List the name of best books for the Preparation of CSAT exam?

List of best books for the Preparation of CSAT exam?

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Some CSAT books referred:

General Studies
1. Our Constitution by Dr. Subhash Kashyap
2. Certificate Course in Geography by Goh Cheng Leong
3. NCERT Books on Geography from IX standard to XII standard
4. Indian Economy by Rudra Dutt and Sundaram or Mishra & Puri
5. Pratiyogita Darpan (for Indian Economy)
6. Economic Dictionary by Penguin or Collins
7. India Year Book published by Government of India
8. NCERT Books on Biology, Physics and Chemistry, Standard IX & X
9. NCERT Books on Indian History, IX, X, XI and XII Standard
10. The Hindu or the Times of India
11. Manorama Year Book
12. Yojana Magazine

Sociology
1. Sociology by Horolombas
2. Contemporary India by Veena Das
3. Capitalism and Modern Social Theories by Anthony Giddens or Sociological Theories by George Ritzer

Public Administration
1. New Horizons of Public Administration by Mohit Bhattacharya
2. Administrative Thinkers by Prasad and Prasad
3. Indian Administration by Rajni Goel
4. Public Administration and Public Affairs by Nicholar Henry

Geography
1. Certificate Course in Geography by Goh Cheng Leong
2. NCERT Books on Geography, from IX to XII standard

Commerce
1. Financial Management by RP. Rustagi
2. Organisation Theory by BP Singh and TN Chhabra
3. Organisational Behaviour by LM Prasad

Psychology
1. NCERT Books on Psychology, Standard XI and XII.
2. Psychology by Baron

Political Science
1. NCERT BOOKS & National Book Trust on Indian Politics
2. Political Theory by Rajeev Barghav
3. Indian Foreign Policy by Rajeev Sikri

Philosophy

Paper I:
1. W.T. Stace: A Critical History of Greek Philosophy.
2. Garrett Thomson: An Intoduction to Modern Philosophy.
3. Copelston :A History of Philosophy
4. Datta & Chatterjee: An Introduction to Indian Philosophy.
5. C.D. Sharma: A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy.
6. R.Puligandla: Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy.

Paper II:
1. Ashirvatham: Political Theory
2. O.P.Gauba: Social & Political Philosophy.
3. John Hick: Philosophy of Religion
4. George Galloway: The Philosophy of Religion

CSAT stands for Civil Service Aptitude Test.

List of books for CSAT preparation:-

* NCERT (+ 2 level) � Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India.
* Bipin Chandra - Modern India
* South Asian Journal
* Journal of peace Studies
* Khullar : India- A Comprehensive Geography
* A.C.Banerjee - History of Modern India Raghavan Aiyer � Mahatma Gandhi
* NCERT : Physical Geography of India for X - XII Std
* Charles Farro: General Principles of World Geography journal - Kurukshetra, Yojana
* Charles Farro: Monsoon Asia Reports published by Centre for Science and National
* The Economic Times, Business Standard
* NCERT (+1 level)�Evolution of Indian Economy (I C Dhingra).
* Economic Survey
* Gandhi Nehru Tagore & Ambedkar � Gopal Krishna
* Mishra & Puri or Dutt & Sundaram - Indian Economy
* Yojana
* Sharma & Cotinho : Economic and Commercial Geography of India.
* Books on Social and National Issues:
* Social Problem - Ram Ahuja
* Kashyap�Constitution of India
* P.M. Bakshi�Indian Constitution
* NCERT (+1 level)�Indian Political System
* D.D. Basu�Indian Constitution
* N.L. Madan : Bhartiya Rajya Vyavastha
* Publication Division�Subhash C. Kashyap
* Social Welfare Magazine - Published by ministry of social welfare
* Constitution of India by Bakshi
* Science and Technology in India � Spectrum
* Reports of the Ministry of Science and Technology Yojana
* S.C. Gupta: Statistical Methods
* Strategic Analysis
* Frontline Magazine
* Publication Division: Gazetteer of India (Vol 2: History & Culture)

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List the name of best books for the Preparation of CSAT exam?

