Book-list & Tips for Building a Smart Banking Career Dear honourable members & friends, Even though I don’t have the qualificat ion to give suggestion but I believe the following books and tips may help you slightly. Pardon me if you find any mistake (s) . (A) Mathematic s: 1. Professor' s Math Solution * 2. S@ifurs Math * 3. Barron's GRE 4. Barron's GMAT 5. Barron's SAT1 (Specially for Geometry) 6. Kaplan's Math (Specially for Arithmetic Segment) 7. Professor' s Key to Bank Job (MCQ & Written Math) * 8. Math books from Class VII, VIII (Written Math) 9. IBA, MBA, BIBM, MBM, EMBA DU test paper * 0. MP3 Math (B.1) English Grammar: 1. Cliff’s TOEFL* 2. Peterson’s TOEFL* 3. “A Passage to English Sentence” by SM Jakir Hossain* 4. “The Anatomy of English Sentence” by SM Jakir Hossain* 5. “Practical English Usage” by Michael Swan 6. English Grammar by Wren and Martin 7. “Advanced Learner’s English” by Chowdhury and Hossain 8. Professors Current Affairs from last 2/3 years (For English Coverage)* (B.2) English Vocabulary : 1. “Word Power Made Easy” by Norman Lewis* 2. Oxford Synonyms & Antonyms 3. Word Smart* 4. Barron’s SAT1 (for High Perspectiv e words & Analogy)* 5. S@ifurs Analogy Tips: Everyday make sentences by difficult words as much as you can. Don’t learn synonyms & antonyms together. When you learn a word, try to learn its prefix, root & suffix & etymology (if possible) & other related words (C) Reading Comprehens ion: 1. Peterson’s TOEFL 2. Barron’s iBT TOEFT 3. Cambridge 1,2,3,4,5, 6 (D) Analytical Ability & Critical Reasoning: 1. S@ifurs’ Analytical Puzzle* 2. Barron’s GRE 3. Barron’s SAT1 (E) General Knowledge: 1. Professors “নতুন বিশ্ব”* 2. “আজকের বিশ্ব” by গোলাম মোস্তফা কিরণ* 3. Professors Current Affairs from last 2/3 years (For Current News)* (F) Bangla Grammar & Literature : 1. Professors BCS Preliminar y Bangla* 2. BCS Bangla by Shoumitra Shekhar* 3. “Lal Neel Dipaboli” by Humayum Azad 4. “Bangla Shahitter Itihash” by Mahbubul Alam 5. Board Book of Bangla Grammar, Class IX, X* 6. “বাংলা বানানের নিয়ম” by মাহবুবুল হক (G) Computer Knowledge: 1. Basic Knowledge of Computer & IT* 2. Computer Board Books from Class IX,X,XI,XI I (H) Banking Awareness: 1. S@ifurs’ Banking Awareness* 2. Board Books on Banking from Class IX,X,XI,XI I 3. Professors Current Affairs from last 2/3 years (I) Translatio n Tips: Use Bangla Academy Dictionary (Bengali to English) Use Bangla Academy Dictionary (English to Bengali) Learn the words from both Bangla & English versions of Peoples Republic Constituti on of Bangladesh Learn the word from both Bangla & English versions of Budget of Bangladesh (of the Current Year) Learn words from the Daily English Newspapers Learn the technical English/ Bangla words from Board Books on Banking Learn the names of fruits, flowers, birds, trees etc. .from Kids word book (J) Developing Essay Writing Skills (both Bangla & English): Developing Essay Writing Skills is a long story which requires some potential strategies . But you can follow the following instructio ns for a quick catch:- The first and foremost duty of yours is try to quote from the followings in your essays: Peoples Republic Constituti on of Bangladesh Budget of Bangladesh (of the Current Year) Economic Review of Bangladesh (of the Current Year) Since Banking exams require you very short time for this segment, you must be precise but very informativ e in your writing Start with a very catchy or dramatic or powerful topic sentence Don’t write any unnecessar y sentences Don’t repeat any ideas Don’t describe any particular point rather explain or at least list so many points concerning the essay topic A tough job: Try to convey literarine ss in your writing. You can use very simple words but the writing style should be creative so that simple word can convey elegancy Also use high perspectiv e and business words. Try to upgrade and adapt your writing style and language with newspaper and magazine English. All the sentences should be tied in a coherent order so that they show a proper developmen t of ideas Try to get ideas on the topmost discussed topics i.e. Banking topics, common problems of Bangladesh , educationa l, social and economic developmen t of Bangladesh etc. Excessive reading is one of the best ways to improve your writing skills. It enhances the quality of your writing. Remember we can write what we read. Always try to think outside of the box to make your paper different and extraordin ary Make it a habit to keep a pen and note book with you all the time. It helps you in not missing any creative ideas and informatio n that comes to your mind. Write regularly to improve your writing and writing speed. Use short sentences to emphasize ideas. But use longer sentences to explain, define, or illustrate ideas. Put key words and ideas at the beginning or end of a sentence. Don't bury a main point in the middle of a long sentence. Remember the exam will not test how much lengthy you can write rather it will test how you can focus maximum ideas within short and precise writing in the given time Vary sentence types and grammatica l structures . Use active verbs in most cases. Don’t do spelling mistakes because it can displease the examiner severely Don’t change tense in between sentences Always try to economize your time by removing unnecessar y or similar words if any Coherence to the content is a must (K) CV, Résumé, Business Letter & Cover Letter Writing: “Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspond ence” by Ashley [[[ More materials is available on prepositio ns, idioms & phrases, analogy, one-word substituti on, confusing words, common errors etc. If you need, you may consult me. ]]] Written by Md. Tarequr Rahman