Biswakesh

Booklist for Prelims These are the books I read for the Civil Services Prelims exam. I’ve written this post keeping in mind an absolute beginner aspirant who is starting from level zero. As you start your Prelims preparation and read these books, please keep the following points in mind: Along with these books, get a printout of the syllabus and read it carefully. And when you start, I recommend that you begin with NCERT books. Read and revise them methodically to gain absolute conceptual clarity. They form the foundation of your knowledge which will help you immensely through all stages of the exam. Do not be scared at the long list of books. For a beginner, one year is more than enough to cover the complete syllabus of GS (prelims and mains) and optional. In the book list, wherever I had mentioned  selective reading,  it means there’s no need to read the book cover to cover. Go through the past five years’ question papers to understand the kind of questions UPSC usuall