Some CSAT books referred:

General Studies
1. Our Constitution by Dr. Subhash Kashyap
2. Certificate Course in Geography by Goh Cheng Leong
3. NCERT Books on Geography from IX standard to XII standard
4. Indian Economy by Rudra Dutt and Sundaram or Mishra & Puri
5. Pratiyogita Darpan (for Indian Economy)
6. Economic Dictionary by Penguin or Collins
7. India Year Book published by Government of India
8. NCERT Books on Biology, Physics and Chemistry, Standard IX & X
9. NCERT Books on Indian History, IX, X, XI and XII Standard
10. The Hindu or the Times of India
11. Manorama Year Book
12. Yojana Magazine

Sociology
1. Sociology by Horolombas
2. Contemporary India by Veena Das
3. Capitalism and Modern Social Theories by Anthony Giddens or Sociological Theories by George Ritzer

Public Administration
1. New Horizons of Public Administration by Mohit Bhattacharya
2. Administrative Thinkers by Prasad and Prasad
3. Indian Administration by Rajni Goel
4. Public Administration and Public Affairs by Nicholar Henry

Geography
1. Certificate Course in Geography by Goh Cheng Leong
2. NCERT Books on Geography, from IX to XII standard

Commerce
1. Financial Management by RP. Rustagi
2. Organisation Theory by BP Singh and TN Chhabra
3. Organisational Behaviour by LM Prasad

Psychology
1. NCERT Books on Psychology, Standard XI and XII.
2. Psychology by Baron

Political Science
1. NCERT BOOKS & National Book Trust on Indian Politics
2. Political Theory by Rajeev Barghav
3. Indian Foreign Policy by Rajeev Sikri

Philosophy

Paper I:
1. W.T. Stace: A Critical History of Greek Philosophy.
2. Garrett Thomson: An Intoduction to Modern Philosophy.
3. Copelston :A History of Philosophy
4. Datta & Chatterjee: An Introduction to Indian Philosophy.
5. C.D. Sharma: A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy.
6. R.Puligandla: Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy.

Paper II:
1. Ashirvatham: Political Theory
2. O.P.Gauba: Social & Political Philosophy.
3. John Hick: Philosophy of Religion
4. George Galloway: The Philosophy of Religion

General Studies-


* India Year Book published by Government of India

* NCERT Books on Biology, Physics and Chemistry, Standard IX & X

* NCERT Books on Indian History, IX, X, XI and XII Standard

* The Hindu or the Times of India

* Manorama Year Book

* Yojana Magazine

* Our Constitution by Dr. Subhash Kashyap

* Certificate Course in Geography by Goh Cheng Leong

* NCERT Books on Geography from IX standard to XII standard

* Indian Economy by Rudra Dutt and Sundaram or Mishra & Puri

* Pratiyogita Darpan (for Indian Economy)

* Economic Dictionary by Penguin or Collins

Sociology

* Sociology by Horolombas

* Contemporary India by Veena Das

* Capitalism and Modern Social Theories by Anthony Giddens or Sociological Theories by George Ritzer

Indian politics

* Our Constitution by Subhash Kashyap

* India's Constitution by MV Pylee

CSAT Stands for Civil Service Aptitude Test .

Exam Pattern of CSAT :-

Paper - I :-

~~Current Events of National and International Importance
~~History of India and Indian National Movement
~~Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the world
~~Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues
~~Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives
~~General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change
~~General Science

Paper - II :-

~~Comprehension
~~Interpersonal skills including communication skills
~~Logical reasoning and analytical ability
~~Decision-making and problem solving
~~General mental ability
~~Basic numeracy (Class X level)
~~English language comprehension (Class X level)

Books for CSAT Examination :-



UPSC Portal: General Mental Ability Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability
by Sachchida Nand Jha
Publisher: UPSC Portal Publications
Price: Rs. 150



UPSC Portal CSAT General Studies Question Bank
by Sachchida Nand Jha
Publisher: Upscportal Publications
Price: Rs. 170



UPSC Portal: CSAT Comprehensive Manual
by Vivek Kumar Singh
Publisher: UPSCportal Publications
Price: Rs. 495



UPSC IAS PRE: English Grammar and Usage
by Upscportal
Publisher: UPSCPORTAL Publications
Price: Rs. 220

As the Preliminary examination from 2011 will focus more on mental ability, logical reasoning, and data interpretation it's important to have the right books and materials for CSAT in advance. This page lists books that are relevant for CSAT from this point of view.

