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UPSC Foundation Booklist

The document outlines a comprehensive booklist for UPSC preparation focused on Class 11-12 subjects, emphasizing the importance of NCERTs and supplementary texts across various disciplines such as History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Psychology, Environment, Science & Technology, Society & Culture, and Current Affairs. It provides specific recommendations for each subject, including key texts and notes for effective study and revision. Additionally, it suggests practices for writing and summarizing to enhance understanding and retention of the material.

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UPSC Foundation Booklist

The document outlines a comprehensive booklist for UPSC preparation focused on Class 11-12 subjects, emphasizing the importance of NCERTs and supplementary texts across various disciplines such as History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Psychology, Environment, Science & Technology, Society & Culture, and Current Affairs. It provides specific recommendations for each subject, including key texts and notes for effective study and revision. Additionally, it suggests practices for writing and summarizing to enhance understanding and retention of the material.

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UPSC Foundation Booklist (Class 11–12 Focused)

Goal: Build conceptual clarity with Class 11–12 NCERTs + basic supporting books.

1. History

Book Notes

Themes in Indian History Part I, II, III (Class 12) Covers Ancient, Medieval, Modern
India — UPSC favorite!

Modern India – Bipin Chandra (Read after For extra depth in Modern History
NCERTs)

Revise through timeline + key event charts


(Revolution, Congress sessions etc.)

2. Geography

Book Notes

📘 Fundamentals of Physical Geography (Class 11) Landforms, climate – Very


important

📘 India: Physical Environment (Class 11) Rivers, soil, monsoon, etc.

📘 Fundamentals of Human Geography (Class 12) Basics of human geography

📘 India: People and Economy (Class 12) Agriculture, industries, migration


etc.

📘 GC Leong – Physical Geography (support after Important for Prelims & Mains
NCERTs)

3. Polity

Book Notes
Indian Constitution at Work (Class 11 Best to start with – Fundamental Rights,
Pol Sci) Parliament

Political Theory (Class 11) Helps for Ethics + Essay as well

Indian Polity – M. Laxmikant (after Go-to book for Polity


NCERT)

4. Economy

Book Notes

📘 Indian Economic Development (Class Easy to understand – rural development,


11) poverty, planning

📘 Introductory Macroeconomics (Class Budget, money, inflation — UPSC loves this


12)

📘 Sanjeev Verma or Ramesh Singh Once you’re ready for advanced concepts
(Post-NCERT)

5. Psychology (Optional + GS Value)

Book Notes

Foundation for Optional,


Psychology – Class 11 & 12 NCERTs
Ethics, Essay

Read deeply and make glossary of terms, experiments, and


Indian context examples

6. Environment & Ecology


Book Notes

Biology – Class 12 NCERT (Unit on Basics of ecosystem, biodiversity, climate


Ecology) issues

Shankar IAS Environment (After NCERT) For advanced understanding and Mains facts

7. Science & Technology

Book Notes

Focus on biotech, health, space,


Class 11–12 Physics, Chemistry, Biology (selective)
nuclear tech

Supplement with newspaper science articles and Rajya


Sabha TV discussions

8. Society & Culture (for GS1 + Essay + Ethics)

Book Notes

Class 12 Sociology: Indian Society + Social Change Gender, caste, secularism, social
& Development movements etc.

Use real-life examples from India for essay and


ethics writing later

9. Current Affairs (Light version for Foundation Year)

Book / Source Notes

The Hindu or Indian Express Start reading editorials and headlines daily

Vision IAS Monthly Current Affairs Start from January 2025 or Aug 2025 editions
Book / Source Notes

Rajya Sabha TV / Sansad TV Big Picture, Desh Deshantar – 1 per week

Bonus: Start Writing Practice Slowly

Area What to do

Notes Make short summary notes after every chapter

Build a glossary for each subject: e.g., “Sustainable Development”, “Fiscal Deficit”
Keywords

Once a month, write a 1000-word essay on simple topics like "India’s Youth",
Essay
"Democracy" etc.

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