(Books) Some Reading Books List For Mains Examination

Tips: Some Reading Books List For Mains Examination: 

Books for Preliminary:

For History:

  • IGNOU – Material
  • NCERT – For Ancient / Medieval / Modern
  • Ancient India – A.L. Bhasam & Romila Thaper
  • Medieval – Sathish Chandra Volume I & II
  • Modern – Bibin Chandra , Grover & Grover
  • Krishna Reddy Guide


For Political Science:

  • 8th to 12th NCERT BOOKS
  • Political Theory—O.P. Gauba
  • Introduction to Indian Constitution —D.D. Basu
  • India's Struggle for Independence —Bipan Chandra.
  • Our Parliament —S.C. Kashyap
  • Indian Government and Politics - B.L.Fadiya
  • India's Foreign Policy - J N Dixit
  • Comparative Govt. & Politics — V.N. Khanna
  • International Politics —Bookhives Set Books
  • Regular issues of Frontline & World Focus (magazine)
  • Newspaper - The Hindu

For Sociology:

  • Class Notes
  • Haralombos
  • IGNOU – Selected topics only

For Psychology:

  • Morgan and King
  • Baran
  • Smith and Passer
  • NCERT – XI, XII


For Geography:

  • NCERT Books 10th, 11th & 12th
  • Physical Geography - Savindra Singh
  • Spectrum Mains
  • Climatology – D.S Lal
  • Indian Geography - Khullar
  • Models & Theories - Siddhartha
  • Certificate Physical - Gocheng leong
  • Geography
  • Orient long men
  • Oxford Atlas
  • TTK Atlas