UPPCS Toppers and successful candidates often recommend relevant and reliable booklists for UPPCS Prelims and Mains. Having correct and useful books for UPPSC PCS is an important factor that decides and ensures students’ success in any exam. This is true in the case of UPPSC Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services Examination also.
Just like aspirants of all other exams, UPPSC aspirants who do not follow relevant and reliable booklists from the very start of their preparation later get confused as the preparation for the exam continues for a long period of time. Such aspirants fail to keep their sources of study limited as advised by candidates who have already cleared the examination.
UPPSC PCS Prelims Mock Test Series 2023 - 45 Mock Tests + Current Affairs Books from January 2022 till May 2023
In order to help aspirants select the right books for their preparation, a list of books is being provided below.
Best Books for UPPCS Prelims 2023 Exam
UPPCS Combined State/Upper Subordinate Exam is a three stage exam. UPPCS Prelims Exam is the first stage that a candidate has to clear to reach second stage. UPPCS Prelims Exam is objective in nature consisting of two papers- Paper 1 and Paper 2. Here is the list of subject wise list of books for UPPCS Prelims Exam 2023.
History Books for UPPCS Prelims 2023
In UPPCS Prelims exam, around 25-30 Questions are asked from Art and Culture, Ancient History, Medieval and Modern History of India. Most of the questions are directly asked. The weightage is more for Modern History.
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Book list for UPPCS History |
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History of India and Indian National Movement |
6th to 12th NCERT* |
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A Brief History of Modern India (Spectrum) |
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| Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhaniya | |
| Ancient History by R S Sharma | |
| Medieval History by Satish Chandra | |
Geography Books for UPPCS Prelims 2023
In the UPPCS Prelims exam, around 20 Questions are asked from the Geography of India and the world. Most of the questions are directly asked. Industries, Minerals, Agriculture, Climate, etc are some of the important sections to be covered in geography. The list of geography books for UPPCS Prelims preparation is given below:
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Book list for UPPCS Geography |
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India and World geography
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6th to 12th NCERT* (especially 11th and 12th NCERT) |
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Geography of India by Majid Hussain |
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World Geography by Majid Hussain |
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Indian Polity Books for UPPCS Prelims 2023
Most of the syllabus of Indian Polity for UPPCS will be covered by going through M Laxmikanth alone. In UPPCS Prelims, many questions are asked based on articles of the Indian Constitution and other provisions. Therefore, one should learn them by heart as direct questions are asked.
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Book list for UPPCS Indian Polity |
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Indian Polity and Governance |
9th to 12th NCERT* |
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Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth |
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Economy Books for UPPCS Prelims 2023
In UPPCS Prelims, questions from economy are generally concept based and most of them are based on current affairs. Budget and Economic Survey specific to Uttar Pradesh are very important for the UPPCS aspirants.
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Book list for UPPCS Economy |
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Economic and Social Development |
9th to 12th NCERT* |
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Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh |
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| UP Budget 2022-23 and Economic Survey | |
| Yojana and Kurushetra Magazine | |
General Science Books for UPPCS Prelims 2023
In UPPCS Prelims, questions from general science are generally concept-based. The students need to revise the basic concepts of Physics, Chemistry and Biology from the NCERTs.
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Book list for UPPCS General Science |
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General Science/ Science and Technology |
6th to 10th NCERT* |
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General Science from Lucent |
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| Current Developments in the field of Science and Technology | |
Environment and Ecology Books for UPPCS Prelims 2023
Environment and Ecology is also an important subject for candidates preparing for UPPCS Prelims 2022. Many questions are directly asked from this section.
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Booklist for UPPCS Environment and Ecology |
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General Issues on Environment and ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change |
Environment by Shankar IAS |
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Ecology unit from Class 12th Biology NCERT* |
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Current Affairs 2023 for UPPCS Prelims 2023
Current Affairs is an important section in the preparation for UPPCS Prelims and Mains Exam. Around 20 questions are asked directly from the Current Affairs section.
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Current events of national and international Importance (Current Affairs) |
Daily Current Affairs/ Monthly Current Affairs/ Half Yearly and Yearly Current Affairs by PendulumEdu (both in Hindi and English) |
UP GK for UPPSC 2023 Exam
A few questions are asked with special reference to Uttar Pradesh in Prelims Exam of UPPSC PCS. As mentioned in the UPPSC Notification PDF 2023, The Optional Papers in UPPSC Mains Exam are now replaced by two papers of UP GK. So, now a special emphasis should be given to UP GK to prepare for the UPPSC Exam.
