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About the Examination
Civil services, which is the backbone of Indian governance constitutes all ministries and their departments. The Civil services and Forest Services exams are conducted by the UPSC. The prestige, power, charm and responsibility that come along with the top jobs such as the IAS, IFS, IPS, etc are a definite reason for anyone to choose Civil Services and Forest services as a career option.Civil Services Examination+
Forest Services Examination+
Both Civil Services and Forest Services Examination consist of 3 stages as mentioned below:
Stage 1 - Preliminary Exam (Objective Type) Stage 2 - Main Exam (Descriptive Type) Stage 3 - Interview (Oral)Preliminary Examination (For Civil & Forest Services)+
Civil Services Main Examination+
Forest Services Main Examination+
Interview
Interview for Personality test will be conducted in Delhi for candidates who clear the Main examination. (Maximum mark : 300)Final Result
Final Result of both Civil Services and Forest Service exam will be based on Main examination and Interview marks.Civil Services Examination+
Forest Services Examination+
UPSC – Examination Book List
GS PRELIMINARY
| S.No. | BOOK | AUTHOR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Polity | Lakshmikanth Indian Polity book by Shankar IAS Academy |
| 2 | Indian History | Standard 11th and 12th Standard NCERT old edition |
| 3 | India’s struggle for Independence | Spectrum’s "A brief history of Modern India" |
| 4 | Geography | Standard 6th to 12th NCERT Certificate Physical and Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong Oxford Student Atlas. |
| 5 | Indian Economy | Indian Economy & General Economics book by Shankar IAS Academy Economic Survey |
| 6 | General Science | Standard 9th and 10th Old NCERT Class Notes |
| 7 | Environment | Environment Book by Shankar IAS Academy |
| 8 | India Year Book | Publication Division, Government of India |
| 9 | Indian Art and Culture | NCERT Books Art and Culture book by Shankar IAS Academy |
| 10 | Current Affairs | www.iasparliament.com & civilispedia-current affairs Digital library |
| 11 | General Trends of Exams | Shankar IAS academy’s Blog |
- The respective NCERT Textbooks have to be mandatory studied.
- The Corresponding Ministry websites should also be referred to for latest policy updates.
- For current events read a Daily Newspaper (preferably The Hindu).
GS Main Examination
| S.No. | BOOK | AUTHOR |
|---|---|---|
| HISTORY AND CULTURE | ||
| 1 | Ancient India Medieval India Art and Culture |
Old NCERT Introduction to Fine Art NCERT Ancient & Medieval India book by Shankar IAS Academy |
| 2 | India’s Struggle for Independence | NCERT Spectrum’s A brief history of Modern India |
| 3 | India Since Independence or India After Gandhi |
Bipin Chandra or Ramchandra Guha |
| 4 | History of the World Contemporary World |
World History book by Shankar IAS Academy Old NCERT (by Arjun Dev) |
| 5 | Art and Culture Fine arts | Standard 12th NCERT |
| SOCIETY IN INDIA | ||
| 1 | Indian Society | Standard 12th NCERT |
| 2 | Social Change and Development in India | Standard 12th NCERT |
| 3 | Indian Society | S.C.Dube / Relevant GOI Website |
| GEOGRAPHY | ||
| 1 | Standard 11th & 12th NCERT | NCERT Class Notes |
| S.No. | BOOK | AUTHOR |
|---|---|---|
| INDIAN POLITY | ||
| 1 | Indian Constitution at Work | Indian Polity by Shankar IAS Academy |
| 2 | Indian Polity | IAS Parliament Material |
| GOVERNANCE | ||
| 1 | From Government to Governance | Kuldeep Mathur |
| 2 | 2nd ARC Report | Published by Government of India |
| INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| 1 | SIA Material | http://www.iasparliament.com/downloads/mainstorming-2019/bilateral-relations-i-392 |
| 2 | Newspaper | The Hindu |
| S.No. | BOOK | AUTHOR |
|---|---|---|
| ECONOMY | ||
| 1 | Economic Survey | Government of India |
| 2 | Business Line - Newspaper (Editorial) | The Hindu group. |
| 3 | Indian Economy Since Independence | Uma Kapila |
| INDIAN AGRICULTURE | ||
| 1 | Agriculture Topics | Agriculture Book by Shankar IAS Academy |
| SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | ||
| 1 | Newspaper | The Hindu |
| 2 | Science and Technology | Science and Technology Book by Shankar IAS Academy Class Notes |
| ENVIRONMENT | ||
| 1 | Newspaper | The Hindu Environment Book by Shankar IAS Academy |
| INTERNAL SECURITY ISSUES | ||
| 1 | Internal Security | Internal Security Book by Shankar IAS Academy News Paper Notes |
| S.No. | BOOK | AUTHOR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2nd ARC Reports | Government of India |
| 2 | From Government to Governance | Kuldeep Mathur |
| 3 | Shankar IAS Academy Book and Class Notes |
| S.No. | BOOK | AUTHOR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Competitive Exams - A Success Guide | V Palanichamy IIS |
| 2 | Civil Services Exam - A Complete Guide | V Palanichamy IIS |
| 3 | At the Service of a Billion Plus | Shankar Ganesh Karuppiah |