Which is the best book to prepare for SSC CGL exam?
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Hi Aditi,
The SSC CGL is one of the most popular competitive exams for graduates in India. The exam is not too difficult to crack but needs a lot of practice and structured preparation.Therefore to start the SSC CGL preparation, it is pertinent to choose the right study material.Some of the most popular books are:
Math/Quant: Arihant Fast Track Objective Arithmetic
English: Objective General English by S P Bakshi (Arihant)
Reasoning: Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey
General Awareness: Current Affairs magazine/Newspaper + Manorama Yearbook 2016 (English/Hindi)
Previous Years Solved Papers: Arihant SSC CGL Solved Papers (2010-2015) -
The SSC CGL is one of the most popular competitive exams for graduates in India. The exam is not too difficult to crack but needs a lot of practice and structured preparation. Therefore to start the SSC CGL preparation, it is pertinent to choose the right study material. Some of the most popular books are:
Math/Quant: Arihant Fast Track Objective Arithmetic
English: Objective General English by S P Bakshi (Arihant)
Reasoning: Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey
General Awareness: Current Affairs magazine/Newspaper + Manorama Yearbook 2016 (English/Hindi). . -
There are so many books. Lucent for GK and RS Agrawal for reasoning and mathematics. -
Hello,
There are basically 4 sections in SSC exam - Verbal Ability, DILR, Quants and GK.
Verbal Ability:
Start reading newspaper daily to increase your reading speed and grasping power. It will also help you to get in touch with basic vocab. Don't miss out the editorial page. Do a proper analysis of articles on the editorial page. Try to make a summary of articles that you read para by para. You can switch to the book called WORD POWER MADE EASY by NORMAN LEWIS.
DILR
The best thing to score in LR-DI is to practice more questions on a daily basis so you understand which sets you should leave and before attempting the sets what are the things...more -
Hi,
You may go for any weekend/regular coaching options and obtain notes from there to revise along or may begin with self-study by practicing quantitative aptitude from R. S Aggarwal book, Logical reasoning from Arihant Publications and English comprehensions and vocabulary. For General Studies, you may start reading NCERTs from class 9th - class 12th for geography, history, polity, art and culture like a novel and simply develop a habit of keeping a record of daily news. Following up with year book and journals like Kurukshetra and Yojana will be an additional point. All the Best. -
A dozen of books are available online. You can check at Amazon or Flipkart.
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The Staff Selection Commission will conduct the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 2 exam on January 18 and 19, 2026. The Commission released the complete schedule on its Central Portal - ssc.gov.in.
The Staff Selection Commission mention the SSC CGL eligibility criteria in the notification for the exam. The Commission mention all the details a candidates require to fulfill for the exam. The two most important factors under the SSC CGL eligibility are
- Educational Qualification - A Graduate in Any Discipline
- Age Limit - It is defined separately for each SSC CGL post.
The SSC CGL exam is a Premiere exam of the Staff Selection Commission conducted annually to recruit the candidates for the following Group pf Posts
- Group B Gazetted
- Group B Non-Gazetted
- Group - C
The candidates should note that the SSC CGL exam is conducted to recruit the candidates for the following posts:
- Group B gazette
- Group B non-gazette
- Group C
The highest salary is notified for the SSC CGL AAO post which is central pay level 8 having the INR 47,600-1,51,100.
The Staff Selection Commission has released the SSC CGL Tier 1 result 2025 on its portal - ssc.gov.in. The Commission mentioned the roll number and names of the qualified candidates in the result PDF.
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