Study Material

IAS exam requires a lot of hard work and input from the students. It is very important that the aspirant reads right sort of study material for IAS prelims preparation. There is a lot of irrelevant stuff available in the market and the student has to be careful what is to be avoided and what is to be covered.

For prelims specifically the width of the knowledge is tested. Science large volume of syllabus is to be covered the aspirant has to concentrate on clearing the basic first. The most important part of the preparation is clearing the basic. Best source for clearing the basic is NCERT’S. We do advice all the students to not only read the NCERT’S but also solve the questions behind it and practise the long answers. That will not only help revising the concepts but also helps in improving the answer writing skills. There is a lot of trash available in the market which is to be avoided. Don’t read multiple sources for same topic. It is a sure-shot recipe for disaster. Read the Basic books, NCERT’S and notes of S.N.M.IAS academy. Besides these following books are useful for General Studies.
Indian Polity – Laxmikanth
Indian History – Spectrum
Indian Geography – D.R.Khullar
Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh

BOOKS FOR CIVIL SERVICES
MUST READ
1.    NCERT’s  all subjects IX to XII
2.    Polity by Laxmikant
3.    Geography by G.S. Leong
4.    Yojana Monthly Magazine
5.    Hindu Newspaper
6.    S.N.M. Academy website

GOOD TO READ
1.    Geography by Majid Hussain
2.    Economy by I.C. Dhingra
3.    Economy by Ramesh Singh
4.    History by Spectrum
5.    “Indian Express” newspaper
6.    Kurukshetra Magazine

To crack the toughest exam in the country you need the best quality material. IAS hugely regarded as one of the most difficult exam of the country covers diverse range of topics. It needs comprehensive study along with conceptual understanding and quick recall especially, so as to utilize time properly while writing exam.

There is no dearth of study material available in the market ranging from general to specialized to super specialized study material. The syllabus is ever so dynamic that it is virtually impossible for the aspirant to keep pace with the dynamic nature of the exam. The only use of the conventional study material or book is for basic concept clarity hence the students should be careful that they do not overspend time with the conventional books.

To optimally utilize the study material available students must categorize the study material as:-
1)    The texts that are must read
2)    The texts that should only be skimmed
3)    The time eaters

The first category of texts includes daily newspaper particularly “The Hindu” and Indian Express. The editorial section of these newspapers is absolutely essential for mains preparation .One magazine can also be referred to. Of all the magazine Yojna is the best and most authentic source published by govt. of India. Along with these basic books likes NCERT’s can also be good source. NCERT’s are knowledge storehouse and even to date many questions are asked for NCERT’s. The second category of books include most popular titles written by popular authors. This include

Physical Geography	GC Leong
Indian Geography	Majid Hussian
Indian Geography	Khullar
History	Spectrum
History	Bipin Chandra
Polity	LaxmiKant
Economy	Sanjeev Verma
Economy	Ramesh Singh
Economy	Dutt Sundram

Some of these books need to be read at initial stage of the preparation. By reading the above titles prelims can easily be cleared. However the mains exam is the real deal. One should not only have the proper content for the answer but also proper presentation is quintessential.

The changed syllabus of general studies demand updated and concrete knowledge of various issues. Topics like Governance, International Relations, Security, Changing Economic Scenario, various govt. schemes Science & Technology, Ecology & Biodiversity and Ethics needs to be update regularly. One stop solution suggested for current affairs & answer writing preparation is Unique Publishers book on Current Issues. The analysis of each and every aspect of mains is brilliantly done in that book.

List of Books for GS

S.No.	Name	Author / Publisher
1	An Introduction to the Constitution of India	D.D.Basu
2	Perspectives on Indian Constitution	Edited by Subash Kashyap
3	Biology for VIII-X Std	NCERT
4	Physics for VIII-X Std	NCERT
5	Chemistry for VIII-X Std	NCERT
6	Anatomy & Physiology for Nurses Courses	Evelyn Pearce
7	Know your body	Reader's Digest
8	An Evolution of Indian Economy	I.C.Dhingra  (Sultan Chand & Co)
9	Indian Economy	Dutt & Sundaram
10	Economic Survey of India	Government of India
11	General Principles of World Geography	Charles Farro
12	Monsoon Asia	Charles Farro
13	Physical Geography of India for VII - XII Std	NCERT
14	Any Good School Atlas
15	Ancient India for VII-XII Std	NCERT
16	Medieval India for VII-XII Std	NCERT
17	Modern India	Bipin Chandra
18	History of Modern India	A.C.Banerjee
19	The Hindu & Times of India	Newspapers
20	Frontline and Political & Economic weekly	Periodicals
21	Yojana & World Focus	Periodicals
22	Statistical Methods	S.C.Gupta

