Best UPSC Civil Services Exam 2026 booklist for beginners
NCERTs (6–12) – History, Geography, Polity, Economics
Modern History – Spectrum (Rajiv Ahir)
Ancient & Medieval History – R.S. Sharma, Satish Chandra
Geography – G.C. Leong, Majid Husain
Environment – Shankar IAS
Art & Culture – Nitin Singhania
Current Affairs – Newspaper + Monthly compilations
Practice – Previous Year Question Papers
=> Start with NCERTs + one standard book per subject, then move to advanced books and answer writing.