BOOK-LIST FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL

RELATIONS

AN INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY- O. P. GAUBA

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS- V. K. MALHOTRA
POLITICS- ANDREW HEYWOOD
INDIAN CONSTITUTION- D. D. BASU
INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS- FADIA
INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT- V. R. MEHTA
INDIAN POLITICS: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND CONCERNS- MP SINGH & REKHA
SAXENA
POLITICS IN INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE NCERT XII CLASS
COMPARATIVE POLITICS IGNOU M.A. MATERIAL
INDIA & THE WORLD IGNOU M.A. MATERIAL
CHALLENGE AND STRATEGY- MP SINGH & REKHA SAXENA
GLOBALISATION OF WORLD POLITICS- BAYLISS AND SMITH

Recommended Books List For Commerce & Accountancy:-

MAINS :: PAPER-I EXAMINATION

S.No.

Name

Author / Publisher

ACCOUNTING
FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE
ACCOUNTING
(CHAPTERS:6-9)

J.R.MONGA

COST ACCOUNTING
FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTING
(CHAPTERS:1,6-7,10,13)
COST ACCOUNTING: THEORY &
PROBLEMS
(CHAPTERS:1,5-9,11,13-15)

AUDITING
PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE OF AUDITING
<(CHAPTERS:1-3,7-16,20-22, SECTION-2)
OR
STUDENTS' GUIDE TO AUDITING
(CHAPTERS:1-2,5-12,16-17,19-22)
INCOME TAX

ANTHONY & WELSCH

MAHESHWARI & MITTAL

DINKAR PAGARE
TAXMANN(ARUNA JHA)
V.K.SINGHANIA

MAINS :: PAPER-I EXAMINATION

STUDENTS' GUIDE TO INCOME TAX
(CHAPTERS:2-16)
OR
SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO INCOME TAX GIRISH AHUJA
(CHAPTERS:2-17)

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & POLICY
J.C. VANHORNE
(CHAPTERS:5,10,13)
THERORY OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
EZRA SOLOMON
(CHAPTERS:1-2)
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: TEXT &
KHAN & JAIN
PROBLEMS
(ALL CHAPTERS)

FINANCIAL MARKETS & INSTITUTIONS

INDIAN FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & MARKETS

M.Y.KHAN
L.M.BHOLE

PERIODICALS
1

THE CHARTERED ACCOUNTING

JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF
INDIA

THE ECONOMIC SURVEY (GOVT. OF INDIA PUBLICATION)

FINANCIAL/BUSINESS SECTION OF THE TIMES OF INDIA OR

ANY OTHER DAILY NEWSPAPER
MAINS::PAPER-II

SECTION A: ORGANISATION THEORY

1

MODERN ORGANISATIONS
CHAPTER:1-6 ONLY

AMITAI ETZIONI

ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
(CHAPTERS:1,4,6,11-14,17-18)

STEPHEN R. ROBBINS

ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
(CHAPTERS:17-19,21)

FRED LUTHANS

HUMAN BEHAIOUR AT WORK

(CHAPTERS:2,6,16)

KEITH DAVIS

MANAGEMENT OF ORGANISATIONAL
BEHAVIOURmBR>(CHAPTERS:1-5,7-8,12-

PAUL HERSEY & KEN

BLANCHARD

MAINS :: PAPER-I EXAMINATION

13)
6

ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
(ALL CHAPTERS EXCEPT 5,7,9,10)

L.M. PRASAD

SECTION B: HRM & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

1

THE ESSENCE OF HRM

EUGENE MCKENNA & NIC

BEECH

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN INDIAN

ENTERPRISES
(CHAPTERS:1,4-6,9-10)

R.S.DWIVEDI

DYNAMICS OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

(CHAPTERS:2-12,15,17-22,32034)

C.B.MAMORIA & SATISH

INDUTRIAL RELATIONS
(CHAPTERS:1-19,27,34)

T.N.CHHABRA & R.K.SURI

SELECTED ARTICLES FROM THE FOLLOWING JOURNALS

a)INDIAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
b) INDIAN JOURNAL OF LABOUR ECONOMICS

REPORTS/PUBLICATIONS OF THE CENTRAL GOVT.

