IAS/UPSC Optional Subject Books

BOTANY optional recommended booklist:-

1.   Cell Biology: De Robertis & Ambrose and Easy or Powar
2.   Genetics : Strickberger or Vir Bala Rastogi
3.   Physiology and Biochemistry: Salisbury and Ross or Fritz and Noggle
4.   Ecology : Vir Bala Rastogi and M.S. Jayaraj and P.D. Singh
5.   Economic Botany: Kochar or Verma
6.   Microbiology : Powars's two books on microbiology are more than enough.
7.   Pathology : Singh's book along with a foreign author
8.   Cryptograms : B.R. Vasista (alage and fungi), P.C. Vashishta (Pteridophytes gymnosperms) Pandey and Trivedi (both volumes)
9.   Embryology : Bhojwani and Bhatnagar
10.   Plant Anatomy: Esau or B.P. Pandey
11.   Taxonomy: Nair along with Datta

CHEMISTRY optional recommended booklist:-

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

1.   Atomic Structure - Principle of physical chemistry - Puri, Sharma & Pathwa
2.   Advance Inorganic Chemistry - J.D. Lee
3.   Chemical Periodicity, Chemical bonding,Coordination compound- Maden, Malik, Tuli
4.   Theoretical principles of inorganic chemistry - G.S. Manku,
5.   Extradiction of metals, Principle of inorganic chemistry - Puri, Sharma, Jauhar.
6.   Rest all the chapters - An advance inorganic chemistry - J.D. Lee
7.   Pollution and its control - A text book of environmental chemistry and pollution - S.S. Dara.

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

1.   Principals of Physical Chemistry (Gaseous state, Thermodynamics, Phase rule, solutions, Colligative properties, Electro Chemistry, Catalysis, Colloids) - Puri,
2.   Sharma & Pathawa
3.   Chemical kinetics - Advance physical chemistry - Gurdeep Raj
4.   Photo chemistry - A text book of physical chemistry (Vol. - IV) - K.L. Kapoor
5.   Advance physical chemistry - Gurdeep Raj

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

1.   Bonding and shape of organic molecules, Stereo chemistry of carbon compound - Reactions and reagents - O.P. Agarwal
2.   A guide to mechanism in organic chemistry - Peter Sykes
3.   Rest all the chapters - A text book of organic chemistry - Bahl & Bahl

CIVIL ENGINEERING optional recommended booklist:-

1.  Engineering Mechanics - Shames
2.  Mechanics for Engineers - B Johnson
3.  Engineering Mechanics - Mchean
4.  Limit State Design - Ram Chandra
5.  Surveying - Punmia
6.  Strength of Material - V. N. Vazaram
7.  Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - A Singh and K R Arora
8.  Strength and Meterials -UC. Jindal
9.  Introduction to Mechanics of Solids
10.  Basic and applied Fluid Mechanics- Garde
11.  Strength of material - Gere and Timoshenko
12.  Concrete Technology - M.S. Shetty
13.  R.C.C. (WSM) - Shyal and Goyal
14.  R.C.C. (LSM) - A.K. Jain
15.  Steel Structure - L.S. Negi
16.  Soil Mechanics - K.R. Arora
17.  Fluid Mechanics - Modi & Seth
18.  Theory of Structure (Vol - II) - Vazirani and Ratwani
19.  Irrigation Engineering - S.K. Garg
20.  Prestress Concrete - N. Krishna Rajee
21.  Engineering Hydrology - K. Subramanya

COMMERCE optional recommended booklist:-

ACCOUNTING:
FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE ACCOUNTING--J.R.MONGA (CHAPTERS: 6-9)

COST ACCOUNTING:
FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING --ANTHONY & WELSCH (CHAPTERS: 1, 6-7,10,13)
cost accounting; THEORY & problems--maheshwari & mittal (CHAPTERS: 1,5-9, 11,13-15)

AUDITING:
PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE OF AUDITING--DINKAR PAGARE (CHAPTERS: 1-3, 7-16, 20-22, Section -2)
OR
STUDENTS' GUIDE TO AUDITING--TAXMANN (ARUNA JHA) (CHAPTERS: 1-2, 5-12, 16-17, 19,22)

