Best Books for CMAT Preparation 2025

Vipra Shrivastava
Senior Manager - Cont ent
Updated on Aug 12, 2024 15:28 IST
Choosing the right CMAT books is the base of fruitful exam preparation. If
you are preparing for CMAT 2025, you must study from recommended
books only. Check here section-wise list of best books for CMAT
preparation 2025 and other recommended study material.

CMAT Books f or Preparation - MBA aspirants planning to appear in the

CMAT 2025 exam should choose the study material caref ully. To ace
this national level MBA entrance exam, candidates must ref er to the best
books f or CMAT . There are many books available f or CMAT
preparation. If you get conf used about which ones to select, don't worry.
Shiksha has compiled the list of best books f or CMAT 2025.

To cover the exam syllabus, candidates need to study f rom the books

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To cover the exam syllabus, candidates need to study f rom the books
prescribed f or CMAT . The CMAT 2025 syllabus is similar to other MBA
entrance exams. It comprises Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning,
Language Comprehension,General Awareness and Innovation &
Entrepreneurship. Books recommended f or CMAT exam are mostly the
same as recommended f or CAT and other exams. So, CMAT 2025
aspirants can ref er to the same books.

CMAT 2025 exam will be held most likely by the end of May 2025, there is
ample time to study. Ref er to the best books f or CMAT preparation.
Get hold of the CMAT books to know the chapters and topics included in
the syllabus. Read below section-wise best CMAT preparation books
along with recommended study material and key preparation tips.

Which are the Best Books for CMAT Preparation

2025?
The Complete Reference Manual for CMAT by SK Sinha, S
Satyanarayan and JS Rana is one of the highly recommended CMAT
preparation books. Besides this book, you should also study f rom the
CMAT books listed below:

Best Books for CMAT: Language Comprehension

Given below are the books candidates must ref er f or preparation of
Language Comprehension section of CMAT 2025:

Author
CMAT Books f or Preparation
Name/Publisher

How to Prepare f or Verbal Ability and Reading Arun Sharma (Mc

Comprehension f or the CAT Graw Hill Education)

The Pearson Guide to Verbal Ability and Logical

Nishit K Sinha
Reasoning f or the CAT

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 A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal
Dr R S Aggarwal
Reasoning

Trishna’s Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning

TIME
f or the CAT and Other MBA Examinations

CMAT books for Vocabulary and Grammar

Given below are the books that candidates must ref er f or preparation of
Vocabulary and Grammar questions in CMAT 2025:
Wren & Martin English Grammar
Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis

Business English and Communication by John O E Clark

30 Days to a More Powerf ul Vocabulary by Norman Lewis
The Students’ Companion by Wilf red D Best
A Communicative Grammar of English by Geof f rey Leech and Jan
Svartvik

Best Books for CMAT: Quantitative Aptitude

Given below are the books that candidates must ref er f or preparation of
Quantitative Aptitude section of CMAT 2025:

Author
CMAT Books
Name/Publisher

How to Prepare f or Quantitative Aptitude f or Arun Sharma (Mc

CAT Graw Hill Education)

Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT Common Sarvesh K Verma

Admission Tests f or Admission Into IIMs (Arihant)

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 Quantitative Aptitude f or Competitive Abhijit Guha (Mc
Examinations Graw Hill Education)

NCERT Mathematics Books f or Class 8, 9 and

NCERT
10

Quantitative Aptitude Dr RS Aggarwal

Best Books for CMAT: Logical Reasoning

Given below are the books that candidates must ref er to prepare f or
Logical Reasoning section of CMAT 2025:

CMAT Books Author Name/Publisher

How to Prepare f or Logical Reasoning Arun Sharma (Mc Graw Hill

f or the CAT Education)

Logical Reasoning and Data

Nishit K Sinha (Pearson)
Interpretation f or the CAT

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Best Books for CMAT 2025: General Knowledge

Best source of preparation of General Awareness are newspapers and
current af f airs magazines. For Static GK, best books f or ref erence are
Manorama Year Book and Competition Success Review. Apart f rom that,
candidates must read newspapers and journals regularly f or current

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af f airs. Also Read:

How to prepare f or CMAT exam 2025 -- Tips, trick and expert

recommendation
How to prepare f or CMAT 2024 in 6 months

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CMAT preparation tips: Cracking Logical Reasoning

CMAT preparation tips: Cracking QA-DI
CMAT preparation tips: Cracking Language Comprehension
CMAT preparation tips: Innovation & Entrepreneurship

What is t he Best St udy Mat erial f or CMAT Preparat ion?

