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Recommended Booklist

A comprehensive list of standard books and resources curated for UPSC Civil Services Examination preparation.

General Studies I

Ancient & Medieval History

  • Old NCERT: Ancient India – R S Sharma
  • Old NCERT: Medieval India – Satish Chandra
  • New NCERT: Our Pasts – I & II
  • New NCERT: Themes – I & II
  • New TamilNadu History Textbook – Class XI

Art & Culture

  • New TN History textbook
  • 6th-12th New NCERT History Textbooks
  • Introduction to Indian Art (NCERT Class 11th)
  • Living Craft Traditions of India (NCERT Class 12th)
  • Indian Culture by Nitin Singhania
  • CCRT Website (Supplement)

Modern India History

  • Our Pasts III (Part 1 & 2 – NCERT Class VIII)
  • Themes in Indian History – III (NCERT Class XII)
  • A Brief History of Modern India – Spectrum
  • India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipin Chandra

Post-Independence & World History

  • Politics in India since Independence (NCERT Class 12th)
  • India since Independence – Bipin Chandra
  • Themes in World History (NCERT Class XI)
  • History of the World by Arjun Dev
  • Mastering Modern World History – Norman Lowe

Indian Society

  • NCERT Class XI – Sociology: Understanding Society
  • NCERT Class XII – Indian Society
  • NCERT Class XII – Social Change and Development in India
  • Insights Secure Synopsis

Geography (World & Indian)

  • Fundamentals of Physical Geography (NCERT Class XI)
  • Fundamentals of Human Geography (NCERT Class XII)
  • India Physical Environment (NCERT Class XI)
  • India – People and Economy (NCERT Class XII)
  • Goh Cheng Leong – Certificate Physical and Human Geography
  • Current Affairs: Down to Earth Magazine

General Studies II

Polity

  • Democratic Politics – IX & X
  • Indian Constitution at Work (NCERT Class XI)
  • Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth
  • Insights Secure Synopsis

Governance

  • 2nd ARC Reports (Selective)
  • Three Year Action Agenda (NITI Aayog)
  • Strategy for New India @ 75 (NITI Aayog)
  • Insights Secure Synopsis

Social Justice

  • Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazines
  • Three Year Action Agenda (NITI Aayog)
  • Strategy for New India @ 75 (NITI Aayog)
  • Insights Secure Synopsis

International Relations

  • Class 12th Political Science - Contemporary World Politics
  • Challenge and Strategy: Rethinking India’s Foreign Policy by Rajiv Sikri
  • Ministry of External Affairs Website (Selective)
  • Observer Research Foundation (ORF) (Selective)

General Studies III

Economy

  • Economics – NCERT Class IX & X
  • Indian Economic Development (NCERT Class XI)
  • Introductory Macroeconomics (NCERT Class XII)
  • Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

Ecology & Environment

  • 12th Biology NCERT (Chapters 13-16)
  • 11th Chemistry NCERT (Chapter 14)
  • Geography NCERTs (Natural Vegetation Chapters)
  • ICSE Environment Education Std 10

Science & Technology

  • NCERT Class VI to X
  • Class XI & XII Biology/Chemistry (Selective Units)
  • The Hindu S&T Section

Agriculture

  • Yojana & Kurukshetra (Selective)
  • Down to Earth (Selective)
  • Insights Secure Synopsis

Disaster Management

  • NDMA Guidelines (Selective)
  • Insights Secure Synopsis

Internal Security

  • Challenges to Internal Security of India by Ashok Kumar IPS
  • IDSA Website (Selective)
  • MHA Website (Selective)

General Studies IV

Ethics

  • Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude OR A Practical Approach by D.K Balaji
  • 2nd ARC Reports (Selective)
  • Newspaper for contemporary examples

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