Government Schemes are very important for UPSC Civil Services Exam – Prelims, Mains, and even the Interview. Did you ever feel learning the details of numerous government schemes, performance data, and economic trends – a tedious task? If yes, don’t worry; ClearIAS has come with a solution to quickly learn and …
‘India Year Book 2018’ – India 2018 (English) or Bharat 2018 (Hindi) – is a reference book published annually by the Publication Division of the Indian Government. Popularly known as the ‘India Year Book’, this reference book is an authoritative compilation of the complete information about the almost everything associated …
We were getting a lot of emails from our loving users to compile the practice questions for IAS Prelims we provide via email daily – like we did last year. Now, yes, that too is done 🙂 Download the Model Questions for UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam. These ebooks are free …
Don’t worry about Current Affairs anymore! ClearIAS has released a series of ebooks “ClearIAS Current Affairs Capsules” which cover all important current affairs questions in eBook format (PDF). ClearIAS Current Affairs Capsules (Monthly MCQs) eBooks (PDFs) ClearIAS Current Affairs Capsules (Monthly MCQs) are a unique treasure for Civil Service aspirants …
The 2nd Edition of the ClearIAS e-book “Current Issues – What’s hot today?” (PDF) is now available in the store. The new edition includes about 50 current issues which need your immediate attention (yes, a lot more new issues than our 1st edition!). Also, many of the earlier topics still …
“Is there a single book which covers all topics for IAS exam (Prelims and Mains)?”. We get this query often from our readers. Nothing wrong which such a line of thinking – as there are hundreds of books in the market for each specific area in the UPSC syllabus for …
Aspirants who prepare for competitive exams like UPSC Civil Services Exam in mediums other than English had often struggled due to lack of quality books on many subjects. But this challenge is now rightly addressed by Oxford University Press (OUP) through their new titles and translations in Indian languages like Hindi …
70 years had passed since India became independent. Also, it has been 3.5 years since the new government under Narendra Modi assumed charge at the Centre. Is India really in the middle of a transformation under the Modi government? Are we seeing history in the making without fully realising it? …
There are hundreds of books available in the market for each subject in the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam. But what if due to time and financial constraints, you just need a single package to cover the entire syllabus for Prelims? If that is the case, General Studies for Civil …
Democracy is undoubtedly the best political system available which expresses the will of the people. But it’s not a flawless philosophy. Democracy calls into activity the intelligence and character of ordinary men and women. That’s its virtue and vice – at the same time. ‘Hope in a Challenged Democracy’ by …
Are you a Hindi medium aspirant preparing for UPSC/IAS Exam? Do you find it difficult to collect the NCERT books Hindi medium (Class 6-12) ? Don’t worry! Here is a list of must read NCERT books (Hindi Medium) for IAS exam with the link to buy the same online from …
Now, there is one more entry into the league of reference “Yearbooks” – India 2017 YEARBOOK written by Rajiv Mehrishi IAS and published by McGraw Hill Education India. Mr. Arun Jaitley, honourable Finance Minister of India, in the foreword of the book, hopes that ‘India 2017 YEARBOOK’ written by Mr. Rajiv …
Economic Survey (ES) is the flagship annual document of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Economic Survey 2016-17 is a must-buy book for all UPSC Civil Service aspirants who needs to be updated with the current trends in the Indian Economy. It’s equally useful for Prelims, Mains, and Interview. Why should …
‘India Year Book 2017’ – India 2017 (English) or Bharat 2017 (Hindi) – is a reference book published annually by the Publication Division of the Indian Government. Popularly known as the ‘India Year Book’, this reference book is an authoritative compilation of the complete information about the almost everything associated …
McGraw Hill Education India has published a new book on Ancient and Medieval Indian History. The book is authored by Poonam Dalal Dahiya IRS and it titled ‘Ancient and Medieval India‘. In 16 chapters and 616 pages, Poonam Dalal covers the complete syllabus of ancient and medieval history for UPSC and …
What did UPSC CSE toppers study to clear IAS preliminary exam? What are the best-selling books to crack UPSC Civil Services Prelims? See the list of 10 books referred by toppers to clear IAS preliminary exam. Links are provided to buy the books online at discounted prices. If clearing UPSC Prelims …
Political Science as an optional paper gained more popularity when Tina Dabi secured All India Rank 1 in UPSC Civil Services Exam 2015 selecting Political Science as her optional subject. In this post, we list useful books and study materials to score high for Political Science optional paper. Note: Aspirants …
