This article on UPSC Books, we provide you with the list of Top IAS Books and also guide to buy best books for UPSC Civil Service Examination.

The Civil Services Examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The highly prestigious exam is also one of the toughest exams in the country.

Books of UPSC – Top Books For IAS Prelims

Generally in UPSC IAS Examination two papers in Prelims Examination:

History

India’s Struggle for Independence: 1857-1947 By Bipan Chandra (Author)

Books details:

• Item Weight : 493 g
• Paperback : 600 pages
• ISBN-10 : 9780140107814
• ISBN-13 : 978-0140107814
• Product Dimensions : 13.72 x 3.3 x 21.34 cm
• Publisher : Penguin Random House India (9 August 2016)
• Reading level : 18 and up
• ASIN : 0140107819
• Language: : English

Facets of Indian Culture

Books details:

• Item Weight : 370 g
• Paperback : 536 pages
• ISBN-10 : 8179306771
• ISBN-13 : 978-8179306772
• Product Dimensions : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
• Publisher : Spectrum Books Private Limited (1 January 2019)
• Language: : English

Ancient and Medieval india (Latest Edition)

• Item Weight : 820 g
• Paperback : 600 pages
• ISBN-10 : 9390113644
• ISBN-13 : 978-9390113644
• Product Dimensions : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
• Publisher : McGraw Hill (25 July 2020)
• Language: : English

Modern Indian History: For Civil Services Preliminary and Main Examinations 

• Item Weight : 1 kg 330 g
• ISBN-10 : 9789353160234
• Paperback : 864 pages
• ISBN-13 : 978-9353160234
• Product Dimensions : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
• Publisher : McGraw Hill Education (6 August 2018)
• ASIN : 9353160235
• Language: : English

Geography

Certificate Physical And Human Geography

• Item Weight : 292 g
• Product Dimensions : 24 x 18 x 1 cm
• Publisher : Uttam Yadav (1 January 2020)
• ASIN : B08D3GMMH2
• Language: : English

Indian and World Geography For Civil Services Preliminary and Main Examinations

• Item Weight : 500 g
• Paperback : 632 pages
• ISBN-10 : 938953822X
• ISBN-13 : 978-9389538229
• Product Dimensions : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
• Publisher : McGraw Hill (15 July 2020)
• Language: : English

World Atlas: Government Approved Maps of India and the World

• Item Weight : 1 kg 240 g
• Paperback : 624 pages
• ISBN-10 : 9357941495
• ISBN-13 : 978-9357941495
• Publisher : V&S Publishers (1 January 2017)
• Product Dimensions : 21.59 x 0.43 x 27.94 cm
• Language: : English

Indian Polity

Indian Polity – M Laxmikanth

• Item Weight : 1 kg 50 g
• Paperback : 940 pages
• ISBN-13 : 978-9389538472
• ISBN-10 : 9389538475
• Product Dimensions : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
• ASIN : B07Y3CJJCR
• Publisher : McGraw-Hill (27 December 2019)
• Language: : English

Economics

Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

• Item Weight : 1 kg 10 g
• Paperback : 736 pages
• ISBN-10 : 9389949521
• ISBN-13 : 978-9389949520
• Product Dimensions : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
• Publisher : McGraw Hill (18 July 2020)
• ASIN : B08BJ4KL27
• Language: : English

Economic Development & Policies in India

• Paperback : 580 pages
• ISBN-10 : 9350581876
• Product Dimensions : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
• Publisher : VK Global Publications Private Limited (1 January 2014)
• Item Weight : 900 g
• ISBN-13 : 978-9350581872
• Language: : English

International Relations

Global or World Politics

• Item Weight : 780 g
• Paperback : 622 pages
• ISBN-10 : 9781138369337
• ISBN-13 : 978-1138369337
• Product Dimensions : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
• Publisher : Taylor&Francis (9 November 2017)
• ASIN : 1138369330
• Language: : English

Current Affairs

• Item Weight : 500 g
• Paperback : 591 pages
• ISBN-10 : 9324195417
• ISBN-13 : 978-9324195418
• Product Dimensions : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
• Publisher : Arihant Publications (4 February 2020)
• Language: : English

• Item Weight : 580 g
• Paperback : 410 pages
• ISBN-10 : 9384761540
• ISBN-13 : 978-9384761547
• Product Dimensions : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
• Publisher : Lucent Publication (1 January 2018)
• Reading level : 13 and up
• Language: : English

CSAT

General Studies CSAT – Paper 1 

• Paperback : 1564 pages
• Item Weight : 2 kg 570 g
• ISBN-10 : 9386320991
• ISBN-13 : 978-9386320995
• Publisher : Disha Publication (19 October 2017)
• Product Dimensions : 27.9 x 20.3 x 7.6 cm
• Language: : English

CSAT Paper-2

• Paperback : 964 pages
• ISBN-10 : 9313165279
• ISBN-13 : 978-9313165279
• Item Weight : 458 g
• Product Dimensions : 15 x 10 x 1 cm
• Publisher : Arihant Publications (1 January 2018)
• Language: : English

Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning – R S Aggarwal

• Item Weight : 1 kg 840 g
• Paperback : 1216 pages
• ISBN-10 : 9352832167
• ISBN-13 : 978-9352832163
• Product Dimensions : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
• Publisher : S Chand Publishing (1 January 2018)
• Language: : English

Books of UPSC – Top Books For IAS Mains

After clear the Prelims Exam reach the Mains stage of the IAS Exam. There are 9 theory papers out of which two papers are on the optional subject.

Top General studies books are given below:

History, Indian Heritage & Culture[GS Paper 1]

1. An Introduction to Indian Art Part 1: Textbook in Fine Arts for Class XI
2. India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra
3. India after Independence by Bipan Chandra
4. History of Medieval India by Satish Chandra
5. Ancient India by R.S Sharma

Geography[GS Paper 1]

1. Geography of India by Majid Husain
2. World Geography by Majid Husain
3. World Atlas
4. Certificate Physical and Human Geography – G C Leong
5. Fundamentals of Physical Geography NCERT Class 11

Polity & International Relations[GS Paper 2]

1. Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth
2. Introduction to the Constitution of India by DD Basu
3. India’s Foreign Policy by Rajiv Sikri

Economy[GS Paper 3]

1.Indian Economy – Ramesh Singh

Ethics[GS Paper 4]

1.Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for Civil Services Main Examination by Subba Rao and P.N. Roy Chaudary

COMBO PACK OF IAS MAINS General Studies Paper 1,2,3,4 by Arihant Experts (Author)

• Item Weight : 381 g
• ASIN : B081NNQC8Q
• Publisher : ARIHANT (1 January 2019)