Books to refer for CSIR-UGC-NET-JRF Exam (Syllabus wise)

For any exam, first of all we should have strong foundation in basic concepts. And my suggestion is refer
your +1 /+2 (NCERT /CBSE) textbooks and that will do. Here we have given a list of some outstanding
reference books in different topics of biology that will definitely help you in creating an interest in the
subject (the most important thing) and also in your exam preparation. Always read from the very
beginning from the introduction on wards to get the real picture in the most interesting way.
Most books may contain key words, key points, box, summary etc for your convenience
Try to work out as many problems as possible given at the end of each chapter
Write down exceptional or important points that may strike your attention
After each chapter, work out questions from previous question papers related to the topic
studied
For each subject you must go through the glossary part that will help you in framing exact
definitions and also familiarizing with new words in the concerned subject
Instant note series books are information packed and probably the best data loaded and
updated books for exam preparation. So it would be better to go through those books after having a fair
knowledge about the concerned topic.


I) Part A: General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology)
Physics Class XI
Physics (Class - XII)
Chemistry (Class XI)
Chemistry (Class XII)
Biology (Class XI)
Biology(Class XII)
Mathematics (Class XI)
Mathematics (Class XII)
Plus-1 (Class-XI) & Plus-2 (Class-XII) - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics & Biology NCERT /CBSE
Books
Instant notes in Chemistry for Biologists - J. Fisher & J.R.P Arnold
II) General Biology Books
Biology - Raven et al
Life -The Science of Biology - Bill Purves, David Sadava
Schaum's solved problem series 3000 solved problems in Biology : Ruth Bernstein & Stephan
Bernstein

III) Part B & C

UNIT : 1 Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
Principles of Biochemistry - Lehninger
Biochemistry- Lubert Stryer
Outlines of Biochemistry- Erice Conn, Paul Stumpf
Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Biochemistry - William D. Stansfield
Instant notes Biochemistry- B. D. Hames, N. M. Hooper
UNIT :2 Cellular Organization
Molecular cell biology - Lodish et al
Schaum's outline of theory and problems of molecular and cell biology - William D. Stansfield,
Jaime S. Colom, Ral J. Cano
Lewin's genes 10
UNIT: 3 Fundamental Processes
Genetics : AConceptual Approach - Pierce, B. A
Principles of Genetics-Gardner, E.J.Simmons, M.J & Snustad, D.P
Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Genetics - William D. Stansfield
UNIT: 4 Cell Communication and Cell Signaling
Cell and Molecular Biology-Gerald Karp
The cell: A molecular approach-Geoffrey M.Cooper
Molecular Biology of the Cell-Bruce Alberts
Kuby Immunology -Thomas J. Kindt; Barbara A. Osborne; Richard A. Goldsby
UNIT : 5 Developmental Biology
Developmental biology- Scott F. Gilbert
UNIT : 6 System Physiology Plant
Plant physiology -Taiz, L & Zeiger, E.
Plant biochemistry- Hans-Walter Heldt, Fiona Heldt
Principles of Biochemistry- Lehninger
Biochemistry- Lubert Stryer
Plant physiology-Salisbury, F.B. & Ross C.W
Advanced Plant physiology-Wilkins, M.B.
Instant notes Plant Biology-A. J. Lack, David E. Evans
UNIT : 7 System Physiology Animal
Schaum's Outline of Human Anatomy and Physiology - Kent M. Van De Graaff, R. Ward Rhees
Instant notes Animal Biology-Richard David Jurd
UNIT : 8 Inheritance Biology
Principles of Genetics-Gardner, E.J. Simmons, M.J & Snustad, D.P
Genetics : A Conceptual Approach - Pierce, B. A
Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Genetics - William D. Stansfield
UNIT : 9 Diversity of Life Forms
Taxonomy of Angiosperms - V. N. Naik
Prescott's Microbiology - Lansing Prescott, John Harley &Donald Klein
UNIT : 10 Ecological Principles
Ecology: Theories and Applications - Peter Stiling
Instant Notes Ecology- Aulay Mackenzie, A. S. Ball, Sonia R. Virdee
Plant Ecology - Erwin Beck.
Fundamentals of Ecology-Odum E P
UNIT : 11 Evolution and Behavior
The theory of evolution - John Maynard Smith
UNIT : 12 Applied Biology
An Introduction to Plant Tissue Culture- Kalyan Kumar, D.
An Introduction to Plant Tissue Culture- Razdan, M.K
Plant Breeding- B D Singh
UNIT : 13 Methods in Biology
Gene Cloning: An Introduction-T.A Brown
Principles of Gene Manipulation and Genomics: Sandy B. Primrose, Richard Twyman
Introductory Biophysics: Perspectives on the Living State: J.R. Claycomb, Jonathan Quoc P. Tran
Biophysics - Vasantha Pattabhi & N. Gautham
Introductory Biostatistics - Chap T. Le