Books are an integral part of the preparation of any competitive examination, but for an exam like UPPSC PCS 2020, a candidate needs to be highly diligent. To ensure selection, a candidate needs to refer to some of the standard books and do not pick any random publication. The book selection is a very important part of the preparation, as the desired knowledge base is required to succeed in the examination and moreover, the competitive examination like the UPPSC PCS 2020 exam.
UPPSC PCS 2020 Examination: Important books
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has recently changed the syllabus of UPPSC PCS examination in the year 2018. It is almost on the lines of UPSC CSE except for UP special segment. Like UPSC, the UPPSC PCS has the same exam pattern and conducted in three stages-Prelim, Main and Interview. Therefore, the booklist also includes the same books that are required for UPSC CSE. In addition, some books and resources concerning Uttar Pradesh Specific GK segment are different rest is almost the same. The books enlisted as follows:
Subject | Books recommended |
Indian History | 1. Ancient History by R.S. Sharma (Old NCERT) 2. Medieval History by Satish Chandra (Old NCERT) 3. India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra or A Brief History of Modern India (Spectrum) 4. Ghatna Chakra Indian History (Chapter Wise Solved Papers) |
Indian Polity | 5. M. Lakshmikant 6. Ghatna Chakra Indian Polity and Governance (Chapter Wise Solved Papers) |
Indian Economy | 7. NCERT Class XI: Indian Economic Development 8. Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh (Selective Chapters) 9. Economic Survey (India+UP) 2019-20 10. Budget (India + UP) 2020-21 |
Geography: India and World Geography | 11. NCERT Class VI-XII 12. Oxford Student Atlas 13. Ghatna Chakra Geography (Chapter-wise solved papers) |
General Science | 14. NCERT Class VI-X 15. Ghatna Chakra General Science (Chapter-wise solved papers) 16. Lucent General Science |
General Hindi | 17. Samanya Hindi by Dr Hardev Bahati |
UP Specific GK | 18. Uttar Pradesh GK Book by Pariksha Vani |
Current Events and Developmental Issues | 19. Any national newspaper: ‘The Hindu’ or ‘The Indian Express’ for English medium and ‘Jansatta’ or ‘Business Standard’ for Hindi medium 20. Ghatna Chakra and BYJU'S Exam Prep monthly Magazine |
CSAT | 21. Tata McGraw Hill CSAT manual 22. Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning by R.S. Agarwal |
Adequate knowledge pool substantiated with the standard books and sources, with right guidance and strategy would certainly help to succeed in any exam, so is UPPSC PCS 2020 exam. Remember, the books and resources are same, what matters is correct strategy clubbed with doable targets, when implemented sincerely, ensures selection. So be thorough with every topic given in the syllabus of UPPSC PCS 2020 Exam with previous years papers’ analysis, and it is advisable that a candidate must not wander or keep adding the booklist. Keeping resources minimum and backing up with multiple revisions, ensure success ultimately.
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