LIST OF BOOKS TO BE READ

Prelims GS (Paper – I)
 Polity – Indian Polity by Laxmikant, Newspaper, India Year Book
 History – Modern India – Spectrum, XII NCERT
 Culture – Culture – Spectrum, Ancient India – NCERT
 Economics – PD Special issue, Dutta & Sundaram, NCERT XI & XII
 Geography – XI & XII NCERT, Geo Cheng Leong, Atlas
 Environment – ICSE X class book on Environment, Newspaper
 Science and Tech – Wizard/Spectrum, NCERT – VIII, IX & X, Newspaper
 Current Events – Only Newspaper

Mains GS (Paper – I, II, III & IV)

Paper I International Relations
History and Culture  Newspaper issues on International
 Modern India – History NCERT Affairs
 Contemporary World – NCERT  World Focus Magazine
 Ancient India - NCERT  IDSA Website
 India Since Independence by Bipin  International Organisations –
Chandra Spectrum
 History of the World by Arjun Dev Paper III
 Mastering World History by Norman Economy
Lowe  Indian Economic Development –
Social Issues NCERT
 Class XI – NCERT: Sociology  Economic Survey
 Social Problems in India by Ram  Newspaper issues on Economy
Ahuja  Text book by Uma Kapila / Dutta and
 Newspaper issues on Society Sundaram
 India Year Book Science and Technology
Geography  Wizard / Spectrum– Science and
 Class XI & XII NCERT: Geography Technology
 Geo Ceng Leong  Newspaper (especially Thursday S&T
 Some Chapters of D R Khullar – India page)
: A Comprehensive Geography  Ministries Website (DST, MoEF,
 Atlas: TTK and Oxford for India, DBT,.)
Orient Longman for World Internal Security
Paper II  Frontline
Indian Polity  Website of Ministry of Home Affairs
 Indian Polity by Laxmikant  Newspaper issues on Internal security
 Democracy at work – (Old) XII Paper IV
NCERT Ethics
 Constitution at work – NCERT  ARC reports (Ethics, Corruption)
 Newspaper issues on Polity  Newspaper – for Case studies
 PIB site  Human Values and Professional Ethics
 India Year Book  Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for Civil
Services Main Examination