upsc

Tuesday, 19 March 2019 5:28 PM

1.Indian polity by m laxmikanth,no need to read any other book

2.A brief history of Modern india rajiv ahir,spectrum
History of modern india-bipin chandra -may be if time
3.6-10th all ncert(social science,science)
11th and 12th-(all social science as economics,geography,polity,history,bio-12th clas
last4 chap,12th chem-last 3 chap
4.India after gandhi /india since independence(only selective reading)/read on intern
5Certificate physical and human geography gc leong (part 1 is important,part 2 only f
chapters weather & climate)
6.atlas-oxford /blackswan -see all maps
7.sanjiv verma-indian economy
8.environment and ecoology-best notes available on unacademy /shankar notes on
environmet and ecology-max 4 day
9.economic survey(latest edition feb 2016)-always read lates-3 full days,make notes
10.lexicon-ethics /if have time g subba rao
11.books for science&tech-75%-dynamic portion,25%static,--science
reporter+ncert+newspaper
Geography-
World histor-
International relation-
12.hindu-daily,yojana-monthly(ony this magazine ,don’t read any other
magazine),coaching material ,previus year question,essay writing practice
12.csat-past year paper enough,question mainly from eng comprehension
13.india year book -very specific chapter,manorama-avoid it completely

UPSC mains:
General studies-part I-history,geography and society
General studies -part ii-polity ,governance,social justice& international relation(curre
happenings ie news is imp,static ie books not necessary)
General studies part iii-economy,science&tech,environment,disaster
management&internal security,,current affairs is important
General studies part iv-ethics,integrity and aptitude
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1. 10 Must read books for UPSC-CSE 2016 Presented by Roman Saini

2. About me Love playing Guitar & MBBS, AIIMS Cleared UPSC-CSE, 2013 Follow me on
Unacademy at https://unacademy.in/user/RomanSaini
3. Indian polity by M Laxmikanth (Latest edition) Its a great book. About 800 pages wor
reading material No need to read polity from any other source
4. A Brief History of Modern India: Rajiv Ahir, Spectrum s Read page by page. Very conc
summary India's Struggle for Independence: No need to read History of Modern India
Bipan Chandra (May be You can neglect Bipan Chandra if you cover the NCERTs wel
5. NCERTs 6-10th (All relevant like Social Science, Science etc.) 11th and 12th (Read alm
everything on Social Science, selective reading of Sciences like last 4 chapter of 12th
Bio NCERT etc.)
6. India After Gandhi or India since Independence Extremely selective re Extremely sele
reading DO NOT READ PAGE BY PAGE
7. Certificate Physical and Human Geogra phy: GC Leong Good solid theoretical backgro
Part-1 is much more important , Part-2: Read the first 2 chapters ie Weather and Clim
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Bio NCERT etc.)
6. India After Gandhi or India since Independence Extremely selective re Extremely sele
reading DO NOT READ PAGE BY PAGE
7. Certificate Physical and Human Geogra phy: GC Leong Good solid theoretical backgro
Part-1 is much more important , Part-2: Read the first 2 chapters ie Weather and Clim
8. Atlas: Oxford or BlackSwan Extremely crucial Do go through all the maps at least onc
9. Indian Economy by Sanjiv Verma Or Ramesh Singh Sanjiv Verma is 33% of Ramesh Sin
(250 vs 750) Sanjiv Verma sir is no more so who updates the new edition is importan
10. Shankar Notes on Environment and Ecology You can watch all the lessons at Unacade
Still if you feel like studying and have time, read this Time: 4 days

Don't read:

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Upsc pre-curent affairs,river tributaries,national park,prelims previusque

Vision ias monthly/mains 365-current affairs,read newspaper according t

Test series join-try to give 15 mocks

Imp:get pevious year exam paper of pre and mains of upsc and according
>>draw diagrams wherever we can
>>make notes ,can underline in books,for online notes make physical not
>>answer writing-relevant content&easy to understand representation,le
handwriting,underlining,headings,subheadings eg-political aspect,social a
>>essay practice is must-
>>causes of various scientific phenomenon in daily life eg lightning,auror
>>class 11 fine arts-ncert ,

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>>One thing is certain the UPSC asks questions from events of last <1.5
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