GS-1

BASIC STANDARD VALUE ADDED

SUBJECT/ TOPIC MATERIALS MATERIAL MATERIALS
CURRENT AFFAIRS
INDIAN HISTORY
The Hindu (relate with
Class - XI Fine arts – Nitin Singhania Art & topics), VISION IAS –
ART& CULTURE
Art & Culture Book Culture Book (Practice monthly current affair
diagrams of temples - & mains 365, GK
1st chapter is important) Today,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
- WEBSITES
ANCIENT Old NCERT class XI- IAS Baba tlp, Murnal’s
by R.S. Sharma website, Drishti etc.
(Stick with syllabus) NOTE
PYQ*, Emphasis on
MEDIVAL Old NCERT class VII- diagrams, facts &
by Romila Thapur names, Modern
History- make notes on
MORDERN Old NCERT class VIII- Spectrum – old edition the basis of
by Arjun Dev introduction, body &
conclusion for each
POST Nitin Sangwan topic given in the index
INDEPENDENCE Notes/Vision IAS of spectrum book.
Notes

WORLD HISTORY Forum IAS Notes

Indian society Class Vision IAS value added CA*,
INDIAN SOCIETY XII material PYQ*
Social Changes & Economic & political
Development weekly website
NCERT Class XI&XII
GEOGRAPHY Fundamentals of Oxford student Atlas - CA*,
physical geography- India PYQ*,
class XI NCERT Orient blackswan PMF IAS,-
(skip land forms and school atlas – world (Pmfias.com for notes
reforms chapter) G.C. Leong – CH 14- and conceptual clarity,
Human geography 25*,12, 3,1,2,11 Diagrams)
class XI NCERT – CH For static issues
Forum IAS-CGP Book
5,6,7,8,9 Murnal Website -
on location of
MS.Rajtanil videos,
India physical industries
Amitsengupta videos,
environment – class
XII NCERT
India a general
geography old NCERT
– CH 1-5*
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BASIC STANDARD VALUE ADDED
SUBJECT/ TOPIC MATERIALS MATERIAL MATERIALS
POLITY CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Hindu (relate with
INDIAN Indian Constitution at topics), VISION IAS –
CONSTITUTION & Work Class – XI Laxmikanth monthly current affair
INDIAN POLITY Political Theory Class notes of vision & mains 365
Class - XI REFRENCES
ARC’s-
GOVERNANCE Niti aayog- 1,4*,5,6,10,12,14*
WEBSITES
recommendations
PRS, PIB,
Vajiram & ravi -
Vikaspedia.in website,
governance
Insights India- insights
2nd ARC
on yojana
NOTE
Watch Rajya Sabha tv
– Pradhan mantri,
constitution series

SOCIAL JUSTICE Vajiram & ravi – social NITI Aayog’s Three

justice Year Action Agenda
(on topics like health,
education, their
recommendations)
CA, PRS

INTERNATIONAL Vajiram & ravi – CA*, ministry of

AFFAIRS International relations external affairs,
Rajyasabha TV
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BASIC STANDARD VALUE ADDED

SUBJECT/ TOPIC MATERIALS MATERIAL MATERIALS
INDIAN ECONOMY NCERTS - CA*,
Indian economic Compilation of that RSTV, PIB,
development* years economic survey India Year Book,
Macro Economics* & Budget Murnals’ videos
Micro Economics Sriram ias notes (conceptual clarity),
NITI Aayog’s Three Investopedia and
Year Action Agenda- arthpedia, Yojana,
first 2 parts PYQ
Vision IAS value Dristi ias
added material - notes Insights ias

ENVIRONMENT & Shankar IAS Book CA*, PMF IAS,

BIODIVERSITY Gk today

AGRICULTURE &
FOOD INDUSTRY
DISASTER 2nd ARC- 3rd Report – CA, vision hangouts on
MANAGEMENT Disaster Management* disaster management
NDMA Guidelines

INTERNAL vision IAS Material CA, MEA, (aspects of

SECURITY new defence system,
schemes related
Maoists, international
conventions and bodies
are important)

SCIENCE & TECH CA *

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SUBJECT/ TOPIC STANDARD MATERIAL

 Lexicon
ETHICS
 Arihant Publication - IAS Mains Paper 4
Ethics
 Vajiram and Ravi – GS- Ethics

 2nd ARC 4th - Report

PRELIMS

GENRAL STUDIES
TOPIC STANDARD MATERIAL
INDIAN HISTORY
 Class - XI Fine arts – Art & Culture Book
ART& CULTURE
 Nitin Singhania Art & Culture Book
(Practice diagrams of temples - 1st chapter is
important)
 Old NCERT class XI- by R.S. Sharma
ANCIENT
(Stick with syllabus)

MEDIVAL  Old NCERT class VII- by Romila Thapur

MORDERN  Spectrum – old edition

GEOGRAPHY  Fundamentals of physical geography- class

XI NCERT
(skip land forms and reforms chapter)
 Human geography class XI NCERT – CH
5,6,7,8,9
 India physical environment – class XII
NCERT
 India a general geography old NCERT – CH
1-5*
 G.C. Leong – CH 14-25*,11,12,1,2,3
 Orient black swan student atlas – India

POLITY  Laxmikanth

ENVIRONMENT & BIODIVERSITY  Shankar IAS Book (stick with the syllabus) -
CH-1,2,4,8,9,11,15,17,21,23*,28
APPENDIX – Tiger Reserves, world
heritage sites, list of India’s biosphere in
UNESCO

INDIAN ECONOMY  Indian economic development

 Macro Economics (start from 2nd chapter)
 GS SCORE – Budget Survey
 Vision IAS – Economic Survey
 Sriram IAS - notes

CURRENT AFFAIRS  Vision IAS - Monthly Compilation (online)

 Vision IAS – pt 365
 Shankar IAS – Parliament schemes
 The hindu
CSAT
MATHEMATICS & COMPREHENSIVE  Disha Publications - CSAT Book
ENGLISH
PSIR OPTIONAL
PAPER-1
TOPIC MATERIALS
An Introduction to Political Theory by O.P.
POLITIACAL THEORY Gauba

A History of Political Thought: Plato to Marx

POLITICAL THOUGHT
BL Fadia
INDIAN GOVERNMENT &POLITICS Laxmikanth
India after independence-bipin chandra
INDIAN NATIONALISM & FREEDOM
MOVEMENT
IGNOU MATERAL + SHUBRA MATERIAL

PAPER-2
TOPIC MATERIALS
Comparative politics – JC. Johari + IGNOU
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Global politics by Andrew Hagwood +
THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL IGNOU
RELATIONS
Project Syndigate website
WORLD POLITICS
Ministry of External Affairs +
INDIA & THE WORLD Newspaper
Rethinking India’s foreign policy- Rajiv Sikri
INDIAN FOREIGN POLICY
THE HINDU + INDIAN EXPRESS EDITORIALS + PIB + IGNOU