Government & Defence Entrance Exam

A candidate must have the following qualifications as per the notified recruitment rules issued by Govt.
I. The candidate must be
(a) A citizen of India (either natural or by registration), or
(b) Such other nationals as declared eligible by the Govt.
II. Age Limit: Age not below 21 years but not more than 32 years on the 1st January of the year of examination for services and posts included in Group A, C and D (I.e. born not earlier than the 2nd January, 1981 and not later than the 1st January, 1992).
III. Educational Qualification: Candidate must possess a degree of a recognized University and have ability to read, write and speak Bengali (not required for recruitment in the case of candidates from hill areas of the district of Darjeeling, I.e. for Nepali speaking candidates).

There are some comman books that you have to finish.
History- Spectrum modern history And for better understanding grover and belhekar is good in marathi.
Bipinchandra indias struggle for independance(This book is bulky and for pre 2016 time is less) This is also available in marathi.
Indian Polity-Laxmikant is compulsory and for parliamentary bills you can refer PRS india.DD basu is available in marathi.
Economics-questions were not in depth you can read Ramesh singh or sanjeev varma but not both are required.Most of the time Questions were asked from current affairs.Deepsthambh is good for conceptual cleariry in marathi .
Geogrophy-G.C.leong is good and short book, orien black swan atlas is enough as well ncert 6 to 12.
Science-Most of the question related to current affairs like LIFI, PROJECT LOON
so make your current affairs strong as much as you can and read NCERT from 7 to 10.
Environment- Shankar IAS is best for this if you cover this book along with current affairs so it will helpful for you to tackle this topic question.
Art and culture-Nitin singhania's book on art and culture is best and comprehensive book as well CCRT website is useful.
Current affairs-daily reading the hindu otherwise indian express is sufficient and VISION IAS monthly magzine is best to cover all topics because they give subject wise affairs.
NCERT are fundamental books they are very usefull for building up your concept so you have to read geography, polity,history,Science and economy books respectively.

Hello Tanu,
Here are the books for UPSC exams:
*History Of Modern India Bipan Chandra. (History)
*Indias Struggle For Independence Bipan Chandra. (History)
*Indias Ancient Past R.S. Sharma. (History)
*History Of Medieval India Satish Chandra. (History)
*The Wonder That Was India A.L. Bhasham. (Culture)
*Indian Art and Culture Nitin Singhania. (Culture)
*Geography of India Majid Husain. (Geography)
*Oxford School Atlas Oxford. (Geography)
*Certificate Physical and Human Geography Goh Cheng Leong. (Geography)
*Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations M. Laxmikanth. (Polity)
*Indian Economy Ramesh Singh. (Economy)
*Economic Survey. (Economy)
*Science and Technology in India TMH. (Science and Technology)
*Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure *Rajagopalan. (Environment)
*Environment for Civil Services Prelims and Mains Khuller. (Environment)
*India Year Book (Current Affairs)
*Manorama Yearbook. (Current Affairs)
CSAT Paper 2 Manual by TMH or CSAT-II Arihant (CSAT Paper 2)
*Analytical Reasoning M. K. Pandey (CSAT Paper 2: Analytical Reasoning)
*Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning R. S.Aggarwal (CSAT Paper 2: Reasoning)