General StudiesReference Books

1) Geography: Books by Majid Hussain or D.R. Khullar

2) History:
a) Modern History- Modern Indian History by grover and Mehta,
Indias struggle for independence by bipin chandra
b) Post Independence History- India afer Independence by Bipin
Chandra, India after Gandhi by R.C.Guha, Makers of modern
India by R.C.Guha
c) World History- Modern European History by L.Mukherj,
Mastering World History by Norman Lowe
3) Polity: Laxmikant, D.D.Basu, P.M.Bakshi, Our Constitution by
Subash Kashyap
4) Indian Economy: Sanjiv Vermas book on Indian Economy,
Economic Survey, Websites of RBI,SEBI, ministry of finance,
Finance comission; India year book, Pratiyogita Darpan special
issues on economics
5) Science and Tech: Science and tech section of The Hindu
b) websites of min of envt and forestry, min of science and tech,
dept of space etc
6) Social Issues: Ram Ahuja; Indian Society by S.C.Dube

7) Ethics, Integrity and apti: Books on Ethics by access publishing,

2nd ARC (4th report) Ethics in governance
8) Indian Art and Culture: Trends in Indian Culture and heritage by
ausuf sayeed
9) Governance:
a)From govt to governance by kuldeep mathur; Govt in India by
laxmikant
b)2nd ARC reports (total 15)1st- RTI.Master key to good governance
2nd- Unlocking Human Capital: Entitlements and governance (a
case study)
3rd- Crisis Management
4th- Ethics in governance
5th- Public Order
6th- Local Governance
7th- Capacity building for conflict resolution
9th- Social Capital (A Shared Destiny)
10th- Refurbishing of personal administration
11th- Promoting e-Governance
12th- Citizen centric Administration
13th- Organisational structure of Govt of India
14th- Strengthening financial management systems
15th- State and district administration
10)
International Relations: World Focus
b) Websites: idsa.in; thediplomat.com; cfr.org; satp.org
11)

Security Issues: website- idsa.in

b)The Indian Express, Min of Home Affairs

c) 2nd ARC (8th report) Combating Terrorism

12)
Current Affairs: Vaji Monthly Current Affairs; website
pib.nic.in
13)
GS Manual: McGraw Hill/ Pearson/ Access/ Unique/
Spectrum

CSAT Books: McGraw Hill/ Pearson Manual. GMAT

Official Guide for reading Comprehension, Arun Sharmas guide
for CSAT