Books for CAT preparation

MBA CAT 2022
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dinu_dr Says
Hey Guys ppl here in Mumbai. Ideal book store Dadar sat that Think without ink is no longer in circulation.:neutral: Can anyone tell me how to obtain it?


Hey I bought TWI book this week from Ashish Book Depot(C.S.T, D.N.Road, just next to McDonalds) its very much close to the station.:)
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Hi,
I need to know from which books I shud start my CAT prepartion. Please quote books for various section QA, VA, DI and RC.


Note: Please don't post books if you are not sure and don't scarp unnecessary things. Hope that would be easier for other newbies too.

I m sorry if such thread already exist but it was quite cumbersome to search and find suitable thread containing books on various sections. If other such thread containing books exist please make it sticky.

thanks in advance.

hey m using nishint sinha for quants n its very good.. he has explained concepts very nicely.. surely this book will help u n for di there is a book called brain teasers by ravi narula, di &lr; by arun sharma these books r good try them 😃
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Hi I have been a guha fan u can definately refer that book
ONLY for basics
its very good :)

Ill share some tips nad tricks in the coming days do check this space
See these tricks are gona be weird
but i can assure u i scored very well in maths using them
so u can use them if u feel like

Eg Geometry

PLEASE TRY IT FIRST ... i scored a 97 % in maths using this ...

Rather than using formulas try judging the answer on the basis of given diagram
cos if u apply formulas out there ur wasting ur time ..... ull never complete the paper
take my wrd ....
Now,
9 out of 10 diagrams will be drawn to scale
(so pick up any maths sum ... frm any paper )

Now 2 sides will be given and say find an angle or 3 side

BY PURELY visualizing the options(answers) ull realize that 3 are eliminated out of 5
Sounds funny
do 1 thing try it with any sum
so u know such methods help
METHOds on ELIMINATION
they r faster n better


try it :)

adn come back to me if u feel they wrk :)

hi,
ofcourse method of elimination works n
it really helps alot in saving time to arrive at the answers....
my suggestion wud b to keep an eye on the answer options
while solving problem...coz sum clue wud help u in shortlisting ans options...
even widout solving complete problem...!!

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hi,
ofcourse method of elimination works n
it really helps alot in saving time to arrive at the answers....
my suggestion wud b to keep an eye on the answer options
while solving problem...coz sum clue wud help u in shortlisting ans options...
even widout solving complete problem...!!

:

hey hiiii m having prob in quants..... if i leave equations n functions wil it b ok... opther topics i'll do properly??:
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glamdoll Says
hey hiiii m having prob in quants..... if i leave equations n functions wil it b ok... opther topics i'll do properly??:

oh no swt hrt ...
dont leave ne section particularly algebra...
atleast do that topics few basic quens....
so that even if easy quen appears u wud b able to attempt it....
may b that 1 or 2 quen create difference in ur selection...
:
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@ glamdoll

go thru few gud books of algebra like Hall n Knight, R D sharma etc
n make ur concepts clear by practicing easy quen...
n then try ur hand in difficult quen...:)
i hope i w ll b able to solve ur dbt...
ATB fr ur preparation !!
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ok i'll do it yar abhi apni billi ke liye kuch bhi:)

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actually i have umpteen no of doubts.... in quants... quants is my achilles heel so m worried.. ya i'll ask u if i don't understand something!!! n i have done basic n concept level ques in eqntns but further m finding it diff.. i'll ask u , u help me ok seems like ur good in quants:)bye tc

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hiii thanks for ur reply.. i have umpteen no of prob in quants it is my achilles heel ....:( actually m done with basic concepts of equations but m not able to go further.. i'll ask u if i have any doubts!!! u reply ok??? ??: seems like ur good in quants.....
chalo then bye tc

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Hey everybody I am a CAT'08 aspirant.I want to know which one of these is really a good book n will really boost my knowledge n preparation for CAT??

1)Quantitative Aptitude fo CAT by Nishit Sinha
2)Think Without Ink by Venkatraman
3)Quantitative Aptitude,DI,LR for CAT by Arun Sharma

I have heard "T.W.I" is very good.Plz help me out on this!!

And for boosting verbal ability,I have heard "Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis" is good......can anybody help me on this too.....plzzzz!!Plz suggest me best readings to strengthen my base.:

hey i've solved norman fully its gr8 book go for it n read as much as u can.. start with study material of ur coaching class n then move on to literature.. read articles on psychology n politics n business it helps a lot... u'll urself feel d diff.. make a habit of going thru some article daily... try it n lemme know...:)
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glamdoll Says
hey i've solved norman fully its gr8 book go for it n read as much as u can.. start with study material of ur coaching class n then move on to literature.. read articles on psychology n politics n business it helps a lot... u'll urself feel d diff.. make a habit of going thru some article daily... try it n lemme know...:)


Hey thanx,bought Norman n TWI already, both are gr8 books n will really boost my prep.:
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hey do tell me abt twi i've read an article abt it don't know much

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glamdoll Says
hey do tell me abt twi i've read an article abt it don't know much

twi is an amazing book...
clear ur basic concepts ....
n how to approach ne problem.....n get clue frm questions...
even they explained permutaion and combination topic so beautifully that u wont feel like giving it up those difficult n imp topics fr CAT....

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Guha is a great book for maths
ENGLSIH - word list + Newspaper

get hold of notes IMS finish them off in 3 months and then start solving papers fantically
MY SHORT n sweet adivce

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Guha is a great book for maths
ENGLSIH - word list + Newspaper

get hold of notes IMS finish them off in 3 months and then start solving papers fantically
MY SHORT n sweet adivce

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I am facing difficulty in english. can anyone suggest me a book on english which clears all the concepts related to CAT like verbal, RC, etc as well as has enough examples and question for solving.
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hey buy norman lewis word power made easy ur vocab will b on track... n for rc start with ur coachiong class notes n then read articles on varied topics.. u can choose in this way.... the most boring topics first:):)psychology, philosophy the more boring the more u should read.....:) i mean the more complicated the better coz passages r tough.... even articles on business n economics n for vrbal if ur basics r good then chill hai no tension just brush up grammar n start solving ques.... al d best:) byeeeee

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try out wren n martin for grammar thats the best book

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can anyone tell me da good book for g.k for mat snap mexams........
plz reply..........

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Hi

u cud try Tata McGraw Hills publication. They have sumthing on gk . sorry dont remember the name
also manorama is a good one.
in case you could lay ur hands on the cl gk material,, i think it will be good. i had used it for my snap papers
more imp there is no substiute to reading newspapers. not only will that help in gk but also in english
u may try going thu prominent business magazines as well

hope that helps
all the best