  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 |
*Â Â Â Â Â BIOLOGY: NCERT CLASS XII |
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ANALYSE UPSC PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPERS |
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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 |
*Â Â Â Â Â Â VERBAL & NON-VERBAL REASONING – RS AGARWAL *Â Â Â Â Â Â TMH CSAT MANUAL *Â Â Â Â Â Â QUICKER MATHS BY M.TYRA *Â Â Â Â Â Â ENGLISH GRAMMAR & COMPOSITION WREN & MARTIN |
UPSC CSE MAINS |
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  ESSAY |
*Â Â Â Â Â Â MASTERING ESSAY & ANSWER WRITING BY DR. AWDHESH SINGH. *Â Â Â Â Â Â ESSAYS FOR CIVIL SERVICES AND OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS. |
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2. |
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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*Â Â Â Â Â Â GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA – MAJID HUSSAIN *Â Â Â Â Â Â WORLD GEOGRAPHY- MAJID HUSSAIN *Â Â Â Â Â Â OXFORD ATLAS *Â Â Â Â Â Â CENTRAL PHYSICAL AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY BY GC LEONG *Â Â Â Â Â Â 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 |
*Â Â Â Â Â Â INDIAN ECONOMY BY RAMESH SINGH |
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GENERAL STUDIES – 4 |
*Â Â Â Â Â Â ETHICS, INTEGRITY & APTITUDE BY SUBBA RAO AND PN RAO CHAUDHRY |
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  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: *Â Â Â Â Â PART-1 IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT *Â Â Â Â Â 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: *Â Â Â Â Â 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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