INCOME TAX:
STUDENTS' GUIDE TO Income Tax--v.K.Singhania
(CHAPTERS: 2-16)
OR
Systematic approach to INCOME TAX --Girish Ahuja (CHAPTERS: 2-17)

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

FINANCIAL MARKETS & INSTITUTIONS:
INDIAN FINANCIAL SYSTEM--M.Y.KHAN (CHAPTERS: 2-18)
OR
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & MARKETS--L.M.BHOLE (CHAPTERS: 1-13, 16-24)

PERIODICALS
1. THE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT (JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA)
2. THE ECONOMIC SURVEY (GOVT. OF INDIA PUBLICATION)
3. FINANCIAL/BUSINESS SECTION OF THE TIMES OF INDIA OR ANY OTHER DAILY NEWSPAPER

ECONOMICS optional recommended booklist:-

1.  An Introduction to Economics - A.W. Stonier and D.C. Hauge
2.  Monetary Theory and Public Policy - Kenneth Kurihara
3.  Outline of Monetary Economics - A.C.I. Day
4.  Public Finance - H.L. Bhatia
5.  Modern Banking - R.S. Sayers
6.  Indian Economy - Mishra and Puri
7.  Macro Economic Analysis - Edward Shepiro
8.  Indian Economy - R. Dutt and KPM Sundaram
9.  Economic Growth and Development - Mayer and Baldwin
10.  Public Finance - K.K. Andley and Sundharam
11.  International Economics - Bo Soderston
12.  National Income Accounting - Bakerman
13.  Economics Choice - Koutsweanik
14.  Banking - S.B. Gupta
15.  International Trade - Bo Soderston
16.  The Economic Times and Economical and Political Weekly.
17.  Dictionary of Economics - Ghaham Bannock; T.E. Baxter, Ray Rees (Penguin)
18.  Economics (Read Relevant Chapters) - Paul A. Samuelson
19.  The Hindu: Survey of Agriculture & Survey of Industry

