This article contains the list of all the reference books and study materials as officially provided by TPSC Board in its latest changes in syllabus of Tripura Civil Service/Tripura Police Service (Grade-II) Main Examination.
Please take a note that, it officially provided these reference books and study materials only for selected General Studies Papers and their respective Sections. There are countless of books available for all the subjects and syllabuses, but this article contains ONLY list of those books as recommended by TPSC Board.
Therefore, whatever is provided here are exactly based on the official notification by TPSC Board. This article also contains cover photos of available books and also the process on how you can attain (buy) them for your study and preparation purposes.
(Not all of these books are available for online purchase, and therefore you may need to find alternative books for these subjects and syllabuses, or you have periodically check if they become available again)
1. NCERT Books of Class-vii – x (physics, chemistry and biology)
2. Science Reporter (a monthly magazine)
3. Annual Reports by Ministry of Science and Technology
4. TMH/Spectrum
* For Section – E (Environmental Conservation & Degradation)
1. Environmental Biology by P.D Sharma – Rastogi Publications, Meerut (2003)
2. A Text Book of Environment by K.M Agarwal, PK Sikdar and SC Deb, Macmillan India Ltd, Kolkata (2002)
3. Environmental Chemistry by AK De, New Age International Publishers4. Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure by R. Rajagopalan, Oxford University Press, Canada5. Disaster Science and Management by Tushar Bhattacharya, Tata McGraw Hill Education
6. IGNOU Disaster Management Study Materials
7. Perspectives in Environmental Studies (3rd Edition) by Anubha Kaushik and CP Kaushik, New Age International Publishers (New Delhi)
8. Tripura University Disaster Management Soft Skill and Study Material, Tripura University, Agartala
* Reference Books and Study Materials for TCS/TPS (General Studies Paper – 3)
1. Indian Government and Politics by JC Johari, Sterling Publishers (2011)
2. Grassroot Democracy and Panchayati Raj in Tripura by Nityanand Das, Progressive Publications, Kolkata, 2012
3. Public Administration: Structure Process and Behaviour by Mohit Bhattacharjee, The World Press Private Ltd, Calcutta, 2007
4. Indian Administration by SR Maheshwari, Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd, New Delhi (2000)
5. International Relations by KK Ghai, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi, 2011
6. International Relations and Organization by Shakti Mukherjee and Indranil Mukherjee, World Press, Kolkata (2011)
7. The Political Agents and the Native Raj by Dipak Kumar Choudhury, Mittal
8. Tripura in the Lights of Socio-Political Movements Since 1945 by Bijan Mahanta, Progressive Publishers
9. Administration Reports of Tripura State by Mahadev Chakraborty – 4 Volumes
10. Political History of Tripura by J Gan Choudhury, Parul Prakashani, Agartala
((This book is available online in PDF (eBook) format published on NEHU website. Here is the direct link to download it: Political History of Tripura PDF)
11. A Journey Across the Indian Constitution by Amal Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Sreedhar Prakashani
12. “Human Rights” by Adil-Ul-Yasin and Archana Upadhyay (ed), Akansha Publishing House, New Delhi
* For Section – A, B, C, D, E
1. Indian Economy Since Independence: A Comprehensive Study and Critical Analysis of India’s Economy, 1947-2016 by Uma Kapila (editor), Academic Foundation, New Delhi (2017)
2. Datt and Sundaram – Indian Economy by Gaurav Datt and Ashwani Mahajan, S. Chand Publishing, New Delhi (Latest edition)
3. Economic Review of Tripura, Various Issues, Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Planning (Statistics) Department, Government of Tripura, Agartala
4. The Tripura Human Development Report, Government of Tripura
5. Land and People of Indian States & Union Territories (Tripura), edited by S.C Bhatt and Gopal K Bhargava, Kalpaz Publication, New Delhi (2006)
(This book is not available online for open sale, however you can view on Google books for knowing details (preview). Here is its link: Land and People)
6. Latest Human Development Report of North East States, Government of India, New Delhi (website: www.mdoner.gov.in)
7. Report of the Task Force for Agriculture Development in Tripura, Department of Agriculture, Government of Tripura
8. Latest Report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India and State Finances, Government of Tripura
9. Other relevant documents, publications from Government agencies and National level publishers.