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IAS Books list for UPSC Civil Services Prelims and Mains Exam Preparation

IAS Books list for UPSC Civil Services Prelims and Mains Exam Preparation

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UPSC Books list for Indian Polity and Constitution

  1. Indian Polity – by M. Laxmikanth (Click to buy)
  2. Important Acts that Transformed India – by Alex Andrews George (Click to buy)
  3. Important Judgments that Transformed India – by Alex Andrews George (Click to buy)

UPSC Books list for Indian Geography and World Geography

  1. Certificate Physical And Human Geography – by Goh Cheng Leong (Click to buy)
  2. Geography of India – by Majid Husain (Click to buy)
  3. Orient BlackSwan School Atlas (Click to buy)
  4. Oxford Student Atlas for India (Click to buy)

UPSC Books for Science and Technology

  1. Quick Book- General Science and Science & Technology Dristhi IAS- (Click to buy)
  2. Science and Technology – by Ravi P. Agrahari (Click to buy)

UPSC Books list for Indian History and Culture

  1. Indian Art and Culture – by Nitin Singhania (Click to buy)
  2. Ancient and Medieval India – by Poonam Dalal Dahiya (Click to buy)
  3. SPECTRUM - A Brief History of Modern India - 2021 edition (Click to buy)
  4. Modern Indian History – by Sonali Bansal and Snehil Tripathi (Click to buy)

UPSC Books for Indian Economy

  1. Indian Economy – by Ramesh Singh (Click to buy)
  2. Indian Economy – by Nitin Singhania (Click to buy)

UPSC Books for Environment – Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change

  1. Environment – By Shankar IAS (Click to buy)
  2. Ecology & Environment Compendium for IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1 & State PSC- Disha publication (Click to buy)

UPSC Books for Current Affairs

  1. India 2021 Yearbook – by Rajiv Mehrishi (Click to buy)
  2. The Malayala Manorama English Yearbook 2021  –  by Mammen Mathew (Click to buy)

UPSC Previous Year Question Papers

  1. 26 Years UPSC IAS/ IPS Prelims Topic-wise Solved Papers 1 & 2 (1995-2020) (Click to buy)

Prelims Book for General Studies (All-in-One Guide)

  1. General Studies Manual Paper-1 2021 Paperback – by Manohar Pandey (Click to buy)

Prelims Book for CSAT (All-in-One Guide)

  1. Cracking the CSAT Paper-2 – by Arihant Experts (Click to buy)

UPSC Books for Mains examination

IAS Books list for Essay (UPSC Mains Essay Paper)

  1. 151 Essays – by Disha Experts (Click to buy)
  2. Selected Contemporary Essays Paperback – by Saumitra Mohan (Click to buy)

UPSC Books for India Since Independence (UPSC Mains GS1 Paper)

  1. Post-Independence India: For Civil Services Examinations – by Sonali Bansal and Snehil Tripathi (Click to buy)
  2. India Since Independence- Bipan Chandra (Click to buy)

UPSC Books for World History (UPSC Mains GS1 Paper)

  1. World History – by Krishna Reddy (Click to buy)
  2. World History (G.S. Paper - 1)- by Vajiram & Ravi (Click to buy)

UPSC Books for Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude (UPSC Mains GS4 Paper)

  1. Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude for IAS General Studies – by Niraj Kumar (Click to buy)
  2. Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude for Civil Services Examination Second Edition: Includes fully-solved papers 2013-20 (Top Now) (Click to buy)
  3. Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude – by G Subba Rao & P N Roy Chowdhury (Click to buy)

UPSC Books for Indian Society (UPSC Mains GS1 Paper)

  1. Indian Society: Themes and Social Issues – by Nadeem Hasnain (Click to buy)

UPSC Books for Governance (UPSC Mains GS2 Paper)

  1. Governance in India Paperback – by M. Laxmikanth (Click to buy)

UPSC Books for Internal Security (UPSC Mains GS3 Paper)

  1. Challenges to Internal Security of India – by Ashok Kumar and Vipul Anekant (Click to buy)

UPSC Books for Foreign Relations of India (UPSC Mains GS2 Paper)

  1. International Relations – by Pavneet Singh (Click to buy)

Paper-wise All-in-One Book list for UPSC CSE (Mains)

  1. IAS Mains General Studies Manual General Studies Paper 1 – by Arihant (Click to buy)
  2. IAS Mains General Studies Manual General Studies Paper 2 – by Arihant (Click to buy)
  3. IAS Mains General Studies Manual General Studies Paper 3 – by Arihant (Click to buy)
  4. IAS Mains General Studies Manual General Studies Paper 4 – by Arihant (Click to buy)

Books By UPSC Toppers

  1. UPSC Civil Service IAS-IPS, IES and State PSC Main Exam Preparation, CSE, CAPF, UPPSC Essay and Answer-Writing Cheatbook | Code-Cracking Knowledge Bank for Ultimate Cheatbook- by IRS Ravi Kapoor (Click to buy)

Other Reference Books for UPSC Exams

  1. Constitution: Introduction to the Constitution of India by D. D. Basu (Click to buy)
  2. Post-Independence: India Since Independence by Bipan Chandra (Click to buy)
  3. Post-Independence: India After Gandhi by Ramchandra Guha (Click to buy)
  4. Governance: Governance in India by M.Karthikeyan (Click to buy)
  5. Ancient India: India’s Ancient Past by R.S. Sharma (Click to buy)
  6. Ancient India: History of Ancient and Early Medieval India by Upinder Singh (Click to buy)
  7. Medieval India: History Of Medieval India by Satish Chandra (Click to buy)
  8. Modern India: History Of Modern India by Bipan Chandra. (Click to buy)
  9. Modern India: India’s Struggle For Independence by Bipan Chandra (Click to buy)
  10. Ancient India and Culture: The Wonder That Was India by A.L. Bhasham (Click to buy)
  11. Modern India: Spectrum- A Brief History of Modern India by Rajiv Ahir (Click to buy)
  12. Physical Geography: Physical Geography by Savindra Singh (Click to buy)
  13. World Geography: World Geography by Majid Husain (Click to buy)
  14. Human Geography: Human Geography by Majid Husain (Click to buy)
  15. Environment: Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure by Rajagopalan (Click to buy)
  16. Environment: Environment for Civil Services Prelims and Mains by Khuller (Click to buy)
  17. Ethics: Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude by Awdesh Singh (Click to buy)
  18. Ethics: Ethical Dilemmas of a Civil Servant by Anil Swarup (Click to buy)
  19. Reasoning: Analytical Reasoning by M. K. Pandey  (Click to buy)
  20. Reasoning: Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R. S.Aggarwal (Click to buy)
  21. World History: History of the World by Arjun Dev (Click to buy)
  22. World History: Mastering Modern World History by Norman Lowe (Click to buy)
  23. World History: Modern World History by Uddipan (Click to buy)
  24. Indian Society: Social Problems In India by Ram Ahuja (Click to buy)
  25. Indian Society: Indian Society by Senthil (Click to buy)
  26. International Relations: Pax Indica by Shashi Tharoor (Click to buy)
  27. International Relations: India and the World by Surendra Kumar (Click to buy)
  28. International Relations: The India way by S. Jaishankar (Click to buy)