The best approach is to do a section wise planning, focus on your strengths and weakness and work on them accordingly.
General Intelligence and Reasoning: Reasoning is one of the most important section for most of the
competitive exam. Reasoning is generally a scoring subject in comparison
to the quantitative section. Unlike numerical skill in reasoning
section you don’t have to learn some formula and solve question by
applying that formula. You just have to be very careful while answering
these questions. This section can’t be mastered within the given time
without proper practice, so you must practice enough to score well in
this section.- Always Remember that the given question will be solved by the data given only, don’t make unnecessary assumptions or judgment while solving the problem. Use smart and appropriate tricks and method for solving any problem.
- Be very careful with words having negative prefixes like non- , un-. They can fool you for facts. So you must read the question very carefully and when you are sure about the question, then find its solution.
- The understanding of Directions should be accurate i.e. which direction is West, North, East and South.
- Always remember the sequencing of alphabets i.e. which alphabet comes after/before the particular alphabet and you should also remember their numerical position as per 1 to 26.
- You should also try to imagine the object in 3D like dice and paper folding etc. it will help in solving the such problems.
- Reasoning problems takes more time than other sections, hence time constraint must be kept in mind while attempting this section.
Numerical Ability: Quantitative
Aptitude section which is the most important area or you can say is the
deciding area for a candidate in the merit list. If you are having
decent basic concepts of Mathematics, then this section will be your
favorite and highest scoring section. Candidate must be able to solve
questions quickly without compromising on accuracy. To do this the
candidate must learn shortcuts & tricks and do away with the
descriptive approach of problem solving.
- Attempt your strong sections first.
- Take every practice test as seriously as you would while sitting in the main exam. Time yourself for every test that you take.
- Have a list of formulae that are important and make sure that you memorize them all.
- Save your time, attempt easy ones quickly and then come back to tricky/ difficult questions.
General Awareness & Current Affairs:
General awareness has always been taken at the lighter note by many
candidates, not realizing that how major it can be in competition Exam.
This section acquires more importance because this is the only section
which can be attempted quickly i.e. in 12-15 minutes and at the same
time, decent marks can be scored in this section if prepared well.
- Keep an eye on latest happenings and read a daily newspaper that will help you to be updated with the latest news.
- Prepare notes of important news, economy news and corporate affairs and revise them meticulously to keep yourselves perfect in General Awareness.
- One should thoroughly go through the last year’s questions so that you can score well in the exam.
- Another great option to prepare GK well is to go through magazines that focus General Knowledge. Some of the useful magazines are Pratiyogita Darpan and Manorma. Objective Lucent can also be referred to score well.
Practice with a stop watch:
The most important point to be kept in mind while appearing for
competitive exams is time management. If you are still wondering how you
would manage your time and solve all the 200 questions that you need to
solve in the four hour time period, the only option you are left with
is to keep a stopwatch by your side and practice regularly.
Go Through Previous Year Question Papers:
This will help candidates to have an idea of the examination pattern.
Aspirants should practice the papers during the revision time so that
they can know the time limit and can practice weak areas.
Mock Tests are the ultimate key to Success:
Regular practice of quiz and mock tests will help you to crack this
exam. Try to attempt as many questions as you can. You should practice
the Section Tests for Railway Exams provided by us on regular basis.
Work on your weak Areas:
It is very easy to go along well with your strong areas, but it is
the best to work on your weaker areas and give it your best shot.
Practice on the weak areas so that it is easy in the examination to
solve them more easily.
Don’t Overburden Yourself:
It is important not to overburden yourself while preparing for the
examination. This is most important requirement for maintaining focus
and concentration.
Railway Exams Study Material:
You can take the help of these books and start preparation to crack
the examination easily and make your career bright because these books
can change your way of thinking.
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations (R. S. Aggarwal):
This book is very popular and easy to understand and gives topic-wise
basics of chapters, solved examples and numerous practice questions.
(Good book for beginners)
A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning (R. S. Aggarwal):
This book has been divided into two parts, the first part of this book
is Verbal Reasoning which covers General Mental Ability and Logical
Deduction while the second part is Non-verbal Reasoning (including
Analytical Reasoning).
Analytical Reasoning, (M. K. Pandey- Bsc Publications):
While most similar books are published with a focus on last-minute
preparations and quick comprehension, Analytical Reasoning focuses on
the basics of the subject of logic and reasoning. This book is a great
source for learning the core concepts and is divided into two parts,
Reasoning based on Logic and Reasoning based on Rules.
30 Practice Sets Railway Recruitment Boards RRB (Non-Technical Cadre) 2016 :
The present book contains 30 Practice Sets for the common written exam,
to be conducted by the Indian Railways for recruitment to the posts of,
Non-Technical Cadre in various RRBs. The practice papers not just help
in thorough revision of the various concepts covered under the syllabi
but also help in self-analysis of the level of preparation for the
upcoming written examination (Click here to get yours).
RRB: Non-Technical (Goods Guard, ASM, TA, CA etc.) Exam Guide (2016 edition):
This comprehensive book is specially developed for the candidates of
Railway Non-Technical Posts Recruitment Exam. This book included Model
Paper, Previous Years Papers and Study Material for the purpose of
practice of questions based on the latest pattern of the examination.