List of NCERT & Reference Books for civil services examination, UPSC
Note: Following list is only suggestive and not exhaustive
- NCERT ClassXII – Themes In Indian History – I, II, III
- India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipin Chandra
- Modern India Spectrum
- A Study of Modern Europe and the World (MAINS) – L. N. Mukherjee
- Additional list of important NCERT for UPSC for Reference:
NCERT History Textbooks of old syllabus (1990s):
- Ancient India(class XI) by RS Sharma: This covers the ancient Indian history syllabus completely.
- Medieval India(class IX) by Satish Chandra: This should be enough for Medieval.
- Modern India(class X) by Bipin Chandra:
Geography
- NCERT Class X Standard:
Contemporary India – I
2. Contemporary India – II - NCERT Class XI Standard:
India – Physical Environment
2. Fundamentals of Physical Geography - NCERT Class XII Standard:
India – People & Economy
2. Fundamentals of Human Geography - Certificate Physical and Human Geography (Oxford) – G.C. Leong
- ATLAS – Orient BlackSwan School Atlas OR Oxford School Atlas
Art & Culture :
- NCERT Class XI – An Introduction to Indian Art
- NCERT Class XI – Living Craft Traditions of India (Chapters 9 & 10)
- Indian Art and Culture – Nitin Singhania
Indian Polity :
- NCERT Class XI – Political Science: Indian Constitution at Work
- INDIAN POLITY For Civil Services – M. Laxmikanth
- Our Constitution – Subhash Kashyap
- India’s Foreign Policy – V. P. Dutt
Indian Economy :
- NCERT Class XI – Indian Economic Development
- NCERT Class XII – Introductory Macroeconomics
- Indian Economy for Civil Services – Ramesh Singh
- Economic Survey Of India
Indian Society :
- NCERT Class XI –
Introducing Sociology - NCERT Class XII –
Indian Society
2. Social Change & Development - Indian Society – S.C Dubey
Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude :
- ARC Report – Government of India
- Ethics in Governance – Ramesh Arora
- Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude – G Subba Rao & P N Roy Chowdhury
Environment :
- NCERT Class XII –
Biology [Last 5 chapters only] - Environment by Shankar IAS
CSAT –
- Quantitative Aptitude – R.S Agarwal
- Reasoning – R.S Agarwal
- Highschool Grammar & Comprehension – Pal & Suri / Wren Martin
NewsPapers/Magazine –
- The Hindu
- The Indian Express
- Yojana
- Kurukshetra