books and notes not to buy from orn/not required

raghuvardas

this should act as a guide to newcomers for not getting trapped in the hunger of buying more and more books and notes which will turn ur home into a mini library
bipan chandra both books i dont think it is reqd after reading ncerts and spectrum
ramesh singh economy
majidd hussain geo
shankar environment(no need)
goh cheng leong(redundant after reading ncerts)
sriram eco notes(much hyped but found useless and boring)
vajiram yellow books(only some selective)
world history norman lowe
tmh gs manual(just solve previous years mcqs)
guys plz add ur personal list and notes which should be avoided at all costs.
also dont go to coaching in delhi at all for gs.

unmistakable

Are u following only ncerts for geog? and environment from where? shankar env. notes are pretty hyped about. was thinking about going for them.

rkr06

dont read anything bhailog..all books are waste..gyan lena hai raghuvar das baba ke sharan me chal jao..

liberal_socialist

yaar seriously, aapki "not to read" booklist dekh kar ab mujhe aisa lag raha hai ki abhi tak time waste kar raha tha mai :P

raghuvardas

Are u following only ncerts for geog? and environment from where? shankar env. notes are pretty hyped about. was thinking about going for them.

not only ncerts but mrunal videos for geo and for environment go for unacademy videos pretty good

raghuvardas

i wrote this because i think instead of these books u can go for compilations by rajesh nayak of all imp books considering time crunch

DARKHORSE90

Are u following only ncerts for geog? and environment from where? shankar env. notes are pretty hyped about. was thinking about going for them.

not only ncerts but mrunal videos for geo and for environment go for unacademy videos pretty good

Are u following only ncerts for geog? and environment from where? shankar env. notes are pretty hyped about. was thinking about going for them.

not only ncerts but mrunal videos for geo and for environment go for unacademy videos pretty good

bhai aap bohot hi sarcastic ho

Woodpecker

i found that ramesh singh's eco book absolutely worthless though shankar's envi was very useful.

norman lowie is not torally redundant but @600 rs(new edition) it is not worth the investment.

never purchased vaji's booklets

i just had vaji's International Relations classroom notes. it is quite good for the newbies, gives the basic how to start IR and what to study and what to avoid.

mano

Ramesh singh's latest editions seems not oriented for upsc exams anymore. am i only one feeling like this or anyone is of same opinion? plz shed some views about this.

Samurai13

i wrote this because i think instead of these books u can go for compilations by rajesh nayak of all imp books considering time crunch

bro ! From where to get rajesh nayak compiliations ??

JoA

I also found Ramesh Singh to be an absolute waste of time. Although, did like Shankar's Environment and Ecology, and Sriram's Economics.