Best IAS Books: Preparation for UPSC Civil Service Prelims & Mains Exam

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Best Books for IAS Preparation:

Find below all book which is Best Books for IAS Preparation. All these topics covered in this book – Indian History & Culture, Science and Technology, Indian Polity & Constitution, Indian Geography and World Geography, Indian Economy, Environment – Ecology, Biodiversity, and Climate Change, Current Affairs, CSAT (For those weak in CSAT), World History, Indian Society, Foreign Relations of India, Books for UPSC Interview:

Best Books For IAS Prelims Exam:

Indian History and Culture:

• India’s Struggle For Independence by Bipan Chandra
• India’s Ancient Past by R.S. Sharma
• History Of Medieval India by Satish Chandra
• History Of Modern India by Bipan Chandra
• Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
• The Wonder That Was India by A.L. Bhasham
• Facts of Indian Culture by Spectrum

Indian Geography and World Geography:

• Indian and World Geography by Majid Husain
• Geography of India (Old Edition) by Majid Husain
• Oxford School Atlas by Oxford
• Certificate Physical and Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong

Indian Polity and Constitution:

• Introduction to the Constitution of India – D. D. Basu (Constitution)
• Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations – M. Laxmikanth. (Polity)

Indian Economy:

• Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
• Economic Survey by Ministry of Finance Government of India

Science and Technology:

• Science and Technology in India – Ravi P Agrahari
• Science and Technology – Sheelwant Singh.

Environment – Ecology, Biodiversity & Climate Change:

• Environmental Studies by R. Rajagopalan
• Environment for Civil Services Prelims and Mains by D R, Khullar & J A C S, Rao
• Environment by Shankar IAS book

CSAT:

• Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal
• Analytical Reasoning by M. K. Pandey
• Cracking the CSAT by Arihant Experts
• Quantitative Aptitude by R. S. Aggarwal
• UPSC Civil Services 2011-2018 (Prelim) GS & CSAT by Kiran Prakashan

Current Affairs:

• India Year Book 2020 by Publications Division Government of India
• Manorama Yearbook 2020 by Philip Mathew
• Current Affairs Yearly 2020 by Arihant Experts
• General Knowledge 2020 by Arihant Experts

Books for UPSC Mains Exam:

Find below books that will help you to clear the UPSC Mains Examination:

Essay (UPSC Mains Essay Paper):

• Selected Contemporary Essays by Saumitra Mohan
• 151 Essays – Latest edition by Arihant Publications
• The Best Approach to Precis Writing by S C Gupta
• ESSAYS for Civil Services by Pulkit Khare

General Studies Paper I

• India Since Independence by Bipan Chandra
• India After Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha
• Social Problems In India by Ram Ahuja
• History of Modern World by B V Rao
• World History by Krishna Reddy
• Social Change in Modern India by M N Srinivas
• Indian Society by Senthil
• IAS Mains General Studies Paper-I by Arihant Experts
• IAS Mains General Studies Solved Papers by Rohit Vadhwana (IFS Officer)

General Studies Paper-II

• Governance in India by M. Laxmikanth
• International Relations by Pavneet Singh
• Pax Indica by Shashi Tharoor
• IAS Mains General Studies Paper-II by McGraw-Hill

General Studies Paper III

• Internal Security for Civil Services Main by M. Karthikeyan
• Challenges to Internal Security of India by Ashok Kumar
• India’s National Security by Bajpai

General Studies Paper IV

• Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude by G Subba Rao & P N Roy Chowdhury
• Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude by Niraj Kumar

Additional Books For Preparation:

• GIST of NCERT Books
• Kurukshetra Magazine
• Mujhe Banna hai UPSC Topper
• All Civil Services books under one roof
• All IAS Books in Hindi medium
• IAS Books in Telugu medium
• NCERT Books for UPSC
• IGNOU Books
• Yojana Magazine

Books for UPSC Interview:

• Common Mistakes At UPSC Civil Services Examination & How to Avoid Them – Abhishek Dular
• Civil Services Interview – Madhukar
• Esencia Current Affairs.