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sir i am btech 2nd yr student. I am confused about what exactly to study?
Which books shud i prefer for the preparation of cat?

Questions are asked from the below sections in the CAT exams
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation;
Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning

30 questions are asked in both the sections and 70 minutes time is given to answer each section.

Eligibilty to sit in the CAT exams is Graduation Pass with Minimum 50% marks

Books to refer:
>> TIME CAT series
>> The Pearson Guide To Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning For The CATby Nishit K. Sinha
>> The Pearson Guide To Quantitative Aptitude And Data Interpretation For The CATby Nishit K. Sinha

Originally Posted by chetna3193

sir i am btech 2nd yr student. I am confused about what exactly to study?
Which books shud i prefer for the preparation of cat?

Best Books for CAT Exam


How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT Common Admission Test
by Arun Sharma
Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill


CAT Common Admission Test: Mastering the Verbal Ability
by Ajay Singh
Publisher: Arihant Publications


How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT Common Admission Test
by Arun Sharma, Meenakshi Upadhyay
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited


How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Common Admission Test
by Arun Sharma
Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill

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Hi
The syllabus of Common admission test CAT is broadly divided into two main sections.
First the quantitative section and the other is reading and verbal section. The first part is mathematics while the other part is complete basic English. Therefore in order to get a well mannered precise books and material, you should order any of the coaching institutes material which can provide you 100% cut to cut topics that are required in the syllabus. The coaching which offers the complete material for cat are-
Triumph institute of management education TIME
Endeavor
Professional tutorials.
But if you're not interested in the coaching institutes material then for quantitative aptitude, you can go for
Quantitative aptitude- r.s.agarwal, tmh winning edge series

English- wren n martin...
Word power made easy by Norman lewis
Verbal- r.s.agarwal

Gud luck

Originally Posted by chetna3193

sir i am btech 2nd yr student. I am confused about what exactly to study?
Which books shud i prefer for the preparation of cat?

list of top CAT exam books

Face 2 Face CAT Common Admission Test: 19 Years' (1993-2011) Topic-wise Authentic and Complete Solutions



CAT Topic-Wise Solved Papers



How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Common Admission Test



How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for the CAT Common Admission Test

The following books can be useful if you are preparing for CAT .


-Arun Sharma How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT

-Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Nishit Sinha

-Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning for CAT by Nishit Sinha

-Word Power Made Easy by NORMAN LEWIS

-R.S. Agarawal books on verbal reasoning

-TMH How To Prepare For The Data Interpretation And Logical Reasoning For The CAT 3rd Edition by Arun Sharma

-Quantitative Aptitude for MBA Entrance Exams by Guha Abhijit

-NCERT Mathematics books for 8th, 9th & 10th standard

-CBSE Mathematics books for 8th, 9th & 10th standard

Books to refer:
>> TIME CAT series
>> The Pearson Guide To Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning For The CATby Nishit K. Sinha
>> The Pearson Guide To Quantitative Aptitude And Data Interpretation For The CATby Nishit K. Sinha

Syllabus for CAT Exam--

Verbal ability and reasoning
Reading Comprehension
Quantitative skills
Data Interpretation
Analytical and Logical reasoning
Verbal Ability & Reasoning

Books for CAT--

Quantitative ability by O.P Sinhal books

Logical reasoning and data interpretation by Arun Sharma

Data Interpretation and Logical reasoning by Arun Sharma

Verbal Ability by Wren and Marten

Apart from these read regularly newspapers and monthly magazines.

Hello Friend ,

Common Admission Test or CAT is considered one of the most difficult tests in the country. CAT has to be cleared if you are looking to get into the IIMs or some of the other prestigious business schools in the country in order to pursue MBA .

ELIGIBILITY FOR CAT EXAM :- Graduate in any discipline with 50 % for generals candidates and 45 % for SC/ST candidates.

BOOKS THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW ARE AS LISTED BELOW :-

Quantitave Aptitude For MBA Entrance Exam
Sulava

How To Prepare For CAT
Muneer

How To Prepare For Verbal Ability And Reading Comprehension For The Cat
Arun Sharma

Study Package For The CAT Online
Arun Sharma, Meenakshi Upadhyay

How To Prepare For Logical Reasoning For CAT
Arun Sharma

How To Prepare For Data Interpretation For The CAT
Arun Sharma

Test Series For The CAT ONLINE
Arun Sharma, Meenakshi Upadhyay

HOPE IT HELPS YOU .

GOOD LUCK ...

Originally Posted by chetna3193

sir i am btech 2nd yr student. I am confused about what exactly to study?
Which books shud i prefer for the preparation of cat?

