Every year huge number of contenders
appears for Common Admission Test and to prepare well contenders need to
go through CAT Preparation Books. You may go through the recommended tips and
books which are given by Toppers. Aspirants will be able to prepare according
to the need of one of the toughest MBA entrance tests in the country.
Choosing the right books for CAT
preparation is one of the most fundamental steps before preparing for the test.
With the best books for CAT preparation, candidates will be able to crack this
exam. IIM Lucknow will conduct the Common Admission Test on November 26,
and it is high time to start collecting the best books for CAT preparation.
Various books for CAT are available in the
market, for that reason, one must choose wisely. To make things easy. Here we
are providing list of the best books for CAT preparation. List of books for CAT
exam by various experts and toppers of the test has been unfolded here. Apart
from CAT preparation books, you must read various news magazines, journals,
newspapers, etc. for GD and Interview rounds.
Common Admission Test is a Multiple
Choice Questions (MCQ) based paper divided into three sections – Quantitative
Aptitude (QA), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Verbal
Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC). List of Best books for CAT
preparation is provided here in below uttered section
Read: Online Test Series
CAT
Exam Pattern 2017:
CAT Section
|
CAT Sectional Duration
|
No. of questions
|
Marks
|
QA
|
60
|
34
|
102
|
VARC
|
60
|
34
|
102
|
DILR
|
60
|
32
|
96
|
Total
|
180
|
100
|
300
|
List
of Best Books for CAT Preparation (QA, DILR, VARC)
Books
for CAT Quantitative Aptitude Section
S.No.
|
Books
|
1.
|
How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT
Common Admission Test 5th Edition (Paperback) by Arun Sharma, Publisher: Tata
McGraw Hill
|
2.
|
The Pearson Guide To Quantitative Aptitude And Data
Interpretation For The CAT by Nishit Sinha, Publisher: Pearson.
|
3.
|
Quantum CAT: Quantitative Aptitude Common Admission
Test for Admission Into IIMs (Paperback) by Sarvesh K Verma Publisher:
Arihant
|
4.
|
NCERT Mathematics books for Class 8, 9 & 10
|
5.
|
Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations
Tips, Techniques, And Short-cut Methods by Guha Abhijit
|
Books
for CAT Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Section
S.No.
|
Books
|
1.
|
How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for the CAT
Common Admission Test 1st Edition (Paperback) by Arun Sharma Publisher: Tata
McGraw-Hill
|
2.
|
How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT
Common Admission Test by Arun Sharma Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill
|
3.
|
The Pearson Guide To Verbal Ability And Logical
Reasoning For The CAT 1st Edition (Paperback) by Nishit K. Sinha.
|
Books
for CAT Verbal Ability Section
S.No.
|
Books
|
1.
|
How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading
Comprehension for the CAT Common Admission Test 4th Edition (Paperback) by
Meenakshi Upadhyay, Arun Sharma. Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill
|
2.
|
The Pearson Guide To Verbal Ability And Logical
Reasoning For The CAT 1st Edition (Paperback) by Nishit K. Sinha Publisher:
Pearson
|
3.
|
Word Power Made Easy by NORMAN LEWIS
|
4.
|
A Communicative Grammar of English By Geoffrey Leech
|
5.
|
30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary by Wilfred
Funk and Norman Lewis
|
Best
Books for CAT Preparation for GD & PI Rounds
Read: Basic Computer Knowledge
Best
Books for CAT GD & PI rounds
Novels (fiction/non-fiction)
|
Argumentative Indian, Tipping Point, Thinking Fast
& Slow, Guns, Germs, and Steel, Beyond the MBA Hype, The Black Swan, The
Great Indian Novel, Midnight’s Children, India after Gandhi, The World is
Flat, Freakonomics, The Last Mughal
|
News Papers
|
Economics Times, The Hindu, The Indian Express
|
Magazines
|
Competition Success Review, Business World,
Management Compass Career Launcher, Business Line by The Hindu Group,
Business & Management Chronicle by Chronicle Publications, Business Today
by India Today Group
|
Preparation
Type recommended for CAT 2017 by toppers:
·
Applicants must become familiar
with the syllabus and test pattern. This will help aspirants to prepare
accordingly.
·
Solving these papers will help
to check and boost their preparation level.
·
Read newspapers, books, novels,
etc: It is necessary to read the newspapers to stay updated with the latest
events and improve their vocabulary
·
Get the books or other reading
materials: With the knowledge about the exam syllabus, candidates will be able
to choose the best books for CAT preparation wisely.
·
Applicants must visit the
various coaching institutes and collect the reading materials and start with
the preparation.
·
Practice: After collecting the
study materials, contenders should start their preparation.
·
After solving each paper, they
must analyze their answers to know about their strengths and weaknesses.
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