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  • 30-08-2013, 04:10 PM
    kamesh

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Dear friend the list of best books for the preparation of IAS exam:-

    - General Studies For Civil Services Preliminary Examination
    by TMH
    Publisher - Tata Mc-graw Hill Publishing Co.ltd.-new Delhi

    - Prelims 17 Years Civil Services (IAS): General Studies Topic Wise Solved Papers (1995-2011)
    by Disha Experts
    Publisher: Disha Publication

    - UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination
    by Rakesh Dwivedi
    Publisher - Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited

    - IAS Preliminary General Studies: Topic Wise Solved Question Papers (1995 - 2011)
    by UPSC Portal
    Publisher - Upscportal.com

    - CSAT: General Studies 2012 (Paper 2)
    by Arun Sharma,Madhukar Kumar Bhagat,Hari Mohan Prasad,Abhijit Guha
    Publisher: Tata Mcgraw-hill (2011)

    - Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations
    by M. Laxmikanth
    Publisher - Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited

    - UPSC CSAT Civil Services Aptitude Test Syllabus Preliminary and Main
    by R. Gupta's
    Publisher - Ramesh Publishing House

    All the best..........
  • 07-06-2013, 04:38 PM
    niks7

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Dear Aspirant

    You may read these books for preliminary examination.
    1)Go through NCERT class 11th & 12th
    2)Upkar Analytical Aptitude and Logical Reasoning
    3)IAS Prelims/CSAT Civil Services:18 years Topicwise Solved Questions,Disha Publications
    4)General Studies 14000 plus Objective questions,Manohar Pandey,Arihant Publications
    These books will be sufficient for your preparation.You may get them on Flipkart (online)

    For main paper of general studies you may follow these books
    1) Introduction to Constitution of India by DD Basu
    2) Indian Polity for Civil Service Examination by M laxmikant
    3) Our Parliament by Subash Kashyap
    4) India�s Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra
    5) History of Modern India by Bipin Chandra

    All the best
  • 29-05-2013, 04:08 PM
    PRA

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    The Best books for the preparation of IAS exams are:



    IAS MAINS CIVIL SERVICES EAXM: General Studies
    ARIHANT PUBLICATIONS
    AUTHOR : SIDDHARTH MITTAL



    IAS PRELIMS / CSTA Civil Services

    DISHA PUBLICATIONS



    UPSC Portal CSAT : IAS Preliminary Exams

    UPSC PORTAL

    I hope this information will help you..........
  • 26-04-2013, 04:43 PM
    Unregistered

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    The list of book or course i would tell you is an online general studies ias preparation course on wiziq.com/courses/ and many more courses like these
    Name of the course is General Studies Prelims cum Mains Exam Online Preparation in Hindi
    Hope its helpful
  • 23-01-2013, 10:55 PM
    cool

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Hello Pal


    I.A.S --- INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

    There are so many best books are available for you

    They are

    The Pearson CSAT material 2012

    Civil services success planner by Sharma K K

    UPSC civil service preliminary examination by Rakesh Dwivedi

    UPSC portal publications ...




    GOOD LUCK
  • 20-01-2013, 03:52 PM
    deepak420

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    dear aspirant,
    books for ias preparation according to subjects are as follows


    Subject World Geography - including Indian Geography
    Good books

    Principles of Geography (Class XII-Part I, II)
    General Geography of India (Class XII) Part I - NCERT
    Geography of India - Resources and Regional Development Part II (Class XII) - NCERT
    Physical Geography - Leong
    Atlas
    Subject Indian Polity
    Good book

    Introduction to Indian Constitution - D.D. Basu Related
    Subject Indian Economy
    Good books

    Evolution of Indian Economy - NCERT
    Indian Economy - Dutt and Sundharam.
    Indian Economy - Mishra and Puri
    Subject General Science
    Good books

    NCERT books on Science.
    Science and Technology supplements in the Newspapers and magazines.
    Subject Current Events of National and International importance.
    Good books

    One major National Daily - Either The Times of India or The Hindu.
    Newsweeklies like India Today or/and Outlook
    Current Events - Spectrum
    Subject General Mental Ability
    Good books

    No special preparation is required in this area. But some practice may be done from any exercise books or quantitative aptitude. In fact, an intelligent calculation is the basic requirement for this topic.
    Main (General Studies)
    Subject History of Modern India
    Good books

    India's struggle for Independence - Bipan Chandra and others.
    Modern India - NCERT.
    Freedom Struggle (NBT) - Bipan Chandra
    Modern India - IGNOU

    If one is hard pressed for time, he/she may
    skip the Modern India and Freedom Struggle.
    Subject Indian Culture
    Good books

