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For students preparing to appear for the Odisha Joint Entrance Exam (OJEE), here is a list of the best books you should be referring to score a good rank. 

OJEE Books for Preparation: Students planning to appear for the Odisha Joint Entrance Exam (OJEE) must know which books should they refer to prepare for OJEE. The OJEE exam is a state-level entrance exam for admission into various undergraduate and postgraduate courses with scores being accepted at various academic and professional courses in some of the best B-schools in the country. To ace this MBA entrance exam, candidates must refer to the best books for OJEE and other recommended study material.  The upcoming OJEE 2025 exam will likely be conducted in the first week of May 2025.

In this article, Shiksha lists the best books to read for OJEE 2025 that the students should refer to for OJEE preparation. You could also learn more about the OJEE exam pattern and courses offered.

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  • Courses Offered Through OJEE
  • Best Books for OJEE: MBA and Five-Year Integrated MBA
  • Best Books for OJEE: BPharma, BHMS, BAMS
  • Best Books for OJEE: LE BTech
  • Best Books for OJEE: MCA

Courses Offered Through OJEE

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Second Year/Lateral Entry (Third Semester)

B.Tech, B.Pharm

Postgraduate

First Year

MCAMBAM.TechM.PharmM.Arch, M.Arch (Exe.)

Postgraduate

Second Year/Lateral Entry (Third Semester)

MCA

Best Books for OJEE: MBA and Five-Year Integrated MBA

The syllabus for MBA and five-year integrated MBA includes sections such as Verbal Reasoning, Analytical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension and General Knowledge. The syllabus of these two programmes is more or less the same, the only difference is that Computer and Business Fundamentals is not included in the integrated MBA question paper. Check out the table below to know the best books for OJEE MBA preparation.

Q:   Which are the best books for OJEE preparation?
A:

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

Verbal Reasoning and Comprehension 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 and Logical 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 Techniques 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.

General Awareness and Business Fundamentals Section: The section has topics related to Current Affairs, Awards, the latest Trends, Sports, Events, etc. The best study material for this section would be newspapers such as The Hindu, Economic Times, etc. and magazines such as India Today, Business Today, etc. Candidates should also be updated with the latest trends. For static GK candidates can refer to the Manorama Year Book.

Q:   How many test cities can I choose for OJEE exam?
A:

Candidates can choose upto three OJEE test cities according to their preference. Candidates must very carefully select the cities as once the OJEE application form is submitted, they can't change city preference. They should choose the first city of preference as their hometome or where they are residing as the exam authorities will likely allot the test centres to candidates in their first city of preference. Candidates are allotted a test centre in second or third preference only if the seats have been filled or the exam centre has been cancelled at that location. Candidates should know that the OJEE test cities cannot be changed once the form is submitted even during the form correction window. 

Q:   What are the best books for Quantitative Techniques in OJEE?
A:

The best books for Quantitative Techniques preparation of OJEE 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 OJEE 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 OJEE 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.

Book Name

Author/ Publisher

How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT

Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay

High School English Grammar and Composition Key

Wren and Martin

Word Power Made Easy

Norman Lewis

Analytical and Logical Reasoning for CAT & Other Management Exams 

Peeyush Bharadwaj

A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning

R S Aggarwal

Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT

Nishit K Sinha

Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation for CAT

Nishit Sinha

Quantitative Aptitude for All Competitive Examinations

Abhijit Guha

How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT

Arun Sharma

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Best Books for OJEE: BPharma, BHMS, BAMS

Take a look at the table below to check the list of best books for OJEE preparation for BPharma, BHMS and BAMS programs.

Book Name

Author/ Publisher

Concepts of Physics

H C Verma

Problems in General Physics

I E Irodov

Chapterwise Topicwise Solved Papers Mathematics for Engineering Entrances

B L Sharma

NCERT Books of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry 

NCERT

Fundamental Physics

Pradeep

Concise Inorganic Chemistry

J D Lee

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To ace OJEE for the MCA programmme, candidates must study topics under Mathematics and Computer Awareness. Topics such as Trigonometry, Sequence and Series, Vectors, Algebra, Logic, Integral Calculus, Statistics, Number Systems, etc. will be covered in the Mathematics Section. C Language, Arithmetic and Logical Expressions, Concepts and functions in C, Terminals and Networking, Basic Fundamentals of PC Hardware, Computer Arithmetic, etc. are a few topics which the candidates must prepare for acing the Computer Awareness Section.

Book Name

Author/ Publisher

NCERT Books of Mathematics

NCERT

Objective Computer Awareness

Arihant Publications

Chapterwise Topicwise Solved Papers Mathematics for Engineering Entrances

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R.S Aggarwal

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Q:   What are the best books for Verbal Reasoning and Comprehension for OJEE?
A:

For Verbal Reasoning and Comprehension preparation for the OJEE exam, recommended books include the following:

  • A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal
  • Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay
  • High School English Grammar & Composition by Wren & Martin

Additionally, other MBA entrance exam preparation books such as "How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT" by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay, "Objective English" by S.P. Bakshi, and "Word Power Made Easy" by Norman Lewis are valuable resources for improving vocabulary and comprehension skills.

Students should also practice with OJEE previous year question papers to understand the OJEE exam pattern. Combining book study with regular practice and OJEE mock tests helps assess progress and identify areas for improvement. 

Q:   Which are the best books for Analytical and Logical Reasoning section in OJEE?
A:

The Analytical and Logical Reasoning section is one of the most difficult sections of the OJEE exam. Some of the recommended books for this section are as follows:

  • Guide to Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning by Pearson Publications
  • A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by R. S Aggarwal
  • Logical and Analytical Ability by Ashok Gupta.
  • Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
  • A New Approach to Reasoning by BS Sijawali

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