Book List For UPSC IAS Civil Services Exam

GS Preparation For Beginners

Beginners can read following books first to start their GS Preparation:

  1. Polity: Indian Polity By M. Laxmikanth
  2. Economy: Indian Economy Key Concepts By Sankarganesh Karuppiah
  3. Ancient Indian History: Ancient India by R S Sharma (Old NCERT) or Tamil Nadu Board Class-11th Text Book for Ancient India
  4. Medieval Indian History: History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra (Old NCERT) or Tamil Nadu Board Class-11th Text Book for Medieval India
  5. Modern Indian History: Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India
  6. Art & Culture: New NCERTs of Class 11th and 12th (Fine Art)
  7. Geography (World and India): 6th to 12th new NCERTs plus refer School Atlas – Orient Black Swan
  8. Environment and Biodiversity: Environment by Shankar
  9. Science & Technology: Refer Internet for S&T current topics and The Hindu Newspaper

UPSC Civil Services Exam Books

Books list for UPSC IAS Civil Services Exam: GS Prelims and Mains

Indian Polity Sources:

  • Indian Polity By M.Laxmikanth
  • New NCERTs

Indian Economy Sources:

  • Indian Economy Key Concepts By Sankarganesh Karuppiah
  • Indian Economy By Ramesh Singh
  • Indian Economy by Sanjiv Verma
  • 9th to 12th new NCERTS
  • Economic Survey

Ancient Indian History Sources:

  • Ancient India by R S Sharma (Old NCERT)
  • Tamil Nadu Board Class-11th Text Book
  • New NCERT (Selective Reading)

Medieval Indian History Sources:

  • History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra (Old NCERT)
  • Tamil Nadu Board Class-11th Text Book
  • New NCERT (Selective Reading)

Modern Indian History Sources:

  • Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India
  • Modern Indian History by Sonali Bansal and Snehil Tripathi
  • New NCERTs ((Selective Reading)

Art & Culture Sources:

  • Visit CCRT Website
  • New NCERTs of Class 11th and 12th (Fine Art)
  • Nitin Singhania Hand Written Notes
  • Indian Art and Culture By Nitin Singhania (Selective Reading)

Physical or World Geography Sources:

  • 6th to 12th new NCERTs
  • Oxford India Certificate physical and human geography by G.C. Leong
  • School Atlas – Orient Black Swan

Indian Geography Sources:

  • 6th to 12th new NCERTs
  • School Atlas – Orient Black Swan

Environment and Biodiversity Sources:

  • Environment by Shankar
  • Environmental studies for undergraduate courses by Erach Bharucha

Science & Technology Sources:

  • Internet
  • News Papers: The Hindu or Indian Express
  • PIB and Government Websites – ISRO, DRDO etc.
  • 11th & 12th Science NCERTs

Current Affairs Sources:

  • The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper
  • Yojana

All The Best.