Books List for IAS General Studies

HISTORY

1. NCERT- Ancient XI, Medieval VII(by Romila Thapar) & Modern India XII.
2. Bipan Chandra
3. India’s Struggle for Independence(by Bipan Chandra)
4. NCERT-Modern India.
5. Yashpal and Grover-Modern India.
6. Indian culture by spectrum.
7. Bipan Chandra
8. Shekhar Bandhopadhay-from Plassey to Partition
9. India Since Independence
10. NIOS Culture Book
11. Indian Culture by Spectrum
12. World History-NCERT (by Arjun Dev) Class IX & X
13. World History – NERT Class-XII
    

    GEOGRAPHY(For Prelims-cum-Mains)

    • Goh cheng leong
    • NCERT Geography- class XI and XII
    • Any atlas of latest edition.
    • Following chapters from India:- Land and the people, energy, transport, industry etc.
    • Following chapters of Economic Survey:- Industry, communication , climate change.
    • Forest Survey Reports
    • The Hidu Paper, Times of India, Live Mint
    • The Hindu.
    • VVR Study Materials with Current Updated Information

1. INDIAN POLITY & Governance(For Prelims-cum-Mains)

   • NCERT Indian Constitution at Work Class XI
   • Laxmikant
   • D.D.Basu
   • Yojna
   • Kuru Shetra
   • PRS Legislative, MHA Websites
   • The Hindu, Economic and Political Weekly(EPW), Indian Express and Front Line
   • Second ARC Report: Ist, 2nd,4th, 6th, 11th and 12th
   • Laxmikant’s Book Governance(Selected Topic Only)
   • PRI-Panchayati Raj Information From Website
   • VVR Study Materials with Current Updated Information

2. ECONOMY
   (For Prelims-cum-Mains) 

   1. NCRT Class XIth & XIIth.
   2. Mishra & Puri
   3. Hindu, Buisiness Times
   4. Eco Survey
   5. Economic & Political Weekly. (EPW), Live Mint
   6. VVR Study Materials with Current Updated Information

3. Ecology & Environment Climate change and Biodiversity

   1. ICSE Books Class IXth & Xth.
   2. NCERT Class 12 th Class 13,14,15, & 16
   3. Forest Survey Reports
   4. Website of Ministry of MOEf.nic.in.
   5. •The Hindu Times of India and live limit
   6. VVR Study Materials with Current Updated Information

4. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
   (For Prelims-cum-Mains) 

   • NCERT Books for Science Class VIII, IX, X and also XI & XII for selected topics
   • Science Reporters
   • Spectrum – Science Tech.
   • Hindu (focus on science Edition)
   • Frontline
   • AIR (Current Affairs)
   • VVR Study Materials with Current Updated Information

5. International Relations-IR

   1. IDSA
   2. Rajiv Sikri India Foreign Policy Book
   3. GOI Cornered
   4. Concerned Gov. of India Websites
   5. Hidu, Yojana, Live mint and Indian Express
   6. Idsa Websites
   7. VVR Study Materials with Current Updated Information

6. Internal Security

   1. VVR Study Materials with Current Updated Information
   2. Hidu, Yojana, Live mint and Indian Express
   3. MHA Website
   4. Yojana, Front Line
   5. IDSA Website
   6. VVR Study Materials with Current Updated Information

7. Disaster Management

   1. 2nd ARC 3rd Report
   2. MHA Website, Ministry of Earth Sciences Website
   3. GoI Reports
   4. VVR Study Materials with Current Updated Information