IAS Exam Book List

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

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.