>>BOOKS FOR UPSC HISTORY PRELIM and MAIN EXAMINATION :

ANCIENT INDIA

1 NCERT (11th)
2 IGNOU booklet (GRADUATE LEVEL)
3 The Advanced History of India - Majumdar, Raychaudhuri & Datta
4 The wonder that was India - A. L Basham
5 Ancient India in historical outline (Revised and enlarged edition - 98) - D.N. Jha
6 Mauryan : Asoka and the decline of Mauryan empire - Romila Thapar

MEDIEVAL INDIA

1 NCERT (11th)
2 The Advanced History of India - Majumdar, Raychaudhuri & Datta
3 Social life and cultural life of both Delhi Sultanate and Mughal India - J.L. Mehta
4 A history of South India - K. A. Nilakanta Shastri
5 IGNOU material (specially on agriculture and agrarian relations and culture)
6 Medival India - Volume I & II Satish Chandra
7 Wonder that was India – S. A. A. Rizvi

MODERN INDIA

1 NCERT (12th)
2 A new look into the modern Indian history - B.L Grover
3 Freedom struggle - Bipin Chandra, Varun Dey and Amlesh Tripathy (NBT)
4 India's struggle for independence - Bipin Chandra
5 Modern India - Sumit Sarkar
6 IGNOU material
7 Freedom Struggle - Bipin chandra NCERT VIII, IX, X,XI,XII History

For overall subject coverage:
1. Indian History guide- Krishna Reddy
2. Competition Wizard Workbook.
3. IGNOU Material