NCERT & Important Books For UPSC

Are you looking for a booklist for UPSC Prelims exam preparation? We present a comprehensive list of books useful for your Prelims preparation covering all aspects in Civil Services Exam Preparation.

PS: It is not practical to study various sources for a subject or topic (not needed either!).We advise you to select only limited books and repeated revision of those books for your preparation for better management and conceptual clarity.

Below is the list of recommended Booklist for UPSC Prelims, you can click on the name of the book to download the PDF:-

SUBJECT	PREFERRED N.C.E.R.T	ADVANCED BOOKS
Indian Polity	Class VI : Social and political life - I Class VII : Social and political life - II Class VIII : Social and Political Life – III Class IX : Democratic Politics – I Class X : Democratic Politics – II Class XI : Political Theory Class XI: Indian Constitution at Work Class XII : Contemporary World Politics Class XII : Politics in India since Independence	Indian Polity by M Laxmikant, or Subhash Kashyap – Our Constitution at Work
Geography	VI – The Earth Our Habitat Class VII – Our Environment Class VIII – Resource and Development Class IX – Contemporary India – I Class X – Contemporary India – II Class XI – Fundamentals of Physical Geography Class XI – India – Physical Environment Class XII – Fundamentals of Human Geography Class XII – India – People and Economy	Go Cheng Leong – Certificate Physical & Human Geography Indian geography . School Atlas – Orient Black Swan. Oxford Student Atlas. Aspire IAS Geography Booklets.
History	Class VI – Our Past - I Class VII – Our Past -II Class VIII – Our Past III – Part 1 Class VIII – Our Past III – Part 2 Class IX – India and the Contemporary World – I Class X – India and the Contemporary World – II Class XI – Themes In World History Class XII – Themes In Indian History – I Class XII – Themes in Indian History – II Class XII – Themes In Indian History – III	Bipin Chandra’s India’s Struggle for Independence. Indian History – Spectrum Modern India, Rajiv Ahir.
Economics	Class IX : Economics Class X : Understanding Economic Development Class XI : Indian Economic Development Class XII : Introductory Macroeconomics (Ignore all diagrams and mathematical formulas)	TMH Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh . Economic Survey, published by The Finance Ministry, Govt. of India. Daily Newspaper.
Environment and Ecology	Class XII : Biology (Chapter 13 to 16 only)	Aspire IAS Environment Booklets and Current Affairs.
Art & Culture	Class XI – An Introduction to Indian Art Class XI – Living Craft Traditions of India (Chapters 9 & 10)	Indian Culture ‘s Spectrum Book and CCRT Website.
Science and Technology	Class XI : Chemistry (Chapter 12,13,14) Class XII : Chemistry Part II (Chapter 16)	Daily Newspaper and Monthly Magazine - Science reporter.
Current Affairs and International Relations		Daily Newspaper (The Hindu or Indian Express are advised). Press Information Bureau RSTv and AIR updates India Year Book Or Visit Our Website Aspire Ias Daily Updates

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