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I would like to answer this question in a different way, apart from the regular important syllabus topics which can be easily understood by solving practice papers and past year papers, other very important topics are to focus on your self. How to prepare for the paper is the most important topic according to my personal experience.
By the way of introduction, I am an alumnus of IIM-Indore (2016 Batch). Following are the areas and tips on which a candidate should focus:
-Make daily/weekly targets and pen down each of them.
-Revise the syllabus as per the study plan.
-Solve previous years questions as per time frame guidelines of the actual exam. This will give you a look and feel of the actual exam.
-Manage your time well.
-Keep calm and stay cool.
-Plan out well and revise the syllabus with the help of tools like, last years papers, mock exams, pressure and speed tests.
All the best.

Hi, I would recommend the following:
Mathematics:
R. S. Aggarwal Maths XI and XIIS.L. Loni Plane Trigonometry Part IS.L. Loni Co-ordinate GeometryDoroFeev, Patapov Elementary MathsKrechmar MathsG.N. Berman A Problem Book in Mathematical AnalysisW. Feller Intro. to Probability & its ApplicationsCalculus J. Edward
Chemistry:NCERT Chemistry XI & XIII. L. Finar Organic Chemistry-Vol IBahal and Bahal Organic ChemistrySienko and Plane Chemistry Principles & ApplicationsP.W. Atkins Physical ChemistryBruce H. Mahan University Chemistry
Physics:
H.C. Verma Concepts of Physics Vol I and II
S.L. Loney Dynamics of a Particle and of Rigid Bodies
R.P. Feynman The Feynman Lectures on Physics Volumes 1 and 2
Chen, Min Physics Problems w/solutions
The above mentioned books are helpful and easy to study, also I would suggest referring to the books that contain previous years questions as that would help you in understanding the pattern and prepare accordingly.

TISSNET exam is conducted in last week of February. Therefore, candidates planning to crack TISSNET in three months must begin their preparation in November. To crack the TISSNET exam in three months, here are key tips and tricks for preparation:
Strengthen key concepts: It is a crucial step to TISSNET preparation. Basics are an integral part of solving questions. When preparing for Mathematics, candidates must know the formulas and theorems to solve the questions. While preparing for English candidates must focus on reading newspapers and improving their grammar. Candidates preparing for other MBA entrance exams will be able to cover the syllabus in three months. Device preparation strategy: Candidates must devise an effective preparation strategy as per the days left for the examination. Candidates must decide upon the time to be devoted to each section. Study material: Books are the best source for exam preparation. Candidates studying from a bunch of books is not the right decision. Candidates must choose the right study material as per the TISSNET syllabus and the best author. Practice: candidates must ensure to take an ample number of mock tests to analyse the strong and weak areas. With the help of mock tests and sample papers, candidates can improve their speed and accuracy also. Stay calm and focused: Above all, candidates must ensure to stay calm and stay hydrated while preparing for TISSNET exam. Candidates must ensure to follow their hobbies amid preparing for TISSNET exam.

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) exam is the written entrance test for two-year MBA (International Business) program at IIFT.
IIFT is a leading business school of India. The institute is famous for management courses in International Business Management and Strategy courses. IIFT conducts a separate entrance test to select candidates.
IIFT Important topics- Section-wise
Logical Ability: Comparisons, Deductions, Coding-Decoding, Series & Analysis, Input & Output, Directions, Linear word formation, Bar Graph, Pie Chart, Line Graph, Pie chart, Tables
Verbal Ability: Grammar, Para Formation Questions, Synonyms-Antonyms, Matching word meanings, Figures of speech
Quantitative Ability: Number, Geometry, Permutation and Combination, Time, Distance, Work and Heights, Probability
General Awareness: International Affairs: Geography, Mythology ,Sports, Science, Awards and awardees, Industry, Economics, Mythology
Listed topics should cover around ninety percent of the examination paper.
Good Luck

Simple but not easy!
In XAT like MAT, there are different sections- Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning and Verbal and Reading Comprehension and GK.
Maths:
Students from non-engineering backgrounds are not too comfortable in QA. If you are not an engineering student then you must focus in this section to improve your score, which will impact overall MAT percentile.
The most important topics being - Logarithm, Algebra, Geometry, Permutation and Combination and Probability.
LR/DI:
Again a section where high-scoring can be done as this is comparatively easier than the others. You should focus on Data Sufficiency, Bar Graph, Tables, Case-lets and Pi-charts
Verbal and Reading Comprehension:
You need to be proficient in words to crack this section. Learn 5-10 words every day. Focus on fill in the blanks, grammar, para completion, para jumble, word usage and verbal reasoning.
Focus on giving more time to maths and simultaneously keep understanding reasoning. Read a newspaper and stay updated.

Hello,
I will try to give you a different aspect of preparation of topics apart from the syllabus. More than syllabus to study its important how to study and which topics to concentrate your energy on.
The most important part is your plan. So the topics you should focus on is your preparation plan. Spend a good amount of time in designing your strategy for the exam. Like how many months you have, how many hours you can devote and also the areas you are good at and areas you need to work hard.
Just start with the road map and start preparing on the topics which are categorized as important and you are weak at. Then move to other important topics in the syllabus.
Try to finish the syllabus within 80 percent of the time you have and rest 20 is for revision part.
Suppose you are good at verbal, and weaker at quant. First, start with important+ easier topics in quant
All the best.

