IMPORTANT BOOKS TO READ FOR PREPARATION TO CIVIL SERVICES

REFERENCE BOOKS FOR GENERAL STUDIES

I. INDIAN ECONOMY:
1. Economic Development of India NCERT XI standard
2. Indian Economy Mishra and !ri or D!tt and "!ndaram
#. Indian Economy $ Dhar
%. Economics "am!el "on
&. India 'ear (oo) * Economic "!rvey +,overnment !-..
/. 0or the c!rrent aspects of Indian economy st!dents have to depend on ne1s papers
and periodicals.
II. INDIAN POLITY:
1. 2!r Constit!tion "!-hash $ashyap
2. 2!r arliament 3 "!-hash $ashyap
#. 4n Introd!ction to Indian Constit!tion DD (as!
%. erspectives on Indian Constit!tion "!-ash $ashyap
III INDIAN HISTORY:
1. NCERT 5istory -oo)s for Classes XI * XII
2. 0reedom "tr!66le (ipan Chandra +N(T !-lication.
#. India7s "tr!66le for Independence (ipan Chandra and 2thers
%. The ,a8etteer of India9 :ol!me 2; 5istory and C!lt!re
&. Indian 5istory for ,eneral "t!dies $ $rishna Reddy +<i8ard !-..
I:. GENERAL SCIENCE:
1. NCERT (oo)s on (iolo6y9 hysics and Chemistry9 "tandard IX * X
2. 4natomy * hysiolo6y for N!rses Co!rses Evelyn earce
#. $no1 'o!r (ody Reader=s Di6est
%. 0or c!rrent " * T iss!es9 latest Ma6a8ines and Ne1s apers can -e referred.
:. INDIAN GEOGRAPHY:
1. NCERT ,eo6raphy -oo)s for Classes XI * XII
2. Indian ,eo6raphy
#. rinciples of ,eo6raphy
%. <orld ,eo6raphy
&. 4tlas of <orld and India.
:I. MENTAL ABILITY:
1. 2->ective 4rithmetic R.".46ar1al
2. N!merical 4-ility Tyra
:II. CURRENT AFFAIRS:
1. 4 6ood National Daily9 prefera-ly the 5ind!
2. eriodicals Economist9 'o>ana9 "eminar9 0rontline9 World Focus, South Asian
Journal, olitical and Economic <ee)ly9 Mainstream9 Do1n to Earth9 etc.
#. Competition Ma6a8ines Competition <i8ard9 Civil "ervices Times9 Civil "ervices
Chronicle9 etc.
REFERENCE BOOKS FOR HISTORY
Indian History
1. NCERT History Books for Classes X and X
2. Allchins! The Birth of Indian Civiliztion
3. R" S" Shar#a! The State and Varna Formation in the Mid-Ganga Plain
!. Ro#ila Tha$ar! "itor# of India, %olu#e &
$. '" N" Jha! %n Introd&'tor# (&tline to %n'ient India
). A" (" Basha#! The *onder that +a India, %olu#e &
,. S" A" A" Ri)*i- The *onder that +a India, %olu#e +
.. Satish Chandra! Medieval India, ,arts & and + -Har Anand ,u."/
/. J" (" 0ehta- %dvan'ed "itor# of Medieval India, %olu#es &, + and 1
10. 2ro*er and 2ro*er! Modern Indian "itor#
11. Bi$an Chandra and 3thers! India1 Str&ggle for Inde2enden'e
12. Su#it Sarkar! Modern India
13. Shekhar Bando$adhyay! Modern India- From Plae# to Partition
1!. Nilakanta Sastri! "itor# of So&th India
1$. R" C" 0a)u#dar and 3thers! %n %dvan'ed "itor# of India
1). The 2a)etteer of ndia, %olu#e +! "itor# and C&lt&re
1,. 4 4rishna Reddy- Indian "itor# for Prelim -T0H ,u.lication/
Modern World History
1. NCERT Stor# of *orld Civilization, ,arts & and +, for Classes X and X
2. Nor#an (o5e! Contem2orar# *orld "itor# -0c0illan ,u.lication/
3. J" E" S5ain! % "itor# of *orld Civilization -36,/
!. C" '" 0" 4etel.ey! % "itor# of Modern Time -36,/
$. Burns and 3thers- "itor# of *orld Civilization, ,arts B and C
). 'a*id Tho#son! 3&ro2e in'e 4a2oleon
,. J" 0 Ro.erts! The Peli'an "itor# of the *orld
.. %ikas ,u.lications7 International 5elation
/. 4 4rishna Reddy! Modern *orld -Wi)ard ,u.lication/
REFERENCE BOOKS FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
1. Ne1 hori8ons in !-lic 4dministration Mohith (hattachary
2. !-lic 4dministration " Naid!
#. !-lic 4dministration; Theory and Concepts "andhana * "harma
%. Essentials of Mana6ement $oont8 * 27Donnell
&. 2r6ani8ational (ehavio!r "tephen Ro--ins
REFERENCE BOOKS FOR GEOGRAPHY
1. hysical ,eo6raphy ; "avindher "in6h
; "trahler * "trahler
; <.D. Thorn-!ry
2. Climatolo6y ; ?al
; Critchfield
#. 2ceano6raphy ; :attal * "harma
%. Re6ional ,eo6raphy of <orld; Dharshan "in6h M!n)!
&. Indian ,eo6raphy ; $h!ller
; ,opal "in6h
/. <orld ,eo6raphy ; ?eon6 * Mor6an
@. 5!man ,eo6raphy ; Ma>id 5!ssain
A. ,eo6raphy of op!lation ; R.C. Chandana
B. Re6ional lannin6 ; Chand * !ri
1C. olitical ,eo6raphy ; R.D.DiDit