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2nd September 2014, 03:53 PM
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Reference books for Indian Administrative Service exam
I want to give the Indian Administrative Service exam and for that I want to get the list of some of the best reference books for Indian Administrative Service exam so can you provide me that?
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2nd September 2014, 04:02 PM
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Re: Reference books for Indian Administrative Service exam
As you want to get the list of some of the best reference books for Indian Administrative Service exam so here it is for you: Reference Books: Preliminary IAS (General Studies) History books of Classes XI and XII – NCERT Freedom Struggle (NET) – Bipin Chandra World Geography – including Indian Geography Good books Principles of Geography (Class XII-Part I, II) General Geography of India (Class XII) Part I – NCERT Geography of India – Resources and Regional Development Part II (Class XII) – NCERT Physical Geography – Leong Atlas Indian Polity Good book Introduction to Indian Constitution – D.D. Basu Related Indian Economy Evolution of Indian Economy – NCERT Indian Economy – Dutt and Sundharam. Indian Economy – Mishra and Puri General Science NCERT books on Science. Science and Technology supplements in the Newspapers and magazines. Current Events of National and International importance One major National Daily – Either The Times of India or The Hindu. Newsweeklies like India Today or/and Outlook Current Events – Spectrum General Mental Ability No special preparation is required in this area. But some practice may be done from any exercise books or quantitative aptitude. In fact, an intelligent calculation is the basic requirement for this topic. Main (General Studies) History of Modern India India’s struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra and others. Modern India – NCERT. Freedom Struggle (NBT) – Bipan Chandra Modern India – IGNOU Note: -If one is hard pressed for time, he/she may skip the Modern India and Freedom Struggle. Indian Culture Art and Culture portions of history books and Gazetteer of India. Culture Chapter (s) in the India Year Book. Encyclopaedia of Indian Culture. A good library invariably has more than one encyclopaedia on Indian Art and Culture selected notes may be taken from it. Books on culture / cultural topics brought out by Publications Division of Ministry of Information and broadcasting and National Book Trust. Current Affairs At least one major national newspaper – either The Times of India or The Hindu Newsweeklies like India Today or/and Outlook Current Affairs and News Analysis of BBC. Current events – Spectrum Statistics Book on Statistics (Class XI) – NCERT Indian Polity and Constitution Introduction to the Constitution of India – D.D. Basu. Our Parliament – S.C. Kashyap Indian Geography and Economy Indian Geography (Class XI and XII) – NCERT Yozna Indian Economy – Dutt and Sundharam/Mishra and Puri The editorial page of the Economic Times. Science and Technology Science and Technology section of the Wednesday edition of the newspaper ‘The Hindu’. Science and Technology Published by the Spectrum. Yozna contains science and environment related topics. 1. Indian History – India Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra; NCERT Books ( XI & XII ) 2. Geography – Spectrum 3. Indian Polity – Constitution of India by Bakshi 4. Indian Economy – Plus One, Plus Two Books, Pratiyogita Darpan 5. General Science – Tata Mc Graw Hill Guide 6. Mental Ability – Quantitative Apitude by R.S. Aggarwal 7. Current Affairs – Some magazines and Newspapers i. The Hindu/The Times of India ii. Frontline iii. Civil Service Chronicle iv. Chanakya v. Competition WIZARD vi. Civil Services Today 8. Guides 1. Tata Mc Graw Hill 2. Spectrum 3. Unique Books on Indian History & Culture: NCERT (+ 2 level): Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India. Publication Division : Gazetteer of India (Vol 2 : History & Culture) Gandhi Nehru Tagore & Ambedkar : Gopal Krishna Bipin Chandra – Modern India A.C.Banerjee – History of Modern India Raghavan Aiyer : Mahatma Gandhi Books on Geography: NCERT : Physical Geography of India for X – XII Std A Good School Atlas Sharma & Cotinho : Economic and Commercial Geography of India. Khullar : India- A Comprehnsive Geography Charles Farro : General Principles of World Geography Charles Farro : Monsoon Asia Reports published by Centre for Science and Enviornment And Tata Energy Research Institute National journal – Kurukshetra, Yojana etc. Down to earth Books on Indian Economy: NCERT (+1 level) : Evolution of Indian Economy(I C Dhingra). Mishra & Puri or Dutt & Sundaram – Indian Economy Economic Survey The Economic Times,Business Standard Yojana Books on