List of books for UPSC (Prelims)

Sl. No. Subject Books
1
History
1. India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra
2. Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
3. NCERT XI (Ancient & Medieval)
4. NCERT XII (Modern Indian History)
2
Indian Polity
1. Indian Polity – M Laxmikanth
2. NCERT IX-XII
3
Economy
1. Indian Economy by Nitin Singhania
2. Economic Development & Policies in India – Jain & Ohri
3. NCERT XI
4
International Relation
1. NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics)
2. Current Affairs
5
Geography
1. Certificate Physical Geography – G C Leong
2. NCERT VI – X (Old Syllabus)
3. NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus)
4. World Atlas (Oxford School Atlas)
6
CSAT
1. IAS General Studies Prelims Solved Papers – Vishal Publications
2. ACE INDIA IAS CLASS NOTES

List of books for UPSC (mains)

Sl. No. Subject Books
1
History, Indian Heritage & Culture
[GS Paper 1]
1. Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
2. India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra
3. India after Independence by Bipan Chandra
4. History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra
5. Ancient India by R.S Sharma
2
Geography [GS Paper 1]
1. Geography of India by Majid Husain
2. World Geography by Majid Husain
3. World Atlas (Orient Black Swan)
4. Certificate Physical and Human Geography – G C Leong
5. Fundamentals of Physical Geography NCERT Class 11
3
Polity & International Relations [GS Paper 2]
1. Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth
2. Introduction to the Constitution of India by DD Basu
3. International Relations: Pushpesh Pant
4
Economy [GS Paper 3]
1. Indian Economy – Nitin Singhania
2. Environment and Disaster Management – Tata McGraw Hill
3. Challenges to Internal Security of India – Ashok Kumar
5
Ethics [GS Paper 4]
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for Civil Services Main Examination by Subba Rao and P.N. Roy Chaudary
6
Essay Topics
ACE INDIA IAS
7
Current Affairs
Newspaper and ACE INDIA IAS Daily Current Affairs
Vision IAS