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Textbooks/ReferenceBooks
History
1. NCERTXIandXII2. IndiasStruggleforIndependenceBipanChandra3. ChronicleandWizardSupplements
Polity
1. PoliticalScienceNCRTBooksXIandXII2. ConstitutionofIndiaP.M.Bakshi3. TheConstitutionofIndiaD.D.Basu4. IndianPolityM.Laxmikant
Geography
1. PhysicalGeographyNCERT2. India:PhysicalEnvironmentNCERT3. HumanGeographyNCERT4. CertificateCourseinGeographyG.C.Leong5. AtlasOrientLongmanorTTK6. GeographyThroughMapsK.Siddhartha(Ensemble)
MentalAbility
1. QuickerMathsM.Tyra2. QuantitativeAptitudeR.S.Agarwal3. AnalyticalReasoningR.S.Agarwal4. CSATR.Guptas5. CSATG.K.Publication
GeneralScience
1. HumanMachineNBT2. GeneralScienceVII,VIII,IX,X.MaharashtraBoardSyllabus3. ScienceReporter(ForReferenceonly)
IndianEconomy
1. IndianEconomyPratiyogitaDarpan2. IndianEconomicdevelopmentNCERTXIandXII3. ChronicleandWizardSupplement4. EconomicSurvey
Ecology&Environment
1. OldNCERTBookonEnvironment2. InternetSurfingbasedonThemes
English
1. Grammar&ComprehensionPal&Suri2. EnglishGrammar&compositionWren&Martin3. CSATR.Guptas4. CSATG.K.Publication
GeneralKnowledge&CurrentAffairs
1. ManoramaYearbook20112. IndiaYearbook20113. ChronicleMonthlyMagazines4. CompetitionWizardMonthlyMagazine5. NationalNewspapers(TOI,HINDUSTANTIMES,TheHINDU,INDIANEXPRESS)6. SeveralwebsitesandBlogs
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Note:AnyManualLikeUNIQUE,TMH,PEARSONorSPECTRUMpublicationshouldbeusedonlyforreference.BooksavailableinfollowingShopsShivamBookDep:Andheri(East)Tel28236000(OnlyforNCERTBooks)VimalBookDep:Matunga(East)Tel24013267MadhuBookDep:Matunga(East)Tel24024369SterlingBookDep:V.T.Tel22659599KadamBookDep:Thane(East)Mob9892649021/9821385659KSagar,sBookCenter:PuneTel(020)24499839/24453065
IASBookListGSinPrelimssuggestedBooks
INDIANHISTORY
StartyourpreparationwiththeNCERTbooksforallthreesectionsAncient,MedievalandModernForAncientIndia,youcanalsorefertothreechaptersfromA.L.BashamsWonderthatwasIndia,e.g.society,everydaylifeandreligion.Readinglist:
1. NCERTXI,XII,Historybooks.2. NCERTXI,XII,Historybooks.3. FreedomStruggle,NBTPublication.4. Chronicalsupplement.5. BipinChandra.
GEOGRAPHY
1. NCERTfrom6thto12thclass2. KhullarsGeography3. SureshPrasadsIntermediateGeography4. PhysicalGeographyGohChengLeong5. IndiaYearBook6. OneAtlasT.T.K.orOrientLongman7. CensusReport,20018. AnyStatisticalYearBook
ENVIORNMENTALISSUES
1. Downtoearth2. YojanaandKurukshetra3. ReportspublishedbyCentraforScienceandEnvironmentandTataEnergyResearchInstitute.4. VariousbooksofN.B.T.5. Ecology&Environment(ChroniclePublications)
INDIANPOLITY
1. IndianConstitutionandGovernment(NCERT)2. OrgansofGovernment(NCERT)3. OurConstitutionbySubhashKashyap4. ConstitutionofIndiaV.N.Shukla5. ConstitutionofIndia:D.D.Basu6. IndianAdministrationbyMaheshwari(PortionsrelatingtoPanchaytiraj,Communitydevelopment,etc.7. OurLegislationbySubhashKashyap
GENERALSCIENCE
1. A.B.C.ofScience(Holyfaith)2. NCERTBooks3. TheHumanMachineN.B.T.
INDIANECONOMY
1. EvolutionoftheIndianEconomy(NCERT)2. IndianEconomybyDuttandSundaram.3. UmaKapilaEconomics4. TheGovernmentdocumentsonFiveYearPlanandEconomicSurvey.5. IndianEconomy:Mishra&Puri6. Economicsurvey.
