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Must Read NCERT Books for IAS Exam Preparation

In clearias.com, wehave mentioned many timesthat NCERT Books are the best books
to begin UPSC Civil Services Exam preparation. However,aspirants keep writing to us
asking whether all NCERT books are essential for preparation. We also get mail
requests to select the most important chapters from NCERT texts for subjects like
General Science. These doubts and requests are quite natural and hence we thought
about posting an article in detail about the must read NCERT books for IAS exam
preparation.

Start with NCERT Books; then dig deep!

NCERT texts being text books for school children, are written in a very simple and
lucid manner. They are not only easy tostudy, but also can help to save lot of time.
You canquickly grasp difficult topics and concepts. If aspirants have enough time, it is
always advised to start from standard 6 NCERT texts and read till standard 12 texts for
all relevantsubjects.

Update: You may checkour NCERT based online mock test series with negative
marking for UPSC Prelims.

Once done with the basic study of NCERT books,aspirants shouldgo deep by
referringbooks from authors likeBipan Chandra (History), Lakshmikanth (Polity),
Ramesh Singh (Economy) etc. The recommended list of IAS books by clearias.com is
listed in the link clearias.com/ias-books.In this post, we focus only on the important
NCERT books and relevant chapters for UPSC exams.

Important NCERT Books for UPSC Civil Services Exam

For general studies (Prelims or Mains), aspirants need to focus on the NCERT texts on
the below subjects.

1. History
2. Geography
3. Economics
4. Political Science
5. Sociology
6. Fine Arts

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7. Science

Also read: IAS Books For General Studies - Civil Services Prelims Exam

How to buy or download NCERT Books?

NCERT books are available in many leading book stores.

Also you can buy NCERT books online from Flipkart, and
get it delivered at doorstep. If you find difficulty to get
hard-copies of NCERT texts, you can always get soft copies
in PDF form from the site ncert.nic.in. Just like NCERT
website which offers free download of quality books, NIOS
website as well as CBSE website offers quality PDFs. Click
on the links above to download text books from these
websites.

History Must Read NCERT Books

6th Our Pasts 1

7th Our Pasts II
8th Our Pasts III Part 1,Part 2
9th India & the Contemporary World 1
10th India & the Contemporary World II
11th Themes in World History (Focus onIndustrial Revolution)
12th Themes in Indian History I,Themes in Indian History II,Themes in Indian
History III

Geography Must Read NCERT Books

6th The Earth : Our Habitat

7th Our Environment
8th Resources & Development
9th Contemporary India 1
10th Contemporary India 1I
11th Fundamentals of Physical Geography,11th India Physical Environment
12th Fundamentals of Human Geography,12th India People & Economy

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Economics Must Read NCERT Books

9th Economics
10th Understanding Economic Development
11th Indian Economic Development
11th Statistics for Economics
12th Introductory Microeconomics
12th Introductory Macroeconomics,Class XII Supplementary reading material
in Economics Introductory Macroeconomics

Political Science Must Read NCERT Books

9th Democratic Politics I

10th Democratic Politics II
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11th Indian Constitution at Work
11th Political Theory
12th Contemporary World Politics (8th Environment & Natural Resources)
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12th Politics in India Since Independence
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Also read: Economics Optional Books for Civil Services Mains Exam

Sociology Must Read NCERT Books

12th Social Change & Development in India

Culture/Fine Arts Must Read NCERT Books

11th An Introduction to Indian Art

Science Must Read NCERT Books

For science, aspirants are advised to go through at-least these selected chapters from
the mentioned standards.

6th 9: The Living Organisms & their Surroundings

7th 7: Weather, Climate & Adaptations of Animals,9: Soil
8th 1: Crop Production & Management,5: Coal & Petroleum,7: Conservation

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of Plants & Animals,12: Friction,18: Pollution of Air & Water

9th 14: Natural Resources
10th 14: Sources of Energy,15: Our Environment,16: Management of Natural
Resources
12th (Biology) Unit X: Ecology (13 Organisms & Population,14
Ecosystem,15 Biodiversity & Conservation,16 Environmental Issues)

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