UPSC/GPSC Exams

Official website of Union Public
Service Commision
www.upsc.gov.in
Official website of Gujarat
Public Service Commision
www.gpsc.gujarat.gov.in
For online application of GPSC
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http://ojas.guj.nic.in
For the students who are
preparing for exams,they will
get good information from the
below listed sites:
www.onestopias.com
www.upscportal.com
www.mrunal.org
To read Competitive Magazines
like Pratiyogita
Darpan,Samanya Gyan Darpan
and Success Mirror  follow the
below link:
http://emagazine.pdgroup.in
For the students who wants to
start preparation,Begin with
following:
Civil Services Chronicle
(Magazine,Monthly)
Yojana(Magazine,Monthly,by
Govt of India)
Kurukshetra
Latest Facts in General
Knowledge(Magazine in
Gujarati,Monthly)
The Hindu Newspaper
The Indian Express Newspaper
NCERT Textbooks (Std:5-12,All
Subjects)
BOOK LIST for PRELIM
EXAMINATION
Paper 1: General Studies
1.    History (Indian History and
Indian National Movement)
Essential:
      Old NCERT books:
Ancient ,Medivial, Modern History
(3 Books-only xerox available)
Modern India by Bipin
Chandra
Additional:
      NCERTbooks IX, X, XI, XII
History of Modern India by
A.C Banerjee
2.    Geography (Indian and
World Geography)
Essential:
      NCERT books IX, X, XI, XII
School Atlas
Additional:
      General Principals of World
Geography by Charles Farro
Certificate Course in
Geography by Goh Cheng Leong
3.    Economics (Indian
Economics and Economic
Theory)
Essential:
      Indian Economy by Dutta and
Sundara
      Economic Survey of India by
Govt. of India
Pratiyogita Darpan-Special
Issue of Economics
Yearly Budget
reccomendation
      Current Five Year Plan(12 th)
Additional:
      An Evolution of Indian
Economy by I.C. Dhingra
Indian Economy by Mishra
and Puri
Economic Dictionary by
Collins
      Economic Dictionary by
Penguin
4.    Polity (Indian Constitution)
Essential:
      Indian Polity by M.Laxmikant
An Introduction to the
Constitution of India by D.D.
Basu
Additional:
      Our Constitution by Dr.
Subhash Kashyap
5.    General Science (Physics,
Chemistry, Biology)
Essential:
       NCERT Textbooks XIII,IX, X
Science and Technology by
Spectrum publication
Science and Technology
Section of The Hindu Newspaper
6.    Environment (Ecology, Bio-
diversity, Climate Change)
Essential:
      Biology and Geography
NCERT Books
Current events on
Environmental Issues
Special Issue on this topic by
Chronicle,CST Magazine
      NIOS Textbook
7.    Current Affairs
Essential:
the Hindu(or Indian Express)
and Economic Times
Newspapers
Frontline, Political &
Economic Weeks Periodicals
Additional:
       India Year book
Previous years solved
Question Papers for Prelims and
Mains
Paper 2: Civil Service Aptitude
Test (CSAT)
1.    Numeracy
Essential:
      NCERT Mathematics VII, IX, X
2.    Data Interpretation
Essential:
      Data Interpretation and Data
Sufficiency by Tyra and Kundan
3.    English Comprehension and
Communication
Essential:
      Objective General English by
R.S. Agarwal
4.    Logical Reasoning
Essential:
      A Modern Approach to Verbal
Reasoning by R.S. Agarwal
Additional:
                A new Approach to
Reasoning by Sijwali and Sijwali
OR If you want to prepare CSAT
Paper 2 from only single book
then use-
CSAT Paper 2 Guide by TMH
Publication
20 Practice Test Papers for
CSAT by TMH Publication