SSC CHSL (POSTAL ASSISTANT EXAM)
REFERENCE BOOKS AND PREPARATION PLAN
Books
are keys to success for any exam. Candidates should polish their basics by
using best books. Candidates make big mistake while choosing books for exams.
Never choose all in one book, these kind of guides doesn't concentrate on
fundamentals.
For Arithmetic: (Any two
books)
NCERT Math Books from 6th to 10th (gives you best base
in strong fundamentals)
For Reasoning section: (Any Two)
1.A modern approach to Verbal and
Non-Verbal reasoning by R.S.Aggarwal
(R. S Aggrawal’s reasoning series is
ok, but there are no shortcuts in these books. All are traditional methods).
For English section: (Any Two)
1. For English you can buy any English Grammar book of your local
language. This will help you getting basic idea on English grammar. Later
you can switch to any Standard English grammar book like "Intermediate
English Grammar" of Raymond Murphy or Wren & Martin
2. Objective General English by
R.S.Aggarwal.
3. Objective General English by S.P.
Bakshi
4. Objective English for Competitive
examinations by Hari mohan Prasad and Uma Rani Sinha.
For General awareness: (Any Two)
NCERT Books from 6th to 10th for History, Polity, Economics and Science
(always the best)
1.General awareness and Current
affairs digest by M.Laxmikanth
2. General knowledge and General
awareness by Ravi chopra
3. Advanced Objective general
knowledge by R.S.Aggarwal
4. Current affairs and General
awareness by M.G.Rahmani
5. General knowledge by Manohar Pandey
For
Current Affairs you can buy Pratiyogitha Darpan / Kiran (If you can afford
around Rs. 75/- per month) Mahindra’s Current Affairs (it costs you around
Rs. 30/-) or any leading competitive exams magazine of your language. But no
book is perfect; better to make your own short-notes on Current Affairs.
1. Just Remember, Almost all the topics they cover in
Postal Assistant exams are of the classes 6th to 10th. So, Even a 10th
Standard kid can clear this exam, if given enough time. With me? But the
thing is, you have to complete the paper in given time. So, don't you think you
can do it with little efforts and practice? (This is the same answer for those
people who say, "I am not from science background. That's the reason why I
can't write Postal Assistant Exams". Friends, you just lack practice. Not
skills. Remember it).
2. Stop saying, I have so many family problems. So, can't concentrate on preparation. First
let us know, who the hell on earth don't have problems? See, nobody will
remember your problems when you failed in the exam. Even your mom, dad and
close friends will say that you lost it because of your negligence. Can you
show me a single person, who sincerely says that you lost it because of your
personal problems? Friends, they don't know your feelings, they don't want your
emotions, all just they want is to talk about your success. So just stop
searching reasons for failures and start make yourself ready for the exam.
3. Stop thinking, What if I lost this exam? Pretty good question, isn't it? The answer is, the earth never gonna
blast, the sun never gonna turn black and the most important thing, you never
gonna die because of it. May be some blank faces and emotional atyachars for
two or three days. Later everything gonna be fine. The only disappointing thing
is, you just have to wake up in sad mood on the very next day of your result.
But it’s not such a big deal. You will start preparing for another exam. After
all we are here to win. Nobody gonna die as a loser. Who knows? This may
be your last step towards your goal :) Be positive. Just avoid negative
thoughts.
4. Is Coaching Necessary to clear the SSC (Postal
Assistant Exam?)
5. What if I don't have good friends?
No
problem, you can join in any Facebook group (Postal Assistant Exam) in which
people who prepare for exams interacts and helps each other. But don't waste
too much time in chatting with others. 5 to 10 minutes per day for a good cause
is Ok.
6. Gathering Materials:
Don't
try to buy every book with the name "Postal Assistant" on it. So,
before going to collect the materials just read the syllabus. Make a list of
topics to read; according to it you can buy the books. Books list are mentioned
above.
7. Making Timetable:
If
you are working somewhere: If you are
working somewhere then it may not possible to dedicate the whole day on your
preparation. Try to spend at-least five hours per day on preparation. Morning
two hours and night time 3 hours. Try to practice Aptitude and Reasoning
sections at morning. Try to manage reading news paper during the day time. At
evening you can concentrate on English / General Knowledge section according to
your convenience and interest. On holidays better work with practice sets and
General Awareness topics.
If
you are completely dedicated to Exams: Congratulations.
