Booklist and Resources for UPSC Exam

Whenever you are starting out your journey of UPSC preparation, must confine yourself to limited sources and revise them as often as possible. Moreover, always keep connected with the authentic sources. You must avoid using using multiple sources to prepare each subject. You need not to go beyond maximum two sources for any particular subject.

History

Ancient History11th Std. Old NCERT Book Ancient India by R. S. Sharma
Art and Culture11th Std. Fine Art NCERT Book
Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
Medieval History11th Std. Old NCERT Book Medieval India by Satish Chandra
Modern History 12th Std. NCERT Book: Politics in India Since Independence
A Brief History of Modern India by Rajiv Ahir

Geography

6th to 12th Standard NCERT Books
Certificate Physical and Human Geography by G.C. Leong
Oxford Student Atlas

Polity

11th Std. NCERT Book : Indian Constitution at Work
11th Std. NCERT Book : Political Theory
Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth

Governance

2nd Administrative Reform Commission (ARC) Report Ethics in Governance

International Relations

12th Standard NCERT Book : Contemporary World Politics
Vision IAS Current Affairs Magazine
The Hindu Newspaper or The Indian Express Newspaper

Economics

11th Standard NCERT Book : Indian Economic Development
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh or Mrunal Sir’s Lectures and Handouts
Summary of Budget and Economic Survey

Environment

Environment Book by Shankar IAS Academy
Vision IAS Current Affairs Magazine
The Hindu Newspaper or The Indian Express Newspaper

Science and Technology

Vision IAS Current Affairs Magazine
The Hindu Newspaper or The Indian Express Newspaper

Internal Security and Disaster Management

Internal Security Vision IAS Current Affairs Magazine
Disaster Management 3rd Report of 2nd ARC : Crisis Management

Ethics and Integrity

Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude by Lexicon
4th Report of 2nd ARC : Ethics in Governance
12th Report of 2nd ARC : Citizen Centric Administration
Case Study Material of Any Eminent Institute

Current Affairs

Vision IAS Magazines
The Hindu Newspaper or The Indian Express Newspaper
Summary of Yojana Magazines

PYQs and Others

Prelims PYQsPYQs Book by Mrunal Sir or Download pdf
Mains PYQsPYQs Book by Disha Pub. or Download pdf

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