Most Reliable Books and Material for CAT Preparation

Posted by: Career Anna July 27, 2013

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First thought that comes in our mind while beginning the preparation for any competitive exam is what books and materials to refer to. Taking this decision of selecting the most reliable books and materials for preparation becomes even more tedious in the case of MBA entrance exams like CAT and XAT. Major reason for this is that there is no single repository that lists the most reliable material of preparation for MBA entrances. So, to resolve this problem which many of us faced during our days of preparation and thus help the MBA Aspirants going forward; we present to you a comprehensive repository of Books and Materials for preparation of MBA Exams. We have covered the optimum number for each possible area and believe that if this may be solved sincerely, one generally would not need to go to any other reference book or material. Here goes the list!!

Quantitative Aptitude

1. How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT By Arun Sharma 2. Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude for CAT By Nishit K. Sinha

Data Interpretation / Logical Reasoning

1. How to prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT By Arun Sharma

2. How to prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT By Arun Sharma 3. Pearson Guide to Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for CAT By Nishit K. Sinha 4. Puzzles to Puzzle You Shakuntala Devi

Verbal Ability

1. How to prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT By Arun Sharma 2. Word Power Made Easy By Norman Lewis 3. English Grammar and Composition Wren and Martin 4. Arts & Letters Daily Refer this link for reading on diverse topics from the most diverse set of resources.Excellent means to improve Reading Comprehension skills. 5. Barrons GRE 6. Manhattan GMAT Preparation Critical Reasoning 7. Manhattan GMAT Preparation Sentence Correction

General Knowledge

1. Indian Year Book 2. Management Compass Magazine

3. Competition Success Review 4. Newspapers 5. Online material available at either of the following coaching institutes CL / TIME / IMS

In addition to the above books and materials, you should be doing the following as well.
1. Complete entire QA, LR, DI, VA from booklets/study material of at least one major coaching institute CL / TIME / IMS. 2. Solve all the online sectional tests available at the websites of these coaching institutes, followed by in depth analysis. 3. Solve old CAT Papers of at least last 10 years in a time bound manner. 4. Above three should be accompanied with Mocks of either of the big 3 coaching institutes as they give you the best idea of where you stand at national level. Disclaimer: We have not put every resource available under the sun for preparation of CAT. We have put the most reliable material which if completed within time (we have limited months to prepare and then we need to move on to mocks to ensure we do well in exams) followed by proper analysis should help you score well in mocks as well as in CAT, XAT, IIFT, SNAP and other entrance exams.

Recommended Books and Reading Material for CAT Preparation 08-Jun-2013

Most of the students while preparing CAT or other MBA entrance exams do not know which books to refer or where to look for additional information. MBA exams keep on changing every year. So should your preparation style. For example, CAT has become relatively easy in recent years. That is the reason, sectional and overall cut off is now much higher. Therefore, one needs to put more emphasis on concepts and accuracy. When it comes to CAT preparation, there are many books available in bookstores. But only few of them have quality and one should look for them only. Most of the students refer to the material provided by the coaching institutes. One should use book or reference material to improve his/her basic concepts and know tips and tricks for the exams.

Recommended books for Quantitative Aptitude Section

Simple and easy to understand How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Common Admission Test 5th Edition (Paperback) by Arun Sharma

For advanced The Pearson Guide To Quantitative Aptitude And Data Interpretation For The CAT by Nishit Sinha

For advanced and more practice Quantum CAT: Quantitative Aptitude Common Admission Test for Admission Into IIMs (Paperback) by Sarvesh K Verma

Other Books

To learn mathematics for the Quantitative Aptitude section from basics, refer to NCERT Mathematics books for 8th, 9th & 10th standard & CBSE Mathematics books for 8th, 9th & 10th standard

For tips and shortcuts Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations Tips, Techniques, And Short-cut Methods by Guha Abhijit

Recommended books for Data Interpretation/ Logical Reasoning

A Good book for DI How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for the CAT Common Admission Test 1st Edition (Paperback) by Arun Sharmaon

A Good book for LR How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT Common Admission Test by Arun Sharma

The Pearson Guide To Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning For The CAT 1st Edition (Paperback) by Nishit K. Sinha

Recommended books for Verbal Ability

A Good book for VA How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT Common Admission Test 4th Edition (Paperback) by Meenakshi Upadhyay, Arun Sharma

The Pearson Guide To Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning For The CAT 1st Edition (Paperback) by Nishit K. Sinha Other Books

Word Power Made Easy by NORMAN LEWIS

A Communicative Grammar of English By: Geoffrey Leech

30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary by Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis Current Affairs General Knowledge

