UPSC Booklist (Prelims + Mains – 2026)

📘 Polity

  • Indian Polity – M. Laxmikanth
  • D.D. Basu (optional)
  • Bare Act (selective)

🌍 Geography

  • NCERT (Class 6–12)
  • G.C. Leong
  • Oxford Atlas

🏛 History

  • R.S. Sharma
  • Satish Chandra
  • Spectrum (Rajiv Ahir)
  • Nitin Singhania

💰 Economy

  • NCERT (9–12)
  • Ramesh Singh
  • Budget & Survey

🌱 Environment

  • Shankar IAS

🚀 Science & Tech

  • NCERT (6–10)
  • Current Affairs

📰 Current Affairs

  • The Hindu / Indian Express
  • Monthly Magazines

⚖ Ethics

  • Lexicon

✍ Essay

  • PYQs Practice
  • Structured Writing

🔥 Must-Do

  • NCERTs (6–12)
  • PYQs
  • Test Series
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