UPSC Preparation Books – Best Books for IAS Prelims and Mains

• NCERT 11th Ancient and Medieval
• NCERT 12th Modern Indian History
• Indian Art & Culture by Nitin Singhania
• India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra

• NCERT VI-X Old Syllabus
• NCERT XI, XII New Syllabus
• World Atlas (Orient Black Swan)
• Certificate Physical Geography – G C Leong

• NCERT IX-XII
• Indian Polity – M Laxmikanth
• NCERT XI
• Economic Development & Policies in India – Jain & Ohri

• Indian Economy by Nitin Singhania

• Current Affairs
• NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics)

• Tata McGraw Hill CSAT Manual
• Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R S Aggarwal

• IAS General Studies Prelims Solved Papers by Vishal Publications

History, Indian Heritage & Culture

[GS Paper 1]

• Ancient India by RS Sharma
• India after Independence by Bipan Chandra
• History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra
• Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
• India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra

Geography

[GS Paper 1]

• Geography of India by Majid Husain
• World Atlas (Orient Black Swan)
• Certificate Physical and Human Geography by G C Leong
• World Geography by Majid Husain
• Fundamentals of Physical Geography NCERT Class 11

Polity & International Relations

[GS Paper 2]

• Introduction to the Constitution of India by DD Basu
• Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth
• International Relations: Pushpesh Pant

Economy

[GS Paper 3]

• Environment and Disaster Management by Tata McGraw Hill
• Indian Economy – Nitin Singhania
• Challenges to Internal Security of India by Ashok Kumar

Ethics

[GS Paper 4]

• Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for Civil Services Main Examination by Subba Rao and P.N. Roy Chaudary

• IAS General Studies Prelims Solved Papers – Vishal Publications