Best Books For SSC CGL exam – A Complete List
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In this post we will discuss books for SSC CGL Tier 1, if you came here looking for Tier 2 details – go to this link. Also, before reading this post, I hope you are aware of the basic SSC CGL notification details.
Many people waste their time on the internet under the pretext of downloading study material and books for SSC CGL exam. I hope you are not one of them.
Step 1 – Stop Wasting Time Looking For Free SSC CGL Books
If you are smart, you will appreciate that a book is more than just information. It is “organized” information.
Just imagine, even if you were to get all the study material for free, you will waste ahuge amount of time to simply organize it. But of course, how much ever you try you will not get everything for free in the first place 😀
Also, time is money! Don’t waste it. Buy a few good books. And use them to prepare for your exam. The only way you can beat your competitors is by solving and practicing questions.
You have to understand, SSC CGL is a very competitive exam.
A large number of candidates are preparing very diligently for it. You may be talented. But without hard work, you will go nowhere.
SSC CGL Paper Pattern
It is better to actually read and practice a few good books than to download several and read none. I take it that the only reason you are continuing to read this post is because you really want to know about SSC CGL Tier 1 books!
But before you buy books, it is important that you know about the SSC CGL Exam syllabus and the SSC CGL exam paper pattern. In case you know it, very good. Otherwise, just go through those links.
Let us proceed now. I’ll take you through a brief summary of SSC CGL books suggestions, and them we will look at the books section wise.
Safest SSC CGL Books — If You Are Confused
If you are really in a hurry and can’t read the whole post, I am providing a summary of the best books in one place. You can not go wrong with these books.
But if you can read the sections, you will find a good comparison of multiple books.
At the time of writing this post, Amazon had the best deals (zero shipping charges on a number of popular books). So be sure to compare the prices on Amazon and Flipkart before you order. I have provided links for both wherever available.
| Section | Books | Flipkart | Amazon |
| Math/Quant | Arihant’s Fast Track Objective Arithmetic | Buy | Buy |
| English | Objective General English by S P Bakshi (Arihant) | Buy | Buy |
| Reasoning | Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey | Buy | Buy |
| General Awareness | Manorama Yearbook 2016 (English) | Buy | Buy |
| Previous Years Solved Papers | Arihant’s SSC CGL Solved Papers (2010-2015) | Buy | Buy |
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Now let us get to through books for each of the four sections in detail.
Books for SSC CGL Quantitative aptitude section
Your level of comfort with math will decide which book is suitable for you. If the word ‘maths’ does not scare you, and you are OK with the subject up to high school level, then there is nothing to worry about.
Does Math Love You?
If thinking about math does not give you a nightmare, I would suggest that you simply revise using NCERT books from class 8 to 10. In case you don’t have NCERT books, Just go to NCERT website and download the PDF files. If you want to download complete NCERT books, check the links on this page.
If you are confident about these topics, then you can simply practice previous years papers to increase your speed in solving exam oriented questions. Something like M Tyra (check links below) will however still be useful as you can learn a number of useful shortcuts.
You Like Maths, But Need Practice
In case you think you know most of the topics, but need to practice a lot of problems, then you need – Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R.S. Aggarwal. It is the largest selling book in this category.
It provides lots of practice questions. However, the only problem you may face is that the explanations may not always be very detailed. But if you only need practice, this should not be a problem.
In case you think R S Aggarwal is a little costly, then you can go for – Arihant’s Fast Track Objective Arithmetic. It is an equally (if not better) good book, at a lesser cost, with great reviews on Amazon.
You Need More Than Practice?
So math gives you butterflies? Don’t worry. Whenever I hear people say that they don’t feel confident solving math problems, the solution is always the same — al they need is practice.
You just need to understand the basics and also practice problems.
In terms of book recommendation, your best bet would be – Magical Book On Quicker Maths by M. Tyra. This book covers the basics, and also covers two ways of solving a problem – normal method and short cut method! That is why it is MAGICAL.
M Tyra, however, does not have a lot of practice questions. After learning from this book, you will have to practice questions from actual previous years papers, which I have covered in the second last section of this post.
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