Which books are useful to crack cat and get into IIM Ahmedabad?

IIM-CAT is a highly competitive exam. Right books with the correct preparation strategy can help you crack the exam on the first attempt only. Below given are some of the important books that are recommended by previous year’s CAT toppers and experts from the management field who knowledge about CAT exam preparation.

Quantitative Aptitude:

• How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Common Admission Test 5th Edition (Paperback) by Arun Sharma
• The Pearson Guide To Quantitative Aptitude And Data Interpretation For The CAT by Nishit Sinha
• Quantum CAT: Quantitative Aptitude Common Admission Test for Admission Into IIMs (Paperback) by Sarvesh K Verma Publisher: Arihant
• NCERT Mathematics books for Class 8, 9 & 10.
• CBSE books for Class 8, 9, 10.
• Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations Tips, Techniques, And Short-cut Methods by Guha Abhijit

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning:

• How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for the CAT Common Admission Test 1st Edition (Paperback) by Arun Sharma.
• How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT Common Admission Test by Arun Sharma
• The Pearson Guide To Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning For The CAT 1st Edition (Paperback) by Nishit K. Sinha.

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension:

• How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT Common Admission Test 4th Edition (Paperback) by Meenakshi Upadhyay, Arun Sharma. 
• The Pearson Guide To Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning For The CAT 1st Edition (Paperback) by Nishit K. Sinha
• A Communicative Grammar of English by Geoffrey Leech
• 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary by Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis

There are some newspapers that you must read to improve your vocabulary as well as reading skills. You may go for the following.

• The Hindu
• The Indian Express
• Economics Times

Hopefully, this information will help you in your preparation for CAT. All the Best.