Voracious reading - Op-Ed/Ideas page; Letter to Editors

Wordly wise, calendar page – Newsline, Indian Express

Books on Kindle app (laptop) – helpful in getting used to reading on screen

Subscribe to Wikipedia’s Article of the day, Vox Sentences, AL Daily

Blogs & Quora

Practice of passages - Bankers Adda, Grade Up, Affairs Cloud, CAT Word Pandit, Test Funda

For Quantitative Aptitude -

Basic requirement -

 Tables - Squares – Cubes

 Fractions from 1/1=100% to 1/25=4%
 Important formulas
 Mental calculation
Phase wise study –
Phase 1 – conceptual understanding, refer standard books

Phase 2 – practice of high level problems through mock tests, CAT books

Weak in QA – opt for selective topics so as to sail through the min. cut-off marks

Practice…practice…practice… is the key to success

Books –

 Basic Level/Conceptual understanding –

Quantitative Aptitude – Dr R. S. Aggarwal, S. Chand Publication

Fast Track Objective Arithmetic – Rajesh Verma, Arihant Publication

Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency – Ananta Ashisha, Arihant Publication

 More practice and High level -

Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT – Nishit K. Sinha, Pearson

How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT – Arun Sharma, TMH

For Reasoning Ability -

Comfortable, easy and scoring section

Critical reasoning – refer rules

Higher level – Apps, sites, mock tests

Books –

Reasoning Verbal & Non verbal – BS Sijwali, Indu Sijwali, Arihant Publication

Reasoning – M K Pandey, BSC Publication

Verbal Ability and Logical reasoning for the CAT –Nishit K. Sinha, Pearson

For General Awareness -

 3 sub sections
1. Current Affairs
2. Static awareness
3. Banking awareness
 Current Affairs (3-4 months before exam) –
Daily newspaper – notes
Daily update - Bankers Adda, Grade Up, Affairs Cloud

Magazines – Banking Guru, Pratiyogita Darpan

GK Today PDF, Vision IAS, PRS - Monthly Policy Review

Debates – Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha TV – programmes – Perspective, Insight, Public Forum,
The Big Picture

 Static Awareness -
Book – Lucent’s General Knowledge

Static awareness capsules - Bankers Adda, Grade Up, Affairs Cloud

 Banking awareness –
Daily newspaper – Economy section

Banking awareness capsules - Bankers Adda, Grade Up, Affairs Cloud

RBI & SEBI website – FAQ section, Notifications, Press releases, Master circulars

For Computer Knowledge -

Practice maximum MCQs from different online sources

Daily quizzes > apps > search keyword > read information > notes