Note: All the books mentioned on this page have been tried by me or highly recommended by fellow aspirants. Also I am constantly adding books to cover the entire syllabus gradually so keep visiting this page often. This page contains links to pages where you can purchase the books online. Wherever possible I have listed the current and previous year's edition of current affairs related books.

General Studies Manual (GS Manual)
When starting out with prelims preparation it is a must to have a GS manual with you. What is a GS manual? Well it is a all-in-one book for civil services prelims covering all the topics like History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Current Affairs, General Knowledge, Mental Ability, Facts, and more. It is very useful for finding all information at one place. Also many times the standard books do not contain information, especially the latest ones. For this the GS manual is very handy.

There are many GS manual available in the market but I recommend Tata McGraw Hill's (TMH) GS Manual for prelims.
I think the information provided in TMH GS manual is up-to date, relevant and of high quality. Also the maps in the Geography section are very good for understanding the concepts. Language used is simple to grasp and its General Knowledge section is quite good. Good part is some discounts on the cover price are available.

Year Book
A good Year Book is must for IAS Prelims preparation. If you analyze the past 4 years GS papers you will find that minimum 15 question each year have appeared from General Knowledge based Year Books. I and many successful civil services candidates refer to Manorama Year Book. The best sections in MYB are the World profile with information on all countries, recent happenings. The Gk section is exceptional with many facts, data, recent news, awards, etc Other thing to read in MYB is the 500 or so Questions section. I have noticed that even if you just look at those questions in passing you will be benefited greatly in the Prelims as 3-4 questions come from just this section in the IAS Prelims. Discount on the cover price is also available.


Book for Indian Polity
As seasoned civil services aspirants are aware there are three books widely referred for Indian Polity, An Introduction to the Constitution of India by DD Basu, Our Constitution by Subhash Kashyap, and India's Constitution by MV Pylee. Of the three books I always recommend Our Constitution by Subhash Kashyap as the language used is very simple to grasp even by someone who is studying Indian polity for the first time, it covers all the concepts required to gain a mastery of the syllabus.


After reading and understanding this book you will only be required to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in Indian polity. The book will take care of all the conventional questions like How has the SC interpreted Article 21 (Right to Life and Liberty), Relative power of LS Speaker and RS Chairman, Anti-Defection Law and many more.
While DD Basu's book is also OK, the language used is quite difficult to understand and the book has not been revised so it does not contain the recent amendments.


Student Atlas for Geography related questions
Nowadays more map-related questions are being asked in the IAS Preliminary exams than conventional type questions. In fact such map based questions are highly scoring if you just scan and observe the Indian and World maps for at least 15 minutes every day. You can then easily score 6-10 marks in the CSAT exam as about 6-10 questions are asked every year in the civil services Prelims from the Geography Atlas. From my experience and that of other successful civil services candidates, I recommend the Oxford School Atlas for GS Geography questions. The Indian and World maps are quite detailed and the Physical and political maps are very easy to understand. If you need help in studying the Oxford Atlas, just leave a comment and I will be glad to help.

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List Of Books For CSAT Exam:-

>>General Ability Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability by Sachchida Nand Jha

>>CSAT Comprehensive Manual By Vivek Kumar Singh

>>UPSC Portal CAST General Studies Question Bank by Sachchida Nand Jha

>>English Grammar And usage By UPSCPortal.

Etc.........

Exam Pattern Of CSAT:-

Civil service Aptitude test have Two papers there are..

Paper-1:-

>>History of india and indian national movement
>>Current events of national and international Importance
>>Indian polity and Governance:- Constitution,Political System,Panchayath Raj,Public Policy,Rights issues.
>>Economic and social development:-poverty,Sustainable development,inclusion,demographics,social sector Initiatives.
>>General Science
>>General Issues on Environmental ecology,Bio-diversity and Climate change
>>Indian and world Geography:-Physical,Economic Geography,social.

Paper-2:-
>>Logical reasoning and analytical ability
>>Comprehension
>>Interpersonal Skills including communication skill's.
>>English Language comprehension for 10th level
>>Decision making and problem solving
>>General Mental Ability
>>Basic Numeracy for 10th level.


