If you are starting with the course, then you may buy the books in the Miscellaneous Section only. Later, your faculty will prescribe other books in class.

A word about Solution Manuals:

No one learned Mathematics by reading solutions. Instead, try sequential hints. Cheenta website has many such discussion on problems from past papers of I.S.I. & C.M.I. We are also in the process of transforming existing solutions into sequential hints:

Problem Center

Books

Here is a PDF copy of the book - list: ISI - CMI entrance booklist

Miscellaneous

• Challenges and Thrills of Pre-College Mathematics by Venkatchala
• Mathematical Circles, a Russian experience by Fomin
• Excursion in Mathematics by Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana
• Test of Mathematics at 10+2 Level by East West Press

Also see

I.S.I. and C.M.I. Entrance Program (live, online) at Cheenta

Number Theory

• Excursion in Mathematics; Challenges and Thrills of Pre-College Mathematics
• Elementary Number Theory by David Burton

Combinatorics

• Principles and Techniques in Combinatorics by Chen Chuan Chong and Koh Khee Meng

Algebra

• Excursion in Mathematics;
• Challenges and Thrills of Pre-College Mathematics

Geometry

• Challenges and Thrills of Pre-College Mathematics

Trigonometry

• Trigonometry by S.L. Loney
• 101 Problems in Trigonometry by Titu Andreescu

Inequality

• Inequality by Little Mathematical Library

Complex Numbers

• Complex Numbers from A to Z

Coordinate Geometry

• Coordinate Geometry by S.L. Loney

Calculus

• Pre-Calculus by Tarasov
• Single Variable Calculus by I.A. Maron
• Play with Graphs (Arihant Publication)

Video Series

Cheenta produces videos related to I.S.I. & C.M.I. Entrance at a regular interval.

Here is a playlist (consider subscribing to Cheenta in youtube to get updates):