#WBCS_BOOKLIST #WBCS #wbcs2024
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Start with a good GS MANUAL
1) General Studies Paper -I Manohar Pandey
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2) WBCS GS MANUAL - Nitin Singhania Sir
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SUBJECT WISE
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#HISTORY
1) Ancient & Medieval India - Poonam Dalal Dahiya
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ANCIENT HISTORY OF INDIA - SONALI BANSAL & SNEHIL TRIPATHI
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2) Modern India - Sonali Bansal, Snehil Tripathi
3) Spectrum - A brief History of Modern India - Rajiv Ahir
Supplementary Material
INDIAN HISTORY - IAS & STATE PCS 300+ SOLVED (Arihant)
2023 - 1990
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NCERT Notes Indian History for UPSC & State PSC
INDIAN ART & CULTURE - Nitin Singhania
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INDIAN HISTORY - Krishna Reddy
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#GEOGRAPHY
1) Geography of India [ Gist of NCERT ] - Mahesh Kumar Barnwal
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2) Geography - India & West Bengal - Kartick Chandra Mondal
3) Geography of India Majid Husain / Khullar **
(** only to be used selectively as reference books)
4) Human Geography - Majid Husain *
* only to be used as reference
Map Based Preparation Must
ENVIRONMENT - Shankar IAS Notes
#POLITY
1) M Lakshmikant
2) OBJECTIVE INDIAN POLITY - M Lakshmikant
3) INDIAN POLITY (Arihant) - 300+ Solved Questions IAS & STATE PCS
4) IMPORTANT JUDGEMENTS THAT TRANSFORMED INDIA
Supplementary Book
INDIAN POLITY - Sri Ram Srirangam | Rohit Deo Jha
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#INDIAN_ECONOMY
1) Indian Economy by Nitin singhania sir
+ IAS & STATE PCS 300+ Solved Questions INDIAN ECONOMY
3) Pratiyogita Darpan Spl edition Indian Economy ( Exam oriented Series)*
* For Current affairs, Budget & Economic Survey on Indian Economy
4) Arihant Mag book ( specific chapters related to RBI & Money market)
#ENGLISH
[ OBJECTIVE ENGLISH FOR WBCS PRELIMS ]
1) Objective English by SP Bakshi
2) English Grammar - PK Dey Sarkar
#ARITHMETIC & #REASONING
1) RS Agarwal - Basic practice for beginners
2) SSC CGL Maths by Rakesh Yadav + ADVANCED MATHS
3) Kirans SSC Mathematics
4) Kiran SSC Reasoning
#PRACTICE_BOOKS
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UPSC Pre 25 yrs solved * Disha publication
Or
UPSC Pre 25 yrs solved * Arihant Publication
14000 plus Arihant objective question
WBCS Scanner
Disha 11000 plus
Dhankar 11000
#SCIENCE
1) Shankar ias academy - environment
2) Encyclopedia of General Science
2) SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - Ravi P Agrahari
3) GENERAL SCIENCE - Samim Sarkar & Sutapa Kar
#Special_mention * [ SPECIAL REFERENCE BOOKS ]
1) INDIAN HISTORY - Krishna Reddy
2) WBCS GS MANUAL by Nitin Singhania sir &
3) Indian Economy by Nitin singhania sir
4) Lakshmikant - Indian Polity
5) Geography by Majid Husain / Gist of NCERT By Barnwal Or
Geography - Periyar ( Anyone)
These books are very important.
👉 Always Focus on Standard Text Books
👉 Read each book multiple times
👉 Revision is the key
👉 Don't rely on only coaching Institute notes.
( Always refer standard text books)
👉 Don't Trust anyone sharing lucrative short cuts.
👉 There is no Short cuts to success
👉 Remember you are preparing for Civil service to become Future Executive Magistrates / Asst Commissioners / Deputy Superintendent of Police etc
👉 So be serious and prepare accordingly
👉 Be Smart, learn to identify what to read & what not to read.
👉 Have a Time Table
👉 Trust only Standard Text Books & Previous years Questions only
#Arithmetic & #Reasoning ( Advanced Practice)
As per latest pattern
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1) Arithmetic & Reasoning - Advanced Maths Rakesh Yadav
2) Kirans SSC reasoning
3) Kirans ssc cgl maths
#Current_Affairs
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1) Pratiyogita Darpan quarterly issue
2) Pratiyogita darpan monthly issue
3) PD Year book
Other Sources
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GkToday.com
Mrunal Economy videos
Regularly read newspapers
The Hindu Or The Telegraph Or The Times or The Indian Express
(** Any Two)
For Mains, regular practice writing composition, essays, letters, translation etc.
The Following is an updated list of WBCS Books & may be revised from time to time by me at my discretion.
Best Wishes
Abhirup Bhattacharjee
15 янв 2024
