Kerala Administrative Service Exam Books List

By Pranav P|Updated : February 24th, 2022

Kerala Administrative Service examination is the second class gazetted competitive examination conducted by the Kerala PSC. Anyone with a degree level certificate is eligible for writing this Kerala Administrative Service Exam. Through this examination, an aspirant can bein their career with gazetted rank. Books and study materials are important sources of any preparation. Therefore, the Aspirants must go through the Kerala Administrative Service Exam Books List by Byju's Subject Matter Experts.

Kerala Administrative Service Exam Books List

Kerala Administrative Service Exam Books List 2022

Candidates preparing for the Kerala Administrative Service Exam 2021 must go through the Kerala Administrative Service Exam Books List prepared by BYJU'S Exam Prep Subject matter experts. A well-prepared exam book list of the Kerala Administrative Service Exam helps the candidates complete all the syllabus topics properly. The following reference books for Kerala Administrative Service Exam include Prelims and Mains Examination books.

Kerala Administrative Service Exam 2022 is conducted in three stages- Prelims exam, Mains exam and Interview. The Kerala Administrative Service Preliminary exam is the screening test for which an aspirant must mandatorily appear before the Kerala Administrative Service Mains exam. The merit list of selected candidates is declared based on the Kerala Administrative Service Mains Examination score and Personality test score.

Books are the relevant sources for preparation for any exam, and in the competitive sphere, they are the important sources of genuine information. For any competitive exams such as Kerala Administrative Service Exam, authentic and reliable sources hold high importance for having good conceptual clarity. Also, check the detailed Kerala Administrative Service Exam2022. 

Kerala Administrative Service Books List for Preliminary Exam

Check the Kerala Administrative Service Exam syllabus Books for the Prelims and Mains examination. The following list is similar to the Kerala PSC Degree level Exam books list by the topper of the examination.

Using topic-specific books will help the students save more time and budget and help to cover the exam syllabus. The exam books list and syllabus of the Kerala Administrative Service exam and the Kerala Administrative Service mains exam are some differences. The Kerala Administrative Service Prelims exam is an objective type examination, and the Kerala Administrative Service mains exam is a descriptive examination.

            Subjects

                           Reference Books 

Physical Geography

  • Kerala State Board Books – 8 to 12 standard Books
  • Geography of Kerala by Srikumar Chattopadhyay.
  • Oxford Atlas
  • Geography for Competitive Exams by Disha Experts and Talent Academy
  • Certificate and Physical Geography 

History:

(More Weightage)

Kerala History

  • Kerala PSC: Kerala History ( Social Studies) by Exam Books Shop.
  • Kerala Charithram by A. sreedhara menon
  • Kerala History and its makers

 Modern Indian History

  • NCERT centre textbook  (8-12 class books)
  • Modern History By Bipan chandra
  • Talent Publications for Modern India ( Malayalam language)

Medieval History

  • History of Medieval India by Sathish Chandra
  • Poonam Dalal’s Ancient and Medieval India
  • NCERT centre textbook (8-12 class books)
  • Talent Publications for Medieval India ( Malayalam)

Indian Polity 

  • Indian Polity (5th Edition) by Lakshmi Kanth.
  • SCERT/ NCERT Textbooks

Malayalam Language

  • Malayalam Pareekshasahayi by  Beena
  • Career Guidance Bureau’s Reference Book of PAREEKSHAKALILE MALAYALAM for PSC Exams
  • Malsarapareekshayile Malayalam for Kerala PSC by Talent Academy

Basic Economics

  • Economy Books – NCERT (10- 12 Class)
  • Objective Economics by Sanjay Kumar
  • Economics for Beginners by Andrew Prentice

English Language

  • Little drops of Basic English language Grammar by Turning point PSC coaching center.
  • General English of Lucent Publications
  • Plinth to Paramount

Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning

  • Modern way  to Logical Reasoning by Dr R.S. Aggarwal
  • Quantitative aptitude questions for competitive examination by Dr R.S. Aggarwal

Basic Computer awareness

  • Kerala SCERT textbooks and NCERT books (8-12 class)
  • Objective General Computer Awareness by Arihant publications

General Science

  • Kerala State Board books- 8-12th- NCERT/ SCERT( Malayalam)
  • Encyclopedia of General Science by Arihant publications
  • General Science Questions: Lucent Publications.

