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Hello Sir, I want to prepare for UPSC IAS Prelims and Mains. I would like to know about the books which would be highly preferable for these exams. Please help me to know about such books. Thank you!

Books recommended for preparation of Preliminary and Mains stage of Civil Service examination is :-

NCERT ( VI -XII).

Laxmikant - Indian Polity.

The Brief History of Modern India - Spectrum.

Indian Economy - Ramesh Singh.

Environment - Shankar IAS.

The Hindu/ Indian Express newspaper.

Monthly Magazine.

Instead of reading several books read a single book multiple times. Revision is key to success for examination.

The most basic and compulsory books for preparation of Civil Service examination is :-

NCERT books ( Science, Social Science of Std VI-XII ).

Indian Polity of Laxmikanth and Indian History of Bipin Chandra are among the most recommended books for preparation.

You can take help of other books of private publishers if you do not understand any topics.

Current Affairs is mandatory for qualifying in examination and you can read it from RSTV, LSTV, PIB, PTI, The Hindu, The Indian Express etc.