UPSC Books - Best IAS Books For UPSC Civil Services Exam 2022


UPSC booklist for prelims

History
  1. NCERT XI (Ancient & Medieval)
  2. NCERT XII (Modern Indian History)
  3. Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
  4. India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra

Geography
  1. Certificate Physical Geography – G C Leong
  2. NCERT VI – X (Old Syllabus)
  3. NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus)
  4. World Atlas (Orient Black Swan)

Indian polity
  1. Indian Polity – M Laxmikanth
  2. NCERT IX-XII

Economics
  1. Indian Economy by Nitin Singhania
  2. Economic Development & Policies in India – Jain & Ohri
  3. NCERT XI

International relations
  1. NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics)
  2. Current Affairs

CSAT
  1. Tata McGraw Hill CSAT Manual
  2. Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R S Aggarwal

Solved papers
  1. IAS General Studies Prelims Solved Papers – Vishal Publications

 

UPSC booklist for mains exam

History, Indian Heritage & Culture

GS PAPER 1
  1. Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
  2. India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra
  3. India after Independence by Bipan Chandra
  4. History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra
  5. Ancient India by R.S Sharma

Geography

GS PAPER 1
  1. Geography of India by Majid Husain
  2. World Geography by Majid Husain
  3. World Atlas (Orient Black Swan)
  4. Certificate Physical and Human Geography – G C Leong
  5. Fundamentals of Physical Geography NCERT Class 11

Polity & International Relations

GS PAPER 2
  1. Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth
  2. Introduction to the Constitution of India by DD Basu
  3. International Relations: Pushpesh Pant

Economy

GS PAPER 3
  1. Indian Economy – Nitin Singhania
  2. Environment and Disaster Management – Tata McGraw Hill
  3. Challenges to Internal Security of India – Ashok Kumar

Ethics

GS PAPER 4
  1. Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for Civil Services Main Examination by Subba Rao and P.N. Roy Chaudary

Solved papers
  1. IAS General Studies Prelims Solved Papers – Vishal Publications