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The civil services examinations were in need of reforming and dynamic test pattern, hence CSAT has taken birth and would be hitting in practice form the year 2011 onwards. The government of India was constantly receiving complaints regarding the earlier pattern, i.e. preliminary examination pattern, because of the unfair treatment for one subject, or the other and many more… Hence, the government has decided to accomplish one common entrance exam for all the candidates in order to avoid any rumors of unfair treatment.......
Paper 1:
| Polity | An Introduction to the Constitution of India | D.D.Basu / LaxmikantOur Parliament – NBT, Our Judiciary – NBT, Our Constitution – NBT |
| Polity | Perspectives on Indian Constitution | Edited by Subash Kashyap |
| Economy | An Evolution of Indian Economy | I.C.Dhingra (Sultan Chand & Co) |
| Geography | General Principles of World Geography | Charles Farro, NCERT VI – XII, Physical Geography – Goh Cheng Leong |
| Geography | TTK Atlas |
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| History | Modern India | Bipin Chandra / Spectrum |
| History | Ancient India for VII-XII Std | NCERT |
| History | Medieval India for VII-XII Std | NCERT |
| Current Affairs & GK: | Newspapers | The Hindu & Times of India |
| Current Affairs & GK: | Online newspapers | The Hindu, Times of India, Xinhua, Telegraph, Washingtonpost (Light reading) |
| Current Affairs & GK: | Periodicals | Yojana, Kurukshetra & World Focus |
| Current Affairs & GK: | India Year Book |
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| Science | Biology for VIII-X Std | NCERT |
| Science | Physics for VIII-X Std | NCERT |
| Science | Chemistry for VIII-X Std | NCERT |
| Statistics | Statistical Methods | S.P.Gupta |
This is the book list for general studies paper. For csat paper, books will be displayed in next article......
