SUNEEL KUMAR

The list of books : Polity Indian Polity by Laxmikanth Economy Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh Mrunal.org articles Macroeconomics – NCERT Class XII Indian Economic Development – NCERT Class XI Economic Survey (Selective reading from Prelims perspective) The Hindu Internet for understanding concepts (Arthapedia, Google, Youtube) Ancient History of India Old NCERT by RS SharmaSharma Me  History of India Old NCERT by Satish Chandra (Selective Reading) Modern History A Brief history of Modern India- Spectrum Publications India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra (Selective Reading) NCERT by Bipan Chandra (For the period 1700s to 1857) Indian Art and Culture An Introduction to Indian Art – Class XI NCERT Chapters related to culture in Ancient and Medieval India NCERTs Centre for Cultural Resource and Training (CCRT) material Heritage Crafts: Living Craft Traditions of India -NCERT Environment and Biodiversity Shankar IAS book General Scie

       Curren Affairs is the trickiest part of UPSC. With the weightage of current affairs increasing year after year one cannot ignore it for Prelims as well as Mains. In terms of current affairs there is good and bad news. The bad news is how much ever you study it will always be insufficient. There is nobody who can cover the entire current affairs. There will always be some questions in the exams which you will not have an idea about. The good news is there is plenty of material available online and offline. Instead of reading the newspaper, one can also take up the compiled material which is available. Better would be to watch videos and study. This can help you save your time as well as give you the flexibility to study wherever and whenever you want to. Also, connecting the material read to the syllabus is the most important thing. For this you can take the guidance of some mentor till you have learned the knack of it. If you want to watch videos on current affair