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How to choose the right kind of study materials for civil service exam ?

Getting the list of books and study materials is one of the first things for any aspirants. There are unlimited numbers of books available in the market, where each book promises success in the civil services. So, never buy all of the books they can get their hands on. Besides, being a waste of money, this can also make them irritate for not being able to read all of them. So choose the correct study materials and avoid such scenario.

How to choose the correct books ?

Clearing the UPSC civil services exams require perfect planning and meticulous study for almost a year or more. Since, time is a precious resource, if one has to choose the wrong kind of books can not only gives incorrect information but also wastes the time. Besides, students could end learning the things, which are not at all required. While it is common knowledge that books from NCERT are important, newspapers and other books for various subjects are also important. Always get the update version of the study material as areas like current affairs. When one makes a careful observation for the past several years, that UPSC has merged current affairs with conventional subjects while creating questions. So, it is vital that students must read the latest books and magazine issues. For current affairs, it is advised that students can depend on online sources since they are more updated on a daily basis.

Here is a list of links which are useful for Civil Service Aspirants:

  1. IAS Book Center
  2. Suggested Books for CS Exam
  3. Download Free NCERT Books
  4. Study Material
    1. History notes
    2. Management notes
    3. Sociology notes
    4. Political Science
    5. Anthropology notes
    6. General Studies notes
    7. Law notes
  5. History Tuition
  6. Civil Service News
  7. IAS Alerts
  8. Notes on Current Affairs
    1. International Current Affairs & Events
    2. Indian Current Affairs News
    3. Science & Technology News
  9. Current affairs E-Magazine
  10. E- Books
    1.Model Essays
    2.History Notes
    3.GS Question Bank
  11. IAS exam question Papers
  12. Prelims Online Model test
  13. Articles/ Essays on Current Affairs
  14. Essay contest
  15. Poll Question
  16. Study Together
  17. Best IAS Coaching centers in India
  18. Earn with us
  19. Scholarship
  20. IAS VIDEOS

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