Currenteventsofnationalandinternationalimportance
1. Onemajornationaldaily(TheHinduorTheTimesofIndiaoranyother)2. Onemagazineforcompetitiveexaminations(CivilServicesChronicleoranyother)3. Onenewsmagazine(Frontlineoranyother)4. International(TimeNewsweek)
Besidestheabovelist,thefollowingmayalsobeusedforreferencepurposes
1. Aguidebookforpreliminaryexaminations.2. IndiaYearBook.Newspapersandmagazines(asalreadymentionedabove.)
GSinMainExam
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INDIANHISTORY
BipanChandrasFreedomStruggleandvariousotherbookspublishedbythePublicationsDivisionarequitehelpfulasisALBashamswonderthatwasIndia.AlsogothroughclassXIandXIINCERTbooksonAncient,MedievalandModernIndia.
1. BipinchandraHistory
GEOGRAPHY
1. 12thClassNCERT(Geography)2. IndiaAComprehensiveGeographybyKhullar3. MagazinesKurukshtetra,Yojanaetc.
ENVIRONMENTALISSUES
Forthissectiondonotdependonasingletextbook.Infacttextbookswillhardlyhelpyou.ReadvariousmagazineslikeYojana,Kurukshetraetc.Whichwilltakecareofyourrequirements.Acomprehensivelistisgivenbelow.
1. Downtoearth2. YojanaandKurukshetra3. ReportsandEnvironmentandTataEnergyResearchInstitute.4. VariousbooksofN.B.T.5. Ecology&Environmental(ChroniclePublication)
SOCIAL&NATIONALISSUES
Forthetopicsstatedabovetextbookreadingalonewillnotsuffice.Youmusttrytounderstandthenatureofproblemandtheirsolution.
1. SocialproblemsbyRamAhuja2. Yojana,Kurukshtetraetc.3. SocialWelfareMagazinePublishedbyCentralSocialWelfareBoard4. TheHindu5. IIPAJournal6. Mainstream
INDIANPOLITY
1. OurconstitutionSubhashC.Kashyap2. OurParliamentSubhashC.Kashyap3. PerspectiveonconstitutionEditedbySubhashC.Kashyap4. IIPAjournal5. ConstitutionP.M.Bakshi6. TheHindu7. FrontlineMagazine
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
Althoughtherearesomanysourcestogatherinformation,butbecarefulinselectingtherightones.Tounderstandandkeeponeselfawareofdevelopmentsinscienceandtechnology,itisrequiredtohavegoodbasicconcept,soitisbettertostartwithNCERTbooks.Othersourcesare.
1. Yojana2. ScienceReporter3. SupplementofTheHindu4. Onecareermagazine5. ReportsoftheMinistryofScience&Technology6. Science&TechnologyinIndiaChronicleBooks7. SupplementinmagazinesrelatedtoUPSCexam.
INDIANECONOMY
1. EvolutionofIndianEconomyI.C.Dhingra2. IndianEconomyMishraandPuri3. UmaKapilaEconomics4. EconomicSurvey5. Yojan6. TimesofIndia/EconomicTimesoranystandardnewspaper7. Anystandardmagazine
STATISTICS
1. ClassIXandXlevelbooksonMaths&Statistics2. StatisticaltopicsfromanyotherMathsbooks.3. SPECTRUMBOOK
SPECTRUMCURRENTAFFAIRS
GEOGRAPHY
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OptionalinMainsSuggestedBooks
1. PhysicalGeography:Strahler&Strahler,ArthurStrahler,Thornburys(Geomorphology).Amongthesewriters,StrahlerandStrahleristhebest.
