14 Best Books for APSC Preparation | APSC Book List 2025 [Updated]

Books for APSC CCE Preparation (Mains & Prelims)

The 14 Best “Must-Have” books you should have if you are preparing for any Competitive Exams in Assam including APSC CCE.

Clearing the competitive exams takes loads of hard work, dedication, sacrifices and self-confidence. However, the self-belief that one can tops the list.

Books, on the other hand, are the keys to these difficult-to-crack locks. A good book not only helps an aspirant with questions & their answers, but they also teaches them time management skills and other tips and tricks which eventually helps them get a step closer to cracking this exam.

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Here are my personal recommendations and the books that I used for both Prelims (GS I and CSAT) and Mains.

About Me: Hi, myself Sibamjyoti Borah (founder of AssamGovJob.in) and I managed to clear APSC CCE 2024 with Rank 66 in the Assam Accounts Service (AAS) as an Assistant Accounts Officer (AAO) and is currently posted in Golaghat district. For any further queries, please feel free to DM on Instagram or mail at admin@assamgovjob.in.

Books for APSC Preparation | APSC Booklist

1. Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth

NAME: Indian Polity By M. Laxmikanth AUTHOR: M. Laxmikanth PUBLICATION: Mc Graw Hill

2. Geography by GC Leong

NAME: Geography by GC Leong AUTHOR: GC Leong PUBLICATION: Oxford Publications

3. Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma (for CSAT)

NAME: Fast Track Objective Arithmetic AUTHOR: Rajesh Verma PUBLICATION: Arihant Publications

4. Lucent’s General Knowledge

NAME: Lucent’s General Knowledge AUTHOR: – PUBLICATION: Lucent’s Publication

5. Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey (for CSAT)

NAME: Analytical Reasoning AUTHOR: MK Pandey PUBLICATION: BSC Publication

6. Class XI & Class XII Geography NCERTs

NAME: Geography NCERT AUTHOR: NCERT PUBLICATION: NCERT

7. Environment by Shankar IAS

Note: Always focus on the current happenings around the world wrt Environment

NAME: Environment PUBLICATION: Shankar IAS Academy

8. Indian Economy by Sanjiv Verma

NAME: The Indian Economy AUTHOR: Sanjiv Verma PUBLICATION: Unique Publishers India Private Limited

9. Assam Year Book 2025 by Santanu Kaushik Baruah

NAME: Assam Year Book 2023 AUTHOR: Santanu Kaushik Baruah PUBLICATION: Purbayon Publication

10. History of Assam by Sir Edward Gait

I would highly recommend you to go with S.L. Baruah’s ‘A Comprehensive History of Assam‘ (if available). Otherwise, Edward Gait is a good book.

NAME: History of Assam AUTHOR: Sir Edward Gait PUBLICATION: Eastern Publications

11. Assam: From Yandabo to Partition

For APSC CCE Modern Assam History part

NAME: The History of Assam AUTHOR: Priyam Goswami PUBLICATION: Orient BlackSwan

12. A Brief History of Modern India 

A must read book if you’re serious with your preparation!

NAME: A Brief History of Modern India  AUTHOR: Rajiv Ahir PUBLICATION: Spectrum Books Pvt. Ltd.

13. Indian Art & Culture by Nitin Singhania

Very bulky but useful

NAME: Indian Art & Culture AUTHOR: Nitin Singhania PUBLICATION: Mc Graw Hill

14. Assam General Knowledge by Sailen Baishya

NAME: Assam General Knowledge AUTHOR: Sailen Baishya PUBLICATION: Mc Graw Hill

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Hope these books for APSC Preparation will help you. Wish you All the Best.

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