IAS Books List By Toppers - Summary
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IAS Books List By Toppers (UPSC CSE Booklist)
| Paper | Book List for UPSC CSE Prelims |
| General Studies (Paper I) | 1. NCERTs of History, Geography & Polity Class 8th-12th |
| 2. India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra | |
| 3. Certificate of Physical Geography by GC Leong | |
| 4. Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth | |
| 5. Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh | |
| 6. Current Affairs – The Hindu, Yojna Magazine, Kurukshetra Magazine | |
| 7. Oxford World Atlas | |
| 8. International Relations NCERT XI and XII | |
| 9. Indian Culture- Spectrum | |
| 10. NIOS Course Materials | |
| CSAT | 1. Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – RS Agarwal |
| 2. TMH CSAT Manual | |
| 3. Quicker Maths by M.Tyra | |
| 4. English Grammar & Composition Wren & Martin | |
| Paper | Book List for UPSC CSE Mains |
| General Studies – 1 | India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra |
| 2. India After Independence by Bipan Chandra | |
| 3. Ancient India by RS Sharma | |
| 4. History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra | |
| 5. From Plassey To Partition And After by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay | |
| 6. Introduction to Indian Art for Class XI (NCERT) | |
| 7. Geography of India – Majid Hussain | |
| 8. World Geography- Majid Hussain | |
| 9. Oxford Atlas | |
| 10. Central Physical and Human Geography by GC Leong | |
| 11. Geography NCERTs (Class XI and XII) | |
| General Studies -2 | Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth |
| 2. Constitution of India by DD Basu | |
| 3. India’s Foreign Policy by Rajiv Sikri | |
| General Studies-3 | Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh |
| General Studies- 4 | Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude by Subba Rao and PN Rao Chaudhry |
| Subject | Title of the NCERT Book For UPSC |
| History | History: NCERT Class VI – Our Past |
| History: NCERT Class VII – Our Past -I | |
| History: NCERT Class VIII – Our Past II and III | |
| History: NCERT Class IX – India and the Contemporary World – I | |
| History: NCERT Class X – India and the Contemporary World – II | |
| History: NCERT Class XI – Themes In World History | |
| History: NCERT Class XII – Themes In Indian History – I | |
| History: NCERT Class XII – Themes in Indian History – II | |
| History: NCERT Class XII – Themes In Indian History – III | |
| Art & Culture | Art & Culture: NCERT Class XI – An Introduction to Indian Art, |
| Art & Culture: NCERT Class XI – Living Craft Traditions of India (Chapters 9 & 10) | |
| Polity | Polity: NCERT Class IX – Political Science: Democratic Politics Part – I |
| Polity: NCERT Class X – Political Science: Democratic Politics Part – II | |
| Polity: NCERT Class XI – Political Science: Indian Constitution at Work | |
| Polity: NCERT Class XI – Political Science: Political Theory | |
| Polity: NCERT Class XII – Political Science I: Contemporary World Politics | |
| Polity: NCERT Class XII – Political Science II: Politics in India since Independence | |
| Geography | Geography: NCERT Class VI – The Earth Our Habitat |
| Geography: NCERT Class VII – Our Environment | |
| Geography: NCERT Class VIII – Resource and Development | |
| Geography: NCERT Class IX – Contemporary India – I | |
| Geography: NCERT Class X – Contemporary India – II | |
| Geography: NCERT Class XI – Fundamentals of Physical Geography | |
| Geography: NCERT Class XI – India – Physical Environment | |
| Geography: NCERT Class XII – Fundamentals of Human Geography | |
| Geography: NCERT Class XII – India – People and Economy | |
| Economy | Economy: NCERT Class IX – Economics |
| Economy: NCERT Class X – Understanding Economic Development | |
| Economy: NCERT Class XI – Indian Economic Development | |
| Economy: NCERT Class XII – Introductory Microeconomics | |
| Economy: NCERT Class XII – Introductory Macroeconomics | |
| Environment & Ecology | Biology: NCERT Class XII (Last 4 chapters) |
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