The best sources of CMAT preparation are previous years’ question
papers and sample papers but these are usef ul only af ter you have
completed the exam syllabus. Listed below are reasons why you should
practice CMAT question papers and mock tests:
CMAT question papers give an idea of the CMAT exam pattern (types
of questions asked) of previous years and weightage allotted to each
topic. This is very valuable f or candidate in planning the approach to
the actual exam paper.
By solving a variety of questions in CMAT sample papers and mock
tests candidates will be better prepared to f ace any type of question
in the exam. Tough, hard, easy, lengthy or tricky; no question will
come as a surprise.
Practicing CMAT sample papers and mock test will help in developing
speed and accuracy in solving the questions and discover tricks and
shortcuts.

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 Practicing online mock tests will help in developing time management
skill. Since, there will be no sectional time limit in CMAT 2025, it may
happen that the candidate may lose track of time. By solving CMAT
mock tests, one can assess average time spent on a section and
divide time f or each section of CMAT to f ollow in the exam.
CMAT mock tests and sample papers are also a good means to
check ones preparation level, strength and weakness viz. various
subjects and topics.

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Q: How can I prepare f or CMAT exam 2025?
A: CMAT is a management entrance exam, so candidates need to study
subjects like Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation, Quantitative
Aptitude, English and General Knowledge. About six months are good
enough to prepare f or CMAT. Candidates can either join a coaching
institute or prepare by self study with the help of books, sample papers
and mock tests.
Q: Which books are recommended f or CMAT Logical Reasoning?
A: Best books f or CMAT Logical Reasoning preparation include Arun
Sharma’s How to Prepare f or Logical Reasoning f or the CAT and Nishit K
Sinha’s Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation f or the CAT.
Candidates must ref er to these books f or exam preparation.

Q: Which books are recommended f or CMAT Language

Comprehension?
A: Best books f or CMAT Language Comprehension include, Arun
Sharma’s How to Prepare f or Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
f or the CAT, Dr RS Aggarwal’s A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-
Verbal Reasoning. For English Grammar, candidates must study f rom
Wren & Martin and f or strengthening vocabulary, they should opt f or Word
Power Made Easy.

Q: Which books are recommended f or CMAT Quantitative Aptitude?

A: Best books f or CMAT Quantitative Aptitude preparation include Arun
Sharma’s How to Prepare f or Quantitative Aptitude f or CAT, Sarvesh K
Verma’s Quantitative Aptitude Quantum, Dr RS Aggarwal’s by Quantitative
Aptitude and NCERT Maths books f or Class 8, 9 and 10. Candidates
must ref er to these books f or preparation.
Q: Is CMAT tougher than CAT?
A: No, CMAT is easier than CAT. It is easier to score high in CMAT than
in CAT, as the dif f iculty level of the CMAT question paper is moderate

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and there is no sectional time limit. The Reading Comprehension
passages in CMAT are less than CAT and are easy. To know why it is
easier to score better in CMAT, read this article: Is CMAT Easier than
CAT? Know the Dif f erences and Similarities
Q: Can I prepare f or CMAT with the help of CAT books?
A: Yes. Since the syllabus and topics of CMAT exam are same as that of
CAT exam, candidates can prepare f or CMAT with the help of CAT
books. They must however, practice ample number of CMAT sample
papers and mock test to be able to handle the CMAT question paper.
Q: What is the CMAT syllabus?
A: The syllabus of CMAT includes all the important topics of Logical
Reasoning, Data Interpretation, Quantitative Aptitude, English and
General Knowledge. The newly introduced section - Innovation &
Entrepreneurship, comprises questions on business and
entrepreneurship.
Q: What is the CMAT exam pattern 2025?
A: The CMAT 2025 question paper will have 100 questions. Each of the
f ive sections - Quantitative Techniques & Data Interpretation, Logical
Reasoning, Language Comprehension, General Awareness and
Innovation & Entrepreneurship carry 20 questions. Candidates will have
to address 100 questions in 3 hours. There will be no sectional time limit,
but there will be negative marking f or wrong answers.
Q: Is CMAT worth appearing f or?
A: Yes, CMAT is one of the most popular MBA entrance exams as it is a
gateway to some of the top B-Schools in India including JBIMS,
SIMSREE, Great Lakes, BIMTECH, XIME, Christ University, WeSchool, DY
Patil, etc. Also Read: Top MBA colleges accepting CMAT score
Q: I have prepared f or MAT exam. Can I give CMAT with same
preparation?

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A: Yes, if you have prepared f or MAT, you can appear f or CMAT exam
too without much preparation, but keep in mind that you need to practice
some CMAT sample papers and CMAT mock tests to be better prepared
f or exam specif ic questions. Also Read: Is MAT tougher than CMAT?

Q: How many CMAT mock tests should I practice?

A: The candidates preparing to appear f or CMAT are advised to practice
about at least 25-30 mock tests. It will give them exposer of all types of
questions asked in CMAT, help them develop accuracy and develop time
management skill.

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