Subhankar Bala IAS
UPSC CSE Mains Booklist
Specifically for mains
GS1 :
- Indian culture : Vision notes , Nitin Singhania ( for some topics only)
- Modern history : spectrums
- Post independence : Spectrums and India after Gandhi (May read)
- World history : Vision notes
- Society : NCERT and vision notes
- Effect of globalization : vision notes
- Physical geography : NCERT , and current affairs
- Natural resources : Mrunal sir’s website
- Geophysical phenomena : NCERT and Rajtanil madam’s lecture
GS2 :
- Polity topics : Laxmikanth , current affairs , mains 365
- Development process , NGO , SHG : Vision noets
- Welfare scheme , poverty etc : Mrunal sirs note
- Governance : Vision notes , 2nd ARC
- International relation : internet , mains 365
- International institutions : internet , mains 365
GS3 :
- Economy : Mrunal
- Budgeting : Mrunal
- Crops, cropping pattern : Internet, NCERT
- PDS : vision notes
- Food processing : vision notes
- Land reform : vision notes
- Infrastructures : Mrunal
- Investment models : Mrunal, internet
- Science and tech : mains 365, internet
- Conservation, Pollution : Shankar IAS, Vision notes
- Disaster management : Vision notes
- Extremism and internal security : Vision notes
- Border management and security forces : Vision notes, Internet
GS4:
- Lexicon (read basic definitions)
- Made definitions and examples of 25-30 basic words ( like : honesty, fortitude, uprightness..)
- Read toppers copy to get idea about how to write case studies
- Prepare and think of a lot of examples ( from real life, history, personal experience etc..)
- Prepare quotes which can be put in answers
Essay :
- Prepare basic information about important 15-20 topics
- Along with good number of quotes
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