GEOLOGY optional recommended booklist:-

1.  Marine Geology : A Scenario Around Indian Coasts / T.K. Mallik - 2008 [Rs. 2895, US $62.93]
2.  Mine Closure / Naresh Chandra Saxena - 2008 [Rs. 750, US $16.30]
3.  Hydrocarbon Potential and Exploration Strategy of Cauvery Basin, India / J.N. Sahu - 2007 [Rs. 10000, US $217.39]
4.  Foreland Sedimentation in Himalayan Tectonic Regime : A Relook at the Orogenic Process / V. Raiverman - 2002 [Rs. 3000, US $65.22]
5.  Glossary of Structural Geology and Tectonics / P.S. Saklani - 2008 [Rs. 695, US $15.11]
6.  Wild India : The wildlife and landscapes of India / Guy Mountfort & Hashim Tyabji - 2007 [Rs. 995, US $21.63]
7.  Poisonous Snakes / F. Wall - 2007 [Rs. 240, US $5.22]
8.  Advancing Frontiers in Geology and Geophysics : A Volume in Honour of M.S. Krishnan / A P Subramaniam & S. Balakrishan - 2007 [Rs. 995, US $21.63]
9.  Remote Sensing and GIS for Natural Resource Management / Bir Abhimanyu Kumar - 2007 [Rs. 695, US $15.11]
10.  Geological Maps / D.K. Awasthi - 2007 [Rs. 250, US $5.43]
11.  Himalaya : Geological Aspect, Vol. 5 / P.S. Saklani (Ed.) - 2008 [Rs. 1995, US $43.37]
12.  Mineral Exploration : Recent Strategies / S. Rajendran et al - 2007 [Rs. 2450, US $53.26]
13.  Soil Chemistry : Basic Concepts / G. Byju - 2008 [Rs. 600, US $13.04]
14.  Inland Fisheries : Ecology and Management / Welcomme, R. L. - 2007 [Rs. 995, US $21.63]
15.  History and Culture of the Himalaya, 3 Vols. / Gulia, K.S. - 2007 [Rs. 2700, US $58.70]
16.  Earthquake Disaster Reduction : Masonry Buildings, Design and Construction / Arya, Anand S. - 2007 [Rs. 840, US $18.26]
17.  Geologic Settings and Petroleum Systems of India's East Coast Offshore Basins : Concepts and Applications / Bastia, Ravi - 2007 [Rs. 10000, US $217.39]
18.  Encyclopaedia of Paleontology / Sharma, Vivek - 2006 [Rs. 1500, US $32.61]
19.  Encyclopaedia of Geology / Yadgiri, Vyshali - 2006 [Rs. 1500, US $32.61]
20.  Encyclopaedia of Fish and Fisheries / Anand, Vishal - 2006 [Rs. 1500, US $32.61]
21.  Concise Glossary of Geology / Mathur, S.M. - 2007 [Rs. 225, US $4.89]
22.  Dimensions of Himalayan Geology / Biyani, A.K. - 2007 [Rs. 2295, US $49.89]
23.  26th December 2004 Tsunami : Causes, Effects, Remedial Measures, Pre and Post Tsunami Disaster Management : A Geoscientific Perspective / Subramaniyan, B.R, et al (Eds.) - 2006 [Rs. 4950, US $107.61]
24.  Encyclopaedia of Geo-Informatics : Incorporating GIS and Remote Sensing, 5 Vols. / Trivedi, Priya Ranjan et al - 2006 [Rs. 8000, US $173.91]
25.  Delta Sedimentation: East Coast of India / Singh, I.B. & Swamy, A.S.R. - 2006 [Rs. 10000, US $217.39]
26.  The Evolution and Classification of Soils / Ramann, E. & Whittles, C.L. (Tr.) - 2006 [Rs. 525, US $11.41]
27.  Himalaya : Geological Aspects, Vol. 3 / Saklani, P.S. (Ed.) - 2005 [Rs. 1995, US $43.37]
28.  Himalaya : Geological Aspects, Vol. 4 / Saklani, P.S. (Ed.) - 2006 [Rs. 1995, US $43.37]
29.  Deccan Traverses : The Making of Bangalore's Terrain / Mathur, Anuradha & Cunha, Dilip Da - 2006 [Rs. 1950, US $42.39]
30.  Remote Sensing in Geomorphology / Ramasamy, S.M. - 2005 [Rs. 700, US $15.22]
31.  Geology and Evolution of the Indian Plate (From Hadean to Holocene - 4Ga to 4 Ka) / Naqvi, S.M. - 2005 [Rs. 1250, US $27.17]
32.  Metallogenesis of Manganese Ores of Srikakulam-Visakhapatnam Belt / Siddiquie, F.N. - 2004 [Rs. 650, US $14.13]
33.  Himalaya : Geological Aspects, Vol. 1 & 2 / Saklani, P. S. - 2005 [Rs. 3600, US $78.26]
34.  The Ice Age in the Indian Subcontinent and Associated Human Culture (With sepcial ref. to Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Sind...) / Terra, H. De. & Paterson, T.T. - 2003 [Rs. 2500, US $54.35]
35.  Ananda K. Coomaraswamy Writings on Geology and Mineralogy : Scientific Papers and Comments / Ranganthan, A. & Rao, K. Srinivasa (Eds.) - 2001 [Rs. 700, US $15.22]
36.  Early Man in Eastern Himalayas : North-East India and Nepal / Sharma, A. K. - 1996 [Rs. 990, US $21.52]

HISTORY optional recommended booklist:-

1.   History of Modern India – Shekhar Bandopadhyaya/Bipan Chandra
2.   India’s Struggle For Independence – Bipan Chandra and Others
3.   India’s Ancient Past – R.S. Sharma
4.   The Wonder That Was India – A.L. Basham
5.   Ashoka and the Decline of the Mauryas – Romila Thapar
6.   Medieval India : From Sultanat to Mughals – 1- Satish Chandra
7.   Medieveal India : From Sultanat to Mughals -2 – Satish Chandra
8.   Mastering Modern World History – Norman Lowe
9.   History of the World – Arjun Dev

