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Best Books for IRDAI Assistant Manager 2026

8 hand-picked, subject-wise books for IRDAI Assistant Manager, aligned to the current Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) syllabus. Read one book per subject, then test yourself with a free IRDAI Assistant Manager mock below — practice beats re-reading.

  1. Mishra and Mishra — Insurance Principles and Practice (S Chand) — for Generalist principles
  2. M.N. Mishra — Principles and Practice of Insurance — additional depth on insurance principles
  3. Insurance Institute of India — IC-01 (Principles of Insurance), IC-11 (Practice of General Insurance), IC-14 (Regulations of Insurance Business)
  4. IRDAI Annual Report (free PDF, irdai.gov.in/annual-reports) — for penetration, density, sectoral data and regulatory priorities
  5. Ramesh Singh — Indian Economy (McGraw Hill) — for Phase II Paper II economy and social issues
  6. Arun Sharma — Quantitative Aptitude (McGraw Hill) and MK Pandey — A New Approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning (Arihant) — for Phase I Reasoning and Quant
  7. Norman Lewis — Word Power Made Easy and Wren and Martin — for Phase I and Phase II English
  8. Stream background references — IAI CT-1/CT-3/CT-5 (Actuarial); Ind AS bare text + ICAI study material (Finance); Insurance Act 1938 + IRDA Act 1999 bare Acts (Law); Forouzan Networking + standard cybersecurity texts (IT); Damodar Gujarati Econometrics (Research)

What these books cover

Together these titles cover every section of the IRDAI Assistant Manager syllabus:

Phase I — ReasoningPhase I — Quantitative AptitudePhase I — English LanguagePhase I — General AwarenessPhase II Paper II — Economic and Social Issues impacting InsurancePhase II Paper III — Insurance & Management (common to all streams)

IRDAI Assistant Manager books — FAQs

What are the best books for IRDAI Assistant Manager 2026?

Our IRDAI Assistant Manager booklist has 8 expert-recommended, subject-wise titles aligned to the current Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) syllabus — covering each section the exam actually tests.

Do I need to buy all of these IRDAI Assistant Manager books?

No. Pick one book per subject and finish it before adding another — more books rarely means a better score. And you don't need to buy anything to practise: every IRDAI Assistant Manager mock on Kamiyab is free, built from real previous-year questions.

Can I clear IRDAI Assistant Manager with self-study using these books?

Yes. These are the same standard books most self-study toppers rely on. Pair focused reading with regular free IRDAI Assistant Manager mock tests and honest analysis of your mistakes.

Official sources

Every figure on this page traces back to the official notification. Rules change from cycle to cycle — confirm before you apply.

IRDAI Recruitment — Official Recruitment Notices Page · Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India — Official Website

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