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Re: How to prepare for IAS exam ? Which books are considered best for the preparation of IAS exam ?

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Dear Sir,

How can i start to study for entrance exam of UPSC (IAS) ? Which books i refer for preparation for UPSC entrance exam? Suggest me for clear entrance exam for UPSC.

Reference Books for IAS Examination :-

~~ UPSC IAS Civil Services Exam 2011 Syllabus UPSC Portal CSAT Comprehensive Manual by Sachchida Nand Jha
Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd

~~ IAS Prelims/CSAT Civil Services byDisha Experts
Publications: Disha Publication

~~ IAS Civil Service Examinatiion (UPSC) By
Author: Kumud Ranjan Singh

~~ The Pearson CSAT Manual by Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe
Publisher: Pearson

~~ IAS (Pre.) Solved Papers General Studies by Expert Compilations

~~ UPSC IAS Civil Services Exam 2011 Syllabus by Gkp
Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd

IAS Entrance Examination Pattern :-

Re: How to prepare for IAS exam ? Which books are considered best 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.

The basic eligibility criteria for Civil Services Exam are as follows:
Educational Qualification
The candidate must hold any degree in any discipline from any recognized university
Final year degree students are also eligible
Degree obtained by distance education/open university is also eligible if the university is a recognized university

Age limit
General 21-30 yrs
SC/ST 21-35 yrs
PH 21-40 yrs

Number of attempts permitted
General 4
OBC 7
PH 7
SC/ST No Limit

Nationality should be Indian.

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...

Re: How to prepare for IAS exam ? Which books are considered best for the preparation of IAS exam ?

Hello Guest,

UPSC civil services is neither a very tough exam nor so easy. If you are doing a planed study then i am sure that you will crack this exam.
Tips For Cracking exam is
set your time table properly
Collect the study material, test papers
Be confident
never think negative thinking in your mind
read news paper daily. reading newspaper is very beneficial for you because you cover a lot of awareness from this.
be regular that means continuity in your study is very important part of your preparation.
make a friend circle where you can discuss your problem related to UPSC

best of luck

Re: How to prepare for IAS exam ? Which books are considered best for the preparation of IAS exam ?

dear aspirant,you can prepare IAS by following methods
1. Manage your time table and keep your self calm and cool.
2. Go ahead according to UPSC syllabus.
3. Read 6th to 12th NCERT books.
4. Increase your GK and End English.
5. Keep reading newspapers and magazines daily.
6. Try to solve previous year papers.


And if you want to get solved question paper of upsc exam
you can get it from upsc official website that is
www.upsc.gov.in

following are the best books for ias
1.agarwall for english2.Quantitative aptitude
3.Indian geography
4.arihant general knownledge
5.Objective General Studies For UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination
6.Basic Numeracy
7.UPSC Portal: General Mental Ability Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability
8.IAS PRE: Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency
9.UPSC IAS PRE: English Grammar and Usage
10.UPSC PORTAL: English Language Comprehension Skills
bset of luck

Re: How to prepare for IAS exam ? Which books are considered best for the preparation of IAS exam ?

bOOKS FOR ias EXAM:
1) mODERN iNDIA - ncert Book
2) Indian geography by Masjid Hussain
3) Tata Mcgraw hill book on General science
4) Quantitative aptitude by Abhijit Guha
5) India struggle for Independence by Bipin chandra
6) Indian democracy at work - NCERT
7) Indian Economy by Mishra and Puri
Strategy:
You need to understand the syllabus first, Then make a neat time table containing the subjects and topics to cover.
Work according to that time table, dont give room to any laziness, otherwise it will be difficult to finish the syllabus.

Re: How to prepare for IAS exam ? Which books are considered best for the preparation of IAS exam ?

to become an IAS officer you have to apply for upsc civil services exam which is one of the most difficult and top level exam of India.first of you should be eligible for this exam.
for this
you should have completed your graduation form a recognized university
and your age should be
21-30 years if you are a general category aspirant
12-33 years if you belong to obc
21-35 years if you are a sc/sc candidate.

to prepare for upsc civil services exam you first have to reduce the dimensions of your life i.e you have to leave any other work you are doing right now and maintain your full focus on the upsc civil services exam.strong determination and hard work will surely lead you to success.
some books that you can refer for your preparation are :

General Knowledge 2013: Essential 'Knowledge Capsule' in General Awareness & Current Affairs
by Manohar Pandey

General Knowledge and Current Affairs: Objective Type Questions 2013
by Khanna, Verma

UPSC PORTAL: English Language Comprehension Skills
by UPSCportal Editorial Board

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

hope it helps

Re: How to prepare for IAS exam ? Which books are considered best for the preparation of IAS exam ?

Hello my dear friend..........

in order to clear these exam you have to follow some tips such as

you have purchase some good books

such as:-

r.s. agarwall for english

iucent for GK

and you have to read the national news paper regularly

you have to be in touch of current affairs

fix a time table for your study

and above all you have to practise the previous year question paper

thank you and hope this will help you a lot...............

Re: How to prepare for IAS exam ? Which books are considered best for the preparation of IAS exam ?

