| Indian History |
- Ancient Indian History: India’s Ancient Past by R.S. Sharma published by Oxford University Press
- A History of Ancient & Early Medieval India by Upinder Singh
- History of Medieval India (800–1700 AD) by Satish Chandra published by Orient Longman
- History of Modern India by Bipin Chandra (2009 Edition)
- India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra & Others
- India After Independence (1947 – 2000) by Bipin Chandra & Others
- From Plassey To Partition And After by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay
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| World History |
- The Story of Civilization, Part 1&2 by Arjun Dev, NCERT
- Contemporary World History for class XII (Old NCERT Book)
- Mastering Modern World History by Norman Lowe
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| Indian Culture |
- Introduction to Indian Art Part I&II
- Indian Culture by Nitin Singhania
- Indian Culture by NIOS
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| Geography |
- Certificate Physical & Human Geography (Oxford) by Goh Cheng Leong
- NCERTs (New Editions)
- XI Standard: (1) India – Physical Environment (2) Fundamentals of Physical Geography
- XII Standard: (1) India – People & Economy (2) Fundamentals of Human Geography
- School Atlas – Orient Black Swan
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| Social Issues |
- XI Standard NCERT on Indian Society (Chapters on Unity & Diversity and Population Issues)
- XII Standard NCERT (Chapters on Communalism, Secularism, and Urban Issues such as Poverty, Housing, etc.)
- The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper
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| Indian Polity |
- Constitution of India at Work (Class XI) NCERT Publication
- Indian Polity by Laxmikanth
- The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper
- Yojana Magazine
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| Governance Issues |
- From Government to Governance by Kuldeep Mathur
- Ethics in Governance, ARC Report
- Citizen-Centric Administration (Chapters 2, 5, 6, 7 & 8 only and box items in the report)
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| Developmental Issues |
- Panchayati Raj in India by Kuldeep Mathur
- The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper
- Kurukshetra & Yojana Magazines
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| International Relations |
- India’s Foreign Policy Since Independence by V.P. Dutt
- The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper
- International Relations by Pavneet Singh
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| Indian Economy |
- Indian Economic Development XI Standard NCERT
- Indian Economy by Sanjiv Verma
- Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
- Indian Economy by Sriram Srirangam
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| Ecology & Environment |
- Certificate Physical & Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong (Second Half of the Book)
- Environment by Shankar IAS (Facts need to be Updated)
- XII Standard NCERT Book on Biology (last 4 Chapters pertaining to Ecology)
- India Year Book (Chapters on Environment)
- A Chapter on Climate Change from Economic Survey
- The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper
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| Security Issues |
- India’s Security in a Turbulent World by Jasjit Singh, published by the National Book Trust of India
- Challenges to Internal Security by Vipul Anekant (Tata McGraw Hill Publication)
- The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper
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| Science & Technology |
- VII, VIII, IX, X Standard NCERT books on Science
- XII NCERT on Biology relevant to Mains Syllabus
- Science and Technology by Ravi Agrahari
- Science and Technology By Spectrums
- The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper
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| Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude |
- Ethics in Governance, ARC Report
- Lexicon by Chronicle Publications
- The Book on Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude By G.Subbarao (published by Access Publication)
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| Current Affairs |
- The Hindu
- The Indian Express
- Yojana and Kurukshetra Magazine
- Monthly Compilation of Sangram’s IAS
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