UPSC Mains Books List
This section lists all the important books for all
4 General Studies papers of IAS Mains exam.
Books
for GS Paper 1
(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and
Geography of the World and Society)
History Books
1.
India's Struggle for Independence - Bipin Chandra
2.
Facets of Indian Culture – Spectrum
3.
India Since Independence - Bipin Chandra
4.
A History of Modern World - Ranjan Chakravarti
5.
A New Look at Modern Indian History - BL Grover
Geography Books
1. Certificate
Physical and Human Geography - Goh Cheng Leong
2. Indian
and World Geography - Majid Hussain
3. NCERTs of
class XI and XII
Book on
Development, Participation, Secularism, Women Issues
1. India: Development and Participation - Amartya Sen and Jean
Dreze
Books for GS Paper 2
(Governance, Constitution, Polity,
Social Justice and International Relations)
1.
Our Constitution - Subhash Kashyap
2.
Our Parliament - Subhash Kashyap
3.
Governance in India - M Laxmikanth
4.
International Relations in 21st Century - Pushpesh Pant
Books for GS Paper 3
1.
Indian Economy - Ramesh Singh
2.
Indian Economy: Performance and Policies - Uma Kapila
3.
Economic Survey
4.
Environment & Ecology: Biodiversity, Climate Change &
Disaster Management - Majid Hussain
Books for GS Paper 4
(Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude)
1.Ethics,
Integrity and Aptitude - Subba Rao