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Uttar Pradesh GK |
Current news with special reference to Uttar Pradesh from PendulumEdu, Uttar Pradesh GK by PendulumEdu (Coming Soon) |
Booklist for UPPSC PCS Mains Exam 2023
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History of Indian Culture (salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times) |
NCERT Fine Arts for Class XI (An introduction to Indian Art Part I), Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania |
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Modern Indian History and The Freedom Struggle |
6th to 12th NCERT, A Brief History of Modern India (Spectrum) |
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Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country |
India Since Independence by Bipan Chandra |
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History of the world from 18 century to middle of 20 century |
New NCERT of Class IX & X (India and Contemporary world-I & II)/ Old NCERT World History Story of Civilisation by Arjun Dev |
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Indian Society and Sociology |
NCERT Sociology Class XI & XII |
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India and World geography
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9th to 12th NCERT, Geography of India by Majid Hussain, World Geography by Majid Hussain, and Certificate Physical and Human Geography by G C Leong |
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Indian Polity |
Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth |
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Indian Economy |
9th to 12th NCERT, Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh, Economic Survey, Budget, Uttar Pradesh Year Book by Competition youth times |
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Science and Technology |
6th to 10th NCERT, TATA McGraw-Hill’s Science and Technology for Civil Services Examination |
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Environment and Ecology |
Environment by Shankar IAS, Chapter 14,15 and 16 from Class 12th Biology NCERT |
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Government Schemes and Initiatives |
Current Affairs by PendulumEdu, Yojana, Kurukshetra Magazines |
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Current Affairs |
Daily Current Affairs/ Monthly Current Affairs/ Half Yearly and Yearly CA from PendulumEdu |
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Uttar Pradesh GK |
Current news with special reference to Uttar Pradesh from PendulumEdu |
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Ethics |
Lexicon, Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude For Civil Services Examination by Awdhesh Singh, 2nd ARC report, 4th ARC report, NCERT Psychology book Class XI and XII (selected chapters) |
List of NCERT Books for UPPSC PCS Exam
As you all are aware of the fact that when the foundation is strong, then success is inevitable. So as to build strong concepts one needs to revise the NCERTs for UPPCS preparation. It has also been noticed that many questions that appeared in the previous years were directly from NCERTs. Here is the list of all important NCERT books for UPPCS Pre and Mains that one should go through.
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History |
VI |
Our Past – History |
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VII |
Our Past II – History |
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VIII |
Our Past III |
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IX |
India and Contemporary World-I |
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X |
India and Contemporary World-II |
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XI |
Themes in World History |
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XII |
Themes in Indian History-I |
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Themes in Indian History-II |
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Themes in Indian History-III |
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Art and Culture |
XI |
Fine Arts for Class XI (An introduction to Indian Art Part I) |
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Chapter 9 and 10 from Living Craft Traditions of India |
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Geography |
VI |
The Earth Our Habitat |
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VII |
Our Environment |
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VIII |
Resource & Development |
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IX |
Contemporary India-I |
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X |
Contemporary India-II |
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XI |
Fundamental of Physical Geography |
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India Physical Environment |
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Fundamentals of Human Geography |
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India – People and Economy |
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Indian Polity |
IX |
Democratic Politics-I |
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X |
Democratic Politics-II |
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XI |
Indian Constitution at Work |
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XII |
Politics in India since Independence |
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Economics |
IX |
Economics |
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X |
Understanding Economic Development |
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XI |
Indian Economic Development |
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XII |
Introductory Macroeconomics |
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Science |
VI |
NCERT Science Textbook for Class 6 |
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VII |
NCERT Science Textbook for Class 7 | |
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VIII |
NCERT Science Textbook for Class 8 | |
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IX |
NCERT Science Textbook for Class 9 | |
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NCERT Science Textbook for Class 10 | |
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XI |
Unit 14 of Chemistry, Unit 3, 4 & 5 of Biology |
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XII |
Unit 16 of Chemistry, Unit 9 (Chapter 11,12) of Biology |
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Environment and Ecology |
XI |
Unit 14 of Chemistry |
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XII |
Unit 10 (Chapter 13 to 16) of Biology |
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Society |
VI |
Social & Political Life I |
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VII |
Social & Political Life II |
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VIII |
Social & Political Life III |
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XII |
Indian Society |
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Social Change and Development in India |
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Ethics |
XI |
Introduction to Psychology- Chapters-3, 4, and 9 |
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XII |
Psychology- Chapters-1, 2, 6, and 7 |
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