NCERT & Standard Booklist
For UPSC Civil Services

A strategically prepared, expert-curated collection of foundation NCERTs and essential standard reference books designed to optimize your study time and eliminate resource overload.

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NCERT Booklist for UPSC

General Studies — Launchpad IAS' Best Picks

The Importance of our NCERT Booklist: Our list of NCERT books for UPSC preparation is designed to help you study efficiently. It includes the most essential NCERT books to make the best use of your time and focus on the most important study materials for UPSC.

Sr. No	Subject	Class	Name of the NCERT Book
1	Ancient History	VI	Ancient India (Old)
2	Ancient History	VI	Our Pasts-I (New)
3	Medieval History	VII	Medieval India (Old)
4	Medieval History	VII	Our Pasts-II (New)
5	Modern History	VIII	Our Pasts-III (New)
6	Ancient History	XI	Ancient India (Old)
7	Medieval History	XI	Medieval India (Old)
8	Ancient History	XII	Themes in Indian History-I (New) (Theme 4)
9	Medieval History	XII	Themes in Indian History-II (New) (Themes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
10	Indian Art & Culture	XI	An Introduction to Indian Art-I (New)
11	Modern History	VIII	Modern India (Old)
12	Modern History	XII	Themes in Indian History-III (New)
13	Indian Economy	-	Ramesh Singh
14	Indian Economy	X	Understanding Economic Development (New)
15	Indian Economy	XI	Indian Economic Development (New)
16	Indian Economy	XII	Introductory Macro Economics (New)
17	Science & Technology	VI	Science (New)
18	Science & Technology	VII	Science (New)
19	Science & Technology	VIII	Science (New)
20	Science & Technology	IX	Science (New)
21	Science & Technology	X	Science (New)
22	Science & Technology	XII	Biology (New) (UNIT: VII, VIII, IX, X)
23	Society & Social Justice	XI	Understanding Society
24	Society & Social Justice	XII	Social Change and Development in India
25	World History	IX	India and the Contemporary World Part-I (New)
26	World History	X	India and the Contemporary World Part-II (New)
27	Geography	ICSE	Goh Cheng Leong (ICSE Book) Chapter 15-25
28	Geography	XI	Fundamentals of Physical Geography (New)
29	Geography	XI	Indian Physical Environment (New)
30	Geography	XII	India-People and Economy (New)
31	Polity & Governance	XI	Indian Constitution at Work
32	Polity & Governance	XI	Political Theory
33	Environment	XII	Biology NCERT (Ecology & Environment Units)

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Standard Booklist For UPSC

Launchpad Education — Books Provided by the Institute & Topper Recommended

Our suggested Standard Books for UPSC consists of the most reputed and suggested books by toppers and mentors from all over India.

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Our list is based on the expert consensus of rank holders and senior faculties across India.

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Eliminates duplicate content across subjects to maximize retention and revision speed.