Civil Service Syllabus And UPSC Books for Preliminary Exam

Indian Government every year conducts UPSC Exam  (The Union Public Service Commission) for various kinds of Grade A and Grade B posts. This exam is quite popular amongst all the graduates for IAS, IFS, IPS exam. To prepare for UPSC one needs to keen on different subjects such as general science, history, geometry, mathematics & so on.

UPSC Exam is divided into 3 Steps

1. Preliminary Exams
2. Main Exam
3. Personality Test 

Information about UPSC Prelim Exam:

UPSC preliminary Exam divided into two paper of 200 marks each, containing multiple- choice questions.

Important Notes For Exam:

1. One can qualify for the Civil services main exams or Paper -II, only after securing a minimum of 33% in  CSAT Paper-I, of the Civil Services preliminary examination.
2. The question pattern for Paper-I containing current affairs multiple choice questions and Paper-II containing aptitude test of objective type of questions. Each paper carries 200 marks and the given time duration for the same is 2 hrs.
3. It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the papers of Civil Services Prelim exam to get qualified for UPSC Main exam. If the candidate failed to do so, consequently, result into a disqualification from the UPSC mains exams.  

Following are the list of Civil Services held under the UPSC Exam:

1. Indian Engineering Services
2. Combined Defence Services - CDS
3. Indian Forest Services
4. Combined Medical Services
5. Civil Services Mains
6. Central Armed Police Force
7. Indian Statistical Services
8. Special Class Railway Apprentice
9. SSC Exam

Below are list of subjects for preliminary examination and the recommended UPSC preparation books available in Hindi, English and Marathi Language.

Subject 1: General Studies Paper 1

1. General Studies CSAT Paper 1 (IAS Prelims) 5 Practice Sets
2. 101 Essays For IAS PCS And Other Competitive Exams
3. The Ecology And Environment Compendium
4. IAS Kiran Mission CSE Volume 1
5. Unique Quintessence Of General Studies For UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination Paper 1 2017

Subject 2: General Studies Paper 2

1. IAS Kiran Mission CSE Volume 2
2. Reading Comprehension For Civil Services Preliminary Examination (CSAT)
3. General Studies Paper II For Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2018
4. General Studies Paper II (CSAT) For Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2018
5. A Compendium For CIVIL Engineering (For Railway SSC State Electricity Boards And Other Competitive Exam)
6. 101 Essays For IAS PCS And Other Competitive Exams

Subject 3: Indian Polity

1. Objective Indian Polity And Governance For Civil Services Preliminary Examination
2. The Polity And Governance Compendium
3. Indian Polity English
4. MagBook Indian Polity Governance
5. Bharat Ki Rajvayvastha

Subject 4: Indian Economy

1. Indian Economy For Civil Services Examination
2. Manorama Yearbook 2018
3. The Indian Economy
4. India Since Independence
5. Indian Economy Key Concepts
6. Magbook Indian Economy

Subject 5: History

1. IAS Kiran Mission CSE Volume 3
2. Bharatiy Itihas Evam Kala Sanskriti
3. The History Compendium
4. Indian History For Civil Services Preliminary Objective Type And Study Material
5. Modern World History
6. World History Civil Services Examinations
7. Modern World History

Civil Service exam pattern includes many fields, so its difficult to cover each & everything only with syllabus based books. To prepare for UPSC exam, one needs other resources like practice book, Mock test books, solved question paper set.

Below are Practice Set of UPSC Books For Preliminary Exam for GS Paper 1 Preparation:

1. UPSC General Studies Paper 1 Practices Workbook
2. UPSC General Studies Paper 1 (10 Practice Sets)
3. UPSC Samanya Adhyayan Paper 1 (10 Practice Sets)

Practice Set of UPSC Books For Preliminary Exam for GS Paper 2 Preparation:

1. Essays For Civil Services And Other Competitive Examinations
2. CSAT 15 Practice Sets Paper 2 (English)
3. CSAT 15 Practice Sets Paper 2 (Hindi)

UPSC Mock Test books for Preliminary Exam General Studies Paper 1

1. IAS Current Affairs Volume 1
2. UPSC General Studies Paper 1 (10 Practice Sets)
3. UPSC Samanya Adhyayan Paper 1 (10 Practice Sets)
4. IAS Pre General Studies Paper 1

UPSC Mock Test books for preliminary exam General Studies Paper 2

1. IAS Current Affairs Volume 2
2. Crack General Studies IAS Prelims CSAT Paper 2
3. Cracking The CSAT Civil Services Aptitude Test Paper 2
4. Cracking The CSAT Civil Services Aptitude Test Paper 2 (Hindi)
5. CSAT 15 Practice Sets Paper 2 (English)
6. CSAT 15 Practice Sets Paper 2 (Hindi)

Books of UPSC Prelims Previous Year Question Papers with Answers for Paper 1

1. IAS General Studies Solved Papers
2. UPSC CSAT Chapterwise Solved Papers
3. IAS Pre General Studies Paper 1
4. IAS Mains General Studies Chapterwise Solved Papers
5. 15 Practice Papers General Studies Paper I For Civil Services Preliminary Examination
6. UPSC General Studies Paper 1 (10 Practice Sets)
7. UPSC Samanya Adhyayan Paper 1 (10 Practice Sets)

Books of UPSC Prelims Previous Year Question Papers with Answers for Paper 2

1. CSAT General Studies Paper 2 IAS Prelims
2. Crack General Studies IAS Prelims CSAT Paper 2
3. 15 Practice Papers General Studies Paper II (CSAT) For Civil Services Preliminary Examination
4. CSAT 15 Practice Sets Paper 2 (English)
5. CSAT 15 Practice Sets Paper 2 (Hindi)

Books for General Studies for UPSC Prelims Paper 1

1. India Handbook 2018 For Competitive Exams
2. General Knowledge 2019
3. Rapid General Knowledge For Competitive  Exams
4. General Knowledge 2019 (Pocket Study)
5. Quick General Knowledge With Current Affairs Update
6. General Knowledge 2019 (Manohar Pandey)
7. Lucent's General Knowledge
8. General Studies For Civil Services Preliminary Examination GS Paper 1
9. General Studies Paper I For Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2018

Books for General Studies for UPSC Prelims Paper 2

1. General Studies Paper 2 2018 : For Civil Services Preliminary Examination
2. General Knowledge 2019
3. Rapid General Knowledge For Competitive Exams
4. General Knowledge 2019 (Pocket Study)
5. Quick General Knowledge With Current Affairs Update
6. General Knowledge 2019 (Manohar Pandey)

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