Best 10 Books to study for CAT Exam Preparation.
                     Best 10 Books to study for 
CAT Exam Preparation
1. Quantitative Aptitude by Arun Sharma
• Arun Sharma's book (publisher: Tata McGraw 
Hill) is really popular among CAT aspirants and is 
very easy and easy to understand. 
• The USP of this book is that it has 3 levels of 
difficulty for each subject that helps students 
prepare not only for CAT but also for other 
exams such as NMAT, SNAP, MAT, XAT, IIFT, etc. 
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2. How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT
• Author : Arun Sharma
• Why?:
 Written according to the latest CAT syllabus 
 Fast and accurate problem solving 
 Exercises to improve thought in a rational way 
 Mock tests and sample papers are given for better 
understanding
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3. Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for CAT
• Author : Arun Sharma
• Why?:
 Fundamental and advanced topics 
 Examples for a better understanding Base, 
intermediate and advanced are the three levels to be 
prepared in this book.
 Helpful for other exams too
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4. Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Verma
• For students aspiring to go to IIMs, this is an 
extensive text. 
• Because of its lucid and tailor-made content 
which revolves around CAT, it is a one stop book 
for people with as well as without mathematical 
context. 
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5. Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Nishit Sinha
• Pearson's book focuses on an in-depth understanding of key 
subjects for basic and advanced applications. 
• The USP of this book is that it was written by an alumnus of 
IIM Lucknow who is experienced in CAT Training and 
Coaching.
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6. Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
• It's the go-to book for strengthening your vocabulary. 
It's not a book to read but a work book to improve 
your vocabulary every day. 
• The book may or may not have a direct effect on the 
verbal skill ranking, but it makes sure that the WATs, 
GDs and PIs are adequately trained.
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7. How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT
• Author:  Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhya
• The book is ideal for students looking to brush up their 
communication skills in verbal and reading. 
• It addresses three essential topics: understanding 
comprehension, oral capacity and verbal reasoning. This offers 
enough for self-assessment testing and mock documents.
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8. A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by R.S. Agarwal
• Book this cat by R.S. Agarwal is to begin with the 
most basic question of reasoning, as it is very easy 
to understand. 
• It is divided into different parts such as logic, 
assumptions, inferences and claims, theories, 
conclusions, course of behavior, logical puzzles, 
etc.
9. How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT book by Arun Sharma
•  This Tata McGraw Hill book contains all the topics to be 
considered under Logical Reasoning for CAT as well as 
other entrance exams. -- topic is explained by solved 
examples followed by a series of problems with varying 
degrees of difficulty to solve which gives sufficient 
practice to an person for this section.
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10. Data Interpretation by Nishit Sinha
• Nishit Sinha's Practice Book for CAT and Other MBA 
Entrance Examinations: This book offers sufficient 
practice and Data Analysis skills sharper. 
• It is also very useful in other competitive exams such 
as NMAT, GMAT, SNAP, XAT, CMAT, etc.
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