History • Spectrum/ RS Sharma/ Satish Chandra [foundation/revision source]

• Tamil Nadu history and India's struggle for independence [One time Read]
( Book's shortnote by Mudit jain is good for mains)
• Arjun Dev for World history
• NCERT on post-independence [Even general awareness about politics after
independence would work]
Society • Smriti Shah Maam's Lecture & Notes | NCERTs [One two time read]
Geography • NECERTs along with GC leong if you prefer them.
• I preferred Vajiram's two yellow booklets as they include current affairs too.
• Or There is now PMF IAS geography notes( you might find them too
detailed)
Art and • Introduction to Indian art [Do extensive searches on internet to find
Culture meaning about Italicised words]
• Nitin Singhania [ Selected reading]
Polity • Laxmikant [For prelims] / Subhra maam's GS2 booklets [ for Mains]
IR • Any coaching booklet can be read. No favourites. World history is a
prerequisite to follow newspaper
• Subhra maam's GS2 Booklets [for Mains]
Economy • Ramesh Singh [ for Absolute beginer, a bulky book]/ Mrunal's video and
notes[Time taking]/ Sriram IAS [ would need a decent background
knowledge of economy, short, less time consuming]
• Listen and read Budget presentation
• Economic survery [ read vision summary]
Environment • ShankarIAS [Has gotten outdated]/ Follow PMF IAS booklet
• IAS.Network Material for Disaster Management [ For mains]
Security • Read IAS.network material or Any coaching booklet [By default Vision's]
Ethics • LukmaanIAS videos/Notes [ Time consuming/bukly], Lexicon[ short, but
mostly insufficient], Subbarao Book/Decode etchis [Have heard good things
, can't verify]
ARC/Yojana/ • Read only when you are done with your pre and mains syllabus on
Kurukshetra satisfactory level [People usually read in their second attempt] [very less
/India cost to benefit ratio]
Yearbook • ARC summary by IAS.Network can be read on need basis
• India yearbook- Not a must. But can be gone through.
Current Affairs
Newspaper • Indian Express or TH [If confused, choose Indian express, Don't ask why :)]
• Selective opinion reading of other newspapers than your usual [Twice a
month or so] [ Avoid things like Wire or OpIndia]
• Monthly Magazine Anyone [ if confused, choose vision's]

PT 365 • Any two (or possibly three) for Economy/Environment/ S&T [ any Two along
with vision]
• Any one magazine for others [ If confused, choose vision]
Mains 365 • Just one [ if confused, choose vision's]
Videos • Big Picture/ Desh Deshantar on RSTV or Bharata First

@Booklist by Arvind Shah [https://t.me/TowardsCivilServices]