Hello Aspirant,

See if you are preparing for IAS examination conducted by UPSC then for it I am enlisting down some books which would help you in your preparation :-

@History

India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra

Facets of Indian Culture – Spectrum

NCERT 11th (Ancient & Medieval)

NCERT 12th (Modern Indian History)

@Geography

Certificate Physical Geography – G C Leong

NCERT 6th to 10th

NCERT 11th and 12th

World Atlas

@Indian Polity

Indian Polity – M Laxmikanth

NCERT 9th to 12th

@Economics

Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

Economic Development & Policies in India – Jain & Ohri

NCERT 11th

@International Relations

NCERT 12th (Contemporary World Politics)

Current Affairs

@CSAT

Tata McGraw Hill CSAT Manual

CSAT – Arihant

Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R S Aggarwal

I hope this information helps you.

Above books are for IAS Prelims and if you want for Mains then please check out the link given below :-

https://competition.careers360.com/articles/books-for-upsc-ias

And if you are seeking books for any other examination conducted by UPSC then please mention it down in the comment box I will help you for it.

Good Luck!!

Hello,

When it comes to study materials for UPSC, it's always recommended to start off with NCERTs as it will help in building the foundation strong, and then move towards the standard books also include newspaper reading on a daily basis, you can get a lot of useful information that will help you in answer writing or even preparation for that matter, for Prelims you can go through the following books:

History ;NCERT Class XI and XII/India's Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra/For Indian Culture, refer art and culture by Nitin Singhania

Geography ;NCERT Class VI to XII/GC Leong's Physical Geography/World Atlas

Economics ;NCERT Class XI/Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

International Relations & Polity ; NCERT XII Political Science with current affairs/Indian Polity by Laxmikanth

CSAT ;Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal/M Tyra's Quicker Maths

In case of Mains , the recommended books are as follows

• GS I - For History , Class XI NCERT book with India's struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra,India after Independence by Bipan Chandra,History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra and in case of Geography refer World Geography and Geography of India by Majid Hussain, GC Leong's Physical and Human Geography with NCERT Class XI book.
• For GS II - Polity and International Relations , refer Indian Polity by Lamikanth,India's Foreign Policy by Rajiv Sikri
• For GS III - For Economics refer Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh, read ARC report along with Economic Survey and Fiscal Budget.
• For GS IV - For Ethics refer  Lexicon by Niraj Kumar, also you can go through study material of IGNOU.

Keep resources limited, revision is the key here, go through previous year paper, and apply mock papers on a regular basis to evaluate your preparation level.