GOVT. COMMITTEES CONCERNING LABOUR POLICY

Book List : Books On History Of IAS Exam Are As Follows:

:: History ::
Modern India
1.Modern India (NCERT) Bipan Chandra
2.Modern India (Macmillan) Sumit Sarkar
3.Anatomy of the Raj (PPH) Suhash Chakravarty
4.The Raj Syndrome (Penguins) Suhash Chakravarty
5.VAID's Fundamentals of History Series
a.Administrative History Pravin Kumar
b.Constitutional History Pravin Kumar
c.Social History Pravin Kumar
d.Freedom Struggle Pravin Kumar
6.Peasant Movements in India D.N. Dhanagare
7.India's Struggle for Independence Bipan Chandra and others
8.Gandhi B.R. Nanda
9.Gandhi Judith Brown
10. Freedom Struggle (NbT) Bipan Chandra & others

Medieval India
1. Medieval India (NCERT) Satish Chandra
2. Medieval India (Macmillan) Satish Chandra
3.The Wonder That was India (Vol.2) S.A.A. Rizvi
4.The Agrarian System of Mughal India 1556-1707 Irfan Habib
5.The Mughal Empire J.F. Richards
6.Urban Dynamics H.C. Verma
7.The Marathas Gordon
Ancient India
1. Ancient India (NCERT) Prof. R.S. Sharma
2. The Wonder That was India A.L. Basham
3. Ancient India - An Introductory Outline D.N. Jha
4. History of India, Vol. I Romila Thapar
5. Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India
R.S. Sharma (only Conclusion)
6. Material culture & Social Formation in Ancient India R.S. Sharma
7. Indian Feudalism R.S. Sharma
8. Ashoka & Decline of the Maurya Romila Thapar
9. A History of South India K.A. Nilkantha Sastri
10Ancient India and Indian Archaeology Archaeological Survey of India
World History
1.The story of Civilization, Vol. 2 (NCERT) Arjun Dev
2.Contemporary World History (NCERT) Arjun Dev & others
3.The Mainstream of Civilization Strayer, Gatzke & Harbison
4.Western Civilizations Burns & others
5.Industry & Empire E.J. Hobsbawm
6.Age of Revolution E.J. Hobsbawm
7.Age of Capital E.J. Hobsbawm
8.Age of Empires E.J. Hobsbawm
9.Social basis of Democracy & Dictatorship B.J. Moore
10.Europe Since Napoleon David Thompson
11.Europe Since 1815 W.C. Craig
12.Europe Since 1870 James Joll.
Others: For concepts and knowledge:
1. What is History E.H. Carr
2. Historian's Craft Marc Block
3. The Past and the present Lawrence Stone

Recommended Books List For General Studies :-

S.No.

Name

Author /
Publisher

An Introduction to the
Constitution of India

D.D.Basu

Perspectives on Indian
Constitution

Edited by
Subash
Kashyap

Biology for VIII-X Std

NCERT

Physics for VIII-X Std

NCERT

Chemistry for VIII-X Std

NCERT

Anatomy & Physiology for

Nurses Courses

Evelyn Pearce

Know your body

Reader's
Digest

An Evolution of Indian
Economy

I.C.Dhingra
(Sultan Chand
& Co)

Indian Economy

Dutt &
Sundaram

10

Economic Survey of India

Government
of India

11

General Principles of World

Charles Farro
Geography

12

Monsoon Asia

13

Physical Geography of India

NCERT
for VII - XII Std

14

Any Good School Atlas

15

Ancient India for VII-XII Std NCERT

16

Medieval India for VII-XII

Std

NCERT

17

Modern India

Bipin
Chandra

18

History of Modern India

A.C.Banerjee

Charles Farro

19

The Hindu & Times of India Newspapers

20

Frontline and Political &

Economic weekly

Periodicals

21

Yojana & World Focus

Periodicals

22

Statistical Methods

S.C.Gupta

Book List : Books On Management Optional Of IAS Exam Are As Follows:

:: Management Optional ::

Organisational Design: Khandwala; Madhukar Shukla

Organisational Behaviour: Luthans and Robbins- for some portions Blanchart is also
good.
Strategic Cost Management: Business Today supplements
Economics: Any good economics book
Management: Terry and Franklin; Koontz and Donnel; Koontz and Weihrich
Strategic Management: Michael Porter
Marketing: Kotler and any one Indian author book(Saxena/Ramaswami etc.)
Financial: Pandey/Chandra/Khan & Jain/Bearley
Operations: Adams/Taha
HRD: Mammoria/Monappa/Prasad/Flippo

Books On Public Administration Of IAS Exam Are As Follows:

:: Public Administration ::

