best books for upsc prelims and mains

best books for upsc prelims and mains

best books for upsc prelims

best books for upsc prelims and mains

Class 6 to 12 Ncert for UPSC

1.  Class 6

• History : Our Past ( Click To Download PDF )
• Geography : The Earth Our Habitat ( Click To Download PDF )
• Social Science : Social & Political Life I ( Click To Download PDF )
• Science: Science ( Click To Download PDF )

2.  Class 7

• History : Our Past – II ( Click To Download PDF )
• Geography : Our Environment ( Click To Download PDF )
• Social Science : Social & Political Life II ( Click To Download PDF )
• Science : Science – Class VII ( Click To Download PDF )

3. Class 8

• History : Our Past III – Part I & II ( Click To Download PDF )
• Geography : Resource and Development ( Click To Download PDF )
• Social Science : Social & Political Life III ( Click To Download PDF )
• Science : Science – Class VIII ( Click To Download PDF )

4. Class 9

• History : India and the Contemporary World-I ( Click To Download PDF )
• Geography : Contemporary India – I ( Click To Download PDF )
• Political Science : Democratic Politics Part – I ( Click To Download PDF )
• Science : Class IX ( Click To Download PDF )
• Economics : Economics ( Click To Download PDF )

5. Class 10

• History : India and the Contemporary World – II ( Click To Download PDF )
• Geography : Contemporary India – II ( Click To Download PDF )
• Political Science : Democratic Politics Part – II ( Click To Download PDF )
• Science : Class X ( Click To Download PDF )
• Economics : Understanding Economic Development ( Click To Download PDF )

6. Class 11

• History : Themes in World History ( Click To Download PDF )
• Geography : Fundamentals Of Physical Geography ( Click To Download PDF )
• Geography : India- Physical Environment ( Click To Download PDF )
• Science : Chemistry: Unit 14 ( Click To Download PDF )
• Science : Biology: Unit 4 & 5 ( Click To Download PDF )
• Economics : Indian Economic Development ( Click To Download PDF )
• Economics : Statistics forEconomic ( Click To Download PDF )
• Sociology : Understanding Society ( Click To Download PDF )
• Sociology : Introducation Society ( Click To Download PDF )
• Political Science : Indian Constitution at Work ( Click To Download PDF )
• Political Science : Political theory ( Click To Download PDF )
• Indian Culture : An Introduction to Indian Art ( Click To Download PDF )
• ndian Culture : Living Craft Traditions of India (Chapters 9 & 10) ( Click To Download PDF )

7. Class 12

• History : Themes in Indian History part I ( Click To Download PDF )
• History : Themes in Indian History Part II ( Click To Download PDF )
• History : Themes in Indian History Part III ( Click To Download PDF )
• Geography : Fundamentals Of Human Geography ( Click To Download PDF )
• Geography : India – People & Economy ( Click To Download PDF )
• Science : Chemistry: Unit 16 ( Click To Download PDF )
• Science : Biology: Unit 8, 9 & 10 ( Click To Download PDF )
• Economics : Introductory Microeconomics ( Click To Download PDF )
• Economics : Introductory Macroeconomics ( Click To Download PDF )
• Sociology : Indian Society ( Click To Download PDF )
• Sociology : Social Change and Development in India ( Click To Download PDF )
• Political Science : Contemporary World Politics ( Click To Download PDF )
• Political Science : Politics in india since independence ( Click To Download PDF )

General Studies Paper 1 best books for upsc prelims exam

• General Studies Paper 1 ( Previous Years' Question Papers )
• GENERAL STUDIES Manual 2024 for UPSC ( TATA Grow Hill )

OR

• GENERAL STUDIES Manual 2024 for UPSC ( Arihant )

civil services aptitude test Paper 2 (CSAT) best books for upsc prelims exam

• civil services aptitude test Paper 2 ( Previous Years' Question Papers )
• UPSC General Studies 2 (CSAT) Manual Book 2024 for Civil Services Exam CSE Prelims ( TATA Grow Hill )

OR

• Arihant Cracking The CSAT ( Arihant )

only 33 % is required to qualify the Paper II CSAT.

