What's the essential material for preparation of UPSC?
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UPSC study material is wide but you can just focus on prime important material
polity -laxmikant polity and NCERT IX-XII
History
India's Struggle for Independence Bipan Chandra
Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
NCERT XI history
NCERT XII (Modern Indian History)
Geography
Certificate Physical Geography G C Long
NCERT VI X (Old Syllabus)
NCERT XI, XII (New Syllabus)
World Atlas (Orient Black Swan)
Economics
Indian Economy by Nitin Singhania
Economic Development & Policies in India Jain & Ohri
NCERT XI
International Relations
NCERT XII (Contemporary World Politics)
Current Affairs
CSAT
Tata McGraw Hill CSAT Manual
Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning R S Agg...more
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