Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) conducts Combined Civil Services Examination - 4 (Group-IV) Examination for the Direct Recruitment to the following posts included in the

Tamil Nadu Ministerial Service, Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service, Tamil Nadu Survey and Land Records Subordinate Service and Tamil Nadu Secretariat Service

Books for exam preparation:

Books for TNPSC Exam Preliminary cum Mains Preparation

1.Tamilnadu Government State Board books are considered as primary source of question setting for almost all Group Examinations conducted by TNPSC. So you should study following school text books.
i)Social Science Books - 6th to 10th Std
ii)Science Books - 6th to 10th Std, (Additional 11th,12th Botany and Zoology if you have time)
iii)Polity - 11th,12th Political Science
iv)Economy - 11th,12th Economics Books
v)Geography -11th,12th Geography Books
vi)Indian Culture - 12th Indian Culture Book

2.History
i) Prof.J.Dharmarajan's Tamilnadu History
ii)K.Venkadesan. India Freedom Struggle
iii) History of Modern India Bipan Chandra Bipan Chandra

iv) India's Struggle for Independence Bipan Chandra

3.Indian Polity
i)Lakshi Kanth - Indian Polity
ii) India Arasamaippu Poti Thervu Kalanjiyam by Dr.Shankara Saravanan

4.Indian Economy
i) Indian Economy for Civil Services Examinations by Ramesh Singh

5.Geography
i)Oxford School Atlas
ii)Geography of India by Spectrum Publication

6.Tamilndu Language and Culture (Mains Exam)
i)தமிழ் இலக்கிய தகவல் களஞ்கியம் - தேவிரா
ii) தமிழ் இலக்கிய வரலாறு - மு . வரதராஜன்

7.Current Affairs
i)The Hindu, Dinamani,
ii)Competitive Success Review/Civil Service Chronicle/Competition Wizard/Shankar IAS Acadamy's Civilpedia(any one of these magazine)
iii)Yojana/Thittam

8.Science & Technology
i)Science & Tech by Spectrum Publications

9.India Year Book 2014 - by Government of India

10.Aptitude (50 marks in Group 1 Exam)
i)A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal
ii)Quantitative Aptitude by R.S.Aggarwal
iii)Objective Arithmetic - R. S. Agarwal