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useful websites for ias preparationAre you looking for the best online coaching websites for IAS? Here is a list of top websites useful for UPSC CSE preparation.

We present a comprehensive list of useful websites for IAS Preparation covering almost all aspects in Civil Services Exam (CSE) preparation – Prelims, Mains and Interview.

PS: It is not practical to visit all websites regularly (not needed either!). We advise you to select only 2-3 better-managed websites from the list and stick to it.

Best IAS Websites for UPSC Civil Services Exam Online Preparation

  1. clearias.com
  2. cleariasexam.com
  3. insightsonindia.com
  4. iasbaba.com
  5. mrunal.org
  6. civilsdaily.com
  7. gktoday.in
  8. byjus.com
  9. unacademy.com
  10. neostencil.com
  11. iasparliament.com
  12. visionias.in
  13. iasscore.in
  14. drishtiias.com
  15. pmfias.com
  16. afeias.com
  17. dhyeyaias.com
  18. studyiq.com
  19. IASexamportal.com
  20. civilserviceindia.com
  21. iaspassion.com
  22. iaskracker.com
  23. jagranjosh.com
  24. iastoday.in
  25. iassquad.in

PS: Of-course, there are many other websites and blogs available, but we tried to restrict the total count to 25! Users too can suggest websites, and they will be added if they have quality materials.

IAS Forum Websites

  1. iasforums.com
  2. upscforums.com
  3. forumias.com

IAS Toppers Blogs

  1. thesupermanreturns.wordpress.com
  2. lohitmatani.wordpress.com
  3. jhinujha.wordpress.com
  4. irasinghal.blogspot.in
  5. unravellingcse.wordpress.com
  6. anudeepdurishetty.in
  7. demystifycse.in

Apart from the above-mentioned list of IAS online coaching websites (free and paid), it is advised to refer selected websites from Indian Government and NGOs as mentioned below.

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Useful Government Websites For Civil Service Preparation*

useful websites for upsc examThere are many Government/NGO/Business websites useful for UPSC preparation. Here is a list of the most popular resources.

  1. ncert.nic.in – Download NCERT Texts as PDF.
  2. nios.ac.in – Download NIOS Online Materials.
  3. egyankosh.ac.in – Download IGNOU Books.
  4. yojana.gov.in – Download Yojana and Kurukshetra Magazines.
  5. upsc.gov.in – Official Website of UPSC.
  6. pib.nic.in – Press Information Bureau Website, for government updates.
  7. prsindia.org – PRS Website for tracking bills in Parliament.
  8. idsa.in – IDSA website for Defense and Foreign relations.
  9. gatewayhouse.in – Indian Council for Global relations.
  10. envfor.nic.in – Ministry of Environment and Forests.
  11. mea.gov.in – Ministry of External Affairs.
  12. indiabudget.gov.in – Download Budget and Economic Survey.
  13. ptinews.com – Press Trust of India.
  14. ibef.org – India Brand Equity Foundation for economy and business.
  15. vikaspedia.in – Knowledge initiative by InDG.
  16. makeinindia.com – Make in India initiative for manufacturing-related info.
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  1. sajjad hussain says

    Out of these [except Govt. sites], I am following clearias.com, mrunal.org and insightsonindia.com…these are highly updated, user-friendly and informative sites WITHOUT ANY GARBAGE articles.

  2. sanjana says

    not a upsc specific sites but one must check out prsindia.org , you will not regrate

  9. marish says

    Dear friends,
    My dream is become an IAS officer, now I am working as medical representative in Kerala,so i can’t able to go for coaching and my work place is outer city.here I have no friends who are studying in civil service. So anybody please help me to crack civil service and guide me what to do to achieve my dream.

    With regards
    Marish

  10. chhatrapalpatil says

    सर मे छत्रपाल पाटिल महाराट्र से हु सर मुजे मैनस के एसे के पेपर के लीए कोनसी हिंदी बुक पड़नी चाहिअ।
    सर मुजे मैन की सॉल क्यू चनपेपर हिंदी स्टूडेंट की कोनसे वेब्साइट पर मिलेगी।

  11. chhatrapalpatil says

    Hello saranya मे छत्रपाल पाटिल महाराष्ट् से हु। तू मेरी हेल्प करो गी।मुजे मैनस के एसे के पेपर के लीए कोनसी हिंदी बुक पड़नी चाहिअ।
    और कोसी अइसी वेब्साइट है जिस पर मुजे मैन की हिंदी माद्यम की सॉल क्यूचन पेपर मिलेगी।

  12. Rudra pratap singh says

    www.drishtiias.com is very useful for Hindi Medium student as well as English medium student.
    The information given on website is very worthy like clear ias.

