Hello,

There are usually three stages involved in banking exam Probationary Officers Recruitment Process:

Preliminary, Mains there is also descriptive test, and followed by Interview(which does not happen in case of Clerk)

Now, the level of PO is comparatively high to that of Clerk, over the years this change has taken place, so one has to really have good grasp of Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning ,English, General Awareness(this doesn't come in preliminary stage).

Speed and Accuracy matters a lot, as I said the level of Quant and reasoning is pretty high, so apart from conceptual understanding what matters is practice, practice is the key to success here, if you search in the Internet there are many banking sites which have free mock papers, so one should make use of that, for instance if one completes a particular topic, then apart from solving questions from the book, it's equally important to make use of this mock paper, this will make one analyze one's strength and weaknesses. The free mock papers are available for all the sections such as Quant, reasoning, and English.

Some of the recommended books for Quant Section are ione ca  use NCERTs if one doesn't possess the conceptual understanding, as it's  written in simple and lucid language, other good books are RK Agarwal's Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams, M Tyra's Quicker Maths, Arihant Publications Objective Mathematics,  for a bit higher level of practice one can use Arun Sharma's Quantitative Aptitude for CAT, for reasoning there are MK Pandey Analytical Reasoning, RK Agarwal Verbal and Non -Verbal Reasoning, in English section one can use Wren and Martin for Grammar, for Vocabulary one can Word Power Made Easy, for practice purposes Objective General English by SP Bakshi is really good.

Newspaper reading too is equally important on a daily basis, as banking exams is all about business, so it's better to read two newspapers on a daily basis just covering the important parts, and most importantly the Editorials, the best options are The Hindu(in the past RCs in English section have come directly from here only) and The Economic Times, there are various sites which offer monthly compilations to students, there are magazines such as Pratiyogita Darpan which are equally good, but reading newspapers covers so many portions of preparation such as vocabulary, knowledge, language skills, it also helps in increasing reading speed.

Hello,

Here are some of the best books for IBPS PO exam:

For reasoning ability-

1. verbal reasoning by RS Aggarwal

2. A modern approach verbal and nonverbal reasoning by BS sijwali

3. Logical reasoning by k Kundan

4. Test of reasoning by Pearson publication

For quantitative aptitude:

1. Teach yourself quantitative aptitude by Arun Sharma

2. Rapid quantitative aptitude with shortcuts and tricks by Disha publication

3. Quantitative aptitude for competitive examination by the Pearson guide

4. Quantitative aptitude book by wiley's publication

For English language:

1. English grammar and composition by Wren and Martin

2. Word Power made easy by Norman Lewis

3. objective English for competitive examination by Hari Mohan Prasad uma Rani Sinha, mcgraw hill, education publication

4. essential grammar in use by Raymond Murphy Cambridge University press New Delhi


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Hope this helps, all the best.

Hello Pritee,

Hope you are doing well!

The best entrance books according to the reviews are:

1)Comprehensive Guide to SBI Bank PO Preliminary & Mains Exam(8th Edition) By Disha  Experts.

2)Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R.S.Aggarwal

3)A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S.Aggarwal.

4)Word Power by Made Easy- Normal Lewis

5)Analytical Reasoning by M.K.Pandey

6)Banking Awareness by RPH Editorial Board

7)Objective Question Bank of Computer Awareness for General Competitions by Arihant.

For More you may go on the link below:

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/best-books-for-ibps-po

Also,these are entrance exam books mainly made for question practising,one shoud refer to proper study material and standard textbooks for a good preparation.

Hope this was helpful!

All the best!

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Hey there

Refer books

1. Quantum CAT, Sarvesh Verma

2. Quantitative Aptitude, RS Aggarwal

3. The Complete Success Package – Bank PO, Arihant Publications

4. Quantitative Aptitude Test, NK Singh

5. Data interpretation for CAT , Arun Sharma

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https://competition.careers360.com/articles/sbi-po-preparation-books

good luck