UPSC Syllabus for Preliminary Examination Paper I –

(200 marks)
 Current affairs and current events of international and national importance.
 General science
 General issues on Climate Change, Environmental Ecology and Biodiversity (It
don’t require subject specialization )
 Indian National Movement and History of India.
 World and Indian Geography- It contains Rights Issues, Physical Geography of
India and the world, Economic Geography of India and the world, Social
Geography of India and the world.
 Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Public Policy, Political System,
Panchayati Raj, etc.
 Social Development and Economic – It contains Social Sector initiatives,
Sustainable Development, Inclusion, Demographics, and Poverty etc.

>UPSC Syllabus for Preliminary Examination Paper

II – (200 marks).Duration two hours.
 Problem-solving and Decision-making
 General mental ability
 Comprehension
 Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. –Class X level),
Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X
level). To download free NCERT Books from Class 5 to Class 12thClick here.
 Analytical ability and Logical reasoning.
 Interpersonal skills including communication skills
Essential IAS Books For UPSC Prelims (Click on the links to buy online)

Click to buy India Year Book 2016

1. History Of Modern India – Bipan Chandra. (History)

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

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 1 Most Important Books for IAS Exam Preparation
o 1.1 1. NCERT Old History Books for Class XI & XII
o 1.2 2. NCERT Old Geography Books for Class XI & XII
o 1.3 3. NCERT Fundamentals of Microeconomics & Macroeconomics for Class XI & XII
o 1.4 4. Certificate Physical & Human Geography by G.C. Leong
o 1.5 5. Indian Polity by Laxmikanth
o 1.6 6. Facets of Indian Culture by Spectrum Publications
o 1.7 7. The Economic Survey* published by Government of India
o 1.8 8. Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
o 1.9 9. Selected few chapters from The India Year Book
o 1.10 10. Environment & Biodiversity by Shankar IAS Academy