Kerala Administrative Service Exam Books, Study Materials & Notes for Prelims & Mains | Syllabus Wise Contents

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The syllabus wise study materials for KAS mains examination are as follows. You can click on the concerned link to purchase, download or view the study materials. Make sure you are buying the latest edition of the standard textbooks.

Paper 1 

(A) History (India and Kerala)

1) Ancient and Medieval period

• Tamil Nadu State Board History Text Book (Class XI) 
• Themes in Indian History Part I , NCERT Class XII 
• Themes in Indian History Part II , NCERT Class XII 

2) Modern Period

• A Brief History of Modern India by Spectrum (Rajiv Ahir) 
• Themes in Indian History Part III , NCERT Class XII 
• Politics in India Since Independence, NCERT Class XII 

3) Kerala History

• Kerala Charithram by A Sreedhara Menon (കേരള ചരിത്രം - എ ശ്രീധരമേനോന്‍)
• Political History of Kerala (1885-1957) by A Sreedhara Menon  (കേരള രാഷ്ട്രിയ ചരിത്രം (1885-1957) - എ ശ്രീധരമേനോന്‍)
• Kerala: An Authentic Handbook by I&PR Department, Govt. of Kerala (No one will get.. stopped printing) 
• Kerala History by KAS Tutor (Under Construction - Book Now! Limited Copies).

(B) History of the world

• Themes in World History , NCERT Class XI 

(C) Cultural Heritage of Kerala

• കേരള സംസ്കാരം - എ ശ്രീധരമേനോന്‍
• The Legacy of Kerala - A Sreedhara Menon
• Kerala: An Authentic Handbook by I&PR Department, Govt. of Kerala (No one will get..stopped printing) 
• http://www.keralaculture.org/: Website of Dept of cultural affairs, Govt. of Kerala

Paper 2 

(A) Indian Constitution, Public Administration, Political System, Governance, Social Justice and International Relations

• Indian Constitution at Work, NCERT Class XI 
• Indian Polity by Laxmikanth (6th edition) 
• Governance in India by Laxmikanth 
• International Organisations by IAS Parliament 
• Annual reports of NHRC, NCW, NCSC, NCST etc. 
• 10 Principles of admin law source is not found 

(B) Science and Technology

• https://dst.gov.in/ Department of Science and Technology website 
• https://meity.gov.in/ Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology website 
• https://www.isro.gov.in/ ISRO Website 
• https://drdo.gov.in/home DRDO Website 
• https://powermin.nic.in/ Ministry of Power website 
• https://mnre.gov.in/ Ministry of New and Renewable Energy website 
• Environmental notes by NEO IAS 
• Environment by Sankar IAS Academy 
• E-booklets of various Union ministries obtained from https://pib.gov.in/indexd.aspx 
• Biology, NCERT Class XII 

(C) Monthly compilation of any educational institutes

Paper 3 

(A) Economy and Planning 

• Introductory Macroeconomics, NCERT Class XII 
• Introductory Microeconomics, NCERT Class XII 
• Economics notes by NEO IAS 

(A.8,9) Kerala Economy

• Economy of Kerala State by KAS Tutor (Under Construction - Book Now - Limited Copies)
• Kerala Model Development by KAS Tutor (Under Construction - Book Now - Limited Copies)

(B) Geography 

• Fundamentals of Physical Geography, NCERT Class XI 
• India Physical Environment, NCERT Class XI 
• Certificate Physical and Human Geography, GC Leong

• Kerala Geography by KAS Tutor

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