BOOKS FOR GROUP I MAINS

SUGGESTED READINGS:

PAPER I :

Modern history of India and Indian culture

1.MODERN INDIA - NCERT
2.INDIA'S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE-BIPAN CHANDRA
3.IGNOU BOOKLETS OF INDIAN HISTORY-EHI1,EHI5
4.A NEW LOOK AT MODERN INDIAN HISTORY-GROVER & GROVER
5.GANDHI,NEHRU,TAGORE AND OTHER PERSONALITIES OF MODERN INDIA-SPECTRUM SERIES
6.THE NATIONAL CULTURE OF INDIA-S.ABID HUSSAIN


Current events of national and international importance

7.FRONTLINE MAGAZINE,MAINSTREAM WEEKLY AND HINDU NEWSPAPER


Statistical analysis , graphs and diagrams

8.STATISTICAL ANALYSIS,GRAPHS AND DIAGRAMS-SPECTRUM SERIES
9.INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS-NCERT



Social problems and other current sensitive issues

10.SOCIAL PROBLEMS-MAJID HUSSAIN
11.SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN INDIA-RICHARD BRYANT


PAPER II :

Indian polity

1.INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA-D.D.BASU
2.OUR CONSTITUTION-SUBASH KASHYAP
3.OUR PARLIAMENT-SUBASH KASHYAP
4.OUR JUDICIARY-SUBASH KASHYAP


Indian economy and geography of India

5.INDIAN ECONOMY-DUTT & SUNDARAM
6.OUR ECONOMY-NCERT
7.GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA-NCERT 11th & 12th BOOK
8.GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS-SIDDHARTHA
9.GENERAL GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA-SIDDHARTHA
10.ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA-SHARMA & COUTINHO (OLD EDITION)
11.CERTIFICATE IN PHYSICAL AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY-GOH CHENG LEONG


Role and impact of science and technology in the development of India

12.SCIENCE BOOKS OF CLASS 11th AND 12th STANDARD-NCERT PUBLISHERS
13.INDIA 2008-PUBLICATIONS DIVISION
14.JAWAHAR SERIES OF SCIENCE BOOKLETS
15.INDIAN TECHNOLOGY IN WORLD SCENARIO-DR.S.M.KHAN


Tamil language, Tamil society, its culture and heritage

16.TAMILAGHA VARALARU MAKKALUM PANPATUM-DR.K.K.PILLAI


Tamil Nadu administration

17.TAMILNADU ADMINISTRATION-S.R.MAHESWARI
18.ADMINISTRATION OF TAMILNADU IN PRE & POST PERIODS-DR.MUFASIREEN