UPSC Exam

  The UPSC Prelims, being an entirely objective type of paper would need a separate set of book lists and the UPSC Mains, being entirely subjective in its nature would need its own. Therefore, in this section of the blog, I have mentioned the names of all the important books for UPSC according to the different phases and subjects of the UPSC CSEs. Best UPSC Books for IAS Prelims In the IAS prelims round there are 2 papers and both are objective type in nature. That means both have multiple-type questions with negative markings for each wrong answer. I have mentioned below the list of the best IAS books for the Prelims round: Subject UPSC Books History 1. India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra 2. Facets of Indian Culture – Spectrum 3. NCERT XI (Ancient & Medieval) 4. NCERT XII (Modern Indian History) Geography 1. Certificate Physical Geography – G C Leong 2. NCERT VI – X (Old Syllabus) 3. NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus) 4. World Atlas Indian Polity 1. Indian Polity – M...

As I have mentioned before, to ace in any field, may it be at sports or at academics, you’d need to analyse and know the playing ground like the back of your hand. As a sportsman and a successful academician, I can vouch for the importance of knowing your playing field and the rules of the game wholeheartedly.  Basically, to ace the UPSC exams also, knowing the UPSC exam pattern is of utmost importance. Everything that you’ll ever learn and prepare for during your  IAS preparations  will have to ultimately be calibrated to the IAS exam pattern. That’s how important the topic of the UPSC exam pattern is.   So, to get to the real thing the UPSC exam is comprised of  3 stages . The  first stage as per the examination pattern is the Prelims round , which is essentially an elimination round designed to filter out a majority of unsuitable candidates.    Then comes the  second phase a...