CAT & MBA Books - Sidharth Balakrishna

Sidharth Balakrishna is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta and has been employed with the world's top Marketing, Management Consultancy and energy firms. Besides his regular Corporate job, he has written a number of books and articles for various reputed publications and has taken several guest lectures and seminars across the country. He is a Faculty in several Management Institutes.
His books include the following, all published by Pearson Education:
Sidharth is a Career Counseling Expert with the Hindustan Times and a member of the Interview Panel to MBA students at various MBA institutes.
He can be contacted at bsiddharth_2001@yahoo.co.in

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Reading Comprehension for the CAT: A Winning Approach by an IIM Alumnus, 1/e
Reading Comprehension for the CAT: A Winning Approach by an IIM Alumnus, 1/e Sidharth Balakrishna
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Following on the success of his Introduction to the CAT Tips from an IIM Alumunus, Sidharth Balakrishna has provided his sharp insight into reading comprehension with Demystifying Reading ......
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Features

  • A checklist of do’s and don’ts before each chapter.
  • Tips and techniques to solve the questions
  • Elaborate explanation of various types of passages
  • Reading comprehension passages for practice available online
Contents

Preface
About the Author
Part I—Tips for Reading Comprehension
  1. Analysis of Reading Comprehension in the Computer-based CAT
  2. Introduction to the Type of Questions in Reading Comprehension in the Computer based CAT
  3. Reading Comprehension in the Computer-based CAT: Initial Tips
  4. Choosing an Appropriate Title of the Passage
  5. Choosing the Central Idea/Theme of the Passage
  6. Choosing the ‘Tone’ of the Passage
  7. Choosing ‘Who is the Author’ of a Passage
  8. Choosing ‘From Where has the Passage been taken
  9. Answering Direct Questions and Speed Reading Techniques
  10. Choosing the Answer to ‘The Author is most likely to Agree/Disagree with the Following Statement
  11. Reading Comprehension Questions based on Critical Reasoning
  12. Preparing for the Reading Comprehension Section: Final Tips (with screenshots of the exam interface)
    Part II—Solved Actual Exam Papers
    Part III—Unsolved Actual Exam Papers


Vocabulary Booster for the CAT: A Winning Approach by an IIM Alumunus, 1/e
Vocabulary Booster for the CAT: A Winning Approach by an IIM Alumunus, 1/e Sidharth Balakrishna
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Written by an IIM veteran, this book takes great care to cover the content as per the needs of the students. Words are explained not only in terms of meaning but also their origin, and supplemented ......
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Features

  • A focused, to-the-point guide for the CAT aspirants
  • Covers all aspects of vocabulary required to crack the CAT
  • Enlightens the students about the origin of the words and stories behind them
  • Wide coverage of idioms and phrases that frequently appear in the B-school entrance examinations
Contents

About the Author 

Preface 

  1. Is Vocabulary Important?
  2. Vocabulary: How you can Prepare
  3. Types of Questions in MBA entrance exams
  4. Vocabulary through Roots-I
  5. Vocabulary through Roots-II 
  6. List of Roots for Words 
  7. Improving Vocabulary through knowing the Stories behind Words-I 
  8. Improving Vocabulary through knowing the Stories behind Words-II 
  9. Improving your Vocabulary through the Knowledge of Idioms and Phrases: Stories behind the Use of some Idioms and Phrases 
  10. List of Common Idioms and Phrases
  11. Words from Foreign Languages used in English 
  12. Practice Exercises-based on Vocabulary Questions from MBA entrance examinations 
  13. Word List with the roots of words and their origins


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