Can you suggest the best books to prepare for CAT exam?

manpreet Best Answer 3 years ago

CAT has changed its pattern and every year different types of questions appear in the exam. Since 2015, the Common Admission Test (CAT) has been modified completely. Most of the CAT preparation books in the market are based on the CAT exam pattern of last year but the best CAT books reviewed here have updated changes with the anticipated question type in CAT exam. Accordingly, while choosing the best books for CAT it should be kept in mind that books which are conversant with the changed exam pattern and difficulty level are the best books for CAT preparation. Check out this link for a detailed list of books that you can refer:

manpreet 3 years ago

Concept Building Make sure that you have the understanding of all the basic concepts of the topics included in CAT. You should try to connect different topics and then work to simplify the connections using lateral thinking and common sense. You can refer the material to get an idea of the understanding required. Please note that you must focus on Concepts first rather than problem solving. Suggested Books For Concept Building: Quaint: How many of these are you genuinely comfortable with? How many of these were you good at in school? If the answer is most, you don't need to worry. Pick the one you are not comfortable with and attack that topic. If the answer is one or zero, well the alarm bells should be ringing. A simple scheduling tip for you: depending on the breadth and depth of topic, assign 3 to 5 weeks per topic from now onwards. Number System Arithmetic Algebra Geometry Permutation and Combinations + Probability Set theory and some other miscellaneous topics Which are the books you should refer to? This list of books is created by Gocareer experts. How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Arun Sharma Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT Common Admission Tests For Admission into Iims by Sarvesh K Verma (New Edition) Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations by Guha Abhijit Download full Mathematics study material for CAT Data Interpretation: As far as our thinking is concerned, we view data interpretation as a combination of two skills: raw mathematical ability and calculation skills. For the first, if you honestly start your work on Qunatative, you are sorted. For the second, you should Learn tables for numbers 1 to 30 (at least from 1 to 30, remember we said at least) Suggested Book: Data Interpretation for the CAT by Arun Sharma- Buy (Amazon) - Buy (Flipkart) Logical Reasoning Dig into some puzzle books. Famous ones are those by George J Summers, Ravi Narula and Shakuntala Devi. Play some reasoning games. For example: Soduko Suggested Books: Logical Reasoning for the CAT by Nishit K. Sinha Logical Reasoning for the CAT by Arun Sharma A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning By RS Aggarwal Verbal Ability Ah, at last our favorite area: Verbal Ability What should be you be doing for improving in this area? Our one word answer: READ. Suggested Books: Word Power Made Easy Book by Norman Lewis (Must Have) High School English Grammar & Composition by Wren, Martin 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary by will.

manpreet 3 years ago

Start with basic maths, specially 9th and 10th standard. Refer some good CAT preparation books like Arun Sharma How to prepare for Quantitative Ability for CAT published by Tata McGraw Hill Nishit Sinha - The Pearson Guide to Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning Trishna's - Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning Prepare regularly and do join a good test series to evaluate your performance and comparison with other CAT aspirants.