Why read NCERT Books for UPSC IAS Exams?

Why read NCERT Books for UPSC IAS Exams

When you took the decision of starting the preparation for IAS, civil services the very first advice from the selected or other aspiring candidates would have been to go through NCERT Books.

The Question must have come to your mind:

• Why do I have to read the school books again?

• Isn’t it time to read books of famed and critically acclaimed authors?

• Why not read the bulkier books?

The answer lies in the subjects clubbed under the title of ‘General studies’ which itself suggests that a candidate must have the general idea about all the topics mentioned under the syllabus.

NCERT Textbooks help in getting a general idea in the following ways:

• They have been written for the school kids and are therefore very easily intelligible.

• They cover all the related dimensions of any issues e.g. study of environment cover all the social, economic and political dimension at a very basic level

• It is free of any political bias, a basic value that must reflect in all your answers

• NCERT Books cover all the basics related to topics given in the syllabus (except those from the current affairs, for instance, latest developments in S&T)

NCERTs thus create a strong foundation for further studies based on newspaper and reference books without which the knowledge will remain superficial and create many challenges as you move ahead with your IAS Exam preparations.

Download NCERT PDF Books in English Medium

(डाउनलोड) एनसीईआरटी बुक (NCERT Books PDF in Hindi)

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Following is the exhaustive List of NCERT Books for UPSC Exams:

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CONCLUSION:

To conclude, as has been recommended by many selected candidates in the past, an aspirant must read only limited books and must read them over and over. It is thus necessary to choose the NCERTs smartly that will help one to build strong foundations. Old NCERTs for the static subjects like History and new NCERT books with updated information for dynamic part such as economy will help an aspirant to get a good grasp on the basics.

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