LAW optional recommended booklist:-

MANAGEMENT optional recommended booklist:-

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

MATHEMATICS optional recommended booklist:-

Paper-I

1.  Linear Algebra - K.C. Prasad, K B Datta
2.  Calculus - Santhi Narayan
3.  Analytic Geometry - Shantinarayan, HC Sinha, DK Jha and Sharma
4.  Ordinary Differential eqs:- MD Raising Lumina, Golden seris-NP Bali
5.  Dynamics, Statitics and Hydrostatics - M.Ray
6.  Vector analysis - Shantinarayan

Paper-II

1.  Algebra - K C Prasad, KB Datta
2.  Real Analysis - Shantinarayan,Royden
3.  Complex Analysis - GK Ranganath
4.  Linear Programming - SD sharma
5.  Partial Diff.eqs. - Singhania
6.  Numerical analysis and Computer Progg. - V. Rajaraman, SS Shasri
7.  Mechanics & Fluid dynamics - AP Mathur, Azaroff leonid

Other Important Books

1.   Modern Algebra - A. R. Vashisth
2.   Algebra - J. N. Sharma and S. N. Goyal
3.   Linear Algebra - Schaum Series (Lipshutz) or Sharma and Vashisth
4.   Matrices - Schaum Series (Frank Ayres) or Vashisth
5.   Calculus - I. A. Menon
6.   Coordinate Geometry - R. L. Soni
7.   Solid Mechanism - Kazmioo
8.   Mathematics Dictionary - James
9.   Differential Equations - Schaum Series (Frank Ayres) or N.M. Kapur or Raisinghania
10.   Numerical Analysis - S.S. Sastry
11.   Complex Analysis - Schaum Series or J.N. Sharma
12.   Operations Research - Kanti Swaroop or Manmohan
13.   Differential Calculus - Gorakh Prasad
14.   Analytical Solid Geometry - Shanti Narayanan
15.   Text Book of Coordinate Geometry - Rai Ballabh
16.   Mechanism - D. S. Mathur
17.   Statistical Mechanism - Carson Horg

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING optional recommended booklist:-

1.  Principles of Electronics - V.K. Mehta
2.  Radio Engineering - G.K. Mithal
3.  Circuit Analysis - Gupta Electrical Technology - Thereja
4.  Electrical Power - Star
5.  Physics of Semiconductor Devices - Sze
6.  Automatic Control System - Kuo
7.  Elements of Engineering Electromagnetics - Rao
8.  Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating System - Jordan & Balmain
9.  Modern Central Engineering - Ogata
10.  Electromagnetic Waives and Field - R.N. Singh
11.  Control Systems Engineering - Nagrath Gopal
12.  Semi Conductor - Nagchoudhary
13.  Integrated Circuits - D. Roy Choudhary
14.  Network Analysis - Valkenbury
15.  Basic Current Analysis - Murthy
16.  Topics in Communication Theory - David Middleton

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING optional recommended booklist:-

1.  Fundamentals of Classed Thermodynamics - Van Wylen
2.  Heat Transfer - Gupta Prakash
3.  Heat and Mass Transfer - R. Yadav
4.  Energy Conversion - Sukhalmoy
5.  Environmental Pollution Central Engineering - C S Rao
6.  Surveying and Levelling - T P Kanetakar
7.  Heat Conversion - Arora & Kundwar
8.  Manufacturing Science - R K Jain
9.  Thermodynamics - R Yadav Theory of Mechanics - S S Rattan
10.  Theory of Mechanism and Mechanics - Jagdish Lal.
11.  Mechanic of Solids - Popru
12.  Manufacturing Science - Ghosh and Malik
13.  Manufacturing Technology - P N Rao
14.  Production Manangement - R K Jain
15.  Principles of Manufacturing Material & Process - Campbeu

MEDICAL SCIENCE optional recommended booklist:-

Suggested Reading

1.  Anatomy - Megraper or Snell
2.  Human Anatomy (3 Vol.) - Chaurasia
3.  Medical Physiology - Gyston
4.  Human Physiology - Chatterjee
5.  Pathology - Muirs or Robbins
6.  Review in Bio-chemistry - Harper
7.  Heinmann Medical Dictionary - Janife
8.  Heinmann Dental Dictionary - Lennox
9.  Microbiology - Anand Narayan or Chatterjee
10.  Principal and Practice of Medicines - Davidson
11.  Social and Preventive Medicine(SPM) - Park & Park
12.  Surgery - Love and Bailey
13.  Essentials of Bio-chemistry - M C Pant

