IBPS SO Best Books
Aspirants can check below for some good books for IBPS SO for different sections.
IBPS SO Prelim Exam Books
IBPS SO Books for the English Language
Questions in the English Language are asked from Reading Comprehension, Para jumbles, Paragraph Completion, fill in the Blanks, Cloze Test, etc.
- High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren and martin
- Word Power Made Easy by Normal Lewis
- Objective English for Competitive test by Hari Mohan Prasad
- Descriptive General English by Richa Sharma and SP Bakshi
IBPS SO Books for Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude carries questions from Ratio and Percentage, Average, Distance and Time, Number series, Quadratic Equation, Data Interpretation, Speed. To score better marks in this part, aspirants can refer to the following books.
Books |
Author |
Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examination |
The Pearson Guide |
Teach Yourself Quantitative Aptitude |
Arun Sharma |
Best Tricks and Shortcuts Method by Rapid Quantitative Aptitude |
Disha Publication |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Disha Experts |
Data interpretation |
Arun Sharma |
Data Interpretation magical books series |
BSC Publication |
Quantitative Aptitude Book |
Wiley’s Publication |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Sarvesh Verma |
Fast Track Objective Arithmetic |
Rajesh Verma (Arihant Publication) |
IBPS SO Books for Reasoning Ability
In this section, students will get questions from Verbal Reasoning, Input-Output, Seating Arrangement, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding, etc.
- Logical Reasoning by K Kundun
- A modern approach Non-verbal and Verbal by BS Sivaji
- Analytical Reasoning by M.K Pandey
- A New Approach to Reasoning Non-verbal and Verbal by Sivaji
- Verbal reasoning by RS Agrawal
IBPS SO Books for General Awareness
Questions from General Awareness are generally asked from financial awareness, general knowledge, banking awareness. Normally questions are asked from events that took place 3 to 4 month before the exam. Aspirants should read magazines, books, newspapers; and watch news to prepare for this part. Following books are best for this section.
Books |
Author |
Manohar Pandey Book |
Arihant Publications |
Guide to Banking General Awareness |
R Gupta |
Manorama Yearbook 2022 ( English) Paperback |
Philip Mathew |
IBPS SO Books for Computer Aptitude
In this section, aspirants should prepare topics such as Memory, Computer Abbreviation, Keyboard shortcuts, Computer Hardware, Operating System, Computer Hardware, Microsoft Office, Computer Fundamental and technologies. Aspirants can refer to the following books.
- Objective Computer Awareness by Somya Ranjan Behera
- Computer by Rani Ahilya
IBPS SO Mains Exam Books
IBPS SO Books for Professional Knowledge
The best books for Mains are suggested based on the post.
Posts |
Suggested Books |
IT Officer |
- Data Communications and Networking by Behrouz o. Forouzan
- A Computer for Competitive Exams: Fundamental of Computer with MCQs by RPH Editorial Board
- Objective Computer Knowledge by R. Pillai
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Law Officer |
- IBPS Specialist Officer CWE LAW Officer Online Exam Practice Work Book by Kiran Prakashan
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HR Officer |
- Bank HR Specialist book by Kiran Prakashan
- Human Resource Management by K. Aswathappa
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Agriculture Field Officer |
- Agriculture Field Officer by R. Gupta
- IBPS – SO Agricultural Field Officer (Main) Exam by Dr. Lalita Gaur
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Marketing |
- Principles of Marketing by Kavita Sharma
- CWE-IBPS Bank-Marketing Specialist Officer Exam: Complete Book by Priyanka Prakashan
- Marketing Specialist Exam book by Upkar Prakashan
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Rajbhasha Officer |
- Hindi Vyakaran Aur Rachna by Upkar Prakashan
- Rajbhasha/Hindi (Officers, Assistant, Managers) Recruitment Exam Guide (Popular Master Guide) by RPH Editorial Board
- Rajbhasha Adhikari Guide by R. Gupta
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IBPS SO cut-off depends on the Mains and Interview. For your preparation to be up to the mark, the above-mentioned reference books are some of the best choices available.
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