IBPS CWE Clerk 2014 (CWE-IV) exam date has already been announced - it is going to be held from 6th to 7th December, 2014. Prep Book forms the most integral part in preparation for any competitive exam and IBPS Common Written Examination (CWE) for Clerks is no exception to it. So which guide book should you use for IBPS CWE Clerk? This is the subject matter of this blog article - to give you the list of books that you can use to prepare for IBPS CWE Clerk.
While preparing this IBPS CWE book list I have taken into account readers feedback as well as the prominence of author and reputation of publisher as the parameters. The books have been taken from Flipkarts vast collection of books for competitive exams.
The books have been divided into four category:
1.0 Guide Books for IBPS CWE Clerk: The ones which contains all test sections - the one-in-all books.
2.0 Practice work Books for IBPS CWE Clerk: The books which contain model test papers of all sections.
3.0 Books on Solved Papers of IBPS CWE Clerk: The books which contain solved test papers.
4.0 Test Section-wise Book for IBPS CWE Clerk: The books for specific test sections.
As far as possible, I have also given below Prep/ Guide Books in "Hindi" language for IBPS CWE Clerk -since the exam would be conducted in bi-lingual mode: you can appear either in Hindi or in English, except the test of English language.
Which of these books should you buy? My recommendation is: Buy one guide book and one Practice work Book - attempt all the test sections and find in which test section you are weak at - than buy the specific book meant for that test section.
You can buy the books from the nearby book stores. But my suggestion would be to buy it from Flipkart, as apart from huge discounts (upto 50%), Flipkart offers you the ease of getting the books delivered at home freely. It also offers you Cash-On-Delivery (Pay when you get the book). Best part of Flipkart is the prompt service - the books should normally be delivered within 3/4 days at your home.
It took more than 8 hours of my time in compiling this list of books for IBPS CWE Clerk. Hope you would find them useful. I am sure following article of mine shall add in your preparation for this bank clerk exam:
IBPS CWE - What is it? An introduction: Gives a Birds-Eye-View about IBPS exams.
IBPS CWE Clerk 2014 Notification, Form & Eligibility: Tells you how to apply for IBPS CWE Clerk.
You may find the information posted on above articles useful.
IBPS CWE Clerk Exam 2014 Pattern/ Format/ Structure: Gives you the pattern of exam - the base for your preparation.
Comprehensive Guide Book for IBPS CWE Clerk:
Study Package For IBPS Common Written Examination Clerical Cadre by Sanjeev Joon; Publisher: TMH
List Price: Rs. 385; Offer Price: Rs. 270; Discount: Rs. 115 (29%)
This book covers all five test sections topics of IBPS CWE Clerk, 6 Model Practice Papers and 2 Previous Years' Solved Papers.
Ultimate Guide to IBPS-CWE Bank Clerk Examination: Current Affairs by Disha Publication
List Price: Rs. 300; Offer Price: Rs. 285; Discount: Rs. 15 (5%)
The book contains specific sections for Reasoning, English Language, Numerical Ability, General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry and Computer Knowledge.
Study Package for IBPS Clerk Grade Pariksha (Hindi) by Sanjeev Joon; Publisher: TMH
List Price: Rs. 365; Offer Price: Rs. 292; Discount: Rs. 73 (20%)
This book covers all five test sections topics of IBPS CWE Clerk, 6 Model Practice Papers and 2 Previous Years' Solved Papers.
Practice work Book for IBPS CWE Clerk
20 Practice Sets for Online IBPS Bank Clerk CWE (With CD) by Arihant
List Price: Rs. 275; Offer Price: Rs. 193; Discount: Rs. 82 (29%)
This book contains 20 Practice sets, each set containing all five test sections along with two solved papers of IBPS Clerk CWE 2011.
IBPS Bank Clerical CWE Practice Work Book (Hindi) by Kiran Prakashan
List Price: Rs. 393; Offer Price: Rs. 292; Discount: Rs. 101 (26%)
IBPS CWE Clerk Solved Papers
Solved Papers Bank Clerical Grade Examination For I.B.P.S. CWE (Including 25 Sets) by G K Publications
List Price: Rs. 295; Offer Price: Rs. 192; Discount: Rs. 103 (35%)
This book contains 25 sets of solved Clerical Exam papers. These papers follow the IBPS Clerk Exam CWE pattern and syllabus.
IBPS Bank Clerk CWE Solved Papers (Hindi) by Kiran Prakashan
Price: Rs. 285; Offer Price: Rs. 271; Discount: Rs. 14 (5%)
Test Section-wise Book for IBPS CWE Clerk:
Books for "Test of Reasoning" Section of IBPS CWE Clerk
Test of Reasoning for Competitive Examinations By: Edgar Thorpe;Publisher: TMH
List Price: Rs. 535; Offer Price: Rs. 488; Discount: Rs. 47 (8%)
Logical and Analytical Reasoning by A K Gupta; Publisher: RPH
List Price: Rs. 90; Offer Price: Rs. 80; Discount: Rs. 9 (11%)
Books for "General Awareness with special reference to Banking Industry" section:
Banking Awareness: The Complete Book for IBPS Bank PO and CLERK Examinations (With 5 Practice Sets) by Arihant Experts
List Price: Rs. 160.
Guide to Banking General Awareness and Banking Aptitude Test Author/Publisher: Ramesh
List Price: Rs. 150; Offer Price: Rs. 136; Discount: Rs. 14 (9%)
Money Banking and Finance Author: N.K. Sinha; Publisher: BSC
List Price: Rs. 200; Offer Price: Rs. 190; Discount: Rs. 10 (5%)
Books for "Test of Computer Knowledge" Section of IBPS CWE Clerk:
Computer Literacy And Knowledge for Bank PO and Bank Clerk Exam by Kiran Prakashan
List Price: Rs. 175; Offer Price: Rs. 155; Discount: Rs. 20 (29%)
The book contains 45 model Solved papers of Previous exams (2007-2013) & 24 Model Practice sets.
Objective Computer Awareness by R Pillai, Publisher: Arihant
List Price: Rs. 125.
Books for "Test of English Language" Section of IBPS CWE Clerk
Objective English for Competitive Examinations by Hari Mohan Prasad; Publisher: TMH
List Price: Rs. 495; Offer Price: Rs. 420; Discount: Rs. 75 (15%)
English for the IBPS CWE Clerical Cadre by Content Crop Editorial Team; Publisher: Pearson
List Price: Rs. 250; Offer Price: Rs. 163; Discount: Rs. 87 (35%)
Books for "Test of Numerical Ability" Section of IBPS CWE Clerk:
Text Book of Quickest Mathematics: Quantitative Aptitude & Numerical Ability by Kiran Prakashan
List Price: Rs. 325; Offer Price: Rs. 300; Discount: Rs. 25 (7%)
Course in Mental Ability and Quantitative Aptitude by Edgar Thorpe; Publisher: TMH
List Price: Rs. 460; Offer Price: Rs. 322; Discount: Rs. 138 (30%)
Thats all for now. Please visit this blog again as I would be looking for some more test prep material for IBPS CWE Clerk: like the online sample/model papers. Best wishes!