Hi
Top books which you can follow for UPSC examination preparation are listed below subject wise:-
HISTORY
*NCERT XI (Ancient & Medieval) *NCERT XII (Modern Indian History) *Facets of Indian Culture Spectrum *From Plassey to Partition - A History of Modern India
Indian Art & Culture
*Indian Art & Culture - Nitin Singhania
Polity
*NCERT IX-XII *Indian Polity M Laxmikanth
Geography
*NCERT VI X (Old Syllabus) *NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus) *Certificate Physical Geography G C Leong World Atlas
Economics
NCERT XI *The Indian Economy Sanjiv Verma *Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh *Economic Development & Policies in India Jain & Ohri
Environment
*Class XII Biology (last 5 chapters) *Environment by Shankar IAS Academy
International Relations
*NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics) *Current Affairs ( read newspaper )
To get the complete list of books go through https://competition.careers360.com/articles/books-for-upsc-ias
Also,
As you are preparing for your UPSC civil services examination just after your 12th you must be pursuing your graduation right now as to be eligible for UPSC one needs to be at least a graduate so make a routine or a time table and try to maintain a balance between your studies for graduation and your studies for UPSC preparation and religiously follow it , take short breaks in between your studies.
*Read newspaper daily and keep yourself updated with the current affairs
*Choose your optional subject wisely , choose the subject you have interest in.
*Make short notes for each subject, it will help you in your revisions a lot as syllabus is wide
*Revise :- there's no point of preparing for the exam if you couldn't recall anything in the UPSC Examination so you should stress on revision as well.
*Solve previous year question papers and mock test papers ;- You should solve these , it will give you idea of types of questions asked and their difficulty level and will help you a lot.
*Also work on your communication skills and personality development as it plays an important role in your interview round
For more tips go through
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-upsc-ias
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