Agricultural Economics and Farm Management

Soil Science - D.K Das Or Brady

Agronomy By Yellamananda Reddy
Plant Breeding By B.D. Singh
Genetics By B.D.Singh
Physiology By Pandey & Singha
Indroduction To Horticulture - Kumar
Handbook Of Agriculture By ICAR
Agricultural Extension Education in India
Pathology - Singh
Entomology - Vasantha Raj & David
The Hindu - Survey Of Indian Agriculture
Agricuture Statistics
Special Issue of Agriculture by The Hindu
Books for Zoology

1. Cell and molecular bilogy - De Robertis, C.B. Powar

2. Comparative anatomy of vertebrate zoology - Kent
3. Animal physiology - H.R. Singh, Vander
4. Biochemistry - Harper, Leninger, Stryer, Rao
5. Embryology - Balinsky, A.K. Berry, Vir Bala Rastogi
6. Organic evolution - Veer Bala Rastogi
7. Genetics - P.K. Gupta, Gardner, Ahluwalia, Vir Bala Rastogi
8. Invertebrates - R.L. Kotpal, Nigam, Jordan
9. Vertebrates - R.L. Kotpal, Nigam, Jordan and Varma
10. Ecology - P.D. Sharma, Odum, Vir Bala Rastogi and M.S. Jayaraj, Kotpal and Bali
11. Economic Zoology - Shukla and Upadhaya, Kotpal- Khetrapal - Aggarwal
12. Ethology - Reena Mathur, Magazines like Science Reporter, Nature
13. General Zoology - Storer and Usurger
14. Physiology - H.R. Singh
15. Evolution - Vir Bala Rastogi
16. A Dictionary of Entomology - Leftwich

Sociology:
Paper-I
1 Herton and Hunt, Sociology, Mcgraw- Hill International, Singapore 1984
2 Abrahamson Mark, Urban Sociology, Prentice-Hall Inc, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1980
3 Haris C. C., The Sociology Enterprises : A Disscussion of Fundamental Concept, St. Martin
Press Inc., New York, 1980
4 Wilson John, Introduction to Social Movements, Basic Books, NY , 1998.
5 Hamilton , Malcom, B. The Sociology of Religion, Routledge, London , 1995.
6 Williams, Malcom, Science and Social Science : An Introduction, Routledge, London , 2000.
7 D.K.S. Roy, Social Development and the Empowerment of Mariginalised Groups: Perspectives
and Strategies, Sage, New Delhi - 2001
8. Harris C.C., The Family, Allen and Unwin, London - 1977
9 Andreas Hess, Concept of Social Stratification, European and American Models, Palgrave,
Houndmills, NY , 2001
10 Giddens, Anthony, Capitalisation and Modern Social Theory, University Press Cambridge,
1971
11 Smelser, N.J.The Sociology of Economic Life, Prentice Hall, New Delhi - 1988.
12 Haralombos, M, and Heald, R,M. Sociology : Themes and Perspectives, Oxford. Delhi 1980.

13 Randall Collins, Theoretical Sociology, Harcourt Brace and Company, Florida, 1996.
14 Bottomore. T.B. Sociology : A GFuide of problem and Literature Allen and Unwin, London 1972.
15 Etzioni, Amitali, Modern Organization, Prentice Hall, NY, 1995
16 Cuff, Sharrock, and Francis, Perrspective in Sociology, Routledge, NY 1995
Paper II:
1 Mandelbaum, David, Society in India, University of California, Press Berkreley, 1970

