History

Basic Books:

NIOS course books for classes XI and XII on – Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India, National Movement & Contemporary World and Culture of India. (All these are available in PDF format on internet)

Advance Level Books:

India’s Ancient Past by R.S. Sharma published by Oxford University Press ( Amazon Link )

A History of Ancient & Early Medieval India by Upinder Singh ( Amazon Link )

History of Medieval India (800–1700 AD) by Satish Chandra published by Orient Longman ( Amazon Link ) ( Buy Full Set of 3 Books )

History of Modern India by Bipin Chandra (2009 Edition) ( Amazon Link ) ( Buy Full Set of 3 Books )

India’s Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra & Others ( Amazon Link )

India After Independence (1947 – 2000) by Bipin Chandra & Others ( Amazon Link )

From Plassey To Partition And After by Sekhar Bandopadhyaya ( Amazon Link )

World History:

The Story of Civilization, Part 2 by Arjun Dev, NCERT ( Amazon Link )

Contemporary World History for class XII (Old NCERT Book) ( Amazon Link )

Mastering Modern World History by Norman Lowe ( Amazon Link )

Geography

Certificate Physical & Human Geography (Oxford) by Goh Cheng Leong ( Amazon Link )

NCERTs (New Editions)

XI Standard: (1) India – Physical Environment (2) Fundamentals of Physical Geography ( Amazon Link )

XII Standard: (1) India – People & Economy (2) Fundamentals of Human Geography ( Amazon Link )

3. School Atlas – Orient Black Swan ( Amazon Link )

4. Indian Geography by D. R. Khullar ( Amazon Link )

 Social Issues

XI Standard NCERT on Indian Society (Chapters on Unity & Diversity and Population Issues) ( Amazon Link )

XII Standard NCERT (Chapters on Communalism, Secularism and Urban Issues such as Poverty, Housing, etc.) ( Amazon Link )

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

 Indian Polity

Constitution of India at Work (Class XI) NCERT Publication ( Amazon Link )

Indian Polity by Laxmikanth ( Amazon Link )

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Yojana Magazine

 Governance Issues

From Government to Governance by Kuldeep Mathur ( Amazon Link )

Ethics in Governance, ARC Report ( Amazon Link )

Citizen Centric Administration (Chapters 2, 5, 6, 7 & 8 only and box items in the report)

 Developmental Issues

Human Development Report & World Development Report ( Amazon Link )

Panchayati Raj in India by Kuldeep Mathur ( Amazon Link )

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Kurukshetra & Yojana Magazines

 International Relations

India’s Foreign Policy Since Independence by V.P. Dutt ( Amazon Link )

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

 Indian Economy

Indian Economic Development XI Standard NCERT ( Amazon Link )

Indian Economy by Sanjiv Verma ( Amazon Link )

Introductory Macroeconomics XII Standard NCERT (Ignore all diagrams & mathematical formulas) ( Amazon Link )

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Economics Dictionary published by Collins & Penguin ( Amazon Link )

Economic Survey 2021 – 22 Highlights ( Amazon Link )

 Ecology & Environment

Certificate Physical & Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong (Second Half of the Book) ( Amazon Link )

XII Standard NCERT Book on Biology (Chapters pertaining to Ecology) ( Amazon Link )

India Year Book (Chapters on Environment)

Chapter on Climate Change from Economic Survey

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

 Security Issues

India’s Security in a Turbulent World by Jasjit Singh, published by National Book Trust of India ( Amazon Link )

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

 Science & Technology

VIII, IX, X Standard NCERT books on Biology

The Hindu or Indian Express Newspaper

Monthly Magazine ‘Science Reporter for Science & Technology’

 Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude

Ethics in Governance, ARC Report ( Amazon Link )

Lexicon by Chronicle Publications ( Amazon Link )

The Book on Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude published by Access Publication ( Amazon Link )