Syllabus
Syllabus is an integral part of any exam preparation. Your preparation strategy or study plan will remain incomplete without enough knowledge of the CET exam syllabus 2024. The NRA CET exam for various Group B & Group C posts will expectedly consist of questions from General Knowledge, Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language. Therefore you will have to prepare a well-thought-out strategy that devotes equal time to all of these. Before that, you should take down the complete NRA CET syllabus for all these sections.
| Section | Topics |
|---|---|
| General Intelligence & Reasoning | Analogies, Similarities and Differences, Space Visualization, Spatial Orientation, Problem Solving, Analysis, Judgment, Decision Making, Visual Memory, Discrimination, Observation, Relationship Concepts, Arithmetical Reasoning and Figural Classification, Arithmetic Number Series, Non-verbal Series, Coding And Decoding, Statement Conclusion, Syllogistic Reasoning, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & De-coding, Numerical Operations, Symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing Inferences, Punched Hole/ Pattern- Folding & Un-folding, Figural Pattern-folding And Completion, Indexing, Address Matching, Date & City Matching, Classification Of Centre Codes/ Roll Numbers, Small &Amp; Capital Letters/ Numbers Coding, Decoding and Classification, Embedded Figures, Critical Thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence |
| General Awareness | Current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect, Questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Whole Numbers, Decimals, Fractions and Relationships Between Numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion, Square Roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and Distance, Time & Work, Basic Algebraic Identities of School Algebra & Elementary Surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and Its Various Kinds of Centres, Congruence and Similarity of Triangles, Circle and Its Chords, Tangents, Angles Subtended By Chords of a Circle, Common Tangents to Two or More Circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid With Triangular or Square Base, Trigonometric Ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary Angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram,Frequency Polygon, Bar Diagram & Pie Chart |
| English Comprehension | Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Passage Making, Error Spotting, Jumble Words, Sentence Framing, Fill in the blanks. Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his/ her basic comprehension and writing ability, etc. would be tested |
Books
As the NRA CET exam will be replacing Tier 1 or Phase 1 of several exams conducted by SSC, IBPS & Railways (RRB), it is an important opportunity that should not be missed. To ensure success, you need to get hold of the best books as they are the most important aspect of exam preparation. It is always important to make sure that you have the best study material in the form of notes and books to prepare. We have listed down a few best books for preparation of the NRA Common Eligibility Test that is expected to happen soon.
| Subjects | Useful Books | Book’s Author |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | Quantum CAT | Sarvesh Kumar Verma |
| Data Interpretation for CAT | Arun Sharma | |
| Magical book on Quicker Maths | M Tyra | |
| Fast Track Objective Arithmetic | Rajesh Verma | |
| Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams | RS Aggarwal | |
| SSC Mathematics Chapterwise | Kiran Prakashan | |
| SSC Mathematics Previous Year Practice Set | Kiran Prakashan | |
| Objective Arithmetic | R.S. Aggarwal (for biginners) | |
| General Awareness | Lucent General Science | Lucent Publication |
| General Knowledge | Arihant Publication | |
| General Science | Kiran Publications | |
| Banking Awareness Handbook of Banking Information | N.S.Toor | |
| Banking Awareness | Arihant Publication | |
| Static GK General Knowledge | Arihant | |
| Lucent General Knowledge | - | |
| Pratiyogita Darpan | SQ Sachdeva Mahendra Jain | |
| Current Affairs | BeePedia | |
| Reasoning | A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal | B.S. Sijwali and Indu Sijwali |
| Analytical Reasoning | MK Pandey (For the chapters required for analytical reasoning) | |
| A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning | R.S. Aggarwal | |
| SSC Reasoning Chapterwise And Typewise | Kiran Prakashan | |
| General Reasoning Ability for Competitive Exams | Disha Experts | |
| Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning | Arihant Publication | |
| Static GK/ Current Affairs | Lucent G.K. | Lucent |
| Pratiyogita Darpan | SQ Sachdeva Mahendra Jain | |
| English Comprehension | Objective General English | SP Bakshi |
| Descriptive General English | SP Bakshi and Richa Sharma | |
| High School English Grammar and Composition | .Wren and Martin | |
| English Comprehension | Wren & Martin | |
| Word Power Made Easy | Norman Lewis | |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency | Ananta Ashisha (Arihant) |
| Data Interpretation | BSC Publication | |
| Data Interpretation | Magical Book Series | |
| Computer Awareness | Objective Computer Awareness for General Competitive Exams | Arihant Publishers |