2 Srivnivas M N Caste in Modern India and Other Essays, Asia Publishing House,
Bombay -1962
3 Srinivas M N Social Change in Modern India, Berkeley,University of California Press 1966.
4 Srinivas and Shah, The Myth of the self sufficiency of the Indian Village, The Economic
weekly, 12:1375-1378
5 Beteille Andre Sociology, Oxford, New Delhi - 2002
6 Beteille Andre, The idea of Natural, Inequality and other Essays, Oxford, Delhi - 1987.
7 Beteille Andre, Essay in Contemporary Sociology, Oxford, Delhi - 1987.
8. Beteille Andre, Social Inequality of Indian Penguine, London, 1978.
9 Singh Yogender Cultural Change in India, Rawat, Jaipur, 2002.
10 Singh Yogender, Modernization of Indian Tradition, Thompson Press, New Delhi - 1973.
11 Unnithan T K , Indra Dev and Singh, Y, (eds) Towards a Sociology of Culture in India,
Prentice Hall, new Delhi - 1965.
12 Gupta, Dipasnkar, Interrograting Caste, Penguine, New Delhi - 2000.
13 Shah A M Family in Contempory India, Orient Longman, New Delhi - 2001.
14 Chandrani and Chandrani, Essay in Rural Sociology, Rawat, Jaipur -2000.
15 Desai, Neera, and Krishnaraj, Women and Society in India,New Delhi - 1990.
16 Singer Milton and Cohen B.S. Structure and chasnge in Indian Society, Weener Grin
Foundation for Anthropological Research 1968.
17 Sharma K L (ed) Sociolo Inequilities in Indian , Profiles of Caste Class, Power and Sociol
Mobility, Rawat, Jaipur 19945.
18 Gallenter Masrc, Competing, Inequalities, Oxford, NY 1998.
19 Joshi, P C Sociol Science and Development: Quest for Relevence, Hasr-Anand Publication,
Delhi 1995.
GEOGRAPHY:

PAPER - I : SECTION A: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Geomorphology :
Physical Geography by Strahler & Strahler
Principles of Geomorphology by W.D. Thornbury
Physical Geography - Made Simple, Rupa Publisher
Physical Geography in Diagrams by Bunnett
Physical Geography by Savindra Singh
Geomorphology by Savindra Singh

Climatology :
Climatology by D.S.Lal
General Climatology by Critchfield
Physical Geography - Made Simple, Rupa Publisher
Physical Geography by Strahler & Strahler
Oceanography :
Oceanography by Sharma & Vatal, NCERT
Physical Geography by Savindra Singh
Biogeography :
Physical Geography - Made Simple, Rupa Publisher
Physical GEography by Strahler & Strahler
SECTION -B : HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Perspectives in Human Geography :
Evolution of Geographic Thought by Majid Husain
Economic Geography :
Economic Geography by Hertshorn & Alexander
Economic and Social Geography - Made Simple by Rupa Publisher
Agricultural Geography by Masjid Husain

Population Settlement Geography :

Human Geography by Majid Husain
Urbanization & Urban Systems in India by Ramachandran
Economic and Social Geography - Made Simple, Rupa Publishers
A Geography by Population by R.C. Chandna
Regional Planning:

Regional Planning - by Chand & Puri

Environmental Geography:
Environmental Geography by Savindra Singh
Environmental Awareness by R.C.Chandna
Environmental Geography by Saxena
Models, Theories and Laws in Human Geography :
Economic and Social Geography - Made Simple, Rupa Publisher
Political Geography by R.D.Dixit
MAP QUESTIONS - Any School level atlas and the maps given in the above mentioned books.
PAPER - II : GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA
Section A
Physical Setting :
Economic and Commercial Geography of India by Sharma & Coutinho
Economic and Commercial Geography of India by C.B. Mamoria
A Geography of India by Gopal Singh
Resources
Economical Geography - A Study of Resources by Guha and Chattoraj (NCERT books)
Agriculture
Agriculture Geography by Majid Husain
Indian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram
India Year Book, published by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Hindu's Survey on Agriculture.
Industry
Economical and Commercial Geography of India by C.B. Mamoria
Economical and Commercial Geography by Sharma & Coutinho
Indian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram
Hindu's Survey on Industry
Transport, Communication and Trade
Economical and Commercial Geography of India by C.B. Mamoria
Economical and Commercial Geography of India by Sharma & Coutinho
India Year Book published by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Indian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram
Section B:
Cultural Setting :
Human Geography by Majid Husain

Geography of Population by R.C.Chandna

NCERT Books
Settlements :
Human Geography by Majid Husain
Urbanization and Urban Systems in India by Ramachandran
Regional Development and Planning
Regional Planning and Development by Chand and Puri
India Year Book
Indian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram
Political Aspects
Modern Political Geography of India by B.L. Sukhwal.
Contemporary Issues :
Environmental Geography by Savinder Singh
India disasters - Report
Environmental Awareness by R.C.Chandna
Environmental Geography by Saxena
Map Questions for paper II :
Any School level Atlas & the maps in the above mentioned books.
NOTE : Current Articles on various syllabus topics in different magazines and newspapers will
be quite useful for Paper - II.
PAPER - II : GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA
Section A:
Physical Setting :
Economic and Commercial Geography of India by Sharma & Coutinho
Economic and Commercial Geography of India by C.B. Mamoria
A Geography of India by Gopal Singh
Resources
Economical Geography - A Study of Resources by Guha and Chattoraj (NCERT books)
Agriculture
Agriculture Geography by Majid Husain
Indian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram
India Year Book, published by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Hindu's Survey on Agriculture.
Industry
Economical and Commercial Geography of India by C.B. Mamoria

