The Indian Polity by Lakshmikanth For Indian Geography For World Geography Physical Geography of India, NCERT Class

XI Land and People, NCERT Class XI General Studies Manual by TMH or Spectrum Publications.

Ecological Approach to Public Administration Public Choice Theory Public Policy Civil Society Governance in India Development Concepts and Theories Systems and Behavioural Approach Views of Chester Barnard & Herbert Simon Citizen and Administration Introduction to Public Policy Part 1 Introduction to Public Policy Part 2 Public Economics Leadership Communication Administrative Responsiveness Civil Society Public Policy Making Major Determinants Part-1 Role Of Planning Commission Socio Psychological Approach Understanding Policy Implementation Indian Budget System - Part 1 Indian Budgeting System-Part 2 Training Of Higher Civil Servants Psychological Approach Views Of Abraham Maslo and Federick Globalisation Mitigating Disasters Democracy in Search of Equality Role Of Voluntary Organisation Indian Polity by M Laxmikant: ----------------------------------No any second source. Just one book. There is no alternative to it. You must rea d it at least 5-10 times. Dont make notes. Its not possible. Read every line and when u read every chapter, every line 4-5 times, u will remember most of it. he re u shud be able to answer any question that comes from anywhere in the book. Indian History - Spectrum Modern India by Rajiv Ahir --------------------------------------------------------------It is a summary of Bipin Chandra's India's Struggle for Independence . Every que stion in last prelims and before that which was in "ANSWERABLE" category (some q uestions are not to be answered by anyone - dont waste time and energy on findin g where those questions came from). The debate over Bipan Chandra vs Spectrum wi ll be saved for later times. Geography - You will need to do 3 books here. 1. For Principles of Geography Just do Go Cheng Leong - Certificate Physical & H uman Geography[click] line by line 4-5 times - every chapter..dont by-heart, but read closely..only memorise conecpets. This is the single book for most Geograp hy concepts. Chapters are short and easy to understand. Note:- Three topics , namely :- Monsoons -EL Nino -La Nina

is not given very well here, and it is not sufficient from UPSC point of view. Y ou will have to take help from your geography optional friends and either unders tand it from them or get their notes. - Indian geography books (2 of them) 11th & 12th NCERT. Again do 4-5 times. Any question comin from it should be answerable. Dont be the fool who has read the book but is not able to answer question from it. if u r not able to answer, it m eans u r not honest in ur effort. You have to do all of the above. (Not my Lines ; copied from source ) Indian economy - For best strategy, you will need to have a two level approach:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TMH Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh: I struggled with Economy for a long time since I did not have it neither in sch ool nor in college. I struggled with Vajiram Economy tests and even Khan's Econo my questions until I read this book. I am not saying that this is a must read, b ut it will give you amazing confidence. It is a must read if you don't have acce ss to Vajiram or any other coaching teacher. I was able to be in top 50 in Vajir am test series once I had done Economy from here. Laxmikanth, Spectrum, Bio NCERT, Geography NCERT's etc