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Which book is best for CAT preparation ??


Rajat Debbarma 18th Oct, 2018
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Sarvesh Naik 18th Oct, 2018

hi, 

here are some books you can refer

  • How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT
    Authored by: Arun Sharma
  • How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading  Comprehension for CAT
    Authored by: Arun Sharma & Meenakshi Upadhyay
  • How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading  Comprehension for CAT
    Authored by: Arun Sharma & Meenakshi Upadhyay
  • How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading  Comprehension for CAT
    Authored by: Arun Sharma & Meenakshi Upadhyay
  • logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT
    Authored by: Nishit K. Sinha
  • Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT
    Authored by: Nishit K. Sinha

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Namita Kumari 18th Oct, 2018
Hello Rajat,
Here is list of good books for CAT,
Quantum CAT by Survesh Kumar
Word power Made easy and regular newspaper reading.
RS Aggrawal for reasoning or CL/TIME study materials.
You can also go for how to prepare for CAT of Arun Sharma.
Good Luck
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Rohit Roy 18th Oct, 2018
Hi Aspirant,

Some good books for CAT preparation are:-

Quantitative Analysis by Arun Sharma
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma(both separate books are available)
Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis

You can also try similar books written by different authors.

Hope this helps.
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18th Oct, 2018
Thank you sir
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mahimadogra_6929406 Student Expert 18th Oct, 2018

Hey.

Here is a list of various good books to prepare for CAT.

How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT’- by Arun Sharma & Meenakshi Upadhyay

 ‘How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT’ - by Arun Sharma (Published by McGraw Hill)

‘How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT’ - by Arun Sharma (Published by McGraw Hill)

 ‘How to prepare for Quantitative for the CAT’ - by Arun Sharma, published by MGH Education

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Abhijit Guha (Tata McGraw-Hill)

 Quantitative Aptitude for CAT and Other MBA Entrance Exams by Trishna Knowledge Systems (Pearson) 

Nishit Sinha’s The Pearson Guide to Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (Pearson) 

Trishna's Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning For The CAT And Other MBA Examinations by T.I.M.E. Publisher: Pearson

Best of luck!


Aditi amrendra Student Expert 18th Oct, 2018
Hello,


These books are the most preferred ones for CAT preparation.

  • VA-RC:
For Vocabulary: Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
For enhancing the reading speed, any novel and newspaper and anything you can read will be good enough.
For Grammar: Normal Grammar Rules from Wren and Martin.


  • LR-DI:
Books by Arun Sharma (TMH) and by Nishant Sinha (Pearson)

  • Quant:
Quantum CAT by Sarvesh K Verma
Quantitative Aptitude by Arun Sharma

I hope this helps.

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