IAS Prelims Study

IAS Prelims Study Material

General Studies Paper I

History and Culture

NCERT books (classes XI and XII)

India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra

Facets of Indian Culture – Spectrum

The Hindu newspaper

 

Geography

NCERT VI – X (Old Syllabus)

NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus)

India Yearbook 2017: Chapter 1

The Hindu newspaper

Indian Express newspaper

 

Economics

NCERT XI

Budget & Economic Survey

Economic Development & Policies in India – Jain & Ohri

India Yearbook Chapters 7,13,14,19,21

Business Standard newspaper

Frontline magazine

 

Indian Polity

NCERT IX – XII

Indian Polity – M Laxmikanth

The Constitution of India – P M Bakshi

The Hindu newspaper

Yojana magazine

 

International Relations

NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politic)

World Atlas (TTK/Blackswan)

The Hindu newspaper

Kurukshetra

 

Environment – Biodiversity & Agriculture

NCERT Books (topic-wise)

India Yearbook 2017: Chapter 12

 

Science & Technology

NCERT Books (classes VII – X: All; and classes XI, XII: Selected topics)

Any General Studies Manual for civil services preparation

The Hindu newspaper

 

Current Affairs

The Hindu newspaper

Yojana magazine