Important Books for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026 | Booklist for IAS Exam

In this video, Abhijeet Yadav simplifies the UPSC CSE 2025 preparation process by providing a concise book list for the prelims.

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Abhijeet Yadav highlights the booklist required to cover the UPSC syllabus, focusing on subjects like history, polity, geography, environment, economy, and science & technology. These recommendations are based on the books favored by toppers, ensuring a focused approach to studying for the UPSC IAS exam. Abhijeet also mentions Most important NCERTs and Standard sources like M.Laxmikant, Shankar IAS Environment, PMF IAS Environment, etc that have proven helpful.

00:00 Introduction
00:46 History Booklist (Ancient, Medieval & Modern) for UPSC
01:35 Art & Culture Booklist for UPSC
02:26 Polity Booklist for UPSC
03:29 Geography Booklist for UPSC
05:18 Environment Booklist for UPSC
06:07 Economy Booklist for UPSC
07:40 Science and technology Booklist for UPSC
08:35 let's summarise

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UPSC Civil Services Exam is one of the most prestigious exams in the country. It has three parts, the Prelims exam, the Main exam and the Personality test, which you need to clear in order to become an IAS or IPS officer. All other Group A services of the Government of India recruit people through the UPSC Civil services exam itself and because of this, there is a lot of competition in this exam. Hence, your UPSC preparation should be strategic, informed and well planned.

Your UPSC preparation should not be based on blind adherence to any program. Rather you should give a thought about how your are preparing. The best way to go forward is to study the blogs and tips given by previous year toppers about how to go about UPSC CSE for all three stages of UPSC Prelims, UPSC Mains and the Personality test also known as the UPSC Interview, and then make your UPSC preparation strategy accordingly.

Doing static subjects like polity, economy, environment, geography and history for your UPSC preparation is a solid bet to increase your chances of clearing this exam. But this must all be supplemented by current affairs for best effect.




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