More books ≠ better prep.
Every UPSC aspirant starts with the same mistake - collecting too many sources.
5 books for Polity, 4 for Economy, 3 for History.
By the end, you’ve read everything once but mastered nothing.
UPSC doesn’t reward the one who reads more.
It rewards the one who remembers more, connects better, and writes sharper.
Here’s what actually works 👇
✅ Pick one standard book per subject (Laxmikanth, Spectrum, Shankar IAS, GC Leong).
✅ Read it slowly the first time - understand the “why,” not just the “what.”
✅ Revise it twice. Every revision adds 30% more recall.
✅ Link topics with PYQs and current affairs.
✅ Don’t move to the next source until you’ve mastered the first.
Depth beats volume.
Every. Single. Time.
Finish one book. Revise twice.
And see how clarity replaces confusion.