2. Thornburyisgoodforterminologyandfigures.3. Human&EconomicGeography:Leong&Morgan(Social&EconomicGeographyMadeSimple)4. Oceanography:Batal&Sharma5. PoliticalGeography:Dixit6. Ecology:Odum7. Climatology:S.D.Lal8. IndianEconomicGeography:Sharma&Kutino,C.B.Memoria9. SoilGenesis:Daji
10. GeographyofIndia:Dr.GopalSingh11. PenguindictionaryforGeography.12. K.SiddharthaBooks13. MajidHussain14. EnsembleStudyMaterial
HISTORY
OptionalinMainsSuggestedBooks
AncientIndia
1. NCERT2. IGNOU3. GazetteerofIndiaVolII4. AwonderthatwasIndiabyA.L.Basam5. AnAdvancedHistoryofIndiaMajumdar,RaichaudharyandData6. AshokaandDeclineofMauryanEmpireRomilaThapar7. SociomaterialcultureR.S.Sharma8. AncientIndiaPublicationdivision.
MedievalIndia
1. NCERT2. IGNOU3. GazetteerofIndiaVolII4. J.L.MehtaVolIII5. MedievalIndiaVolIandIIbySatishChandra6. ImpactofIslamonIndiancultureTarachand
ModernIndia
1. NCERT2. IGNOU3. GazetteerofIndia4. ModernIndiabyJaspalandGrover5. ModernIndiabySumitSarkar6. FreedomstrugglebyBipanChandra7. AnAdvancedHistoryofIndiaVolIIIbyMajumdar,RaichaudharyandDatta
SpecialisedStudy
1. AncientIndiaReligion,CultureandSocietyVol.IPuri,DasandChopra2. ThewonderthatwasIndiaA.L.Basam3. SocialformationandmaterialcultureinAncientIndiaR.S.Sharma4. AconciseHistoryofIndiaArt,RoyC.Craron5. MedievalSociety,culture,religiousmovementsandart:VolIIPuri,DasandChopraVolII,J.L.Mehta6. AdministrativeandconstitutionaldevelopmentinBritishPeriod:ModernIndiaYashpalandGrover7. GandhianMovement,FreedomstruggleBipanChandra
POLITICALSCIENCE
OptionalinMainsSuggestedBooksPoliticalTheory
1. GeorgeSabine:WesternPoliticalTheory2. EddyAshirvatham:PoliticalTheory3. C.L.Wayper:PoliticalThought4. O.P.Gauba:AnIntroductiontoPoliticalThought5. R.M.Bhagat:WesternPoliticalThought6. AmalRoyandMohitBhattacharya:PoliticalTheory,Ideas&Institutions7. J.C.Johri:ComparativePolitics
IndianConstitutionandPolitics
1. M.V.Pylee:IndianConstitution2. D.D.Basu:AnIntroductiontoIndianConstitution3. A.C.Kapoor:ComparativeGovernments4. V.P.Verma:AncientIndianPoliticalTheory5. V.P.Verma:ModernIndiaPoliticalTheory6. K.R.Bombwal:ComparativeConstitutions
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7. BipinChandra:IndiasStruggleforIndependence8. PaulBrass:PoliticsinIndiasinceIndependence9. BipinChandra:IndiaafterIndependence
10. SumitSarkar:ModernIndia11. HiranyamayKarlelkar:IndependentIndia,FirstFiftyYears
InternationalPoliticandIndianForeignPolicy
1. LalitMansingh:IndiasForeignPolicyAgendafor21stCentury2. VijayKumarMalhora:InternationalRelations3. MahendraKumar:InternationalRelations4. PremChandra&PrakashArora:ComparativePoliticsandInternationalRelations5. V.N.Khanna:InternationalPolitics6. V.P.Dutt:IndiasForeignPolicyinaChangingWorld7. ManoranajanMohanty&ParthaMukherjee:PeoplesRightsandStateintheThirdWorld8. PaulKennedy:WorldPoliticalintheTwentiethCentury9. PeterCalvocorassi:WorldPoliticalsince1945
10. TheodoreCoulombisandJamesWolfe:IntroductiontoInternationalRelationsPower&Justice11. HansJ.Morgantheau:PoliticsamongNations12. Palmer&Perkins:InternationalRelations
Magazines
1. Mainstream2. Economic&PoliticalWeekly3. Frontline4. Seminar5. PratiyogitaDarpanPoliticalScenice
Journals
1. JournalofInternationalAffairs2. WorldFocus3. IndiaQuarterly4. Starredonesarethefoundationbooksandsufficefortherespectiveareas.