PHILOSOPHY optional recommended booklist:-

1.  Dr. C.D. Sharma (Indian Philosophy)
2.  Dr. Deo Raj (Indian Philosophy)
3.  Dr. Ya Mashiha (Western Philosophy)
4.  Dr. Daya Krishna (Western Philosophy)
5.  Dr. Franckena Thilly (Western Philosophy)
6.  Dr. B.K. Lal (Contemporary Western Philosophy)
7.  Dr. Irvin M. Copi
8.  Dr. Divakar Pathak (Indian Ethic)
9.  Dr. Dr. V.P. Verma (Western Ethic)
10.  Dr. B.N. Singh (Ethics)
11.  Lilly (Ethics)
12.  By Franckena Thilly
13.  Dr. C.D. Sharma
14.  Dr. Dayakrishna
15.  Dr. Ya Mashiha
16.  Dr. B.K. Lal 6. Dr. Lakshmi Saxena
17.  Dr. C.D. Sharma
18.  Dr. Deo Raj
19.  Dr. Hiriyanna
20.  Dr. Radha Krishnan
21.  Ashok Verma (Symbolic logic)
22.  Dr. J.P. Sood Vol IV 2.Dr. Shiv Bhanu Singh
23.  Dr. Gauba
24.  Dr. Ya Mashiha
25.  John Hick
26.  Dr. V.P. Verma
27.  Six ways of knowing by D.M. Datta.

PHYSICS optional recommended booklist:-

1.  Classical Mechnism -Gupta, Kumar & Sharma - Takewale & Puranik -H.Goldstein
2.  Mechanics - Kleppner & Kolenkov -D.S. Mathur
3.  Wave/Spl.Relatively - D.S. Mathur/Kleppner&Kolenkov
4.  Special Relativity-R.Resnic -Gupta & Goyal
5.  Optics-Ajay Ghatak-B.S. Agarwal
6.  Electrodyanamics - David Griffiths
7.  EM Theory -Chopra&Agarwal/Satya Prakash
8.  Thermal Physics - P.K Chakraborty - Satya Prakash, Singhal & Agarawal -Statistical Physics -B.B laud
9.  Quantum Physics- Resnick & Eisberg
10.  Concept of Mordern Physics - Arthut Bevser
11.  Quantum Mechanics -Ghatak & Loknathan/Chatwal & Anand/Satya Prakash
12.  Atomic & Molecular Spectra -Rajkumar
13.  Nuclear Physics -S.B Patel
14.  Solid State Physics -Kittel
15.  Electronics -Allon Mottershed
16.  Objective Physics -H.C. Verma/TMH

Others:

1.   Physics Vol I & II by David Haliday and Resnick (for basic concepts)
2.   Mechanics - D.S. Mathur, B.S. Agarwal
3.   Waves and Oscillations - Brijlal & Subramanyam, B.S. Agarwal
4.   Optics - Brijlal& Subramanyam, B.S. Agarwal, Ajoy & Ghatak
5.   Thermal Physics - Singal, Agarwal & Prakash, B.S. Agarwal, Shah & Srivastava
6.   Electricity & Magnetism : D.C. TAyal, B.S. Agarwal, Griffith
7.   Any fundamental book on electrical engineering like B.L Thareja (Vol 1) or Vincent Del Tero
8.   Modern Physics - A Beiser (Concepts of modern physics), S.L. Gupta, B.S. Agarwal, J.B. Rajan
9.   Electronics - Milman & Halkias, S. Ramnam, Ryder or Bolstead, Malvina
10.   Properties of Matter - B. Aggarwal
11.   Atomic Physics - J. B. Rajan
12.   Fundamental of Magnetism electricity - B.N. Basudeva
13.   A Text Book of Suond - Khanna & Bedi
14.   Nuclear Physics - D.C. Tayal
15.   Introduction of Electrodynamics - Griffith
16.   Advanced Level Physics - Nelkon & Parkar
17.   University Physics - Zeemasky
18.   Numerical Problems - B. Lal & Subrahmanyam
19.   Quantum Mechnaics - A Ghatak
20.   A Dictionary of Physics – Goldstein

