PAPER -I
1.History of India and Indian National Movement
NCERT’s / textbooks for basic understanding
- Class 6th – Our Pasts 1
- Class 7th – Our Pasts II
- Class 8th – Our Pasts III – Part 1, Part 2
- Class 9th – India & the Contemporary World I for Mains
- Class 10th – India & the Contemporary World II for Mains
- Class 11th – Themes in World History for Mains
- Class 11th – Fine arts – An Introduction to Indian Art
- Class 12th – Themes in Indian History I, Themes in Indian History II, Themes in Indian history
- Class 11 Tamil Nadu History textbook for Ancient and Medieval History or Old NCERT class 11 for Ancient India and Medieval India or RS Sharma on Ancient History and Medieval History by Satish Chandra
- National Institute of Open School book on culture
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Reference Books
| Reference Book | Purchase Reference book from Amazon | Purchase Reference book from Flipkart |
|---|---|---|
| History of Modern India | Click here to Purchase | Flipkart |
| A Brief History of Modern India - Spectrum Publication | Click here to Purchase | Flipkart |
| Art and Culture - Nitin Singhania | Click here to Purchase | Flipkart |
2. Indian and World Geography- Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World
NCERT’s / textbooks for basic understanding
- 6th – The Earth : Our Habitat
- 7th – Our Environment
- 8th – Resources & Development
- 9th – Contemporary India I
- 10th – Contemporary India II
- 11th – Fundamentals of Physical Geography, India – Physical Environment
- 12th – Fundamentals of Human Geography, India – People & Economy
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Reference Books
| Reference Book | Purchase from Amazon | Purchase from Flipkart |
|---|---|---|
| Certified Physical and Human Geography by G.C Leong | Click here to Purchase | Click here to Purchase |
| Indian Geography by Majid Hussain | Click here to Purchase | Click here to Purchase |
| Atlas | Click here to Purchase | Click here to Purchase |
3. Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political system, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights issues, etc.
NCERT’s / textbooks for basic understanding
- Class 9th – Democratic Politics I
- Class 10th – Democratic Politics II
- Class 11th – Indian Constitution at Work
- Class 11th – Political Theory
- Class 12th – Contemporary World Politics
- Class 12th – Politics in India Since Independence
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Reference Books
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| Indian Polity by Laxmikanth | Purchase from AmazoClick Here to Purchasen | Click here to Purchase |
4. Economic and Social development -Sustainable development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social sector initiatives
NCERT’s / textbooks for basic understanding
- 9th – Economics
- 10th – Understanding Economic Development
- 11th – Indian Economic Development
- 12th – Introductory Microeconomics
- 12th – Introductory Macroeconomics
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Reference Books
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| Indian Economy for Civil Services by Ramesh Singh | Click here to Purchase | Click here to Purchase |
| Introduction to Macro and Micro Economics by VK Ohri | Click here to Purchase | Click here to Purchase |
5. General issues on environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate change
NCERT’s / textbooks for basic understanding
- Class 12th Biology – Environment and Ecology part
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Reference Books
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| Environment by Shanker | Click here to Purchase | Click here to Purchase |
6. General Science
NCERT’s / Textbooks for basic understanding
- Class 6th NCERT
- Class 7th NCERT
- Class 8th NCERT
- Class 9th NCERT
- Class 10th NCERT
- Class 11th Chapter 14 Chemistry
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Reference Books
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| Science and Technology by Neeraj Nachiketa | Click here to Purchase | Click here to Purchase |
7. Social issues and International relations
NCERT’s / textbooks for basic understanding
- 12th – Social Change & Development in India
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| International Relations by Pavneet Singh | Click here to Purchase |
8. Other important books
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| Past year question papers by disha Publications | Click here to Purchase | |
| India Year Book - Purchase the latest one | Click here to Purchase | |
| GS Manual by TMH | Click here to Purchase |
PAPER -II
Reference books / Materials
- Try to solve past year question papers, if required purchase the following books
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| R.S Aggarwal Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning | Click here to Purchase | |
| Arihant Fast Track Maths | Click here to Purchase |