  21. siddharth t says

    yes mr.admin you missed out teluguaspirant.com … i have gone through their site its quite good and useful . Earlier i faced few difficulties but now i am fyn wth d site… mr.admin add this to your list. Their free test series ,hindu editorial summary and more are good. First i thought it is only for telugu but it is in english so it helps to all indian ias aspirants… thank you .

  22. Akash says

    Hello Sir,
    I’m studying final year BE in E&C branch. After 2 or 3 years i’m interested to take UPSC exam. How can start my preparation at this level to succeed my future aim.

  23. ruhi gupta says

    clearias is a boon for people like me who are working and have time constraint and cant go for coaching instt.i jst came through this site and its wonderful..
    thnx fr helping us.:))

  26. guddarj says

    respected clearias.com,
    i am fresher for IAS examination, can you suggest me about one optional subjects for mains.
    kindly let me know which subjects are best for preparation.

    i will look forward to your prompt reply.

  31. Rajagopal says

    www.brainlantern.com it’s not a fully functional site, I guess but it still gives me the perfect everyday analysis of the Hindu… and that’s a big time saver for me.

  33. Gaurav Pingale says

    I find genuine material on this website as well as mobile application of clearias.com. Sir, is
    their any need to refer multiple sites (For reference) or only one website for UPSC preparation from prelim to mains?

  35. Gaurav Pingale says

    Thnks for list of best websites for IAS preparation. Your work is appreciable. It will be good if you will write on General Knowledge topics of UPSC exam.

  36. Somnath says

    This is a new forum http://civilsadda.in Exclusively for the students preparing for Civil Service Examination

  37. Antony says

    To know the world geographies, Countries and time zones I used www.timejones.com and was very useful during my exam preparations.

  39. preetimaysinku says

    Hello sir, I was a college drop out boy and now I am in final year in college. When I come to know about upsc, I dream to become an ias. So please suggest me

  41. Aman mehrotra says

    Respected sir i am the student of class 10 th in bihar and i want to become an ias officer and i have lots of interest in sst .so plz guide me it’s my request to u plz
    I hope you will help me .
    Thank you.

  42. Sandeep Kumar says

    I also think the same i have seen http://www.iaspaper.in, ultimate website.

  47. dordie22 says

    Thank U useful information sir. nice and each ias aspirants must know this websites and use it. All The Best for all.
    for CSAT Paper 2 and current affairs visit the website

    www.bankersadda.com

  49. NADEEM SHAH says

    REALLY VERY FANTASTIC THIS SITE FOR HELP IN CIVIL AS LIVE SOUL IN BODY SAME TYPE THIS SITE SOUL OF IAS

  51. Rajveer singh says

    Thanks for providing bunch of information on a single page. Well the good thing is including the list of websites for different firms like Upsc, Ias etc it also consist links of Related post that also provides up Informative too. Thanks for sharing and Being from Jaipur i would suggest Everyone to Join best Ras/Ias Coaching In Jaipur

  52. Deepak Naithani says

    Thanks a ton for sharing the info about these websites but these are useful only for pre. upsc portal or now iasexamportal is one of the best. anyways! thanks again for sharing the info. you can also use google keywords to filter information as per your requirements.

  55. Mukesh kumar says

    All these sites are very useful for us,,,,,,, & thanks to all member do made these all sites.

  57. Nakul says

    These are some great websites…i also came across one recently launched website http://decipherias.com/ , current articles, question answers, educaional videos, magazine, discussion forum and what not….good one it is.

  59. Jhanvi Kapoor says

    Hi, the above websites are very useful for IAS Exams & other exams also. You had forgot to mention this website in your list “Prozo.com”.

    I am suggesting you one blog for competitive exams preparation tips. Check it out. Try it.

  60. Narenda H says

    I suggest http://www.chalkstreet.com/upsc/ they have courses on UPSC at a good price, Check it out.

  62. Sonali Chakrabarti says

    Very informative article. An IAS aspirant would do more than just thumbing up once he/she visits this article. Another site which you can take a note of is http://www.puzzleduniya.com/ ……. i have recently seen that this site’s author is really posting very useful article for all type of job seekers. You can take a look here as well.