PSYCHOLOGY optional recommended booklist:-

1.  Psychology XI & XII Std NCERT
2.  Introduction to Psychology Morgan & King
3.  Psychology Robert A Baron
4.  Social Psychology Baron & Byrne
5.  The Psychology of Small Groups Shaw
6.  Inner World Sudhir Kakar
7.  Achieving Society David McClelland
8.  Theories of Personality Hall & Lindzey
9.  Systems & Theories of Psychology Krawiec & Chaplin
10.  Abnormal Psychology & Modern Life James.C. Coleman

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION optional recommended booklist:-

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.

POLITICAL SCIENCE optional recommended booklist:-

Paper I Section A

1. (a) A History of Political thought
   —Subrata Mukherjee, Susheela Ramaswamy
   (b) A History of Political thought —J.P. Suda
   (c) For Manu & Kautilya : Foundations of Indian Political thought
   — V.R. Mehta
   
2. (a) Modern Political Theory —S.P. Verma
   (b) Modern Political Theory —Madan Gandhi
3. (a) Political Theory —Eddy Ashirvatham
   (b) Political Theory —J.C. Johri
   (c) Political Theory —Ray & Bhattacharya
   (d) Political Theory —O.P. Gauba

Paper I Section B


1. (a) Comparative Govt. & Politics —J.C. Johri
   (a) Comparative Govt. & Politics —Ronald Chilkote


2. (a) Modern Indian Political Thinkers —V.P. Verma
   (b) Foundations of Indian Political Thought —V.R. Mehta
   (c) Indian Govt. and Politics —A.S. Narang
   (c) Indian Govt. and Politics —J.R. Siwach
   (c) Indian Govt and Politics —M.P. Singh, Himanshu Roy
   (d) Politics in India —Rajani Kothari
   (e) Govt. and Politics of India —W.H. Morris Jones


Paper II Section A


1. (a) Theoretical aspects of International Politics
   —Mahendra Kumar
   (b) Politics among Nations —Morganthu
   (c) International Politics —Schuman
   

Paper II Section B


1. (a) International Politics —Bookhives
   (b) Regular issues of Frontline & World Focus (magazine)

SOCIOLOGY optional recommended booklist:-

Paper I

1.  Herton and Hunt, Sociology, Mcgraw- Hill International, Singapore 1984
2.  Abrahamson Mark, Urban Sociology, Prentice-Hall Inc, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1980
3.  Haris C. C., The Sociology Enterprises : A Disscussion of Fundamental Concept, St. Martin Press Inc., New York, 1980
4.  Wilson John, Introduction to Social Movements, Basic Books, NY , 1998.
5.  Hamilton , Malcom, B. The Sociology of Religion, Routledge, London , 1995.
6.  Williams, Malcom, Science and Social Science : An Introduction, Routledge, London , 2000.
7.  D.K.S. Roy, Social Development and the Empowerment of Mariginalised Groups: Perspectives and Strategies, Sage, New Delhi - 2001
8.  Harris C.C., The Family, Allen and Unwin, London - 1977
9.  Andreas Hess, Concept of Social Stratification, European and American Models, Palgrave, Houndmills, NY , 2001
10.  Giddens, Anthony, Capitalisation and Modern Social Theory, University Press Cambridge, 1971
11.  Smelser, N.J.The Sociology of Economic Life, Prentice Hall, New Delhi - 1988.
12.  Haralombos, M, and Heald, R,M. Sociology : Themes and Perspectives, Oxford. Delhi - 1980.
13.  Randall Collins, Theoretical Sociology, Harcourt Brace and Company, Florida, 1996.
14.  Bottomore. T.B. Sociology : A GFuide of problem and Literature Allen and Unwin, London - 1972.
15.  Etzioni, Amitali, Modern Organization, Prentice Hall, NY, 1995
16.  Cuff, Sharrock, and Francis, Perrspective in Sociology, Routledge, NY 1995

