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Here are the section-wise best books for ATMA exam preparation. Candidates can refer to these books to score good marks in the exam.

ATMA books help the students prepare well for the exam and get conceptual clarity. To ace the ATMA exam, it is important for students to choose the right set of ATMA preparation books and study materials. ATMA is one of the most sought after management entrance exams after CAT, XAT, CMAT and MAT. Candidates preparing for ATMA need a good strategy to crack the exam and choosing the right study material is an imperative part of the preparation strategy. There are plenty of ATMA books readily available in the market which contain an abundance of knowledge sources but the question is whether the books help candidates not only in their preparation but also to qualify the exam. Choosing the best books for ATMA 2025 will definitely help in scoring well in the exam. To help candidates, Shiksha brings to you the best books for the ATMA exam for each section.

Table of content
  • Overview of ATMA Exam Pattern
  • Exam Structure
  • Details
  • Best Books for ATMA 2025
  • How to Select the Best Books for ATMA 2025 Exam?

Overview of ATMA Exam Pattern

Before choosing the best books for ATMA preparation, candidates must have an idea of the ATMA exam pattern 2025. The online test is divided into six sections. Questions will be asked from Analytical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and Verbal Skills. Students have to solve 180 objective type multiple choice questions within three hours. The exam carries 180 marks. Check below to know the ATMA exam pattern:

Exam Structure

Details

Number of sections

6

Analytical Reasoning Skills Part I, Verbal Skills Part I, Quantitative Skills Part I, Analytical Reasoning Skills Part II, Verbal Skills Part II, Quantitative Skills Part II

Duration of exam

180 minutes

Number of questions

180

Total Marks

180

Language of the exam

English

Number of answer choices

4

Mode of examination

Online

ATMA marking scheme

+1 mark for each correct answer

-0.25 for every wrong answer

Best Books for ATMA 2025

The section-wise best books for ATMA preparation are given below.

Best Books for ATMA for Analytical Reasoning

According to the ATMA syllabus, this section will have questions from Critical Reasoning, Coding-Decoding, Syllogism, Course of Action, Arguments, Data Sufficiency, Statement-Inference, Statements & Conclusions, Arrangements and Strong/Weak Arguments. For Analytical Reasoning, the following books are considered to be good.

Also Read: ATMA Syllabus 2025: Complete Guide

Name of the Book

Publication/Author

A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning 

RS Aggarwal

Verbal Reasoning

Bhupendra Kumar Singh

A New Approach to Reasoning

BS Sijwali & S Sijwali

Analytical Reasoning 

MK Pandey 

Multi-Dimensional Reasoning

Mishra & Kumar and Dr.Lal

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

 K Gupta

Also Read: How to Prepare for Analytical Reasoning

Best Books for the ATMA exam for Quantitative Aptitude

Quantitative Aptitude questions are of high school level. Topics from which questions are asked are Arithmetic, Algebra, Modern Math, Geometry, Number System, Average, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Ratio & Proportion, Time, Speed and Distance, Mensuration, Permutation & Combination, Quadratic Equation and Logarithm. The best books suggested for this section are given below.

Q:   Which are the best books to refer for ATMA exam preparation?
A:

There is a range of books to read for ATMA preparation. Here is a list of section wise best books for the ATMA exam:

Verbal Skills section

  • Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
  • High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin
  • Objective General English by RS Aggarwal
  • The Pearson Guide to Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning for the CAT

Analytical Reasoning section

  • How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT by Arun Sharma
  • Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
  • Multi-Dimensional Reasoning by Mishra Kumar and Dr. Lal
  • Logical and Analytical Reasoning by K Gupta

Quantitative Skills section

  • Quantitative Aptitude by R. S Aggarwal
  • Fast track objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Sharma
  • Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Abhijit Guha
  • NCERT Mathematics Books for Class 9 and 10 by NCERT publications.
Q:   Which are the best books for the Quantitative Aptitude section for ATMA exam?
A:
The best books for Quantitative Aptitude preparation of ATMA exam are listed below. These are the recommended books by experts. 1. NCERT Mathematics books (Class 9-10) 2. Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Abhijit Guha 3. Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal The NCERT Mathematics book is recommended for ATMA preparation because it is the best source of building or revisiting the fundamentals of Algebra Geometry, Trigonometry Mensuration Number Systems and Arithmetic. The NCERT books are extremely helpful to students from non-Engineering background. Quantitative Aptitude books by Arun Sharma, Abhijit Guha, Nishit Sinha and RS Aggarwal are the main books for ATMA preparation as well as other MBA entrance exams such as CAT. These books cover all the topics at intermediate and advanced level. They also have many sample questions of easy, moderate and high difficulty levels for practice.

Name of the Book

Publication/Author

Quantitative Aptitude 

R.S Aggarwal

Quantum CAT

Sarvesh K Verma

Fast Track Objective Arithmetic 

by Rajesh Verma

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations

Abhijit Guha

How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT

Arun Sharma

NCERT Mathematics Books for Standard IX and X

NCERT

Also Read:

Best books for ATMA 2025 for Verbal Skills

In Verbal Skills, candidates will get questions about Grammar, Vocabulary, Jumbled Sentences, Reading Comprehension, Sentence Completion, Word Meaning. To improve Verbal Skills, candidates should read newspapers, magazines, books, etc. The best books for ATMA 2025 for Verbal Skills are given below.

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Best books to read for the Verbal Skills section

Word Power Made Easy

Norman Lewis

High School English Grammar and Composition

Wren & Martin

Objective General English

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English is Easy 

Chetan Anand Singh

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How to Select the Best Books for ATMA 2025 Exam?

Candidates can keep the following pointers in mind when choosing study books for ATMA 2025 exam:

  • Candidates should ensure that the books for ATMA are of the latest edition
  • Candidates must check the best books for ATMA have covered the syllabus
  • Choose a book that is easy to read and written in simple language
  • Candidates must select the books that have ATMA question papers/sample papers with solutions

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