History

Basic Books:

NIOS course books for classes XI and XII on - Ancient India, Medieval India,
Modern India, National Movement & Contemporary World and Culture of India. (All
these are available in PDF format on internet)

Advance Level Books:

India’s Ancient Past by R.S. Sharma published by Oxford University Press

( Amazon Link )

A History of Ancient & Early Medieval India by Upinder Singh ( Amazon Link )

History of Medieval India (800–1700 AD) by Satish Chandra published by Orient

Longman ( Amazon Link ) ( Buy Full Set of 3 Books )

History of Modern India by Bipin Chandra (2009 Edition) ( Amazon Link ) ( Buy
Full Set of 3 Books )

India's Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra & Others ( Amazon Link )

India After Independence (1947 - 2000) by Bipin Chandra & Others ( Amazon
Link )

From Plassey To Partition And After by Sekhar Bandopadhyaya ( Amazon Link )

World History:

The Story of Civilization, Part 2 by Arjun Dev, NCERT

Contemporary World History for class XII (Old NCERT Book) ( Amazon Link )

Mastering Modern World History by Norman Lowe ( Amazon Link )

Geography

Certificate Physical & Human Geography (Oxford) by Goh Cheng Leong ( Amazon
Link )

NCERTs (New Editions)

XI Standard: (1) India - Physical Environment (2) Fundamentals of Physical

Geography ( Amazon Link ) ( Set of 4 Books )

XII Standard: (1) India - People & Economy (2) Fundamentals of Human Geography
( Amazon Link ) ( Set of 4 Books )

3. School Atlas - Orient Black Swan ( Amazon Link )

4. Indian Geography by D. R. Khullar ( Amazon Link )

Social Issues

XI Standard NCERT on Indian Society (Chapters on Unity & Diversity and

Population Issues) ( Amazon Link )

XII Standard NCERT (Chapters on Communalism, Secularism and Urban Issues such
as Poverty, Housing, etc.) ( Amazon Link )

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Indian Polity

Constitution of India at Work (Class XI) NCERT Publication ( Amazon Link )

Indian Polity by Laxmikant ( Amazon Link )

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Yojana Magazine

Governance Issues

From Government to Governance by Kuldeep Mathur ( Amazon Link )

Ethics in Governance, ARC Report ( Amazon Link )

Citizen Centric Administration (Chapters 2, 5, 6, 7 & 8 only and box items in

the report)

Developmental Issues

Human Development Report & World Development Report ( Amazon Link )

Panchayati Raj in India by Kuldeep Mathur ( Amazon Link )

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Kurukshetra & Yojana Magazines

International Relations

India’s Foreign Policy Since Independence by V.P. Dutt ( Amazon Link 1 )

( Amazon Link 2)

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Indian Economy

Indian Economic Development XI Standard NCERT ( Amazon Link )

 Indian Economy by Sanjiv Verma ( Amazon Link )

Introductory Macro Economics XII Standard NCERT (Ignore all diagrams &
mathematical formulas) ( Amazon Link )

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Economics Dictionary published by Collins & Penguin ( Amazon Link )

Economic Survey 2017 - 18 & 2018 - 19 (to be out in Feb 2019, only recommended
chapters)

Ecology & Environment

Certificate Physical & Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong (Second Half of the
Book) ( Amazon Link )

XII Standard NCERT Book on Biology (Chapters pertaining to Ecology) ( Amazon

Link )

India Year Book (Chapters on Environment)

Chapter on Climate Change from Economic Survey

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Security Issues

India’s Security in a Turbulent World by Jasjit Singh, published by National

Book Trust of India ( Amazon Link )

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Science & Technology

VIII, IX, X Standard NCERT books on Biology

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Monthly Magazine ‘Science Reporter for Science & Technology’

Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude

Ethics in Governance, ARC Report ( Amazon Link )

Lexicon by Chronicle Publications ( Amazon Link )

The Book on Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude published by Access Publication

( Amazon Link )
Current Affairs

Monthly Current Affairs Digest published by Vajiram and Ravi

https://www.vajiramandravi.com/current-affair-material.php

Daily Current Affairs Update and MCQs by Vajiram & Ravi

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