    Art and Culture portions of history books and Gazetteer of India.
    Culture Chapter (s) in the India Year Book.
    Encyclopaedia of Indian Culture. A good library invariably has more than one encyclopaedia on Indian Art and Culture selected notes may be taken from it.
    Books on culture / cultural topics brought out by Publications Division of Ministry of Information and broadcasting and National Book Trust.
    Subject Current Affairs
    Good books

    At least one major national newspaper - either The Times of India or The Hindu
    Newsweeklies like India Today or/and Outlook
    Current Affairs and News Analysis of BBC.
    Current events - Spectrum
    Subject Statistics
    Good book

    Book on Statistics (Class XI) - NCERT
    Subject Indian Polity and Constitution
    Good books

    Introduction to the Constitution of India - D.D. Basu.
    Our Parliament - S.C. Kashyap
    Subject Indian Geography and Economy
    Good books

    Indian Geography (Class XI and XII) - NCERT
    Yozna
    Indian Economy - Dutt and Sundharam/Mishra and Puri
    The editorial page of the Economic Times.
    Subject Science and Technology
    Good books

    Science and Technology section of the Wednesday edition of the newspaper 'The Hindu'.
    Science and Technology Published by the Spectrum.
    Yozna contains science and environment related topics.
  • 20-01-2013, 09:25 AM
    yudhisthir

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    There are various books for the preparation of IAS exam.

    The various books are:-
    Upkar Publication - General Studies and CSAT - prelims and mains exam
    RS Agrawal - Quantitive Aptitude and CSAT
    TMH CSAT - Civil Services
    M. Laxmikanth - Indian polity and Public Administration
    DD Basu
    Yojna
    Ram Ahuja - sociology
    Economic Survey
    AC Banarjee
    Mishra and Puri - Indian Economy
    Social Welfare Magazine
    Chronicle - Civil Services
    CST - Civil Service Today
    The Hindu - Daily News Paper
    Charles Farrow - Geography etc.

    These are the several books for the preparation of IAS exams.

    You can prepare from these books and you can get a good marks in the exam and get a good job.
    yes the preparation is tough but you have to work hard for this exam.

    Thank you...
  • 20-01-2013, 12:10 AM
    rocks1987

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    UPSC conducts the CSE for the post of IAS, IPS or IRS.

    This exam is conducted by the Union Public Service commission at all India level.


    >>>>>>>Exam pattern for the Civil Service exam

    Preliminary exam ( 400 marks)

    Mains exam ( 2000 marks)

    Interview ( 300 marks)

    >>>>>Books for the preparation of civil service exam



    Attachment 9527Attachment 9528Attachment 9529Attachment 9530
  • 19-01-2013, 12:18 PM
    surendermgh

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Dear Friend

    for preparation of examination you should schedule time table

    You should read newspaper daily
    You should read magazine
    You should read NCERT books
    You should watch news channel
    You should read Arihant prakashan, Upkar prakashan etc. books

    You should solved previous question paper

    Best of Luck
  • 17-01-2013, 10:51 PM
    sachin200

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?
    ===========================================

    Hi,

    Books are as follows-


    Prelims 17 Years Civil Services (IAS): General Studies Topic Wise Solved Papers (1995-2011)
    by
    Disha Experts
    Publisher: Disha Publication






    IAS Preliminary General Studies: Topic Wise Solved Question Papers (1995 - 2011)
    by
    Upscportal
    Publisher: Upscportal.com








    CSAT: General Studies 2012 (Paper 2)
    by
    Arun Sharma,Madhukar Kumar Bhagat,Hari Mohan Prasad,Abhijit Guha
    Publisher: Tata Mcgraw-hill (2011)







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


    Hope that now you will prepare well for the exam!
    Bye!


  • 17-01-2013, 09:32 PM
    Sushil Kumar

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Hello,
    Civil Services Examination is conducted by UPSC every year for the recruitment of candidates for the post of IAS, IRS, IPS.

    Exam Format of Civil Services Extermination
    Civil Services Exam is a paper based test and consists of two successive stages:
    1. Preliminary Examination � comprising 2 exams � General Studies and CSAT
    2. Civil Services Main Examination (Written and Interview)

    Here are some books which you can refer for Civil Services Exam.

