UPSC Prelims Booklist

UPSC BOOKS

If you are preparing for UPSC Prelims books, and want to know which UPSC books you need to read, below is the list of books that you will need to clear Prelims.

Note: The most important part of the UPSC books exam is its syllabus and there is a need to take an in-depth look at it. Click here to view the UPSC Prelims syllabus.

Below is the list of recommended Booklist for UPSC Prelims books :

Indian Polity

Indian Polity by M Laxmikant

Readers may also refer:

Subhash Kashyap – Our Constitution at Work

or

DD Basu

Indian History

Bipin Chandra’s India’s Struggle for Independence

or

Indian History – Spectrum Modern India, Rajiv Ahir

Readers may also refer:

Plassey to Partition by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

NCERT- Class 6^th to 10^th

Current Affairs

Art & Culture

Indian Culture‘s Spectrum Book

CCRT Website

ENVIRONMENT

Downtoearth website

Current Affairs

Geography

Go Cheng Leong – Certificate Physical & Human Geography

Indian geography NCERT books 11th & 12th

ECONOMY

TMH Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

Economic Survey, published by The Finance Ministry, Govt. of India

CURRENT AFFAIRS

• Daily Newspaper – The Hindu or Indian Express
• Press Information Bureau
• ForumIAS Initiatives and Current Affairs Compilations – 9 PM Brief, Prelims Capsule, Editorials, Mains Marathon, Prelims Marathon
  

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Apart from these, Honesty, Hard work, and Discipline is required.

Join a good test series, if this is your first attempt. If you do not want to join a Test series, then here is what you can do: If you have a good peer group, try to get test papers from the market and practice it at home. Then check and compare scores amongst each of you.

Finally, Work hard but enjoy the process 🙂