The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) gives candidates a choice to take the Civil Services Exam in English or any Indian language listed in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution. Although, a majority of the candidates take the IAS Exam (Mains) and the interview in English, many candidates opt for Hindi as well. UPSC Prelims exam books in Hindi are available in the market; however, selecting the best books from the exam perspective remains critical.
Hence, to assist the aspirants who want to write UPSC in Hindi, we have compiled a list of essential UPSC books for the IAS exam for both prelims and UPSC Mains. The aspirants can go through the list and can access it anytime by downloading the UPSC Books in Hindi PDF given at the end.
For detailed information on IAS Hindi, visit the linked page.
List of UPSC Books in Hindi:- Download PDF Here
It goes without saying that reading the NCERT books for the UPSC exam preparation is an important starting point. Gradually, aspirants may start using reference books for each subject given in the UPSC Syllabus . These books can be read by the aspirants who are wanting to write UPSC in the Hindi language.
The list below provides NCERT Books in Hindi PDFs for important books for CSE preparation:
| NCERT Hindi Books | ||
| Class | Subjects | Download NCERT Books in Hindi for UPSC |
| Class 9 | Social Sciences | Loktantrik Rajniti |
| Samakalin Bharat I | ||
| Arthashastra | ||
| Bharat Aur Samkalin Vishav I in Hindi PDF | ||
| Class 10 | Social Sciences | Bharat Aur Samakalin Vishwa Part-II |
| Arthik Vikas Ki Samajh | ||
| Samakalin Bharat | ||
| Loktantrik Rajniti | ||
| Class 11 | Economics | Bhartiya Arthavyavastha Ka Vikas |
| Geography | Bhartiya Bhautik Paryawaran | |
| Bhugol Mein Prayogatamak Karya | ||
| Bhautik Bhugaul Ke Moolya Siddhanth | ||
| World History | Vishwa Itihas Ke Kuch Vishay | |
| Political Science | Bharat ka Sanvidhan, Siddhanth Aur Vyahvahar | |
| Rajneeti Siddhanth | ||
| Sociology | Samajshastra Bhag-I | |
| Samaj ka Bodh | ||
| Class 12 | Economics | Parichayaatmak Vyashti Arthashastra |
| Parichayaatmak Sukshma Arthashastra | ||
| Geography | Manav Bhugaul Ke Moola Siddhantha | |
| Bharat Log Aur Arthvyavastha | ||
| History | Bhartiya Itihas Ke Kuch Vishay Bhag-I | |
| Bhartiya Itihas Ke Kuch Vishay Bhag-II | ||
| Bhartiya Itihas Ke Kuch Vishay Bhag-III | ||
| Polity | Samakalin Vishwa Rajniti | |
| Swatantra Bharat Mein Rajniti Bhag-II | ||
| Sociology | Bhartiya Samaj | |
| Bharat Mein Samajik Parivartan Aur Vikas | ||
In the table below, we have listed the most relevant IAS Exam study material in Hindi for candidates who are going to take the CSE exam of UPSC in Hindi, sorted by subjects:
History
Polity
Geography
Economy
Indian Society/Sociology
Environment
Science & Technology
Security
Ethics
The books listed above are preferred by candidates preparing for the IAS and other UPSC exams. These UPSC books in Hindi are helpful for both Prelims and Mains stage of the CSE. Apart from the above list, a candidate should also prepare for the Current Affairs part of the UPSC exam.
Listed below are a few more IAS books in Hindi for GK/Current Affairs:
Hindi is the second most opted medium of choice by IAS aspirants in the CSE after English. Also, many candidates take Hindi as their optional subject in the UPSC mains. Moreover, there is a compulsory Indian language paper in mains as well. The above-mentioned IAS study materials in Hindi, books, and resources, although essential, are still a small subset of the total amount of information needed for successfully cracking the IAS exam.
The candidates who belong to the Hindi-Medium category are advised to also go through IAS Hindi Literature Syllabus if they think of opting it as their optional subject in UPSC Mains.
These UPSC Hindi books list can help aspirants to prepare while being comfortable. Hindi medium aspirants should diligently look for and update their knowledge of current affairs from trusted sources. Hindi Literature is also one of the optional subjects in the list of 48 optional subjects in UPSC mains. Hence, candidates can look for UPSC Hindi Literature Optional Strategy in the linked article.
List of UPSC Books in Hindi:- Download PDF Here
For an exam like UPSC civil services, every reading seems to be insufficient. It is advised to also go through below articles which are related to IAS exam preparation: