Quantitative Aptitude Recommended books for CAT/XAT/MBA Exams While preparing for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT/XAT/MBA one can refer following books: 1.Start with Arun sharma (Simple and easy to understand...recommended for those who are starting their CAT preparation ). Book Name:Quant Aptitude by Tata Magraw Hill , Author:Arun Sharma Read online copy of : Arun Sharma How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Note: In case you want to learn maths for Quantitative Aptitude section starting from basics, please refer: - NCERT Mathematics books for 8th, 9th & 10th standard - CBSE Mathematics books for 8th, 9th & 10th standard 2.If you feel your Quantitative Aptitude is pretty decent but you want to make it more stronger then you can follow : Abhijit Guha's book:Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations Tips, Techniques, And Short-cut Methods by Guha Abhijit Please note that the Above book by Guha has lots of tips & tricks, so refer this book only if you have sufficient time left for your preparation. As it takes time to get along with the tips and tricks. Read online copy of :Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Nishit Sinha 3.Even the "Quantitative Aptitude for CAT from Pearson by Nishit Sinha" is a nice book. 4. To download Free books for Quantitative Aptitude Preparation, Click here 5.For Quantitative Aptitude Shortcuts, Tips and Tricks, Click here Data Interpretation Recommended books for CAT/MBA For Data Interpretation any of the following books can be followed: 1.TMH How To Prepare For The Data Interpretation And Logical Reasoning For The CAT 3rd Edition by Arun Sharma Read this book: How To Prepare For DI & Logical Reasoning by Arun Sharma 2.Nishit Sinha's DI LR book by Pearson Read online copy of:Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning for CAT by Nishit Sinha 3.Quantitative Aptitude for MBA Entrance Exams by Guha Abhijit 4. R.S. Agarawal books on verbal reasoning. 5. To download Free study materials for Data Interpretation, Click here Verbal Ability Recommended books for CAT/MBA Entrance 1. Student's Companion By Wilfred D. Best 2. English PLUS I.C.S.E. For Class 10 by Xavier Pinto 3. Wren and Martin English Grammar 4. Word Power Made Easy by NORMAN LEWIS 5. VERBAL ABILITY BY ARUN SHARMA 6. English Proficiency IMS India 7. A Communicative Grammar of English By: Geoffrey Leech 8. Business English and Communication By: Clark 9. 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary by Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis. 10. To download Free books for Verbal Ability, Click here Recommended Business Magazines for CAT/MBA Aspirants 1.Business Line by The Hindu Group 2.Business Today by India Today Group 3.BusinessWorld 4.Management Compass Career Launcher 5.Business & Management Chronicle by Chronicle Publications 6. Competition Success Review 7.Step by Step CAT by Arihant Publications. Merged threads -Mod. Another opinions:: Books To be referred For CAT Preparation Reference, Recommended Books 1. Quantitative Aptitude for MBA Entrance Exams by Guha Abhijit 2. Quant Aptitude by Tata Magraw Hill by Arun Sharma 3. Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations Tips by Guha Abhijit 4. Quantitative Aptitude for MBA Entrance Exams by Guha Abhijit 5. R.S. Agarawal books on verbal reasoning 6. Wren and Martin English Grammar 7. Verbal Ability By Arun Sharma 8. Business English and Communication By: Clark 9. Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT by Arun Sharma & Meenakshi Upadhyay Another:: 1. Well i am not preparing hard for CAT but this time i would like to give it a shot. I am mainly preparing for placement which i want.. I have :- 1) RS Aggarwal Quant 2) RS Aggarwal Verbal & Non Verbal 3) RS Aggarwal Objective english (yet to borrow from friend) 4) Maths 30 days wonder 2. Following is not an exhaustive list for suggested books for the preparation of CAT 2012 but still making a note of these books which are recommended by previous CAT takers can be worth of keeping top of mind: 3. Quant Aptitude by Tata McGraw Hill 4. Wren and Martin English Grammar 5. Word Power Made Easy by NORMAN LEWIS 6. Verbal Ability by Arun Sharma 7. English Proficiency IMS India 8. A Communicative Grammar of English by Geoffrey Leech 9. Quantitative Ability by O.P Sinhal 10. Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma 11. English Usage for the CAT – Pearson 12. Reading Comprehension for the CAT – Pearson 13. Study Package for the CAT Online (With CD) – Tata McGraw Hills 14. Course In Mental Ability and Quantitative Aptitude’ by Edgar Thorpe 15. How to prepare for the Data Interpretation for CAT’ by Arihant Prakashan 16. Quantitative ability by O.P Sinhal books. logical reasoning and data interpretation by Arun Sharma. Verbal Ability by purchasing Wren and Marten book. 17. Read more: http://mbadiscussions.com/good-books-cat-preparation- 633.html#ixzz2VKbQJKda Most of the MBA entrance exams share same pattern of entrance papers.So,preparing for one exam will surely benefit for the other exams. Quantitative Aptitude Recommended books for CAT/XAT/MBA Exams While preparing for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT/XAT/MBA one can refer following books: 1.Start with Arun sharma (Simple and easy to understand...recommended for those who are starting their CAT preparation ). Book Name: Quant Aptitude by Tata Magraw Hill , Author:Arun Sharma Read this book: Arun Sharma How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Note: In case you want to learn maths for Quantitative Aptitude section starting from basics, please refer: - NCERT Mathematics books for 8th, 9th & 10th standard - CBSE Mathematics books for 8th, 9th & 10th standard 2.If you feel your Quantitative Aptitude is pretty decent but you want to make it more stronger then you can follow : Abhijit Guha's book:Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations Tips, Techniques, And Short-cut Methods by Guha Abhijit Please note that the Above book by Guha has lots of tips & tricks, so refer this book only if you have sufficient time left for your preparation.As it takes time to get along with the tips and tricks. 3. Even the "Quantitative Aptitude for CAT from Pearson by Nishit Sinha" is a nice book. For MAT preparations you can prepare from R.S.Agarwal. Verbal Ability Recommended books for CAT/MBA Entrance 1. Student's Companion By Wilfred D. Best 2. English PLUS I.C.S.E. For Class 10 by Xavier Pinto 3. Wren and Martin English Grammar 4. Word Power Made Easy by NORMAN LEWIS 5. VERBAL ABILITY BY ARUN SHARMA 6. English Proficiency IMS India 7. A Communicative Grammar of English By: Geoffrey Leech 8. Business English and Communication By: Clark 9. 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary by Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis. Recommended Business Magazines and Newspapers for CAT/MBA Aspirants 1.Business Line by The Hindu Group 2.Business Today by India Today Group 3.BusinessWorld 4.Management Compass Career Launcher 5.Business & Management Chronicle by Chronicle Publications 6.Competition Success Review 7.The Hindu 8.Economics Time 9.The Statesman CAT The CAT is conducted majorly for the admissions in the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). But, it is also accepted by other prominent management institutions in the country. The exam comprises of questions form sections like, arithmetic and logical reasoning skills, problem solving skills, data interpretation, puzzles type questions, English language skills, etc. XAT (Xavier Admission Test) It is designed and developed for the MBA admissions at XLRI, Jamshedpur. But, it is considered also considered as the entrance exam for MBA admissions by more than 70 management institutions. It consists of three sections, namely, quantitative ability and reasoning, reading comprehension and verbal, and data interpretation. It also comprises of a separate section for essay writing. MAT (Management Aptitude Test) It is conducted by the subdivision of All India Management Association, which is called as the Centre for Management Services with aptitude based, objective type questions for MBA admissions across the country. It is also been rewarded with the status of National Entrance Test by the Ministry of HRD, government of India, hence plays a prominent role in the MBA admissions for various AICTE approved management institutions JMET (Joint Management Entrance Test) It is conducted as a qualifying entrance test for the MBA admissions in the IITs. This means, the students who are qualifying in the JMET would be considered for the admission procedures, provided some institutions might have additional entrance test in filtering the qualifying candidates. GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) Students/professionals, who are trying the MBA entrance exams, would give a shot to GMAT, which is the internationally recognized exam for MBA admissions in the business schools and institutions. It is majorly recognized by management institutions in the United States of America and also in the other English speaking countries. But, trying GMAT would also enhance the knowledge on cracking the management related entrance exams, and would also provide the students with the right exposure, etc BIMT Admission Test (Birla Institute of Management Technology Admission Test) This is the aptitude test conducted by the Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMT) for its admission procedures. The entrance exam is conducted to qualify the students/professionals for the admission into the management related courses at the post graduate level, such as, PGDBA/PGDBM. SNAP The aptitude test includes reading comprehension, verbal reasoning, verbal ability, quantitative data, data interpretation, data sufficiency, analytical and logical reasoning You can also give online mock papers of CAT and other exams, it will boost up your confidence and will also help you to find out the sections in which you are lacking. Good Luck!!! Read more: http://mbadiscussions.com/good-books-cat-preparation-633.html#ixzz2VKbi6rCi