UPSC exam how to prepare

How can I prepare for the UPSC exams? I am not doing the coaching for the exam so your tips will help in self studies? I want to do the government job and I want to take a title of sarkari naukar so that’s why I decided to prepare for the UPSC exam?

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Exam books :


Preliminary Preparatory Books

NCERT Books on Geography, Science, Economy, Biology and Chemistry from middle to high school


20 years IAS Prelims (CSAT) General Studies Solved Papers

History of Modern India – Bipin Chandra

The Wonder that was India –Bhasham

India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipin Chandra

Indian Economy – Dutta/Puri or Ramesh Singh

Manorama Yearbook

India Year Book

Indian Polity – Laxmikanth

Environmental Studies from Crisis to Cure – Rajagopalan

Geography of India – M. Hussain

History of Medieval India – S. Chandra

India’s Ancient Past – R.S. Sharma

Environment for Civil Services Prelims and Mains – Khuller

CSAT Paper Analytical (Pandey) and Verbal (Aggarwal) Reasoning or CAST Paper 2 by MHE/Arihant

Science & Technology – A. Singh

Economic Survey – Ministry of Finance

Indian Art & Culture – Singhania


Mains Preparatory Books

Indian Heritage, Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society – Arihant


History of the Modern World – Rao or Jain and Mathur

Social Problems in India – Ahuja

India after Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy – R. Guha

IAS Mains General Studies 2, 3 and 4 – Arihant

Governance in India – Laxmikanth

Governance for Growth in India – APJ Abdul Kalam

Pax Indica – Shashi Tharoor

India and the World: Through the Eyes of Indian Diplomats – S. Kumar

India’s National Security – Bajpai, Pant

Internal Security and Disaster Management GS Paper 3

Contemporary Essays for CSE – R. Singh

Essays for CSE – P. Khare

Selected Contemporary Essays – S. Mohan

151 Essays – S.C. Gupta

IAS Mains GS Ethics – Arihant

Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude

Challenges to Internal Security of India