History

Basic Books:

1. NIOS course books for classes XI and XII on - Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India, National Movement & Contemporary World and Culture of India. (All these are available in PDF format on internet)

Advance Level Books:

1. India’s Ancient Past by R.S. Sharma published by Oxford University Press ( Amazon Link )

2. A History of Ancient & Early Medieval India by Upinder Singh ( Amazon Link )

3. History of Medieval India (800–1700 AD) by Satish Chandra published by Orient Longman ( Amazon Link ) ( Buy Full Set of 3 Books )

4. History of Modern India by Bipin Chandra (2009 Edition) ( Amazon Link ) ( Buy Full Set of 3 Books )

5. India's Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra & Others ( Amazon Link )

6. India After Independence (1947 - 2000) by Bipin Chandra & Others ( Amazon Link )

7. From Plassey To Partition And After by Sekhar Bandopadhyaya ( Amazon Link )

World History:

1. The Story of Civilization, Part 2 by Arjun Dev, NCERT ( Amazon Link )

2. Contemporary World History for class XII (Old NCERT Book) ( Amazon Link )

3. Mastering Modern World History by Norman Lowe ( Amazon Link )

Geography

1. Certificate Physical & Human Geography (Oxford) by Goh Cheng Leong ( Amazon Link )

2. NCERTs (New Editions)

• XI Standard: (1) India - Physical Environment (2) Fundamentals of Physical Geography ( Amazon Link )

• XII Standard: (1) India - People & Economy (2) Fundamentals of Human Geography ( Amazon Link )

3. School Atlas - Orient Black Swan ( Amazon Link )

4. Indian Geography by D. R. Khullar ( Amazon Link )

Social Issues

1. XI Standard NCERT on Indian Society (Chapters on Unity & Diversity and Population Issues) ( Amazon Link )

2. XII Standard NCERT (Chapters on Communalism, Secularism and Urban Issues such as Poverty, Housing, etc.) ( Amazon Link )

3. The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Indian Polity

1. Constitution of India at Work (Class XI) NCERT Publication ( Amazon Link )

2. Indian Polity by Laxmikanth ( Amazon Link )

3. The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

4. Yojana Magazine

Governance Issues

1. From Government to Governance by Kuldeep Mathur ( Amazon Link )

2. Ethics in Governance, ARC Report ( Amazon Link )

3. Citizen Centric Administration (Chapters 2, 5, 6, 7 & 8 only and box items in the report)

Developmental Issues

1. Human Development Report & World Development Report ( Amazon Link )

2. Panchayati Raj in India by Kuldeep Mathur ( Amazon Link )

3. The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

4. Kurukshetra & Yojana Magazines

International Relations

1. India’s Foreign Policy Since Independence by V.P. Dutt ( Amazon Link )

2. The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Indian Economy

1. Indian Economic Development XI Standard NCERT ( Amazon Link )

2. Indian Economy by Sanjiv Verma ( Amazon Link )

3. Introductory Macroeconomics XII Standard NCERT (Ignore all diagrams & mathematical formulas) ( Amazon Link )

4. The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

5. Economics Dictionary published by Collins & Penguin ( Amazon Link )

6. Economic Survey 2021 - 22 Highlights ( Amazon Link )

Ecology & Environment

1. Certificate Physical & Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong (Second Half of the Book) ( Amazon Link )

2. XII Standard NCERT Book on Biology (Chapters pertaining to Ecology) ( Amazon Link )

3. India Year Book (Chapters on Environment)

4. Chapter on Climate Change from Economic Survey

5. The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Security Issues

1. India’s Security in a Turbulent World by Jasjit Singh, published by National Book Trust of India ( Amazon Link )

2. The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Science & Technology

1. VIII, IX, X Standard NCERT books on Biology

2. The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

3. Monthly Magazine ‘Science Reporter for Science & Technology’

Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude

1. Ethics in Governance, ARC Report ( Amazon Link )

2. Lexicon by Chronicle Publications ( Amazon Link )

3. The Book on Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude published by Access Publication ( Amazon Link )