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16th January 2015 07:31 PM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

Hello sir, I m shormishtha Mukherjee and I am pursuing b.com I am very much interested in Indian foreign services please suggest which book should I choose for preparation
14th October 2014 12:03 AM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

Hello sir im student of statistics and i would like to appear for ias after my pg please suggest me how to and from where to start the preparation to crack it in my first attempt
16th August 2013 09:28 PM
ajjuravi
Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

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respected sir,
myself shradha n i hav done my gradution in commerce. sir m very keenly interested in ias officer. i want ur favour dat which books or which auther's books i should prefer for being preparation. i cant join coachings bcoz of such circumustances. please make me guide.
thank you
Dear friend,

IAS Exam is formally known as Civil Services Examination under UPSC.

Civil Services Exam can be cracked by qualifying three stages:

>> Preliminary Exam (CSAT Exam)

>> Mains Exam

>> Personal Interview


However, some of the best books for the preparation of Civil Services Exam are:


Practice Paper for CSAT Paper-1 & 2 (Paperback) by Arihant Experts Team
Price: Rs. 327


Concise CSAT General Studies: Civil Services Preliminary Examination (Paper - 2) 1st Edition (Paperback) by Madhukar Kumar Bhagat
Price: Rs. 241


CSAT Civil Services Aptitude Test Capsule English (Set of 7 Books) (Paperback) by J. K. Chopra
Price: Rs. 755


IAS Prelims/CSAT Civil Services: 18 Years General Studies Topic-Wise Solved Papers (1995-2012) (Paperback) by Disha Experts and 1 more variant
Price: Rs. 225
20th July 2013 11:28 PM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

which book is the best one for ias
3rd October 2012 03:21 PM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

I am a student of maths first year and want to be an IAS officer. Please guide me
29th July 2012 05:23 PM
Dharm27
Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

hi friend,


Books for IAS :

-Civil Services Examination Syllabus by Gkp Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd Price:- Rs. 45

-IAS Exam Made Simple by S. Nagarajan / S. Sundar Rajan Publisher :- Unique Publishers Price :- Rs. 89

-Civil Services Aptitude Test by Chandresh Agrawal Publisher :- Priynka Prakashan Price:- Rs. 312

all the best
28th July 2012 12:28 PM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

Hiii Friends

I Want to apprear in IAS and crack it out. So please guide me and explain the exams criterai, relevant books and method to do the preaparation......i want to appear in 2013..please guide me.

Thanks
Shilpa
22nd July 2012 03:15 PM
jacobs
Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?



Dear friend,
If you are interested in IAS
Then please try to follow these books
I think these will help you

LIST OF BOOKS :














All the best...........
16th July 2012 07:14 PM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

Hello sir my name is arvind. And i am diploma engg. Student i want to became a i.a.s officer with art's subject.which are the optional subject and which are the best book for preparation?
10th June 2012 06:43 PM
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sir myself kanak,i have done B.D.S this year and want to be a i.a.s officer.please suggest me books for pre and mains(public ad and political science).sir is it ncessary to join any coaching institute.
13th December 2011 12:31 PM
BISWARUPYOGI
Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

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Originally Posted by shradha tomar View Post
respected sir,
myself shradha n i hav done my gradution in commerce. sir m very keenly interested in ias officer. i want ur favour dat which books or which auther's books i should prefer for being preparation. i cant join coachings bcoz of such circumustances. please make me guide.
thank you
BEST BOOKS FOR IAS EXAM


IAS & PCS Sanyukat Arthshastra
Publisher: Arihant (2011)




IAS PRE: Data Interpretation And Data Sufficiency
Publisher: Upscportal.com


UPSC Portal: Current Affairs For IAS (PRE) 2011 (Part-II)
by
Sachchida Nand Jha
Publisher: Upscportal Publications (2011)


UPSC IAS Civil Services Exam 2011 Syllabus
by
Gkp
Publisher: G. K. Publications Pvt. Ltd


The Pearson Guide To English For The Combined Defence Services Examination
by
Edgar Thorpe , Showick Thorpe
Publisher: Pearson Education (2007)
16th November 2011 10:21 PM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

hi, i want to know all da books to be read fr ias exama so dat i can follow nd read those books only...
12th November 2011 11:58 PM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

i have completed my btech in civil engineering ,,,, i want your suggestion for the selction of books for preparation for ias,
27th October 2011 02:32 PM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

Praparing for IAS which author books should be follow by a management student
10th October 2011 10:28 PM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

would it be wise to choose public administration as an optional subject,even if i am totally unaware of the basics of the subject????is it good decision to choose english literature as an optional???
20th September 2011 02:56 PM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

Which is the best book of IAS exam?
19th September 2011 10:54 PM
peterpan10
Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

List of books for preparation of IAS examination:

Topic :current affairs
Books :
1.NCERT books on General Geography.
2.Introduction to Indian Constitution

Topic :General subject
Book :Oxford Atlas India


Topic :Others
Book :Science and Technology by Spectrum.