Paper II

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3.  Srinivas M N Social Change in Modern India, Berkeley,University of California Press 1966.
4.  Srinivas and Shah, The Myth of the self sufficiency of the Indian Village, The Economic weekly, 12:1375-1378
5.  Beteille Andre Sociology, Oxford, New Delhi - 2002
6.  Beteille Andre, The idea of Natural, Inequality and other Essays, Oxford, Delhi - 1987.
7.  Beteille Andre, Essay in Contemporary Sociology, Oxford, Delhi - 1987.
8.  Beteille Andre, Social Inequality of Indian Penguine, London, 1978.
9.  Singh Yogender Cultural Change in India, Rawat, Jaipur, 2002.
10.  Singh Yogender, Modernization of Indian Tradition, Thompson Press, New Delhi - 1973.
11.  Unnithan T K , Indra Dev and Singh, Y, (eds) Towards a Sociology of Culture in India, Prentice Hall, new Delhi - 1965.
12.  Gupta, Dipasnkar, Interrograting Caste, Penguine, New Delhi - 2000.
13.  Shah A M Family in Contempory India, Orient Longman, New Delhi - 2001.
14.  Chandrani and Chandrani, Essay in Rural Sociology, Rawat, Jaipur -2000.
15.  Desai, Neera, and Krishnaraj, Women and Society in India,New Delhi - 1990.
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STATISTICS optional recommended booklist:-

1.   An Introduction to Probability Theory & Mathematical Statistics - V K Rohtagi
2.  Fundamentals of Statistics (2 Vol.)- A M Goon, M K Gupta and B Dass Gupta
3.  Introductory Probability and Statistical Applications - Paul Meyer
4.  Sampling Techniques- William G. Cochran
5.  Sampling Theory of Surveys with applications - B. V Sukhatme & B V Sukhatme
6.  An Outline of Statistical Theory (2 Vol.) - A M Goon, M K Gupta and B .Dass Gupta
7.  Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics- A C Gupta and V K Kapoor
8.  Fundamentals of Applied Statistics- S C Gupta and V K Kapoor

URDU optional recommended booklist:-

Paper I

1.   Urdu ki Lisani Tashkil - Mirza Khalil Ahmad Beg
2.   Mokqadwa; Tarikh-e-Zuban-e-Urdu - Prof. Maswood Husain Khan
3.   Ansaf-e-SuKhan aur Sher Haiyyaten - Shamian Ahmed

Paper II

1.   Urdu Shairi ka Tauqidi Mutala - Suenbul Nigar
2.   Urdu Nasr ka Tauqidi Mutala - Suenbul Nigar
3.   Urdu Adab Ki Tarikh - Noorul Hasan Naqvi

ZOOLOGY optional recommended booklist:-

1.  1. Cell and molecular bilogy - De Robertis, C.B. Powar
2.  2. Comparative anatomy of vertebrate zoology -Kent
3.  3. Animal physiology - H.R. Singh, Vander
4.  4. Biochemistry - Harper, Leninger, Stryer, Rao
5.  5. Embryology - Balinsky, A.K. Berry, Vir Bala Rastogi
6.  6. Organic evolution - Veer Bala Rastogi
7.  7. Genetics - P.K. Gupta, Gardner, Ahluwalia, Vir Bala Rastogi
8.  8. Invertebrates - R.L. Kotpal, Nigam, Jordan
9.  9. Vertebrates - R.L. Kotpal, Nigam, Jordan and Varma
10.  10. Ecology - P.D. Sharma, Odum, Vir Bala Rastogi and M.S. Jayaraj, Kotpal and Bali
11.  11. Economic Zoology - Shukla and Upadhaya, Kotpal- Khetrapal - Aggarwal
12.  12. Ethology - Reena Mathur, Magazines like Science Reporter, Nature
13.  13. General Zoology - Storer and Usurger
14.  14. Physiology - H.R. Singh
15.  15. Evolution - Vir Bala Rastogi
16.  16. A Dictionary of Entomology - Leftwich