Preliminary
Paper 1
| India’s struggle For Independence | Bipin Chandra |
| NCERT History | Std 10th – 12th |
| Geography NCERT | Std. 10th –12th |
| Indian Geography | Majid Husain |
| Certificate Physical and Human Geography | G. C. Leong |
| Our Constitution | Subhash Kashyap |
| Our Parliament | Subhash Kashyap |
| Introduction to the Constitution of India | D.D.Basu |
| NCERT | Economic Development of India |
| Indian Economy | Dutta Mahajan/Mishra Puri |
| Economic Survey of India | |
| Science Reporter | |
| Science NCERT | 6th to 10th |
| Frontline, Yojana | |
| Yojana & Kusukshetra | |
| India’s struggle For Independence | Bipin Chandra |
| Study Materials | SHRI RAM IAS study centre |
Paper 2
| Quantitative Aptitude | R. S. Agrawal |
| Reasoning | R. S. Agrawal |
| Administrative Behaviour | Public Administration |
| Destrict Administration | Public Administration |
| Accountibility and Control | Public Administration |
| Local Self Government | Public Administration |
| Financial Administration | Public Administration |
| Administration of Law and Order | Public Administration |
| Study Materials | SHRI RAM IAS study centre |
Main Exam
G.S. Paper 1
| NCERT 10th to 12th | Geography, History |
| Ancient History And Indian Culture | R.S. Sharma |
| World History | Jain & Mathur |
| Wonder that was India | A. L. Basham |
| Modern India | Sumit Sarkar |
| History Of Medieval India | Satish Chandra |
| Indian Art And Culture | Nitin Singhania |
| World History | L.N. Mukherjee |
| Geogrphy of India | Khullar |
| Certificate Physical & Human Geography | G.C Leong |
| Human Geography | Majid Hussain |
| India’s freedom struggle | Bipin Chandra |
| School Atlas | Oxford |
| Study Materials | SHRI RAM IAS study centre |
G.S. Paper 2
| Introduction to The Constitution of India | D.D. Basu |
| Polity &Governance | M. Laxmikanth |
| Our Constitution | Subhash Kashyap |
| Our Parliament | Subhash Kashyap |
| The Hindu, The Indian Express, Frotline, Yojana etc. | |
| India Year Book | Government Publication |
| Gazette Of Government Of India | Government Publication |
| The World Focus | Magazine |
| India’s Foreign Policy | J. N. Dixit |
| Pancahyati Raj in India | Kuldeep Mathur |
| Constitution Of India at Work | 11th STD. – NCERT |
| Study Materials | SHRI RAM IAS study centre |
G.S. Paper 3
| Internal Security in India | Bajpai |
| Envisioning an Empowered Nation | APJ Abdul Kalam |
| Indian Economy | Dutt & Mahajan |
| Indian Economy | Mishra & Puri |
| Indian Economy | Uma Kapila |
| Economic Survey of India | |
| Indian Economy Development | 11th Std. – NCERT |
| Science Reporter | |
| Study Materials | SHRI RAM IAS study centre |
G.S. Paper 4
| Ethics, Integrity &Aptitude | Administrative Behaviour (Public Administration) |
| An introdiction to Ethics | William Lillie |
| Ehics in Governance | Ramesh Arora |
| Selected Topics Of Public Administration | |
| Study Materials | SHRI RAM IAS study centre |
| ARC Report | Govt of India |
Public Administration
Paper 1
| Public Administration | Maheshwari & Awasthi |
| Public Administration Theory And Practice | Sharma & Sadana |
| Mohit Bhattacharya | New Horizons of Public Administration. |
| Administrative thinkers | D. Ravindra Prasad, V.S. Prasad. |
| Structure of Public Organisations | R.K. Jain |
| Organisational Behaviour Stephen P. Robbin | Organisational Behaviour |
| Accountability and Control | Special Issues of Indian Journal of Public Administration on Accountability |
| Administrative Law | M.P. Jain |
| Administrative Reforms | G.E. Gaiden |
| Comparative Public Administration | R.K. Arora |
| Development Administration | Ferrel Heady |
| Public Policy | IGNOU Lessons on Public Policy R. K. Sapra :Public Policy |
| Public Policy and Affairs | Nicolas Henery |
| Personnel Administration | O Glenn : Stahl |
| Public Personnel Administration | S. L. Goel |
| Financial Administration | M. J. K. Thavaraj |
| Special Issues Of IIPA Journal |
Paper 2
| Indian Administration | Awasthi & Awasthi |
| Our Parliament | Shubhash Kashayap |
| Evolution of Indian Administration | B.N. Puri |
| An Introduction to the Constitution of India | D. D. Basu |
| District Administration | T.N. Chaturvedi |
| Local Government in India | S.R. Maheshwari |
| Public Sector in India | R. K. Jain |
| Administrative Reforms | S.R. Maheshwari |
| Special Issue of Indian Journal of Public Administration on Administrative Reforms | |
| Administration of Law and Order | K. K. Sharma |
| Welfare Administration | Annual Reports of Department of Social Welfare |
| Special Issues Of IIPA Journal |