UPSC IAS Reference Books 2024: Best Books, IAS Syllabus

UPSC IAS reference books 2024 are of the utmost importance when preparing for the exam. As UPSC IAS 2024 exam is almost close by, candidates are advised to go through the reference material given below, which will aid them in the exam preparation. Candidates can also use UPSC IAS previous year question papers and sample papers for exam preparation. Keep reading to know more about UPSC IAS 2024 reference books.

UPSC IAS Prelims Exam Reference Books

Some of the books for IAS Prelims  are listed below:

History

1. Facets of Indian Culture - Spectrum
2. India’s Struggle for Independence - Bipan Chandra
3. NCERT XI (Ancient & Medieval)
4. NCERT XII ( Modern Indian History ) 

Geography

1. World Atlas
2. Certificate Physical Geography - G C Leong
3. NCERT VI - X ( old syllabus )
4. NCERT XI, XII ( new syllabus ) 

Indian Polity

1. Indian Polity - M Laxmikanth
2. NCERT IX-XII

Economic

1. Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
2. Economic Development & Policies in India – Jain & Ohri
3. NCERT XI

International Relations

1. NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics)
2. Current Affairs

CSAT

1. Tata McGraw Hill CSAT Manual
2. CSAT II – Arihant
3. Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R S Aggarwal

UPSC IAS Prelims Reference Books

• History Of Modern India - Bipan Chandra (History)

• India’s Struggle For Independence - Bipan Chandra. (History)

• India’s Ancient Past - R.S. Sharma. (History)

• History Of Medieval India - Satish Chandra. (History)

• The Wonder That Was India - A.L. Bhasham (Culture)

• Indian Art and Culture - Nitin Singhania. (Culture)

• Geography of India - Majid Husain. (Geography)

• Oxford School Atlas - Oxford. (Geography)

• Certificate Physical and Human Geography - Goh Cheng Leong. (Geography)

• Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations - M. Laxmikanth. (Polity)

• Indian Economy - Ramesh Singh. (Economy)

• Science and Technology in India - TMH. (Science and Technology)

• Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure - Rajagopalan. (Environment)

• India Year Book (Current Affairs)

• Economic Survey. (Economy)
• CSAT Paper - 2 Manual by TMH or CSAT-II - Arihant (CSAT - Paper 2)
• Analytical Reasoning - M. K. Pandey (CSAT - Paper 2: Analytical Reasoning)
• Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning - R. S.Aggarwal (CSAT Paper 2: Reasoning)

UPSC IAS Mains Exam Reference Books

The reference books for UPSC IAS Mains exam are mentioned below:

• Essays for Civil Services - Pulkit Khare (Essay Paper)
• India After Gandhi - Ramchandra Guha (History - GS1)
• Norman Lowe OR History of Modern World - Jain and Mathur (World History - GS1)
• Social Problems In India - Ram Ahuja. (Indian Society - GS1)
• IAS Mains General Studies Paper 2 (Arihant Manual - GS2)
• Governance in India for CSE. (Governance - GS2)
• Pax Indica - Shashi Tharoor. (Foreign Policy - GS2)
• India and the World by Surendra Kumar. (Foreign Policy - GS2)
• IAS Mains General Studies - GS3. (Arihant Manual - GS3)
• India’s National Security: A Reader. (Internal Security - GS3)
• Challenges to Internal Security of India. (Internal Security - GS3)
• Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude. ( Ethics - GS4)
• IAS Mains General Studies - Ethics. ( Arihant Manual - GS4)
• General Studies For Civil Services Preliminary Examination - TMH. (GS Problem Solving)
• UPSC Civil Services Prelims in 60 days - Rakesh Dwivedi. (Revision)
• IAS Prelims 22 Years General Studies Topic-wise Solved Papers - Disha.
• IAS (Pre.) Solved Papers General Studies with CSAT Papers - Arihant.
• IAS Mains Civil Services Main Examination: General Studies Chapter-wise Solved Papers.