You have the whole day with you to prepare. But don't be a book worm. Too much
of anything is good for nothing. Try to wake up at 4 (We know its really
difficult for you at initial days. But trust us , your body will get used to it
within 4 or 5 days). Work with Aptitude and Reasoning sections according to
your convenience. You can prepare till 8 or 9 depending on your interest. Later
you can have breakfast and do your favorite task for 1 hour. Later read the
news paper and note important points. Try to remember if there are any new
names and numbers / dates. Complete your lunch by 1 PM. Walk around for 10 to
15 minutes. Have a quick nap for two hours. Wake up by 4 PM. Prepare English
for Two hours. Complete your dinner by 9. Prepare general awareness or any
other subject according to your convenience. Go to bed by 11 PM Sharp.
8. Starting Preparation: Before starting your preparation, just mug up the following things
· Math tables upto 20
9. During Preparation :
· For Aptitude and Reasoning: Pick any topic and try to learn the basics of the
topic. Once you feel you perfectly got the topic then only go for problems. And
remember, example problems are always easier to read and understand. It
something like, riding bicycle when somebody is holding it. At that time you
will feel that you are perfect at bicycle riding. But before going to the race,
you have to test yourself whether you can really ride it or not. More than 70%
of our friends fail at this point. Why to point others? Even my brother too
does this. He is a lazy bug. He just opens the book, reads the concept and says
"It is easy!!!" and sleeps. But after exam he comes with a sad face
and says "Di, the paper was very tough. Even I also couldn't answer more
than 100 questions (!!!). Nobody can clear this exam". Then where on the
earth all those people who have cleared the exam came from? From mars? The only
problem is, he has laziness and attitude. Which they don't have. Hope you have
got what I am trying to say. Practice... Practice... Practice.... Practice till
the end of your exam.
· For English Language: Try
to learn the basics first. Later you can go with concept. And remember, spoken
English is different and competitive English is different. You shouldn't be a
fluent English speaker or you shouldn't learn every English word to clear the
Exam with good marks. Just learn the basics perfectly and practice well. That's
enough.
· Making
Notes for Current Affairs: It’s
better to depend on THE HINDU or The Times of India to make your CA notes. If
you have any problem with them then you can go with any local language news
paper. Maintain a notebook for Current Affairs. Read the news paper completely.
Just write the date in the notebook as the main heading. Make some sub headings
like International Events, National Events, Economy, Sports, People in News
etc. Don't copy the news paper as it is, just 2 or 3 lines are enough. Try to
highlight if there are any names or numerical values. And don't write
everything you see in the news paper. They won’t ask you about silly things
like Politician's second wife, Bollywood heroines' daughter and
Cricketer's ankle pains the topics which the news papers publish as
their main headlines. Just ask yourself a question "Is it going to be
appear in the exam?", if you feel YES, then write it. If you feel no then
don't write. Of course, its not such an easy task as we are saying. We too
agree. But trust us, day by day you could observe the improvement in you and
finally you will be the expert of making Current Affairs notes.
9. Spirituality: Yep you heard it
correct. Believe in god. Daily pray for 10 minutes (it would be more nice if
you can Meditate). Of course, we are not saying that the god will show you the
correct options during the exam. But the feeling "somebody is there to
help me" makes you stay calm and peaceful.
10. Merely passing the exam won’t help you at all. Your job is
totally dependentent on the rank you get. The higher rank you get, the more
chances for the selection. So, don't just try to clear the exam. Try to give
your best.
Friends,
I hope this article will help you in your preparation and last but not the
least, the main aim is to provide information and complete quality study
materials of competitive exams for free. So, feel free to review the materials/
postings.
"Happy Reading"
SSC CHSL (POSTAL ASSISTANT EXAM)
REFERENCE BOOKS AND PREPARATION PLAN
This
year Staff Selection Committee conducting Postal Assistant exam by Combined
Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination, 2015 and last date for apply is
20/07/2015. ( Now extended)
Books
are keys to success for any exam. Candidates should polish their basics by
using best books. Candidates make big mistake while choosing books for exams.
Never choose all in one book, these kind of guides doesn't concentrate on
fundamentals.
For Arithmetic: (Any two
books)
NCERT Math Books from 6th to 10th (gives you best base
in strong fundamentals)
1.Magical book on Quicker Maths by
M.Tyra
2. Quantitative Aptitude by R.S.Aggarwal
3. Numerical ability and Quantitative by
P.K.Mittal
4. Quantitative aptitude by Arun Sharma
5. Quantitative aptitude by Abhijit guha
6. Quantitative aptitude by A.Gulati
For Reasoning section: (Any Two)
1.A modern approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal reasoning by R.S.Aggarwal
1.A modern approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal reasoning by R.S.Aggarwal
(R. S Aggrawal’s reasoning series is
ok, but there are no shortcuts in these books. All are traditional methods).
