General Studies (Prelim as well as Main Exam)

Subject
History

Geography
Indian
Polity
General
Science

Booklist
Ancient India (Old NCERT)
Medieval India (Old NCERT)
Modern India (Old NCERT)
Modern India (Spectrum Pub.)
Class 11th and 12th (4 Textbooks)
Atlas
Constitution of India

Author/Pub
R S Sharma
Satish Chandra
Bipan Chandra
Rajiv Ahir
NCERT
Orient Blackswan
P M Bakshi

Indian Polity
Class 9th and 10th (2 Textbooks)`

M. Laxmikanth
NCERT

Science Reporter (Magazine)

CSIR

Must Read
Magazine

Civil Services Chronicle

Wizard Magazine
Civil Services Times
World Focus
Special Issues of Chronicle and
Wizard for each component of GS
Books
India Year Book
Economic Survey
Current Affairs Special Issues
Newspapers The Indian Express
The Hindu
The Hindu Diary of Events
(Published in January)
Economic Times / Hindu Business
Line

ALS

Govt. of India
Govt. of India

The Hindu

Geography Optional
Name Of Book
Spectrum for Geography
NCERT Std.10 to 12
India: A Comprehensive Geography
Geography Of India
Human Geography
Evolution of Geographical Thought
Physical Geography
Survey Of Environment
Climatology

Author/Publication
Spectrum
Khullar
Majid Husain
Majid Husain
Majid Husain
Savindra Singh
The Hindu
B.S. Lal

Agriculture optional
Name Of Book
Fundamentals Of Agriculture
Principles Of Agriculture
Plant Breeding Principles And Methods
Handbook Of Agriculture
Handbook Of Horticulture
Kurukshetra (magazine)

Author/Publication
Arun Katyayan
B.D. Singh
ICAR
ICAR

Addition Reading for Agriculture Optional

Name Of Book
State Of Indian Farmer: A Millennium Study
Survey Of Indian Agriculture
Forests And Forestry

Author/Publication
Ministry Of Agriculture
The Hindu
K. P. Sagreiya

Sociology Optional

Name Of Book
Previous years question-paper sets
Sociology
McIver & Page
Sociology Dictionaries
Mandelbaum
Bottomore
Changing Indian society
Social movements in India
Caste in its 20th century avatar
Tribal India
Social stratification & mobility
Social anthropology
Book on sociology
Indian society
Indian sociological thinkers
Solved question main papers
Modernization of Indian Tradition
Social movements in India
Census of India

Author/Publication
Haralambos and Heald
Penguin/Oxford

Yogesh Atal
MSA Rao
M.N.Sriniwas
Nadeem Hasnain
K.L.Sharma
Madan & Majumdar
C.N.Shankar Rao
C.N.Shankar Rao
B.K.Nagla
Chronicle Publication
Yogendra Singh
Ghanshyam Shah

Additional Reading for Sociology Optional

Name Of Book
Internet Reference
Class notes
Indian society
Modern India
Indian Socialism
Indian Economy
Yojna, Kurukshetra (Magazines)
newspaper articles
TV debates
Sociology
Sociology

Author/Publication
Upendra's or
Ramaswamy's
Yogesh Atal
Bipan Chadra
Dutt and Sundaram

Ritzer
Giddens

History Optional
Name Of Book
Ancient India
Early India
Wonder That Was India
Medieval India Part 1 & 2
India's Struggle For Independence
A new Look on Modern India
India After Independence
World History
Contemporary World History
IGNOU Material of B.A History Course
Historical Atlas

Author/Publication
Hemant Jhas Career Point
class notes
Romila Thapar
A.L.Basham
Satish Chandra
Bipin Chandra and others
B.L.Grover
Bipin Chandra and others
Jain and Mathur
NCERT Std 12
Spectrum Publication

Additional Reading for History Optional

Name Of Book
Material Culture and Social Formation
Political Changes in Ancient India
South Indian History
Medieval India (3 Volumes)
Wonder That was India (2 Volumes)
Modern India

Author/Publication
Ram Sharan Sharma
Ram Sharan Sharma
Neel Kanth Shastri
J.L.Mehta
Rizvi
Sumit Sarkar

Political Science Optional

Name Of Book

Author/Publication

An Introduction to Political Theory (Paper I)

O.P Gauba

Political Science Paper I (Paper I)

Bookhive publication

Indian Government & Politics (Paper I)

Fadia.

Globalization of World Politics

Bailyis & Smith

Comparative Politics and International

relations
IGNOU Notes (Paper I & Paper II)

Bookhive Publication

Articles from Indian Express and The Hindu

NCERT: Contemporary World Politics

Public Administration Optional

Name of the Book
Public Administration
Indian Administration
Public Administration (only for topics
like Administrative Law
For topics like leadership and
motivation theories
Administrative Thinkers
Constitution of India
Yojana Magazine, Newspapers

Author/Publication
Fadia and Fadia
Fadia and Fadia
Sharma and Sadana
L M Prasad
Prasad and Prasad
P M Bakshi, D D Basu