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The only Book List you will ever need to prepare for UPSC Civil Services Exam 2018 Relevant Common Sources: Newspaper: Choose from either The Hindu or Indian Express Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazines 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) ARC Reports on Disaster Management & Ethics & Integrity Economic Survey India Year Book Summary YouTube Videos/Channels: India’s World, Big Picture, Macros by Mythili, Michael Sandel, Pradhan Mantri & Others, Documentaries on World History Topics   Paper 1 Indian History: India’s Struggle for Independence: Bipan Chandra India after Gandhi: Ramchandra Guha Old NCERT: Ancient India Medieval NCERT NCERT Class XII – Politics in India since Independence PradhanMantri series on YouTube   World History:  NCERT Class IX, X, XII (all old ones) of World History, NCERT Class XII – Contemporary World Politics Arjun Dev’s Book on World History/ World History by Norman Lowe   Culture: Nitin Singhania’s Notes/Spectrum Art & Culture NCERT Book on Art   Geography:   NCERT Class XI, XII (2+2)                 Society: NCERT Class XI, XII of Sociology/IGNOU BA Material Yojana                                 Paper 2 Indian Polity: Class X NCERT (Democratic politics) Indian Polity by Laxmikanth RSTV Programme (The Big Picture) Current Affairs, Newspapers                                 Social Justice & Governance: Yojana, Current Affairs   International Relations:  Newspapers; IDSA Website; The Economist; CFR Backgrounders   Paper 3 Indian Economy: Economic Survey, XI & XII NCERT Macroeconomics 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) Newspaper   Agriculture:        12th FYP Land Reforms from India Since Independence by Bipan Chandra   Science & Tech: From Newspapers; List of Emerging Technologies from Wikipedia   Internal Security: Ashok Kumar’s book on Internal Security Border Management Monograph (IDSA); IDSA Website   Disaster Management:  ARC 2 Report on Disaster Management   Paper 4: Lexicon of Ethics Ethics Case Studies from any book on Ethics Michael Sandel Videos on YouTube   Essay: Pulkit Khare’s  Essay Book for Framework Collect Anecdotes, Quotes, Words and other material from newspapers and use them in your essay.  

The only Book List you will ever need to prepare for UPSC Civil Services Exam 2018


Relevant Common Sources:


Newspaper: Choose from either The Hindu or Indian Express


Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazines


12th Five Year Plan (FYP)


ARC Reports on Disaster Management & Ethics & Integrity


Economic Survey


India Year Book Summary


YouTube Videos/Channels: India’s World, Big Picture, Macros by Mythili, Michael Sandel, Pradhan Mantri & Others, Documentaries on World History Topics


 


Paper 1


Indian History:


India’s Struggle for Independence: Bipan Chandra


India after Gandhi: Ramchandra Guha


Old NCERT: Ancient India


Medieval NCERT


NCERT Class XII – Politics in India since Independence


PradhanMantri series on YouTube


 


World History: 


NCERT Class IX, X, XII (all old ones) of World History,


NCERT Class XII – Contemporary World Politics


Arjun Dev’s Book on World History/ World History by Norman Lowe


 


Culture:


Nitin Singhania’s Notes/Spectrum Art & Culture


NCERT Book on Art


 


Geography:  


NCERT Class XI, XII (2+2)   


            


Society:


NCERT Class XI, XII of Sociology/IGNOU BA Material


Yojana


                               


Paper 2


Indian Polity:


Class X NCERT (Democratic politics)


Indian Polity by Laxmikanth


RSTV Programme (The Big Picture)


Current Affairs, Newspapers


                               


Social Justice & Governance:


Yojana, Current Affairs


 


International Relations: 


Newspapers; IDSA Website; The Economist; CFR Backgrounders


 


Paper 3


Indian Economy:


Economic Survey, XI & XII NCERT Macroeconomics


12th Five Year Plan (FYP)


Newspaper


 


Agriculture:       


12th FYP


Land Reforms from India Since Independence by Bipan Chandra


 


Science & Tech:


From Newspapers; List of Emerging Technologies from Wikipedia


 


Internal Security:


Ashok Kumar’s book on Internal Security


Border Management Monograph (IDSA); IDSA Website


 


Disaster Management: 


ARC 2 Report on Disaster Management


 


Paper 4:


Lexicon of Ethics


Ethics Case Studies from any book on Ethics


Michael Sandel Videos on YouTube


 


Essay:


Pulkit Khare’s  Essay Book for Framework


Collect Anecdotes, Quotes, Words and other material from newspapers and use them in your essay.


 


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