NMAT Books 2025: Check best books for exam preparation

NMAT by GMAC is among the major MBA exams conducted for admission in India and abroad. Candidates planning to pursue MBA typically appear for NMAT exam besides XAT, MAT, CAT, SNAP and more. Owing to its popularity, candidates preparing for the NMAT exam can find numerous books on exam preparation available at major book stores and online retailers. Candidates can also find the NMAT preparation books at a few libraries. In cases when the NMAT books cannot be found in the nearest store, one can use CAT exam books for NMAT preparation.

NMAT exam comprises as many as three sections. Candidates can invest in one book which covers the syllabus for all the three sections. Alternatively, candidates may consider to study from three different books, one for each section. GMAC official guide for NMAT is considered the best sourse to study for the competitive exam. Candidates can also prepare using the books recommended for CAT exam preparation or any other MBA entrance exam preparation.

For the NMAT Quantitative Aptitude section, candidates can refer to Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Arun Sharma, Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal and How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT by Arun Sharma. For Languagew Skills, Noman Lewis' Word Power Made Easy is among the recommended books for competitive exams. For Logical Reasoning section, candidates can choose Logical and Analytical Reasoning by Ashok Gupta.

Besides the books mentioned above, candidates can choose from a ton of books available for competitive exam preparation.  Refer to the NMAT books article by Shiksha for complete preparation books guide (https://www.shiksha.com/mba/nmat-exam-books)

A list of the best books for the MBA entrance exam is mentioned here;

1. How to prepare for Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma
2. Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R. S. Aggarwal
3. Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by Abhijit Guha
4. Data Interpretation for the CAT by Nishit K. Sinha
5. A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal
6. Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension by Ajay Singh
7. Word Power Made Easy Book by Norman Lewis
8. Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
9. High School English Grammar & Composition by Wren & Martin
10. Target XAT (Past papers & mock tests) by Odisha experts
11. Analytical and Logical Reasoning by Arihant Publications
12. Jabbing the XAT (with solved papers) by R. K. Jha

Besides the books mentioned above, candidates can refer to some other important books for MBA exam preparation as well.

Candidates preparing for Language Skills for any MBA entrance exam may come across numerous books for the same. Out of the many Language Skills books available, one can refer to any of the following books:

1. How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT by Arun Sharma
2. Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
3. High School Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin

Besides the above mentioned books, candidates can go through any of the books available for competitive MBA exam. Check the complete list of other books mentioned on the books article by Shiksha (https://www.shiksha.com/mba/nmat-exam-books).

A list of the best Books on Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT XAT NMAT MAT and SNAP exams is mentioned below: 1- Logical and Analytical Reasoning by Ashok Gupta. 2- Logical Reasoning by Arihant. 3- The Great Book of Puzzles & Teasers by George J Summer. 4- A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by RS Aggarwal. 5- How To Prepare Logical Reasoning for CAT by Arun Sharma. 6- Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for CAT by Nishit K Sinha. 7- Nishit Sinha's The Pearson Guide to Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation. 8- How to prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT by Arun Sharma. 9- How to prepare for Data Interpretation for the CAT XAT NMAT etc. By Arun Sharma. 10- How to prepare for Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning for CAT by Arun Sharma. I hope this will help you.

The NMAT Official Guide is a one-stop solution for NMAT preparation. It comprises topics from all three sections of the NMAT exam. It can help users gain fundamental knowledge and conceptual clarity on all the topics included in the NMAT syllabus. Such knowledge when combined with the rigorous practice of NMAT mock tests and question papers helps any test taker to score high marks in the exam. The key advantage of the Official Guide is that it not only comprises the answers to the questions but also the solution of the same.

Yes, it is always advisable to refer to at least two books for each section while preparing for the NMAT exam. This is helpful as candidates get a chance to compare the contents of more than one book. In addition, the language of books also matter. While person A might find Book 1 over Book 2 to be having a language simple to comprehend, person B may find Book 2 to be easier than Book 1. Additionally, candidates get a chance to cover more question variety from the wide range of practise material available with an extra book for preparation.

Official NMAT reference book, also known as NMAT by GMAC Official Guide, comprises a short description of the answer. Not all options will be right and the right answer will have a logic behind it. Such characteristics are exclusive to textbooks for preparation and one may not always find them in any other resources available for NMAT preparation. The official guide has past year papers along with the answers to the same. Candidates can get answers as well as solutions to the analytical questions.