UPPSC PCS 2025 Books - Check Subject-wise Books for Exam Preparation

With the change in the UPPSC exam pattern, the candidates will be required to gather more information about the state. The Uttar Pradesh yearbook can provide the latest data and information related to the state. The yearbook is published by the state government every year. The candidates can download the Uttar Pradesh yearbook of the previous year to get the details of the state feature and can update the data from the newspaper and government publications. The candidates can download the UP yearbooks from the direct link given below:

Download Here: Uttar Pradesh Year Book - https://information.up.gov.in/hi/node/528 

The newspaper will acquire more importance for the UPPSC main exam now because the state government initiatives will be covered from the newspapers only. The candidates should browse the state websites to know the prevailing policies and rules for the industries.

The candidates should understand and learn the UPPSC syllabus before selecting the best books for UPPCS exam. UPPCS exam is more oriented towards factual information than conceptual information. There are few indirect questions asking about the cause of or the background of an event. Current affairs also play a very important role in the UPPCS exam so the candidate should pay more attention to current affairs topics. The section-wise best books for the UPPSC PCS 2024 exam are given below.

History plays a very important role in the UPPCS exam, especially in the Prelims exam. A good number of questions asked from the history section.  The nature of questions where is from medium difficulty level to hard. The following books can help the candidates immensely in preparing the history section for UPPCS exam

• Ancient India by RS Sharma
• Medieval History of India by Satish Chandra
• Modern History of India by BL Grover
• A Brief History of modern India by Spectrum
• All History NCERTs

The geography questions in the UPPCS exams is more factual orientation the commission ask the fact-based questions related to the location, names of physical features and the largest and highest. It does not ask the physical geography questions frequently. There are more questions from world geography. The most important books of Geography for the UPPSC exam are as follows.

• Certificate Physical and Human Geography – G C Leong
• Geography - A Comprehensive Study - Mahesh Kumar Barnwal
• Geography of India by Mazid Hussain
• Census of Uttar Pradesh
• Fundamentals of Physical Geography NCERT Class 11

Indian Economy questions in UPPSC PCS exam are more current event-based and very few questions ask about the conceptual concepts. Economy questions can be prepared by preparing the current affairs effectively. The best books for Indian Economy can include.

• Indian Economic Development NCERT
• Introduction to Macroeconomics NCERT
• Introduction to Microeconomics NCERT

• Economic Survey 2021-22 (latest)
• Indian Economy by Lal and Lal
• Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh

Indian Polity questions in the UPPSC exam are more concerned with the state government and High Courts. The questions also include the questions from the recent legislation passed or presented in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.  Some of the best books are as follows.

• Constitution of India Bare Act
• Indian polity by Laxmikant
• Indian Constitution by P.M. Bakshi

The candidates must refer to the landmark judgement of the Supreme Court where the basic structure doctrine and fundamental rights were interpreted.

Environment and Ecology questions are few in the UPPSC PCS exam. The candidates can prepare this section through the basic study material for Ecology and by covering the current events. Some book which can immensely help in preparing the environment topics are as follows.

• Environmental Studies Books of IGNOU and NOS
• Environment Book - Shankar IAS Academy 

UPPSC question paper does not ask very much about the latest technologies but is more concerned about General Science and its basic principles. This section can be covered by studying any book related to basic science fundamentals. Moreover, the candidates need to cover this topic from the newspapers as well.

• Science and Technology by Ravi Agrahari
• Newspaper columns dedicated to technology