Buy Best Books for UPSC IAS Exam

Selection in UPSC CSE Exam 2021 depends on preparation, and the UPSC preparation is very much dependent on the books read by the candidates. UPSC toppers and mentors always suggested specific textbooks for each subject as these books helped prepare their civil services. 

Books play an essential role in the preparation of IAS as it has laid down the basic principles of every subject in the candidate's mind. The UPSC CSE exam tests the candidate's fundamentals and asks questions that force them to think outside the box and find solutions based on the fundamentals.

The first step in the preparation strategy is to know the syllabus and pattern of the UPSC Civil Services exam. Knowing the exam pattern will help the candidates prepare a study plan, based on which they can search for the right books, which will help understand the vast syllabus of UPSC CSE. 

While selecting the books, the candidates have to ensure that they must have the UPSC Civil Services Question Papers of previous years. Thus be mindful while going to Buy IAS study material.

In this article, I have prepared a list of the best books to prepare for the UPSC Examination. To score well, candidates have to go through the following list of books. These are classified into prelims and mains books. Some of the critical UPSC study material in hindi and English medium are listed below-

Books for UPSC Beginners:

Indian History:

The subject of Indian History consists of three different subjects. From the UPSC exam point of view, they are equally important, although some are important for the preliminary exam and others for the UPSC main exam. The History of India consists of the following parts.

·        Ancient History: Ancient India, written by RS Sharma, gives you detailed and well-structured knowledge of the subject. This is the best book for UPSC beginners for Ancient India. The information in this book thoroughly covers all the ancient history topics and is important for your exam preparation.

·        Medieval Indian History: Medieval History is not very important neither for preliminary examination nor for the main examination, but UPSC can surprise the candidate ever, so we cannot ignore the subject, but we can devote less time to this subject. The best books of medieval History include the History of medieval India by Satish Chandra and the medieval history NCERT class XI-XII.

·        Modern History & Indian National Movement: This subject is the most crucial subject for UPSC Preliminary and Main Examination. This subject includes events from 1800 to 1947 CE. This topic is very important because aspirants can relate to the aspirations of our national leaders who devote their lives to the independence of India. There are various books on this subject, but the best books suggested by the UPSC CSE toppers are as follows-

1.      NCERT XII book (Modern Indian History)

2. India's Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra

3.      History of Modern India - Bipan Chandra

Geography (India and World)

The Geography subject of the UPSC syllabus includes Physical Geography, Indian Geography, and World Geography. This is one of the most important sections for Prelims and Main Examination. Some of the best books for geography are as follows-

1.      Fundamentals of Physical Geography - NCERT Class XI

2.      Certificate Physical and Human Geography – G C Leong

3.      Geography of India - Mazid Hussain

4.      Oxford Student Atlas

Indian Economy

The themes of the Indian economy overlap with current affairs. The concept of the Indian economy is very dynamic, and data changes every year. Since the Indian economy is not an independent entity and depends on the changing dynamics of the world economy and foreign relations, it is challenging to formulate. Some important books for the economy are as follows-

1.      Introduction to Macroeconomics - NCERT book

2.      Indian Economic Development - NCERT Book

3.      Indian Economy -  Ramesh Singh

4.      Indian Budget and Economic Survey

Indian Polity/Constitution:

Indian Polity and constitution are one the favorite topics of UPSC, the questions asked in Prelims are very twisted, logical, and concept-based. Knowledge of the Constitution of India is mandatory to solve the Indian state questions asked by the UPSC. Apart from the Constitution of India, candidates are expected to know the law and provisions passed or introduced in the Parliament of India. Some of the important books for policy are as-

1.      Indian polity - M. Laxmikant

2.      Constitution of India - DD Basu

3.      Indian Constitution - P.M. Bakshi

Environment & Ecology

Earlier the study of environment and ecology was prepared as a part of Geography, but recently, the number of questions in UPSC Preliminary and Main Examination is increasing, so it has to be covered separately. Some books which can help in preparing the environment and ecology topics are as follows-

1.      Environment Book - Shankar IAS Academy

2.      Environmental Studies Books of IGNOU and NIOS

3.      Environment Book - DR Khullar

Science and Technology

Science & Technology topics have very much overlapped with current affairs. UPSC always asks about the latest and recent technology invented and discoveries made in fundamental Science. It is a very dynamic subject and requires a constant upgrading flow newspapers and magazines which can cover the basic topics with the following books-

1.      Science and Technology - Ashok Singh

2.      Newspaper Articles dedicated to Science and technology

Current Affairs

Candidates need to prepare for daily current affairs for UPSC in a very comprehensive manner to cover the original and current events related to that subject. Candidates can cover current affairs from the following sources-

1.      Monthly Current affairs magazine

2.      Press Information Bureau (PIB) Government website

3.      Newspapers -The Hindu/Indian Express

UPSC books in Hindi and English medium are best in quality. Care should always be taken to buy IAS books.