Booklist and Resources for UPSC CSE

Points to Remember:
 Syllabus and Previous Year Questions are the primary elements (keep them handy)
 Less is more - Keep your resources relevant and limited.
 First NCERTs, then advanced books and finally value addition stuff.
 Once the resource list is decided, stick to it no matter what.

GS1
History:
 NCERTs (VI-XII) B*
 Freedom Struggle - A Brief History of Modern India by Spectrum ***
 Post-Independence India - Nitin Sangwan Notes
 World History - Vision IAS Notes B*

Art & Culture:

 NCERT XI - An Introduction to Indian Art ***
 Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
 Old NCERT XI - Ancient India by RS Sharma B*
 Old NCERT XI - Medieval India by Satish Chandra B*

Geography:
 NCERTs VI-X and XI-XII ***
 Atlas (Oxford Atlas)
<for concepts>
a. Geography Videos by Ms. Rajtanil (available on Mrunal)
b. Certificate Physical and Human Geography by GC Leong
c. PMF IAS

Remaining Topics:
(Covered from Vision IAS Current Affairs material and Test Series)
 Indian Society and Diversity of India
 Women, Population, Urbanization, Poverty and Development Issues
 Effects of globalization on Indian Society
 Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism & Secularism

GS2
Constitution & Polity:
 NCERTs (VI-XII) B*
 Indian Polity by Laxmikanth ***
 Current Affairs - Editorials, Vision IAS material, PIB and PRS ***
 2nd ARC 6th Report - Local Governance
 Vision IAS Notes for topics like Pressure Group, NGOs B*

Governance:
 2nd ARC Reports - 1st, 4th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th ***
 Vision IAS Notes
 Current Affairs - Editorials, Vision IAS material, PRS and PIB
Social Justice:
{Covered from:
1. Current Affairs: Editorials, Vision IAS material, PIB
2. NITI Aayog's 3 Year Action Agenda
3. Budget and Economic Survey (summaries)}
 Government policies and interventions
 Welfare schemes and bodies constituted for vulnerable sections
 Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources
 Issues relating to poverty and hunger

International Relations:
 Vision IAS Current Affairs material ***
 Editorials
 Ministry of External Affairs website

GS3
Economy:
 NCERTs IX-XII ***
 Indian Economy by Sanjeev Verma
 Current Affairs - Editorials, Vision IAS material, PIB ***
 Budget and Economic Survey (summaries) ***
 Online websites like Investopedia and Arthapedia <for concepts>

Environment:
 NCERT XII Bio Ch. 13-16 ***
 Shankar IAS Environment B*
 Current Affairs - Editorials, Vision IAS material, PIB ***
 PMF IAS <for concepts>

Internal Security:
 Internal Security and Disaster Management by Ashok Kumar and Vipul
 Current Affairs - Editorials, Vision IAS material

Disaster Management:
 2nd ARC 3rd Report - Crisis Management ***
 NDMA Guidelines (available online) ***
 Current Affairs - Vision IAS material

Science and Technology:

 Vision IAS Current Affairs material (only the most important topics)
 Editorials

GS4
Ethics:
 2nd ARC 4th Report - Ethics in Governance ***
 2nd ARC 12th Report - Citizen Centric Administration
 Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude by Chronicle/DK Balaji

Whenever in need…
 Google
 Newspapers, PIB, PRS
  Unacademy
 Insights on India
 Mrunal.org
 ClearIAS
 PMF IAS, Investopedia, Arthapedia
 YouTube

Prelims
 Basic books remain the same
 Vision IAS PT 365
 Any Compilation on Government Schemes
 Previous Years' Papers
 CSAT