    All These books are available on Flipkart if you wish to buy them.
    UPSC Portal CSAT Comprehensive Manual: IAS Preliminary Examination 2013 (Paper-2) by Sachchida Nand Jha
    CSAT Handbook for General Studies: UPSC Civil Services Priliminary Examination 2013 (Paper-1) by Kalpana Rajaram
    CSAT Unique Quintessence of General Studies 2013 (Paper 2) by J.K. Chopra
    UPSC Portal IAS Mains History Solved Papers (2002-2011) by Yagya Nand Jha
    The Pearson CSAT Manual 2013: Civil Services Aptitude Test for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination by Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe
    CSAT General Studies For Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2013 (Paper 2) bt TMH

    For further details refer the pdf attached below and for Previous Years Question Papers you can refer www.upsc.gov.in
    You can fill the online application form from the official website www.upsconline.nic.in

    Regards...
  • 17-01-2013, 03:59 PM
    ajjuravi

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Dear friend,

    Civil Services Exam is conducted by UPSC every year for the recruitment of IAS, IFS, IPS, etc.

    Upcoming Exam will be conducted on 19 May 2013.

    And Notifications along with Online Applications will be released on 2 February 2013.

    Civil Services Exam is divided into three stages:

    >> Preliminary Exam (CSAT Exam)

    >> Mains Exam

    >> Personal Interview

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

    Attachment 9448
    CSAT Data Interpretation Logical Reasoning and General Mental Ability for General Studies (Paper - 2) (Paperback)
    Author: Arun Sharma
    Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education (2012)
    Price: Rs. 261
    Attachment 9449
    1000 Plus Questions on Economic & Social Development (Paperback)
    Author: Tmh
    Publisher: Tata Mc-graw Hill Publishing (2012)
    Price: Rs. 214
    Attachment 9450
    1000 Plus Questions on General Science (Paperback)
    Author: Tmh
    Publisher: Tata Mc-graw Hill Publishing (2012)
    Price: Rs. 176
  • 17-01-2013, 02:43 PM
    sensoma

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    i wantt to know the best books for upsc preparations
    The best books for IAS :









    Good luck !
  • 17-01-2013, 10:51 AM
    Jeet Masih

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    I have mention below some books subjects wies of IAS exam for preparation :-

    Maths Books :


    Linear Algebra by K C Prasad , K B Datta
    Calculus by Santhi Narayan
    Vectror Analysis by Shantinarayan
    Complex Analysis by GK Ranganth
    Numerical Analysis by V Rajaraman , SS Shari

    Civil Engineering Books :

    Strength of meterial by Gere & Timoshenko
    Concrete Technology by M S Shetty
    R C C 9WSM) by Shyal & Goyal
    Soil Mechanics by K R Arora
    Fluid Mechanics by Modi & Seth
    Irrigation Engineering by S K Garg
    Engineering Hydrology by K Subramanya

    Chemistry Books :

    Principals of physical chemistry by Puri , sharma & Pathawa
    Photo Chemistry by K L Kapoor
    A guide to mechanism in organic Chemistry by Pater Sykes
    Atomic Structure by Puri , Sharma & Pathwa

    Botany Books :

    Embryology by Bhojwani & Bhartnagar
    Plant Anatomy by Esau
    Cell Biology by De robertis & Ambrose
    Genetics by Strickberger

    General Studies :

    Modern India by Bipin Chandra
    History of modern India Raghavan Aiyer
    Social Problem by Ram Ahuja
    Indian Constitution by D D Basu
    Statistical Methods by S C Gupta
  • 17-01-2013, 07:23 AM
    manojbadoniya

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Dear as for as my views are concerned that only good books of various publishers are not enough to get qualified in the exam because every candidate need a good and supportive motivation with the study and this strategy makes the person successful in the examination because when they feel something out of study so there should be a successful person who could encourage them instantly and tell them the way of career that how and why should be go for this way in our career time and we are not saying about that books are not good, so many candidates are there who use only books and do not get coaching institute and that's why they qualify the exams both prelims and mains but unfortunately due to the insufficiency of the complete guidance and motivation they got failed in the interview process so dear if you wants to become completely successful in IAS exams then you will have to join any coaching institute which could guide you well and motivate you to get the success and wake up you during each and every step of the examination so that you should join any coaching institute first then you should purchase some following books to prepare for your examination of both prelims and main exam :

    M. Laxmikanth - Indian polity and Public Administration
    RS Agrawal - Quantitive Aptitude and CSAT
    TMH CSAT - Civil Services
    Arihant Publication - GS and CSAT prelims and mains
    Upkar Publication - General Studies and CSAT - prelims and mains exam
    India Year Book - 2012-13
    Chronicle - Civil Services
    CST - Civil Service Today
    The Hindu - Daily News Paper
    Charles Farrow - Geography
    NCERT Books for Geography and Indian Polity - 8th to +2 Level
    Bipin Chandra
    DD Basu
    Bakshi
    Romila Thapar
    Gopal Krishna
    AC Banarjee
    Mishra and Puri - Indian Economy
    Ram Ahuja - sociology
    Social Welfare Magazine
    Wizard
    Frontline
    Yojna
    Economic Survey

