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Which books to refer for preparing IAS Exam?


Rahul Jha 22nd Apr, 2019
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Nandhini Student Expert 22nd Apr, 2019

Hello Rahul,Greetings from Careers360.com!

First of all, begin with the NCERT's. They form the building blocks for your preparation. Then go for the standard books like Indian Polity by Laxmikanth, History of indaian independence by Bipin Chandra ,Shankar Ias-Environment book. At the end of the day, whichever you buy it must satisfy the syllabus of the exam and cater to its needs. Also it is important to practise by taking mock tests too.

Hope this helped.All the best!

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22nd Apr, 2019
Hi Nandhini, thanks for your response, can you please check aboove two links for me. And tell me which link I should follow. https://upscbuddy.com/upsc-books/ https://www.clearias.com/ias-books/ 
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Student Expert 22nd Apr, 2019
Hello Rahul,Yes , I did go through both the sites! and I feel that clearias is good. But for your kind reference, please do not buy all those books and you need not.For example, take geography-they have mentioned all the available books. But I recommend you G.C.Leong's and Oxford atlas alone. You can supplement the others with current affairs and mock tests.Second Environment- It is enough if you go through Shankar Ias book alone. Need not go for all the three.Then coming to polity, Indian Polity (5th edition prefered) by M.Laxmikanth is alone enough. You may suppement it with The Indian constitution but you need not study the entire book.Hope you understood. Thank you!
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