Civil Services History part (As part of GS or as optional) requires vast but focused reading. Apart from the IAS Books for History – Civil Services Prelims Exam, the below mentioned books can help.
Recommended Books for History – Civil Services Books – Mains Exam
- A New Look at Modern Indian History From 1707 to the Modern Times
- Modern India, 1885-1947
- History of Medieval India
- The Penguin History Of Early India: From The Origins To AD 1300
- History Of Modern India
- India’s Ancient Past
- Modern Indian History
- Mastering Modern World History
- Age of Revolution 1789-1848
- Age of Capital 1848-1875
- Age of Empire 1875-1914
Swati says
August 24, 2015 at 8:07 pmmaine IAS mains ke liye history choose kiya hai….kitni aur kaun kaun si books lagengi…and kis writer ki…..hindi medium se
navjyot says
September 4, 2015 at 5:50 pmSir romila thapar ki jagh koi aur book le sakte hai
Thameem basha says
January 17, 2016 at 6:51 pmsir, tell some important books needed for history to take up prelims and mains
Sujit kumar says
May 7, 2016 at 8:23 pmMai abhi 1st year m hu or abhi se hi IAS ki teyari kr RHA hu..aage ki pdhai kaise kru
vaibhav says
July 30, 2016 at 8:12 pmhello sujit first go through the basics and use only NCERT TEXTBOOKS which are available free . After this makes notes and practice to writting . increase speed and quality of writting. after this go to the books which are available to buy and just thorogh read it. You will clear it. ALL THE BEST..
abhishek says
February 20, 2017 at 10:05 amDear sir,
Please tell me the list of history books for mains in Hindi medium.