Topic :Aptitude
Books :
1.by K. Kundan and M. Tyra
2.R.S.AGRWAL.
19th September 2011 11:41 AM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

Sir,
I want to appear for the 2012 IAS exam...Sir, I m a student of the 12th standard so i wanted to consult you on the question that will i be able to appear for the said next year?
1st August 2011 03:53 PM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

which csat exam of best book
rakesh kumar
26th June 2011 09:05 PM
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Hi sir/madam,
This is Manoj kumar, I have done PGDM(finance) & preparing for IAS exams. I have good command over Finance. so, could you pliz suggest me some best commerce books for the same. I have heard that its not wise to opt commerce for this exams, so could u pliz suggest me in this regard?
18th June 2011 03:44 PM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

Dear All, Without any coachings, i am preparing for IAS. I have opted for Psychology subject for mains. Kindly guide me which book etc. shoud i refer. Thankyou
31st May 2011 07:39 PM
sivaraj448
Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

For General subject preparation, you can follow these books:

Oxford Atlas India ,

Best current affairs magazines including leading newspapers.

NCERT books on General Geography of India,

Physical Geography ,by Leong

Introduction to Indian Constitution - D.D. Basu,

Indian Economy - Dutt and Sundharam.

Freedom Struggle (NBT) - Bipan Chandra

Our Parliament - S.C. Kashyap

Science and Technology Published by the Spectrum.
12th May 2011 01:23 AM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

Sir,
I am Abhishek, and will be doing B.Tech. from this year. I have interest in physics, math and geography. So, will you please suggest me some important books for IAS exam........
27th April 2011 12:47 AM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

helo sir..i am chavi...im in 9th class ....
i have great interest in law...sir can i be able to give ias(csat) exam after doing law....
26th April 2011 05:21 AM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

Sir,
Please suggest me the best books for optional history and geography papers and for 4th & 5th papers of mains exam of IAS.
14th April 2011 12:25 PM
strange_rahul
Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

You try for following books....

Best current affairs magazines including leading newspapers.....
NCERT books on General Geography of India
Physical Geography
Introduction to Indian Constitution
Indian Economy.....etc
27th March 2011 02:24 PM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

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Originally Posted by shradha tomar View Post
respected sir,
myself shradha n i hav done my gradution in commerce. sir m very keenly interested in ias officer. i want ur favour dat which books or which auther's books i should prefer for being preparation. i cant join coachings bcoz of such circumustances. please make me guide.
thank you
for prelims:

NCERT BOOKS(some old+some new)
india year book of present year,govt edition
any one magzine( pratiyogita darpana or chronicle or wizard)
india struggle for independence by bipin chandra
economic survay of present year
the Hindu news paper
4th March 2011 12:55 PM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

i want to know the best book for IAS (CSAT).
22nd February 2011 10:25 AM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

please give me all books in c-sat syllabus papeer -1 and paper 2 please give me text book name and author
16th February 2011 10:06 AM
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Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

respected sir
i am sweety;wonts to attend ias exam prelimanary.
if i prefer to attend exam in next year i.e in 2012 then even i have to prefer same books or other.as there may any possibility of changing syllabus in next year.plz late me clear.thank you
14th February 2011 11:11 PM
akki89
Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

Quote:
Originally Posted by shradha tomar View Post
respected sir,
myself shradha n i hav done my gradution in commerce. sir m very keenly interested in ias officer. i want ur favour dat which books or which auther's books i should prefer for being preparation. i cant join coachings bcoz of such circumustances. please make me guide.
thank you
Dear friend,

Here is the list of books you should prepare from for

CSAT 2011:

For Current affairs- Current Affairs Book For IAS Pre 2011 By S.A. Majid

For Aptitude test- Quantitative Aptitude by K. Kundan and M. Tyra

For Commerce you can go for following books:

1) Financial Management by RP. Rustagi
2) Organisation Theory by BP Singh and TN Chhabra
3) Organisational Behaviour by LM Prasad

For more book details you can visit the following website:
http://upscportal.com/civilservices/books

Best wishes...
14th February 2011 12:49 AM
sparkle
Re: Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

Hi Shradha,

There are so many books available in the market for Civil Service Exam preparation.

You have to study two sections i.e

i.General section and
ii.Optional subject section

For General subject preparation, you can follow these books:

Oxford Atlas India ,

Best current affairs magazines including leading newspapers.

NCERT books on General Geography of India,

Physical Geography ,by Leong

Introduction to Indian Constitution - D.D. Basu,

Indian Economy - Dutt and Sundharam.

Freedom Struggle (NBT) - Bipan Chandra

Our Parliament - S.C. Kashyap

Science and Technology Published by the Spectrum.

And for the optional subjects also you can find good books in the market. You have to choose of your own particular subject book in this case.

Best of luck!
11th February 2011 03:01 PM
shradha tomar
Which books to refer for preparation of IAS examination?

respected sir,
myself shradha n i hav done my gradution in commerce. sir m very keenly interested in ias officer. i want ur favour dat which books or which auther's books i should prefer for being preparation. i cant join coachings bcoz of such circumustances. please make me guide.
thank you

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