OJEE MCA, MCA (Lateral Entry) Books 2025: Check best books for exam preparation

Look below for are some tips which will help the candidates prepare for the OJEE exam at home:

1. Using the OJEE syllabus as a guide, make a list of the subjects that the study materials must cover.
2. Plan your study time and divide it into phases (monthly, weekly and daily)
3. Analyze previous OJEE question papers to know the important topics and the weightage given to key topics.
4. You can find a mentor to assist you or join any online study group focused on OJEE preparation. 
5. To enable thorough planning, assign a time limit to each section.
6. Start reading newspaper and magazine editorials to gain a command of the verbal skill section.
7. For the quantitative section, read the basic concepts and formulas from school textbooks.
8. Examine your progress through mock tests on a monthly basis.
9. Keep analyzing and improving your score over time until test day.
10. Set your score to meet the cutoff for the college to which you want to apply.

Three months for OJEE preparation may require students to put in a little more effort. They must bifurcate their study plan in parts, dedicating each month/phase to covering a specific portion of the OJEE preparation. For instance, first phase can focus on key topics, weightage, exam pattern, etc. The second phase can focus on revision of what the student has studied and third phase can be dedicated to practice and taking mock tests regularly.

After taking mock tests, thoroughly review and analyse your performance. Identify areas where you made mistakes and work on improving them. Identify your weaker areas in each section and prioritize them in your study plan. Spend more time improving these areas. While doing so, try capitalising on your strengths. Along with qualitative study sessions, candidates should also keep away from usual distractions such as social media, mobile phones to improve their prospects in OJEE exam. They must focus on their fundamentals and basics. 

Last few days of the OJEE exam are very crucial. During the final days before the OJEE entrance exam, the aspirants are advised to follow certain preparation tips that will help them be prepared to perform well. Some of the important last minute preparation tips for OJEE are given below.

• Aspirants are advised to not study any new topics right before the examination. This may create confusion and they should spend their last few days before the examination reviewing the topics that they have already studied and are familiar with.
• Daily revision is very important for the aspirants to perform well in the OJEE exam.
• Aspirants should attempt OJEE mock tests regularly to assess their preparation progress and correct their commonly made mistakes.
• Aspirants should keep their health in check and ensure that they follow a healthy diet so that they do not fall sick during the exam.

The Analytical and Logical Reasoning section of the OJEE question paper evaluates your ability to analyze and evaluate arguments, identify patterns, and draw logical conclusions. This section of the exam mainly consists of topics from Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning. Some of the important topics that the students should not miss include:

1. Syllogisms
2. Critical Reasoning
3. Cause and Effect
4. Statement and Conclusion
5. Assumptions and Conclusions
6. Strong and Weak Arguments
7. Coding and Decoding
8. Statement and Inference
9. Data Sufficiency
10. Data Interpretation
11. Arrangements
12. Blood Relations
13. Course of Action
14. Series and Sequences

Quantitative Techniques section of the OJEE question paper is one of the toughest sections. The important topics of this section include Arithmetic, Geometry, Average, Percentage, Number Systems, Profit and Loss, Ratio and Proportion, Time, Speed and Distance, Mensuration, Quadaratic Equations, Trigonometry, Probability, etc. The Quantitative Techniques section of the OJEE question paper carries 30 multiple-choice questions which are to be solved in 30 minutes. Candidates will be provided with the rough paper for calculations and they will be required to choose the correct option against the question. This section of the OJEE question paper is usually difficult in nature.

The Verbal Reasoning and Comprehension section of the OJEE question paper tests the candidates language skills, vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension. Focus on improving your reading speed, comprehension abilities, and vocabulary. Practice reading passages and answering questions based on the passage content. Some of the important topics of this section include:

1. Reading Comprehension Passages
2. Synonyms
3. Antonyms
4. Error Spotting
5. Prepositions
6. Vocabulary
7. Grammar
8. Sentence Completion
9. Idioms and Phrases
10. Para Jumbles

The VARC section of the OJEE exam cannot be mastered overnight and requires a good preparation strategy by developing English comprehension by reading books and journals, understanding the fundamentals of English grammar and consistent practice of the language. Candidates should read daily in order to ace the section and follow the study plan whilst keeping an eye on time management. 

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.

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. 

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