I am planning to apply for National Institute of Construction Management and Research Entrance Exam NICMAR Entrance Exam. Will you tell which books is better to prepare for NICMAR Entrance Exam also provide me pattern of this exam so I can prepare well?

National Institute of Construction Management and Research Entrance Exam acronym as NICMAR Entrance Exam is conducted by the institute for providing admission to following given post graduate programs in its campus:

Two Year Post Graduate Programme in Advanced Construction Management (PGP ACM) Offered from Pune, Hyderabad, Goa and Indore Campuses
Two Year Post Graduate Programme in Project Engineering and Management(PGP PEM) Offered from Pune Campus
Two Year Post Graduate Programme in Real Estate and Urban Infrastructure Management(PGP REUIM) Offered from Pune Campus
Two Year Post Graduate Programme in Infrastructure Finance, Development and Management (PGP IFDM) Offered from Pune Campus.
Eighteen Months Post Graduate Programme in Management of Family Owned Construction Business (PGP MFOCB) at Pune Campus.
One Year Post Graduate Programme in Quantity Surveying (PGP QS) Offered from Hyderabad Campus
One Year Post Graduate Programme in Health, Safety and Environment Management (PGP HSEM) Offered from Hyderabad Campus

Books for NIMCAR:

Aptitude by RS Aggarwal

There are basically 3 rounds to get into NICMAR:

1) Written:
In written, its same as any entrance examination which contains aptitude & grammar.

Tip: Read RS Agrawal book you will crack it.

2) Group Discussion:
GD is mostly from current affairs or any construction or project case.

Tip: For GD you can start reading newspaper thoroughly for the past few months before your examination. Topics will be general, no specific pattern observed but mostly they are current.

3) Personal Interview:
They can ask you HR, technical, current affairs and other generic questions.

Tip: Have confidence and good communication skills.

Important Dates

Date of Notification
Mar, 2017

Last Date for Submission of Application Form
Apr, 2017

Date of Exam
May, 2017

Date of Declaration of Results
May, 2017