If I read only state board (Punjab) books for preparation of IAS instead of NCERT books then is it right path or not ?
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Ncert books are more preferable over any state board books be it Punjab or any other state board books.
So , you should go for NCERT books, also NCERT books are good for basic concepts and they are written in a very simple language, also many questions in UPSC are asked based on ncert , so you should go through NCERT
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
Thank you
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