Social and National Issues : Social Problem – Ram Ahuja Social Welfare Magazine – Published by ministry of social welfare Yojana/Kurukshetra IIPa Journal Books on Indian Polity: NCERT (+1 level) : Indian Political System N.L. Madan : Bhartiya Rajya Vyavastha D.D. Basu: Indian Constitution Kashyap: Constitution of India Publication Division : Subhash C. Kashyap : Our Parliament P.M. Bakshi: Indian Constitution Our Constitution : Subhash C. kashyap Perspective on Constitution : S.C. Kashyap Frontline Magazine IIPa Journal Books on Science & Technology: NCERT : (10 level) : Science, (+2 level) : Biology. Popular Science Series (CSIR) Reports Of the Ministry of Science and Technology Yojana Science Reporter Science and Technology in India – Spectrum Books on Statistics: (NCERT +1 level) Elementary Statistics S.C.Gupta : Statistical Methods Books on India and the World : Journal of peace Studies World Focus Strategic Analysis South Asian Journal Other Books for General Studies: 1. India Year Book latest 2. One competitive Magazine 3. Guides like Tata Mc Graw Hill, Spectrum or Unique For General Reference 4. The Pearson General Studies Manual Scheme of CS (Preliminary) Examination The Preliminary Examination consists of two papers of objective type (multiple-choice questions) carrying a maximum of 400 marks. The Question Papers (Test Booklets) are set in English & Hindi General Studies Paper - I 200 Marks General Studies Paper - II 200 Marks Scheme - CS (Main) Paper-I One of the Indian Languages to be selected by the candidate from the 18 languages included in the VIIIth Schedule to the Constitution (Qualifying Paper) 300 Marks Paper-II English (Qualifying Paper) 300 Marks Paper-III Essay 200 Marks Papers IV & V General Studies (300 Marks for each paper) 600 Marks Papers VI, VII, VIII & IX Any two subjects (each having 2 papers) to be selected from the prescribed optional subjects (300 marks for each paper) 1200 Marks Total Marks for Written Examination 2000 Marks Interview Test 300 Marks Grand Total 2300 Marks |
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19th May 2015, 04:21 PM
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Re: Reference books for Indian Administrative Service exam
I am doing preparation of Indian Administrative Service exam so please suggest me the names of some best books of it?
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19th May 2015, 04:24 PM
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Re: Reference books for Indian Administrative Service exam
Ok, here I am giving you the names of some best books of IAS exam from which you can start your preparation IAS Planner 2015 for (Preliminary & Main Examination) Paperback – 29 Aug 2014 by Editorial Board (Author) UPSC- IAS Syllabus(Preliminary and Main) Paperback – 18 Feb 2013 by GKP (Author) IAS Preliminary Examination CSAT Papers 2006-2013 (Paper 1 & 2) Paperback – 2014 by Editorial Board (Author) #Books Ias Syllabus IAS Books For UPSC Prelims History Of Modern India – Bipan Chandra. (History) India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra. (History) Facets of Indian Culture – Spectrum. (Culture) Geography of India – Majid Husain. (Geography) Oxford School Atlas – Oxford. (Geography) Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong. (Geography) Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations – M. Laxmikanth. (Polity) Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh. (Economy) Economic Survey (2013-14). (Economy) Science and Technology in India – TMH. (Science and Technology) Environmental Studies from Crisis to Cure 2nd Edition – R.Rajagoplan. (Environment) India Year Book (Current Affairs) Manorama Yearbook. (Current Affairs) CSAT 2015 : Paper – 2 Manual by TMH or CSAT-II – Arihant (CSAT – Paper 2) Analytical Reasoning – M. K. Pandey(CSAT – Paper 2 : Analytical Reasoning) Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R. S.Aggarwal (CSAT Paper 2 : Reasoning) IAS Books for UPSC Mains Contemporay Essays by Ramesh Singh OR 151 ESSAYS For UPSC Mains (Essay Paper) India After Gandhi – Ramchandra Guha (History – GS1) History of Modern World – Jain and Mathur OR Norman Lowe (World History – GS1) Social Problems In India – Ram Ahuja. (Indian Society – GS1) IAS Mains General Studies Paper 2 (Arihant Manual – GS2) Governance in India for CSE. (Governance – GS2) Pax Indica – Shashi Tharoor. (Foreign Policy – GS2) India’s Foreign Policy by Muchkund Dubey. (Foreign Policy – GS2) IAS Mains General Studies – GS3. (Arihant Manual – GS3) India’s National Security: A Reader. (Internal Security – GS3) Challenges to Internal Security of India. (Internal Security – GS3) Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for Civil Services Mains. ( Ethics – GS4) IAS Mains General Studies – Ethics. ( Arihant Manual – GS4) |
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