Economical and Commercial Geography by Sharma & Coutinho

Indian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram
Hindu's Survey on Industry
Transport, Communication and Trade
Economical and Commercial Geography of India by C.B. Mamoria
Economical and Commercial Geography of India by Sharma & Coutinho
India Year Book published by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Indian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram
Section B:
Cultural Setting :
Human Geography by Majid Husain
Geography of Population by R.C.Chandna
NCERT Books
Settlements :
Human Geography by Majid Husain
Urbanization and Urban Systems in India by Ramachandran
Regional Development and Planning
Regional Planning and Development by Chand and Puri
India Year Book
Indian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram
Political Aspects
Modern Political Geography of India by B.L. Sukhwal.
Contemporary Issues :
Environmental Geography by Savinder Singh
India disasters - Report
Environmental Awareness by R.C.Chandna
Environmental Geography by Saxena
Map Questions for paper II :
Any School level Atlas & the maps in the above mentioned books.
NOTE : Current Articles on various syllabus topics in different magazines and newspapers will
be quite useful for Paper - II.
GEOGRAPHY (PRELIMINARY)
Cartography Topic :
Laboratory Techniques and Fieldwork (NCERT)
Fundamentals in Cartography by R.P. Mishra and A.Ramesh.

Cartography by R.L.Singh
Section A,B,D & E
Consult the recommended books for Main Examinations.
Section C :
Geography of the World:
World Regional Geography by Wheeler and Kostbade
Section F :
Techniques of Geographical Analysis
See Cartography Topic
School level Atlas
Physical Geography by Goh Cheng Leong
Human & Economic Geography by Leong & Morgan

Key Points:
Subject is Scoring, reliable with a scientific touch.
Syllabus is pretty lenghty and needs lot memorization.
Time required for preparation2-3 months.
Paper-I is understanding of fundamental concepts.
Paper II is application of fundamental concepts
In paper I, two full length question to be attempted from section A.
For Paper II, holistic view needs to be developed.
Question on Map in both papers, quite moving
Guidance should be seeked from only trained Geographers.
Prefereably by Geographers teaching in Universities with a feel of Civil Services Examination
system.
Guidance must not be sought from untrained, self proclaimed geography expects as it may prove
harmful.
Rewrite your answer in the light of comments from evaluation and get reevaluated.

History Books
Modern India
1.Modern India (NCERT) Bipan Chandra
2.Modern India (Macmillan) Sumit Sarkar
3.Anatomy of the Raj (PPH) Suhash Chakravarty
4.The Raj Syndrome (Penguins) Suhash Chakravarty
5.VAID's Fundamentals of History Series
a.Administrative History Pravin Kumar

b.Constitutional History Pravin Kumar

c.Social History Pravin Kumar
d.Freedom Struggle Pravin Kumar
6.Peasant Movements in India D.N. Dhanagare
7.India's Struggle for Independence Bipan Chandra and others
8.Gandhi B.R. Nanda
9.Gandhi Judith Brown
10. Freedom Struggle (NbT) Bipan Chandra & others
Medieval India
1. Medieval India (NCERT) Satish Chandra
2. Medieval India (Macmillan) Satish Chandra
3.The Wonder That was India (Vol.2) S.A.A. Rizvi
4.The Agrarian System of Mughal India 1556-1707 Irfan Habib
5.The Mughal Empire J.F. Richards
6.Urban Dynamics H.C. Verma
7.The Marathas Gordon