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BEST BOOKS FOR CSAT EXAM :-

UPSC Portal: CSAT Comprehensive Manual
by
Vivek Kumar Singh
Publisher: UPSCportal Publications (2011)

CSAT 2012 (paper II)
by
Manish Ranjan,Annita,Rajneesh Singh,Kiran Bedi
Publisher: Cl India (2012)

UPSC Syllabus Civil Service Examination
by
Student Aid Publications
Publisher: Student Aid Publications

The Pearson CSAT Manual 2012
by
Edgar Thorpe , Showick Thorpe

Civil Services Success PLANNER
by
Sharma K K
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited (2010)

BEST BOOKS TO PREPARE FOR UPSC - CIVIL SERVICES CSAT SECTION :

1. NCERT BOOKS OF - VI, VII, IX, X, XI, XII STANDARD
2. RS AGRAWAL - QUANTITIVE APTITUDE FOR CSAT
3. RS AGRAWAL - A MODERN APPROACH FOR VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL REASONING
4. ARIHANT PUBLICATION
5. UPKAR PUBLICATION
6. DISHA PUBLICATION
7. K. KUNDAN
9. KALINJAR PUBLICATION
10. SACHCHIDANANDA SINHA
11. UNIQUE PUBLICATION
12. LUCENT'S PUBLICATION
13 INDIA YEAR BOOK - 2013
14. WIZARD
15. FRONTLINE
16. YOJNA
17. KURUKSHETRA
18. KIRAN PUBLICATION
19. Mc GRAW HILL
20. ROMILA THAPAR
21. DD BASU

ALL THE BEST

The best books for the peparation of CAST exam :










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Hi
The following are the best books for preparing CSAT(Civil Service Aptitude Test)

1)General Studies Manual (GS Manual)
2)Book for Indian Polity
3)Oxford School Atlas
4)India's Constitution by MV Pylee
5)Our Constitution by Subhash Kashyap
6)Manorama Year Book
7)India�s Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra.
8)Brief History of Modern India by Spectrum
9)Indian Economy Book by Datt and Sundharam
10)cience Book by TMH GS Manual
11)Crack CSAT by Disha
12)Cracking CSAT by Arihant

Thank you..

Civil ServiceExamination Books ::

1. Objective General Studies For UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination
by A. R. Khan
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited
Price: Rs. 180

Basic Numeracy
by Upscportal
Publisher: UPSC Portal
Price: Rs. 240

UPSC Portal: General Mental Ability Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability
by Sachchida Nand Jha
Publisher: UPSC Portal Publications
Price: Rs. 230

IAS PRE: Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency
by Upscportal
Publisher: Upscportal.com
Price: Rs. 225

UPSC IAS PRE: English Grammar and Usage
by Upscportal
Publisher: UPSCPORTAL Publications
Price: Rs. 220

UPSC PORTAL: English Language Comprehension Skills
by UPSCportal Editorial Board
Publisher: Upsc Portal
Price: Rs. 150

UPSC Portal General Knowledge Manual
by UPSCportal Editorial Board
Publisher: Upscportal.com
Price: Rs. 150

Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations
by M. Laxmikanth
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited
Price: Rs. 410

Modern Indian History
by Tarique Mohammad
Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited
Price: Rs. 250

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Some CSAT books referred:

General Studies
1. Our Constitution by Dr. Subhash Kashyap
2. Certificate Course in Geography by Goh Cheng Leong
3. NCERT Books on Geography from IX standard to XII standard
4. Indian Economy by Rudra Dutt and Sundaram or Mishra & Puri
5. Pratiyogita Darpan (for Indian Economy)
6. Economic Dictionary by Penguin or Collins
7. India Year Book published by Government of India
8. NCERT Books on Biology, Physics and Chemistry, Standard IX & X
9. NCERT Books on Indian History, IX, X, XI and XII Standard
10. The Hindu or the Times of India
11. Manorama Year Book
12. Yojana Magazine

Sociology
1. Sociology by Horolombas
2. Contemporary India by Veena Das
3. Capitalism and Modern Social Theories by Anthony Giddens or Sociological Theories by George Ritzer

Public Administration
1. New Horizons of Public Administration by Mohit Bhattacharya
2. Administrative Thinkers by Prasad and Prasad
3. Indian Administration by Rajni Goel
4. Public Administration and Public Affairs by Nicholar Henry

Geography
1. Certificate Course in Geography by Goh Cheng Leong
2. NCERT Books on Geography, from IX to XII standard

Commerce
1. Financial Management by RP. Rustagi
2. Organisation Theory by BP Singh and TN Chhabra
3. Organisational Behaviour by LM Prasad

