List of Best Books for APSET 2021, APSET Subject wise Books!

APSET Books: For any examination, one of the most important steps in preparing is determining the appropriate study materials. So, here are the best books to prepare for the APSET exam. AP SET consists of two papers. Test I is common to all subjects, and Test II is used for specific subjects, depending on the subject chosen by the candidate. To qualify for the AP SET exam, you must prepare the best study materials.

Candidates often find themselves in a pool of many books and learning materials on the market and on the Internet which can confuse them and cost them their results. To avoid that chaos, we have prepared a list of the Best books to prepare for the APSET exam. Below you can find books to refer to for APSET Paper 1 and APSET Paper 2 both separately.
Important note: It is recommended that candidates complete the previous year's papers, who are at least 6-7 years old, along with these books. Resolving questions from previous years will improve your preparation.

Booklist for APSET Paper 1

Sr. No.	Subjects / Topics	AP SET Books	Authors/Publications
1.	General Studies	General Knowledge General Knowledge	Lucent Arihant
2.	Language and Reasoning	High School English Grammar and Composition Key Objective General English Quantitative Aptitude A Modern Approach for Logical Reasoning Aptitude	Wren & Martin SP Bakshi RS Aggarwal RS Aggarwal, Talent Publication
3.	Current Affairs	Daily Newspapers Current Affairs Monthly Compilation Manorama Year Book	The Hindu, The Indian Express Vision IAS
4.	Foundation of Education and Communication	Foundations of Education Foundations of Education	A. Chaube and S. P. Chaube Jason C. Robinson
5.	Teaching and Research	Trueman's UGC NET/SET UGC NET/JRF/SET Teaching and Research Aptitude	Sajit Kumar M.Gagan Pratiyogita Darpan

APSET Best Books (Subject-Wise)

Sr. No.	Subject	AP SET Books	Authors/Publications
1.	Anthropology	An Introduction to Social Anthropology Indian Anthropology Trueman’s UGC NET Anthropology	D.N.Majumdar & T. N. Madan Nadeem Hasnain A.M. Tripathi
2.	History	India since Independence Trueman's UGC NET History	Bipan Chandra Promod Singh
3.	Chemical Science	CSIR-UGC NET/JRF/SET Chemical Sciences	Dr Hemant Kulshrestha, Dr Ajay Taneja
4.	Commerce	Corporate Accounting Accounting Standards Indian Financial System	Naseem Ahmed D. S. Rawat M. Y. Khan
5.	Computer Science and Application	Trueman’s UGC NET/SET Computer Science and Applications SET Computer Science and Application	Sanjay Singhal, Sameer Mishra
6.	Economics	Indian Economy Economic Growth and Development UGC NET/JRF/SET Economics (Paper-II)	Ramesh Singh Mayer and Baldwin Gopal Garg,Upkar Prakashan
7.	Education	Measurement & Evaluation in Education Statistics In Psychology & Education Modern Indian Education: History, Development And Problems	Rinky Agarwal Henry E. Garrett J. C. Aggarwal
8.	English	UGC NET/SET (JRF & LS) English Literature Introduction to English Literature The Routledge History of Literature in English	Arihant Experts W. H Hudson
9.	Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Science	CSIR UGC NET Earth science	R. Gupta
10.	Environmental Science	Trueman's UGC NET Environmental Science	Anil Tyagi and Virendra Singh
11.	Geography	Human Geography Geographical Thoughts Geography NCERT for Class 10th, 11th & 12th	Majid Hussain
12.	Hindi	Hindi Bhasha Ki Parampara Aur Vikas Hindi Sahitya Ka Sankshipt Itihas Kavita Ke Naye Pratiman Hindi bhasha evam sahitya ka vastunishth itihas	Dr Ramprakash Dr. Vishwanath Tripathi Dr. Namvar Singh Saraswati pandey, Govind pandey
13.	Journalism and Mass Communications	Trueman’s UGC NET Mass Communication & Journalism UGC NET Mass Communication and Journalism	Sameer K. Mishra Nitesh Kumar Singh and Atul Udaipuria
14.	Law	Trueman’s UGC NET Law	Suman Chauhan
15.	Life Science	Upkar CSIR-UGC NET/JRF/SET Life Sciences	Pushkar Kumar, A.P. Singh
16.	Library and Information Science	Trueman’s UGC NET Library and Information Science	S. Thakur
17.	Management	Trueman’s UGC-NET Management UGC NET/SET (JRF & LS) Management	M. Shivani Mohit Aggarwal
18.	Mathematical Sciences	CSIR-U.G.C. NET/JRF/SET Mathematical Sciences 2018	Upkar Publication
19.	Archaeology	UGC NET/JRF Archaeology and Philosophy Paper (Hindi)	Mohan Lal
20.	Physical Science	Csir-Ugc Net/Jrf/Set Physical Sciences.	Anshul Gupta
21.	Physical Education	Trueman’s UGC NET Physical Education	Akhilesh Tripathi, A.K. Srivastava
22.	Philosophy	Philosophy paper-ii Trueman CBSE/ UGC CSIR NET books	Sahitya Bhawan Publication
23.	Political Science	An Introduction To Constitution An Introduction To Political Theory Trueman's UGC NET Political Science UGC Net Political Science	D. D. Basu O.P. Gauba K.A. Babu, Sajit Kumar Rukmini Bhattacharjee (Arihant)
24.	Psychology	Psychology Class XI & XII (NCERT) Introduction to Psychology (Morgan & King) Trueman's UGC NET Psychology	Dr Swati Maharshi
25.	Public Administration	Trueman’s UGC-NET Management UGC NET/SET (JRF & LS) Management	M. Shivani Mohit Aggarwal (Arihant experts)
26.	Sanskrit	Sanskrit Sahitya ka Itihaas Sanskrit Kavi Darshan	Umashankar Sharma “Rishi” Bhola Shankar Vyas
27.	Sociology	Sociology Themes and Perspectives Social Problems In India Trueman's UGC NET Sociology	Michael Haralambos & Martin Holborn Ram Ahuja S.Hussain
28.	Social Work	Trueman’s UGC NET Education	Yogendra Pal
29.	Telegu	UGC NET & SET (Telugu Literature)	GanjiShashidar, Pothula Venkateshwar Reddy
30.	Urdu	Mokqadwa; Tarikh-e-Zuban-e-Urdu	Prof. Maswood Husain Khan

The list provided above is prepared based on the best study materials from WB SET. We hope this helps you. Good luck!

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FAQs

What are the best books for APSET paper 1?

General Knowledge (Lucent), Current Affairs Monthly Compilation (Vision IAS), Objective General English (SP Bakshi), Quantitative Aptitude (RS Aggarwal) are a few very useful books for Paper 1.

What are the best books for APSET Teaching and Research aptitude?

Trueman's UGC NET/SET, Sajit Kumar M.Gagan, UGC NET/JRF/SET Teaching and Research Aptitude, Pratiyogita Darpan are one of the best for APSET Teaching and Research aptitude.

Which is the best book for Logical Reasoning (Paper-I) for APSET exam 2021?

The best book for (Paper- 1) for Logical Reasoning is APSET Exam 2021 A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by R.S Aggarwal.

What are the useful books to refer for APSET History?

Candidates can refer to India since Independence by Bipan Chandra, Trueman's UGC NET History by Promod Singh for AP SET Paper 2 History.