Recommended books and periodicals for GK – Prelims
and the Mains
I am listing the main exam books that are good for the prelims too. You
may buy a standard guide in the market like the Tata McGraw-Hill or the
Chronicle.
IAS MAINS EXAM:
Paper-I
1. Standard NCERT books
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World history- Arjun dev.
Understanding Indian society
Changing Indian and changing society
Contemporary world.
Understanding India
Socio economic change in India.
2. Text books
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Indian since independence- Bipin Chandra.( exam point of view)
Indian after Gandhi- Ramachandra guha.( more important of all)
History of the world-by Arjun dev
Certificate physical geography- by Gohcheng leong.
Physical geography- Shankar IAS
Oceanography and climatology- Shankar IAS
Paper- II
1. NCERT books
- Making of Indian constitution
- Democracy at work
2. Books
- From Government to governance - kuldeeep mathur.
- International relations
- World constitution- no book available
(Sankar notes would be dispatched after ten days)
- Foreign police and bilateral relations
- Challenges and strategy
- Rethinking Indian foreign policy-Rajiv sikri.
- Current Affairs- Hindu.
- Times of India (back volumes)
Paper-III
-Agriculture and economics
-Indian economics since Independence -by Uma Kapila.
-Agriculture- Sankar. (enclosed)
-Science and tech- HINDU science and tech column for one and
Half years.
- Internal security and cybercrimes (no standard book)
- Ecology and environment - Shankar IAS.
Paper-IV
- Ethics and governance- Ramesh K Arora.
- Ethics aptitude and integrity-spectrum guide.
- II ARC report for administrative reforms.
Ethics – Contact Mr. Mitra Paul in Delhi and get advice. You may
attend his classes as well.
Mitra paul IAS academy (Ph: 9560928172)