Recommended Business Magazines for CAT/MBA Aspirants

Business Line

Business Today by India Today Group

Business World

Management Compass Career Launcher

Business & Management Chronicle by Chronicle Publications

Civil Services Chronicle

Recommended Newspapers for CAT/MBA Aspirants

The Hindu

Economics Times

The Statesman

Online Reading Speed

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Recommended Books and Additional Reading for CAT 2013-2014

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Majority students preparing for CAT are confused about which books to refer to. CAT as an exam has mutated over last few years. CAT questions have become more tricky, more lengthy and now contain a complex mixture of 3-4 concepts in the same problem. When it comes to reference books for CAT preparation, only a few books are available at bookstores. Many students then turn to notes provided by tuition classes, even though most of these notes are similar. Any book or reference material that students use should help him/her develop basic concepts, tips, tricks and strategies. A reference material should give the student sufficient practice on problems with varying difficulty level. A reference material can be considered a credible guide only if concepts are lucidly explained in the most efficient way (aka shortcuts!) to solve the problems. Quantitative Aptitude Recommended books for CAT/ XAT /MBA Exams Recommended Books

Simple and easy to understand How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Common Admission Test 5th Edition (Paperback) by Arun Sharma, Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill 2012 Rs. 625, 2012 edition

For advanced The Pearson Guide To Quantitative Aptitude And Data Interpretation For The CAT by Nishit Sinha, Publisher: Pearson. Rs. 650, 2012 edition For advanced and more practice Quantum CAT: Quantitative Aptitude Common Admission Test for Admission Into IIMs (Paperback) by Sarvesh K Verma Publisher:Arihant, Rs. 650, 2013 edition

Other Books

To learn mathematics for the Quantitative Aptitude section from basics, refer to NCERT Mathematics books for 8th, 9th & 10th standard & CBSE Mathematics books for 8th, 9th & 10th standard

For tips and shortcuts Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations Tips, Techniques, And Short-cut Methods by Guha Abhijit Rs. 450, 2010 edition

Data Interpretation/ Logical Reasoning Recommended books for CAT/MBA Recommended Books

A Good book for DI How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for the CAT Common Admission Test 1st Edition (Paperback) by Arun Sharma Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill Rs. 550, 2012 edition

A Good book for LR How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT Common Admission Test by Arun Sharma Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill Rs. 450, 2012 edition

The Pearson Guide To Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning For The CAT 1st Edition (Paperback) by Nishit K. Sinha. Publisher: Pearson. Rs. 599, 2012 edition

Verbal Ability / Logical Reasoning Recommended books for CAT/MBA Entrance Recommended Books

A Good book for VA 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, Rs. 575, 2011 Edition

The Pearson Guide To Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning For The CAT 1st Edition (Paperback) by Nishit K. Sinha Publisher: Pearson, Rs. 599, 2012 edition

Other Books

Word Power Made Easy by NORMAN LEWIS Rs. 149, 2011 edition. A Communicative Grammar of English By: Geoffrey Leech Rs. 500, 2003 edition. 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary by Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis Rs. 150, 1991 edition

If you are preparing for CAT 2014 Read Comprehensive Online Coaching For CAT 2014 Current Affairs General Knowledge CAT Score is just the first step, GD/WAT Essay/PI is the next one! so get prepared to build general awareness well in advance. Doing well in the interview/GD/ WAT Essay requires you to be aware of your surroundings and current affairs. In personal interviews the candidate needs to show his/her well rounded personality. This is not something one can pick up in the 2 month gap between the written exam and interviews. This requires the candidate to start orienting herself on this aspect long before even applying for the b-schools. Make sure that you make it a point to read at least one good newspaper, a weekly current affairs magazine and one business magazine regularly. Also understand that most publications from the same media house would be slightly biased in some respect. A variety of views from different media houses would strengthen your knowledge of the subject and help you especially in the GD/WAT Essay. Recommended Business Magazines for CAT/MBA Aspirants

Business Line by The Hindu Group Business Today by India Today Group BusinessWorld Management Compass Career Launcher Business & Management Chronicle by Chronicle Publications

Competition Success Review The Hindu Economics Times The Statesman CAT is an online exam; and so one needs to be very comfortable in an online environment, viz. Students need to be comfortable reading text on computer monitors and be able grasp the question quickly. Of course higher reading speeds directly help in scoring high in VA RC section too!

