I have passed B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering and now I want to give the exam of IAS and for that I want to get the list of some of the best books to refer for IAS exam so can you provide me that?

As you want to get the list of some of the best books to refer for IAS exam so here is the information of the same for you:

1. NCERT Books
• Indian History – Class XI & XII
• Indian Geography – Class VI to XII
• Science – Class IX & X

2. Indian Polity [constitution]
• Indian polity - by Laxmikanth (TMH publications)
• Introduction to constitution of India – D.D. Basu
• Indian Constitution – P.N. Bakshi /

3. Indian Economy
• Pratiyogita Darpan (Latest Edition) and Economic survey [2009-10]
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4. GK Books
• Manorama Year Book – 2010
• India Year Book – 2010 (Publication Division)
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5. Magazines
• Frontline (For Mains & Interview)
• Competition wizard/Civil Services Chronicle / Civil Service Times (Any 1)
• Yojana [Published by Publication Division]
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6. Newspapers / Daily
• Any Standard English Daily and a Tamil Daily
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7. Prelims Guide
• Any Standard Guide available in the market like Tata McGrawHill, Spectrum
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8. Other Sources
• Regular watching of TV News (NDTV, BBC, CNN, and DD) and reading general magazines like India Today, Outlook and Sunday Indian etc.