These are the books you can refer to:
- Modern History: Spectrum Publications
- Ancient History: Old NCERT (RS Sharma)
- Medieval History: Never prepared
- Post Independence: India Since Independence (Bipan Chandra)
- Art & Culture: Nitin Singhania and CCRT website
- Geography Physical: NCERT class XI
- Geography-Climatology: GC Leong
- Indian Geography: Khullar
- Polity: M. Laxmikanth
- Environment: Shankar IAS+Mrunal
- Indian Economy: Ramesh Singh+Mrunal
- Economic Survey: Esp. for Mains
- The Hindu
- Yojana Magazine: Esp. for Mains
- VisionIAS current affairs monthly booklets.