WEST BENGAL CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION OPTIONAL HISTORY SYLLABUS AND BOOK LIST

West Bengal Civil Service Optional History Syllabus 

BOOK LIST

ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY (MUST READ 1 OR 2)

1. A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: from the Stone Age to the 12th Century by Upinder Singh
2. India’s Ancient Past by R S Sharma

MEDIEVAL INDIAN HISTORY (MUST READ 1 & 2)

1. Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals-Delhi Sultanat (1206-1526) - 1 by Satish Chandra
2. Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals- Mughal Empire (1526-1748) - 2 by Satish Chandra
3. Medieval India : The Study Of A Civlization by Irfan Habib

MODERN INDIAN HISTORY (MUST READ BELOW ANY ONE)

1. From Plassey to Partition (Sekhar Bandopadhyay)
2. India's Struggle for Independence: 1857-1947(Bipan Chandra)
3. A Brief History of Modern India(Rajib Ahir)

WORLD HISTORY (MUST READ 1 & 2 OR 3 OR 4)

1. A Study of EUROPEAN HISTORY ( 1453 - 1815 ) by L Mukherjee
2. A Study of MODERN EUROPE and the WORLD ( 1815 - 1950 ) by L Mukherjee
3. Mastering Modern World History (Palgrave Master Series) by Norman Lowe
4. A History of the Modern World: An Outline by Ranjan Chakrabarti

BALYAN IAS HISTORY OPTIONAL NOTES 

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HISTORY BOOK LIST || OPTIONAL HISTORY BOOK LIST || WBCS BOOK LIST || WEST BENGAL CIVIL SERVICE EXAM BOOK LIST || HISTORY
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