Books for Political Science optional for UPSC IAS Mains/Books for UPSC Political Science optional
Books for Political Science Paper I
- An introduction to constitution- DD Basu
- An introduction to political theory- O.P Gauba
- Fifty major political thinkers- Ian Adams and R W Dyson
- A History Of Political Thought: Plato To Marx – Mukherjee and Sushila Ramaswamy
- An Oxford companion to politics in India-Niraja Gopal Jayal and Pratap Bhanu Mehta
- Foundations of Indian political thought- V. R Mehta
- A new look at modern Indian history- B.L Grover and Alka Yagnik
- India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra
- Indian Government and Politics – B L Fadia
Books for Political Science Paper II
- India’s foreign policy – V P Dutt
- International organizations- Spectrum Books Publication
- International Relations -Khanna
- Challenge and Strategy: Rethinking India’s Foreign Policy- Rajiv Sikri
- Does the Elephant Dance?: Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy- David M. Malone
- Global politics- Andrew Heywood
- MPS-004 Comparative Politics: Issues and Trends by Expert Panel of GPH
NCERT Polity books for UPSC
- Polity: NCERT Class IX – Political Science: Democratic Politics Part – I
- Polity: NCERT Class X – Political Science: Democratic Politics Part – II
- Polity: NCERT Class XI – Political Science: Indian Constitution at Work
- Polity: NCERT Class XI – Political Science: Political Theory
- Polity: NCERT Class XII – Political Science I: Contemporary World Politics
- Polity: NCERT Class XII – Political Science II: Politics in India since Independence