Books

Booklist for UPSC

History

• NCERT Class VI – Our Past
• NCERT Class VII – Our Past -I
• NCERT Class XII – Themes In Indian History – I
• NCERT Class XII – Themes in Indian History – II
• NCERT Class XII – Themes In Indian History – III
• India Since Independence by Bipan Chandra
• India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra
• Modern India by Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum Publications)

World History

• The Story of Civilization, Part 2 by Arjun Dev, NCERT
• Contemporary World History for class XII (Old NCERT)

Geography

• NCERT VI – X (Old Syllabus)
• NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus)
• Certificate Physical Geography – G C Leong
• World Atlas by Orient Black Swan/Oxford

Indian Polity

• NCERT IX-XII
• Indian Polity – M Laxmikanth

Economics

• NCERT Economics Class 9 & 10
• NCERT Economics Class 11- Indian Economic Development
• NCERT Economics Class XII-Introductory Macro Economics.
• Indian Economy – by Ramesh Singh
• Economic Survey
• Budget

Ecology & Environment

• Certificate Physical & Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong (Second Half of the Book)
• XII Standard NCERT Book on Biology (Chapters pertaining to Ecology)
• Environment – by Shankar IAS
• India Year Book (Chapters on Environment)
• Chapter on Climate Change from Economic Survey
• The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Science & Tech

• NCERT Science Class VI –X
• Science Reporter

Art & Culture

• Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
• NCERT Class 11 – Introduction to Indian Art

CSAT

• Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal
• Tata McGraw Hill CSAT Manual

Current Affairs

• Newspaper Hindu or Indian Express
• Economic Survey (Latest)
• Budget (Latest)
• Finance Commission Report (Latest)
• Central ministry Website
• Yojana Magazine
• Press Information Bureau Releases

Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude

• Ethics in Governance, ARC Report
• Lexicon by Chronicle Publications