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APSC Mains Exam 2022-23 – Important Booklists & Study materials

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APSC CC (Main) Exam 2022 – Important Booklists & Study materials

Paper I – Essay (250 Marks)

  • 151 Essay by Arihant
  • Essay for Civil Services – Pulkit Khare
  • Selected Contemporary Essay – Saumitra Mohan

Sample Essays for APSC Mains Exam – 

Paper 2 GS I – Indian History, Heritage, Culture & Society and Geography of India & World 

Indian History 

  • NCERT books of Std 9, 10, 11 and 12
  • India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra
  • TN Board History – Std 11 & 12
  • India After Gandhi – Ramachandra Guha

ASSAM HISTORY

  • History of Assam – Priyam Goswami
  • History of Assam e-Books – (1) Ancient & Medieval & (2) Ahom and English Period 

Art & culture

Assam- Art & Culture e-Book PDF Study Online (eBook in Assamexam.com)

Geography of India & World

  • NCERT books of Std 9, 10, 11 and 12
  • Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong
  • Geography of Assam eBook in Assamexam.com . Assam Map .

 

Online Free Study Materials Notes in Assamexam.com

 

Paper 3 (GS-II) – Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and IR

 

Paper 4 (GS-III) – Technology; Economic Dev, Biodiversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management

  • Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh. Budget & Eco. survey
  • NCERT books of Std 9, 10, 11 and 12 mrunal.org
  • Economy of Assam  – https://www.assamexam.com/assam-economy/   Assam Budget
  • S&Tech – India Yearbook published by PIB, GOI
  • Environment by Shankar IAS Academy
  • NCERT Biology: Class XII (UNIT X Ecology). Env. chapter in Science std VI to X.
  • NCERT Geography: From Class VI to Class XI (Environment-related chapters).

 

Paper 5  (GS IV) – Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude

  • Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude for IAS General Studies Paper by Niraj Kumar
  • Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude: For Civil Services Examination by G. Subba Rao (Author), P. N. Roy Showdhury
  • 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission – 4th Report ‘ETHICS IN GOVERNANCE’ – https://darpg.gov.in/sites/default/files/ethics4.pdf

 

Paper 6  (GS V) – History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Env of Assam

  • History of Assam by Priyam Goswami
  • Assam Budget & Govt Policies

Online Study Notes in Assamexam.com

  • Assam History, Economy, Geography, Polity, Art & Culture

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  • Assam History, Economy, Geography, Art & Culture

Recommended Books for APSC Mains Exam – GS and History, Pol Science, Education & other Optional subjects

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Recommended Books for APSC Mains Exam 
Books for General Studies and History, Pol Science, Education & other Optional subjects

 

In APSC CCE Exam preparation, choosing the right study materials is very much important and necessary. Based on experience and recommendation of toppers of the exam, we provides an exhaustive list of standard and important books which are needed for the preparation of APSC Mains Exam. 

To perform better in APSC CC (Mains) Exam, we recommend sincere self-study of standard books and join some APSC Mains Test Series to help you regularly practice Answer Writing. 

 

Recommended Books for General Studies (GS) Paper
  1. India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra
  2. Indian Polity for Civil Services – Laxmikanth
  3. Indian Economy: For Civil Services Examinations – Ramesh Singh
  4. The History of Assam – Priyam Goswami
  5. History of the World – Arjun Dev
  6. India After Gandhi – Ramachandra Guha
  7. Geography of India – Majid Hussain
  8. Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong
  9. India Year Book (released by PIB)
  10. Economic Survey – Latest release

 

Recommended Books for Political Science Paper

PAPER – I

  1. A History Of Political Thought: Plato To Marx – Mukherjee and Susheela Ramaswamy
  2. Introduction to Political Theory – O P Gauba
  3. Politial Theory – Rajeev Bhargava
  4. Internet/Wikipedia – for concept clarification/ further details

PAPER – II

  1. Indian Polity – Laxmikant (must for basic coverage)
  2. Our Constitution – Subhash Kashyap
  3. Politics in India – Rajni Kothari
  4. Wikipedia.org -for International Organisations

 

APSC mains 2018 test series GS & Optional Paper

 

Recommended Books for History Paper
  1. India’s Ancient Past by R.S. Sharma
  2. Ancient India by R.C Majumdar
  3. A History of Medieval India by Chandra Satish
  4. India’s Struggle for Independence: 1857-1947 by Bipan Chandra
  5. India After Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha
  6. History of the World by Arjun Dev
  7. Wikipedia.org ( for Concept Clearance )
  8. IGNOU/NIOS PDF Books

 

Recommended Books for Education Paper
  1. A Textbook of Education by Lakya Hira Das
  2. Educational Psychology by Dr. Sunita Agarwalla
  3. Essentials of Educational Psychology by Dr. Marami Goswami
  4. Kkhsou website http://kkhsou.in
  5. Internet/Wikipedia.org ( for Concept Clearance )

 

Recommended Books for Sociology Paper
  1. Sociology- Themes and Perspectives by Haralambos and Heald
  2. Sociology by T.B Bottomore
  3. Sociological Thought by Abraham and Morgan
  4. Methodology and Techniques of Social Research by Jaspal Singh
  5. Caste in Modern India and other essays by M.N Srinivas
  6. Social Change in Modern India by M.N Srinivas
  7. Social Stratification by Dipankar Gupta
  8. IGNOU/NIOS/Internet – for clarification

 

GS Paper – Previous Year Q Paper | Syllabus & Study Materials | Strategy & study plan
History – Previous Year Q Paper | Syllabus & Study Materials
Pol Science – Prev Year Paper | Syllabus & Study Materials | Pol Science Preparation Strategy
Education – Previous Year Q Paper | Syllabus & Study Materials
Sociology – Previous Year Q Paper | Syllabus & Study Materials

APSC mains 2018 test series GS & Optional Paper