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Best books to read after 12th for UPSC preparation?


Guru Tahanguriya 27th Jun, 2020
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Anurag Khanna 27th Jun, 2020

Hello Aspirant,

Here is the complete booklist for UPSC preparation:-

1.Indian polity for civil services examinations by M.Laxmikanth (polity)

2. indian art and culture by nitin singhania (culture)

3. certificate physical and human geography by Goh Cheng Leong (geography)

4. oxford school atlas by oxford publisher (geoghraphy)

5. indian economy by ramesh singh (economy)

6. economic survery by ministry of finance (economics)

7. india year book

8. a brief of modern india by rajiv ahir (modern india)

9. current affairs

10. science and tech

11. environment and ecology

For more details follow the following link given below :-

https://www.google.com/amp/s/competition.careers360.com/articles/books-for-upsc-ias/amp

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 27th Jun, 2020

Hello

After your 12th ,you can prepare for UPSC examination along with your graduation.

Top books which you can follow for UPSC examination preparation are listed below subject wise:-

HISTORY

NCERT XI (Ancient & Medieval)
NCERT XII (Modern Indian History)
Facets of Indian Culture Spectrum
From Plassey to Partition - A History of Modern India

Indian Art & Culture

Indian Art & Culture - Nitin Singhania

Polity

NCERT IX-XII
Indian Polity M Laxmikanth

Geography

NCERT VI X (Old Syllabus)
NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus)
Certificate Physical Geography G C Leong
World Atlas

Economics

NCERT XI
The Indian Economy Sanjiv Verma
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
Economic Development & Policies in India Jain & Ohri

Environment

Class XII Biology (last 5 chapters)
Environment by Shankar IAS Academy
Environment & Ecology: Biodiversity, Climate Change and Disaster Management - General Studies for Civil Services (Main) Examination - Paper II and IV - Majid Hussain

International Relations

NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics)
Current Affairs ( read newspaper as well)

To get the complete list of books go through
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/books-for-upsc-ias

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