NCERT books are considered as ready-reckoner for many UPSC aspirants. Students must have all the NCERT books as these are a good source of information, and it helps students understand the different concepts in each subject. Many retired/serving IAS officers recommend students learn from these books when preparing for the UPSC exams. We have compiled a list of all the essential NCERT books for UPSC Preparation.
| Suject | NCERT Books |
|---|---|
| Ancient History | India's Ancient Past: RS Sharma |
| Medieval History | A History of Medieval India: Satish Chandra |
| Modern History | History of Modern India: Bipan Chandra |
| World History | History of the World: Arjun Dev Part-1 & Part-2 |
| Art & Culture | Class XI – An Introduction to Indian Art |
| Art & Culture | Class XI – Living Craft Traditions of India (Chapters 9 & 10) |
| Polity | Class IX – Political Science: Democratic Politics Part – I |
| Class X – Political Science: Democratic Politics Part – II | |
| Class XI – Political Science: Indian Constitution at Work | |
| Class XI – Political Science: Political Theory | |
| Class XII – Political Science I: Contemporary World Politics | |
| Class XII – Political Science II: Politics in India since Independence | |
| Environment | Class XII – Biology: last four Chapters (13 to 16) |
| Indian Society | Class VI – Social Science: Social & Political Life I |
| Class VII – Social Science: Social & Political Life II | |
| Class VIII – Social Science: Social & Political Life III | |
| Class XI – Sociology: Understanding Society | |
| Class XII – Indian Society | |
| Class XII – Social Change and Development in India | |
| Economics | Class IX – Economics: Economics |
| Class X – Understanding Economic Development | |
| Class X – Understanding Economic Development | |
| Class XI – Indian Economic Development | |
| Class XII – Introductory Microeconomics | |
| Class XII – Introductory Macroeconomics | |
| Geography | Class VI – The Earth Our Habitat |
| CClass VIII – Resource and Development | |
| Class IX – Contemporary India – I | |
| Class XI – Fundamentals of Physical Geography | |
| Class XI – India – Physical Environment | |
| Class XII – Fundamentals of Human Geography | |
| Class XII – India – People and Economy | |
| Science | Class VI-X - Science |
| Class XI – Chemistry: Unit 14 & Biology: Units 4 & 5 | |
| Class XI – Chemistry: Unit 16 & Biology: Units 8, 9 & 10 |
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