a)General Reading and Current Affairs

1. The Hindu newspaper. If this paper is not available in your locality, log on to www.hinduonnet.com. 2. This website (www.toolika.com) will continue to provide you a good coverage of topics included in the UPSC syllabus. Log on to this site regularly. 3. Read the following magazines: i. Civil Services Chronicle, A-26, Sector-2, Noida (UP) - 201 301 Ph : 09953007628 ii. Competition Wizard B-19, ALS House, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar, New Delhi -110 009. Ph : 011- 27653714 iii. Yojana Magazine 4.Read the Book General Studies Manual (latest) by McGraw Hill, Noida. This book is recommended for both Prelims and Mains as a basic source book. Address: B-4, Sector-63, Noida, UP-201 301. Ph: 0120-4383400 (or) General Studies 2009, (or the latest edition) Spectrum Books (Pvt) Ltd. 116, Ist Floor, TC Jaina Tower III, B-4-LSC, A-1, Janakpuri, New Delhi - 110 058, Ph : 011-25507922 5. Frontline Fortnightly. 6. G.S. Question Bank by Career Classics (a Competition Wizard publication) Address: B-19, ALS House, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi -110 009. Ph : 011- 27653714 7.A Concise Handbook of General Studies by Jawahar Publishers

& Distributors. Address:, 15,DDA Market Ber Sarai Opp. JNU Old Campus, New Delhi - 110 006. Ph: 011-26962973 (In question - answer pattern. Recommended for final revision) 10. India Year Book or Manorama Year Book 11.A good standard daily in your language to keep informed of the issues relating to your state. 12.Watch the news bulletin of DD News for at least half an hour per day. 13. Geography Magazine

(b) Indian History including Indian National Movement

1.NCERT history books (Classes Xl and Xll) 2.Freedom struggle, NBT Publication 3.Indian History by Chronicle Books, Noida, Address as above.
Ph : 0120-2440265, 66. E-mail: circulation@chroniclepubs.com

4.National Movement in India ,

Cosmos Bookhive (P) Ltd, 47/30, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi - 110 008. Ph: 011-25769681

5.A Brief History of Modern India by Spectrum Books. Contact

details as above.

6.Modern Indian History by McGraw Hill. Contact Details as

above.

(c) World geography Including Indian geography

1.Man and environment (NCERT) 2.General Geography of India (NCERT) 3.Geography of India: Resources and regional development
(NCERT)

4.Geography of India : A Systematic Framework

(MnM Series of Jawahar Publishers). Contact details as above.

5.Expected Question on Geography (MnM Series of Jawahar

Publishers).

6.General Geography by Chronicle Publishers. Contact details as

above.

7.A Concise Handbook of Indian Geography by Jawahar

Publishers. Contact details as above.

8.Geography of India by McGraw Hill. Contact Details as above.

(d) Indian Polity

1.Indian constitution and government (NCERT) 2.Organs of government (NCERT) 3.Indian administration by Maheshwari (portions relating to
Panchayati raj, Community development etc.)

4.Indian Polity by Chronicle Publishers. Contact details as above. 5.Indian Government & Politics by Cosmos Bookhive. Contact
details as above.

6.Indian Constitution - the original text as a reference mterial.

(can be downloaded from www.toolika.com)

7.A Concise Handbook of Indian Polity by Jawahar Publishers.

Contact details as above.

8.Indian Polity by McGraw Hill. Contact Details as above.

(e) Indian Economy

1.Evolution of the Indian economy (NCERT) 2.Indian economy by Dutt and Sundaram. 3.The government document on Five Year Plan 4.Economic Survey- the latest edition (can be downloaded from www.toolika.com) 5.Indian Economy & Geography of India by Spectrum India 6.A Concise Handbook of Indian Economy by Jawahar Publishers. Contact details as above. 7.Indian Economy by McGraw Hill. Contact Details as above.

(f) General Science 1.NCERT books on science 2.Science Snippets by Publications Division, Ministry of information and Broadcasting. 3..A Concise Handbook of Science & Technology in India by Jawahar Publishers. Contact details as above. 4.General Science by Chronicle Books. Contact details as above. 5.Science & Technology by McGraw Hill. Contact Details as above. (g) General Mental ability 1.A guide book for preliminary examinations (like the ones mentioned in (a) above. 2.Practice previous years question papers.