Best books for CUET preperation
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Recommended books for CUET preparation
General Test (Section III)
NCERT + Arihant's General Test guide — covers Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, and General Awareness together
RS Aggarwal — for Quantitative Aptitude practice
A.K. Gupta — for Logical/General Mental Ability
Current Affairs — a good monthly GK digest or app-based tracker for the year leading up to the exam
English (Language section)
Arihant's CUET English guide — structured for the exam format
S.P. Bakshi's Objective General English — for grammar and vocabulary practice
Previous years' CUET English papers for comprehension practice
Physics
NCERT Class 12 Physics — primary source, most questions are directly NCERT-based
Oswaal or Arihant CUET Physics Question Bank — for chapter-wise MCQs and solved past papers
Chemistry
NCERT Class 12 Chemistry — core source
Arihant's Organic Chemistry (for that section specifically)
Oswaal/Arihant CUET Chemistry Question Bank — for MCQ practice
Mathemetics
NCERT Class 12 Maths — foundation
Oswaal or Arihant CUET Maths Question Bank — chapter-wise theory plus practice sets
Biology
NCERT Class 12 Biology — primary source
Oswaal/Arihant CUET Biology Question Bank — for structured MCQ practice
Economics
NCERT Class 11 & 12 Economics (Micro + Macro/Indian Economic Development)
A reference guide (Oswaal/Arihant) covering international economics and quantitative methods relevant to the CUET Economics paper
Accountancy / Business Studies (Commerce stream)
NCERT Class 12 Accountancy and Business Studies
A comprehensive Commerce-stream CUET guide (Oswaal/Arihant) for practice MCQs
Humanities (History, Political Science, Sociology, etc.)
Respective NCERT Class 11 & 12 textbooks — these form the bulk of the syllabus
Subject-specific Oswaal/Arihant CUET question banks for revision and practice MCQs