History (Class VI-XII)

1. VI: Our Pasts-I Ancient
2. VII: Our Pasts-II Medieval
3. VIII: Our Pasts-III (Parts 1 & 2) Modern
4. IX: India and the Contemporary World I
5. X: India and the Contemporary World II
6. XII: Themes in Indian History I, II, III

Geography (Class VI-XII)

1. VI: The Earth Our Habitat
2. VII: Our Environment
3. VIII: Resource and Development
4. IX: Contemporary India-I
5. X: Contemporary India-II
6. XI: Fundamentals of Physical Geography, India-Physical Environment
7. XII: Fundamentals of Human Geography, India-People and Economy

Polity & Society

1. IX: Democratic Politics-I
2. X: Democratic Politics-II
3. XI: Indian Constitution at Work, Political Theory
4. XI-XII Sociology (selective): Understanding Society, Indian Society, Social Change & Development in India

Economy (Class IX-XII)

1. IX: Economics
2. X: Understanding Economic Development
3. XI: Indian Economic Development
4. XII: Introductory Microeconomics, Introductory Macroeconomics

Science & Environment (for basics)

1. VI-X: General Science (selective S&T-in-news basics)
2. XI: Chemistry Unit 14 (Env. Chem); Biology Units 4-5
3. XII: Chemistry Unit 16; Biology Units 8-10 & 13-16 (Ecology)
4. XI: Fine Arts & Living Craft Traditions of India (Ch. 9-10) for Art & Culture

Ancient India

1. R.S. Sharma — India’s Ancient Past
2. A.L. Basham — The Wonder That Was India (selective)
3. Romila Thapar — Early India (selective)

Medieval India

1. Satish Chandra — History of Medieval India
2. Satish Chandra — From Sultanate to the Mughals (selective)

Modern India

1. Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum) — Brief History of Modern India
2. Bipan Chandra — India’s Struggle for Independence
3. S. Bandyopadhyay — From Plassey to Partition (selective)
4. R. Guha — India After Gandhi (selective)

Art & Culture + Atlas

1. Nitin Singhania — Indian Art & Culture
2. NCERT XI Fine Arts, CCRT (reference)
3. Oxford / Orient BlackSwan School Atlas (latest)

1. M. Laxmikanth — Indian Polity (multiple revisions)
2. D.D. Basu — Introduction to the Constitution of India (selective depth)
3. Subhash Kashyap — Our Constitution / Our Parliament (optional)
4. NCERT XI — Indian Constitution at Work (conceptual anchor)

1. G.C. Leong — Certificate Physical & Human Geography
2. Majid Husain — Geography of India
3. Majid Husain — World Geography (selective)
4. Atlas practice integrated with NCERTs

1. Ramesh Singh — Indian Economy
2. Economic Survey (latest) — Vol. 1 themes & highlights
3. Union Budget — Budget at a Glance & Key Statements
4. NCERT XI-XII (Micro + Macro) refresher as needed

1. Shankar IAS — Environment
2. Majid Husain — Environment: Ecology, Biodiversity & Climate Change (supplement)
3. MoEFCC/IUCN/UNEP (selective facts & conventions)

1. NCERT VI-X Science (conceptual skim + notes)
2. Current S&T (ISRO, space, biotech, ICT, energy)
3. PIB/PRS/ISRO/MeitY (in-news initiatives; selective)

1. TMH (Tata McGraw-Hill) — CSAT Manual
2. Arihant — Crack CSAT Paper II
3. Past 8-10 years CSAT papers (timed)

1. Lexicon — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude (definitions/examples)
2. G. Subba Rao & P.N. Roy Chowdhury — Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude (case studies; selective)

1. Newspapers: The Hindu (primary), The Indian Express (editorials)
2. Govt: PIB, PRS Legislative Research
3. Magazines: Yojana, Kurukshetra
4. Annual/Compilations: monthly CA + Vision 365 (revision)

1. UPSC Prelims GS I & CSAT — last 10 years
2. UPSC Mains GS I-IV — last 5-7 years (theme-mapping)