Paper I:
Chapter-I: Introduction
Mohit Bhattacharya: New Horizons of Public Administration
Nicholas Henry : Public Administration and Public Affairs
Special Issues of Indian Journal of Public Administration
Chapter-II: Theories of Administration
D. Ravindra Prasad, V.S. Prasad and P. Satyanarayana : Administrative Thinkers
D. Gvishiani Organisation and Management: A Critique of Western Theories.
Chapter-III: Structure of Public Organisations :
R.K. Jain : Public Sector Undertakings; and
Mohit Bhattacharya : New Horizons of Public Administration

Chapter-IV: Administrative Behaviour

Paul Hersey : Organisational Behaviour
OR
Stephen P. Robbin : Organisational Behaviour
Chapter-V: Accountability and Control:
Mohit Bhattacharya : New Horizons of Public Administration
Special Issues of Indian Journal of Public Administration on Accountability
Chapter-VI: Administrative Law:
Massey :Administrative Law
OR
M.P. Jain :Administrative Law
Chapter-VII: Administrative Reforms:
P.R. Dubbashi : Administrative Reforms
G.E. Gaiden :Administrative Reforms

Chapter-VIII: Comparative Public Administration:

Ferrel Heady : Public Administration-A Comparative Perspective
OR
R.K. Arora : Comparative Public Administration
Chapter-IX: Development Administration:
Ferrel Heady : Public Administration - A Comparative Perspective
OR
R.K. Arora : Comparative Public Administration
Chapter-X: Public Policy :
IGNOU Lessons on Public Policy
R. K. Sapra : Public Policy
Chapter-XI: Personnel Administration:
O Glenn :Stahl : Public Personnel Administration
S. L. Goel : Personnel Administration in India.

Chapter-XII: Financial Administration

M. J. K. Thavaraj :Public Financial Administration
OR
G.S. Lal :Financial Administration in India
IGNOU Lessons on Financial Administration

Paper II:
Chapter-I: Evolution of Indian Administration
B.N. Puri Administrative History of India (Vol. I, II and III)
Chapter-II: Constitutional Framework
D. D. Basu An Introduction to the Constitution of India
Chapter-III: Union Government and Administration
A. Avasthi Central Administration
Chapter-IV: State Government and Administration
J.D. Shukla State Administration
Chapter-V: District Administration
T.N. Chaturvedi District Administration; and
Special Issue of Indian Journal of Public Administration on District Administration
Chapter-VI: Local Government
S.R. Maheswari Local Government in India
Chapter-VII: Public Sector in India
R. K. Jain Public Sector Undertakings
Annual Survey on Public Sector of Department of Public Enterprises
Chapter-VIII: Public Services
S.L. Goel Personnel Administration in India
Chapter-IX: Control of Public Expenditure
M. J. K. Thavaraj Financial Administration
IGNOU Lessons on Financial Administration
Chapter-X: Administrative Reforms
P.R. Dubbashi Administrative Reforms
S. R. Maheswari Administrative Reforms
Special Issue of Indian Journal of Public Administration on Administrative Reforms

Chapter-XI: Machinery for Planning

A. Avasthi Central Administration
Chapter-XII: Administration of Law and Order
K. K. Sharma Law and Order Administration in India
K. J. Guha Roy, District Policing
Chapter-XIII: Welfare Administration
Annual Reports of Department of Social Welfare

Chapter-XIV: Major Issues in Indian Administration

Special Issue of Indian Journal Public Administration on Indian Administration, Retrospect and
Prospect and on Good Governance.

To put the subject in its proper context the historical development

(evolution of public administration discipline) of the subject should be
studied with great emphasis.
Public administration in theory and practice - M.P. Sharma and
B.L Sadan
Public administration - Mohit Bhattacharya
Modern public administration - Nigro and Nigro
Theories and principles of administration : Administrative
thinkers - Prasad & Prasad
Principles of management - Terry and Frankline
Administrative Behaviors: Managing organizational behavior Paul Hersey & Kenneth Blanchard
Personal Administration - Public personal administration - O.
Glennstal
Financial administration: Financial administration of India M.J.K. Thavaray
Comparative
administration
:
public
administration
a
comparative perspective - Ferrel Heady or Comparative public
administration - Ramesh
Control over administration : Public administration - Avasthi &
Maheswari
Central administration in India: Central administration - A.
Avasthi
Civil Services in India : Indian administration - S.R. Maheswari,
State
District and local administration: State administration - J.D.
Shukla
District administration -- S. S. Khera

Local Government in India - S.R. Maheshwari

Laxmikant's guide (for clearing conepts)
IGNOU Study Materials
IJPA articles on relevant topics
Current News Papers