Ancient India
1. Ancient India (NCERT) Prof. R.S. Sharma
2. The Wonder That was India A.L. Basham
3. Ancient India - An Introductory Outline D.N. Jha
4. History of India, Vol. I Romila Thapar
5. Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India
R.S. Sharma (only Conclusion)
6. Material culture & Social Formation in Ancient India R.S. Sharma
7. Indian Feudalism R.S. Sharma
8. Ashoka & Decline of the Maurya Romila Thapar
9. A History of South India K.A. Nilkantha Sastri
10Ancient India and Indian Archaeology Archaeological Survey of India
World History
1.The story of Civilization, Vol. 2 (NCERT) Arjun Dev
2.Contemporary World History (NCERT) Arjun Dev & others
3.The Mainstream of Civilization Strayer, Gatzke & Harbison
4.Western Civilizations Burns & others
5.Industry & Empire E.J. Hobsbawm
6.Age of Revolution E.J. Hobsbawm
7.Age of Capital E.J. Hobsbawm
8.Age of Empires E.J. Hobsbawm
9.Social basis of Democracy & Dictatorship B.J. Moore
10.Europe Since Napoleon David Thompson
11.Europe Since 1815 W.C. Craig
12.Europe Since 1870 James Joll.

Others: For concepts and knowledge:

1. What is History E.H. Carr

2. Historian's Craft Marc Block
3. The Past and the present Lawrence Stone

Public Administration
Paper I:
Chapter-I: Introduction
Mohit Bhattacharya: New Horizons of Public Administration
Nicholas Henry : Public Administration and Public Affairs
Special Issues of Indian Journal of Public Administration
Chapter-II: Theories of Administration
D. Ravindra Prasad, V.S. Prasad and P. Satyanarayana : Administrative Thinkers
D. Gvishiani Organisation and Management: A Critique of Western Theories.
Chapter-III: Structure of Public Organisations :
R.K. Jain : Public Sector Undertakings; and
Mohit Bhattacharya : New Horizons of Public Administration
Chapter-IV: Administrative Behaviour
Paul Hersey : Organisational Behaviour
OR
Stephen P. Robbin : Organisational Behaviour
Chapter-V: Accountability and Control:
Mohit Bhattacharya : New Horizons of Public Administration
Special Issues of Indian Journal of Public Administration on Accountability
Chapter-VI: Administrative Law:
Massey :Administrative Law
OR
M.P. Jain :Administrative Law
Chapter-VII: Administrative Reforms:
P.R. Dubbashi : Administrative Reforms
G.E. Gaiden :Administrative Reforms

Chapter-VIII: Comparative Public Administration:

Ferrel Heady : Public Administration-A Comparative Perspective
OR
R.K. Arora : Comparative Public Administration
Chapter-IX: Development Administration:
Ferrel Heady : Public Administration - A Comparative Perspective
OR
R.K. Arora : Comparative Public Administration
Chapter-X: Public Policy :
IGNOU Lessons on Public Policy
R. K. Sapra : Public Policy
Chapter-XI: Personnel Administration:
O Glenn :Stahl : Public Personnel Administration
S. L. Goel : Personnel Administration in India.
Chapter-XII: Financial Administration
M. J. K. Thavaraj :Public Financial Administration
OR
G.S. Lal :Financial Administration in India
IGNOU Lessons on Financial Administration
Paper II:
Chapter-I: Evolution of Indian Administration
B.N. Puri Administrative History of India (Vol. I, II and III)
Chapter-II: Constitutional Framework
D. D. Basu An Introduction to the Constitution of India
Chapter-III: Union Government and Administration
A. Avasthi Central Administration
Chapter-IV: State Government and Administration
J.D. Shukla State Administration
Chapter-V: District Administration
T.N. Chaturvedi District Administration; and
Special Issue of Indian Journal of Public Administration on District Administration
Chapter-VI: Local Government
S.R. Maheswari Local Government in India

Chapter-VII: Public Sector in India

R. K. Jain Public Sector Undertakings
Annual Survey on Public Sector of Department of Public Enterprises
Chapter-VIII: Public Services
S.L. Goel Personnel Administration in India
Chapter-IX: Control of Public Expenditure
M. J. K. Thavaraj Financial Administration
IGNOU Lessons on Financial Administration
Chapter-X: Administrative Reforms
P.R. Dubbashi Administrative Reforms
S. R. Maheswari Administrative Reforms
Special Issue of Indian Journal of Public Administration on Administrative Reforms
Chapter-XI: Machinery for Planning
A. Avasthi Central Administration
Chapter-XII: Administration of Law and Order
K. K. Sharma Law and Order Administration in India
K. J. Guha Roy, District Policing
Chapter-XIII: Welfare Administration
Annual Reports of Department of Social Welfare
Chapter-XIV: Major Issues in Indian Administration
Special Issue of Indian Journal Public Administration on Indian Administration, Retrospect and
Prospect and on Good Governance.

