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Aman Sharma's curated book list for GS, Current Affairs & Optional subjects

These are the exact books Aman Sharma recommends after 7+ years of teaching UPSC. Focus on fewer books and revise them multiple times rather than reading too many.

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History

  • 1NCERT Old — Class XI (Ancient & Medieval) by R.S. Sharma / Satish Chandra
  • 2NCERT Old — Class XII Modern India by Bipan Chandra
  • 3India's Struggle for Independence — Bipan Chandra
  • 4A Brief History of Modern India — Spectrum (for quick revision)
  • 5NCERT Class VI–XII (new) for basic understanding

Geography

  • 1NCERT Class XI — Fundamentals of Physical Geography
  • 2NCERT Class XI — India: Physical Environment
  • 3NCERT Class XII — Fundamentals of Human Geography
  • 4Certificate Physical & Human Geography — G.C. Leong
  • 5Oxford Atlas (for map-based questions)

Polity & Governance

  • 1Indian Polity — M. Laxmikanth (most important book for Polity)
  • 2NCERT Class IX–XII Political Science
  • 3Introduction to the Constitution of India — D.D. Basu (for reference)
  • 4Governance in India — M. Laxmikanth (for Mains GS-II)

Economy

  • 1NCERT Class IX–XII Economics
  • 2Indian Economy — Ramesh Singh
  • 3Economic Survey (latest — must read for Mains)
  • 4Union Budget (current year key highlights)

Environment & Ecology

  • 1NCERT Class XII Biology (Chapters on Ecology)
  • 2Environment by Shankar IAS Academy
  • 3Down to Earth magazine (for current environmental issues)

Science & Technology

  • 1NCERT Class VI–X Science
  • 2India Year Book (S&T chapter)
  • 3The Hindu / PIB for current S&T developments

Current Affairs (Most Important)

  • 1DCA+ by YOU X IAS — India's most comprehensive daily current affairs
  • 2The Hindu / Indian Express — daily reading
  • 3PIB, Yojana, Kurukshetra — monthly
  • 4India Year Book (latest edition)
  • 5Economic Survey

Ethics (GS IV)

  • 1Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude — G. Subba Rao & P.N. Roy Chowdhury
  • 2Lexicon for Ethics — Chronicle Publications
  • 3Insights on India previous year answer compilations (for case studies)
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