For the preparation of CAT,you can refer
Quantitative aptitude by Arun sharma
Quantitative Aptitude for CAT from Pearson by Nishit Sinha
TMH How To Prepare For The Data Interpretation And Logical Reasoning For The CAT 3rd Edition by Arun Sharma
English PLUS I.C.S.E. For Class 10 by Xavier Pinto
Wren and Martin English Grammar

Recommended Newspapers for CAT/MBA Aspirants
The Hindu
Economics Time

Questions are asked from the below sections in the CAT exams
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation;
Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning

30 questions are asked in both the sections and 70 minutes time is given to answer each section.

Eligibilty to sit in the CAT exams is Graduation Pass with Minimum 50% marks




-Arun Sharma How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT

-Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Nishit Sinha

-Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning for CAT by Nishit Sinha

-Word Power Made Easy by NORMAN LEWIS

-R.S. Agarawal books on verbal reasoning

-TMH How To Prepare For The Data Interpretation And Logical Reasoning For The CAT 3rd Edition by Arun Sharma

-Quantitative Aptitude for MBA Entrance Exams by Guha Abhijit

-NCERT Mathematics books for 8th, 9th & 10th standard

-CBSE Mathematics books for 8th, 9th & 10th standard

Originally Posted by chetna3193

sir i am btech 2nd yr student. I am confused about what exactly to study?
Which books shud i prefer for the preparation of cat?

CAT Exam Details:-

Of all the exams which can be given to pursue Masters in Business Administration, CAT is the most popular of them all. The full form of CAT is Common Admission Test and its conducted by the IIMs-the premier institutions for studying MBA. Its a tough nut to crack no doubt.

CAT scores apart from IIMs are also accepted by other autonomous institutions. So apart from IIMs you might get a chance to opt for other popular MBA institutions as well if you manage to score good marks in CAT.

CAT Exam Eligibility Criteria:-

• If you wish to give CAT exam you need to be a graduate first. You need to secure minimum 50% of marks in aggregate.
  
• There is some percentage relaxation for SC/ST Candidates. For SC/ST candidates the percentage to secure is 45% of marks.
  
• Final year students about to sit for the final year exam or awaiting the result of their final exam can also sit for this exam.
  
• There is no restriction on age criteria or on the number of permissible attempts. That means you can sit for this exam whenever you want to and you can give this exam for as many times you want.

There are three stages of selection to get through to finally get selected. They are as follows:

• Written Examination
• Group Discussion
• Personal Interview

Objective questions which are mainly conceptual will come. There is no specific exam pattern to follow as such as it keeps changing from one year to the other. So you need to understand them deeply and get a grip over it.

For every wrong answer you give a certain percentage of marks will be deducted from the original score. The whole paper needs to be completed in two and a half hours' time and be very cautious when answering each of them.

Areas of Weightage:

1. Verbal Ability
2. Quantitative Aptitude
3. Logical Reasoning
4. Reading Comprehension
5. Problem Solving and Data Interpretation

Hope this helps :-> :->

Originally Posted by chetna3193

sir i am btech 2nd yr student. I am confused about what exactly to study?
Which books shud i prefer for the preparation of cat?

List of Best Books for CAT Preparation:-

CAT Solved papers for entrance examination
Price : 220.00 INR
ISBN : 9788183556026
Publisher : G K Publication


The revised edition of quantitative aptitude for the cat
Author : Arun Sharma
Price : 595.00 INR
ISBN : 9781259027017
Publisher : Tata Mcgraw Hill


CAT topic-wise solved papers(1994-2010)
Author : Deepak And Shipra Agarwal
Edition : 2010
Price : 390.00 INR
ISBN : 9789381250426


The pearson guide to quantitative aptitude for the CAT
Author : Nishit K Sinha
Price : 525 INR
ISBN : 9788131734469


How to prepare for data interpretation & logical reasoning for CAT.
Author : Arun Sharma
Edition : Sixth Edition
List Price : 495 INR
ISBN : 9780070264175

All the best

With Regards.....
Dharm

Which study material should I prefer, old material from professional coaching or new material from not very good coaching? For CAT exam

Dear friend the list of best Books for CAT Preparation are:-

- CAT Common Admission Test: Mastering the Verbal Ability
by Ajay Singh
Publisher: Arihant Publications


- How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT Common Admission Test
by Arun Sharma, Meenakshi Upadhyay
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited


- How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Common Admission Test
by Arun Sharma
Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill

- CAT topic-wise solved papers(1994-2010)
Author : Deepak And Shipra Agarwal
Edition : 2010


- The pearson guide to quantitative aptitude for the CAT
Author : Nishit K Sinha


- How to prepare for data interpretation & logical reasoning for CAT.
Author : Arun Sharma
Edition : Sixth Edition


- CAT Solved papers for entrance examination
Publisher : G K Publication


- How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT Common Admission Test
by Arun Sharma
Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill


- The revised edition of quantitative aptitude for the cat
Author : Arun Sharma
Publisher : Tata Mcgraw Hill


All the best..........