Books for general knowledge:
For general knowledge part of PGCET, you can refer to these books:
1. First in India
2. First in World
3. Current Affairs
4. Awards
Books for reasoning and general intelligence:
R.S.Agarwal is one of the best books for PGCET Verbal Reasoning.
1. R.S. Agarwal Verbal Reasoning
2. R.S. Agarwal Logical Reasoning
Books for Quantitative Technique:
Arun Sharma
Apart from practising the questions and the concepts, keep an eye on the time so that you have an estimate of which questions take more time and likewise you will be able to have a SWOT analysis of yours.
Keep taking mock tests as these are actually helpful, also helps to build your confidence level and make you more prepared for the test.
Hope it helps you in having some insight for the same.
All the best for all your future endeavours.

Tamil Nadu common entrance test is for under graduate students, who are waiting to join on the post graduate courses in huge numbers. This entrance exam was conducted by the Anna University Chennai. For this, more number of concentrations and preparation is required to score more marks.
1. Arihant Publication MBA: - Good book and the best thing is, it cover all the parts.
2. R.S Agarwal: - There is nothing in India for reasoning better then R.S Agarwal
3. NCERT Books: - You will get to know many things for the paper, if you prepare from NCERT books.
4. Tata McGraw Hills: - Good books which give lot of information.
5. Magazine: - Go for Pratiyogita Darpan and India Today.
6. Journals: - Refer some good online Journals like Time etc. (Online)
7. TANCET MBA (Anna University)
8. The Pearson Guide to MBA Entrance Examinations by
Edgar Thorpe,Showick Thorpe.
These book really help to go through these boom for TANCET preparation and make sure you score better.
All the Best.

Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) will be conducted by XLRI. As an MBA aspirant, one needs to put in a lot of hard work to crack this prestigious management entrance exam. For this, preparation should be good with best books.
1. Target XAT Simplified by Disha Experts
2. Jabbing the XAT with solved papers by R.K. Jha
3. XAT XLRI MBA Entrance exam A/4 by Chandresh Agarwal
4. Concepts of number for XAT and other quantitative exams by Gajendra Kumar
5. Target new XAT Past papers and five mock papers
6. XAT entrance test for MBA examination by Gautam Puri
7. XAT Xavier Aptitude Test solved sample papers by Gautam Puri
8. Quantitative aptitude for XAT by Arun Sharma
9. ata Interpretation by Arun Sharma
10. Verbal ability for XAT by Ajay Singh
11. General Knowledge by Manohar Panday
12. The hand on guide to analytical reasoning and logical reasoning : A must have resource for the aspirants of XAT by Peeyush Bhardwaj
These book really help to crack this exam, if you study well.
All the Best.

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai is popularly known as TISS offers a range of Masters' programs at various campuses.
You are required to have a strong knowledge of it. A habit of regular newspaper reading and magazine reading will be a great advantage. Reading good books of GK such as GK yearbooks will provide good information. Due to its vastness, this section can be little challenging. Student are required to stay in touch with all the topics and shouldn't leave any of it. This is because the candidates should broaden their knowledge horizon.
Candidates need to polish their concept skills in every area, especially the ones mentioned above. And for this, one can refer to NCERT books of 10th class.
Practicing across the similar questions for this section will cement all the concepts of the candidates. Candidates can refer to question banks of different topics.
Practicing mock tests is a great way of preparation. TISSNET mock tests will surely help the candidates in building up the required test skills which includes striking the perfect synchronization between speed and accuracy, tie management and prioritization of sections.
Solving as many questions a day as you can, will not only improve your mathematical skills, but it will also develop your accuracy and speed. Practicing TISSNET sample papers and mock tests of TISSNET will strengthen your preparation. Practicing calculations and short cuts are a great move to save time during exam. You should practice the questions based on puzzles, alphabet series, logical connectivity, number series etc. Revising the formula will help in calculations.

XAT is easy to crack. 3 months hard work will help you. Xavier's Aptitude Test is one of the exams that all students will try. The syllabus is like this:
Language Comprehension
Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation
Logical Reasoning
General Awareness
These are the major questions which will be asked for XAT.
XAT is completely online exam.
The exam is divided in 4 sections with 25 MCQs in each section. Total questions are 100. All questions will carry equal marks in XAT. Each correct answer will be awarded 4 marks and there will be negative marking of 1 mark for each incorrect answer.
So I suggest you to try and attend mock test as much as possible. Some of the tips which I suggest you to clear the exam are as follows:
1. Select one of the best coaching centers which offer quality education- TIME is one of the famous coaching centers for CAT and XAT.
2. Dedication- Be focused on the aim which you need to achieve.
3. Try to read Hindu newspaper editorial. Most of the passages which appear in XAT are from Hindu editorial.
4. Try to do a maximum number of online mock tests. You will definitely clear XAT by doing the above.
5. Try to read as much as you can and make note of points.
6. Revision of each week topics is very important.
7. Mathematical ability questions will be little-twisted try to do as faster as you can.
These are my tips for you to crack both XAT and CAT.

It all depends upon time management. Preparation can be of three types: self, self plus coaching, coaching. It depends on whether you are a working professional or a student. So, if you are working you have to prepare either by self-using the correspondence booklets or you can take the option of taking weekend coaching classes. Also, you can buy some famous books used for the preparation of MBA entrance exams. But if you are a student then you have a good amount of time to prepare. So you can use the correspondence course and books initially for self-preparation and later can join coaching classes for brushing up your preparation with added techniques. So, any MBA entrance exam has generally three sections- quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning & data interpretation and verbal reasoning along with the study of general current affairs. So, depending on your strengths, weakness and speed, prepare the three sections accordingly and nail the exam.