UPSC Prelims 2026 Booklist by Toppers: Complete Subject-Wise Guide

History – Old NCERTs (R.S. Sharma, Satish Chandra), Spectrum (Modern), Nitin Singhania (Culture)

Geography – NCERTs (6–12), G.C. Leong, Atlas

Polity – Laxmikanth, NCERTs (9–12 Pol. Science)

Economy – Ramesh Singh, NCERTs (11–12), Economic Survey, Budget

Environment – Shankar IAS, NCERT Bio (12), Current Affairs

Science & Tech – NCERTs (6–10), Current Affairs

Current Affairs – SAKSHIEDUCATION.COM, PIB, Yojana, SAKSHIEDUCATION.COM Monthly CA magazines

CSAT – Arihant/TMH CSAT Manual, R.S. Aggarwal, PYQs

=> Key: Few books, multiple revisions, PYQs + Current Affairs are must.