Recommended Newspapers for CAT/MBA Aspirants

Online Reading Speed

Recommended websites for online reading

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/articles/ http://www.theatlanticcities.com/ http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html http://www.bloomberg.com/view/editorials/ http://rwer.wordpress.com/ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/editionals.html http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/ http://blogs.wsj.com/?mod=WSJ_formfactor

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Top 5 best books for CAT 2013 preparation

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Providing Top 5 best eBooks for the candidates who are preparing for the CAT 2013, MAT, CMAT 2013 and other MBA entrance Exam 2013. Are you preparing for CAT 2013? The common entrance test for getting admission in the top most institutes of India like Indian Institute of Management (IIM). Students preparing for CAT are jumbled about which book to refer? There are number of books available and each institute material has its own assets.

We will discuss which the top 5 books for CAT 2013 preparation are:-

CAT 2013 exam questions have become more complicated and lengthy as there are 4 sections in the exam paper. When it comes to books for preparation, there are some books which can be considered as a reliable guide. Here are some books which you should refer:

1. Best book for quantitative aptitude test is simple and easy to understand, prepared by Arun Sharma and publisher: Tata McGraw hill 2012. 2. For Advanced, a Pearson guide for data interpretation and quantitative aptitude for CAT by Nishit Sinha, Publisher: Pearson. 3. Moreover, normal Lewis vocab book which is highly recommended. 4. Quantum CAT, a quantitative aptitude common admission test for IIMs by sarvesh K verma, publisher: Arihant, 2013 edition. 5. Another book is shakuntla Devi puzzle book. Choose the book which suits your requirement and covers all the topics you want to learn. Plan your exam schedule in such a way that you finish whole syllabus at least two months before the examination date. Study and practice all the sections and do not

stick to any one section as preparing all of them by strategy will give you a flawless clarity.

You may read articles and novels online to develop a platform on the screen. It is all about smart work not hard work! Always remember CAT is more about cleverness. There are so many average students who have got admission in the IIM.

I was also appeared in the GCET 2009 and GCET 2010 earlier and my best friend Nirav was appeared in the CAT 2010 (was placed in Nirma University for MBA), so i am using this list as per our experience and also have taken opinion of all other CAT aspirants in my circle. Best of luck!

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Study Material - eBooks - Sample Question Paper - CAT 2013

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Tweet Providing study material, eBooks, Sample question papers and practice question set for the CAT 2013 Aspirants.The candidates who are looking for the study material for the CAT exam can check out our collection for the exam preparation, hope it will help you out.

Study Material for CAT 2013

I already posted the 150 question set for logical reasoning subject.you can just grab the 150 practice questions on logical reasoning from below mentioned link.it is simple

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Get the 150 Logical reasoning questions now by clicking here.

Subject Wise eBooks for CAT 2013

1. R. S. Aggarwal Quantitative Aptitude eBook for Competitive Examinations 2. Best English-Verbal Ability eBooks [Study Material] 3. Best Quantitative Aptitude & Numerical Ability eBooks [Study Material] 4. Best eBooks for Logical Reasoning Exam [Study Material]

Exam Material for General knowledge

For general knowledge subject, i suggest you to read business magazines and news papers, which gives you perfect knowledge about the current trends. you can also refer to our below mentioned link for the food security bill, i have shortlisted some of the questions that can be asked upon the food security bill. Recommended Business Magazines for CAT/MBA Aspirants
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Business Line by The Hindu Group Business Today by India Today Group Business World Management Compass Career Launcher Business & Management Chronicle by Chronicle Publications Competition Success Review
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Now you can read all the above magazines online format on their respective official websites.

Recommended Newspapers for CAT/MBA Aspirants

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The Hindu Economics Times The Statesman

Questions on Food security bill [click here]

CAT Last 10 Years Sample Question Papers

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At this link, you will get all the past question papers with solution key of CAT exam papers.This question papers are in PDF format, so you can easily use them. You can also practice them for CAT 2013 preparation. These are the sample question paper of year 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 years for CAT exam.

Recommended websites for online reading

There are lots of students who are keep on asking me from which source should we prepare for the CAT GK. Well, you can read the below mentioned online websites that provide you decent information about the current affairs. you can also draw to the some latest magazine, as mentioned above, to get information about the current affairs.
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http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/articles/ http://www.theatlanticcities.com/ http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html http://www.bloomberg.com/view/editorials/ http://rwer.wordpress.com/ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/editionals.html http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/ http://blogs.wsj.com/?mod=WSJ_formfactor

Do you need anything more?

Well, as per my knowledge, you can grab as much as study material you want from all the source but you must need to have time to read this. but if you still need anything else, please comment below, will provide you all the material for sure! :)