Recruitment notifications for Second Division Assistant / SDA posts of many government departments are likely to be released soon. In this background, here are some tips on how PUC passers should prepare for these posts. How to Apply for Second Grade Assistant Post? Which books should be read for SDA post? , here are the answers to these questions
Not only to the Karnataka Public Service Commission but also to the Karnataka Examinations Authority, many departments have submitted recruitment proposals for filling up the posts of various designations. Among the said posts are Second Grade Assistant / Second Grade Accounts Assistant Posts. You can know information about new notifications in the article published by Headline Recruitment Notifications which may be notified soon. Apart from that, we also informed about the preparation of massive notification for the posts of higher education department. There are these SDA posts in this department also.
So Second Grade Assistant / Second Grade Accounts Assistant posts can be applied by Second PUC pass. Those who have already written the exam for these posts many times will have the experience of how to study, how much to study, how much time to devote, why success is not attainable. But for those who have recently completed PUC and want to join the government post after passing PUC, what should be the preparation for this post is given below.
Is one month preparation enough for SDA exam?
Of course not. The reason is that the competitiveness of today’s government jobs is immense. Millions of candidates apply for government posts even if the number is in three digits. So one month effort is not enough for any competitive exam. Kannada grammar, knowledge of Kannada language/literature, geography of the country, politics, history, current affairs etc. are required to read many subjects. It can be said that it is impossible to study for second class examination in one month without reading all this.
Step-by-step preparation for SDA exam should be as follows
First you need to know the syllabus. Appropriate study books should be collected. Then make a schedule according to your time.
If you are studying after notification for SDA post then you need to know how many days are left for the probable date of exam and give more time to study and complete the syllabus.
Books to be read for SDA Exam
Looking at how to prepare for this post exam from scratch – read Karnataka state school textbooks (4th to 10th) or NCERT / DCERT textbooks. Then first and second PUC text books (Karnataka State PU Books) must be studied especially for second grade assistant posts.
Books to be studied for paper 1, 2
Paper 1 – Compulsory Kannada (not compulsory for all). Paper 2 General Kannada. For these two papers, you need to study grammar books by Ramakrishna Udupa and other famous authors, for Kannada Grammar, Araliguppi’s Comprehensive Hosgannada Grammar Book, Rajappa Dalwai’s Kannada Sahitya Kosha Book. Refer books of any author related to Kannada grammar and literature.
Study Books for SDA Paper-3
- SDA Competitive Exam Paper 3 – General Knowledge. This newspaper should know the information of politics, history, society and many other fields along with current affairs. Which author’s books can be read according to the subject is mentioned below.
- General Science – Books by KH Suresh or VKS.
- Annual Books on Karnataka / Development / Projects of India
- Economic Development of India – Books by Garani Krishnamurthy / G N Kempiah.
- Maps and Atlases of the World, India and Karnataka
- Monthly Magazines- Contest Winner, Contest Inspiration, Others.
- Dr Ranganatha’s book to read on Regional and Prakrit Geography.
- Book by PS Gangadhar or Laxmikant to read about Constitution of India.
- History – Books by K Sadasiva or KNA
- Environmental Studies – Book by K Bairappa.
- Books, Information Manuals on State and Union Budget
- Mental Ability – Gururaj Bulbuley or ARS Agarwal
- Newspapers – Vijaya Karnataka, Times of India and other Kannada and English newspapers.
When should SDA aspirants start studying?
Government of Karnataka Second Grade Assistant post aspirants should know the exam procedure, syllabus of this post from the beginning of First PUC / Second PUC, collect the appropriate study books and study continuously. You are allowed to apply only if you have passed second PUC. Apply if any authorities issue recruitment notification after your pass. Or apply for Central Govt CHSL exam every year and also write exam for SDA level posts of Central Govt.
Make the most of mobile
The concept of just reading books / xeroxes is no more. You don’t have to take these with you wherever you go. Instead there are opportunities to read softcopies, watch videos and prepare for any exam on smartphone / laptop. This is a boon given by today’s technology. But that’s all you have to take advantage of.