UPSC /WBCS/OPSC Booklist- Best IAS/WBCS/OAS Books for Civil services exam 2024
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UPSC
Current Affairs:
- Newspapers: Hindu, Business Line, Financial Times, Indian Express (any two)
- Monthly current affairs: IAS Gazette
- IAS GYAN website
- IAS Gazette Magazine
Polity and Governance:
- Aptiplus Academy Study Materials
- NCERTs 9 th, 10 th (for basic understanding)
- Acts/Bills, judgements-PRS website
- Constitution of India at Work (Class XI) NCERT Publication
- Indian Polity by Laxmikant
- Introduction to Indian Constitution – D.D.Basu
- From Government to Governance by Kuldeep Mathur
- Ethics in Governance, ARC Report
- NITI Aayog reports, Government reports
- Governance in India by M.Karthikeyan
Developmental Issues:
- Human Development Report & World Development Report
- Panchayati Raj in India by Kuldeep Mathur
History:
- Aptiplus Academy Study Material
- Ancient History of India: Old NCERT by RS Sharma/ TN class 11 th book
- Medieval History of India: Old NCERT by Satish Chandra/ TN class 11 th book
- Modern History
- NCERTs
- Plassey to Partition Book
- Spectrum
- India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra (Selective Reading)
- Indian Art and Culture
- An Introduction to Indian Art – Class XI NCERT
- Chapters related to culture in Ancient and Medieval India NCERTs
- Centre for Cultural Resource and Training (CCRT) material
- Heritage Crafts: Living Craft Traditions of India -NCERT
Environment and Biodiversity:
- Aptiplus Academy Study Material
- Biology 12 th NCERT last 4 chapters
Geography:
- Aptiplus Academy Study Material
- Fundamentals of Physical Geography XI NCERT
- India: Physical Environment XI NCERT
- Fundamentals of Human Geography XII NCERT
- India: People and Economy XII NCERT
- Certificate Physical and Human Geography: GC Leong
- OXFORD Atlas
Economy and Agriculture:
- Aptiplus Academy Study Material
- Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
- Microeconomics, Macroeconomics – NCERT Class XI, XII
- Indian Economic Development – NCERT Class XI
- Indian Economy by Sanjiv Verma
- Economics Dictionary published by Collins & Penguin
Science and technology:
- Aptiplus Academy Study Material
- NCERT- Class 6th to 10 th
- NCERT – Biology – 11th (Unit IV & V only – read basic concepts not technical details)
- NCERT Biology – 12th (Chapters 4, 5 and rest from 7 to 16)
- NCERT – Biology – 12th (OLD) – Chapter 9 onwards
- NCERT – Physics – 11th (Chap 1,5 & 8) and 12th (Chap 15 only)
- NCERT – Chemistry – 11th (Chap 1 & 14 only) and 12th (Chap 14 & 16 only)
Paper-I
Essay:
- Aptiplus Academy Study Material
PaperII, General Studies 1:
History:
- Ancient History of India: Old NCERT by RS Sharma/ TN class 11th book
- Medieval History of India: Old NCERT by Satish Chandra/ TN class 11th book
- Modern History
- NCERTs
- Plassey to Partition Book
- Spectrum
- India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra (Selective Reading)
- Indian Art and Culture
- An Introduction to Indian Art – Class XI NCERT
- Chapters related to culture in Ancient and Medieval India NCERTs
- Centre for Cultural Resource and Training (CCRT) material
- Heritage Crafts: Living Craft Traditions of India -NCERT
- Nitin Singhania book (optional)
Society:
- XI, XII Standard NCERT on Indian Society
- Social Problems In India by Ram Ahuja
World history:
- The Story of Civilization, Part 2 by Arjun Dev, NCERT
- Contemporary World History for class XII (Old NCERT Book)
- Mastering Modern World History by Norman Lowe
Geography:
- Fundamentals of Physical Geography XI NCERT
- India: Physical Environment XI NCERT
- Fundamentals of Human Geography XII NCERT
- India: People and Economy XII NCERT
