For engg guys who are dumb in finance and commerce subjects.. heres a treat for you
accounts, economics, statistics & Business Math textbooks - eSnips, share anything
11 std TamilNadu State government textbooks
1-Accounts
2-Economics
3-Statistics
4-Business Math
5-Commerce
Read and enjoy.. for guys who are waiting to get into an MBA... gear up..
xcoolaryan SaysI would suggest Arun Sharma for verbal also
Arun sharma have books in DI/LR, VA and Quant.
Wat abt DI/LR and VA. Is there are some concepts in d buk or jst the MCQ
Folks, please don't share the esnips links publicly, because the listed books are copyright materials. Hence sharing them here is a breach of copyright laws, and hence illegal. :thumbsup:
I request everyone to remove the esnips and other links to copyright material. Thanks!
Folks, I'm sorry for my earlier post condemning the posting of links to pirated books here. What a waste of 27 years of my life! I wish I'd got a chance to interact with such a learned man earlier. I have just been educated (through PM) on marketing by someone very learned. 
I'd like to share that person's gyaan with everyone.
"See guy, let me take you for a marketing class.. I hope you know the difference between marketing and selling.. Read Kotler if you dont
As for the books are concerned.. Guys who like them will 100% buy them... And infact I am marketing those books which is benefitting the consumers as well as producers of those books..
Ppl who have never come across these books will be introduced to them, have a chance to read them and will be instigated to purchase them if they like them..They would have never bought a costly book and took a chance unless they get some assurance by having a look on what they are gonna purchase.. Evn I follow this practice
FInally it doesn't make a difference to the publishers.. Infact it benefits them
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Just imagine how much the poor students of India will be benefitted by such free material.. they would never have been able to afford if they were required to pay money for it..:idea:"
P.S. Long live socialism! Long live intellectuals! Long live management gurus! Long live piracy! 
I wish I'd got all this gyaan from gurudev earlier. It would've made life so much simpler. 
Puys,
My take on the books. Not much to offer though, but I am sure will be a little helpful.
Quant
This section has been the nemesis of many owing to the twisted problems which are appearing frequently. In my opinion, there always are two major componets of a quant paper : Number Systems + Basic Algebra and Geometry. This will mostly be 40% - 50% of a quant paper. It always pays to work on both of them extensively.
Books : There are two approaches for two kinds of people! A) Those who are already biting their nails ( like yours truly in April) B) Those will wake upwhen september ends
A) I would recommend on building up speed and work on easier book : Trishna's quant ability ( get only at TIME centres sadly!). This will slowly raise your level and initially you neednt worry on time management at all. Three months are enough to sail through. At the later stage when you are geared up with basics : Arun Sharma's Quant is one of the good books. It will help you in not losing touch and will prepare you for the battle till the end.
B) Wake up and Grab Arun Sharma. Slog for 4 hours a day on weekdays and 6 hours on weekends. Please finish it for God's Sake! Priority List : Number Systems >> Geometry >> Mensuration >> Speed Time Distance >> Statistics & Probability >> Permutations and Combinations >> Whatever remains.
See some papers and you will know why the above!
and yeah, Mr A and B, Your test series papers supersede over everything. Better do them all! And by all, I mean all!
Verbal
Now this is the dreaded monster for all those Quant and DI crackers! Naturally so! No one pays heed to what is required. My views (strictly personal) :Books : Grammar - Wren and Martin. Go, buy it now. Do first 200 pages. Slowly, steadily till august or till when Mr B above wakes up. 😁 Thats the only book which serves a good purpose on VA. Norman Lewis can help with a little vocab building, but not much use! For others, I would recommend voracious reading of editorials and lots of books. There is a vast collection of PJs on PG. Go grab it! Search for Tanveer's links on PG and subscribe to his daily RCs. It helps. You may also try tests on Tenaday. And, I repeat, treat your test series papers with respect. They are the ones which will sail you through.
- Word Lists dont help.
- Focus on Grammar is a must.
- Parajumbles are a great help. ( Think on Marks Earned / Time spent funda 😉 )
- Summaries are lame most of the times.
- Inference, Judgement types are easy. Only good source are lost of test papers. Think, spend time and you will get those. Search for the the thread on PG.
- RCs are the most deceptive of all. BEWARE, I say! :death:
And yeah.. read ... read... read... talk... talk..talk.. Thats the best you can do! Be prepared for a change in this section. This is the easiest to play around with. (IFFJ - remember 😉 )
Data Interpretation
My nemesis most of the times. And I am sure I have lots of friends here!
One tip : If you get nervous for even 5 mins in this section - You are out! :death:Good focus and practice can keep you going. I have been through both the scenarios and I am sure of what I am saying. 😃
Books: I have seen Arun Sharma for DI. Its not a very good book for the kind of questions that are being seen these days. You may search for its new editions in the market which can be helpful. There are lots of puzzle books available in market which you can have a look at only if you start preparing NOW! Other good sources are Tenaday (for its simplicity and time bounded tests) and DI Question A Day on PG (if you do it seriously).
