Best History Books for UPSC
We have compiled for you a list of IAS books for Indian History. These are the best reference books for handling the History portion in the IAS exam. Books on Indian History can be helpful as Optional subject also for General Studies paper in the Mains exam. It can also be referred for conceptual clarity in the Prelims exam. We have listed the best history book for upsc under the following categories - ancient history book for upsc, indian history books for upsc, world history books for upsc, medieval history book for upsc, modern history book for upsc. We have consulted history books for upsc by toppers and best coaches. If there are any books which you as a student find very useful do share it with us in the comments bellow. Our references on History books can also be helpful in the preparation for other services exam conducted by the UPSC. You can buy from upsc history book list on amazon by following the buy now button.
| World History Book for UPSC | Ancient History Book for UPSC |
| Medieval History Book for UPSC | Modern History Book for UPSC |
| General Indian History Books for UPSC | History Syllabus for UPSC |
Ancient India history books for UPSC
Ancient India (NCERT) Prof. R.S. Sharma Buy Now
The Wonder That was India A.L. Basham Buy Now
Ancient India - An Introductory Outline D.N. Jha Buy Now
History of India, Vol. I Romila Thapar Buy Now
Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India R.S. Sharma (only Conclusion) Buy Now
Material culture & Social Formation in Ancient India R.S. Sharma Buy Now
Indian Feudalism- R.S. Sharma Buy Now
Ashoka & Decline of the Maurya Romila Thapar Buy Now
A History of South India K.A. Nilkantha Sastri Buy Now
Ancient India and Indian Archaeology Archaeological Survey of India Buy Now
Ancient India Social and Culture - Luniya Buy Now
An Advanced History of India - R.C. Majumda, H.C. Raychaudhurai, - Kalikinkar Datta Buy Now
Ancient India - L.Mukherjee Buy Now
The rise of civilization of India and Pakistan - Bridget and Raymond Allchin Buy Now
Mauryan : Ashoka and the decline of mouryan empire - Romila Thapar Buy Now
Facets of Indian Culture - Spectrum Buy Now
NCERT (11th) Buy Now
Indus Civilization - (a) IGNOU booklet no. 2
Medieval India history books for UPSC
Medieval India (NCERT) Satish Chandra Buy Now
Medieval India (Macmillan) Satish Chandra Buy Now
The Wonder That was India (Vol.2) S.A.A. Rizvi Buy Now
The Agrarian System of Mughal India 1556-1707 Irfan Habib Buy Now
The Mughal Empire J.F. Richards Buy Now
Urban Dynamics H.C. Verma Buy Now
The Marathas - Gordon Buy Now
Advanced study in the History of Medival India - Volume I J.L. Mehta Buy Now
Advanced study in the History of Medival India - Volume II J.L. Mehta Buy Now
Advanced study in the History of Medival India - Volume III J.L. Mehta Buy Now
Medival India - Volume I Satish Chandra Buy Now
Medival India - Volume II Satish Chandra Buy Now
History Of Medieval India – Satish ChandraBuy Now
Medival India - L. Mukherjee Buy Now
The Advanced History of India - Majumdar, Raychaudhuri & Datta Buy Now
Social life and cultural life of both Delhi Sultanate and Mughal India - J.L. Mehta Buy Now
A history of South India - K. A. Nilakanta Shastri Buy Now
IGNOU material (especially on agriculture and agrarian relations and culture)
NCERT (11th) Buy Now
Modern India history books for UPSC
Modern India (NCERT) Bipan Chandra Buy Now
Modern India (Macmillan) Sumit Sarkar Buy Now
Anatomy of the Raj (PPH) Suhash Chakravarty Buy Now
India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra Buy Now
The Raj Syndrome (Penguins) Suhash Chakravarty Buy Now
VAID's Fundamentals of History Series
Administrative History Pravin Kumar
Constitutional History Pravin Kumar
Social History Pravin Kumar
Freedom Struggle Pravin Kumar
Peasant Movements in India D.N. Dhanagare Buy Now
India's Struggle for Independence Bipan Chandra and others Buy Now
Gandhi -B.R. Nanda Buy Now
Gandhi -Judith Brown Buy Now
Freedom Struggle (NBT) - Bipan Chandra & others Buy Now
Modern Indian History - Groover & Grooover. Buy Now
A struggle for Independence - Bipin Chandra Buy Now
Freedom Struggle - Bipinchandra Buy Now
Modern India - L. Mukherjee Buy Now
A new look into the modern Indian history - B.L Grover Buy Now
Freedom struggle - Bipin Chandra, Varun Dey and Amlesh Tripathy (NBT)
India's struggle for independence - Bipin Chandra Buy Now
Modern India - Sumit Sarkar Buy Now
IGNOU material (esspecially on freedom struggle)
World History books for UPSC
The story of Civilization, Vol. 2 (NCERT) Arjun Dev Buy Now
Contemporary World History (NCERT) Arjun Dev & others Buy Now
The Mainstream of Civilization Strayer, Gatzke & Harbison Buy Now
Western Civilizations Burns & others Buy Now
Industry & Empire E.J. Hobsbawm Buy Now
Age of Revolution E.J. Hobsbawm Buy Now
Age of Capital E.J. Hobsbawm Buy Now
Age of Empires E.J. Hobsbawm Buy Now
Social basis of Democracy & Dictatorship B.J. Moore Buy Now
Europe Since Napoleon David Thompson Buy Now
Europe Since 1815 W.C. Craig Buy Now
Europe Since 1870 James Joll. Buy Now
History Book for IAS for concepts and knowledge:
NCERT BOOKS for History
VIII, IX, X,XI,XII History
