Tips: Some Reading Books List For Mains Examination: 

Books for Preliminary:

• For Geography Preliminary For Public Administration mains
• 6 to 12th NCERT Books
• Physical Geography -Savindra Singh
• Climatology – D.S Lal
• Geography through Maps –Siddartha
• Geographical thought -Majiid Hussain
• Human Geographical -Majiid Hussain
• Indian Geography – Khullar
• Models & Theories – Siddhartha
• Certificate Physical of Physical and Human geography
• Gocheng leong
• Geography- Orient long men, TTK Atlas, Oxford Atlas > Public Administration New Horizon - Mohit Batachariya
• Development of Public Administration
• Restructuring of Public Administration
• Local Administration - S.R. Mageshwari
• IIPA - Journal (or) Unique guide

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

Books List For Preliminary