Hello friends today I am sharing with you Important Books for UPSC Exam
If you are preparing for UPSC (Civil service exam) then This post may be so Important for you.
Books for UPSC prelims Exam (OBJECTIVE QUESTION )
Paper 1 : 200 Marks
History, Geography, science, current affairs,
Economics, PoliticalScience, etc.
CSAT : 200 Marks
Books :
Cracking the CSAT – Arihant
Analytical Reasoning – M. K. Pandey
Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R. S.Aggarwal
NOTE : - The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a
qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%.
Books for UPSC mains Exam
Paper A and Paper B is Qualifying Papers :
Paper-A
300 Marks
(One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the
Eighth Schedule to the Constitution).
Paper-B
300 Marks
English
Paper I : 250 Marks
Eassy
Books :
Selected Contemporary Essays – Saumitra Mohan
Essays for Civil Services – Pulkit Khare
Paper II : 250 Marks
GENERAL STUDIES – I (Indian Heritage & Culture, History & Geography of
the World & Society)
Books :
India Since Independence – Bipan Chandra
India After Gandhi – Ramchandra Guha
Post-Independence India – Sonali Bansal
World History :
History of the World – Arjun Dev
Mastering Modern World History – Norman Lowe
World History – Krishna Reddy
Modern World History – Uddipan
Indian Society :
Social Problems In India – Ram Ahuja.
Social Change in Modern India – M N Srinivas
Indian Society – Senthil
Paper III : 250 Marks
GENERAL STUDIES – II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice &
International Relations)
Books :
Public Administration - Laxmikant
Governance in India – Laxmikanth.
Governance in India – M.Karthikeyan
Current Issues – What’s Hot Today
Esencia Current Affairs
Foreign Relations of India :
International Relations – Pavneet Singh.
Pax Indica – Shashi Tharoor.
India and the World by Surendra Kumar.
Paper IV : 250 Marks
GENERAL STUDIES – III (Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity,
Security & Disaster Management)
Books :
Internal Security – M.Karthikeyan.
Challenges to Internal Security of India – Ashok Kumar.
India’s Internal Security – Rajkumar.
India’s National Security: A Reader – Bajpai.
Paper V : 250 Marks
GENERAL STUDIES – IV (Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude)
Books :
Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude – Niraj Kumar.
Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude – M. Karthikeyan
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude – Subha Rao
Paper VI : 250 Marks
Optional Subject Paper 1
Paper VII : 250 Marks
Optional Subject Paper 2
List of optional subjects for Main Examination :
(i) Agriculture
(ii) Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
(iii) Anthropology
(iv) Botany
(v) Chemistry
(vi) Civil Engineering
(vii) Commerce and Accountancy
(viii) Economics
(ix) Electrical Engineering
(x) Geography
(xi) Geology
(xii) History
(xiii) Law
(xiv) Management
(xv) Mathematics
(xvi) Mechanical Engineering
(xvii) Medical Science
(xviii) Philosophy
(xix) Physics
(xx) Political Science and International Relations
(xxi) Psychology
(xxii) Public Administration
(xxiii) Sociology
(xxiv) Statistics
(xxv) Zoology
(xxvi) Literature of any one of the following languages:
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili,
Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
and English.
Interview : 275 Marks
Book :
Civil Services Interview – Madhukar
Common Mistakes At UPSC Civil Services Examination & How to Avoid Them – Abhishek Dular
Current Issues – What’s Hot Today (ClearIAS ebook)
Esencia Current Affairs
List of Important Books
NCERT text Book from 6th to 12
Indian History and Culture :
India’s Ancient Past – R.S. Sharma. (Ancient India – Text Book)
History Of Medieval India – Satish Chandra. (Medieval India – Text Book)
History Of Modern India – Bipan Chandra. (Modern India – Text Book)
India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra. (Modern India – Read like a story)
The Wonder That Was India – A.L. Bhasham. (Ancient India and Culture)
Indian Art and Culture – Nitin Singhania. (For quick reference – Culture)
Ancient and Medieval India – Poonam Dalal (For quick reference – Ancient and Medieval India)
Modern Indian History – Sonali Bansal (For quick reference – Modern India)
A Brief History of Modern India – Spectrum (For quick reference – Modern India)
Indian Geography and World Geography :
Oxford School Atlas – Oxford. (Geography)
Geography of India – Majid Husain. (Indian Geography)
World Geography – Majid Husain (World Geography)
Physical Geography – Savindra Singh (Physical Geography)
Human Geography – Majid Husain (Human Geography – Social and Economic)
Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong. (Physical and Human Geography)
Indian Polity and Constitution :
Indian Polity for Civil Services
Examinations – M. Laxmikanth. (Polity)
Introduction to the Constitution of India – D. D. Basu (Constitution)
Indian Economy :
Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh. (Economy)
Indian Economy Key Concepts – Shankarganesh (Concepts)
The Indian Economy – Sanjiv Verma (Advanced Economy Topics)
Economic Survey. (Indian Economy Trends and Statistics)
Science and Technology :
Science and Technology – Sheelwant Singh
Science and Technology in India – Ravi P Agrahari.
Environment – Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change
Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure – Rajagopalan. (Environment)
Environment for Civil Services Prelims and Mains – Khuller. (Environment)
Environment – Shankar
Current Affairs :
India Year Book (Current Affairs)
Manorama Yearbook. (Current Affairs)
ClearIAS Current Affairs Capsule [Monthly MCQs] (Current Affairs)
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