Best Books for CUET 2024: Subject-wise Best Books, Study

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Updated on Feb 2, 2024 14:39 IST

CUET UG 2024 books and study materials are the most searched information by aspirants
planning to take the exam, which will be conducted from third week of May 2024 onwards. This
article on Shiksha.com brings the list of what are recommended books and study materials for
CUET UG 2024 preparation.

CUET UG 2024 Best Books and Study Materials

CUET UG books and study materials are the most searched queries in the minds of the
aspirants right now. With a month lef t f or the exam, students must have completed the
CUET UG 2024 syllabus and are proceeding toward revision. T his is the best time to ref er to
the best CUET UG books and study materials and enhance their preparation and domain
knowledge f urther. T his article of Shiksha.com brings the list of best books and study
materials f or CUET UG 2024 preparation.

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CUET UG syllabus includes chapters and topics f rom Class 12th. Unlike other top entrance
exams like JEE Main and NEET , which consist of both Class 11 and Class 12 topics. T he
CUET UG exam pattern consists of language subjects, domain subjects, and a General T est
(optional). T he medium of the exam will be 13 languages. Candidates can opt f or as many as
19 international and regional or tribal languages. T here will be as many as 27 domain
subjects across streams f or CUET 2024.

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CUET UG Books 2024

If you are gearing up to prepare f or CUET UG, then f inding the right CUET book f or
preparation is the crucial step. Best books f or CUET UG helps candidates enhance the
understanding of the concepts and boost conf idence f or D-day. Check the CUET 2024 best
books f or preparation section-wise below.

CUET UG 2024 Best Books f or Language

Language is the f irst section of the CUET UG examination. T he language section is divided
into two parts- Section 1A and section 1B. Candidates will be able to choose f rom 13
languages in part A and 20 languages f rom part B. T o prepare f or the language section,
candidates must check the best CUET books f or preparation below:

NCERT Books f or each subject (subject to availability)

Past Year Papers of General Aptitude T ests

NCERT Exemplar f or each domain subject (if available)

Practice sets based on Class exams: Oswaal

CUET UG 2024 Best Books f or Domain Subjects

According to experts and toppers, f irst and f oremost, candidates should complete the
NCERT books of dif f erent subjects and other school textbooks f or Class 12. In this section,
we bring the top books f or CUET preparation f or the most sought-af ter subjects.

CUET UG 2024 Best Books and St udy Mat erials f or English

Some of the best books f or English subject f or CUET UG 2024 are as f ollows:

NCERT English Book f or Class 12

High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin

English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy

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 Competitive English Grammar & Composition by Arihant

CUET UG 2024 Best Books and St udy Mat erials f or Physics

Physics is one of the toughest subjects and requires a systematic and f ocused approach.
T he best CUET UG books f or Physics are as f ollows:

NCERT Class 12 T extbook f or Physics

NCERT Exemplar f or Physics

Oswal’s T opper Handbook Physics

Objective Physics by DC Pandey

Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick and Walker

Concepts of Physics by H C Verma

Fundamental Physics by Pradeep

Problems in General Physics by IE Irodov

Also Read: CUET UG 2024 Physics Syllabus: Important T opics, Books and Preparation T ips

CUET UG 2024 Best Books and St udy Mat erials f or Chemist ry

Some of the best books to be ref erred f or Chemistry preparation are given below:

NCERT Class 12 T extbook f or Chemistry

NCERT Exemplar f or Chemistry

Handbook of Chemistry by Arihant

Chemistry f or Competitive Exams by Shriniwas Gurjar

Dinesh Chemistry Guide

Organic Chemistry by Morrison and Boyd f or Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry Objective by Arihant

Modern’s ABC of Chemistry f or Class 12

Physical Chemistry by OP T andon

Physical Chemistry by P Bahadur

Concise Inorganic Chemistry by JD Lee

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 Practice Books by VK Jaiswal (Inorganic), MS Chauhan (Organic) and N Awasthi (Physical)

Also Read: CUET UG 2024 Chemistry Syllabus: Important T opics, Books and Preparation
T ips

CUET UG 2024 Best Books and St udy Mat erials f or Biology

T he top books to ref er to f or preparing f or the Biology subject of CUET UG are listed
below:

NCERT Class 12 T extbook f or Biology

T rueman's Biology Vol 1 and 2

Objective Biology by Dinesh

Objective Biology by Ansari

Pradeep Publication's Biology

Biology by GR Bathla Publications

SC Verma Biology

Also Read: CUET UG 2024 Biology Syllabus: Important T opics, Best Books and Preparation
T ips

CUET UG 2024 Best Books and St udy Mat erials f or Mat hemat ics
T op books to study Mathematics f or CUET UG 2024 exam include the f ollowing names:

NCERT Class 12 T extbook f or Mathematics

Complete Mathematics by Lucent's Publication

Handbook of Mathematics by Arihant Experts

NCERT Exemplar f or Mathematics

RDB Sharma Mathematics f or Class 12

Senior Secondary School Mathematics f or Class 12 by RS Aggarwal

Also Read: CUET UG 2024 Mathematics Syllabus: Important T opics, Best Books and
Preparation T ips

CUET UG 2024 Best Books and St udy Mat erials f or Hist ory
For Humanities stream students, History is one of the most sought-af ter subjects. T he best
books and study materials f or CUET UG 2024 History subject are as f ollows:

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 NCERT Class 12 T extbook f or History

CUET 2024 History by Drishti

Go T o CUET (UG) Guide f or History by Disha Publication

Physics Wallah CUET UG History Book

Also Read: CUET UG 2024 History Syllabus: Important T opics, Best Books and Preparation
T ips

