EACH AND EVERY UPSC ASPIRANT MUST READ THESE BASIC BOOKS FIST
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SUBJECTS |
NCERT BOOK FOR UPSC |
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POLITY |
* NCERT CLASS IX – POLITICAL SCIENCE: DEMOCRATIC POLITICS PART – I * NCERT CLASS X – POLITICAL SCIENCE: DEMOCRATIC POLITICS PART – II * NCERT CLASS XI – POLITICAL SCIENCE: INDIAN CONSTITUTION AT WORK * NCERT CLASS XI – POLITICAL SCIENCE: POLITICAL THEORY * NCERT CLASS XII – POLITICAL SCIENCE I: CONTEMPORARY WORLD POLITICS * NCERT CLASS XII – POLITICAL SCIENCE II: POLITICS IN INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE |
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HISTORY |
* NCERT CLASS VI – OUR PAST * NCERT CLASS VII – OUR PAST -I * NCERT CLASS VIII – OUR PAST II AND III * NCERT CLASS IX – INDIA AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD – I * NCERT CLASS X – INDIA AND THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD – II * NCERT CLASS XI – THEMES IN WORLD HISTORY * NCERT CLASS XII – THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY – I * NCERT CLASS XII – THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY – II * NCERT CLASS XII – THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY – III |
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ART & CULTURE |
* NCERT CLASS XI – AN INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN ART, * NCERT CLASS XI – LIVING CRAFT TRADITIONS OF INDIA |
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GEOGRAPHY |
* NCERT CLASS VI – THE EARTH OUR HABITAT * NCERT CLASS VII – OUR ENVIRONMENT * NCERT CLASS VIII – RESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT * NCERT CLASS IX – CONTEMPORARY INDIA – I * NCERT CLASS X – CONTEMPORARY INDIA – II |
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* NCERT CLASS XI – FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY * NCERT CLASS XI – INDIA – PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT * NCERT CLASS XII – FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY * NCERT CLASS XII – INDIA – PEOPLE AND ECONOMY |
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ECONOMY |
* NCERT CLASS IX – ECONOMICS * NCERT CLASS X – UNDERSTANDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT * NCERT CLASS XI – INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT * NCERT CLASS XII – INTRODUCTORY MICROECONOMICS * NCERT CLASS XII – INTRODUCTORY MACROECONOMICS |
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY |
* BIOLOGY: NCERT CLASS XII |
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ANALYSE UPSC PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPERS |
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ADVANCED:
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S.NO |
PAPER |
BOOKSLIST |
UPSC CSE PRELIMS |
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GENERAL STUDIES (PAPER I) |
* INDIA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE BY BIPAN CHANDRA * CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY BY GC LEONG * INDIAN POLITY BY M LAXMIKANTH * INDIAN ECONOMY BY RAMESH SINGH * CURRENT AFFAIRS – THE HINDU, YOJNA MAGAZINE, KURUKSHETRA MAGAZINE * OXFORD WORLD ATLAS * INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS – * NCERT XII (CONTEMPORARY WORLD POLITICS) * CURRENT AFFAIRS * INDIAN CULTURE- SPECTRUM |
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CSAT |
* VERBAL & NON-VERBAL REASONING – RS AGARWAL * TMH CSAT MANUAL * QUICKER MATHS BY M.TYRA * ENGLISH GRAMMAR & COMPOSITION WREN & MARTIN |
UPSC CSE MAINS |
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ESSAY |
* MASTERING ESSAY & ANSWER WRITING BY DR. AWDHESH SINGH. * ESSAYS FOR CIVIL SERVICES AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS. |
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GENERAL STUDIES – 1 |
* INDIA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE BY BIPAN CHANDRA * INDIA AFTER INDEPENDENCE BY BIPAN CHANDRA * ANCIENT INDIA BY RS SHARMA * HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL INDIA BY SATISH CHANDRA * FROM PLASSEY TO PARTITION AND AFTER BY SEKHAR BANDYOPADHYAY * INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN ART FOR CLASS XI (NCERT) |
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* GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA – MAJID HUSSAIN * WORLD GEOGRAPHY- MAJID HUSSAIN * OXFORD ATLAS * CENTRAL PHYSICAL AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY BY GC LEONG * GEOGRAPHY NCERTS (CLASS XI AND XII) |
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GENERAL STUDIES – 2 |
* INDIAN POLITY BY M LAXMIKANTH * CONSTITUTION OF INDIA BY DD BASU * INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY BY RAJIV SIKRI |
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GENERAL STUDIES – 3 |
* INDIAN ECONOMY BY RAMESH SINGH |
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GENERAL STUDIES – 4 |
* ETHICS, INTEGRITY & APTITUDE BY SUBBA RAO AND PN RAO CHAUDHRY |
10 MUST READ BOOKS FOR UPSC-CSE
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INDIAN POLITY BY M LAXMIKANTH(LATEST EDITION) |
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SPECTRUM – A BRIEF HISTORY OF MODERN INDIA: RAJIV AHIR, |
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NCERTS: 6TH -10TH (ALL RELEVANT LIKE SOCIAL SCIENCE, SCIENCE ETC.) 11TH AND 12TH (READ ALMOST EVERYTHING ON SOCIAL SCIENCE, SELECTIVE READING OF SCIENCES LIKE LAST 4 CHAPTER OF 12TH CLASS BIO NCERT ETC) |
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INDIA AFTER GANDHI OR INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE |
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CERTIFICATE PHYSICAL AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: GC LEONG GOOD SOLID THEORETICAL BACKGROUND: * PART-1 IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT * PART-2: READ THE FIRST 2 CHAPTERS I.E. WEATHER AND CLIMATE |
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ATLAS: OXFORD OR BLACK SWAN |
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INDIAN ECONOMY BY SANJIV VERMA OR RAMESH SINGH |
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ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY: * MAINLY CURRENT AFFAIRS RELATED ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY |
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ECONOMIC SURVEY(LATEST EDITION FEB,2020) |
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LEXICON OR ASHOK KUMAR OR DK BALAJI : ETHICS |
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TONNES OF OTHER MATERIAL TO BE REFERRED TO: * SUBJECTS LIKE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, WORLD HISTORY, IR, CSAT-II ETC. * THE HINDU * YOJANA * COACHING MATERIAL IN THE MARKET * PYQS * IF YOU DON’T LIKE READING YOU CAN IGNORE ALL THE PREVIOUS 10 BOOKS AS IT WILL BE COVERED IN THE VISHNU IAS ACADEMY PCM MENTORSHIP BATCH SOON….. |
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