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sir,
I am a student of b.tech. third year and i am willing to prepare for IAS examination,so can you please help me out by telling me about the study material(books and other sources) for IAS pre and mains individually.

For prelims read some books based upon aptitude and reasoning like R.S.Agarwal.
For mains read the text books of your optional subjects thoroughly.Also read daily newspaper and magazines.

Hello friend,

Its very good aim in life to become IAS.
To become IAS, you need to crack an exam called Civil service exam conducted by UPSC.
There are various study material based on the subjects you choose.
Civil service consist of
prelims
Mains
Interview.

If you clear the prelims only, you will be eligible for mains and interview.

For prelims, The best study material for GS would be
The Hindu Newspaper
Civil service chronicles
Competitive Success Review( CSR Magazine)

For main subject, that you have to mention your core paper and you can take up coaching in some good coaching which will help you and provide the best study material.

Prepare well.

All the best.
Thank you.

hi....
as for ad prelims are concerned,there are many books available in the market for the preparation of prelims exam
some of them are pearson addition book for csat
you cam also the books of upkar publishers
all the best

I m providing you a link of a very good website for IAS preparation ...here u will get all required information .
http://www.onestopias.com/ias-preparation.asp

you read the books of your related subjects 5th to 10th class books of that subjects. Read Pratiyogita Kiran or Pratiyogita Darpan magazine regularly.

About Preliminary Exam preparation,
- one paper is optional i.e. your choice
- One paper is compulsory i.e. General Studies.

- Now i will tell you how to prepare for General Studies(GS) paper.
- if one wants to have command over GS, then he has to prepare 8 major area i.e.
History
Geography
Polity
Science
Economy
Mental Abiltiy
Current Affairs
General Knowledge.

- For all the above topics, best way to start is from Basics i.e. NCERT Books of Class 6th to Class 12th.
- For History - NCERT + Spectrums Modern India
- Geography - NCERT + GoCheng leong + a good atlas like orient longman/oxford.
- Polity - NCERT + any good guide book like laxmikanth's indian polity/ Jojo mathews's Indian constitution and polity.
- Science - i think Ncert class 6th to class 12th is more than enough.
- Economy - NCERT class 11th and 12th + pratiyogita darpan's special issue on indian economy + Read and make notes of newspaper about current economy.
- Mental Ability - R.s.Agarwal.
- Current Affairs - one has to be thorough with newspaper readings of atleast one year back from the date of exam.
- General Knowledge - India year book + Manorama year book or Chronicle year book.

- if one is thorough with the above topics from the above materials, then he/she will definitely crack this exam easily.

dear friend
as for ad prelims are concerned,there are many books available in the market for the preparation of prelims exam
some of them are pearson addition book for csat
you cam also the books of upkar publishers.thank you

WHICH BOOKS TO BE PREFER FOR IAS MAINS EXAM
SUB MECHANICAL ENG.
MATHS

The books to be referred for IAS prelims are-

1.Our Constitution - Subhash Kashyap
2.India's struggle for independence- Bipan Chandra
3.Geography of India - D.R.Khullar
4.Certificate Physical and Human Geography - Goh Cheng Leong
5.Indian Economy- Dutt and Sundaram
6.Human Geography - Majid Hussain
7.Yojana
8.Oxford Atlas India
9.India Year Book
10.Economic Survey of India
11.The Hindu
12.The Times of India
13.Kurukshetra
14.World Focus
15.Frontline

Best of luck.......

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WHICH BOOKS TO BE PREFER FOR IAS MAINS EXAM
SUB MECHANICAL ENG.
MATHS

Hi,

You can prefer physics and maths NCERT books or that you have studied in 12th for Mains and that is more than enough.
Practice previous year papers to get the idea of the exam pattern.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

sir,
I am a student of b.tech. third year and i am willing to prepare for IAS examination,so can you please help me out by telling me about the study material(books and other sources) for IAS pre and mains individually.

Hi,

Prelims : RS Aggarwal for aptitude, reasoning and pratiyogita darpan magazine for GK

Mains: Read NCERT books and practice previous year papers of Mains.

Second optional subject for IAS pre & main exam?First subject is Microbiology

what optional subject should i choose for mains along with maths. I am a comp. sc. engg. student,final year.

where we can get ncert books for ias prelims?

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how to prepare a notes from pratiyogita darpan and from other books, means question wise or point wise

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I am B.Tech(Information Technology) graduate. Could any one tell me what optional paper can be selected for my prelims...
I dont see any optional paper that is related to computer science..

