What are the best books for UPSC Exam preparation?
Which IAS books should be studied for UPSC Civil Services Examination Prelims and Mains?
UPSC aspirants are recommended to refer at least 1 Standard Book for each subject (topic) and later expand their reading to additional reference books.
- UPSC Books for Indian Polity and Constitution
-Indian Polity – by M. Laxmikanth
-Important Acts that Transformed India – by Alex Andrews George
-Important Judgments that Transformed India – by Alex Andrews George
- UPSC Books for Indian History and Culture
-Indian Art and Culture – by Nitin Singhania
-Ancient and Medieval India – by Poonam Dalal Dahiya
-Modern Indian History – by Sonali Bansal and Snehil Tripathi
- UPSC Books for Indian Geography and World Geography
-Certificate Physical And Human Geography – by Goh Cheng Leong
-Geography of India – by Majid Husain
-Oxford Student Atlas for India
- UPSC Books for the Indian Economy
Indian Economy – by Nitin Singhania
Indian Economy – by Ramesh Singh
Indian Economy Key Concepts – by Sankarganesh Karuppiah
- UPSC Books for Science and Technology
Science and Technology – by Ravi P. Agrahari
- UPSC Books for Environment – Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change
Environment – by Shankar IAS
Environment – by PMF IAS
- UPSC Books for Current Affairs
India 2022 Yearbook – by Rajiv Mehrishi
The Malayala Manorama English Yearbook 2022 – by Mammen Mathew
India 2022 – Publications Division Paperback – by Publications Division
- UPSC Previous Year Question Papers
27 Years UPSC IAS/ IPS Prelims Topic-wise Solved Papers 1 & 2 (1995-2021)
- Prelims Manual for GS (All-in-One Guide)
General Studies Manual Paper-1 2022 Paperback – by Manohar Pandey
- Prelims Manual for CSAT (All-in-One Guide)
Cracking the CSAT Paper-2 – by Arihant Experts
- IAS Books for Essay (UPSC Mains Essay Paper)
Fundamentals of Essay and Answer Writing – by Anudeep Durishetty
Mastering Essay and Answer Writing – by Awdesh Singh
- IAS Books for India Since Independence (Part of UPSC Mains GS1 Paper)
Post-Independence India: For Civil Services Examinations – by Sonali Bansal and Snehil Tripathi
India Since Independence – by Bipan Chandra
- IAS Books for World History (Part of UPSC Mains GS1 Paper)
World History – by Krishna Reddy
History of the World – by Arjun Dev
- IAS Books for Indian Society (Part of UPSC Mains GS1 Paper)
Indian Society: Themes and Social Issues – by Nadeem Hasnain
Indian Society – by M Senthil Kumar
- IAS Books for Governance (Part of UPSC Mains GS2 Paper)
Governance in India – by M. Laxmikanth
Governance in India – by M. Karthikeyan
- IAS Books for Foreign Relations of India (Part of UPSC Mains GS2 Paper)
International Relations – by Pavneet Singh
India and the World – by Amb. Surendra Kumar
India’s Foreign Policy in the Post-Covid World – by Amb. Surendra Kumar
- IAS Books for Internal Security (Part of UPSC Mains GS3 Paper)
Challenges to Internal Security of India – by Ashok Kumar and Vipul Anekant
Internal Security – by Rajkumar SP
- IAS Books for Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude (UPSC Mains GS4 Paper)
Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude – by Niraj Kumar
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude – by M. Karthikeyan
Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude – by G Subba Rao & P N Roy Chowdhury
Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude – by Awdesh Singh
- Paper-wise All-in-One manuals for UPSC CSE (Mains)
IAS Mains General Studies Manual General Studies Paper 1 – by Arihant
IAS Mains General Studies Manual General Studies Paper 2 – by Arihant
IAS Mains General Studies Manual General Studies Paper 3 – by Arihant
IAS Mains General Studies Manual General Studies Paper 4 – by Arihant