[iasaspirant]

What are the recommended books for IAS Preliminary Exam Preparation? Suggestions from veterans/toppers?

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[iasguide]

List of essential books For IAS Prelims GS/CSAT is given below (Courtesy http://www.clearias.com).

Essential Books For IAS Prelims – GS/CSAT (Click to Buy Online)

1. History Of Modern India – Bipan Chandra. (History)
2. India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra. (History)
3. India’s Ancient Past – R.S. Sharma. (History)
4. History Of Medieval India – Satish Chandra. (History)
5. The Wonder That Was India – A.L. Bhasham. (Culture)
6. Facets of Indian Culture – Spectrum. (Culture)
7. Geography of India – Majid Husain. (Geography)
8. Oxford School Atlas – Oxford. (Geography)
9. Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong. (Geography)
10. Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations – M. Laxmikanth. (Polity)
11. Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh. (Economy)
12. Economic Survey. (Economy)
13. Science and Technology in India – TMH. (Science and Technology)
14. Environmental Studies from Crisis to Cure 2nd Edition – R.Rajagoplan. (Environment)
15. Efforts Towards Green India – Environment and Ecology – Arihant Experts. (Environment)
16. India Year Book (Current Affairs)
17. Manorama Yearbook. (Current Affairs)
18. CSAT Paper – 2 Manual by TMH or CSAT-II – Arihant (CSAT – Paper 2)
19. Analytical Reasoning – M. K. Pandey (CSAT – Paper 2: Analytical Reasoning)
20. Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R. S.Aggarwal (CSAT Paper 2: Reasoning)

IAS Manuals and Previous Year Question Papers (Click to Buy Online)

1. General Studies For Civil Services Preliminary Examination – TMH. (GS Problem Solving)
2. UPSC Civil Services Prelims in 60 days – Rakesh Dwivedi. (Revision)
3. IAS Prelims 20 Years General Studies Topic-Wise Solved Papers – Disha.
4. IAS (Pre.) Solved Papers General Studies wih CSAT Papers – Arihant.

Reference Books for IAS Prelims

Lot of good books are available in the market to supplement your prelims preparation. If any particular area needs extra preparation you may go for these books.

1. IAS Books Prelims – History.
2. IAS Books Prelims – Geography.
3. IAS Books Prelims – Indian Polity.
4. IAS Books Prelims – Economics.
5. IAS Books Prelims – Science And Technology.
6. IAS Books Prelims – Environment.
7. IAS Books Prelims – Current Affairs.
8. IAS Books Prelims – General Studies Complete Guides / Question Papers.
9. IAS Books Prelims – Logical Comprehension.
10. IAS Books Prelims – English Language Comprehension.
11. IAS Books Prelims – Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability.
12. IAS Books Prelims – Quantitative and Basic Numeracy.
13. IAS Books Prelims – Data Interpretation.
14. IAS Books Prelims – Decision Making and Problem Solving.
15. IAS Books Prelims – Interpersonal Skills including communication skills.
16. IAS Books Prelims – CSAT Paper 2 Complete Guides / Question Papers.

Free Online Resources For IAS Prelims and Mains

• NCERT Books Download.
• Yojana Magazine Download.
• Kurukshetra Magazine.
• Pratiyogita Darpan Magazine.
• IGNOU Books.
• Clear IAS Online Study Materials.
• Clear IAS Prelims Online Mock Tests.

Books for Other Exams (Click to Buy Online)

1. Banking Exam Books
2. MBA Exam Books
3. Engineering Books

Links of UPSC Books at online Stores! (Click to Buy Online)

• Recommended list of UPSC books available in Flipkart.
• Full list of UPSC books available in Flipkart.
• Full list of UPSC books available in Amazon.
• IAS Books in Hindi: List of Useful Books For Hindi Medium Aspirants.
• Latest IAS Books: Click To Buy New Releases For UPSC Preparation.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by iasguide.

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[gauravpingale]

Thnks sir for valuable books. You can also supply pdf files of these books or tell where we can get those. Thanks.
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[sunil sharma]

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[aakashjain]

During IAS Preparation, it is very important to read important books for the respective subjects of the UPSC IAS Exam syllabus. Currently, I’m taking coaching from Dhyeya IAS and is going very well but with that, books also play an important role. Here are a few suggested books relevant for the IAS Preparation.

For Indian polity, go for Indian Polity by Laxmikanth, An Introduction to the Constitution of India by D. D. Basu, The Constitution of India by P. M. Bakshi, Old NCERT books for Indian Polity.

For Indian history, go for ‘Ancient India’ by RS Sharma, History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra, ‘A Brief History of Modern India’ by Spectrum.

For Indian economy, go for Class 11 and Class 12 NCERTs, Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh, Indian Economy by Mishra and Puri, Current Economic Survey.

For Geography, go for Old NCERT books, Physical Geography by Goh Cheng Leong, For Maps Oxford School Atlas.

For Newspaper read The Hindu, Economic Times, The Indian Express and you could also get it easily from the Dhyeya IAS youtube channel.

For Mathematics, RS Aggarwal of S Chand publication is enough for the preparation.

For Science and Technology, go for Newspaper (The Hindu, Economic Times, The Indian Express) and ISRO Website, other Online Resources.

For Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability, MK Pandey’s Analytical Reasoning is one of the best.

For Environment and Ecology, go for NIOS Study Material for Environmental Studies and Newspaper, Online Study Material.

[Rita Dogra]

I would suggest you to go through Rau’s IAS Prelims Compass booklets for preparing Prelims exam.

[anil]

Frontier IAS ebooks is best for IAS preliminary exam preparation.

[Pankaj Sharma]

Best book for ias Prelims exam is Rau’s IAS Prelims Compass you can check out this book for last minute revision as well.

[unoreads]

Important books for UPSC (IAS) Preparation: Prelims

1. Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations by M. Laxmikanth (Polity)
2. Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania (Culture)
3. Oxford School Atlas by Oxford Publishers. (Geography)
4. Current affairs
The Hindu
PIB
Other important websites/applications
5. Science & Tech

Notes by Shankar IAS
Daily Newspapers
ISRO website

6. Environment & Ecology

Recent events on Climate change through newspapers

Online Learning Platforms For Students

[vishnuprakaash]

Wow, thank you for putting everything in a single thread. How many readings are recommended before the exam?

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