{"id":281,"date":"2020-09-25T07:27:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T07:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/?p=281"},"modified":"2020-09-25T07:27:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T07:27:56","slug":"important-books-you-should-follow-for-apsc-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/important-books-you-should-follow-for-apsc-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Important books you should follow for APSC Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/books.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/stsp\/to_webp,q_lossy,ret_img\/https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/books.jpg 700w, https:\/\/cdn.shortpixel.ai\/stsp\/to_webp,q_lossy,ret_img\/https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/books-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>APSC prelims strategy and books prelims cannot be explained easily in few lines; however, a detailed compilation of books have been mentioned <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.http:\/\/borthakursiasacademy.com\/recommended_books.php\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a> <\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/important-books-you-should-follow-for-apsc-preparation\/#List_of_NCERT_books_required_for_APSC_preparation\" >List of NCERT books required for APSC preparation:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/important-books-you-should-follow-for-apsc-preparation\/#Additional_Standard_books_for_GS_paper\" >Additional Standard books for GS paper<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/important-books-you-should-follow-for-apsc-preparation\/#Indian_History_Culture\" >Indian History &amp; Culture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/important-books-you-should-follow-for-apsc-preparation\/#World_History\" >World History<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/important-books-you-should-follow-for-apsc-preparation\/#India_World_Geography\" >India &amp; World Geography<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/important-books-you-should-follow-for-apsc-preparation\/#Indian_Society\" >Indian Society<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/important-books-you-should-follow-for-apsc-preparation\/#Indian_Polity\" >Indian Polity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/important-books-you-should-follow-for-apsc-preparation\/#International_Relations\" >International Relations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/important-books-you-should-follow-for-apsc-preparation\/#Economic_Development\" >Economic Development<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/important-books-you-should-follow-for-apsc-preparation\/#Ethics_Integrity_Aptitude\" >Ethics, Integrity &amp; Aptitude<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>There have been many changes in APSC pattern for couple of years now. Though there are no optional subjects in prelims but the general studies comprise a lot of subjects. Only hard work with right techniques plus planned strategy required to crack the exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, class VI to XII NCERT study materials are ideal start for APSC preparation but you need some standard books as well for GS (General Studies) paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please check the details of study materials given below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#a90ce9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_of_NCERT_books_required_for_APSC_preparation\"><\/span><br>List of NCERT books required for APSC preparation:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>History, Geography, Polity, Economics- Standard VI- XII<\/li><li>Social and Political Life (Civics) &#8211; Standard VI-VIII<\/li><li>Indian Society- Standard XI and XII<\/li><li>Standard XI- An Introduction to Indian Art &amp; Living craft traditions of India (chapter 9 &amp; 10)<\/li><li>Science and Technology- Standard VI-X<\/li><li>Chemistry- Standard XI (Unit 14), Standard XII (Unit 16)<\/li><li>Biology- Standard XI Unit 4, 5 &amp; 14; Standard XII Unit 8,9,10 and Unit 13, 14, 15 &amp; 16<\/li><li>Study all the books related to Assam\u2019s History &amp; Geography, Assam Politics (read e-magazines, newspapers)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#a90ce9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Additional_Standard_books_for_GS_paper\"><\/span>Additional Standard books for GS paper<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth<\/li><li>Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh<\/li><li>India\u2019s struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#a90ce9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Indian_History_Culture\"><\/span>Indian History &amp; Culture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India\u2019s Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra<\/li><li>A New Look at Modern Indian History by B L Grover &amp; Alka Mehta<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#a90ce9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"World_History\"><\/span>World History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Mastering Modern World History by Norman Lowe<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#a90ce9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"India_World_Geography\"><\/span>India &amp; World Geography<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Certificate Physical &amp; Human Geography by Goh Cheng Leong<\/li><li>India: A Comprehensive Geography by D R Khullar<\/li><li>World Geography by Majid Hussain<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#a90ce9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Indian_Society\"><\/span>Indian Society<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Social Problems in India by Ram Ahuja<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#a90ce9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Indian_Polity\"><\/span>Indian Polity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth<\/li><li>Introduction to the Constitution of India by D Basu<\/li><li>Our Constitution by Subash Kashyap<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#a90ce9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"International_Relations\"><\/span>International Relations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India\u2019s Foreign Policy by V P Dutt<\/li><li>Rethinking India\u2019s Foreign Policy by Rajiv Sikri<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#a90ce9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Economic_Development\"><\/span>Economic Development<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Indian Economy Since Independence by Uma Kapila<\/li><li>Indian Economy Key Concepts by K. Shankarganesh<\/li><li>Latest Economic Survey and\u00a0Budget<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#a90ce9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ethics_Integrity_Aptitude\"><\/span>Ethics, Integrity &amp; Aptitude<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ethics, Integrity &amp; Aptitude by G Subba Rao<\/li><li>The Lexicon for Ethics, Integrity &amp; Aptitude by Niraj Kumar<\/li><li>Ethics, Integrity &amp; Values in Public Services by Ramesh K Arora.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For thorough guidance on study materials you should opt for a coaching centre. While preparing for a highly competitive exam, self-study won\u2019t serve enough. To understand the real competitive environment, you have to step out of your study room.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Consult one of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best coaching institute in Guwahati and Jorhat for APSC preparation<\/a>. Thriving excellent services from a long time, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Borthakur IAS Academy<\/a> is a renowned name in competitive government exam coaching in Guwahati.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For class details, student testimonials and other important details, check out their official website www.borthakursiasacademy.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APSC prelims strategy and books prelims cannot be explained easily in few lines; however, a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":284,"href":"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281\/revisions\/284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.borthakursiasacademy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}