| 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 to Indian Art Part 1
- Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
- CCRT Website
- Facets of Indian Culture by Spectrum
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| Indian Society & Social Issues (GS 1) |
- NCERT Class 12
- Social Problems in India by Ram Ahuja (2nd Edition)
- India Yearbook
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| 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
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| Polity (GS 2) |
- NCERT Class 9 to 12
- Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth
- The Constitution of India by P M Bakshi
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| International Relations (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
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| Economics (GS 3) |
- Budget
- Economic Survey
- Current Affairs (Daily Newspaper)
- Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh or Sanjiv Verma
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| Environment (GS 3) |
- Shankar IAS Environment
- NIOS Study Material for Environment
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| Disaster Management (GS 3) |
- 2nd ARC Third Report – Crisis Management
- Current Affairs (Daily Newspaper)
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| Science & Technology (GS 3) |
- NCERT Class 6 to 10 Science
- Wizard Science & Technology
- ISRO Website (Science Reports)
- Current Affairs (Daily Newspaper)
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| 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
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