Recommended Books for Mains
| Sunject | Book Name |
|---|---|
| History, Art & Culture(GS 1) | Ancient India by R.S. Sharma Medieval India by Satish Chandra India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra India after Independence by Bipan Chandra NCERT Class 11- An Introduction of Indian Art Part 1: Textbook in Fine Arts Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania CCRT Website Facets of Indian Culture’ by Spectrum |
| Indian Society &Social Issues (GS 1) | NCERT Class 12 Social Problems in India by Ram Ahuja (2nd Edition) India yearbook |
| Geography (GS 1) | Certificate Physical and Human Geography – G C Leong Fundamentals of Physical Geography NCERT Class 11 Geography of India by Majid Husain World Geography by Majid Husain World Atlas |
| Polity (GS 2) | NCERT Class 9 to 12 Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth The Constitution of India by P M Bakshi |
| International Relations (IR) (GS 2) | Current Affairs (Daily Newspaper ) Ministry of External Affairs Website Introduction to the Constitution of India by DD Basu India’s Foreign Policy by Rajiv Sikri |
| Economics (GS 3) | Budget Economic Survey Current Affairs (Daily Newspaper ) Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh or Sanjiv Verma |
| Environment (GS 3) | Shankar IAS Environment NIOS Study Material for Environmental |
| Disaster Management (GS 3) | 2nd ARC third Report- Crisis Management Current Affairs (Daily Newspaper ) |
| Science & Technology (GS 3) | NCERT Class 6 to 10- Science Wizard Science & Technology ISRO Website (Science Reports) Current Affairs (Daily Newspaper ) |
| Ethics (GS 4) | Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude, OR Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for Civil Services Main Examination by Subba Rao and P.N. Roy Chaudary |
Anudeep Durishetty
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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.