Study material
Recommended books
Standard books aspirants use for banking, SSC, railway, UPSC and State exams, grouped by subject. Always buy the latest edition.
General Knowledge & Current Affairs
Lucent’s General Knowledge
Lucent Publications
For: SSC, Railways, State exams
Manorama Yearbook
Malayala Manorama
For: UPSC, State PSC, banking
Polity
Indian Polity
M. Laxmikanth
For: UPSC, State PSC, SSC
History
A Brief History of Modern India
Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum)
For: UPSC, SSC, State PSC
India’s Ancient Past
R. S. Sharma
For: UPSC, State PSC
History of Medieval India
Satish Chandra
For: UPSC, State PSC
Indian Art and Culture
Nitin Singhania
For: UPSC, State PSC
Geography & Environment
Certificate Physical and Human Geography
G. C. Leong
For: UPSC, State PSC
Indian Geography
Majid Husain
For: UPSC, State PSC
Economy & Banking
Indian Economy
Ramesh Singh
For: UPSC, State PSC, RBI Grade B
Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations
R. S. Aggarwal
For: Banking, SSC, Railways
Fast Track Objective Arithmetic
Rajesh Verma (Arihant)
For: Banking, SSC
Magical Book on Quicker Maths
M. Tyra
For: Banking, SSC
Reasoning
A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning
R. S. Aggarwal
For: Banking, SSC, Railways
English
Objective General English
S. P. Bakshi (Arihant)
For: Banking, SSC
Word Power Made Easy
Norman Lewis
For: All exams
High School English Grammar and Composition
Wren & Martin
For: All exams
Foundation (free)
NCERT textbooks, Classes 6–12
NCERT
For: UPSC, State PSC, SSC