    All the best
  • 16-01-2013, 09:00 PM
    RSJ

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Friend,Best books for study and preparation for IAS Examination: * Guide to UPSC (IAS) Civil Services Preliminary Exam General Studies* UPSC Portal CSAT Comprehensive Manual IAS Preliminary Examination Guide* UPSC Portal IAS General Studies Mains Examination Topic Wise Question Analysis* UPSC Portal Indian Polity* General Science for Civil Services Preliminary Examination
  • 16-01-2013, 08:19 PM
    nickybille

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    The Pearson CSAT Manual 2013: Civil Services Aptitude Test for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination
    Attachment 9437

    Author: Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe
    Publisher: Pearson
    Language: English
    Number of Pages: 2052
    Price: 1299

    IAS Prelims/CSAT Civil Services: 18 Years General Studies Topic wise Solved Papers
    Attachment 9438

    Author: Dish Experts
    Publisher: Disha Publication
    Language: English
    Number of Papers: 350
    Price: 300

    General Studies: Preliminary Examination Topic Wise Papers
    Attachment 9439
    Author: Upscportal
    Publisher: Kalinjar Publication
    Number of Papers: 332
    Price: 250

    UPSC Portal CSAT Comprehensive Manual: IAS Preliminary Examination 2013

    Attachment 9440
    Author: Sachchida Nand Jha
    Publisher: Kalinjar Publication
    Number of Papers: 965
    Language: English
    Price: 650

    More Details of CSAT or IAS Preparation 2013 Examination available on: http://www.letsmoedu.co.in/2013/01/c...amination.html
  • 15-01-2013, 11:28 PM
    baba 00

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Best Books for IAS Exam


    The Pearson CSAT Manual 2012
    by
    Edgar Thorpe,Showick Thorpe
    Publisher: Pearson Education (2012)


    Prelims 17 Years Civil Services (IAS): General Studies Topic Wise Solved Papers (1995-2011)
    by
    Disha Experts
    Publisher: Disha Publication


    IAS Preliminary General Studies: Topic Wise Solved Question Papers (1995 - 2011)
    by
    Upscportal
    Publisher: Upscportal.com


    CSAT: General Studies 2012 (Paper 2)
    by
    Arun Sharma,Madhukar Kumar Bhagat,Hari Mohan Prasad,Abhijit Guha
    Publisher: Tata Mcgraw-hill (2011)
  • 14-01-2013, 07:00 PM
    minku

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Hi,Best Books for IAS exam#.UPSC Portal CSAT Comprehensive Manual IAS Preliminary Examination Guide (Paper -II)Publisher: Upscportal Publications#.Guide To UPSC (IAS) Civil Services Preliminary Exam: General Studies (Paper I)Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd#.UPSC (IAS) Civil Services Preliminary Examination CSAT General Sudies With Solved Papers (Papers - 1)Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. LtdNOTE:- Along with these books don't forget to read NCERT books11th and 12th physics,chemistry,math,biology books must read newspapers dailyELEGIBLETY CRITERIA:-#. Educational QualificationThe candidate must hold any degree in any discipline from any recognized universityFinal year degree students are also eligibleDegree obtained by distance education/open university is also eligible if the university is a recognized university#.Age limitGeneral 21-30 yrsSC/ST 21-35 yrsPH 21-40 yrs#.Number of attempts permittedGeneral 4OBC 7PH 7SC/ST No Limit#.Nationality should be IndianIMPORTANT DATES---*. notification 02/02/2013,*. last date of submission: 04/03/2013*. Date of prelim exam. 19/05/2013Good Luck.....
  • 30-09-2012, 07:35 AM
    aashisranjan784

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Hi Friend



    IAS is the Indian Administrative services.

    the examinations conducted for IAS is very diverse.So you need to go through lots of books with detailed explanation by different writers and publications:

    First step is that you should go through the NCERT books of each subjects from class 6th to 12th.

    Some important books for IAS exam:

    1.Arihant 15 years general studies

    2.UPkar publications books for IAS exam.

    3.Manorma books

    4.

    5.

    6.



    hope the information helps you.

    all the best


    aashisranjan784
  • 27-09-2012, 04:28 PM
    cenarocks

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    hi,
    you must follow these books;-
    ncert books

    upkar publisher

    tata mcgraw publisher

    arihant publisher

    thank you,,,,,
  • 27-09-2012, 12:40 PM
    aryan5107241

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Dear Friend,

    The Best Books that you should study for IAS Exam are :


    * UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination Guide - TMH Publications

    * CSAT Civil Services Aptitude Book - Arihant publications

    * General Studies For Civil Services Preliminary Examination - TMH Publications

    * NCERT Textbooks

    This is the information i have to the best of my knowledge regarding your query. hope the information will help you to the extent you want.