2. Analytical Reasoning by M.K.
Pandey
3. A modern approach to logical
reasoning by S.Chand
4. Logical and Analytical Reasoning
by A.K.Gupta
For English section: (Any Two)
1. For English you can buy any English Grammar book of your local
language. This will help you getting basic idea on English grammar. Later
you can switch to any Standard English grammar book like "Intermediate
English Grammar" of Raymond Murphy or Wren & Martin
2. Objective General English by
R.S.Aggarwal.
3. Objective General English by S.P.
Bakshi
4. Objective English for Competitive
examinations by Hari mohan Prasad and Uma Rani Sinha.
For General awareness: (Any Two)
NCERT Books from 6th to 10th for History, Polity, Economics and Science
(always the best)
1.General awareness and Current affairs digest by M.Laxmikanth
1.General awareness and Current affairs digest by M.Laxmikanth
2. General knowledge and General
awareness by Ravi chopra
3. Advanced Objective general
knowledge by R.S.Aggarwal
4. Current affairs and General
awareness by M.G.Rahmani
5. General knowledge by Manohar Pandey
For
Current Affairs you can buy Pratiyogitha Darpan / Kiran (If you can afford
around Rs. 75/- per month) Mahindra’s Current Affairs (it costs you around
Rs. 30/-) or any leading competitive exams magazine of your language. But no
book is perfect; better to make your own short-notes on Current Affairs.
1. Just Remember, Almost all the topics they cover in
Postal Assistant exams are of the classes 6th to 10th. So, Even a 10th
Standard kid can clear this exam, if given enough time. With me? But the
thing is, you have to complete the paper in given time. So, don't you think you
can do it with little efforts and practice? (This is the same answer for those
people who say, "I am not from science background. That's the reason why I
can't write Postal Assistant Exams". Friends, you just lack practice. Not
skills. Remember it).
2. Stop saying, I have so many family problems. So, can't concentrate on preparation. First
let us know, who the hell on earth don't have problems? See, nobody will
remember your problems when you failed in the exam. Even your mom, dad and
close friends will say that you lost it because of your negligence. Can you
show me a single person, who sincerely says that you lost it because of your
personal problems? Friends, they don't know your feelings, they don't want your
emotions, all just they want is to talk about your success. So just stop
searching reasons for failures and start make yourself ready for the exam.
3. Stop thinking, What if I lost this exam? Pretty good question, isn't it? The answer is, the earth never gonna
blast, the sun never gonna turn black and the most important thing, you never
gonna die because of it. May be some blank faces and emotional atyachars for
two or three days. Later everything gonna be fine. The only disappointing thing
is, you just have to wake up in sad mood on the very next day of your result.
But it’s not such a big deal. You will start preparing for another exam. After
all we are here to win. Nobody gonna die as a loser. Who knows? This may
be your last step towards your goal :) Be positive. Just avoid negative
thoughts.
4. Is Coaching Necessary to clear the SSC (Postal
Assistant Exam?)
Of
course not. Now a day’s almost all coaching institutes have became money
minded. They just concentrate on covering topics rather than explaining them.
So, if you are sincere enough, then you surely can prepare on your own
without taking the help of any coaching class. By doing so, you can save
your valuable money and time. The only best thing with coaching classes is,
they just provide you the good environment of preparation. I mean, you will be
motivated if people around you are continuously discussing about the issues
related to preparation. Ofcourse, you can create this environment by
making a group with your friends too. Combined studies and sharing ideas really
help you prepare well. But make sure that all your friends are sincere and
enthusiastic as you.
5. What if I don't have good friends?
No
problem, you can join in any Facebook group (Postal Assistant Exam) in which
people who prepare for exams interacts and helps each other. But don't waste
too much time in chatting with others. 5 to 10 minutes per day for a good cause
is Ok.
6. Gathering Materials:
Don't
try to buy every book with the name "Postal Assistant" on it. So,
before going to collect the materials just read the syllabus. Make a list of
topics to read; according to it you can buy the books. Books list are mentioned
above.
