Best Books for CAT 2026: Buy New & Second Hand
Usually held in late November.CAT is the entrance exam for the IIMs and most top MBA colleges. It tests Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, and Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension.
Recommended books for CAT 2026
- Arun Sharma Quantitative Aptitude for CAT (see listings)
- Arun Sharma Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (see listings)
- Arun Sharma Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (see listings)
- Nishit Sinha Quantitative Aptitude (see listings)
- RS Aggarwal Quantitative Aptitude (see listings)
- Word Power Made Easy (see listings)
- TIME / IMS / CL study material (see listings)
Cheapest CAT books on Bookaao right now
MBA 2023-24 : Solved Papers (XAT|IIFT|NMAT|SNAP|CMAT) by Gautam Puri
₹110
2ND HANDJalandhar
Quantum Cat
₹128
2ND HANDDelhi
Koncepts of LR - Logical Reasoning for CAT, XAT, IIFT, MAT, CMAT, NMAT & other MBA Exams
₹255
2ND HANDJalandhar
Koncepts of Numbers in Quantitative Aptitude | 3rd
₹266
NEWHyderabad
Arihant Quantum CAT Quantitative Aptitude Also Useful For XAT SNAP CMAT CSAT SSC And Bank PO With 5000 Handcrafted Problems Fully Solved Tips And shortcuts By Sarvesh K Verma English Medium
₹267
2ND HANDJalandhar
Quantitative Aptitude for CAT, XAT & other MBA Entrance Exams 5th Edition
₹286
2ND HANDJalandhar
MBA BOOKS 60% OFF(Only 40% par)
₹286
2ND HANDAllahabad
Arun Sharma CAT Book for DI
₹286
2ND HANDMundra
Koncepts of Numbers in Quantitative Aptitude in CAT, GMAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT & Bank PO 3rd Edition
₹286
2ND HANDJalandhar
Arihant Quantum CAT Quantitative Aptitude by Sarvesh K Verma | For CAT, XAT, SNAP, CMAT, CSAT, SSC and Bank PO | Latest Edition for MBA & Competitive Exams | English Medium
₹297
2ND HANDJalandhar
Arun Sharma Quants Book
₹333
2ND HANDIndore
QUANTS FOR CAT EXAM BY ARUN SHARMA
₹333
2ND HANDDelhi
mca Entrance book
₹340
NEWBengaluru
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) for CAT 2023 (Set of 3 Books) | Limited Edition | For CAT, XAT, SNAP, IIFT and other management exams (Paperback, Shabana Shahab)
₹349
2ND HANDJalandhar
Arun Sharma CAT Book for VARC
₹355
NEWMundra
Arun Sharma CAT Book for Quants
₹355
NEWMundra
CAT 10 MOCK TEST PAPERS
₹355
NEWKolkata
CAT PYQS
₹355
NEWMundra
Arun Sharma CAT Book for LR
₹355
NEWMundra
Logical reasoning
₹383
2ND HANDMumbai
Logical reasoning
₹400
2ND HANDMumbai
CAT QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
₹427
2ND HANDMamidipally, Sangareddy
Data interpretation
₹444
NEWBengaluru
Quantitative aptitude (Quantum CAT)
₹444
NEWBokaro Steel City
Logical reasoning
₹444
NEWBengaluru
Verbal ability and reading comprehension
₹444
NEWBengaluru
Quantitative Aptitude (RS Aggarwal) 2026
₹445
NEWHajipur
Varc, lr, quantitative for cat books
₹456
2ND HANDJahangirpuri
Quantitative Aptitude
₹476
2ND HANDNew Delhi
MBA 2019-20 : Solved Papers (XAT|IIFT|NMAT|SNAP|CMAT)
₹531
2ND HANDJalandhar
CAT QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE.
₹551
NEWMamidipally, Sangareddy
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) for CAT 2023 (Set of 2 Books) | Limited Edition | For CAT, XAT, SNAP, IIFT and other management exams (Paperback, Ronak Shah)
₹557
2ND HANDJalandhar
CAT preparation Book
₹557
2ND HANDMuzaffarpur
Oswaal CAT CHAPTER-WISE & TOPIC-WISE+25 YEARS PYQs
₹711
NEWKolkata
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE for CAT
₹711
NEWKolkata
CAT 25 year solved paper
₹800
2ND HANDJaipur Municipal Corporation
Quantitative Amplitutde for CAT 12e (2025)
₹886
NEWBengaluru
CAT (MBA) books
₹952
2ND HANDBengaluru
Total Three book Class 11 *USHA* Book
₹969
NEWJalandhar
CATapult Courseware (IMS) 2023-2024
₹1,141
2ND HANDNoida
Arun Sharma Quants & Varc 2025 edition
₹1,244
NEWVaranasi
Book set
₹1,275
2ND HANDNagpur
MBA - 1st Semester Books
₹1,428
2ND HANDGurgaon
Arun Sharma CAT Books
₹1,510
NEWMundra
Arun Sharma CAT Prep Books (Set of 4) - Brand New
₹1,512
NEWBardhaman
Parul University MBA Semester 3- 5 Books Set (New)
₹1,601
NEWSurat
CAT PREPARATION BOOKS - ARUN SHARMA PLUS PYQS BOOK
₹1,680
2ND HANDNew Delhi
CAT 2026 Arun Sharma Complete Set (4 Books)
₹1,865
NEWLovely Professional University
Arun Sharma CAT Combo/Bundle - Quantitative Aptitude + Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension + Logical Reasoning + Data Interpretation for CAT 2024 Exam | Latest edition 2024-25 | SET of 4 books Product
₹1,913
NEWHyderabad
MBA Welingkar Education set of 13 books
₹2,475
2ND HANDMumbai
CAT books by Arun Sharma
₹2,613
NEWNoida
MBA CAT BOOKS
₹2,665
NEWHarda
CAT books by Arun Sharma
₹3,360
2ND HANDNoida
TIMES Institute CAT exam study material Full set
₹3,807
2ND HANDEast Bardhaman
IMS CAT Prep Books
₹4,441
NEWKondapur
Iquanta CAT Preparation Book Set (12 books)
₹4,441
NEWVadodara
IMS CAT Prep Books
₹4,441
NEWKondapur
Preparation material
₹4,760
2ND HANDDelhi
APEX CAT PREPARATION MODULE
₹5,712
2ND HANDVisakhapatnam
Book of time institute newly not touched can help
₹7,994
NEWFaridabad
Buying CAT books: questions
Which books are best for CAT 2026?
The most-used books are Arun Sharma Quantitative Aptitude for CAT, Arun Sharma Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, Arun Sharma Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Nishit Sinha Quantitative Aptitude, RS Aggarwal Quantitative Aptitude, Word Power Made Easy. Start with the NCERT or standard textbook for each subject, then add one practice book and previous year papers.
When is CAT 2026?
Usually held in late November. Check the official notification for the exact dates.
Where can I buy CAT books cheaply?
On Bookaao, students who have finished the exam sell their books second hand, and sellers list new copies. Right now the cheapest CAT book listed is Rs.110. Delivery is available across India.