SSC CGL Exam 2018: Every year, thousands of students aspire to serve the nation and join government jobs. The perks of a government jobs are desired by almost every youngster these days. In India, one can get government job by clearing various entrances like SSC, UPSC, PCS and many more. To clear these exams is definitely not easy. Many students apply for these exams, but the question is, out of these lakhs of students, there are only a handful of meticulous students who get such jobs. Despite of all the hard work done by the aspirants, he/she may not be able to crack the tough entrances. Why?
This can be answered by the fact that dedication and struggle are not sufficient to get through these entrance exams as the competition today is really difficult. You need additional efforts along with your hard work. That is where the right strategy to study from the right source comes to rescue. Yes, the right source is the books that one should refer to while preparing to climb this mountain of success.
The Staff Service Commission (SSC) conducts exams at various levels like 10+2 level, graduate-level etc. Here we have tried to guide you about the most useful books to dwell on for clearing SSC Combined Graduate Level 2018 Tier 1 and Tier 2 to assure you of perfect preparation and boost yourself up with the confidence of getting selected for a desired post of Government job. These books are based on the latest changes made by the Staff Service Commission (SSC) to guide you thoroughly.
With the new developments made in the exam pattern of SSC CGL exam recently, it has been divided in the four Tiers. The papers are mainly based on four broad topics of Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General English and General Knowledge. From these topics, General English and Quantitative Aptitude are common for both Tier 1 and Tier 2. There is a plethora of books in the market, all claiming to be the best one. This can easily confuse the aspirants and they are seen running helter and skelter. They can waste their time by studying from not so useful books or may end up buying the expensive books suggested by the shopkeeper. But now there is no need to worry while going for the right books for Tier 1 and Tier 2 exams. We have done the search for you to save your time. Before starting your preparations, you can for sure look out for these books in the market. You can learn basics from these books and clear your doubts also. Additionally, you can practice numerous sample questions and questions from previous year papers.
The actual good books to focus on for Tier 1 and Tier 2, subject wise are given as follows:
Best Books for General English of SSC CGL Exam
Books |
Authors |
English for General Competitions: from Plinth to Paramount (Volume – 1) |
Neetu Singh /KD Publications |
A mirror of Common Errors |
Dr. Ashok Kumar /Academic and test publication |
Word Power Made Easy |
Norman Lewis |
Competitive General English |
Kiran Prakashan |
Objective General English |
S. P. Bakshi |
Quick learning Objective General English |
RS Aggarwal & Vikas Aggarwal |
English Grammar |
Wren and Martin |
SSC Combined Graduate Level English Language & Comprehension Tier-II |
Kiran Publication |
Best books for Quantitative Aptitude of SSC CGL Exam
Books |
Authors |
Advance maths for General Competitions |
Rakesh Yadav /KD Publications |
Elementary and Advanced Mathematics |
Kiran Prakashan |
Arithmetic for General Competitions |
Neetu Singh/KD Publications |
Best books for Logical Reasoning of SSC CGL Exam
Books |
Author |
Analytical Reasoning |
M. K. Pandey |
Verbal and non-verbal reasoning |
R. S. Aggarwal |
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal & Non-Verbal |
B. S. Sijwali, Indu Sijwali |
Logical & Analytical Reasoning |
A. K. Gupta |
Best books for General Knowledge of SSC CGL Exam
Books |
Author |
General Knowledge |
Dr. Binary Karn /Lucent |
General Knowledge |
Arihant Publications |
Kiran’s SSC General Awareness |
Kiran Publication |
Manorama Year Book |
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Best Question banks for SSC CGL Exam preparation
Books |
Authors |
SSC English Language Chapter wise Solved Papers 1997-Till Date |
Kiran Prakashan |
SSC Combined Graduate Level English Language & Comprehension Tier-II |
Kiran Publication |
Math chapter wise solved paper |
Kiran Publication |
Kiran’s SSC CGL Combined Graduate Level Exams Question bank |
Kiran Publication |
Master Guide SSC Combined Graduate Level Tier-I Examination |
Arihant Publication |
These books are a wonderful guide to crack the SSC CGL Exam. They provide best study materials based on the most expected exam pattern with questions and their detailed solutions. Students who are planning to prepare for SSC-CGL 2018 should definitely focus on the books mentioned above. The millions of books out there do one thing only. They puzzle the aspirants.
With lack of knowledge about best books, they tend to buy several books. This later becomes difficult as they don’t know which book to finish first or which is worth reading? For a successful attempt in SSC CGL go for a book which is much more than just basic information. One well turned-out book as mentioned above is way better than five unorganized ones. So, it is suggested that aspirants should go through organized and reliable books.
Choose one or maximum two books for a subject along with a question bank/previous years papers. Before buying go through the books roughly and check which book’s written style, language and pattern you are most comfortable with and go for that book. It is not necessary that a book recommended by your friend or teacher would accommodate your needs. Don't go for any book without giving it a rough read. That is why we have given not single but multiple books option from which you can choose the one which satisfy all your answers.
When it comes to competitive exams, we know that umpteen students are set to fight hard for it. Aspirants should always keep in mind that nothing is more precious than time. Going for any of these books will not only save your time but improve your efficiency in different topics.
So, better than wasting time with unorganized study materials, follow these books which provide you detailed information and solutions. Always practice from the given question bank or previous year papers after you are done with your preparations. Success is bound to strike you when you perspire for it. So, study hard from the right material and never get distracted from the piles of other books available in the market. All the best.
[You can also download SSC CGL preparation App for free study notes, mock test, quiz, and previous year question papers. Also check NCERT Solutions App which we have launched recently for Class 6 - Class 12.]
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