7. Making Timetable:
If
you are working somewhere: If you are
working somewhere then it may not possible to dedicate the whole day on your
preparation. Try to spend at-least five hours per day on preparation. Morning
two hours and night time 3 hours. Try to practice Aptitude and Reasoning
sections at morning. Try to manage reading news paper during the day time. At
evening you can concentrate on English / General Knowledge section according to
your convenience and interest. On holidays better work with practice sets and
General Awareness topics.
If
you are completely dedicated to Exams: Congratulations.
You have the whole day with you to prepare. But don't be a book worm. Too much
of anything is good for nothing. Try to wake up at 4 (We know its really
difficult for you at initial days. But trust us , your body will get used to it
within 4 or 5 days). Work with Aptitude and Reasoning sections according to
your convenience. You can prepare till 8 or 9 depending on your interest. Later
you can have breakfast and do your favorite task for 1 hour. Later read the
news paper and note important points. Try to remember if there are any new
names and numbers / dates. Complete your lunch by 1 PM. Walk around for 10 to
15 minutes. Have a quick nap for two hours. Wake up by 4 PM. Prepare English
for Two hours. Complete your dinner by 9. Prepare general awareness or any
other subject according to your convenience. Go to bed by 11 PM Sharp.
8. Starting Preparation: Before starting your preparation, just mug up the following things
8. Starting Preparation: Before starting your preparation, just mug up the following things
· Math tables upto 20
· Squares up to 30
· Cubes up to 15
· Powers of 2 (upto 12)
· Powers of 3 (upto 6)
· Complements of 100 (the difference between 100 and the given number).
This will help you calculating faster.
· Try to learn 10 new English words per day (including Antonyms and
Synonyms) (you should do this upto 7 days before your exam)
· Learn Place value of Alphabets
9. During Preparation :
· For Aptitude and Reasoning: Pick any topic and try to learn the basics of the
topic. Once you feel you perfectly got the topic then only go for problems. And
remember, example problems are always easier to read and understand. It
something like, riding bicycle when somebody is holding it. At that time you
will feel that you are perfect at bicycle riding. But before going to the race,
you have to test yourself whether you can really ride it or not. More than 70%
of our friends fail at this point. Why to point others? Even my brother too
does this. He is a lazy bug. He just opens the book, reads the concept and says
"It is easy!!!" and sleeps. But after exam he comes with a sad face
and says "Di, the paper was very tough. Even I also couldn't answer more
than 100 questions (!!!). Nobody can clear this exam". Then where on the
earth all those people who have cleared the exam came from? From mars? The only
problem is, he has laziness and attitude. Which they don't have. Hope you have
got what I am trying to say. Practice... Practice... Practice.... Practice till
the end of your exam.
· For English Language: Try
to learn the basics first. Later you can go with concept. And remember, spoken
English is different and competitive English is different. You shouldn't be a
fluent English speaker or you shouldn't learn every English word to clear the
Exam with good marks. Just learn the basics perfectly and practice well. That's
enough.
· Making
Notes for Current Affairs: It’s
better to depend on THE HINDU or The Times of India to make your CA notes. If
you have any problem with them then you can go with any local language news
paper. Maintain a notebook for Current Affairs. Read the news paper completely.
Just write the date in the notebook as the main heading. Make some sub headings
like International Events, National Events, Economy, Sports, People in News
etc. Don't copy the news paper as it is, just 2 or 3 lines are enough. Try to
highlight if there are any names or numerical values. And don't write
everything you see in the news paper. They won’t ask you about silly things
like Politician's second wife, Bollywood heroines' daughter and
Cricketer's ankle pains the topics which the news papers publish as
their main headlines. Just ask yourself a question "Is it going to be
appear in the exam?", if you feel YES, then write it. If you feel no then
don't write. Of course, its not such an easy task as we are saying. We too
agree. But trust us, day by day you could observe the improvement in you and
finally you will be the expert of making Current Affairs notes.
9. Spirituality: Yep you heard it
correct. Believe in god. Daily pray for 10 minutes (it would be more nice if
you can Meditate). Of course, we are not saying that the god will show you the
correct options during the exam. But the feeling "somebody is there to
help me" makes you stay calm and peaceful.
10. Merely passing the exam won’t help you at all. Your job is
totally dependentent on the rank you get. The higher rank you get, the more
chances for the selection. So, don't just try to clear the exam. Try to give
your best.
Friends,
I hope this article will help you in your preparation and last but not the
least, the main aim is to provide information and complete quality study
materials of competitive exams for free. So, feel free to review the materials/
postings.
"Happy Reading"
