GMAT Books: Check the Best Books for GMAT Preparation

byShubhankar Das Content Writer - Study Abroad

Books are always an integrated part of our preparation journey. GMAT books help you to effectively prepare for your MBA journey. GMAT textbooks offer structured and updated study materials, and sample questions. Some of the best GMAT books will guide you through test-taking strategies and will improve your time-management skills. GMAT official guide, Manhattan GMAT, Kaplan GMAT Prep, and The Princeton Review’s GMAT Premium Prep are some of the best preparation books. GMAT preparation books also offer strategy-based, real problem-solving, and highly effective preparation tips. The average price of GMAT books in India ranges from INR 2,000 to 20,000.

Table of Content

Beyond the MBA Hype
Power Score GMAT Critical Reasoning Bible
The Official Guide for GMAT Review
The Complete GMAT Sentence Correction Guide
Manhattan GMAT Strategy Guides
GMAT Advanced Quant (Manhattan Prep)
Kaplan GMAT Prep Plus
GMAT Official Advanced Questions book
The Princeton Review-GMAT Premium Prep
GMAT Prep Book

Beyond the MBA Hype

Beyond the MBA Hype GMAT textbook is written in a very simple conversational way. The author of Beyond the MBA hype is Sameer Kamat. It is presented in paperback and e-book format. The is book will give the students a clear idea about total MBA function.

Price: INR 350

Pro’s	Con’s
Defines the pro’s and con’s of doing an MBA in abroad Best Business schools preferred by Indian Students Information on networking, electives and various career paths	Serious aspirants already know all the mentioned stuff It is from Indian perspective only

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Power Score GMAT Critical Reasoning Bible

The author of the book is-David M. Killoran. It is one of the best books for the preparation of GMAT. The book has a GMAT critical reasoning question answer part. So, it is considered the best GMAT study books for the GMAT aspirants. The GMAT test book is served in paperback.

Price: Around INR 2913.04

Pro’s	Con’s
The book provides specific strategy for solving the problem Practice question paper for GMAT In depth overview of the topics It helps to understand the basics	Practice questions are not sufficient in numbers The book is only good for the beginners, not for the advanced students.

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The Official Guide for GMAT Review

The Official Guide for GMAT Review is one of the best GMAT preparation book. It offers 800 questions from past GMAT tests. Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) publishes this book in both paperback and e-book format. This book is one of the best GMAT official guide for the aspirants.

Price: Around INR 1196

Pro’s	Con’s
For last minute preparation guide Get more detailed explanations Get real time examples	The answer explanations for some of the problem-solving questions can be too time-consuming It is not for the students who are weak in math

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The Complete GMAT Sentence Correction Guide

The Complete GMAT Sentence Correction Guide is the collection of exercise sets,150 GMAT style multiple choice questions. It is one of the GMAT preparation books written by Erica L Meltzer and available in ebook and paperback format.

Price: Around INR 1469

Pro’s	Con’s
Grammatical concepts of the GMAT are in the book. The book is also helpful for non-English speakers. All the chapters are well-structured	There are a few silly mistakes in the book

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Manhattan GMAT Strategy Guides

Manhattan Prep GMAT Strategy Guides is written by Manhattan Prep. This is customized by computer-adaptive practice exams, over 200 additional free GMAT practice questions. Manhattan GMAT books are delivered in paperback format.

Price: INR 19,999

Pro’s	Con’s
GMAT topics are covered in very simple way Helps in strategic thinking Helpful for reasoning and essay writing	Practice questions given in each chapter are not up to the mark Price is little high

GMAT Advanced Quant (Manhattan Prep)

The book is authored by Manhattan Prep. It is published in paperback and kindle edition format. It is based on the new question papers and previous sample questions. So, the Manhattan prep GMAT books help the students to practice more for getting a good GMAT score.

Price:

INR1844 (paperback)
INR 504.45(kindle edition)

Pro’s	Con’s
Introduce new concepts More than 250 sample problems 55 new questions in latest edition	The questions are not structured by topic.

GMAT Advanced Quant (Manhattan Prep)

Kaplan GMAT Prep Plus

Kaplan GMAT Prep Plus is presented by Kaplan Test Prep. It is one of the recommended books for GMAT preparation. The book is completely restructured for providing the best guidance for GMAT exam pattern. It is available in paperback format.

Price: INR 8,478

Pro’s	Con’s
Here is 1,200+ practice questions with detailed explanations GMAT verbal, quantitative, analytical writing and integrated reasoning of GMAT books are covered Questions have been reviewed by teachers.	Many answers are not mentioned in the answer bank.

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GMAT Official Advanced Questions book

GMAT aspirants can buy the GMAT Official Advanced Questions book in paperback format. It is one of the good GMAT books for the exam practice. Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) is the publisher of this GMAT preparation material. You can consider this as one of the best book for GMAT quant and verbal practice.

Price: INR 1,794

Pro’s	Con’s
300 verbal and quantitative questions from past GMAT exams Here are the strategies to solve hard questions by reviewing answer Collection of toughest problems is in the best GMAT practice books.	Question can be repeated in the modules

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The Princeton Review-GMAT Premium Prep

The Princeton Review-GMAT Premium Prep is a recognized book GMAT exam to get GMAT preparation tips. The Princeton Review provides different kinds of quant and GRE verbal questions to help the students to score more in GMAT.

Price: INR 1,999

Pro’s	Con’s
Standard GMAT exam materials are there in the book GMAT arithmetic, geometry and other questions are included as per syllabus	Few errors can be seen in math sections

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GMAT Prep Book

GMAT Prep Book 2022-2023 is one of the good books for GMAT preparation among the students for its unique tips and strategies to clear the exam. It is provided in a paperback format with the review of GMAT syllabus.

Price: INR 2,166

Pro’s	Con’s
Sample test questions are provided The book is designed by the analytical writing, GMAT quantitative reasoning and verbal modules. Many concepts include online links, are there	Explanations of the answers are not satisfactory

The best book for GMAT preparation can guide the aspirants to crack GMAT easily. So, the right book will help them to understand their own strengths and weaknesses. Along with that, they will learn the expert strategies to perform well.

FAQs

Ques: Is getting 750 in GMAT tough?

Ans: Getting 750 in GMAT, One has to answer almost all the medium question’s answer correctly.

Ques: Is 1 year enough to prepare for GMAT?

Ans: One can prepare within 6 months also.

Ques: Is getting 720 in GMAT easy?

Ans: It needs effort to score around 720.

Ques: Does IIM accept GMAT?

Ans: Yes,IIM accepts GMAT.

Ques: Is GMAT easier than CAT?

Ans: GMAT is considered easier than CAT

Ques: How much GMAT score is required for IIM?

Ans: It depends on the difficulty level and the number of students.But 715 is considered as the average score.

Ques: How many hours study for GMAT?

Ans: 100–120 hours reviewing material and practicing regularly for two-three months needed for the exam.

Ques: What is the average GMAT score first attempt?

Ans:The average GMAT score is 574.51.

Ques: Can average student crack GMAT?

Ans: With the help of right preparation, an average student can easily crack GMAT

Ques: How many attempts are allowed for GMAT?

Ans: A candidate can take a maximum eight attempts in a lifetime.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.