Best Books for CAT 2020 Preparation Recommended by MBA Experts

Check the list of top CAT books recommended by toppers MBA experts for optimising CAT preparation. The list includes section-wise (LRDI, QA, VARC) best books for CAT exam preparation.

Planning to appear in CAT 2020? Do remember, selection of best CAT preparation books is the most crucial aspect of CAT preparation plan which also includes a broad study plan, timetable and mock test series. Some students opt for self-study while others choose to study at coaching centres. Whichever approach you choose, the most important thing is to study from the best books for CAT exam. There are a range of CAT preparation books available online and offline. The question is - which ones to refer to? In this article we have shared the list of best CAT books, recommended by MBA experts and few tips on CAT preparation.

CAT 2020 will be held in November last week or December first week and application forms of CAT 2020 will be available in August. Equipped with a well-planned strategy, candidates can score well in the exam. For students preparing from a coaching centre, the buck doesn’t stop there. It is very important to put in extra efforts and focus on self-study to crack the CAT exam.

Best Books for CAT 2020 and Other Study Material

Sometimes, study materials received from coaching centres is not enough. Students look for further books and resources to study for various CAT sections like Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation and Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension. It is not possible to foresee CAT 2020 question paper. But you can practice previous years' CAT Question Papers online on Shiksha.com. Additonally, to cover the wide CAT syllabus, aspirants must try to study from other books and refer to additional study material. Given below are the lists of section-wise CAT books.

CAT Preparation Books for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

Book Name	Author/Publisher Name
How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT	Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay/Arihant
30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary Mass Market Paperback	Wilfred Funk & Norman Lewis/ Simon & Schuster
How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT	Sharma and Upadhyay
PSC for VA for CAT	Nishit Sinha

CAT Preparation Books for Quantitative Aptitude

Book Name	Author/Publisher Name
CAT 2018 Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Gautam Puri
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT	Nishit K. Sinha
Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency	Ananta Ashisha
How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT	Arun Sharma

Shiksha spoke to a few experts from top coaching institutes across the country to know which are the best books for CAT preparation. They shared with Shiksha their list of highly recommended books for CAT preparation:

Tarun Malik, MBA expert

So, the very first thing the CAT takers need to make sure is that their fundamentals should be in place. The next very important aspect to crack CAT is "test taking strategy". So, an aspirant must understand the importance of taking tests because only by testing, one can create a strategy to crack CAT. The strategy will include "selection of questions", "sequence of questions to attempt", "Speed with accuracy" and most importantly "pressure handling".

Although the material and mocks distributed by coaching institutes are more than sufficient. We can recommend these books if a student has finished all the course material given by the institute.

Best Books for CAT Preparation Recommended by Tarun Malik

Book Name	Author/Publisher Name
Quantum CAT	Arihant Publications
High School English Grammar and Composition Book	Wren and Martin
Word Power Made Easy	Norman Lewis
Past Years' CAT Questions	G.K. Publications

Newspapers and magazines recommended by Tarun Malik for CAT preparation:

The Hindu	Time
Business Week	Newsweek
The Economist	National Geographic
Fortune	Business World

CAT Preparation Books for Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning

Book Name	Author/Publisher Name
CAT 2018 Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	Gautam Puri
Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT	Nishit K. Sinha
Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency	Ananta Ashisha
How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT	Arun Sharma