English language and comprehension¶
Part of SSC, banking, CDS, NDA, AFCAT, CLAT, CAT (VARC), CUET, BITSAT and most state exams. See the overlap map.
What it covers¶
- Grammar: tenses, subject–verb agreement, articles, prepositions, modifiers, parallelism.
- Vocabulary: synonyms and antonyms, one-word substitution, idioms and phrases.
- Comprehension: reading passages, para jumbles, sentence completion, cloze test.
- Descriptive writing (banking mains, some PSC and MBA exams): see the separate descriptive-writing module.
Depth by exam family¶
| Family | Emphasis |
|---|---|
| SSC, defence | Grammar rules and vocabulary |
| Banking | Reading comprehension, cloze test, error detection, under time pressure |
| CLAT, CAT | Long passages and inference-heavy reading |
Free resources¶
- NCERT English textbooks (grammar and reading at school level): https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php
- Khan Academy grammar course: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar
- Press Information Bureau releases (free, formal English for daily reading): https://pib.gov.in
How to practise¶
Read one long formal article every day and summarise it in three lines. Keep a personal list of the words and grammar rules you got wrong in practice papers, and revise that list weekly.