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Hi I would like to have the lists of the books which one can refer for preparation for the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) Examinations?

[Vishal Kotkar]

The lists of the books which one can refer for preparation for the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) Examination are as follows:

A. History Of Modern India – Bipan Chandra. (History)
B. India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra. (History)
C. India’s Ancient Past – R.S. Sharma. (History)
D. History Of Medieval India – Satish Chandra. (History)
E. The Wonder That Was India – A.L. Bhasham. (Culture)
F. Indian Art and Culture – Nitin Singhania. (Culture)
G. Geography of India – Majid Husain. (Geography)
H. Oxford School Atlas – Oxford. (Geography)
I. Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong. (Geography)
J. Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations – M. Laxmikanth. (Polity)
K. Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh. (Economy)
L. Economic Survey. (Economy)
M. Science and Technology in India – TMH. (Science and Technology)
N. Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure – Rajagopalan. (Environment)
O. Environment for Civil Services Prelims and Mains – Khuller. (Environment)
P. India Year Book (Current Affairs)
Q. Manorama Yearbook. (Current Affairs)
R. CSAT Paper – 2 Manual by TMH or CSAT-II – Arihant (CSAT – Paper 2)
S. Analytical Reasoning – M. K. Pandey (CSAT – Paper 2: Analytical Reasoning)
T. Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R. S.Aggarwal (CSAT Paper 2: Reasoning)

Additional IAS Books for UPSC Mains

A. Contemporay Essays by Ramesh Singh OR 151 ESSAYS For UPSC Mains (Essay Paper)
B. India After Gandhi – Ramchandra Guha (History – GS1)
C. Norman Lowe OR History of Modern World – Jain and Mathur (World History – GS1)
D. Social Problems In India – Ram Ahuja. (Indian Society – GS1)
E. IAS Mains General Studies Paper 2 (Arihant Manual – GS2)
F. Governance in India for CSE. (Governance – GS2)
G. Pax Indica – Shashi Tharoor. (Foreign Policy – GS2)
H. India and the World by Surendra Kumar. (Foreign Policy – GS2)
I. IAS Mains General Studies – GS3. (Arihant Manual – GS3)
J. India’s National Security: A Reader. (Internal Security – GS3)
K. Challenges to Internal Security of India. (Internal Security – GS3)
L. Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude. ( Ethics – GS4)
M. IAS Mains General Studies – Ethics. ( Arihant Manual – GS4)