PUBLICADMINISTRATION
OptionalinMainsSuggestedBooks
1. NicholasHenryPublicAdministrationandPublicAffairs2. FerrelHeadyPublicAdministration:AComparativePerspective3. S.P.NaiduPublicAdministration:ConceptsandTheories4. MohitBhattachryaRestructuringPublicAdministration:EssaysinRehabilitation.5. PrasadandPrasadAdministrationThinkers6. B.L.FadiaPublicAdministration7. R.K.AroraandRajaniGoyalIndianPublicAdministration:InstitutionsandIssue8. HoshiarSinghandMohinderSinghPublicAdministrationinIndia:TheoryandPractice9. MohitBhattacharyaDevelopmentAdministration:SearchforAlternatives
10. HoshiarSinghLocalGovernment11. D.D.BasuIntroductiontotheConstitutionofIndia12. S.C.KasyapOurConstitution13. S.C.KasyapOurParliament
Journals
1. SelectiveissuesofIIPAJournals2. SelectiveissuesoftheIndianJournalofPoliticalScience3. EconomicandPoliticalWeekly4. Yojana5. Kurukshetra
NewsPaper
1. TheAsianAge2. TheHindu
PSYCHOLOGY
OptionalinMainsSuggestedBooks
BookRecommendedForPT&Mains
Paper1:SectionA
ChapterI(MorganandKing),ChapterII(KothariC.R.),ChapterIII(ElizabethHourlock,MCGrawHillPublishers,NewYork),ChapterIV(MorganandKingandanyelementarybooks),ChapterV(ErnesR.HillgardandGordonH.Bower,ChaubleS.P.),ChapterVIVII(SocialPsychologybyBaronandByrene)
SectionB
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ChapterVIIItoXIVHall,C.S.andLindzey,G.TheoriesofPersonality,HuttenLocherLanguageandThought(NewYork:BasicBooks,1973),Barun,J.J.andLinder,D.E.PsychologyToday,AnIntroductionNewYork:RandomHouse,1979),AnintroductiontoMotivationLAtkinson,J.W.andBirch,D.C.(NewYork:D,VanNostrand)
PaperII:SectionA
ChapterItoIIIPersonalityandBehaviourDisordersbyJ.M.Hunt,DisorganisedPersonalitybyG.W.Kisker,AbonormalPsychologyandModernLifebyJamesandColeman.ChapterIVOrganizationalPsychologybyRobbins,OrganizationalPsychologybyKeithDavis.ChapterVAdvancedEducationalPsychologybyS.S.ChauhanChapterVIContemporaryfieldsofPsychologyandExperimentsbyR.RajamanickamChapterVIIPsychologyinlifebyZimbardoandRuck
SectionB
ChapterVIIItoIXSocialPsychologybyBaronandByrneAnyMilitaryPsychologyJournalofContemporaryPsychologycanalsobeconsultedChapterXIIEconomicDevelopmentandCulturalchangebyBradburnN.M.andBerlow,D.E.ChapterXIIIXIVIndustrialOrganizational,EnvironmentalandSportPsychologybyJosh,R.Grow
ECONOMICS
OptionalinMainsSuggestedBooks
1. Lipsey&RichardG:IntroductiontoPositiveEconomics2. KontsoyianniA:ModernMicroeconomics3. Browning&Browning:MicroeconomicTheoryandApplication4. GouldandLazear:P.MicroeconomicTheory5. Maddala,G.S.andMillerE:Microeconomics,TheoryandApplications6. Salvatore,Dominick:TheoryandProblemofMicroeconomics7. BilasRichardA:MicroeconomicTheory8. Pyndick,R.S.R.Robinfeld:Microeconomics9. Shapiro,Edward:Macroeconomics
10. Dernburg,T.F:Macroeconomics,Theory&Practice11. Forster:Macroeconomics12. SoderstenandReed:InternationalEconomics13. M.L.Jhingan:EconomicGrowthandDevelopment14. UmaKapila:IndianEconomysinceIndependence15. RudderDutt&Sundaram:IndianEconomy16. I.C.Dhingra:IndianEconomicDevelopment17. Journals18. EconomicSurveyofIndia19. Yojana20. Kurukshetra21. EconomicsandPoliticalWeekly
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