UPSC Books List

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)

1. Certificate Physical Geography – G C Leong
2. NCERT VI – X (Old Syllabus)
3. NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus)
4. World Atlas (Orient Black Swan)

1. Indian Polity – M Laxmikanth
2. NCERT IX-XII

1. Indian Economy by Nitin Singhania
2. Economic Development & Policies in India – Jain & Ohri
3. NCERT XI

1. NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics)
2. Current Affairs

1. Tata McGraw Hill CSAT Manual
2. Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R S Aggarwal

1. IAS General Studies Prelims Solved Papers – Vishal Publications

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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

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

1. Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth
2. Introduction to the Constitution of India by DD Basu
3. International Relations: Pushpesh Pant

1. Indian Economy – Nitin Singhania
2. Environment and Disaster Management – Tata McGraw Hill
3. Challenges to Internal Security of India – Ashok Kumar

1. Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for Civil Services Main Examination by Subba Rao and P.N. Roy Chaudary

1. IAS General Studies Prelims Solved Papers – Vishal Publications