In this article, we will talk about the Best Maths Books for Class 12 Students for The Ultimate Preparation for your board exams.

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No matter what class/grade we are in, all of us need to regularly work on our maths skills and build our competency for our school examinations. However, maths is not only essential for school and examinations but also for leading an easy life where calculations and methods are a piece of cake for us.

Let’s take a look at the Best Maths Books for Class 12 Students that we will individually break down in this article.

NCERT Maths Book by Oswaal Editorial Board

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Most of the schools in India stick to only the NCERT books for maths preparations, because of the simplicity and easy-to-understand concepts in the NCERT books. They offer crisp and concise knowledge, without any fluff, and unnecessary concepts that might confuse the school students.

Especially for Class 12 students, if you’re generally not very fond of mathematics or wish to understand the simple basics of maths without digging deeper into complex solutions and better understanding, the NCERT maths book offers the best solutions and to-the-point method of teaching.

The NCERT maths books are prescribed by CBSE themselves, which keeps you at an advantage over the type of questions that might be asked in your examinations.

As Vedantu points out, “The NCERT books are the official books for CBSE class 12 Board exams. This means that they are designed keeping the CBSE Class 12 Math syllabus in mind. So you don’t have to worry if you are missing any topic or not, as the books are prescribed by the CBSE Board itself. If there is any change in the curriculum, it will be automatically updated in the NCERT book.” 

However, another important factor to consider is ‘how far you wish to study the mathematical concepts’. Please remember that the NCERT (CBSE-prescribed) maths books are restricted to the board examination syllabus/curricula, which means that if you wish to understand concepts deeply or prepare for a competitive examination, you will need a book that covers those aspects. 

The website of Oswaal Books mentions, “NCERT books are written by experienced teachers and educational experts, ensuring that the content is accurate and up-to-date. The books are also aligned with the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) curriculum, making them the perfect study material for Class 12 students preparing for their board exams.

Another advantage of NCERT books is that they provide step-by-step solutions to problems, making it easier for students to understand the concepts and work through the examples. This helps to build their problem-solving skills and confidence in the subject.”

R. S. Aggarwal

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Most of us have studied the famous R. S. Aggarwal maths books in our tuition classes or even sometimes at school when teachers prefer this book for some practice questions after the NCERT books. 

The best thing about the R. S. Aggarwal maths books is that you’ll find a wide variety of types and kinds of questions that stem from one concept. There will not be a repetition of questions most of the time, which prepares your mind for any type of question that the examiner might ask you during your 12th-class board examinations.

Another great feature of this book is how they explain concepts and solutions are available for every question in case a student gets stuck or confused while figuring out the steps. Most books don’t offer solutions to the questions in the books, but the R. S. Aggarwal maths book has a good way of breaking down important concepts to make studying maths easier for class 12 students.

If you wish to dig deeper into the ‘CBSE style of questions’, this book is a good mind exercise to practice your maths skills before the bid day! 

R. D. Sharma

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R. D. Sharma’s maths book for class 12 is not just a great book for the preparation of your 12th board examinations, but also if you wish to prepare for competitive exams. The book explains methods and concepts in a wonderful way, and side-by-side, you also get to practice a lot of questions that you might just get in your JEE Mains and Advance examinations as well.

Testbook says, “The famous book is known by the name of its author R. D. Sharma. The book is excellent for covering the basics of mathematics in all the chapters. The book is suitable for absolute beginners. R. D. Sharma is considered the best book for many boards but especially for the CBSE Board.

This book covers questions of all types, previous year questions, NCERT important questions and repeated board questions along with sample tests. This book is written to build concepts in students. This book has examples and a good amount of practice questions on each topic. With explanations for each kind of question, detailed solutions and lucid diagrams this book helps practice the basic questions well. Mathematical derivations and theory are given very clearly for the students to easily understand the concepts.” 

However, if you’re planning to simply focus on doing well in your board examinations and don’t have any plans to sit for the competitive ones, you should brush up on the topics explained in NCERT first and then get to studying R. D. Sharma, because the latter is more focused on preparing you for advanced and competitive levels.

The smartest way would be to study the maximum from your NCERT books and practice 5-7 questions from each chapter from R. D. Sharma to level up and still know the basics to crack a tricky and interesting question.

Arihant All In One

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The All In One maths book is written keeping in mind the syllabus and curricula of the CBSE Board, which is why this book is also considered for maths preparation by students of class 12. 

All their books (maths and other subjects, too) have study material in each book, topical exercises for a smooth part-by-part understanding of each chapter, and NCERT and NCERT exemplar questions for school/board exam practice.

Their exam practice section contains exam pattern questions, unsolved exercises having exam pattern questions for self-assessment, solved examples to explain the application of each concept, in-detail solved board exam questions in each chapter, CBSE examination paper 2023 to analyze the exam pattern, and the latest CBSE sample paper and sample question papers prepared exactly on the latest syllabus & pattern of examination.

One of the many features about this book on their website says, “The All-In-One Series is a complete & Self-Study guide for students that is designed to provide complete syllabus coverage. Each chapter is facilitated with simplified NCERT theories for better understanding, checkpoints at regular intervals to test the concept and a chapter summary at the end for a quick recap of concepts.” 

Xam Idea

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Xam Idea is modelled on the updated syllabus and guidelines as prescribed by CBSE for the session 2023-24. Different typologies of questions in the form of Multiple Choice Questions, Very Short Answers, Short Answers, and Long Answer Questions are given in the book which will make studying step-by-step easy for students.

The book includes selected questions from the NCERT textbook and NCERT Exemplar and contains an ample number of previous years’ questions. Toppers Answers and CBSE marking Scheme for some selected previous year questions have been provided as a sample for the students. The book also has case study-based questions, competency-based questions, questions from the CBSE question bank, and assertion reason questions given as per CBSE guidelines.

Proficiency exercises and self-assessment including different types of questions as per the latest examination pattern are given for practice and self-evaluation of the students.

Xam Idea also includes solved CBSE sample papers for the next year, 2024, and CBSE examination papers for 2023 to give students an idea about this year’s board examinations as well.

All the best for your maths preparations, and don’t forget to include at least 1-2 of these best maths books in your study regime from today itself!

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