Best Books for KCET 2025 Preparation: Preparation Tips, Important Topics, Exam Pattern

Karnataka Common Entrance Test 2025 ( KCET )

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Mohit Dhyani
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Updated on Apr 6, 2025 15:25 IST

KCET 2025 exam requires a lot of practice and a good amount of learning, thus having a set of good books is a must. Candidates appearing in the exam can check the list of best books for KCET 2025 preparations here. Read more to know some of the best books for KCET preparations.

Best Books for KCET 2025 Preparation: While preparing for Karnataka Common Entrance Test or KCET 2025, the top priority of students is to choose the right set of books. Appropriate study material helps candidates to score good marks in the KCET 2025 exam and get into the institutes of their choice. Every year lakhs of candidates appear for the KCET UGCET exam and they all have the aforesaid common query. Candidates appearing in the exam are advised to refer to the best books for KCET 2025 for their preparations. Referring to best books for KCET exam preparations helps candidates to ace the exam with a good score. Applicants can also refer to the KCET exam pattern 2025 and syllabus along with the best books for their preparations. In order to answer this question of students, we have listed the best books for KCET 2025 preparation below. 
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How to Choose Best Books for KCET 2025 Preparation?

There is no dearth of books that claims to help aspirants of KCET 2025 exam. However, candidates must remember a few important things while choosing the best books for KCET preparation. One of the biggest disadvantages of choosing the wrong KCET books 2025 is of wrong knowledge and it will also waste the precious time of candidates. Aspirants must keep the following points in mind while choosing the best study material for KCET 2025:

  • Candidates should always buy the latest version of the books or study material. 
  • Candidates must go through the entire KCET syllabus 2025 and choose the books that cover it.
  • Students should also refer to the KCET preparation books 2025 containing the previous year's question papers and sample practice papers
  • One of the best ways to know about best books for KCET 2025 preparations is through the internet. Most of the e-commerce websites have reviews or ratings which will also help them while choosing the best KCET books.
  • The KCET 2025 books which are available in an easy-to-understand format should be given more importance than others

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Best Books for KCET 2025 Preparation

Below is the list of some of the most important books for KCET 2025 preparation:

  • 16 Year's Solved Papers Karnataka CET Engineering Entrance by Arihant Publications.
  • Karnataka CET Explorer - Engineering by MTG Editorial Board.
  • KCET Chapter-wise Previous Questions with Solutions by Annapurna Experts.

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Subject-wise Best Books for KCET 2025 Preparation

Candidates can find the list of subject-wise best books for KCET preparations from the table below.

Physics

Chemistry

Mathematics

  • NCERT books of Class 11 and 12 for Physics
  • Physics for Karnataka CET and COMEDK
  • Physics for 1st Year PUC by AS Govind
  • Physics for Karnataka CET and COMEDK by K. L. Gomber and K. L. Gogia
  • Fundamentals of Physics by S Chand
  • Pradeep’s Fundamental Physics (Class 11 and 12)
  • NCERT books of Class 11 and 12 for Chemistry
  • Modern’s Abc of Chemistry, Part-1 and Part-2 by S P Jauhar
  • Chemistry for first Year PUC by Prof Somashekara Prasad
  • Pradeep’s New Course Chemistry
  • NCERT books of Class 11 and 12 for Mathematics
  • CET by Bosco
  • MCQ by Asit Das Gupta
  • Mathematics by Dinesh
  • Mathematics for first Year PUC BY Dr. PG Umarani

KCET 2025 Preparation Tips

Here are some preparation tips for KCET 2025 that students should follow to boost their preparation.

Q:   Are NCERT books enough to complete the KCET syllabus?
A:

NCERT is the most important source for entrance exam preparations. Going through NCERT books for KCET preparations helps candidates to build the foundation of all the topics and chapters. Along with the NCERT books, candidates can also go through KCET previous year question papers and mock test for their preparations. It helps students to figure out their strong and weak areas. It is important to have a comprehensive and thorough preparation strategy that covers all the KCET important topics and concepts in each subject. 

Q:   What are the important books for KCET exam preparation?
A:

Karnataka Examination Authority conducts KCET exam every year for the admissions to engineering and other courses offered by participating institutes. Candidates who appear in the exam are always advised to refer to the KCET best books 2025 for their preparations. For the ease of candidates, Shikha.com has compiled a list of best books to prepare for KCET 2025 exam below. 

Physics 

Concepts of Physics 

HC Verma 

Aptitude Problems in Physics 

S. Krotov 

New Course Physics 

Pradeep 

 
 
 
 

Chemistry 

IIT Chemistry 

O.P. Aggarwal 

Concepts of Chemistry 

ABC 

Mathematics 

Maths XI & XII 

R.D Sharma 

Algebra Made Easy 

K. P. Basu 

Differential Calculus 

Admit M Agarwal 

Know the Syllabus well: Candidates must go through the KCET syllabus 2025 before starting their preparation to study the right topics for the exam.

Time Management: Candidates should manage their time for KCET 2025 preparation effectively so that they give ample time to each subject and the entire syllabus is covered on time. They must allot time for revision and appear for KCET mock test.

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Revision: Candidates must allot proper time for revision in their study plan so that they remember every concept and formula related to the subjects.

Sample papers: Candidates should practice more and more KCET previous year question papers. These sample papers are based on the actual pattern of the exam and also help the candidates to analyse their performances.

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