    For further books list and detailed information regarding IAS , you should visit : http://www.onestopias.com.

  • 27-09-2012, 03:18 AM
    divyanshrishu

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    dear
    go for NCERT books first
    NCERT books is the first step for preparation
    and then you can go for books from ARIHANT and Tata Mc Graw Hill for sample papers and previous years question paper
    also i would suggest you to go through daily newspaper and yearbook if possible.
    all the best
  • 27-09-2012, 12:34 AM
    CSI

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    the upsc civil services examination is the most popular and the toughest examination conducted by upsc.
    the preparation for such an important examination need a lot of study and memorization.
    the selection of the books you wanna study for the preparation of this examination
    should be made very carefully.
    there are many books available for the preparation of this examination,
    you have to select the best possible out of them.
    some books you ca refer are as follows:

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


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


    UPSC IAS PRE: English Grammar and Usage
    by Upscportal
    Publisher: UPSCPORTAL Publications


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


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


    General Knowledge and Current Affairs: Objective Type Questions 2013

    by Khanna, Verma
    Publisher: Upkar Prakashan



    General Knowledge 2013: Essential 'Knowledge Capsule' in General Awareness & Current Affairs
    by Manohar Pandey
    Publisher: Arihant Publications
  • 22-09-2012, 12:40 AM
    infoysis

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    i wantt to know the best books for upsc preparations
    IPS ie :- Indian Police Service . This Examination is Conducted by Union public Service Commission . This Examination is Held every Once in a year . If your Interested in IPS Examination . Then you should apply for Civil Service Examination ..




    Books for IAS Examination :-


    General Studies For Civil Services Preliminary Examination by TMH
    Publisher :- Tata Mc-graw Hill Publishing Co.ltd.-new Delhi
    Price:- Rs. 860

    UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination by Rakesh Dwivedi
    Publisher :- Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited
    Price:- Rs. 246

    Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations by M. Laxmikanth
    Publisher :- Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited
    Price:- Rs. 320

    UPSC CSAT Civil Services Aptitude Test Syllabus Preliminary and Main by R. Gupta's
    Publisher :- Ramesh Publishing House
    Price :- Rs. 35

    CSAT civil Service Aptitude by Prem Shankar Jha
    Publisher :- Arihant Publications
    Price :- Rs. 135

    UPSC Syllabus Civil Services Examinations
    Publisher :- S A P
    Price :- Rs. 45
  • 22-09-2012, 12:00 AM
    BISWARUPYOGI

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    List of the Best Books for IAS Exam


    The Pearson CSAT Manual 2012
    by
    Edgar Thorpe,Showick Thorpe
    Publisher: Pearson Education (2012)



    Prelims 17 Years Civil Services (IAS): General Studies Topic Wise Solved Papers (1995-2011)
    by
    Disha Experts
    Publisher: Disha Publication



    IAS Preliminary General Studies: Topic Wise Solved Question Papers (1995 - 2011)
    by
    Upscportal
    Publisher: Upscportal.com



    CSAT: General Studies 2012 (Paper 2)
    by
    Arun Sharma,Madhukar Kumar Bhagat,Hari Mohan Prasad,Abhijit Guha
    Publisher: Tata Mcgraw-hill (2011)

    .

  • 16-07-2012, 12:03 AM
    Milan padariya

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    dear aspirant,
    books for ias preparation according to subjects are as follows


    Subject World Geography - including Indian Geography
    Good books

    • Principles of Geography (Class XII-Part I, II)
    • General Geography of India (Class XII) Part I - NCERT
    • Geography of India - Resources and Regional Development Part II (Class XII) - NCERT
    • Physical Geography - Leong
    • Atlas

    Subject Indian Polity
    Good book

    • Introduction to Indian Constitution - D.D. Basu Related

    Subject Indian Economy
    Good books

    • Evolution of Indian Economy - NCERT
    • Indian Economy - Dutt and Sundharam.
    • Indian Economy - Mishra and Puri

    Subject General Science
    Good books

    • NCERT books on Science.
    • Science and Technology supplements in the Newspapers and magazines.

    Subject Current Events of National and International importance.
    Good books

    • One major National Daily - Either The Times of India or The Hindu.
    • Newsweeklies like India Today or/and Outlook
    • Current Events - Spectrum

    Subject General Mental Ability
    Good books

    • No special preparation is required in this area. But some practice may be done from any exercise books or quantitative aptitude. In fact, an intelligent calculation is the basic requirement for this topic.

