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I am preparing for Indian Forest Service exam. Please provide me the list of reference books for CSAT and mains exams. Please guide me how to prepare for the exams.

CSAT(Civil Services Aptitude Test) conducted by Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) .it is the first stage to apply for IAS,IPS,IFS and other civil service exam.you have to score good marks in this exam.

Reference books are-

General Studies-


* India Year Book published by Government of India

* NCERT Books on Biology, Physics and Chemistry, Standard IX & X

* NCERT Books on Indian History, IX, X, XI and XII Standard

* The Hindu or the Times of India

* Manorama Year Book

* Yojana Magazine

* Our Constitution by Dr. Subhash Kashyap

* Certificate Course in Geography by Goh Cheng Leong

* NCERT Books on Geography from IX standard to XII standard

* Indian Economy by Rudra Dutt and Sundaram or Mishra & Puri

* Pratiyogita Darpan (for Indian Economy)

* Economic Dictionary by Penguin or Collins

Sociology

* Sociology by Horolombas

* Contemporary India by Veena Das

* Capitalism and Modern Social Theories by Anthony Giddens or Sociological Theories by George Ritzer

Indian politics

* Our Constitution by Subhash Kashyap

* India's Constitution by MV Pylee

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I am preparing for Indian Forest Service exam. Please provide me the list of reference books for CSAT and mains exams. Please guide me how to prepare for the exams.

A student has to sit for civil services preliminary exam for becoming an IFS officer. It has two objective type paper, Paper 1- general studies and paper 2- csat. Once a student clears prelims he has to sit for mains and then interview. Also, for IFS you must be well versed in any foreign language. For preparation visit: http://www.wiziq.com/course/119-ias-general-studies-prelimnary-course

[SIZE=4]Books for CSAT Paper 1


[/SIZE]General Studies Manual (GS Manual)

Manorama Year Book

Book for Indian Polity

Geography CSAT Books

Indian Economy Books for CSAT

Science Books for CSAT

General Studies-


* India Year Book published by Government of India

* NCERT Books on Biology, Physics and Chemistry, Standard IX & X

* NCERT Books on Indian History, IX, X, XI and XII Standard

* The Hindu or the Times of India

* Manorama Year Book

* Yojana Magazine

* Our Constitution by Dr. Subhash Kashyap

* Certificate Course in Geography by Goh Cheng Leong

* NCERT Books on Geography from IX standard to XII standard

* Indian Economy by Rudra Dutt and Sundaram or Mishra & Puri

* Pratiyogita Darpan (for Indian Economy)

* Economic Dictionary by Penguin or Collins

Sociology

* Sociology by Horolombas

* Contemporary India by Veena Das

* Capitalism and Modern Social Theories by Anthony Giddens or Sociological Theories by George Ritzer

Indian politics

* Our Constitution by Subhash Kashyap

* India's Constitution by MV Pylee

How to prepare for IFS pre(CSAT).Which books should I refer. I am M.Sc(Ag) student.