Kerala Administrative Services Examination- Reference Book List

There are plenty of books available on both online and offline, so it is important to choose the right material for your Kerala PSC KAS Examination. Choosing the right KAS exam books for different stages of the preparation is important.

Here is the list of reference books which are useful for KAS preparations.

Subject	Books
Ancient and Medieval India	India’s Ancient Past (Basic) – R.S. Sharma
	The Wonder That Was India – A.L. Bhasham. (Ancient India and Culture)- (For advanced reading)
	History of Medieval India – Satish Chandra (for advanced reading)
Modern Indian History	History of Modern India – Bipan Chandra
	India’s Struggle for Independence – Bipan Chandra.
	A Brief History of Modern India – Spectrum
	Indian: Modern History- Jijo Mathew
Indian Art and Culture	Indian Art and Culture – Nitin Singhania.
Kerala History	History of Kerala: Prehistoric to The Present– Rajan Gurukkal and Raghava Varier
	Kerala History and Its Makers- A Sreedhara Menon
	Kerala And Freedom Struggle – A.Sreedhara Menon
	Kerala Charithram- A.Sreedhara Menon
	Cultural Heritage of Kerala- A Sreedhara Menon
	Kerala Navodhanam- P. Govinda Pilla
	Kerala Rashtreeya Charithram 1885-1957- A.Sreedhara Menon
	Keralathinte Rashtriyacharithram Book by BIJURAJ RK
	Kerala PSC Diamond jubilee Special Issue: Kerala
Indian Geography and World Geography	Certificate Physical and Human Geography – Goh Cheng Leong.
	India A Comprehensive Geography- D. R. Khullar
	Oxford School Atlas
Indian Polity and Constitution	Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations (Basic) – M. Laxmikanth
	Introduction to the Constitution of India (for advanced reading) – D. D. Basu
	Our Parliament- Subhash C. Kashyap
Indian Economy	Indian Economy Key Concepts (Basic)– Shankarganesh
	Economic Survey and Budget (Indian Economy Trends and Statistics, Government Publication-Basic)
	Indian Economy – Dutt & Sundar (For Advance Reading)
	Indian Economy- Rashid Cheruvallakkadan
Kerala Economy	Kerala Economic Survey and Budget
Science and Technology	Science and Technology – The Hindu
	Science Monitor –Rajya Sabha TV
Environment & Ecology	Environment (Basic) – Shankar IAS
	Environment & Ecology for Civil Services Examination- Majid Husain