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Hi Aspirant

For the preparation of the upsc exam

You should need to follow the following tips:

-First as you are asking purchase some good books for the exam

-As with out good books good preparation is not possible

- And first purchase the books for the compulsory subjects

-purchase the books for the English And General studies

-Purchase the R.S Aggarwall book of English

-Purchase the lUCENT Book for the preparation of the gk

-Also Read daily a national news paper for gk

-And make a time table and work according to that

-Also Do daily practice and devote your time for each subject

-Always be confident and focus toward your goal

-Purchase some practice sets of Arihant publications


Just follow these you will get success in the exam '

Best of luck

Re: How to prepare for IAS exam ? Which books are considered best for the preparation of IAS exam ?

hi for preparation of IAS start with prev papers to understand level of question.
Some books preferred are

Attachment 330Attachment 331
Indian History (MCQ Series) Indian Polity (MCQ Series)
Language: English Language: English

Attachment 332
Indian Economy & Indian Year Book (MCQ Series)
Language: English

for more details visit upscportal.com/civilservices/books

Re: How to prepare for IAS exam ? Which books are considered best for the preparation of IAS exam ?

HI dear, your hard work will give you result, now the question is how much you are to devote to study. the syllabus are UPSC website. And about the books which you prefer its up to you my suggestion is to go fo NCERT books thoroughly from 6 to 12 class. Best of luck.

Re: How to prepare for IAS exam ? Which books are considered best for the preparation of IAS exam ?

hey
it is civil service exam conducted by UPSC
the syllabus of this you can download from www.upsc.gov.in
its syllabus is wast so, you have to work hard to get selected.
for this you should join a coaching institute if you can but it is not necessary.
but by joining a coaching institute you will get a guideline of preparation and also some helpful tricks.
as there are many subjects are there for this paper.
so you have to many books which you can buy by taking help of some one who is preparing for it.
all the best

Re: How to prepare for IAS exam ? Which books are considered best for the preparation of IAS exam ?

Your preparation for IAS needs lots of hard work and in depth study.Go through the NCERT books of XIII and IX.it also depends upon your choice of subject.Regularly update yourself with current affairs and go for group discussions maximum so that you learn faster.Just give 5-6 hours of quality study and you wil surely get through.Some of the books for IAS preparation are:
Civil Services Books for General Studies.

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

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Subject Indian Politics
Good book

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

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Subject Indian Economy
Good books

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

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Subject General Science
Good books

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

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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

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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.

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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
  
  

Re: How to prepare for IAS exam ? Which books are considered best for the preparation of IAS exam ?

IAS is a civil service

and also one of the most prestigious Indian Civil Services. To become an IAS officer you have to clear a most competitive exam called

Civil Service Exam.

This exam is conducted by UPSC,Which is a constitutional body.

Eligible persons for this exam are :

those who completed their degree
and
those who have 21 years of age minimum.

you have to get the above eligibility criterion before getting registered to this exam.

Now I made you clear about Exam,its eligibility and when to apply for it.

Starting preparation :

Civil Service Examination(CSE) is not a exam which is equal to other common entrance exams.

Just by by-hearting something you can achieve success.
you need to have passion in you to clear the exam and become a civil servant with a divine thought in your inner.

you can start your preparation according to your desire. if you want to crack the exam and become a all india topper you have to start preparation from this moment only.

if you just want any of the service in that exam then it is enough to prepare from 1 year before of the exam.

I think your aim is to be an IAS officer if that is right, then you need to work hard a lot.
There will be huge competition.

This exam doesn't check your academic standards or anything like that. It checks the applicant's attitude,IQ Level, Justification power, Righteousness , Kindness.

all these will be tested in the form of your answers.
for that you need to develop your personality not physically but mentally. For this you need to have a deep interest on Book Reading, Unlimited thurst to know new and old things.

you should be able to apply the moral values in your day to day activities.
to get these qualities you can do a lot of things like

->Reading autobiographies of great eminent personalities.
->Following News through print and paper media.
->Discussing various burning topics with various people to know the actual human pulse.
->To study the general needs for a citizen of India.
->Should know various types of livings.

and many more can be added up to this list. It is endless till your creativity exists.

BOOKS FOR PREPARATION:-

Civil Service Examination
by Student Aid Publications
Publisher : Student aid publications


Civil Services Preliminary Exam: General Studies Solved Papers
by Edi. Board Pratiyogita Darpan
Publisher : upkar prakashan




General Studies Manual 2009 For UPSC Civil Service
by Edgar Thorpe
Publisher : dorling kindersley india



Civil Services Preliminary Examination Paper-I in 60 days
by Rakesh Dwivedi
Publisher : Tata mcgraw hill education private limited




UPSC Civil Services (Pre) 17 years Botany
by Editorial Compilation
Publisher : Arihant
ISBN : 8183480098

How to prepare for IAS exam ? Which books are considered best for the preparation of IAS exam ?

Dear Sir,

How can i start to study for entrance exam of UPSC (IAS) ? Which books i refer for preparation for UPSC entrance exam? Suggest me for clear entrance exam for UPSC.