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rehan18alam Student Expert 26th May, 2019

Hi Pruthvi,

CAT exam is divided into three sections of 32, 32 and 34 questions, each question carries equal 3 marks.These sections are:-

VERBAL ABILITY & READING COMPREHENSION(VARC): For this section following books are advisable:

  • VERBAL ABILITY & READING COMPREHENSION by AJAY SINGH
  • HOW TO PREPARE FOR VERBAL ABILITY & READING COMPREHENSION FOR THE CAT by ARUN SHARMA
  • GUIDE TO VERBAL ABILITY & LOGICAL REASONING FOR CAT by NISHIT SINHA

LOGICAL REASONING AND DATA INTERPRETATION: Following books are good for this section:

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  • MOCKS by IMS OR TIME
  • GUIDE TO QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE AND DATA INTERPRETATION FOR CAT by NISHIT SINHA
  • HOW TO PREPARE FOR DATA INTERPRETATION FOR CAT by ARUN SHARMA
  • HOW TO PREPARE FOR LOGICAL REASONING FOR CAT by ARUN SHARMA

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS: Following books are good for this section:

  • QUANTUM CAT by SARVESH
  • HOW TO PREPARE FOR QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE FOR CAT by ARUN SHARMA

NOTE: BOOKS ARE ARRANGED IN THE ORDER OF PREFERENCE WITH THE TOP BEING THE MOST PREFERRED AND BOTTOM BE THE LEAST.

ALL THE BEST.

THANK YOU.

mansiprofessional234 Student Expert 26th May, 2019

Hey! The best books for CAT preparation are classified in three categories are per its syllabus: quantitative aptitude,verbal and reading comprehension and data interpretation and logical reasoning.You can check the list of best suggested books for the preparation by going through the below mentioned link :

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/best-books-for-cat-preparation

All the best!

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SOUVIK 26th May, 2019

Hello Candidate,

The usual and the most popular confusion MBA Aspirants have regarding CAT Preparation is about books/study material for CAT . The choice of books is vast and quite varied. But what MBA Aspirants need to understand is that it is not the choice of books that they refer to but how they refer to these books. All books available in the market are very similar in the nature of their content of study material but the important thing is what you make of it. So here I provide you with a list of books for each section that can help you accelerate your preparation to ace the tests.

CAT Books For Quantitative Ability:

1. How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Arun Sharma

2. Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Abhijit Guha

3. Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Verma

4. Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Nishit Sinha

Verbal Ability Books For CAT:

1. How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay

2. Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension For The CAT by Nishit Sinha

3. Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis

4. High School Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Books For CAT:

1. How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT book by Arun Sharma

2. How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT book  by Arun Sharma

3. Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT by Nishit Sinha

4. Data Interpretation by Nishit Sinha

For any other query comment below. Have a great day!!

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