Recommended Books for Prelims
| Subject | Book Name |
|---|---|
| History | NCERT 6 to 12 (Old/New) Spectrum of Freedom Struggle- A brief History of Modern India by Rajiv Ahir Old NCERT Class 11- Ancient India by R.S. Sharma Old NCERT Class 11- Medieval India by Satish Chandra NCERT Class 12- Politics in India Since Independence |
| Art and Culture | NCERT Class 11- An Introduction of Indian Art Part 1: Textbook in Fine Arts CCRT Website Facets of Indian Culture’ by Spectrum |
| Geography | NCERT 6 to 12 Certificate Physical Geography – G C Leong World Atlas |
| Indian Polity | NCERT 6 to 12 Indian Polity – M Laxmikanth The Constitution of India by P M Bakshi |
| International Relations | NCERT Class 12- Contemporary World Politics Current Affairs (Daily Newspaper ) |
| Economics | NCERT Class 11 & 12 Budget Economic Survey Current Affairs (Daily Newspaper ) Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh Economic Development & Policies in India – Jain & Ohri |
| Environment | NCERT Class 12 Biology last 4 chapter Shankar IAS Environment NIOS Study Material for Environmental |
| Science & Technology | NCERT Class 6 to 10- Science Wizard Science & Technology ISRO Website (Science Reports) |
| CSAT | Previous Year Question Tata McGraw Hill CSAT Manual CSAT II – Arihant Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R S Aggarwal |
Anudeep Durishetty
I secured this rank in my 5th attempt. Over the course of my long tryst with UPSC, I had learnt a lot from my mistakes and I consciously worked to rectify them. So my only plea to you is, if your Exam has not been cleared, do not become despondent. Just focus on your studies and do your best
Anu Kumari
I did not have a plan when I started out. But i started my preparation and I did prelims related test series as much i can. I also diligently attempted last prelims revision plan. After going through peoples’ strategies, I tried to do what I felt were genuine and honest suggestion by them.
Sachin Gupta
After my second attempt I felt that I seriously need to work hard on General Studies papers as well, thereby I joined some offline test series for Answer Writing practice, which I found to be a game changer in this journey from Rank 575 to Rank 3.
Manish Kumar
As I was working i was not able to give more time to the preparation but i tried to cover all current related topic. Because this year I was very sure I won’t take any risk in prelims, else I can’t even fight the real battle for mains. I had not done much of static portion to time scarcity. So, I purchased online Test Series for practice. Everyday in evening i made it mandatory to attempt the online test series.