PSYCHOLOGY:
1 Psychology XI & XII Std NCERT
2 Introduction to Psychology Morgan & King
3 Psychology Robert A Baron
4 Social Psychology Baron & Byrne
5 The Psychology of Small Groups Shaw
6 Inner World Sudhir Kakar
7 Achieving Society David McClelland
8 Theories of Personality Hall & Lindzey
9 Systems & Theories of Psychology Krawiec & Chaplin
10 Abnormal Psychology & Modern Life James.C. Coleman

Anthropology Books

Paper I (Part I) (Upto Topic 7)

1. Beattie : Other Cultures
2. Beals & Hoijer: An Introduction to Anthropology
3. Haviland : An Introduction to Anthropology
4. Vaid : Economy and Social Relations
5. U.S. Mishra : An Introduction to Social-Cultural Anthropology (in Hindi)
6. Mishra & Hasnain : Unifying Anthropology
7. Honigman : The World of Man
8. Herskovits : Cultural Anthropology
9. Majumdar & Madan : An Introduction to Social Anthropology
10.Sagar Preet : Basic Concepts in Sociology and
Anthropology
11. Abhik Ghosh : Meetings with the Other (on Fieldwork Techniques)
Paper I (Part II)
1. Harrison et. al : Human Biology
2. Shukla & Rastogi : Physical Anthropology & Human Genetics
3. Stein & Rowe : An Introduction to Physical Anthropology.
4. Vaid & Pandey : Jaivik Manavshastra (in Hindi)
5. B. Janusch : Origins of Man
6. Virender Kumar : Evolution of Genus Homo
7. Surender Nath : Forensic Anthropology
8. Surender Nath : Nutritional Anthropology
9. M. Harris : Rise of Anthropological Theory
10. U.S. Misra : Anthropological Thought (in Hindi)
11. Herskovits : Cultural Anthropology
12. Booklet by Jawahar Publishers, New Delhi
Paper II
1. NCERT : Indian Society, Social Change
2. Bhattacharya, D.K. : An Outline of Indian Prehistory
3. Srinivas : Caste in India & Other Essays
4. Srinivas : Social Change in Modern India
5. Y. Singh : Modernisation of Indian Tradition

6. Vidyarthi & Rai : Tribal Cultures of India

7. N. Hasnain : Indian Anthropology
8. N. Hasnain : Tribal India
9. R.C. Verma : Indian Tribes
10. Vaid : Who Cares for Tribal Development (Hindi & English)
11. A.L. Basham : The Wonder that was India
12. G.S. Bhatt : Bharatiya Samajik Vichar (in Hindi)
13. Sagar Preet : Reservation for Backward Classes a Perspective
Books for Medical Science

Suggested Reading
1. Anatomy - Megraper or Snell
2. Human Anatomy (3 Vol.) - Chaurasia
3. Medical Physiology - Gyston
4. Human Physiology - Chatterjee
5. Pathology - Muirs or Robbins
6. Review in Bio-chemistry - Harper
7. Heinmann Medical Dictionary - Janife
8. Heinmann Dental Dictionary - Lennox
9. Microbiology - Anand Narayan or Chatterjee
10. Principal and Practice of Medicines - Davidson
11. Social and Preventive Medicine(SPM) - Park & Park
12. Surgery - Love and Bailey
13. Essentials of Bio-chemistry - M C Pant
Suggested Reading for Prelims
1. Human anatomy: Chaurasia (III Volumes)
2. Histology (Inderbir Singh)
3. Physiology: Ganong
4. BioChemistry: Harper
5. Microbiology: Anantha Narayan (Introduction to Microbiology)
6. Parasitology (Jayaram Panikkar)
7. Pathology: Robbins (Big Robbins)
8. Medicine: Harrison
9. Surgery: Bailey

10. SPM: Park

Suggested Reading for Mains

1. Human anatomy: Chaurasia (III Volumes)
2. Histology (Inderbir Singh)
3. Physiology: Ganong
4. BioChemistry: Harper
5. Microbiology: Anantha Narayan (Introduction to Microbiology),
6. Parasitology (Jayaram Panikkar)
7. Pathology: Robbins (Big Robbins)
8. Medicine: George Mathew or Harrison
9. Surgery: Bailey or Das
10. SPM: Park