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ClearIAS » UPSC Books Review » IAS Books Flipkart Online Book Store: Recommended

IAS Books Flipkart Online Book Store: Recommended

Last updated on November 10, 2020 by Alex Andrews George

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 to select the useful books available in Amazon. In this post, we are listing out the recommended books for UPSC exam preparation as available in Flipkart. If aspirants want to buy from Flipkart they can use this page. The books are the same, we have just updated the links for purchase. Aspirants can buy books online at discounted prices by clicking on each link.

Essential IAS Books For UPSC Prelims (Click on the links to buy online)

IAS books for prelims and mains

IAS books flipkart

  1. NCERT Books Set for UPSC Exam (Set of 27 or 40 books)
  2. History Of Modern India – Bipan Chandra. (History)
  3. India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra. (History)
  4. India’s Ancient Past – R.S. Sharma. (History)
  5. History Of Medieval India – Satish Chandra. (History)
  6. The Wonder That Was India – A.L. Bhasham. (Culture)
  7. Indian Art and Culture – Nitin Singhania. (Culture)
  8. Geography of India – Majid Husain. (Geography)
  9. Oxford School Atlas – Oxford. (Geography)
  10. Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong. (Geography)
  11. Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations – M. Laxmikanth. (Polity)
  12. Important Judgments that Transformed India – Alex Andrews George (Constitution)
  13. Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh. (Economy)
  14. Economic Survey. (Economy)
  15. Science and Technology in India – MHE. (Science and Technology)
  16. Environmental Studies from Crisis to Cure – R.Rajagoplan. (Environment)
  17. Environment for Civil Services Prelims and Mains – Khuller. (Environment)
  18. India Year Book (Current Affairs)
  19. Manorama Yearbook. (Current Affairs)
  20. CSAT Paper – 2 Manual by MHE or CSAT-II – Arihant (CSAT – Paper 2: All Topics)
  21. Analytical Reasoning – M. K. Pandey (CSAT – Paper 2: Analytical Reasoning)
  22. Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R. S.Aggarwal (CSAT Paper 2: Reasoning)

Additional IAS Books for UPSC Mains (Click on the links to buy online)

  1. Selected Contemporary Essays – Saumitra Mohan (Essay Paper)
  2. Essays for Civil Services – Pulkit Khare (Essay Paper)
  3. India After Gandhi – Ramchandra Guha (History – GS1)
  4. Norman Lowe OR History of Modern World – Jain and Mathur(World History – GS1)
  5. Social Problems In India – Ram Ahuja. (Indian Society – GS1)
  6. IAS Mains General Studies Paper 2 (Arihant Manual – GS2)
  7. Governance in India for CSE. (Governance – GS2)
  8. Pax Indica – Shashi Tharoor. (Foreign Policy – GS2)
  9. India and the World by Surendra Kumar. (Foreign Policy – GS2)
  10. IAS Mains General Studies – GS3. (Arihant Manual – GS3)
  11. India’s National Security: A Reader. (Internal Security – GS3)
  12. Challenges to Internal Security of India. (Internal Security – GS3)
  13. Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude. ( Ethics – GS4)
  14. IAS Mains General Studies – Ethics. ( Arihant Manual – GS4)

PS: Many books for UPSC Civil Service Main Exam overlap with books recommended for Prelims, except the mentioned additional books for topics like Foreign Relations, Internal Security, Ethics etc.

IAS Books for Optional Subjects and Additional Reference (Click on the links to buy online)

  • Books for Optional subjects in UPSC Mains.
  • Additional books for reference – Prelims and Mains.
  • IAS Books in Hindi: List of Useful Books For Hindi Medium Aspirants.
  • Latest IAS Books: Click To Buy New Releases For UPSC Preparation.

IAS Manuals and Previous Year Question Papers (Click on the links to buy online)

  1. General Studies For Civil Services Preliminary Examination – MHE. (GS Problem Solving)
  2. General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary Examination (Paper -1) by Pearson (affordable 6-book package)
  3. UPSC Civil Services Prelims in 60 days – Rakesh Dwivedi. (Revision)
  4. IAS Prelims 23 Years General Studies Topic-Wise Solved Papers – Disha.
  5. IAS (Pre.) Solved Papers General Studies with CSAT papers – Arihant.
  6. IAS Mains Civil Services Main Examination: General Studies Chapter-wise Solved Papers.

IAS Books in the Hindi Language

For many of the books listed above, corresponding books in the Hindi language are available in the market. Hindi medium students may check the link UPSC Books in the Hindi Language to buy online at discounted prices.

Books for Other Exams (Click on the links to buy online)

  1. SSC Exam Books
  2. Banking Exam Books
  3. MBA Exam Books
  4. Engineering Books

UPSC Books at Online Stores! (Click on the links to buy online)

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Free Online Resources For IAS Prelims and Mains (Click on the links to buy online)

  • NCERT Books Download.
  • Yojana Magazine Download.
  • Kurukshetra Magazine.
  • Pratiyogita Darpan Magazine.
  • IGNOU Books.
  • Clear IAS Online Study Materials.

How to find the right books for UPSC/IAS preparation?

If you are a fresher in the UPSC preparation field, the best way to select useful books for preparation is by referring what previous year toppers had studied. Adding below a few must-check links.

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  1. Shraddha jagtap says

    August 18, 2015 at 5:27 pm

    We need Books For UPSC Study , if avalable book our order and send

    1) geoghraphy: NCERT- 7th to 12th

    (12 th fundamental of geo. part1 and 2 , physical & evs geo of india, Human &economic geo of india )

    2) Goe- chin- Leon Certificates course of geography

    3) Polity
    NCERT – Democracy in india – std 11th
    Indian Polity – M. Laxmikant

    4) Economy
    NCERT -std 10th to 12 th
    (Macro Eco, Micro Eco. )

    5) Science & Technology
    NCERT – std 8,9, 10th Physics, Chemi, Bio

    6) Science & Technology
    Vizard – Sci & tech mains

    7) Human Machine – NBT

    8) TMH – Preliems Guide – Science

    9) G K
    Manorama year book

    10) Ranjan kolambe – Enviornment Studies

    11) International Orgnization & studies

    regards

    Shraddha

    Reply
  2. himanshu shekhar says

    November 17, 2015 at 3:28 pm

    which atlas to buy for upsc prep

    Reply
  3. Nilesh says

    June 11, 2016 at 8:56 pm

    Can I get all these books

    Reply
  4. Aparna says

    July 13, 2016 at 2:19 am

    For compulsory paper i.e., english which book i should have to study? What about english by unique publication ?

    Reply
  5. Hemendra Kumar says

    December 3, 2017 at 8:13 pm

    Which NCERT books helpful gs 1 paper

    Reply

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