BARC Exam Syllabus 2022

March 14, 2023 by C.Suvarna

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Once you have completed the application process, the next important step will be to go through the BARC syllabus 2024. This will help you in kick-starting your BARC exam preparation as it will provide you with a rough blueprint of the important topics. Furthermore, while going through the syllabus of BARC exam, you will also realize which topics you need to devote more time to as per the weightage mentioned in the exam pattern.

BARC Stenographer Syllabus

The BARC Stenographer exam will be conducted in two stages i.e. Objective Test and Stenography Skill Test. The syllabus of the Objective Test includes four subjects, which are- General English, General Knowledge, General Intelligence & Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. The level of this exam will be easy to moderate as the BARC Stenographer exam is based on matriculation level.

BARC Work Assistant Syllabus

The BARC Work Assistant exam will consist of two phases, which are Preliminary Test and Advanced Test. The syllabus of the Preliminary Test consists of three subjects i.e. Mathematics, Science and General Awareness. The difficulty level of the Preliminary exam will be easy to moderate. On the other hand, in the Advanced Test, along with the Mathematics, Science and General Awareness, Basic English is also added. Here, the level of the exam will be slightly higher than the Preliminary Test.

Section	Topics
English Language	Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms / Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings / Detecting Mis-Spelt Words, Idioms & Phrases, One Word Substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active / Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct / Indirect Narration, Shuffling of Sentence Parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a Passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage
General Intelligence	Verbal and Nonverbal, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic Operations, Symbolic / Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic / Number Classification, Drawing Inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole / Pattern-Folding & Unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-Folding and Completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and De-Coding, Numerical Operations
Quantitative Aptitude	Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship Between Numbers Fundamental Arithmetical Operations: Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square Roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and Distance, Time and work Algebra: Basic Algebraic Identities of School Algebra and Elementary Surds (Simple Problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations Geometry: Familiarity with Elementary Geometric Figures and Facts: 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 Mensuration: 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 Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric Ratios, Complementary Angles, Height and Distances (Simple Problems Only) Standard Identities Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-Diagram, Pie-Chart
General Awareness	General Awareness of the Environment, Current Events (BeePedia), India and its Neighboring Countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research

BARC Books

To prepare properly for any competitive exam, it is essential to have the relevant books and study material. There are a plethora of books available in the market for the various subjects that have been mentioned in the BARC syllabus. However, it is up to you to pick and choose the right books. This will ensure that you do not waste your time on irrelevant resources. For this purpose, we have listed down some important books for the BARC 2024 exam, which will prove beneficial in your exam preparation.

Subjects	Useful Books	Author/Publisher
Quantitative Aptitude	Quicker Mathematics	BSC Publications
	Quantitative Aptitude	RS Agarwal
	Class Notes	SS Bharti
General Awareness	Lucent General Science	Lucent Publication
	General Knowledge	Arihant Publication
	General Science	Kiran Publications
	BeePedia
General Intelligence	A modern approach to verbal & Non-verbal reasoning	R.S. Agarwal
	Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	S.Chand
	Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	Arihant Publication
English Language	English Comprehension	Wren & Martin
English Language	Word Power Made Easy	Norman Lewis

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We have provided a complete list of books for the BARC exam on our syllabus page. You can refer to that for more information regarding the BARC syllabus.

For General Awareness, you can take the help of ixamBee’s BeePedia. It is a comprehensive capsule which contains all the important information with respect to the General Awareness section for various competitive exams. It is available in Hindi and English. What’s more? It’s absolutely free.

Yes, definitely. You can practice the BARC free online mock tests at ixamBee. Moreover, the BARC online test series is based on the latest BARC exam pattern.

In the BARC Stenographer exam, you will be assessed on the basis of General English, General Knowledge, General Intelligence & Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. In the Work Assistant exam, you will be judged on the following subjects- Mathematics, Science, General Awareness and Basic English. You can check the whole syllabus for both these posts in our syllabus section.

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