Mains Booklist & Resources
General Studies Paper I
History
Books:
- Old NCERT Ancient India – RS Sharma
- Old NCERT Medieval India – Satish Chandra
- India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra
- India after Independence by Bipan Chandra
- A Brief History of Modern India (Spectrum Pub)
- 12th NCERT- Modern India by Bipin Chandra
Geography
Books:
- Fundamentals of Physical Geography (Class XI)
- Geography: NCERT Class XI – India – Physical Environment
- Geography: NCERT Class XII – Fundamentals of Human Geography
- Geography: NCERT Class XII – India – People and Economy
Art & Culture
Books:
- Art & Culture: NCERT Class XI – An Introduction to Indian Art
- Art & Culture: NCERT Class XII – Living Craft Traditions of India (Chapters 9 & 10)
- Indian Art And Culture by Nitin Singhania
General Studies Paper II
Polity & Governance
Books:
- Indian Constitution at Work (Class XI)
- Political Theory (Class XI)
- Politics in India Since Independence (Class XII)
- NCERT Class XII – Political Science I: Contemporary World Politics
- Governance in India – M. Laxmikanth
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General Studies Paper III
Economy
Books:
- Understanding Economic Development (Class IX)
- Understanding Economic Development (NCERT Class 10th)
- Indian Economic Development (Class XI)
- Intro to Microeconomics & Macroeconomics (Class XII)
- RAMESH SINGH –Indian Economy
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Environment
Books:
- 12th Biology NCERT- Chapter No 13,14,15,16
- 11th Chemistry NCERT - Chapter No 14
- Geography NCERTs - Natural Vegetation and Wildlife Chapters from Std 8-11
- Biology (Class XII - Environment Section)
- Shankar IAS Environment Book (Reference)
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Science & Technology
Books:
- Class XI – Chemistry: Unit 14
- Class XI – Biology: Units 4 & 5
- Class XII – Chemistry: Unit 16
- Class XII – Biology: Units 8, 9 & 10 ce & Technology
- Current affairs: The Hindu S&T Section
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General Studies Paper IV
Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude
Books:
- Ethics in Governance – ARC Report (Selective)
- Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude – Lexicon
- Ethics by Subba Rao
- Case Study Practice PDFs (VisionIAS / ForumIAS)
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