
CGPSC state service exam is one of the top most exams of chhattisgarh. CGPSC is a commission that is responsible to conduct exams and recruit the best people for the top most administrative post of chattisgarh such as Deputy collector, DSP in police department, Director or Assitant director of any department at sub-divisional level.
But if you want to clear the CGPSC exam you need to have the right materials.
Here I am talking about the books! There are too many options that you can buy online but to clear this exam if you have the right books then you have high chances of cracking this exam at your first attempt.
I have seen many interview of CGPSC toppers of past five years and here are the book list according to syllabus that you should must have.
CGPSC State service exam is divided into 3 parts
- Prelims(MCQ based exam)
- Mains(Theory based)
- Interview(Personality Test)
CGPSC Booklist according to syllabus.
Remember don’t prepare for prelims if you want to clear your exams just complete the syllabus of mains 70% to 80% and your prelims will be cleared. The subjects given in the mains is part of prelims portion so no need to buy saparate books for each phase of exams.
I have created the booklist question paper wise. There are total 7 question paper in mains exam so based on that you need buy the books.
Paper-1(Language)

Subject | Book Name |
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General Hindi | Sampurna Viyakran By Vinay Kumar Pathak |
General English | Lucent General English |
Chattisgarhi Bhasha | Chhattisgarhi Bhasha By Hariram Patel |
Paper-2(Essay)

Subject | Saource |
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International And National Level Issues | Read Newspapers such as The Hindu The Indian Express The Hitavada The Central Chronical (Read any one of the newpaper or daily basis) |
Chhattisgarh State Level Issues | Janman Magazine By Cg Govt Rojgar Aur Niyojan Magazine Chhattisgarh Jansampark Website Naidunia, Dainik Bhaskar Newspaper |
Paper-3 (General Studies-I)

Subject | Book Name |
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Indian History(Ancient) | Ncert Books From 6th to 12th Indian History By RS Sharma |
Indian History(Medieval) | Medieval India By Satish Chandra |
Indian History(Mordern) | Mordern India By Bipin Chandra |
Indian Costitution And Administration | Indian Polity By M.Laxmikant |
Chhattisgarh Administration And Panchayati Raj | CG Prashasan Evam Panchayati Raj Pranali By Yuvachar Publication |
History of chhattisgarh | CG History By Rakesh Yadav |
Paper-4 (General Studies-II)

Subject | Book Name |
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Chemistry Physics Biology | NCERT Science Book From 6th – 12th |
Aptitude, Reasoning and Mental Ability. | Quantitaive Aptitude By RS Agarwal Competative Reasoning By Deepak Kumar |
Applied and behavioural Science | Delhi IAS Book For Applied and behavioural Science |
Paper-5 (General Studies – III)

Subject | Book Name |
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Economy of india | Indian Economy By Manoj Agarwal Economy Survey Of India |
Economy of Chattisgrah | Economic survey of chhattisgarh |
Geogrphy of India | Geography Of India By Majid Hussain |
Chhattisgarh Geography | CG Bhugol BY HR Patel |
Paper 6 – (General Studies – IV)

Subject | Book Name |
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Philosophy | Delhi IAS Philosphy Book |
Sociology | Delhi IAS Sociology Book Or HR Publication Book(Any one) |
Social Aspect Of Chhattisgarh | Delhi IAS Art and culture |
Paper 7 (General Studies – V)

Subject | Book Name |
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Welfare, Development And Law | Delhi IAS |
International & National Events | Ghatnachakra Magazine |
International& National Educational Institute & Their Role In Development | Checkout websites of the institution and their about page. |