Can you suggest the best books to prepare for CAT exam?
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Hi, These are the best books as per my understanding, you can refer them.
1. NCERT Books from class 6th to 10th for preparing for quantitative ability
2. Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Nishit Saxena
3. Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Sharma
4. How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Arun Sharma
5. Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Abhijit Guha
6. High School Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin
7. Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
8. How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay
9. Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension For...more -
Hi Aman, You can refer to Quantum CAT by (Arihant Publications), High school English Grammar by Wren and Martin, Word Power made easy by Normal Lewis, CAT preparation books by Arun Sharma for the preparation of CAT exam. Apart from the books, follow these basic steps:
1. Regularly Read the articles, editorials in the English news paper to improve your RC skills
2. Focus more on your weak areas and solve more practice questions and Mocks
3. Make your fundamentals clear conceptually
4. Study CAT preparation books by Arun Sharma and Nishit K Sinha
5. Go for only the latest edition of CAT preparation Books
6. DILR needs more practice, so attempt...more -
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:
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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:
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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...more -
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NITIN DESHMUKH Yard by yard its hard, but inch by inch its | Scholar-Level 17
7 years agoStart 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.
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