CUET UG 2024 Best Books and St udy Mat erials f or Geography

Geography is another important subject which is studied by students across the Humanities,
Science and Commerce streams. Some of the top books and study materials f or CUET UG
2024 Geography are as f ollows:

NCERT Class 12 T extbook f or Geography

Geography A Comprehensive Study Guide by Mahesh Kumar Barnwal

Go T o Guide f or CUET (UG) Geography/Geology by Disha Publication

CUET UG Geography Book by Physics Wallah

CUET UG 2024 Best Books and St udy Mat erials f or Account ancy and
Commerce
T he best books and study materials f or CUET UG 2024 Accountancy and Commerce
subjects are as f ollows:

NCERT Class 12 T extbook f or Commerce

NCERT Exemplar f or Accountancy

T S Grewal Books f or Commerce

Oswal NT A CUET Sample Papers f or English, Accountancy, Business Studies &

Economics

NT A CUET Commerce Practice Paper by AV Publication

CUET UG 2024 Best Books f or General Test

General T est is the third section of the CUET UG exam. It is an optional section or is
mandatory to opt f or certain domain subjects such Business Studies, Economics, Legal
Studies, etc. Some of the top books f or General Studies f or CUET UG 2024 are as f ollows:

Quantitative Aptitude f or Competitive Examination by RS Agarwal

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 General Knowledge by Arihant

Shortcuts in Quantitative Aptitude f or Competitive Exams by Disha Experts

Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning by Arihant Publication

Disha's Rapid General Knowledge by Disha Experts

Verbal and non-verbal reasoning by RS Aggarwal

General Studies by McGraw Hill

Data interpretation by RS Agarwal

Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey

For other domain subjects or language subjects, students should ref er to their textbooks
and the study materials and guidebooks by the top publications mentioned above.

CUET UG 2024 will be conducted in a computer-based mode tentatively f rom third week of
May 2024 in over 400 cities across India and abroad. T he exam will be conducted f or
dif f erent durations f or dif f erent slots. Some of the papers may be conducted f or three slots
f or subjects with high applications. T he CUET UG 2024 scores will be accepted by over 215
universities f or admission to undergraduate courses across multiple streams. Around 14
lakh candidates applied f or the CUET UG exam last year.

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FAQs Regarding CUET UG 2023 Books and Study Materials

Q: Which book is best for CUET UG 2024 preparation?
A: T here are a number of books available all over to prepare f or CUET UG. T he best book is
that of the NCERT text books. Students must f irst ref er to the school textbooks as well as
NCERT Exemplars to get their concepts clear and brush up their knowledge. Af ter that, they
can ref er to the CUET UG study materials and guidebooks by dif f erent authors and
publishers. T he books vary f rom subject to subject. Some of the popular CUET UG
preparation books and study materials include T ogether with NT A CUET , Arihant books, RS
Aggarwal books, to name a f ew. Apart f rom books, students should also ref er to the notes
provided by their mentors or teachers.

Q: How should one prepare for CUET UG 2024?

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A: T he f irst step to prepare f or CUET UG is to be f amiliar with the syllabus and the exam
pattern. T o understand the exam pattern well, one must go through the last year’s CUET
question papers. T he next step is to prepare f or the dif f erent sections, which are Language,
Domain Subject and General T est. For this, f irst and f oremost, it is important to complete
the syllabus. Once the syllabus and the basic preparation is completed, aspirants should
f ocus on revision and practice. T he more they practice, better would their preparation be.
Practice can be done in multiple ways, by solving past years’s question papers, taking mock
tests, solving practice papers by provided by the top books and study materials f or CUET
UG.

Q: Can I crack CUET UG 2024 without coaching?

A: T hey say, each to his own. Every student is dif f erent and hence, the preparation strategy
f or each student also varies. While it is not impossible f or a student to crack CUET UG
without coaching f or some, an additional guidance will be benef icial f or a majority of
students. Undoubtedly, coaching provides an extra boost to the preparation and also help
them in improving their perf ormance which is dif f icult with self preparation. Moreover,
coaching institutes conduct regular mock tests and provide analysis, which gives them scope
to understand their strengths and weaknesses and hence modif y their preparation strategy
accordingly. T heref ore, while it is not impossible to crack CUET UG 2024 without coaching,
the preparation would be better with coaching.

Q: What should be the strategy to prepare for CUET UG 2024 one month before the
exam?
A: It can be saf ely assumed that by now candidates have completed the syllabus and the
basic preparation f or CUET UG 2024. T hey must have also taken mock tests. In the last
month bef ore the exam, candidates must f ocus on revision and practice. T his is the best
time to take as many mock tests as possible and get those analysed. Since there are still a
month lef t f or the exam, they can try to improve the weak areas. But it is not the right time to
start a new topic or chapter f rom the beginning. If students have not prepared f or one or
more topic yet, it is the best to leave it out. T his is also the right time to decide the test
taking strategy f or the CUET exam day.

Q: When is the best time to take mock tests?

A: Students should start taking mock tests at lest three to f our months bef ore the day of
the exam. Mock tests should be taken af ter the completion of the preparation and one round
of revision. Ideally, f or CUET UG mock tests should be taken in a proctored manner. T his
means that they should take the f ull mock test at the exact timing of the exam, without any
break. T hey must ensure that they do not keep any books or notes open during the mock
tests. Unless they take the CUET mock test f airly, they would not be evaluate their

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perf ormance or preparation level in the right manner.

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