Recommended Books
HISTORY
Ancient & Medieval History
Modern History: 1757 to 1857
Modern History: 1857 onwards
Culture
Post-Independence Consolidation
World History
SOCIAL ISSUES
GEOGRAPHY
Geography of India & the World
Maps
Students should also refer to Geography and You, Down to Earth, and the Geography related articles in Yojana and Kurukshetra magazines.
POLITY
Apart from using newspapers and PRS as additional resources, students should also go through Second ARC reports and reports from NITI Aayog like the Three Year Action Agenda.
GOVERNANCE
Apart from the books, students should refer to these websites- PRS, Live Law, MHRD, Vikaspedia and PIB, ADR reports and Economic & Political Weekly.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
The websites that students can refer to for this subject are: Distinguished lecture series on the MEA website, foreignpolicy.com, Vivekananda India Foundation. Students should also refer to Frontline, World Focus and UN reports.
ECONOMY
Apart from the books, helpful resources are Arthapedia, Three year action agenda by NITI Aayog, Economy and Political Weekly and Economic Survey of India.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Two other key resources are Vigyan Parisar and Science Reporter.
ENVIRONMENT
Useful websites for preparing for this section are- Ministry of Environment website, websites of international organisations like World Bank, FAO, etc. Down to earth & Geography and you magazines should also be referred.
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Additionally, students should go through NDMA guidelines , third report of second ARC (crisis management) and Yojana’s Jan 2017 edition on disaster management
INTERNAL SECURITY
IDSA publications, Security scan on Rajya sabha TV and reports 7 and 8 report of second ARC reports are also recommended.
ETHICS
The plato.stanford.edu website is a very useful resource on Ethics.