    Main (General Studies)
    Subject History of Modern India
    Good books

    • India's struggle for Independence - Bipan Chandra and others.
    • Modern India - NCERT.
    • Freedom Struggle (NBT) - Bipan Chandra
    • Modern India - IGNOU
      • If one is hard pressed for time, he/she may
        skip the Modern India and Freedom Struggle.

    Subject Indian Culture
    Good books

    • Art and Culture portions of history books and Gazetteer of India.
    • Culture Chapter (s) in the India Year Book.
    • Encyclopaedia of Indian Culture. A good library invariably has more than one encyclopaedia on Indian Art and Culture selected notes may be taken from it.
    • Books on culture / cultural topics brought out by Publications Division of Ministry of Information and broadcasting and National Book Trust.

    Subject Current Affairs
    Good books

    • At least one major national newspaper - either The Times of India or The Hindu
    • Newsweeklies like India Today or/and Outlook
    • Current Affairs and News Analysis of BBC.
    • Current events - Spectrum

    Subject Statistics
    Good book

    • Book on Statistics (Class XI) - NCERT

    Subject Indian Polity and Constitution
    Good books

    • Introduction to the Constitution of India - D.D. Basu.
    • Our Parliament - S.C. Kashyap

    Subject Indian Geography and Economy
    Good books

    • Indian Geography (Class XI and XII) - NCERT
    • Yozna
    • Indian Economy - Dutt and Sundharam/Mishra and Puri
    • The editorial page of the Economic Times.

    Subject Science and Technology
    Good books

    • Science and Technology section of the Wednesday edition of the newspaper 'The Hindu'.
    • Science and Technology Published by the Spectrum.
    • Yozna contains science and environment related topics.
  • 30-06-2012, 11:56 AM
    meghavj7

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Civil Services Books For General Studies
    Preliminary IAS (General Studies)
    Subject Indian History
    Good books


    [FONT=verdana]
    [/FONT]History books of Classes XI and XII - NCERT


    • Freedom Struggle (NET) - Bipin Chandra

    Subject World Geography - including Indian Geography
    Good books

    • Principles of Geography (Class XII-Part I, II)
    • General Geography of India (Class XII) Part I - NCERT
    • Geography of India - Resources and Regional Development Part II (Class XII) - NCERT
    • Physical Geography - Leong
    • Atlas

    Subject Indian Polity
    Good book

    • Introduction to Indian Constitution - D.D. Basu Related

    Subject Indian Economy
    Good books

    • Evolution of Indian Economy - NCERT
    • Indian Economy - Dutt and Sundharam.
    • Indian Economy - Mishra and Puri

    Subject General Science
    Good books

    • NCERT books on Science.
    • Science and Technology supplements in the Newspapers and magazines.

    Subject Current Events of National and International importance.
    Good books

    • One major National Daily - Either The Times of India or The Hindu.
    • Newsweeklies like India Today or/and Outlook
    • Current Events - Spectrum

    Subject General Mental Ability
    Good books

    • No special preparation is required in this area. But some practice may be done from any exercise books or quantitative aptitude. In fact, an intelligent calculation is the basic requirement for this topic.

    Main (General Studies)
    Subject History of Modern India
    Good books

    • India's struggle for Independence - Bipan Chandra and others.
    • Modern India - NCERT.
    • Freedom Struggle (NBT) - Bipan Chandra
    • Modern India - IGNOU

      • If one is hard pressed for time, he/she may
        skip the Modern India and Freedom Struggle.

    Subject Indian Culture
    Good books

    • Art and Culture portions of history books and Gazetteer of India.
    • Culture Chapter (s) in the India Year Book.
    • Encyclopaedia of Indian Culture. A good library invariably has more than one encyclopaedia on Indian Art and Culture selected notes may be taken from it.
    • Books on culture / cultural topics brought out by Publications Division of Ministry of Information and broadcasting and National Book Trust.

    Subject Current Affairs
    Good books

    • At least one major national newspaper - either The Times of India or The Hindu
    • Newsweeklies like India Today or/and Outlook
    • Current Affairs and News Analysis of BBC.
    • Current events - Spectrum

    Subject Statistics
    Good book

    • Book on Statistics (Class XI) - NCERT

    Subject Indian Polity and Constitution
    Good books

    • Introduction to the Constitution of India - D.D. Basu.
    • Our Parliament - S.C. Kashyap

    Subject Indian Geography and Economy
    Good books

    • Indian Geography (Class XI and XII) - NCERT
    • Yozna
    • Indian Economy - Dutt and Sundharam/Mishra and Puri
    • The editorial page of the Economic Times.