Art and Culture

  • Indian Art & Culture by Nitin S
  • Cultural Heritage of Kerala 
  • Fine Arts
  • Kerala Bhasha Charithram
  • Indian Society NCERT 
  • Understanding Society
  • NCERT: Social Change and Development in India
  • IGNOU Political Science Textbooks

Environmental Science

  • NCERT text book (8-10 class)
  • Short notes on conventions related to Environment.

Current Affairs

  • Check Byju’s Exam Prep App for Daily/monthly/yearly current affairs news
  • Check magazines Kurukshetra, Yojana etc
  • Focus on English and Malayalam newspapers daily. (Eg: Hindu, Mathrubhumi)

Kerala Administrative Service Books List for Mains Exam

In the Kerala Administrative Service Examination 2022, both Prelims and Mains exams do not follow the exact same syllabus, and the Kerala Administrative Service Mains exam is of descriptive type. Most of the topics in the prelims syllabus are avoided in the Mains exam syllabus. But for the main examination, more prominence is given to General studies, Economy, Current Affairs and Science. For the Main examination, Students should need well-rooted knowledge on the subjects mentioned in the syllabus rather than superficial knowledge. So more books are noticed in the list of the following books.

                    Subjects

                            Books to be referred

Physical Geography

  • Geography of Kerala by Srikumar Chattopadhyay.
  • NCERT/ SCERT Books– 8 to 12 Class Books
  • Certificate and Physical Geography 
  • Quick Geography for Competitive Exams published by Disha Experts.
  • Oxford Atlas

History:

Kerala History

  • Kerala PSC: Kerala History ( General Studies) by Exam Books Shop.
  • Kerala Charithram by A. sreedhara menon

 Modern Indian History

  • Indian History by Arihant Publications
  • NCERT centre textbook  (8-12 standard books)
  • Talent Publications for Modern India ( Malayalam language)
  • Modern History by Bipan Chandra

Medieval History

  • NCERT centre textbook (8-12 standard books)
  • History of Medieval India by Sathish Chandra
  • Medieval History By Bipin chandra
  • Talent Publications for Medieval India ( Malayalam)

Indian Polity (Constitution related)

  • Indian Polity  by M.Lakshmi Kanth.
  • SCERT/ NCERT Textbooks

Basic Economics

  • Objective Economics by Sanjay Kumar
  • Indian Economy Key Concepts by Shankar G Karuppiah
  • Economics for Beginners by Andrew Prentice
  • Economy Books – NCERT (10th to 12 Standard)
  • Indian economy by Ramesh Singh

Computer Science/ Basic computer awareness

  • SCERT/ NCERT textbooks (8-12 class)
  • Objective Computer Awareness by Arihant publications
  • Bharat’s E-law and IT by Aravind Menon

General Science

  • NCERT/ SCERT Books( Malayalam)
  • Kerala PSC General Science questions by Talent Academy.
  • General Science Objective Questions by Lucent Publications.
  • PSC General Science previous year question bank by Lakshya Books.
  • Encyclopedia of General Science by Arihant publications

Art and Culture

  • Indian Art & Culture by Nitin S
  • Cultural Heritage of Kerala 
  • Fine Arts manuals
  • Kerala Bhasha Charithram
  • Indian Society NCERT 
  • Understanding Society
  • NCERT: Social Change and Development in India
  • IGNOU Political Science Textbooks
  • Art and Culture by Topper’s Notes (for KAS)

Environmental Science

  • SCERT/ NCERT text books (8-12class)
  • Short Notes on some conventions related to Environment.
  • Environmental Studies: Objective questions by Arun K. Tripathi 
  • Environment and Ecology: by Vaishali Anand

Current Affairs

  • Check Byju’s Exam Prep App for Daily/monthly/yearly current affairs
  • Yojana and Kurukshetra Magazine
  • Focus on Malayalam and English newspapers daily (Eg: Hindu).

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FAQs

  • Yes, Kerala Administrative Service Exam Books List prepared by Byju's subject matter experts cover the Kerala Administrative Service Exam syllabus.

  • Making the Kerala Administrative Service Exam Books List 2022 will help the students save more time and help cover the exam syllabus easily. 

  • "Indian Polity by M. Lakshmikanth" is the best book covering polity basics for the Kerala Administrative Service Exam 2022.

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