List of Suggested Reference Material
Newspapers
- One National Newspaper- Hindu, Tribune, Indian Express etc
- One State newspaper- Ajit, Tribune (Punjab), Dainik Bhaskar(Haryana), Amar Ujala, Divya Himachal ( Himachal Pradesh)
Magazines
- Yojna, Kurukshetra (Recommended both)
- And one out of Chronicles, Pratiyogita Darpan, Civil Services times etc
- Punjab
- Axiom Updates – Tits Bits
- Himachal Pradesh
- Himachal Competition Focus- Sarla Publications
- Haryana
Websites:
Press India Bureau Sites
Government of the State Sites
TV Shows
Watching Doordarshan, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha recommended
Pradhanmantri , Savidhan Series
Recommended Books- UPCS and PCS
| GS Syllabus and Topics |
Books/Study material |
| Ancient History |
· A History of Ancient and Early Medieval (Choose 1 of these)
· India’s Ancient Past New (its also Called Old NCERT) (Must have book) |
| Medieval History |
· History Of Medieval India (its also Called Old NCERT)
· NCERT New |
| Modern History |
· From Plassey to Partition : A History of Modern India OR
· History of Modern India – Bipin Chandra (it is also Called Old NCERT) OR
· History of Modern India – Spectrum (Very Brief one) (Must have book) |
| World History |
· World History – Arjun Dev (Old NCERT) OR
· World History – Norman Lowe OR
· World History – Norman Lowe (Brief Edition) |
| Society |
· Social Problems In India – Ram Ahuja
· NCERT 11th & 12th Sociology,
· Internet, Current
· IGNOU |
| Culture |
· Indian Art & Culture – Nitin Singhania OR (Must have book)
· Facets of Indian Culture – Spectrum / Here
· NCERT 11th & 12th
· NIOS/IGNOU Study material on Indian Culture and Heritage |
| Indian Freedom Struggle |
· India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipin Chandra (Must have book) |
| Geography |
· Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong( Physical Geography) Important Book
· India: A Comprehensive Geography – D.R.Khullar / Geography of India – Majid Husain /
(Indian Geography) (Choose one) (Must have book)
· World Geogarphy – Majid Hussain (World Geography)
· The Orient BlackSwan School Atlas / Here / Oxford School Atlas by Oxford University Press (Choose one Atlas) (Must have book)
· NCERT class 6th to 10th social science/ or ICSE Board Books 7th to 10th
· NCERT Geography class 11th, 12th( Very Important and Needed)
· NOS Study material on Geography [ if Available] |
| Indian Polity |
· Indian Polity – M. Laxmikanth Must have book)
· Introduction to the Constitution of India – DD Basu
· NCERT/NIOS of Class 6th-10th Social Science
· NCERT/NIOS of Class 11th-12th Political Science |
| Ethics |
· Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude – M Karthikeyan OR
· Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude – S. Rao & Roy chowdhury OR
· Lexicon For Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude (Choose any 2 of these)
· IGNOU Notes |
| Economic & Social Development |
· Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh (Must have book)
· The Indian Economy – Sanjiv Verma
· Economic Survey (Economy) Very Important
· Yojna & Kurukshetra
· NIOS/IGNOU Study material for Economy [If available]
· NCERT 10th 11th, 12th Economics
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| International Relations |
· Challenge and Strategy: Rethinking India’s Foreign Policy – Rajeev Sikri
· Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century – Shashi Tharoor
· Current Affairs, Newspaper, Internet |
| Environment & Biodiversity |
· Environment – Shankar IAS (Choose any 1 of these) (Must have book)
· Environment for Civil Services – D R Khullar , J A C S Rao
· Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure – Rajagopalan
· Ecology And Environment – P.D Sharma / Here (Environment) Excellent Book
· Environment & Ecology – Biodiversity, Climate Change and Disaster Management – Majid Hussain (Environment)
· Tata MacGrawHill General Studies Manual : English / Hindi (Must have book)
· IGNOU/NIOS Books Related Environment (if Available)
· Internet |
| General Science |
· Science and Technology for UPSC by Tata Macgraw Hill
· Tata MacGrawHill General Studies Manual : English / Hindi (Must have book)
· Developments in Science And Technology – Spectrum
· Science & Technology – Ashok Singh
· NCERT/NIOS of Class 9th, 10th, 12th Science
· For Latest technology related News read Magazines/Newspaper, Internet |
| Current Affairs |
· India Yearbook 2016 / Bharat 2016 (Current Affairs)
· Newspapers : The Hindu, The Indian Express, Frontline |
| Misc. |
· Tata MacGrawHill General Studies Manual: English / Hindi |
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Punjab
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- Sada Punjab
- Rangla Punjab
- Arihant – Punjab Know your state
- Economy Of Punjab – H S Mavi
- Spectrums Statistics
- Compulsory English
- Lahzmi Punjabi
- MBD Guide Punjabi- BA 1st year
- Government of Punjab Website
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Himachal Pradesh
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Haryana
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- Arihant – Haryana
- Compulsory English
- Hindi- Raghav Prakash
- Government of Haryana Website
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