GS Paper-1 (Indian Heritage and Culture, History, and

Geography of the World and Society)

NCERT Books for Indian Heritage and Culture

Class NCERT Title
Class XI An Introduction to Indian Art
Class XI Living Craft Traditions of India (Chapters 9 & 10)

NCERT Books for Indian History

Class NCERT Title
Class VI Our Past
Class VII Our Past - I
Class VIII Our Past - II and III
Class IX India and the Contemporary World I
Class X India and the Contemporary World II
Class XI Themes In World History
Class XII Themes In World History I
Class XII Themes In World History II
Class XII Themes In World History III

NCERT Books for Geography

Class NCERT Title
Class VI The Earth Our Habitat
Class VII Our Environment
Class VIII Resource and Development
Class IX Contemporary India I
Class X Contemporary India II
Class XI Fundamentals of Physical Geography
Class XI India Physical Environment
Class XII Fundamentals of Human Geography
Class XII India People and Economy
NCERT Books on Indian Society

Class NCERT Title

Class VI Social Science: Social & Political Life I
Class VII Social Science: Social & Political Life II
Class VIII Social Science: Social & Political Life III
Class XI Sociology: Understanding Society
Class XII Indian Society
Class XII Social Change and Development in India
 
GS Paper 2 (Governance, Constitution, Polity,

Social Justice and International relations)

NCERT books for Polity, Governance and Constitution
Class NCERT Title

Class IX Political Science: Democratic Politics Part I

Class X Political Science: Democratic Politics Part II

Class XI Political Science: Indian Constitution at Work

Class XI Political Science: Political Theory

Class XII Political Science I: Contemporary World Politics

Class XII Political Science II: Politics in India Since Independence

Note: Detailed focus should be on Indian Polity and World Polity should be
read later if time permits.

GS Paper 3 (Technology, Economic Development,

Biodiversity, Environment, Security and Disaster

Management)

NCERT Books for Science & Technology

Class NCERT Title

Class VI Science

Class VII Science

Class VIII Science

Class IX Science

Class X Science

Class XI Chemistry: Unit 14 & Biology: Units 4 & 5

Class XII Chemistry: Unit 16 & Biology: Units 8, 9 & 10

NCERT Books for Economic Development

Class NCERT Title

Class IX Economics

Class X Understanding Economic Development

Class XI Indian Economic Development

Class XII Introductory Microeconomics

Class XII Introductory Macroeconomics

NCERT Books for Environment & Ecology 

Class NCERT Title

Class XII Biology: last four Chapters (13 to 16)