IIFT preparation books serve as your first step to gaining a strong hold over every important topic of the exam. There are a lot of books in the market which claims to be the best for
IIFT prep. But following so many sources is not feasible due to time and other constraints. To simplify your task, we have prepared a comprehensive list of books which you can consider for your preparation.
IIFT 2023
IIFT is conducted at the national level for admission to MBA in International Business (MBA-IB) at various campuses of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT). The exam is quite popular among MBA aspirants and is comparable to CAT in terms of difficulty level.
IIFT exam is a computer-based exam consisting of objective-type questions. Its questions are based on Verbal Ability, Reading Comprehension, General Knowledge & Awareness, Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation and Quantitative Aptitude. IIFT is a 2-hour exam, with no individual sectional limits. To ace the exam, you need to be clear with the concepts and then invest time in practising.
IIFT eBooks by Hitbullseye
After examining the latest
IIFT exam pattern, our mentors have collated exclusive eBooks for your IIFT preparation. These books are devised to enlighten you on all essential and tricky topics of IIFT. Besides, you will have a great many practice questions on every concept. Some of these books are designed to assist you in the strategic aspects of the exam. Here, you can download our IIFT books and kickstart your preparation.
IIFT Preparation Books: Section-wise List
Here, we have given a brief about the books for different sections of IIFT:
Books for Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
This section comprises questions based on English Usage and Reading Comprehension. The English Usage questions include questions based on Vocabulary, Grammar and Verbal Reasoning. Reading Comprehension includes passages followed by questions. Listed below are the top IIFT preparation books for VARC:
- How to prepare for Verbal Ability and RC by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhaya
This book is a comprehensive guide for Verbal Ability. It includes expert tips, sample questions, solved examples and strategies to tackle various types of RC & Verbal Ability questions. You will find previous years' question papers and sample papers for various exams like CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT etc.
- The Pearson Guide to Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning by Nishant Sinha
It is one of the most recommended books for MBA entrance exams. The book is well-written, featuring new topics as per the latest exam pattern. The book comes with 2000+ solved questions and a CD containing simulated online tests.
- Word Power made Easy by Norman Lewis
Books for Quantitative Aptitude
This section corresponds to quantitative aptitude section of CAT. So you can follow the same strategy and books that you have been following for CAT to crack this section in IIFT exam as well. Quant includes Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Number System, Speed Time and Distance, Probability etc.
The following IIFT books will suffice for your Quant preparation;
- How to prepare for Quantitative Ability for CAT; by Arun Sharma, published by Tata McGraw Hill
This book is a comprehensive guide and covers all the chapters along with solved examples and exercises. It’s written with the purpose of clarifying the fundamental concepts and then acquaints you with questions of varying difficulty levels. It follows the latest pattern followed by CAT as well as other exams like XAT, IIFT, SNAP, etc. Further, you will learn expert tricks to save time and improve accuracy in tough questions.
- Quantitative Aptitude by R.S. Aggarwal
One of the oldest books for Quantitative Aptitude, this book has remained the favourite among all the mathematics tutors. It covers all the major topics of quant along detailed solutions for 5000+ questions. The book features various memory-based questions as per the latest trend of CAT, IIFT, XAT, etc.
Books for Logical Reasoning
This section is composed of questions to test the reasoning ability of candidates and covers topics like puzzles, seating arrangement, coding-decoding, blood relations, selection and conditionals, and so on and so forth. This section is more about improving your problem-solving ability. So the only way to perform well is to practice more. Given below are the IIFT preparation books to help you sail through LR:
- How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT; by Arun Sharma
- Verbal & Non-verbal Reasoning; by RS Aggarwal
These books are compiled to provide you with a simple approach to handling complex topics. You will find practice questions of varying difficulty.
Books for Data Interpretation
This section consists of questions based on data, tables, graphs etc. The questions here need to be solved with the help of shortcuts and tricks. The following IIFT preparation books will help you for DI:
- How to prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT; by Arun Sharma
- Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency for CAT & Other MBA Exams; by Disha Publications
These books cover all the past as well as probable questions of DI along with tricks to handle each type of question. Additionally, you will get many test papers with complete solutions. Apart from CAT, the book also includes previous papers of XAT, IIFT, SNAP, etc.
Books for General Awareness
The general awareness section of IIFT is very vast and includes both static and dynamic (current affairs) topics. For static topics like history, geography, polity, environment and so on, you can refer to Manorama Year Book or India Year Book. For current affairs, you must read the newspaper regularly.
Apart from reading IIFT preparation books, it is advised that you regularly take mock tests to assess your performance. This will help you to get acquainted with the actual exam. So, make a well executable plan and crack the
IIFT exam with flying colours.
Happy Preparation!