  64. Awaremonk says

    Good Discussions! has shaped us to become what we are.
    Its not a site that will help IAS aspirants but is definitely a place where people preparing for/ cleared IAS would love to come and discuss on topics: awaremonkapp.com

  66. Manoj says

    Great website and very informative. Just have a look to this site http://www.vajiraoiasacademy.com for more IAS tips preparation.

  67. Manve Preeti says

    One of the best site for News & Current Affairs Updates and for the preparation of ‎IAS, ‎Banking‬, ‎CLAT‬, ‎NDA,‬ ‪NIFT,‬ ‪‎IES‬, ‪SSC,‬ ‪UPSC‬ exams is www.learnunbound.com.

  69. SAMSUL ALAM says

    HEI I AM LOOKING FOR THE IAS EXAM . AND ITS MY LAST CHANCE TO OPT THE SAME . I AM FROM ASSAM . NOW WORKING AS SURVEILLANCE WORKER OF AASAM GOVT JOB .

  70. habe teron says

    mast guru is also good. I think http://www.job-information.com/ is also good. the questions posted mostly form Indian polity is of good quality.

  71. beryl says

    Hi friends, one more useful website www.upscstudymaterials.com. please check it out. Good for optional papers.

  72. Pradeep says

    हेलो सर !

    मै सिविल सेवा की तैयारी कर रहा हूँ ! मैंने मैन्स ऑप्शनल विषय के लिए भूगोल विषय को चुना हैं ! मुझे भूगोल से समन्धित बुक्स को लेकर दुविधा है की भूगोल के कौन से टॉपिक्स के लिए कौन सी किताब से पढूं ! फ़िलहाल मैंने NCERT से शुरुआत तो कर दी है पर इसके समाप्त होने के बाद कौन सी बुक्स पढनी होगी , कृपया मुझे मार्गदर्शन दें !

  73. Civil Services Exam Materials says

    Hello Guys, I found one website which deals with Civil Services Exam 2016 Online, You can also download free videos which will really help you to get top score in exams url http://www.civilservicesaudionotes.com/

  74. Prasenjeet says

    Though the content provides all the necessary and useful resources needed for online civil services preparation, but I would like to add on insight for those aspirants who are willing to take offline classes with best course structure. ‘Vajiram and Ravi’ is one of the oldest and trusted institute when named for providing best coaching preparation. They have been continuously producing the top rankers ever since their inception. Log on to their official website to get more relevant information regarding the same. Enroll now @ http://vajiramandravi.com/

  76. pallu says

    Hello,

    Trust things are great at your end.

    Let me introduce myself – I did my Bachelors from IIT Roorkee and Masters from IIM, Ahmedabad. I am now a founder of a news technology company, NewsBytes.

    Here is the link to the app: https://goo.gl/DZbcHL

    This app has been specifically designed for students who are preparing for competitive exams.

    NewsBytes is our answer to information overload, especially in your everyday news consumption. In a nutshell, we cherry-pick the most relevant news items of the day, research around them and create ConnectLines – a series of related events.

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  79. Kiran says

    Awesome information who are preparing for IAS and Civil services sure all the above sites will give help job seekers. Thanks for sharing nice post.

  82. kumar says

    Here are few more websites

    http://www.upscdictionary.com/useful-websites-toppers-blog-and-discussions-upsc/

  84. Suneetha says

    For MATHEMATICS OPTIONAL in IAS/IFoS EXAMS
    you can add this website: mathematicsoptional.com

  86. PCS Coaching Centres in Bareilly says

    Thanks for blog comments! it really a perfect and useful websites for IAS preparations!

  88. Krishna Kumar says

    Great Info! Good collection of links at one place.. Very useful for candidates preparing for Civil services exam..
    For Latest Govt Jobs www.sarkarin.com

  89. Mani says

    Mani
    Best ias coaching in bangalore:
    Global IAS Academy in Bangalore provides the best IAS Coaching for Indian Civil Services Exams, UPSC Exams, IPS, IFS & Other Competitive Exams in India. Join now
    www.globalias.in

  90. MS dama says

    I read this article and found interesting feature of this app. I want to share about one more app IAS Bytes, which is now i am using and it is very easy in use and good.
    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ias.upsc.ibps.rrb.exam&rdid=ias.upsc.ibps.rrb.exam

  91. Seema Charan says

    If you are preparing for UPSC then you should have to visit Hindi-GK
    This site is basically for Indian Hindi medium students.
    This site update current affair with the help of multiple choice question.
    The answer is given in descriptive way so no student have to worry about any doubt.