best books for upsc mains

1. ESSAY (UPSC PAPER I)

1. ESSAYS for Civil Services and Other Competitive Examinations (Buy Books)
2. Contemporary Essays for UPSC |English| 3rd Edition (Buy Books)
3. solved previous years civil services question papers (haibatacademy)

2. GENERAL STUDIES 1 (UPSC PAPER II)

Indian Heritage And Culture

• Indian Art and Culture Nitin Singhania (Buy Books)

history

• India's Ancient Past R.S. Sharma (Buy books)
• History Of Medieval India New Edition 2022 By Satish Chandra (Buy Books)
• A Brief History Of Modern India | Spectrum | Rajiv Ahir (Buy Books)
• India's Struggle For Independence Bipan Chandra (Buy Books) 
• History Of Modern India Bipan Chandra
• History Of Modern India Bipan Chandra

Geography Of The World And Society

1. Oxford School Atlas Oxford (Geography) (Buy books)
2. Certificate Physical and Human Geography Goh Cheng Leong (Geography) (Buy books)
3. Geography of India Majid Husain (Geography) (Buy Books)
4. Fundamentals of Physical Geography NCERT Class 11 (Buy Books)

3. GENERAL STUDIES 2 (UPSC PAPER III)

1. Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth 6th edition (buy Books)
2. Governance in India (Buy Books)
3. Indian Constitution at Work (Buy Books)(NCERT Class 11 PDF)
4. Contemporary World Politics (Buy Books)(NCERT Class 11 PDF)
5. Introduction to the Constitution of India by D.D. Basu (Buy Books)

4. GENERAL STUDIES 3 (UPSC PAPER IV)

1. Environment and Disaster Management by Tata McGraw Hill
2. Indian Economy – Nitin Singhania
3. Challenges to Internal Security of India by Ashok Kumar
4. Budget
5. Economic Survey.
6. Economic Survey by Ministry of Finance

5. GENERAL STUDIES 4 (UPSC PAPER V)

1. ARC reports
2. The Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude 2024 (Buy Books)
3. IAS Mains General Studies Paper 4 Ethics Integrity & Aptitude (Buy Books)
4. Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude (For Civil Services Examination) 6 ed (Buy Books)
5. Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for UPSC|English| 4th Edition (Buy Books)

6. OPTIONAL SUBJECT PAPER 1 (UPSC PAPER-VI)

1. Physical Geography Savindra Singh
2. Physical Geography Made Simple – Rupa Publication
3. Evolution of Geographical Thought – Majid Hussain
4. Economic and Social Geography Made Simple – Rupa Publication
5. Models in Geography – Majid Hussain
6. Oxford Student Atlas
7. Certificate Physical and Human Geography Goh Cheng Leong
8. Geography of India Majid Husain
9. World Geography Majid Husain
10. Geography of Population: Concepts, Determinants and Patterns R.C. Chandna
11.  Physical, Human and Economic Geography for Civil Services Examination D.R. Khullar
12. geomorphology savindra singh
13. oceanography savindra singh
14. climatology savindra singh
15. environmental Geography savindra singh
16. human geography majid hussain
17. geography through Maps ( K Siddhartha }

7. OPTIONAL SUBJECT PAPER 2 (UPSC PAPER-VII)

1. India A Comprehensive Geography- 2023 by D.R.Khullar (Buy Books)

8. COMPULSORY INDIAN LANGUAGE QUALIFYING PAPERS (UPSC PAPER-VIII) (75 out of 300)

1. 11 Varshvaar UPSC Civil Services IAS Mains Hindi Anivarya Previous Year Solved Papers (2013 - 2023) 5th Edition (Buy Books)

9. COMPULSORY ENGLISH QUALIFYING PAPER (UPSC PAPER-IX) (75 out of 300)

1. Compulsory English Paperback (Buy Books)

10. FREE ONLINE RESOURCES FOR IAS PRELIMS AND MAINS

1. YOJANA MAGAZINE
2. KURUKSHETRA MAGAZINE
3. NCERT BOOKS DOWNLOAD
4. INDIA YEAR BOOK

11.  Current Affairs

1. The Hindu Newspaper
2. PIB
3. ISRO website

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