- Certificate Physical and Human Geography: GC Leong
- OXFORD Atlas
Paper-III, General Studies 2:
Polity, Governance and Social Justice
Current Affairs:
- Newspapers: Hindu, Business Line, Financial Times, Indian Express (any two)
- Monthly current affairs: IAS Gazette
- IAS GYAN website
Polity and Governance:
- NCERTs 9 th , 10 th (for basic understanding)
- Acts/Bills, judgements-PRS website
- Constitution of India at Work (Class XI) NCERT Publication
- Indian Polity by Laxmikant
- Introduction to Indian Constitution – D.D.Basu
- From Government to Governance by Kuldeep Mathur
- Ethics in Governance, ARC Report
- NITI Aayog reports, Government reports
- Governance in India by M.Karthikeyan
Developmental Issues:
- Human Development Report & World Development Report
- Panchayati Raj in India by Kuldeep Mathur
IR:
- Aptiplus Academy Study Material
- International Relations – by Pavneet Singh
Paper-IV, General Studies 3:
Economy, Indian Agriculture, Land reforms, PDS, Food Processing, LPG, Infrastructure, Security,
Disaster Management, Environment and Ecology, Science & Tech
Economy and agriculture:
- Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
- Microeconomics, Macroeconomics – NCERT Class XI, XII
- Indian Economic Development – NCERT Class XI
- Indian Economy by Sanjiv Verma
- Economics Dictionary published by Collins & Penguin
Science and Technology:
- NCERT- Class 6th to 10 th
- NCERT – Biology – 11th (Unit IV & V only – read basic concepts not technical details)
- NCERT Biology – 12th (Chapters 4, 5 and rest from 7 to 16)
- NCERT – Biology – 12th (OLD) – Chapter 9 onwards
- NCERT – Physics – 11th (Chap 1,5 & 8) and 12th (Chap 15 only)
- NCERT – Chemistry – 11th (Chap 1 & 14 only) and 12th (Chap 14 & 16 only)
Environment and biodiversity:
Biology 12 th NCERT last 4 chapters
Security Issues:
India’s Security in a Turbulent World by Jasjit Singh, published by National Book Trust
of India
Current Affairs:
- Newspapers: Hindu, Business Line, Financial Times, Indian Express (any two)
- Monthly current affairs: IAS Gazette
- IAS GYAN website
- Down to earth, science reporter
Paper V GS Paper 4:
Ethics
- Aptiplus Academy Study Material
- Ethics in Governance, ARC Report
- Lexicon by Chronicle Publications
- The Book on Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude published by Access Publication
WBCS
General Science:
- LUCENT General Science and Lucent’s GK, NCERTs
History and Indian National Movement:
- Spectrum, Bipin Chandra
Geography:
- G.C. Leong
Polity and Economy:
- Laxmikanth (Polity), Ramesh Singh (Economy)
Current Affairs :
- Newspaper-Hindu/Indian Express,
- Monthly current affairs: WBCS Gazette
West Bengal GK:
- WBCS GS Manual by Nitin Singhania
Paper 1: Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali/ Santali
Paper 3: General Studies- I
Paper 2: English, S.P. Bakshi, NCERT Books
History:
- state board textbook or Magbook India History
Geography:
- Majid Hussain or Orient Longman
Paper 4 : General Studies- II
Science:
- Lucent’s GK
- NCERTs
Paper 5: Indian Constitution & Indian Economy
Polity:
- M. Laxmikant (Polity)
Economics:
- NCERT
- Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
Paper 6: Arithmetic & Test of Reasoning
- Arithmetic Subjective And Objective For Competitive Examinations By R.S. Aggarwal
OPSC
Geography
- ODISHA GEOGRAPHY by G. C. ROY
History
- ODISHA HISTORY by HARIHARA PANDA
Economy
- ODISHA ECONOMY by R. K. PATY & K. K. PANI
Government and politics
- Odisha Government and politics by Dasarathi Bhuyan
GENERAL STUDIES
- Â GENERAL STUDIES FOR OPSC OCS PRELIMS 2023-24 by APTI PLUS
GENERAL STUDIES
- GENERAL STUDIES by APTI PLUS
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