UPSC Book List: Union Public Service UPSC conducts one of the toughest exam that is the civil services examination every year. For preparing for IAS examination one has complete the syllabus of UPSC, and for this purpose you need to follow some books. The best books may vary from candidate to candidate depending on his or her previous knowledge and expertise in a particular subject.
The preparation for UPSC IAS examination depends a lot on the books that one can read. we often end up searching for IAS preparation books in bookstores, book fairs and other places, spending a lot of time gathering study material. It is important to choose right books to study for UPSC examination syllabus. The IAS toppers recommend mostly NCERT books for preparation of UPSC exam. UPSC Book List Pdf is given below.
UPSC Book List Pdf
To save IAS aspirants time and effort in gathering UPSC preparation books, we have come up with a single page IAS book list that contains links to all the UPSC books aspirants commonly need. The list of UPSC Books is given below.
NCERT Books List for UPSC IAS Exam
List of NCERT books for UPSC IAS exam is given below.
| S.No | Subject | UPSC Books |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | History | India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra Indian Culture – Spectrum NCERT XI (Ancient & Medieval) NCERT XII (Modern Indian History) |
| 2 | Geography | Certificate Physical Geography – G C Leong NCERT VI – X (Old Syllabus) NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus) World Atlas (Orient Black Swan) |
| 3 | Indian Polity | Indian Polity – M Laxmikanth NCERT IX-XII |
| 4 | Economics | Indian Economy by Nitin Singhania Economic Development & Policies in India – Jain & Ohri NCERT XI |
| 5 | International Relations | NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics) Current Affairs |
| 6 | CSAT | Tata McGraw Hill CSAT Manual CSAT II – Arihant Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R S Aggarwal |
UPSC Book List - IAS Prelims
List of UPSC books that are helpful in IAS prelims examination is given below.
| S.No | Subject | UPSC Books |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | History, Indian Heritage & Culture [GS Paper 1] | Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra India after Independence by Bipan Chandra History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra Ancient India by R.S Sharma |
| 2 | Geography [GS Paper 1] | Geography of India by Majid Husain World Geography by Majid Husain World Atlas (Orient Black Swan) Certificate Physical and Human Geography – G C Leong Fundamentals of Physical Geography NCERT Class 11 |
| 3 | Polity & International Relations [GS Paper 2] | Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth Introduction to the Constitution of India by DD Basu International Relations: Pushpesh Pant |
| 4 | Economy [GS Paper 3] | Indian Economy – Nitin Singhania Environment and Disaster Management – Tata McGraw Hill Challenges to Internal Security of India – Ashok Kumar |
| 5 | Ethics [GS Paper 4] | Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for Civil Services Main Examination by Subba Rao and P.N. Roy Chaudary |
| 6 | Solved Papers | IAS General Studies Prelims Solved Papers – Vishal Publications |
UPSC Book List PDF for Civil Services Exam.
Download UPSC Book list for Civil Services Examination conducted by UPSC in PDF format from below list
https://www.yashada.org/acec/pdfs/Reference_Book_List_for_Civil_Services_Exam.pdf
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List of UPSC Optional Subjects and Literature Optional Subjects List 2022
