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Books list for study IAS Prelims Exam
1 NCERT Books (National Council of Educational Research and Training)
a. Indian History - Ancient India, Medieval India and modern
India (+1, +2)
- (Additional: Modern India - Spectrum
u!lications"+#)
!. Indian $eo%rap&y - Indian $eo%rap&y.
- rinciples o' $eo%rap&y.
- Human and (conomic $eo%rap&y.
c. Science - Science and )ec&nolo%y * (standard " + 1,)
2. Indian $o*ity 4constitution5
a. Indian polity - !y -a.mi/ant& ()MH pu!lications) (or) 0i1ard
$uide 'or Indian olity
- 2e'erence
1. Introduction to constitution o' India * 3.3. 4asu
2. Indian 5onstitution * .6. 4a/s&i7ylee
". Indian 6conomy - a. ratiyo%ita 3arpan (-atest (dition)
- !. (conomic survey (-atest (dition)
%. 78 9oo:s - a. Manorama 8ear 4oo/ (-atest (dition)
- !. India 8ear 4oo/ * -atest (dition (u!lication
3ivision)

#. Maga;ines - a. 9rontline (9or Mains + Intervie:)
- !. 5ivil Service )imes 75ompetition
0i1ard75ivil Services 5&ronicle7 (Any 1)
- c. 8o;ana <u!lis&ed !y u!lication 3ivision=
. Ne/s <a<ers = Dai*y> - a. )&e Hindu !. (conomic )imes
- c. )&ina Mani ()amil 3aily)
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'. $re*ims 7uide> - a. )ata Mc$ra: Hills >S5 $eneral studies
prelims %uide (-atest (dition)
Ari&ant 4oo/s 5SA) aper 1 and 2
- !. 0i1ard strate%ist 'or $eneral Studies 'or
relims. (-atest (dition)
8. 1ther Sources> - a. 2e%ular :atc&in% o' )? 6e:s (63)?, 445,
566, 33)
- !. 2eadin% %eneral ma%a1ines
India )oday, @utloo/, etc,
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main roads, Anna 6a%ar-!e&ind 6il%iris
GS Syllabus
$a<er I & 02!! mar:s3 Duration+ T/o hours
5urrent events o' national and international importance
History o' India and Indian 6ational Movement
Indian and 0orld $eo%rap&y - &ysical, Social, (conomic %eo%rap&y o' India and t&e 0orld.
Indian olity and $overnance * 5onstitution, olitical System, anc&ayati 2a;, u!lic olicy,
2i%&ts Issues, etc.
(conomic and Social 3evelopment * Sustaina!le 3evelopment, overty, Inclusion,
3emo%rap&ics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
$eneral issues on (nvironmental ecolo%y, 4io-diversity and 5limate 5&an%e - t&at do not reDuire
su!;ect speciali1ation
$eneral Science.
CSAT Syllabus
$a<er II& 02!! mar:s3 Duration+ T/o hours
5ompre&ension
Interpersonal s/ills includin% communication s/ills
-o%ical reasonin% and analytical a!ility
3ecision ma/in% and pro!lem solvin%
$eneral mental a!ility
4asic numeracy (num!ers and t&eir relations, orders o' ma%nitude etc.) (5lass E level).
3ata interpretation (c&arts, %rap&s, ta!les, data su''iciency etc. -5lass E level).
(n%lis& -an%ua%e 5ompre&ension s/ills (5lass E level).

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