NCERT Non Teaching Study Notes
Plan notes and revision for NCERT non teaching exams across Section A and post-specific Section B topics.
Good NCERT non teaching study notes follow the structure of the paper. Every Computer Based Test (CBT) in NCERT's non-academic recruitment has a common Section A and a post-specific Section B, and you must clear the minimum in each section separately. Notes that mirror that split save time during revision and show you where marks are slipping.
This page explains what to include in your notes for each section, how to organise them, and how to revise before the exam.
What to Include in Your Notes
Area | What to note down |
|---|---|
General English | Grammar rules with your own examples, a running list of new words, common errors you made in practice |
Comprehension | Passage types, question patterns and the reading speed you reached in each practice set |
General awareness and current affairs | Monthly notes on appointments, schemes, awards, reports and education-related news, kept in short lines |
Reasoning and quantitative aptitude | Formula sheets, shortcuts you actually use and question types you find slow |
Computer knowledge | Fundamentals, operating systems, networking, cyber security and office software terms |
Post-specific Section B | Topic-wise notes for your post family, such as pension and financial rules for accounts, procurement and inventory for stores, or library science for library posts |
How to Organise Your Notes
Keep short notes: One page per topic, with definitions, rules and a few examples. If a note runs beyond a page, split it.
Build formula and rule sheets: Collect numerical formulas, accounting rules, procurement steps or library classification terms on single sheets for quick revision.
Maintain an error log: Write down every question you got wrong in a practice test, the reason and the correct answer. Revise this log more often than any other note.
Make monthly current affairs notes: Review each month's notes at the start of the next, and compile a short summary before the exam.
Tag by section: Mark each note as Section A or Section B so you can see which section needs more time.
A Simple Revision Schedule
Daily: 30 to 40 minutes of current affairs, plus one page of vocabulary or grammar.
Weekly: Revise that week's notes and rework every entry in your error log.
Monthly: Revise formula sheets and current affairs summaries, and attempt a full-length timed practice paper.
Last two weeks: Go through short notes and the error log only, and practise sectional timing so Section A leaves time for Section B.
Clerk candidates should add daily typing practice, because Lower Division Clerk requires a computer typing test after the CBT.
Official and Reliable Sources
NCERT scheme and syllabus: The post-wise topic lists and question split are in the NCERT scheme and syllabus document.
NCERT vacancies page: New notices, schedules and results appear on the NCERT vacancies page.
Government publications: Use official sources for rules such as Fundamental Rules, CCS pension rules and procurement guidelines if you are preparing for accounts or store posts.
Where Notes Fit with Practice
Notes help you remember, and practice tests show whether you can use what you remember under time pressure. After each test, update your error log, compare your section-wise scores with the sectional minimums on the NCERT non teaching exam pattern page, and decide what to revise next. You can use the study notes listed above on Testkart for quick revision of common topics, and attempt online tests for English, reasoning and current affairs to measure progress. The NCERT non teaching cut off page explains how to set a target above the sectional minimums.