General Studies Paper 4 (GS4) in UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam is about Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude. Candidates can score high in this paper if one is familiar with the concepts and case studies. In this post, we discuss the most-read books by IAS aspirants for studying ethics paper. Links …
Divey Sethi cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination in 2013. He was selected into the Indian Revenue Service (IRS). Based on the experience of him and his friends, Divey prepared a handy guidebook – Crack Civil Services in First Attempt – to help other aspirants with Do’s and Dont’s. The …
Who else is better to talk about foreign relations of India than former Ambassadors? What if 33 former Ambassadors come together and jointly write a book? The end product is the rightly named “India and the World – Through the eyes of Indian Diplomats”. This book fills the lacunae of …
Thanks to the hero portrayals by film and media – the collectors and the commissioners – now the Indian society has at least vague idea about the top government services like Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS). But that’s not the case with Indian Foreign Service (IFS). There …
In clearias.com, we have mentioned many times that NCERT books are the best books to begin UPSC Civil Services Exam preparation. Having said that, we get emails from aspirants to select the most important NCERT texts to start with. We have observed that many aspirants are confused about which chapters from NCERT texts …
Are you preparing with the latest IAS books? After the last syllabus change in UPSC Civil Services Mains exam, aspirants cannot stop with just 3-4 books. The competition has increased tremendously and aspirants need to expand the horizon of reading, particularly on new topics like internal security, governance, disaster management, world …
ClearIAS.com has been receiving a lot of positive feedback from the IAS aspirants community for maintaining an updated list of useful books for IAS exam preparation (English medium). As many aspirants with Hindi as the medium of the UPSC examination requested us to provide a similar list of helpful UPSC/IAS books in …
For UPSC and PSC exams, aspirants may need to refer diverse books to get a good grasp of different topics. With lot of books available in the market, students are often confused. ClearIAS.com has already published the list of recommended books for IAS Prelims and Mains taking feedback from toppers. …
You might have heard from almost all toppers, the importance of NCERT books in UPSC Civil Services Examination. Have you ever wondered why these school texts are so important for IAS exam which can be attempted by only graduates and above? The answer is simple. Whether you do graduation, post-graduation …
Books for UPSC Civil Service Main Exam overlap with many books recommended for Prelims. But Mains stage demands certain additional books as there are new topics like Foreign Relations, Internal Security, Ethics etc. We suggest a mix of NCERT Books, Government websites, newspapers along with new textbooks in the market for …
For ease of convenience, we are dividing the books for UPSC Civil Service Preliminary Exam preparation into two categories – Essential and Reference. Books tagged ‘essential’ are fundamental books which will be highly useful to build your basics. Once you are thorough with these basic books, if you have time, …
Psychology is among the favorite optional subjects of Civil Services aspirants, and as per the changed syllabus, a command over psychology will turn out to be beneficial not only in optionals, but also in GS papers like Ethics (GS Paper 4). Listing below the most useful books for Psychology preparation for IAS Exam. …
Philosophy is among the favorite optional subjects of Civil Services aspirants though classroom coaching is not extensively available for the subject through out India like History or Public Administration. The subject can be covered without any classroom coaching, if the candidate is focused and has right guidance and materials. Communication …
Public Administration is one of the favorite optional subjects of Civil Services Aspirants. As the paper includes many topics covered in Indian Polity for Prelims/GS Mains, the preparation as an optional subject becomes rather easy. Around 3000-4000 candidates take Pub Ad each year as their optional subject for mains. Being …
Sociology has turned out as a crucial part for GS paper well as optional paper in Civil Services Examination. Being considered as one of the easiest and generalist optional, around 3000-4000 candidates take Sociology each year as their optional subject for mains. An in-depth understanding about Indian society and sociological thinkers …
India Year Book (titled as India 2016, India 2017, India 2018 … etc) is released by Publication Division, under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. It is one of the most useful books for IAS exam preparation. In this post let’s see how you should cover the important …
To get a quick understanding of the essential books for UPSC Preparation, ClearIAS.com has published three main lists so far: (1) IAS Prelims + Mains Books, (2) IAS Prelims Books and (3) IAS Mains Books. These three lists were prepared selecting the useful books available in Amazon. In this post we are listing out the …