References Books List for UPSC Civil Services Exam Preparation For Prelims and Mains Examination
Ancient India
India’s Ancient Past – R.S. Sharma.
An Introductory Outline – D.N. Jha
Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India – R.S. Sharma.
Material culture & Social Formation in Ancient India – R.S. Sharma
Ancient India Social and Culture – Luniya
Ancient India – L.Mukherjee.
Wonder that was India – A.L. Basham.
An Advanced History of India – R.C. Majumdar, H.C. Raychaudhuri, – Kalikinkar Datta.
History of Ancient and Early Medieval India – Upinder Singh
Ancient India and Indian Archaeology Archaeological Survey of India
Mauryan : Ashoka and the decline of mouryan empire – Romila Thapar
Medieval India
History Of Medieval India – Satish Chandra.
Advanced Study in the History of Medieval India – Volume I, II, III- J.L. Mehta.
Medieval India – Satish Chandra
Wonder that was India – Rizvi.
A Comprehensive History of Medieval India – Salma Ahmed Farooqui
History of Ancient and Early Medieval India – Upinder Singh
Indian Feudalism- R.S. Sharma.
Modern India
History Of Modern India – Bipan Chandra.
India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra.
A Brief History of Modern India – Spectrum
Modern Indian History – Grover & Grover
Modern India – Sumit Sarkar
India After Gandhi: Ramachandra Guha
History of Modern India – A.C.Banerjee
Gandhi Nehru Tagore and Ambedkar – Gopal Krishna
Art and Culture
Indian Art and Culture – Nitin Singhania.
Facets of Indian Culture – Spectrum.
The Wonder That Was India – A.L. Bhasham.
GEOGRAPHY
India – A Comprehensive Geography – Khullar
Geography of India – Majid Husain.
Human Geography – Majid Hussain.
Physical Geography – Savindra Singh.
Intermediate Geography – Suresh Prasad’s
General
Principles of World Geography – Charles Farro
Economic and Commercial Geography of India – Sharma and Cotinho
Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong.
Oxford School Atlas – Oxford.
Census Report, 2011.
India Year Book
NCERT – from 6th to 12th class.
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
Environment and Ecology – Majid Hussain
Environmental Ecology Biodiversity & Climate Change – Pratiyogita Darpan
Environmental Studies from Crisis to Cure 2nd Edition – R.Rajagoplan
Environmental Studies – Benny Joseph
Environment and Ecology – Arihant Publication.
UGC NET/SET Environmental Sciences Guide – R. Gupta
Textbook of Environmental Studies for Undergraduate Courses – Erach Bharucha
Objective Environmental Sciences – B. B. Singh
Down to earth
Yojana and Kurukshetra
Reports published by Centre for Science and Environment and Tata Energy Research Institute.
INDIAN POLITY
Our Constitution – Subhash C. Kashyap
Bhartiya Rajya Vyavastha – N.L. Madan
Constitution of India- V.N. Shukla
Indian Administration – S.R.Maheshwari
Indian Constitution – D.D. Basu
Indian Constitution – P.M. Bakshi
Our Legislation – Subhash Kashyap
2nd ARC report
Playlists of Loksabha and Rajyasabha channels, 7 RCR.
Yojana
NCERT books from Std VI-XI.
Supplement with the youtube videos esp series Pradhanmantri.
SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
Science and Technology in India – Kalpana Rajaram
General Science – S.A.Majid
Anatomy and Physiology – Evelyn Pearce
Science Reporter
A.B.C. of Science – Holy faith
The Human Machine – N.B.T.
Annual Report Ministry of Science and Technology
INDIAN ECONOMY
Evolution of Indian Economy – I C Dhingra.
Indian Economy – Mishra and Puri.
Economic Survey – Dutt and Sundaram.
Indian Economy – Uma Kapila.
The Government documents on Five Year Plan and Economic
Survey.
Economic survey.
India Year Book: Agriculture: Food & Civil Supplies, Health
& Family Welfare, Planning, Welfare, Rural & Urban Development.
Pratiyogita Darpan Economy Special Issue
NCERT Books.
The Indian Express
Yojana.
FOREIGN POLICY
Pax Indica : India and the World – Shashi Tharoor.
India and the World – Surendra Kumar.
Yojana, Kurukshtetra.
The Indian Express
The Hindu
INTERNAL SECURITY
India’s National Security: A Reader.
Challenges to Internal Security of India.