    Subject Science and Technology
    Good books

    • Science and Technology section of the Wednesday edition of the newspaper 'The Hindu'.
    • Science and Technology Published by the Spectrum.
    • Yozna contains science and environment related topics.
  • 30-06-2012, 10:00 AM
    venkataprakash

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Books for IAS Examination :-



    UPSC Portal Indian Polity
    by UPSC Portal
    Publisher: UPSC Portal
    Price: Rs. 120



    Indian And World Geography
    by Hussain
    Publisher: Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited
    Price: Rs. 325



    General Science For Civil Services Preliminary Examinations
    by S A Majid
    Publisher: UPSCPORTAL Publications
    Price: Rs. 250



    UPSC Portal Indian History for Civil Services Preliminary Examinations
    by Sachchida Nand Jha
    Publisher: UPC Portal Publications
    Price: Rs. 395

    Current Affairs
    by Sachchida Nand Jha
    Publisher: Upscportal Publications
    Price: Rs. 250

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

    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
  • 26-06-2012, 03:29 PM
    Hans ankhiya

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Hi,you mainly need to prepare well from the12th class books by CBSE but if you want to prepare more advanced then teher are few books of great authors : asian CDS by R.P.VARMA , combined defence services exam by Datason RP, Arihant CDS Entrance examination.FOR MORE DETAILS OF EXAM OF IAS VISIT WEBSITE: http://www.upsc.gov.in/ALL THE BEST.
  • 08-06-2012, 06:47 PM
    sadiora

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    1. Ncret books.

    2. Upkar publisher books.

    3. Pearsons publisher books.
  • 13-04-2012, 12:53 PM
    abhimanyu12

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Hello friend,
    Here are some best books for IAS exam.

    1)History-->NCERT books of class XI and XII

    2)Freedom Struggle (By national book trust)

    3)Geography--> NCERT book of classXII is enough.

    4)Indian Polity--> Introduction to the Indian constitution.

    5)Indian Economy--> NCERT and other books on evolution of Indian Economy.

    6)General studies--> NCERT books of science

    7) Current events--> The competition master,A National newspaper.

    8)Mental Ability-->R.s aggarwall

    9)Fundamental of applied Statistics-->By S.C.gupta ad V. kapoor.

    10)Fundamental of Mathematical Statistics-->By S.C. Gupta and V.K. Kapoor.

    I am provide you a link which will help you a lot.

    http://www.upscportal.com/civilservices/
  • 13-04-2012, 12:38 AM
    minakshi goyal

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    for preparation of ias
    go to the link www.onestopias.com
    it is the best site where you will get total preparation strategy for ias
    best of luck
  • 03-04-2012, 12:33 AM
    sandeep

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Guide To UPSC (IAS) Civil Services Preliminary Exam: General Studies (Paper I)
    Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd


    UPSC (IAS) Civil Services Preliminary Examination CSAT General Sudies With Solved Papers (Papers - 1)
    Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd


    UPSC Portal CSAT Comprehensive Manual IAS Preliminary Examination Guide (Paper - II)
    Publisher: Upscportal Publications


    UPSC Portal IAS General Studies Mains Examination Topic Wise Question Analysis
    Publisher: UPSC Portal
  • 03-04-2012, 12:21 AM
    mudaliyar arvind

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    DEAR CANDIDATE;

    BEST BOOKS FOR IAS EXAMS ARE;
    1.Guide To UPSC (IAS) Civil Services Preliminary Exam: General Studies (Paper I)
    Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd
    2.UPSC (IAS) Civil Services Preliminary Examination CSAT General Sudies With Solved Papers (Papers - 1)
    Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd
    3.UPSC Portal CSAT Comprehensive Manual IAS Preliminary Examination Guide (Paper - II)
    Publisher: Upscportal Publications
    4.UPSC Portal IAS General Studies Mains Examination Topic Wise Question Analysis
    Publisher: UPSC Portal
    IAS Exam 2012 Schedule

    Civil Services Preliminary Exam, 2012
    Date of notification: 04-02-2012

    Last Date for Receipt of Applications: 05-03-2012

    Date of Exam: 20-05-2012


    Civil Services Main Exam, 2012
    Date of Commencement of Exam: 05-10-2012
    FOR MORE DETAILS OF EXAM OF IAS VISIT WEBSITE:http://www.upsc.gov.in/
    ALL THE BEST.
  • 03-04-2012, 12:12 AM
    nitesh

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    for IAS you have to revise your 6-10 class NCERT books
    11-12th physics,chemistry,math,biology books
    must read newspapers daily
    remember current issues
    do the last 10 years question papers
    guide to IAS by G.K Publication
    IAS general studies
  • 02-04-2012, 09:00 PM
    4G Solutions

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    i wantt to know the best books for upsc preparations

    List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?



