Abhijeet
Abhijeet

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Beginner's guide to resources for UPSC CSE
Pre/Mains syllabus:
• Polity & governance
• History: Modern, Ancient, Medieval
• Economy
• Environment
• Geography
• Science & Tech
• Current affairs
Mains only syllabus:
• Society
• World History
• International rels
• Disaster Mgmt
• Internal security
• Ethics
Polity & Governance
Book: Polity by M Laxmikanth
Needs to be supplemented with current affairs.
History
Modern: Spectrum
Ancient/Medieval: TN Board History Class XI
Indian Economy
Book: Economy by Sriram IAS publication
Needs to be supplemented with current affairs.
Environment
Book: Environment by Shankar IAS publication
Needs to be supplemented with current affairs.
Geography
Books: Class XI/XII NCERTs & Certificate Physical Geography by GC Leong
Science & Technology
Book: Science NCERT class IX/X for basics
Needs to be supplemented with current affairs.
Current Affairs
Source: The Hindu or Indian Express
You can also choose to do this from month current affairs compilations of some of the bigger institutes.
Indian Society
Book: Indian Society NCERTs XI/XII
Needs to be supplemented with current affairs.
World History
Book: Mastering World History by Norman Lowe
(To be read SELECTIVELY based on PYQs)
International Relations
Book: International Relations by Pavneet Singh
Needs to be supplemented with current affairs.
Disaster Management
Book: Yojana on Disaster Management, Class XII Geography NCERT for hazard zones.
Needs to be supplemented with current affairs.
Internal Security
Book: Value added material from Vision IAS
Ethics
Source: Justice Course by Michael Sandel.
Needs to be supplemented with COMMON SENSE.
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