Reference Books for IAS Prelims and Mains
 

Hi I would like to know the for IAS Prelims and Mains for reference purpose as I plan to appear for the examination?

Re: Reference Books for IAS Prelims and Mains
 

The Books you can refer to for for IAS Prelims and Mainsare mentioned below:

For General Studies

1. History (Indian History and Indian National Movement)

NCERT books IX, X, XI, XII

Modern India by Bipin Chandra

History of Modern India by A.C Banerjee

2. Geography (Indian and World Geography)

NCERT books IX, X, XI, XII

General Principals of World Geography by Charles Farro

School Atlas

Certificate Course in Geography by Goh Cheng Leong

3. Economics (Indian Economics and Economic Theory)

An Evolution of Indian Economy by I.C. Dhingra

Economic Survey of India by Govt. of India

Economic Dictionary by Penguin

Indian Economy by Dutta and Sundara

Indian Economy by Mishra and Puri

Economic Dictionary by Collins

4. Polity (Indian Constitution)

An Introduction to the Constitution of India by D.D. Basu

Our Constitution by Dr. Subhash Kashyap

5. General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)

NCERT books IX, X

Anatomy & Physiology by Evelyn Pearce

6. Environment (Ecology, Bio-diversity, Climate Change)

Biology and Geography NCERT Books plus current events on Environmental Issues

7. Current Affairs

Hindu and Economic Times Newspapers

Frontline, Political & Economic Weeks Periodicals

India Year book



For Aptitude


1. Numeracy

NCERT Mathematics VII, IX, X

2. Data Interpretation

Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency by Tyra and Kundan

3. English Comprehension and Communication

Objective General English by R.S. Agarwal

4. Logical Reasoning

A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Agarwal

A new Approach to Reasoning by Sijwali and Sijwali