Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Books to prepare for IBPS PO Exam

IBPS conducts PO exam once in a year to select candidates for different public sector banks. The number of students appearing for these exams is increasing every year and thus the competition has increased manifolds. Here are the stats supporting the above statement:

Exam   Year   Number of Students Appeared
PO 1    2011   3-4 Lakh
PO2     2012   5 Lakh
PO3     2013  10 Lakh

Whether you are doing coaching for the Bank PO exam or doing self-preparation, it is important to have good books for preparation. This post provides detailed information about the best books required for preparation of IBPS PO exam. With every book, link has been provided as well so that you can buy the book online.

Books for Reasoning Section and Aptitude Section

R.S Agarwal is good book for reasoning and aptitude. It covers all the topics in detail. If you are not good in these subjects, you should practice easy parts like machine input output and syllogism in reasoning section.

Books for General Awareness Section

Lucent is more than enough for basic general knowledge. Topics to be covered include general science, history, geography, Indian constitution and banking Industry. Important thing to remember here is that banking aspect is very important in IBPS exam. Again, one has to remain updated about recent news so as to attempt more questions in exams. In recent exams (2013-14), most of the questions are from news of previous 3-4 months.
  
Books for English Section


No specific book is required for English section. One just has to practice as much as possible. This applies to all types of questions asked in bank exams like reading comprehension, error detection.

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