The most important source for any DI prep is the test papers ( Yeah I know, I am saying it for the third time
All the above are the methods which I had adopted. And are very general. CAT as an exam, in my opinion, needs prep which has to be tailor made by one according to his needs. I can discuss more and more on specifics if people want. But following a skeleton will always fetch good results in the end. And its not a matter of books and material, it just depends on your mindset and how you perform. In the end, whatever may be the result, its you who learns!
So Long!
-S
when september ends On your advice and several others I just came back from the book store and i will start working on trishna now thanks it looks like it will solve my number horrors buddy !!!!
I am using trishnas book for quants.. Since it has 3 levels of difficulty for each level i'm unable to complete the topics within a stipulated time. Please suggest me the level of difficulty(exercise) to be practised and the most important topics in quats. Thanks in advance.:grin:
can some one post link to subscribe to DI question of d day.
thanks in advance
forlorn SaysOn your advice and several others I just came back from the book store and i will start working on trishna now thanks it looks like it will solve my number horrors buddy !!!!
Is Arun sharma's DI has logical reasoning question d one of the type asked in CAT.
n i hw s d Arun sharma's VA book.
Is Arun sharma's DI has logical reasoning question d one of the type asked in CAT.
n i hw s d Arun sharma's VA book.
SEE EVEN I AM A BEGINER IN CAT PREP , THOUGH I HAVE TAKEN THE GRE AND TOEFL BOTH , BUT AS OF NOW I AM UNABLE TO POST SOMETHING THAT SOLVES YOUR QUERIES . SORRY
Can anyone give me good books name and publication for CAT reasoning area? My efficiency is reducing for binary logic, circular arrangement and got very less knowledge about cubes.
poojadatta SaysCan anyone give me good books name and publication for CAT reasoning area? My efficiency is reducing for binary logic, circular arrangement and got very less knowledge about cubes.
Hi..
For reasoning area, there is no special book per se. And if you are going for CAT specifically, then binary logic, circular arrangements are things of past.
You may try Arun Sharma's book on DI and LR. It covers everything in basic DI.
There are various puzzle books - Shakuntala Devi to name one.
Other good sources are practice material of any renowned coaching institute.
My major emphasis after all the above will be on test series. You get all that you need in those tests. You can reach the advanced level very soon with the help of tests.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Sukrut
poojadatta SaysCan anyone give me good books name and publication for CAT reasoning area? My efficiency is reducing for binary logic, circular arrangement and got very less knowledge about cubes.
Any coaching institute`s material will be sufficient for reasoning.
Regards
Is Arun sharma's DI has logical reasoning question d one of the type asked in CAT.
n i hw s d Arun sharma's VA book.
Arun Sharma's DI and Logical reasoning is a recent book. And it used to cover conventional DI which appeared before 2005-2006. If its the same book, then it is way to different than what is asked in the CAT 2005 onwards.
If the recent editions have incorporated the changes with more focus on Caselets et al, then you may consider the same.
I have no clue on the VA book. In my opinion, not required. 😃
Cheers,
Sukrut
arganeshmech SaysI am using trishnas book for quants.. Since it has 3 levels of difficulty for each level i'm unable to complete the topics within a stipulated time. Please suggest me the level of difficulty(exercise) to be practised and the most important topics in quats. Thanks in advance.:grin:
Good that you have begun. 😃
Instead of going with all the topics, first you should prioritize.
In my opinion, you should have a mastery on Number Systems, Geometry, Mensuration for sure. This will anyday take care of the 40-45% of the paper.
You should then work on commercial mathematics, speed time distance, statistics to make your case stronger.
The level of difficulty to be attempted will depend on your comfort with the topic. For number systems and geometry, I would always say - you should finish from end to end.
For others, you may skip the easier ones in Level 1. Level 2 and Level 3 are a must.
Cheers,
Sukrut
Wikipedia is an excellent source of information on a lot of topics related to the MBA. Not so much from a specific entrance examination view, but more from an overall concept coverage perspective.
You'd find a good introduction to most of the concepts they cover in b-school - marketing, finance, strategy, economics etc.
If you find any of the topics interesting, you can always look up the reference section on the same page. It has some real good links for some of the topics.
hi folks;
i am planning to buy Trishna's Quantitative ability book for honing my QA abilities.i think its published by TIME people.Has any one solved this book ?? if yes whats your opinion about this book?THANKS IN ADVANCE.
hi folks;
i am planning to buy Trishna's Quantitative ability book for honing my QA abilities.i think its published by TIME people.Has any one solved this book ?? if yes whats your opinion about this book?THANKS IN ADVANCE.
No Smoking, my opinion is that this is a great book, to help with QA. It has loads of practice questions, and can help you in building speed. However, if you want to build fundas before getting into practice mode, then please try old school Maths textbooks before you get to Trishna.
hi frnds,
im new to this community and i want to know which books to buy inorder to kick start my CAT preparation .....plz help me out
hi frnds,
im new to this community and i want to know which books to buy inorder to kick start my CAT preparation .....plz help me out
if u hav a little more time.. u can browse thro the thread to get all the imp books.
FOr QA u can go 4 trishna's QA or arun sharma.
FOR DI/LR can go 4 arun sharma or TIME/CL/IMS material.
FOR VA/EU again arun sharma or else go on reading the books, newspaper,
FOr grammer: Wren n martin.
hope this helps:oha: