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S.No Title Author GENERAL STUDIES PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION TEXT BOOK History Ancient, Medieval & Modern NCERT 11th & 12th Geography NCERT 6th to 12th General Science NCERT 9th & 10th Indias Struggle for Independence Bipan Chandra Certificate Physical Geography Gohcheng Leong Economic Survey Ministry of Finance REFERENCE BOOK International Organisation Class Notes Economics Class Notes & Ramesh Singh Indian Polity Lakshmi Kanth Governance in India Lakshmi Kanth A Brief History of Modern India Spectrum Publications The Hindu Speaks on Scientific Facts Hindu Publications Volume 1 & 2 Atlas Orient Black Swan School Atlas / Oxford School Atlas / TTK School Atlas CSAT PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION TEXT BOOK Objective Arithmetic Arihant-Rajesh verma Quantitative Aptitude R.S Agarwal Verbal Reasoning Arihant Publications & R.S. Agarwal Reading comprehension Wren & Martin Data Interpretation Arun Sharma GENERAL STUDIES MAIN EXAMINATION TEXT BOOK Indias Struggle for Independence Bipan Chandra REFERENCE BOOK Geography Class Notes Economics Class notes Science & Technology Class Notes India & World A Brief History of Modern India Indian Polity Current Affairs Class Notes Spectrum Publications Lakshmi Kanth & Class notes The Hindu & Civilspedia Magazine (Released by SHANKAR IAS ACADEMY) Ram Ahuja, Class notes

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GEOGRAPHY MAIN EXAMINATION TEXT BOOK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 Geography NCERT 10th, 11th & 12th Books Physical Geography Savindra Singh Certificate Physical Geography Gohcheng leong Climatology D.S Lal Models & Theories Majid Hussain Indian Geography Khullar Atlas Orient Atlas & Oxford Atlas REFERENCE BOOK Indian Geography Spectrum Publications Geography through Maps Siddartha PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - MAIN EXAMINATION TEXT BOOK Public Administration New Horizon Mohit Batachariya Administrative thinkers Prasad & Prasad Public policy Art and Craft of Policy R.K. Sapru Analysis Essentials of Organizational Behavior Stephen P.Robbins Timothy.A.Judge Public Administration and Public Affairs Nicholas Henry Indian Administration B.L. Fadia & Kuldeep Fadia /Ramesh K Arora REFERENCE BOOK Journal Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) POLITICAL SCIENCE - MAIN EXAMINATION TEXT BOOK An Introduction to Political Theory O.P. Gauba Indian Political Thought J.P.Sudha Political Thought NCERT Indian Political A.S. Narang Indian Foreign policy V.N. Khanna International Relations V.N. Khanna Indias Foreign Policy and its Neighbors J.N. Dixit Political Science of International ND Arora Relations REFERENCE BOOK Material IGNOU Indian Polity Laxmikanth World Focus (monthly Magazine)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CURRENT AFFAIRS - EXAMINATION REFERENCE BOOK CIVILSPEDIA - A Monthly Current Shankar IAS Academy Affairs Magazine The Hindu Daily News Paper Indian Year Book Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Manorama Year Book Malayalam Manorama Publications Business Line or Economic Times Daily News Paper Yojana Monthly Magazine Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Kuru shetra Monthly Magazine Ministry of Rural Development