There is one important thing that every candidate should do before beginning their preparation for the SSC CGL Exam.
“SELF-EVALUATION OF THE CANDIDATE’S CURRENT LEVEL OF PREPARATION”
It has been seen that the Maths is often considered intimidating for most candidates. Thus the preparation would entirely depend on how comfortable one is with the syllabus of the Mathematics.

Steps to Elevate your Quantitative Aptitude Skills
1.Build your Foundation
The first and Foremost skill that the candidate should work on is to enhance his foundation. One needs to select a reference book that covers in details the important concepts of all the subjects well. There are many books in the market and too many options get a person confused.I would recommend a book like RS Aggarwal where concepts are elaborately explained and there are questions accompanying every topic.
How to Attempt Questions from the Book?
Ensure to solve a set of questions every day. For instance, solve about 50 questions in a day. There are questions that might be tough or easy. Mark the questions that you encountered challenges with, and practice working on these questions until you acquire perfection. Gradually follow this pattern working on two aspects Speed and Accuracy.

2. Solve Previous Years Question Papers
Once you are done with coverage of fundamentals , one should work with strengthening the concepts by attempting the previous year’s question papers. They serve two purposes, firstly it helps the candidate to consolidate the concepts and secondly as mentioned before helps the candidates to judge their weakness and strengths. Solve the questions and mark the questions that you consider difficult. We suggest you work on your concepts rather than running after difficult questions. Also, follow just one good book rather than referring to mediocre sub-standard books.
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3 Tips and Tricks come in Handy
Most of the times the candidates complain of lengthy questions. The questions are not tough but owing to lengthy calculations most of the questions remain unattempted which leads to the failure in the exam. For this reason, it is essential that the candidate should be careful in two things. First, the candidates should understand the important topics of exam from which the questions have been asked on a repetitive basis. Secondly, he should figure out ways to solve the questions quickly. In order to accomplish the latter, the tips and tricks come in Handy.

4. Practice Again and Again
The practice is the key to success in any competitive Exam. Appear for as many Mock Examinations as you possibly can. Get your exams analyzed by an able mentor. Monitor your mistakes closely and practice until you eventually get it right. Look for an easier way to solve a question even if you have got an answer right. Note down the questions in a separate notebook to be reviewed later. So if you are aiming high then be ready to do the boring stuff.

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