DEAR SIR, I AM A STUDENT OF MA 2nd YEAR SOCIOLOGY FROM JNU. CAN U PLZ GUIDE ME WID THE PATTERN OF PRELIMS AND THE REQUIRED BOOKS FOR IAS PRELIMS.

i want to know about books for prelim exams as per new pattern if there is any change in the pattern.

Hi,

Here i am providing the name of website from where IAS aspirants can get the name of books for IAS exam preparation subject wise.

http://www.onestopias.com/books/

All the Best...

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how i can get a proper guidance for the civil services?
sir,
i am a student of BA II and preparing myself only without coaching.So that i can't get proper guidance on various topics.As a result i get confused.
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what is helping book for hindi qualify mains

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can you suggest standard books name for Psychology and public administration for hindi medium .
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can you suggest standard books name for hindi medium , public administration and psychology

hi sir
can u tell me with which subject i can ias i am studying in bca

plz send me the best books names and authors recommended by toppers for ias prelims and main exams,interview preparation.and also tell me the link from where i can download papers,notes and books.And required cut off for ias prelims and mains for sc students at my id [email protected]

hai sir iam ajaykumar.recently i have completed my b.pharmcacy. i want to prepare for civils .which optionals are suitable to my profession..how can i get command in geography and pub.administration?

i am student of b.tech third year with E.C. branch,then which books to refer for preparation for I.A.S. prelims and mains exams?

i am student of b.tech fourth year with E.C. branch,then which books to refer for preparation for I.A.S. prelims and mains exams

i m completed my b.tech (ece). pl tell me which books to refer for i.a.s. and from where i got syllabus. , sub and form , exam date. pl help me
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Sir i have taken a deegre &prepare for cse
my optionals are public administration & soociology can u syggest me the basic books i must to read
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what books should i take for mains (pol sc) ?

hello friends

can any one tell me books for mains preparation my optional are:-
optional 1- Commerce
optional 2- Economics

sir i am a graduate student which books to refer to prelims

sir i am in b.tech 3rd year having comp sc as my branch i want to prepare for i.a.s would u tell me some standards books for p.t and mains of geography and public administration.....................

sir
i am in b.tech 2nd year having computer science as my branch. i am willing for IAS preprations , will you please tell me books for pre and mains of hindi, physics

sir,i m a student of b.sc. forestry. but i will opt b.sc agriculture for exams. plz guide me which book should i refer for ias prelims and mains?

more books and sample papers for IAS

hi dearFor ias exam preparation books you may follow this keyword books:

Reference Books

For Reasoning

A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by RS Agarwal
Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey(BSC Publications)

For Quantitative Ability

Mathematics text books from 6Th to 8Th Standard.(Especially for arts Students)

Quantitative Aptitude by R.S.Agarwal

Quicker Maths by M.K.Tyra(B.S.C Publications)

Data Interpretation By K.Kundan(BSC Publications)

For Reading Comprehension

you must read several English papers and Novels.

MAINS

For MAINS you only based on your Optional Subjects.

Next is Interview.

Civils is an ocean of materials But Above materials are very useful for your Preparation.

All the Best for you..

which book follow for ips

The books to be referred for IAS prelims are-

1.Our Constitution - Subhash Kashyap
2.India's struggle for independence- Bipan Chandra
3.Geography of India - D.R.Khullar
4.Certificate Physical and Human Geography - Goh Cheng Leong
5.Indian Economy- Dutt and Sundaram
6.Human Geography - Majid Hussain
7.Yojana
8.Oxford Atlas India
9.India Year Book
10.Economic Survey of India
11.The Hindu
12.The Times of India
13.Kurukshetra
14.World Focus
15.Frontline

Thanks!!

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sir,
I am a student of b.tech. third year and i am willing to prepare for IAS examination,so can you please help me out by telling me about the study material(books and other sources) for IAS pre and mains individually.

dear friend,

Books for IAS exam are as follows:

Tata McGraw Hill’s (TMH) GS Manual for prelims.
Manorama Year Book
An Introduction to the Constitution of India by DD Basu,
Our Constitution by Subhash Kashyap,
India’s Constitution by MV Pylee
India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra
Social Problem - Ram Ahuja
Journal of peace Studies
World Focus
Sharma & Cotinho : Economic and Commercial Geography of India.
Khullar : India- A Comprehnsive Geography.

thanks

Hello Sir
Can you please tell me with geog which subject should i opt.
And how exactly should i start with the preparation keeping mains in mind.

hi........ i am PRAVEEN completed puc2nd yr .... i want to do IAS so please4 insist me with the books i need for both prelims and mains.......
kindly reply friends