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1. Civilsinfo.com WELCOME TO CivilsInfo.Com With an acceptance rate of approximately 0.2%, the Indian Administrative Services is one of the most challenging programs to get into, necessitating planned, grueling and persistent training for the minimum time frame of atleast one full year. For most aspirants, a comprehensive training and guidance program, through either of the two available modes of online or classroom setting, becomes imperative to have an opportunity to successfully navigate the prerequisites to get into the IAS program. CivilsInfo exclusive focus on UPSC and IAS Coaching allows them to design a cutting-edge curriculum specially designed by their qualified and experienced faculty providing aspirants a clearer individualized strategy, and focused topics, based on the aspirants SWOT analysis results.The aspirant’s probability of success is thus exponentially improved with this focused approach. IMPORTANT BOOKS FOR CLEARING IAS EXAM IAS topers recommend the aspirant to begin UPSC preparation with NCERT books and then move on to standard reference books. The best IAS books can vary from candidate to candidate depending on their previous experience and knowledge of the subject. However, the UPSC books recommended by the experts are listed in this article by topic. Choosing the right books for the different stages of the UPSC exam is quite important. The UPSC top-ups include only objective questions, while the IAS network contains descriptive essay questions. Not only should candidates be selective about UPSC preparation books, but also divide the reading list into Preparations for Prelims. UPSC Books – Best Books for IAS Prelims

2. Civilsinfo.com Subject Referred Books 1. India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra Facets of Indian Culture – Spectrum 2. NCERT XI (Ancient & Medieval) 3. NCERT XII (Modern Indian History) History 1. Certificate Physical Geography – G C Leong 2. NCERT VI – X (Old Syllabus) 3. NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus) World Atlas Geography 1. Indian Polity – M Laxmikanth 2. NCERT IX-XII Indian Polity 1. Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh Economic development & Policies in India – Jain & Ohri 2. NCERT XI Economics International Relations 1. NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics) 2. Current Affairs 1. Tata McGraw Hill CSAT Manual 2. CSAT II – Arihant 3. Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R S Aggarwal CSAT UPSC Books – Best Books for IAS Mains Subject Referred Books 1.An Introduction to Indian Art Part 1: Textbook in Fine Arts for Class XI 2. India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra 3. India after Independence by Bipan Chandra 4. History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra 5. Ancient India by R.S Sharma History, Indian Heritage & Culture [GS Paper 1]

3. Civilsinfo.com 1. Geography of India by Majid Husain 2. World Geography by Majid Husain 3. World Atlas 4. Certificate Physical and Human Geography – GC- Leong 5. Fundamentals of Physical Geography NCERT Class 11 Geography [GS Paper 1] Polity & International Relations [GS Paper 2] 1. Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth 2. Introduction to the Constitution of India by DD Basu 3. India’s Foreign Policy by Rajiv Sikri 1. Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh Economic development & Policies in India – Jain & Ohri 2. NCERT XI Economy [GS Paper 3] International Relations 1. Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh Ethics [GS Paper 4] 1. Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for Civil Services Main 2. Examination by Subba Rao and P.N. Roy Chaudary Study Material for UPSC Apart from the books mentioned above, the essential UPSC Study Material includes: 1.2nd ARC Report (To read more on ARC Reports, check the linked article.) 2.Economic Survey (latest) 3.Budget (latest) 4.Finance Commission Report (latest) 5.Annual reports by central ministries 6.Current Affairs •The Hindu •Yojana Magazine •Press Information Bureau •Niti Aayog Action Agenda For more info: https://www.civilsinfo.com/