UPSC Best Books

Hi I would like to have the lists of the essential books which are required for preparation of the Civil Service Examination held by UPSC?

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The list of the books which are required for preparation of the Civil Service Examination held by UPSC are as listed below:

Essential IAS Books for UPSC Prelims

History Of Modern India – Bipan Chandra. (History)

India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra. (History)

India’s Ancient Past – R.S. Sharma. (History)

History Of Medieval India – Satish Chandra. (History)

The Wonder That Was India – A.L. Bhasham. (Culture)

Indian Art and Culture – Nitin Singhania. (Culture)

Geography of India – Majid Husain. (Geography)

Oxford School Atlas – Oxford. (Geography)

Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong. (Geography)

Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations – M. Laxmikanth. (Polity)

Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh. (Economy)

Economic Survey. (Economy)

Science and Technology in India – TMH. (Science and Technology)

Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure – Rajagopalan. (Environment)

Environment for Civil Services Prelims and Mains – Khuller. (Environment)

India Year Book (Current Affairs)

Manorama Yearbook. (Current Affairs)

CSAT Paper – 2 Manual by TMH or CSAT-II – Arihant (CSAT – Paper 2)
Analytical Reasoning – M. K. Pandey (CSAT – Paper 2: Analytical Reasoning)

Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R. S.Aggarwal (CSAT Paper 2: Reasoning)

Additional IAS Books for UPSC Mains

Contemporay Essays by Ramesh Singh OR 151 ESSAYS For UPSC Mains (Essay Paper)

India After Gandhi – Ramchandra Guha (History – GS1)

Norman Lowe OR History of Modern World – Jain and Mathur (World History – GS1)

Social Problems In India – Ram Ahuja. (Indian Society – GS1)

IAS Mains General Studies Paper 2 (Arihant Manual – GS2)

Governance in India for CSE. (Governance – GS2)

Pax Indica – Shashi Tharoor. (Foreign Policy – GS2)

India and the World by Surendra Kumar. (Foreign Policy – GS2)

IAS Mains General Studies – GS3. (Arihant Manual – GS3)

India’s National Security: A Reader. (Internal Security – GS3)

Challenges to Internal Security of India. (Internal Security – GS3)

Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude. ( Ethics – GS4)

IAS Mains General Studies – Ethics. ( Arihant Manual – GS4)