1)GS-1

History
1)New NCERT class 6-12(Brief Reading)
2)Freedom Struggle-A Brief History Of Modern India by Spectrum(MUST)
3)Post-Inependent India-Nithin Sangwan Notes.
Summary is Enough For this Topic
4)World History-Vison IAS Notes.
Vison Materials are Length hence you need to be very brief

Art & Culture

1)NCERT Class 11-Introduction to Indian Art(MUST-Primary Book)
2)Indian Art & Culture by Nithin Singhania(Supplimentary)
3)Old NCERT Class11-Ancient India By Rs-Sharma
4)Old NCERT Class11-Medival India by Satish Chandra

Old NCERTs, You need to have brief reading-Ancient & Medival India are asked in Prelims &
these two books Contain Certain section on Art & Culture which are important for mains(So
have a brief reading)

Geography
1)New NCERT Class 6-10 & 11-12
6-10 have a brief reading 11-12 (Through-Reading & Must read Books)
2)Geography Videos by Ms.Ratanjali(Available on Mrunal)
3)Certificate Physical & Human Geography by GC Leong
4)PMF IAS
5)Atlas
2)-5)are Supplimeny & to read only for Coneptual clarity on required concepts.
 Remaining topics
Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and
developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
Effects of globalization on Indian society.
Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.
For Above topics -Covered from Vison Ias, Current Affairs Material & Test Series.
No Need for Special material , Current affairs Knowledge is sufficient.

2)GS-2
Constitution & polity
1)New NCERTs class 6-12(Very Brief)
2)Indian Polity by Laxmikanth(Must Read)
3)Current Affairs:-Editorials , Vison IAS material, PIB(Govt Initiatives) & PRS(what
parliament is doing)
4)2md ARC 6th Report-Local Governance(6th report Just read summary)
5)Vison IAS Notes for topics like Pressure gropus NGO

Governance
1)2nd ARC Report-1st,4th,9th,10th,11th,12th.(Must read & Backbone of topic)-you don’t read
entire report, just summaries .You need to read certain issues that are asociated &
certain recommandation to solve the issues .You should quote the report in your ans
whwn questions related to issues/report are asked.
2)Vison IAS Notes(Supplimentary for gaps)
3)Current Affairs-Edutorials, Vison IAS Material PRS & PIB.

Social Justice
1)Government policies & inteventions.
2)Welfare schemes and body constituted for vulnerable section.
3) Social Sector/Services related to Health, Education and Human Resources.
4) Issues related to Poverty and Hunger
Note:-Very dynamic topic hence cover from CAs
Covered From:-
1)Current Affairs - Editorials, Vision IAS, PIB .
Refer PIB for all above topics, bcoz it summarizes all the above topics ie what govet is doing
on above issues.
2)NITI Aayog - Three-year Agenda Action(It is very Bulky so cover only certain topics like
health, education skill development)
Notedown the sujjestion what NITI Ayog is giving and quote the NITI ayog ie As per NITI
Ayog’s action agenda following steps can be taken.
3)Budget and Economic survey(Summaries).
Summaries of Budget and Economic survey(don’t read entire Budjet & ES) of only that year
& you can quote ie as per Budjet(2020, 2021), as per ES 2021 The Govt has taken following
steos with respect to …. To address..

International Relations

1)Vision IAS Current Affairs Material(Must Read)

2)Editorials
3)Ministry of External Affairs Website(Contains PDFs regarding Indian relations with other
Countries, their history)
No need to refer special book.

3)GS-3
Economy
1)NCERTs 9-12(Must Read)
2)Indian Economy by Sanjeev Verma(less bulky compared to Ramesh Singh)
3)Current Affairs - Editorials, Vision IAS material, PIB (Must Read)
4)Budget and Economic surveys (Summaries) (Must Read)
5)Online Websites like Investopedia and Arthapedia(These websies for conceptual clarity)

Environment
1)NCERT Biology Class 12 - Last 4 Chapters(13th-16th)(Must Read)
2)Shankar IAS Environment(Very Brief)
3)Current Affairs - Editorials, Vision IAS, PIB(Must Do)
4)PMF IAS(Conceptual clarity)

Internal Security
1)Internal Security and Disaster Management by Ashok Kumar and Vipul(Must Do)
2)Current Affairs - Vision IAS material, Editorials

Disaster Management

1)2nd ARC Third Report - Crisis Management(Summaries(Must Do))

2)NDMA Guidelines(available online(Must Do))
UPSC is asking verdicts & guidiance from NDMAthese recommend very good solutions
&recommandations
3)Current Affairs - Vision IAS material(Must Do)

Science and technology

1)Vision IAS current Affair material (Only most important topics)

2)Editorials

4)GS-4
Ethics

1)2nd ARC Fourth Report - Ethics in Governance(Must Do)Extencively quote from the
Report
2)2nd ARC Twelfth report - Citizen Centric AdministrationHas Certain good solution to
improve public engagement & hence use this material.
3)Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude by Chronicle
Prelims –
1)Basic Books remains same,
2)Vision IAS PT 365,
3)Any Compilation of Government Scheme,
4)Previous Year Papers.

 Newspapers, PIB,PRS
 Unacademy
 Insights on India
 Mrunal.org
 PMS IAS ,Investopedia
 Youtube videos