IBPS Books 2024: Check Subject-wise Best Books Here

IBPS PO 2026 Mains Exam

4 Oct '26

Updated on Oct 31, 2025 18:02 IST

By Anangsha Patra, Manager – Editorial

IBPS Books 2024: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) every year holds a Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for the selection of Probationary Officers, Specialist Officers, and Clerks for public sector banks as well as Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). A large part of effective preparation for these exams depends on the selection of IBPS books. Since the exams are well-known, therefore, there is no dearth of books. However, candidates should choose those IBPS books that have covered the syllabus and are relevant for the exam. Here, we have discussed IBPS books for the following exams.

BPS PO (Probationary Officer/Management Trainee)	IBPS Clerk
IBPS RRB (Officers Scale-I, II & III) and Office Assistant (Multipurpose)	IBPS SO (Specialist Officers)

Q: Which are the best books for IBPS Clerk Reasoning Ability?

IBPS Clerk Reasoning Ability section assess a candidate's logical aptitude. Questions in this section are asked from Puzzle and Arrangements, Inequality, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Direction sense and Order and Ranking, etc. For the Reasoning Ability section, candidates can refer to Modern Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal, Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey and A New Approach to Reasoning: Verbal and Non-Verbal by BS Sijwali and Indus Sijwali. To ace the Reasoning section, candidates must practice mock tests to improve their speed and accuracy of solving questions. Candidates must learn the shortcut tricks of solving questions. Candidates must practice previous year question papers to know the type of questions asked in the exam.

Q: Which are the best books for IBPS Clerk Quantitative Aptitude section?

The Quantitative Aptitude section tests a candidate's calculative ability. Questions are asked from the topics such as Number Series, Simplification/ Approximation, Quadratic Equations, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, etc. Candidates for the Quantitative Aptitude section can refer to Quantitative Aptitude by R S Agarwal, Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma, Objective Mathematics for Competitive Exams by Tarun Goal and Fast Track Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma. The tips and tricks to improve IBPS Clerk Quant section are given below:

Candidates should practice variety of questions on different topics
Candidates must attempt mock tests and analyse their strengths and weaknesses
Go through the previous years' question papers to understand and analyse the weightage of each subject
Candidates must improve their speed and accuracy of solving questions

Q: Which are the best books for IBPS Clerk English preparation?

Candidates must choose the IBPS Clerk books that have covered the syllabus for English. The books should be simple and easy to understand. The English Language section appears both in prelims and mains exams.

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IBPS Books for Reasoning Ability

Books	Author/Publication
A Modern Approach Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning	BS Sijwali
Verbal Reasoning	RS Agarwal
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal & Non-Verbal	B S Sijwali
Logical reasoning	K Kundan
Test of Reasoning	Pearson Publication
Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning	Kiran Publication
Lucent’s Reasoning	Lucent
Analytical Reasoning	M K Pandey
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal	Arihant Publication

IBPS Books for Quantitative Aptitude

Books	Author/Publication
Quantitative Aptitude Book	Wiley’s Publication
Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examination	The Pearson Guide
Teach Yourself Quantitative Aptitude	Arun Sharma
Rapid Quantitative Aptitude with Shortcuts & Tricks	Disha Publication
Quantitative Aptitude	Sarvesh Verma
Fast Track Objective Arithmetic	Rajesh Verma (Arihant Publication)
Quantitative Aptitude	Disha Experts

IBPS Books for the English Language

Books	Author/Publication
Word Power Made Easy	Norman Lewis
English Grammar & Composition	Wren & Martin
Descriptive General English	S P Bakshi and Richa Sharma
Objective English for Competitive Examinations (5th Edition)	Hari Mohan Prasad, Uma Rani Sinha, Mcgraw Hill Education Publication
Essential Grammar In Use (3rd Edition)	Raymond Murphy, Cambridge University Press New Delhi
New Pattern English Language for SBI/IBPS Bank PO	Disha Experts

IBPS Books for General Awareness

Books	Author/Publication
Guide to Banking General Awareness	R.Gupta
Manohar Pandey Book	Arihant Publications
Manorama Yearbook ( English) Paperback	Philip Mathew

IBPS Books for Data Analysis and Interpretation

Books	Author/Publication
Data interpretation	Arun Sharma
Data Interpretation Magical Books series	BSC Publication

IBPS Books for Computer Aptitude

Books	Author/Publication
Objective Computer Knowledge & Literacy	Kiran Publication
Computer Awareness	Arihant Publication

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IBPS PO books

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Commonly asked questions

Q: Which are the books for IBPS Clerk for General and Financial Awareness and Computer Aptitude?

For General and Financial Awareness section, candidates can refer to India Year Book, Manorama Yearbook, Banking Awareness by Arihant Publications and Lucent's GK book. The best books for IBPS Clerk Computer Knowledge are Objective Computer Awareness by R Pillai, Computer Knowledge for SBI/ IBPS Clerk/ PO/ RRB/ RBI/ SSC/ Insurance Exams by Shikha Agarwal, Objective Question Bank of Computer Awareness for General Competitions by Arihant Experts, Computer by Rani Ahilya and Objective Computer Awareness by Somya Ranjan Behera.

Q: What are the best books for IBPS PO?

IBPS PO is a competitive exam which is largely participated by the banking aspirants. To crack the exam, candidates need to have good level of preparation. Choosing the best books for IBPS PO exam becomes important as it will help candidates to clear the concepts of topics given in the syllabus. The section-wise best books for IBPS PO exam is given below:

English Language

Word Power Made Easy by Normal Lewis
English Grammar & Composition by Wren and Martin
Descriptive General English by S P Bakshi and Richa Sharma
Objective English for Competitive Examinations by Hari Mohan Prasad, Uma Rani Sinha, Mcgraw Hill Education Publication

Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by RS Aggarwal
Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma (Arihant Publication)
Data interpretation by Arun Sharma

Reasoning Ability

A Modern approach Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by BS Sijwali
Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal & Non Verbal by B S Sijwali
Logical reasoning by K Kundan
Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey

General Awareness

Manorama Yearbook by Philip Mathew

Computer Aptitude

Computer by Rani Ahilya
Objective Computer Awareness by Somya Ranjan Behera

Q: Which are the important topics for IBPS PO General Knowledge section?

The GK section carries questions from Current Affairs Monetary Plans, Indian Financial System, Introduction to National Institutions, Indian Banking System, Banking Terms. To prepare IBPS Clerk GK section, candidates should read newspapers and watch news channels. Candidates should prepare the Current Affairs of last one year or six months. Candidates should make notes of the currect affairs topics and revise them everyday. Candidates should not forget to study the static GK part such as the countries, their currencies and capital. Candidates can refer to the following books for IBPS Clerk Reasoning section: India Year Book by Publications Division Manorama Yearbook Banking Awareness by Arihant Publications

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Q: Which are the important topics for IBPS Clerk English section?

The English Language section of IBPS Clerk carries questions of high school. Candidates should read newspapers and books. Candidates should read the editorial section of the newspapers to improve their vocabulary.