What is UPSC?
The UPSC exam or the Civil Services Examination abbreviated as CSE is one of the competitive exam that is organized by the Union Public Service Commission to engage aspirants who are eligible for the post of civil service in India that includes IAS, IFS, IPS and other services. This is held in 3 parts that are:-
- Prelims
- Mains
- Personality Test or interview
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Here the Prelims is the primary phase of UPSC exam that is a screening exam where the marks achieved is not added in the final merit but the marks of the Paper 1 of GS is vital to list the cut off of Prelims exam.
The Prelims exam comprises of 2 papers which are based on MCQ and are objective type whereas the Mains exam is a descriptive exam comprising 9 papers.
Exam pattern
- Prelims
| Name of the Paper | Total Questions | Total Marks | Time | Exam Nature |
| GS Paper 1 | 100 | 200 | 2 hours | The marks obtained is taken for the cut off |
| GS Paper 2 (CSAT) | 80 | 200 | 2 hours | The candidate appearing should have to obtain a minimum of 33% marks for qualifying CSAT. |
- Mains
| Paper | Subject | Time | Total Marks | Exam Nature | Paper Type |
| Paper A | Compulsory Indian Language | 3 hours | 300 | Qualifying exam | Descriptive paper |
| Paper B | English | 3 hours | 300 | Qualifying exam | Descriptive paper |
| Paper I | Essay | 3 hours | 250 | Merit based exam | Descriptive paper |
| Paper II | General Studies I | 3 hours | 250 | Merit based exam | Descriptive paper |
| Paper III | General Studies II | 3 hours | 250 | Merit based exam | Descriptive paper |
| Paper IV | General Studies III | 3 hours | 250 | Merit based exam | Descriptive paper |
| Paper V | General Studies IV | 3 hours | 250 | Merit based exam | Descriptive paper |
| Paper VI | Optional I | 3 hours | 250 | Merit based exam | Descriptive paper |
| Paper VII | Optional II | 3 hours | 250 | Merit based exam | Descriptive paper |
Books for UPSC Exam
- Prelims
Here in this article related to books of UPSC, we try to provide you with some of best books for the Civil Service Exam. The Civil Services Exam is held by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Books for Indian Polity and Constitution
Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth
Important Acts that Transformed India by Alex Andrews George
Important Judgments that Transformed India by Alex Andrews George
Books for Indian History and Culture
Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
Ancient and Medieval India by Poonam Dalal Dahiya
Modern Indian History by Sonali Bansal and Snehil Tripathi
Books for Indian Geography and World Geography
Certificate Physical And Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong
Geography of India by Majid Husain
Oxford Student Atlas for India
Books for Indian Economy
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
Indian Economy by Nitin Singhania
Indian Economy Key Concepts by Sankarganesh Karuppiah
Books for Science and Technology
Science and Technology by Ravi P. Agrahari
Books for Environment Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change
Environment By Shankar IAS
Books for Current Affairs
India 2021 Yearbook by Rajiv Mehrishi
The Malayala Manorama English Yearbook 2021 by Mammen Mathew
India 2021 Publications Division Paperback – by Publications Division
Previous Year Question Papers
26 Years UPSC IAS/ IPS Prelims Topic-wise Solved Papers 1 & 2 (1995-2019)
Prelims Manual for GS (All in one Guide)
General Studies Manual Paper-1 2021 Paperback by Manohar Pandey
Prelims Manual for CSAT (All-in-One Guide)
Cracking the CSAT Paper-2 by Arihant Experts
Books for Essay (UPSC Mains Essay Paper)
Selected Contemporary Essays Paperback by Saumitra Mohan
151 Essays by Disha Experts
Books for India Since Independence (Part of UPSC Mains GS1 Paper)
Post-Independence India: For Civil Services Examinations by Sonali Bansal and Snehil Tripathi
Books for World History (Part of UPSC Mains GS1 Paper)
World History by Krishna Reddy
IAS Books for Indian Society (Part of UPSC Mains GS1 Paper)
Indian Society: Themes and Social Issues – by Nadeem Hasnain
Books for Governance (Part of UPSC Mains GS2 Paper)
Governance in India Paperback by M. Laxmikanth
Books for Foreign Relations of India (Part of UPSC Mains GS2 Paper)
International Relations by Pavneet Singh
Books for Internal Security (Part of UPSC Mains GS3 Paper)
Challenges to Internal Security of India by Ashok Kumar and Vipul Anekant
Books for Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude (UPSC Mains GS4 Paper)
Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude for IAS General Studies by Niraj Kumar
Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude by M. Karthikeyan
Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude by G Subba Rao & P N Roy Chowdhury
Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude – by G Subba Rao & P N Roy Chowdhury
Paper-wise All-in-One manuals for UPSC CSE (Mains)
IAS Mains General Studies Manual General Studies Paper 1 by Arihant
IAS Mains General Studies Manual General Studies Paper 2 by Arihant
IAS Mains General Studies Manual General Studies Paper 3 by Arihant
IAS Mains General Studies Manual General Studies Paper 4 by Arihant
UPSC CSE Mains Previous Year Solved Question Paper Books
8 Years UPSC IAS/ IPS Mains General Studies Papers 1 – 4 Year-wise Solved (2013 – 2020) by Disha Experts
8 Years UPSC IAS/ IPS Mains Essay Year-wise Solved Papers (2013 – 2019) by Disha Experts
Books for UPSC Interview
How to Ace Civil Service Interviews Paperback by Remya Roshni
Books for UPSC CSE Mains Optional Subjects
Books for Optional subjects in UPSC Mains
Additional Reference Books
Ancient India: India’s Ancient Past by R.S. Sharma
Ancient India: History of Ancient and Early Medieval India by Upinder Singh
Medieval India: History Of Medieval India by Satish Chandra
Modern India: History Of Modern India by Bipan Chandra.
Modern India: India’s Struggle For Independence by Bipan Chandra
Ancient India and Culture: The Wonder That Was India by A.L. Bhasham
Modern India: A Brief History of Modern India by Rajiv Ahir
World Geography: World Geography by Majid Husain
Physical Geography: Physical Geography by Savindra Singh
Human Geography: Human Geography by Majid Husain
Constitution: Introduction to the Constitution of India by D. D. Basu
Science and Technology: Science and Technology by Sheelwant Singh
Environment: Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure by Rajagopalan
Environment: Environment for Civil Services Prelims and Mains by Khuller
Reasoning: Analytical Reasoning by M. K. Pandey
Reasoning: Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R. S.Aggarwal
Essay: Essays for Civil Services by Pulkit Khare
Post-Independence: India Since Independence by Bipan Chandra
Post-Independence: India After Gandhi by Ramchandra Guha
World History: History of the World by Arjun Dev
World History: Mastering Modern World History by Norman Lowe
World History: Modern World History by Uddipan
Indian Society: Social Problems In India by Ram Ahuja
Indian Society: Indian Society by Senthil
Governance: Governance in India by M.Karthikeyan
International Relations: Pax Indica by Shashi Tharoor
International Relations: India and the World by Surendra Kumar
International Relations: The India way by S. Jaishankar
Internal Security: Internal Security by M.Karthikeyan
Internal Security: India’s National Security: A Reader by Bajpai
Ethics: Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude by Awdesh Singh
Ethics: Ethical Dilemmas of a Civil Servant by Anil Swarup
