Hii....i m RAJAT....i hav just passd 12 in march 2011....i am taking coachng 4 iit in kota nw....i m willing to be an IAS officer......iwant to knw hw i can prepare 4 ias from nw onwards as i hav 5 years in getting eligible for it...what all books i shud start reffering from nw....i m intrested to choose chemistry is it ok...what books for chemistry....
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Friend, it is the high time to start preparing for the Civil Service Examination right now.You have to make a balance in the studies of graduation level as well as preparation for the Civil Service Examination.You can refer following books while preparing for the Civil Service Examination:# UPSC Portal CSAT - Comprehensive Manual by Vivek Kumar Singh# UPSC Portal CSAT General Studies Question Bank (Solved Papers) by Sachchida Nand Jha# UPSC Portal General Mental Ability Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability by Sachchida Nand Jha# CSAT Drcision Making Problem Solving & Interpersonal Skills by Prem Shankar Jha# CSAT General Studies for Civil Service Preliminary Examination by TMH# UPSC Portal: Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
In first few weeks of preparation:
1. Indian History - India Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra; NCERT Books ( XI & XII )
2. Geography - Spectrum
3. Indian Polity - DD Basu, Constitution of India by Bakshi
4. Indian Economy - 11th & 12th Books (NCERT), Pratiyogita Darpan Special Edition
5. General Science - Tata Mc Graw Hill Guide Books of 9th and 10th Standard.
6. Mental Ability - Quantitative Apitude by R.S. Aggarwal
7. Current Affairs - Some magazines and Newspapers
8. India- Yearbook Published from Publication Division
Some newspapers/ *magazines you may count in:
i. The Hindu/The Times of India
ii. Frontline
iii. Civil Service Chronicle
iv. Chanakya
v. Competition WIZARD
vi. Civil Services Today
Guides You may Like to Read:
1. Tata McGraw Hill for GS
2. Arihant for CSAT
2. Spectrum
3. Unique
Topic Wise Reference On GeneralStudies
Books on Indian History & Culture:
NCERT (+ 2 level) � Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India.
Publication Division : Gazetteer of India (Vol 2 : History & Culture)
Gandhi Nehru Tagore & Ambedkar � Gopal Krishna
Bipin Chandra - Modern India
A.C.Banerjee - History of Modern India Raghavan Aiyer � Mahatma Gandhi .
All the Best.
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