LIST OF BOOKS :
->Introduction to political theory and Thouht- O. P. GAUBA/ Arora and Awasti(easy to
understand)
->IR- V. K. MALHOTRA
->Politics- ANDREW HEYWOOD
->Indian constitution- D. D. BASU/SUBHASH KASHYAP/P.M. BAKSHI
->Indian Govt & Politics- FADIA
->Indian political thought- V. R. MEHTA
->Indian politics:contemporary issues & concerns- MP SINGH & REKHA SAXENA
->Politics in India Since Independence NCERT XII CLASS
->Comparative Politics IGNOU M.A. MATERIAL
->India and the World IGNOU M.A. MATERIAL,Arunday Bajpai
->Challenges & Strategy- MP SINGH & REKHA SAXENA
-> Globalization of World Politics- BAYLISS AND SMITH
But to build basics start with NCERTs, O.P. Gauba,Arunday Bajpai(for India and the World),D.D.
Basu,Andrew and P.M. Bakshi's handy Indian Constituion.Then supplement it with IGNOU notes
and other standard books.
Political Theory
1. IGNOU MA notes- Base material
2. OP Gauba- for selected topics
3. Internet for some topics which were not there in books
Indian Government and Politics
1. I had Law where we read Constitutional Law in details so no basic material required.
2. Oxford Companion for India Politics. (Its Rs. 3500 book. Great book, now shorter version
available in students companion for Rs. 500)
3. IGNOU MA notes for selected topics
International Relations
1. Globalisation of World Politics by Baylis and Smith
2. Global Politics by Andrew Haywood
3. IGNOU notes for Theory portion
India and The World
1. Does the Elephant Dance? by David Malone in Oxford (Great great book)
2. Indian Foreign Policy: retrospect and Prospects by Sumit Ganguly (The dealing of subject
matter is very good)
3. Rethinking Indian Foreign Policy: Challanges and Strategies by Rajeev Sikri (Good but few
chapters on US/Iran etc. are biased)"
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GS PAPER ANALYSIS
2010 - Paper 1
1. 20 markers: 40, 12 markers: 156, 5 markers: 60, 2 marker: 32.
2. Polity: water disputes (non bookish): 20 marker, cooperatives 106 and 111 CA Acts (non
bookish): 12 marker, grounds of disqualifications (bookish): 12 marker, KV vs Navodaya
(non bookish): 12 marker, Art 249 and 312: 5 marker, speaker (bookish): 12 marker, mutual
funds (non bookish): 12 marker, tribal university (non bookish): 12 marker, real estate draft
bill (non bookish): 12 marker, legco (bookish): 5 marker, wadhwa commission (non
bookish): 5 marker, oil spill plan (non bookish): 5 marker, accident (non bookish): 5 marker,
babli project (non bookish): 2 marker, svavlamban scheme (non bookish): 2 marker.
3. Economics: national statistics (non bookish): 20 marker, small farms vs big farms (non
bookish): 12 marker, ICAR (non bookish(: 12 marker, golden revolution (bookish): 5 marker,
repo rate (bookish): 12 marker, cost benefit of CWG (non bookish): 12 marker, FDI (sectoral
and spatial): 5 marker, national investment fund (non bookish): 2 marker.
4. History: Dalhousie (bookish): 12 marker, latika ghose (non bookish): 2 marker, maharaj
singh (non bookish): 2 marker.
5. Geography: spatial distribution of urban waste management (economic, bookish): 12
marker, local hot weather storms (physical, bookish): 12 marker, transhumance (economic,
bookish): 5 marker, sea floor spreading (physical, bookish): 5 marker, dendritic drainage
(physical, bookish): 5 marker, break of bulk towns (economic, bookish): 5 marker, golden
quad vs freight corridors (economic, non bookish): 12 marker.
6. S&T & Ecology: Bharat norms (non bookish): 12 marker, Frontogenesis and Frontolysis
(non bookish): 5 marker, Ramsar (bookish):12 marker, HFC emissions (non bookish): 5
marker, chandrayan (non bookish): 2 marker, agni 5 (non bookish): 2 marker, aerostat
balloon (non bookish): 2 marker.
7. Culture: Indian art and painting forms (non bookish): 12 marker, literary awards (bookish):
12 marker.
8. Personalities: non bookish: 16 marker
2010 - Paper 2
1. 20 marker: 40, 12 marker: 120, 5 marker: 85, 3 marker: 24, statistics: 31.
2. Bilateral: Russia (strategic): 20 marker, Israel (comprehensive) : 12 marker, Japan
(economic): 12 marker, Afghanistan (economic): 5 marker, Mauritius (economic): 5 marker,
US (economic): 5 marker, S Arabia: 5 marker,
3. Plurilateral: China and India (energy, economic): 20 marker, 12 marker, MONUSCO: 5
marker, bio weapons convention: 12 marker
4. Multilateral: Trips (India and abroad): 12 marker, IMF: 5 marker, GDI : 5 marker, UNFCC: 5
marker, Rotterdam convention: 5 marker,
5. International: Bangladesh-Myanmar boundary dispute: 12 marker, PIGS: 5 marker, west
asia: 12 marker, sudan: 12 marker, ICC: 5 marker, Cambodia: 5 marker, Mavi Marmara: 5
marker,
6. Indian diaspora: Contribution in caribbean: 12 marker.
7. S&T: phytoremediation: 12 marker, LCD vs LED: 12 marker, CESM: 12 marker, cloud
computing: 12 marker, nano tech in health: 12 marker.
2011 - Paper 1
India after Gandhi-guha11) Challenge And Strategy : Rethinking India's Foreign Policy - Rajiv
Sikri
12) India's Foreign Policy - Muchkund Dubey
14) Social Problems in India 2 Edition - Ram Ahuja
16) Public Institutions in India: Performance and Design - PRATAPA BHANU MEHTA
18) Indias National Security A Reader
19) Indian Social System - Ram Ahuja
Bharucha
Read Insight world history optional class notes first. for colonization, there was one chapter
in old class 9 or 10 history ncert book.
Ashok singh-tmh (s&t)
Mukul pathak-eth,baliyan-hist
Uma Kapila
Integrity Aptitude By Retd. IAS Officers- G.Subba Rao And PN Roy Chowdhary
inclusive growth
vision,wiki
vision,excellent
budgeting,major crops
vision,wiki,year book
irrigation,
agro produce storage, marketing
Same
Same
Same
Same
technology mission
Same
Same
food processing
land reforms
Same
liberalization
Same
infra
Same
investment models
Same
Same + internet
Same
Same + wikipedia
Disaster Management
Uttarakhand incident
same
cyber security
same
money laundering
same
border Management
same
same
same
Torts- Bangia
International Law= S.k. Kapoor (very repetitive) or Starke ( if there is enough timeespecially basics such as Treaty, Custom, etc)
Constitutional law MP Jain OR VN Shukla
Contract= Avtar Singh (question on Agency or Partnership always comes)
IPC= Gaur/Pillai + pay special attention to the Offences Against Property
AK Jain Dukkis strictly for revision purpose for all subjects+ small Acts= Sale of Goods,
Partnership, Arbitration, IPR.