    Guide To UPSC (IAS) Civil Services Preliminary Exam: General Studies (Paper I)
    Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd






    UPSC (IAS) Civil Services Preliminary Examination CSAT General Sudies With Solved Papers (Papers - 1)
    Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd






    UPSC Portal CSAT Comprehensive Manual IAS Preliminary Examination Guide (Paper - II)
    Publisher: Upscportal Publications








    UPSC Portal IAS General Studies Mains Examination Topic Wise Question Analysis
    Publisher: UPSC Portal
  • 02-04-2012, 08:50 PM
    goyalsaksham91
  • 02-04-2012, 04:58 PM
    lalitmanhotra86

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    you mainly need to prepare well from the 12th class books by CBSE but if you want to prepare more advanced then teher are few books of great authors : asian CDS by R.P.VARMA , combined defence services exam by Datason RP, Arihant CDS Entrance examination by Brijesh Tripathi,Dr.Satyajeet Rawat & Neetika Goyal
  • 02-04-2012, 04:49 PM
    sreenivasulareddyv

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    dear aspirant,
    books for ias preparation according to subjects are as follows


    Subject World Geography - including Indian Geography
    Good books

    • Principles of Geography (Class XII-Part I, II)
    • General Geography of India (Class XII) Part I - NCERT
    • Geography of India - Resources and Regional Development Part II (Class XII) - NCERT
    • Physical Geography - Leong
    • Atlas

    Subject Indian Polity
    Good book

    • Introduction to Indian Constitution - D.D. Basu Related

    Subject Indian Economy
    Good books

    • Evolution of Indian Economy - NCERT
    • Indian Economy - Dutt and Sundharam.
    • Indian Economy - Mishra and Puri

    Subject General Science
    Good books

    • NCERT books on Science.
    • Science and Technology supplements in the Newspapers and magazines.

    Subject Current Events of National and International importance.
    Good books

    • One major National Daily - Either The Times of India or The Hindu.
    • Newsweeklies like India Today or/and Outlook
    • Current Events - Spectrum

    Subject General Mental Ability
    Good books

    • No special preparation is required in this area. But some practice may be done from any exercise books or quantitative aptitude. In fact, an intelligent calculation is the basic requirement for this topic.

    Main (General Studies)
    Subject History of Modern India
    Good books

    • India's struggle for Independence - Bipan Chandra and others.
    • Modern India - NCERT.
    • Freedom Struggle (NBT) - Bipan Chandra
    • Modern India - IGNOU

      • If one is hard pressed for time, he/she may
        skip the Modern India and Freedom Struggle.

    Subject Indian Culture
    Good books

    • Art and Culture portions of history books and Gazetteer of India.
    • Culture Chapter (s) in the India Year Book.
    • Encyclopaedia of Indian Culture. A good library invariably has more than one encyclopaedia on Indian Art and Culture selected notes may be taken from it.
    • Books on culture / cultural topics brought out by Publications Division of Ministry of Information and broadcasting and National Book Trust.

    Subject Current Affairs
    Good books

    • At least one major national newspaper - either The Times of India or The Hindu
    • Newsweeklies like India Today or/and Outlook
    • Current Affairs and News Analysis of BBC.
    • Current events - Spectrum

    Subject Statistics
    Good book

    • Book on Statistics (Class XI) - NCERT

    Subject Indian Polity and Constitution
    Good books

    • Introduction to the Constitution of India - D.D. Basu.
    • Our Parliament - S.C. Kashyap

    Subject Indian Geography and Economy
    Good books

    • Indian Geography (Class XI and XII) - NCERT
    • Yozna
    • Indian Economy - Dutt and Sundharam/Mishra and Puri
    • The editorial page of the Economic Times.

    Subject Science and Technology
    Good books

    • Science and Technology section of the Wednesday edition of the newspaper 'The Hindu'.
    • Science and Technology Published by the Spectrum.
    • Yozna contains science and environment related topics.
  • 02-04-2012, 01:51 PM
    Smita

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    buy all basic books like NCERT for preliminay preparation and there are books available in the market according to your optional subjects, so i would suggest you not pick more books, pick few books and keep your track with these books only, you will definately get through your exams.. All the best..
  • 02-04-2012, 11:50 AM
    nagarjuna

    Re: List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    HI,PLEASE REFER TO FOLLOWING SITE,IT WILL HELP YOU
    ALL THE BEST
    www.civilserviceindia.com
  • 31-03-2012, 05:30 PM
    Unregistered

    List of best books for the preparation of IAS exam?

    i wantt to know the best books for upsc preparations

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