Psychology
1. NCERT Books on Psychology, Standard XI and XII.
2. Psychology by Baron

Political Science
1. NCERT BOOKS & National Book Trust on Indian Politics
2. Political Theory by Rajeev Barghav
3. Indian Foreign Policy by Rajeev Sikri

Philosophy

Paper I:
1. W.T. Stace: A Critical History of Greek Philosophy.
2. Garrett Thomson: An Intoduction to Modern Philosophy.
3. Copelston :A History of Philosophy
4. Datta & Chatterjee: An Introduction to Indian Philosophy.
5. C.D. Sharma: A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy.
6. R.Puligandla: Fundamentals of Indian Philosophy.

Paper II:
1. Ashirvatham: Political Theory
2. O.P.Gauba: Social & Political Philosophy.
3. John Hick: Philosophy of Religion
4. George Galloway: The Philosophy of Religion

Dear Friend

CSAT stands for the Civil services Aptitude test .It is the first stage of civil services examination with the following pattern and syllabus:

Along with books ,you should have to go through:

1.Newspaper

2.Current affairs magazine

3.News channels

Hope the information helps you.

all the best

aashisranjan784

Hi

The following are the best books for preparing CSAT(Civil Service Aptitude Test)

1)Manorama Year Book

1)General Studies Manual (GS Manual)

2)Indian Economy Book by Datt and Sundharam

3)India's Constitution by MV Pylee

4)Oxford School Atlas

5)Book for Indian Polity

6)Our Constitution by Subhash Kashyap

7)India�s Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra.

8)Our Constitution by Subhash Kashyap

9)Brief History of Modern India by Spectrum

10)Indian Economy Book by Datt and Sundharam

11)cience Book by TMH GS Manual

12)India's Constitution by MV Pylee

13)Crack CSAT by Disha

14)cience Book by TMH GS Manual

15)Cracking CSAT by Arihant


Thank you..

Dear friend,

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CSAT Exam or Civil Services Aptitude Test is commenced by UPSC every year.

This exam is also known as Preliminary Exam and it is the first stage of Civil Services Exam.

Some of the best books for the preparation of CSAT Exam are:

IAS Prelims/CSAT Civil Services: 18 Years General Studies Topic-Wise Solved Papers (1995-2012) (Paperback)
by Disha Experts
Publisher: Disha Publication (2012)
Price: Rs. 174

The Pearson CSAT Manual 2013: Civil Services Aptitude Test for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination (Paperback)
by Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe
Publisher: Pearson (2012)
Price: Rs. 883

UPSC Portal CSAT Comprehensive Manual: IAS Preliminary Examination 2013 (Paper - 2) (Paperback)
by Sachchida Nand Jha
Publisher: Kalinjar Publication (2012)
Price: Rs. 553

UPSC Portal CSAT General Studies Manual: IAS Preliminary Examination 2013 (Paper - 1) (Paperback)
by Jha, Jha
Publisher: Kalinjar Publication (2012)
Price: Rs. 871

General Science for Civil Services Preliminary Examination (Paper - 1) (Paperback)
by Tara Chand, Shabnam Johry, Tanushri Saxena, Renu Kathpalia
Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill Education (2012)
Price: Rs. 241

General Studies for Services Preliminary Examination 2013 (Paper - 1) (Paperback)
by TMH
Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill Education (2012)
Price: Rs. 900

Crack Civil Services General Studies IAS Prelims CSAT, Paper - 1 and 2 (Set of 2 Books) (Paperback)
by Disha Experts
Publisher: Disha Publication (2012)
Price: Rs. 777

General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary Examinations (Paper - 1) (Paperback)
by Manohar Pandey
Publisher: Arihant (2012)
Price: Rs. 684

IAS Prelims/CSAT Civil Services: 18 Years General Studies Topic-Wise Solved Papers (1995-2012) (Paperback)
by Disha Experts
Publisher: Disha Publication (2012)
Price: Rs. 174

Guide To UPSC (IAS) Civil Services Preliminary Exam: General Studies (Paper - 1) (Paperback)
by Gkp
Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd (2011)
Price: Rs. 266

General Studies (For UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam) (Paperback)
by RPH Editorial Board
Publisher: Ramesh Publishing House
Price: Rs. 999