  94. Raghuweer Sahay says

    Aapke dwara suggested websites ias ke liye acche hain magar main ek hindi medium student hu isliye ye saare blogs follow nahi kar raha hu jo apne mention kiya . in dino mai sansarlochan.in ko hi follow karta hu. site ke contents kafi acche hain. khaskar economics articles

  95. Lokesh Nath says

    Yes all sites are superb tht CLEARIAS has mentioned. I would like to add on insight for those aspirants who are willing to take offline classes with best course structure. easy to understand articles, but always ensure high standards of quality. One site is basically for Indian Hindi medium students. This site update current affairs with the help of multiple choice question. For Hindi medium students http://www.sansarlochan.in is leading these days for hindi medium students. Useful Government Websites For Civil Service Preparation list CLEARIAS has given is wonderful.

  96. Ashish says

    Though not exactly on topic but since RAS exam is near. So sharing www.rajras.in is good website for RAS and Current affairs

  101. Anand says

    For geography you can refer Geography and You. You can find many informative articles. It is highly recommended for the students who are preparing for IAS examination.

  102. Gyanendra says

    You can refer to this blog which is very helpful and also recommended by many UPSC toppers and renowned publications on the subject : publicadministrationtheone.blogspot.in

  104. Rajath Ratnakaran says

    I have come across this. A compilation of current events of 2016 for mains 2016. Properly categorised based on syllabus:

    Civil Services Mains Magazines:

    GS-I – http://knappily.com/magazine/GS-I
    GS-II (Part-I) – http://knappily.com/magazine/GS-II%20Part-I/
    GS-II (Part-II) – http://knappily.com/magazine/GS-II%20Part-II/
    GS-III (Part-I) – http://knappily.com/magazine/GS-III%20Part-I/
    GS-III (Part-II) – http://knappily.com/magazine/GS-IV%20Part-I/
    GS-IV – http://knappily.com/magazine/GS-IV

    ALL THE BEST

  105. Utpal says

    I am getting great help in general awareness preparations from http://www.gkseries.com/ . It is very good for UPSC, SSC exams as the questions and answers are given according to the chapters.

  108. toplolok says

    Learn and practice GK,TET, Aptitude questions and answers with explanation for interview http://www.gkindiaonline.com/

  109. sam says

    Dear CrearIas.com….Iam a telugu medium student till my graduation…. i have faith on my hard work. .. can you please tell the way of preparation from telugu to english…. please its an humble request. Iam in full of confusion…. please guide me sir/madam

  113. andy says

    Learn and practice GK,TET, Aptitude questions and answers with explanation for interview http://www.gkindiaonline.com/

  114. Ashish Raj says

    Website information was perfect. I would recommend these apps also:
    My 2 cents:
    1) ClearIAS app (Looks complete with content)
    2) Tickscore app (Only for prelims questions for now but they a lot of the website.. looks free so far but not sure)
    3) UPSC prelims app (free but a lot of junk ads)
    4) IAS baba

  118. niveditha says

    i think it will be better if one will have a keen look at syllabus first and also go through previous questionpapers so that one can understand the way questions are put forward by upsc

  121. vivek rawat says

    i am preparation for IAS exam in last years..
    send me some more links about e books and other useful info

  124. riya says

    Today,in this digital era where everything is online, news and current affairs has also expanded its reach and is available on the internet.CurrentAffairsBook.com is a virtual platform that endeavors to offer latest news,current affairs and quiz.
    http://currentaffairsbook.com/

  125. aruna says

    I have the following list of used books with me which are in good condition.

