Books to Prepare for HSEE 2021 Exam: Check Tips to Prepare

Here is a complete list of the best books to prepare for HSEE 2021 exam. Nothing is impossible for those who follow their dreams and the right books. A book can make it or break it. To crack HSEE 2021, candidates need not study via multiple books but from the best books. NCERT class 10 and 12 books are a must for HSEE. However, apart from NCERT, candidates can also refer to the list of books given below.

Books to Prepare for HSEE 2021 Exam

HSEE is held for admissions into five year integrated Master of Arts (M.A.) course in Development Studies and English Studies. Before check the books, also have a look at HSEE 2021 syllabus. The list of HSEE 2021 best books is as below.

Important Books for HSEE 2021 Exam

Name of Books	Buy Online
Contemporary World Politics Textbook in Political Science for Class – 12	Buy Here
Introductory Macroeconomics for Class 12	Buy Here
Indian Economic Development for Class 12	Buy Here
Wren & Martin High School English Grammar and Composition Book	Buy Here
Word Power Made Easy	Buy Here
B.A 1st year Indian History – Culture	Buy Here
A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	Buy Here
Reasoning / Quantitative Aptitude / English / General Awareness Topic-wise Solved Papers for IBPS / SBI Bank PO / Clerk Prelim & Main Exam	Buy Here
Fundamentals of Biology: CBSE Class 12	Buy Here
General Knowledge 2021	Buy Here
Contemporary India Part – 2 Textbook in Geography for Class – 10	Buy Here
Fundamentals of Physical Geography – Textbook for Class – 11	Buy Here
Fundamentals of Human Geography for Class – 12	Buy Here
Environment and Ecology: For Civil Services Preliminary and Main Examination and Competitive Examinations	Buy Here
10 Years Sociology Class-12th CBSE Syllabus & Sample Paper For 2020	Buy Here
IIT Madras Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination	Buy Here
Satish CBSE Class 12 Sociology Solved Ten Years Papers For 2020	Buy Here
Humanities and Social Science HSEE previous year books	Buy Here
How To Write An Essay	Buy Here
Class 10 NCERT Maths Textbook CBSE	Buy Here

How to prepare for HSEE 2021 Exam?

The HSEE 2021 examination is unpredictable, if you finish the syllabus on time and prepare with full hardwork and perseverance. Following are the important tips on how to prepare for HSEE 2021 examination.

For English:

Refer to “word power made easy religiously: It is 30-40 hour book read. You will be able to sail through the vocabulary type questions easily with the help of the same. However, you should also make it habit to read other novels.

Read about the 20th century poets: Many experts strongly recommend the students to read about the following poets i.e Virginia Wolf, Edgar Allan Poe and Ernest Heminghway. This helps you get an edge over the questions asked in the respective section.

For Analytical and Quantitative Ability:

Read these important topics: Practice Trigonometry of Class 9 and Basic Maths from Class 11 and Class 12 level. If you are not a Maths student, you are advised to join coaching or take help from a senior / expert for study materials.

For General Studies:

Divide the studies in 2 parts: The section number 1 is about History, Geography and Economics, you can tackle the same by solving previous year question papers and go through Micro / Macro books from Class 12. Once that is done, read through the History / Civics / Geography from Class 12.

The section 2 is about world affairs and GK, you need to study from Manorama Year Book for GK from your respective session. Do not read entire thing, you can go through Indian and World, GK, Current Affairs, IT and Environment section.

For Essay Writing:

You have to practice essay writing in different topics to get good marks in this section.

HSEE 2021 Exam Pattern

To bag good marks in the HSEE 2021 examination, candidates should read and understand the HSEE 2021 exam pattern thoroughly.

Mode of Test: The Part 1 is held in CBT Mode. However, the Part 2 is online / offline mode.

Duration: The duration of Part 1 is 150 minutes and Part 2 is 30 minutes.

Type of Questions: There are MCQ type in Part 1.

Medium of Language: HSEE 2021 is held in English medium

Distribution of Question: It is as follows.

Subjects	Percentage of Questions
English and Comprehension Skills	25% in Part 1
Analytical and Quantitative Ability	25% in Part 1
General Studies	50% in Part 1
Essay Writing	100% in Part 2

About HSEE 2021

IIT, Madras, conducts the HSEE 2021 exam for admissions into the MA integrated course in IIT, Madras. The duration of the exam is 3 hour and 30 minutes. The question paper is divided into 2 parts i.e Part 1 and Part 2, It is CBT, where in the Part 1 has MCQ type and Part 2 has an essay based question. The medium of question paper is English. The HSEE 2021 result is based on the marks obtained in both the parts, the qualifying percentage for admission is 50%.