General Studies (Prelim as well as Main Exam)

Subject Booklist Author/Pub

History Ancient India (Old NCERT) R S Sharma
Medieval India (Old NCERT) Satish Chandra
Modern India (Old NCERT) Bipan Chandra
Modern India (Spectrum Pub.) Rajiv Ahir
Geography Class 11
th
and 12
th
(4 Textbooks) NCERT
Atlas Orient Blackswan
Indian
Polity
Constitution of India P M Bakshi
Indian Polity M. Laxmikanth
General
Science
Class 9
th
and 10
th
(2 Textbooks)` NCERT
Science Reporter (Magazine) CSIR
Must Read
Magazine Civil Services Chronicle
Wizard Magazine ALS
Civil Services Times
World Focus
Special Issues of Chronicle and
Wizard for each component of GS

Books India Year Book Govt. of India
Economic Survey Govt. of India
Current Affairs Special Issues
Newspapers The Indian Express
The Hindu
The Hindu Diary of Events
(Published in January)
The Hindu
Economic Times / Hindu Business
Line






Geography Optional

Agriculture optional
Name Of Book Author/Publication
Fundamentals Of Agriculture Arun Katyayan
Principles Of Agriculture
Plant Breeding Principles And Methods B.D. Singh
Handbook Of Agriculture ICAR
Handbook Of Horticulture ICAR
Kurukshetra (magazine)

Addition Reading for Agriculture Optional
Name Of Book Author/Publication
State Of Indian Farmer: A Millennium Study Ministry Of Agriculture
Survey Of Indian Agriculture The Hindu
Forests And Forestry K. P. Sagreiya



Name Of Book Author/Publication
Spectrum for Geography Spectrum
NCERT Std.10 to 12
India: A Comprehensive Geography Khullar
Geography Of India Majid Husain
Human Geography Majid Husain
Evolution of Geographical Thought Majid Husain
Physical Geography Savindra Singh
Survey Of Environment The Hindu
Climatology B.S. Lal
Sociology Optional








Name Of Book Author/Publication
Previous years question-paper sets
Sociology Haralambos and Heald
McIver & Page
Sociology Dictionaries Penguin/Oxford
Mandelbaum
Bottomore
Changing Indian society Yogesh Atal
Social movements in India MSA Rao
Caste in its 20th century avatar M.N.Sriniwas
Tribal India Nadeem Hasnain
Social stratification & mobility K.L.Sharma
Social anthropology Madan & Majumdar
Book on sociology C.N.Shankar Rao
Indian society C.N.Shankar Rao
Indian sociological thinkers B.K.Nagla
Solved question main papers Chronicle Publication
Modernization of Indian Tradition Yogendra Singh
Social movements in India Ghanshyam Shah
Census of India
Additional Reading for Sociology Optional
Name Of Book Author/Publication
Internet Reference
Class notes Upendra's or
Ramaswamy's
Indian society Yogesh Atal
Modern India Bipan Chadra
Indian Socialism
Indian Economy Dutt and Sundaram
Yojna, Kurukshetra (Magazines)
newspaper articles
TV debates
Sociology Ritzer
Sociology Giddens

History Optional
Name Of Book Author/Publication
Ancient India Hemant Jhas Career Point
class notes
Early India Romila Thapar
Wonder That Was India A.L.Basham
Medieval India Part 1 & 2 Satish Chandra
India's Struggle For Independence Bipin Chandra and others
A new Look on Modern India B.L.Grover
India After Independence Bipin Chandra and others
World History Jain and Mathur
Contemporary World History NCERT Std 12
IGNOU Material of B.A History Course
Historical Atlas Spectrum Publication



Additional Reading for History Optional
Name Of Book Author/Publication
Material Culture and Social Formation Ram Sharan Sharma
Political Changes in Ancient India Ram Sharan Sharma
South Indian History Neel Kanth Shastri
Medieval India (3 Volumes) J.L.Mehta
Wonder That was India (2 Volumes) Rizvi
Modern India Sumit Sarkar


Political Science Optional
Name Of Book Author/Publication
An Introduction to Political Theory (Paper I) O.P Gauba
Political Science Paper I (Paper I) Bookhive publication
Indian Government & Politics (Paper I) Fadia.
Globalization of World Politics Bailyis & Smith
Comparative Politics and International
relations
Bookhive Publication
IGNOU Notes (Paper I & Paper II)
Articles from Indian Express and The Hindu
NCERT: Contemporary World Politics






Public Administration Optional
Name of the Book Author/Publication
Public Administration Fadia and Fadia
Indian Administration Fadia and Fadia
Public Administration (only for topics
like Administrative Law
Sharma and Sadana
For topics like leadership and
motivation theories
L M Prasad
Administrative Thinkers Prasad and Prasad
Constitution of India P M Bakshi, D D Basu
Yojana Magazine, Newspapers