    CATEGORY : GEOGRAPHY

    1) NCERT class 8 : geography textbook
    social science : Resources and development

    2) NCERT class 9 : geography textbook
    Social science : Contemporary India -1

    3) NCERT class 10 : geography textbook
    Social science : Contemporary India -2

    4) Certificate physical and human geography : Goh Cheng Long

    CATEGORY : POLITICAL SCIENCE

    1) The constitution of India : P.M Baksh

    2) Indian polity : M.Laxmikanth

    CATEGORY : HISTORY

    1) class 11 : An introduction to Indian Art Part 1

    Ncert old editions I. E printed before 2005(useful for civil service and SSC exams )
    2) Ancient India -class 11
    3) modern India -class 12

    Pls do contact me on my mail id : Aruna. [email protected]

  129. Raushan Raj says

    Exambhai.Com is online educational and career forum. This is a discussion community for students and job seekers. Everyone can put any questions into the forum and experts, community members give their wounderful answers with right guidelines. You can discuss about coming exams, notifications, How to register, Admit Card, Results, Cut off Marks, Counselling, Career Guide line and many other important topics related to education & Career. On every 1st week of each month, exambhai.com offers major and popular books, Study Materials and many more related to career and Education to the community members at absulutly FREE.
    PR: 0

  130. beyond newspaper says

    Now-a-days, You’ll find myriad of news media around you, be it news papers, news channels, magazines or any other social network media. But with different media come different opinions. It becomes almost impossible to extract truth out of the information we receive.
    Now it is the time to stop news media from imposing false propaganda onto us. We need to start thinking ‘Beyond Newspapers’.
    Beyond Newspapers is a medium through which you, the common man, will have a chance to speak up your mind, discuss, conclude and beat the truth out of information available to you.
    http:/beyondnewspaper.blogspot.in/ was initially created to provide information about current issues and help people in preparing for competitive exams and provide guidance to students preparing for UPSC , GATE, and Bank exams etc .
    Hence, you will find a wide range of information in this website like,
    ⦁ Free lectures
    ⦁ Standard pdf books
    ⦁ Daily current affairs
    ⦁ Current affairs quiz
    ⦁ Daily newspapers,magazines
    ⦁ Notes for UPSC
    ⦁ Job notifications
    However, on serious thinking , we thought that providing raw information would do nothing in building an informed nation. Providing legit information is important. Above all, helping people figure out truth for themselves is far more important. Which is why we started this page.
    A page for you. A page for a better nation.
    beyondnewspaper.blogspot.com (or) beyondnewspaper.com

  131. Sairishi says

    Hi frds can u tell me which author books is necessary for clear the upsc many people saying different opinions I did nt understand which is better can u help me iam waiting for u r kind
    rpy

  132. Indrajeet Kumar says

    सर मै 12वीं आर्ट से किया हुॉ मै अभी मेनेंजमेट third year मै हुॉ किया मै मेनेंमेट करने बाद IAS का तैयारी कर सकता हुॉ

  133. stanvenguru says

    Thanks for sharing links. Also, add ibpsguide.com . They have provide good practice questions.

  135. justseegoods says

    Wow.. those websites are very useful for me. Thanks for your sharing kind of information. Thank you.

  138. Shakuntala Amrut Karande says

    Sir, I am Shakuntala Karande. I want to give IAS exam in Marathi, So can you help me for the book which i refer for the exam. Recently i Completed my BE in ENTC.

  139. nitish kumar says

    those are very good and helpful for preparation of UPSC exam, if you choose the mathematics as your optional, you can get guidance from ramanasri institute, if you visit the website mathematicsoptional.com ,you will get the more information about optional, and how to prepare.

  140. Ashwin Galhotra says

    Awesome Collection , my friend is also doing IAS Preparation , i will definitely refer this list to him !!
    Thank you So much for this list !!

  148. ratnesh says

    list of useful website for preparation dear admin but you missed online website which is useful for hindi medium students
    www.upscgetway.com

  157. ARUN KUMAR says

    Dear Admin, this list has been really helpful and I appreciate your effort. However, I would like you to consider this website also as I found it really helpful for current affairs perspective. Please do have a look and add it in your post so that all people get benefited with this.

    You are doing a great job.

    Please visit this one also: https://www.indiathinkers.com/

  158. John Thompson says

    The list is really helpful for those who cannot afford offline coaching classes. It is really a good compilation.

  159. Ashish kumar says

    thanks you for such a nice post my site is https://punjabstudyadda.com from mid june you will get only qunality of content join us today

  160. Tarachand Khyalia says

    Dear Users, this list has been really helpful and I appreciate your effort. However, I would like you to consider this website also as I found it really helpful for the current affairs perspective. Please do have a look and add it in your post so that all people get benefited with this.

    You are doing a great job.

    Please visit this one also: Govt Jobs Notification

  161. Rajeev says

    Really it is very informative article. Now most of the Youth have a dream of IAS. Guys you are doing great work…
    For Study material visit https://mypracticeset.com

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