Next Year Plan for Admission Procedure

 

Reference List of Books for Prelims and Mains

 

General Studies

Geography Optional

Optional History- Indian History

Public Administration-Optional

 

 

General Studies

    A) Indian History

    NCERT Books- 11^th and 12th standard. (Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India (Old and New)

    Modern India:-

q       India’s Struggle for Independence - Bipan Chandra

q       Modern India-Grover & Grover

q       Modern India- S.N. Sen.

q       Modern India - Spectrum Publication

q       TMH Guide-for Ancient India Medieval India Modern India

 B)  Geography

q       NCERT – 6^th  to 12^th  Standard.

q       Gohcheng Leong-Certificate Physical Geography.

q       India Year Book- For relevant Statistical data.

q       One  Atlas (Standard) for Studying of the maps (Orient Longman)

q       Pratiyogita  Darpan

q  Wizard Special issue

q       Relevant Manorama Year Book Matter

q       Hindu-Special issue on- Industry, Agriculture

C)      Indian Polity

q       NCERT-10^th and 11^th Standard

q       Our Parliament-Subhash Kashyap

q       Our Constitution –Subhash Kashyap

q       Introduction to the

                                        D.D.Basu.

      Constitution of India

q       Indian Constitution-Bakshi

q       Special issue- Wizard

q       Special issue-Pratiyogita  Darpan.

     D) Indian Economy

q       Evolution of Indian Economy-NCERT Book

q       Indian Economy – Dutta and Sundaram

q       Special issue-Pratiyogita  Darpan. (Yearly)

q       Economic Survey

q       Chronicle – ‘Economy Watch’ section

q       Wizard-   Economy update            

                                            Sections  

                Economy Watch 

     q       Special articles from Economic Times.

q       ‘ET Classroom’ From Economic Times.

q       Yojana-Monthly

E) General Science

NCERT =-5^th  to 10^th

     TMH Guide

     ‘Science Reporter’- Monthly

     F) Mental Ability

        Mental Ability Book- R.S. AARWAL

     G) Current Affairs -

    Chronicle, Daily Hindu,  One Marathi Daily Newspaper.

    Special issues – Civil Service Times (CST)

    Wizard, Yojana, Kumkshetra, Lokrajya,

    H) Apart From this,

    For Marathi Medium Students Following List is Useful

1)      साप्ताहिक सकाळ -      विदेश धोरणांवरील लेख

2)          अर्थ मंथन-                काही जुने अंक

3)      समाज प्रबोधन पत्रिका- त्रैमासिक

4)      अर्थबोध   पत्रिक-           मासिक

5)        नवभारत-                     त्रैमासिक 

 लोकसत्ता मधील अर्थवृत्तांत पुरवणी (दर सोमवारी)

    I) Analysis of Last Five  years UPSC- Prelims.

      G.S. Questions is essential to use reading (Books)

      material very effectively.

 

 Geography – Optional

Reference Books

     NCERT’S are useful for everything except Thought Portion and must be read thoroughly before going

    for any specialized book.

    Physical Geography:  NCERT.

        Certificate physical geography by Goh-Cheng-Leong

        Physical Geography by Savindra Singh

        Physical geography (made simple) by Rupa publication (Biogeography Section)

        Interaction Notes.

    Geography of India: NCERT (old and new version both)

    Comprehensive Geography of India by

    Khullar  (New Edition)

    Human Geography: NCERT (old and New)

    MAJID HUSSAIN – HUMAN GEOGRAPHY 

    Made Simple series Rupa publication

    (Social and economic geography only for Settlements topic)

    K.Siddhartha   Vol. 1 for objective type of information e.g. population   data.

    Economic Geography:  NCERT ( Old  and new )

    Human and economic geography by

                Leong and morgan (Whole book)

            (Factual data- updated through internet)

            Vol. 1 of  K.  Siddhartha- For  recent economic data.

            Made simple (Social and economic)

            of Rupa publication.

    Regional Geography of the world:  land and peoples NCERT’s

6^th , 7^th and 8^th std. NCERT’s.

World Regional geography by Manku.

Study of the maps Orient Longman and TTK.

Geography through Maps by K. Siddhartha. 

    Geographical Thought: Evolution of geographical Thought by

Majid Hussain (must) K.Siddhartha Vol.1

(for additional information)

Geography Thought- Majid Hussain

Evolution of Geographical thought –Adhikari

    Cartography:  NCERT’s of 11^th and 12^th std.

                            Practical Geography by R.L.Singh.

                            Cartography portion of Strahler and Strahler

                            Physical  Geography.

                            Vol.1.  of K. Siddhartha.

     After reading all the basic books you can see for extensive converge vol.1. K. Siddhartha.

     Here the additional information will be available to supplement. But don’t strictly rely on this

    guide use it as a ready reckoner.

    Map-Orient Long man.
    Oxford -India
    ttk Map

 

Optional History- Indian History

 Reading List

     1)    NCERT – 11^th  & 12^th

Ancient, Medieval, Modern  (Old 7 New)

     2) History of Early India-

                                     Romila Thapar

    3) Ancient India

R.C. Mujumdar

4)    Ancient India-

D.N.Zha.

5)    History South India-

K.Nilakanth Sastri

6)    Medieval India-      

                                 Vol I, II, III –J.L. Mehta

7)    Medieval India-

Vol I, II, III –Satish Chandra

8)    Wonder that was India-

A.L. Basham

9)    Wonder that was India-

S.A. Rizvi

10)     India’s struggle for Independence-

                                 Bipan Chandra

11)     Modern India-

                                  Grover and Grover

12)     Modern India-

                                  Sumit Sarkar.

13)     India after Independence-

                                  Bipan Chandra.

14)     Indian History-

                                  V.K. Agnihotri Guide

15)     Indian History-

                                  K. Reddy Guide

16)     Gazetteer of India-

                                  Vol II.

     17)     IGNOU-

                                  Ancient, Medieval, Moden

 

  Public Administration – Optional

1)                Public Administration –

Maheshwari and Awasthi

2)                Indian Administration –

Mahershwari

3)                Administrative Thikers-

Prasad & Prasad.

4)                Public Administration- Reader-

 Mohit Bhattacharya.

5)                Financial Administration-

Thavaraja

6)                Administrative Theory-

S.R. Maheswari.

7)                Public Administration (Mains)-

Fadia and Fadia

8)              Indian Administration (Mains)-

         Fadia and Fadia

9)                Public Administration  (Pre.) –

Laxmikant Guide

10)           Public Administration: Concept and theory-

                                                     Rumki Basu.

11)           Public Administration & Public Affair-

Nicholas Henry.