{"id":1650,"date":"2024-08-06T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T06:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowledgekart.in\/blog\/?p=1650"},"modified":"2024-08-09T12:16:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T06:46:11","slug":"upsc-prelims-preparation-books-to-refer-for-ias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knowledgekart.in\/blog\/upsc-prelims-preparation-books-to-refer-for-ias\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims Preparation Books to Refer for IAS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>1. CURRENT AFFAIRS<\/strong>&#8211; UPSC Prelims Preparation Books to Refer for IAS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Important Sources (Follow any one newspaper for news items (preferably The Hindu); one for editorial (best Indian Express); and one Business newspaper \u00a0\u2013 only editorials (best is Livemint). UPSC Prelims Preparation Books to Refer for IAS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Hindu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Indian Express<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press Information Bureau (keep checking the Features section for imp articles and our weekly PIB Gist)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PRS (only for recent Bills and articles related to them)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IDSA: Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis (keep checking every 2-3 days for in-depth IR articles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yojana and Kurukshetra (no need to read all articles \u2013 read selectively)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LokSabha and RajyaSabha Debates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-history\"><strong>2. HISTORY<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-modern-india\"><strong>Modern India<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NCERT \u2013 Class 8<sup>th<\/sup> (New) \u2013 \u2018Our Pasts \u2013 III\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT-Class 12<sup>th<\/sup> \u2018Modern India\u2019 (OLD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tamil Nadu Edition- Class 12<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spectrum Modern India \u2013 Rajiv Ahir<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Reference Book:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0India\u2019s Struggle for Independence \u2013 Bipan Chandra; Plassey to Partition by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay. UPSC Prelims Preparation Books to Refer for IAS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-medieval-india\"><strong><u>Medieval India<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NCERT<\/strong> \u2013 Class 7<sup>th<\/sup> (New) \u2013\u2018Our Pasts \u2013II\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NCERT<\/strong> \u2013 Class 11<sup>th<\/sup> \u2018Medieval India\u2019 (OLD)- Satish Chandra<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tamil Nadu<\/strong> Edition-Class 11<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ancient and Medieval India<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0\u00a0Poonam Dalal Dahiya. UPSC Prelims Preparation Books to Refer for IAS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ancient-india\"><strong><u>Ancient India<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NCERT<\/strong>\u2013 Class 11<sup>th<\/sup> \u2018Ancient India\u2019 (OLD)- R.S. Sharma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NCERT<\/strong>\u2013 Class 12<sup>th<\/sup> \u2018Themes in Indian History- Part I\u2019 (NEW)- Chapters 1 to 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tamil Nadu<\/strong> Edition \u2013 Class 11<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ancient and Medieval India<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;&nbsp;Poonam Dalal Dahiya<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><u>NOTE:<\/u><\/strong> Most part of \u2018<strong>Culture\u2019 <\/strong>section overlaps with Ancient and Medieval History. Apart from the above mentioned books, you can refer the below link for more information on Culture<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-geography\"><strong>3. GEOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NCERT Social Science, Class 6<sup>th<\/sup> (New) \u2018The Earth Our Habitat\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT Social Science, Class 7<sup>th<\/sup> (New) \u2018Our Environment\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT Social Science, Class 8<sup>th<\/sup> (New) \u2018 Resource and Development\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT Social Science, Class 9<sup>th<\/sup> (New) \u2018Contemporary India\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT Social Science, Class 10th (New) \u2018Contemporary India-Part II\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT \u2013 Class 11<sup>th<\/sup> (New)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fundamentals of Physical Geography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India physical environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT \u2013 Class 12<sup>th<\/sup> (New)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fundamentals of Human Geography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India \u2013 People and Economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atlas: Orient BlackSwan School Atlas (or) Oxford School Atlas UPSC Prelims Preparation Books to Refer for IAS. UPSC Prelims Preparation Books to Refer for IAS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-polity\"><strong>4. POLITY<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NCERT \u2013 6<sup>th<\/sup> to 8<sup>th<\/sup> (for basic understanding)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT- Class 9<sup>th<\/sup> to 12<sup>th <\/sup>(for understanding more on democracy and federalism)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indian Polity \u2013 M Laxmikanth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><u>Reference Book:<\/u><\/strong> Introduction to Indian Constitution \u2013 D.D.Basu<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-economics\"><strong>5. ECONOMICS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Macroeconomics- Class 12<sup>th<\/sup> , NCERT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT 11<sup>th <\/sup>\u2013 Indian Economic Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT- Class 9<sup>th<\/sup>and 10<sup>th<\/sup> (for basics)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indian Economy \u2013 Ramesh Singh-Selective  UPSC Prelims Preparation Books to Refer for IAS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-nbsp-science-amp-technology\"><strong>6.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>SCIENCE &amp; TECHNOLOGY<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Hindu-Monday Edition (not technical news, only application based science &amp; Tech)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT- Class 6<sup>th<\/sup> to 10<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT \u2013 Biology \u2013 11<sup>th<\/sup> (Unit IV &amp; V only \u2013 read basic concepts not technical details)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT Biology \u2013 12<sup>th<\/sup> (Chapters 4, 5 and rest from 7 to 16 \u2013 all important \u2013 read line by line except technical details)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT \u2013 Biology \u2013 12<sup>th<\/sup> (OLD) \u2013 Chapter 9 onwards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT \u2013 Physics \u2013 11<sup>th<\/sup> (Chap 1,5 &amp; 8) and 12<sup>th <\/sup>(Chap 15 only)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT \u2013 Chemistry \u2013 11<sup>th<\/sup> (Chap 1 &amp; 14 only) and 12<sup>th<\/sup> (Chap 14 &amp; 16 only)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Science reporter- Selectively UPSC Prelims Preparation Books to Refer for IAS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-nbsp-environment\"><strong>7.&nbsp;ENVIRONMENT<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ICSE Board- Environmental studies- Class 10<sup>th<\/sup> and 11<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NCERT- Geography Books (in 6<sup>th<\/sup> to 12<sup>th<\/sup> there are lot of chapters on Environment)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Science NCERT books mentioned above<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shankar IAS Notes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">downtoearth.org.in<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-social-issues-amp-new-policies-schemes\"><strong>8. 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