 
 List of Books for Psychology

1  Psychology XI & XII Std NCERT
2  Introduction to Psychology Morgan & King
3  PsychologyRobert A Baron
4  Social Psychology Baron & Byrne
5  The Psychology of Small Groups shaw
6   Inner World Sudhir Kakar
7  Achieving Society David McClelland
8  Theories of Personality Hall & Lindzey
9  Systems & Theories of Psychology Krawiec & Chaplin
10 Abnormal Psychology & Modern Life James.C. Coleman
 
 List of Books for Sociology

PAPER - I
S.No.	Name	Author / Publisher
1	Herton and Hunt, Sociology	Mcgraw- Hill International, Singapore 1984
2	Abrahamson Mark, Urban Sociology	Prentice-Hall Inc, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1980
3	Haris C. C., The Sociology Enterprises : A Disscussion of Fundamental Concept	St. Martin Press Inc., New York, 1980
4	Wilson John, Introduction to Social Movements	Basic Books, NY , 1998.
5	Hamilton , Malcom, B. The Sociology of Religion	Routledge, London , 1995.
6	Williams, Malcom, Science and Social Science : An Introduction	Routledge, London , 2000.
7	D.K.S. Roy, Social Development and the Empowerment of Mariginalised Groups: Perspectives and Strategies	Sage, New Delhi - 2001
8	Harris C.C., The Family	Allen and Unwin, London - 1977
9	Andreas Hess, Concept of Social Stratification, European and American Models	Palgrave, Houndmills, NY , 2001
10	Giddens, Anthony, Capitalisation and Modern Social Theory	University Press Cambridge, 1971
11	Smelser, N.J.The Sociology of Economic Life	Prentice Hall, New Delhi - 1988.
12	Haralombos, M, and Heald, R,M. Sociology : Themes and Perspectives	Oxford. Delhi - 1980.
13	Randall Collins, Theoretical Sociology	Harcourt Brace and Company, Florida, 1996.
14	Bottomore. T.B. Sociology : A GFuide of problem and Literature	Allen and Unwin, London - 1972.
15	Etzioni, Amitali, Modern Organization	Prentice Hall, NY, 1995
16	Cuff, Sharrock, and Francis, Perrspective in Sociology	Routledge, NY 1995
PAPER - II
1	Mandelbaum, David, Society in India	Press Berkreley, 1970
2	Srivnivas M N Caste in Modern India and Other Essays	Asia Publishing House, Bombay -1962
3	Srinivas M N Social Change in Modern India	Berkeley,University of California Press 1966
4	Srinivas and Shah, The Myth of the self sufficiency of the Indian Village	The Economic weekly, 12:1375-1378
5	Beteille Andre Sociology	Oxford, New Delhi - 2002
6	Beteille Andre, The idea of Natural, Inequality and other Essays	Oxford, Delhi - 1987
7	Beteille Andre, Essay in Contemporary Sociology	Oxford, Delhi- 1987
8	Beteille Andre, Social Inequality of Indian Penguine	London - 1978
9	Singh Yogender Cultural Change in India	Rawat, Jaipur, 2002
10	Singh Yogender, Modernization of Indian Tradition	Thompson Press, New Delhi - 1973.
11	Unnithan T K , Indra Dev and Singh, Y, (eds) Towards a Sociology of Culture in India	Prentice Hall, new Delhi - 1965
12	Gupta, Dipasnkar, Interrograting Caste	Penguine, New Delhi - 2000
13	Shah A M Family in Contempory India	Orient Longman, New Delhi - 2001
14	Chandrani and Chandrani, Essay in Rural Sociology	Rawat, Jaipur -2000
15	Desai, Neera, and Krishnaraj, Women and Society in India	New Delhi - 1990
16	Singer Milton and Cohen B.S. Structure and chasnge in Indian Society	Weener Grin Foundation for Anthropological Research 1968
17	Sharma K L (ed) Sociolo Inequilities in Indian , Profiles of Caste Class, Power and Sociol Mobility	Rawat, Jaipur 19945
18	Gallenter Masrc, Competing, Inequalities	Oxford, NY 1998
19	Joshi, P C Sociol Science and Development: Quest for Relevence	Hasr-Anand Publication, Delhi 1995

 
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