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Paper II: Section I

History and Cultural Heritage of India with Emphasis on 20th Century History of India

  1. RC Majumdar Raya Choudhari & Datta Advanced History of India.
  2. DD Kosambi An Historical Outline of Indian Culture and History.
  3. AR Desai Social Background of Indian Nationalism.
  4. Sumit Sarkar Writing Social History.
  5. SC RayaChoudhary Social Cultural and Economic History of India (Earliest Times to Present Times) .
  6. MN Srinivas Social Change in Modern India.
  7. Bipin Chandra Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism.
  8. KN Panikar Culture and Ideology in Colonial India.
  9. Kenneth Jones Social and Religious Reform Movement in India.
  10. VA Narayan Social Reforms in Modern India.
  11. Tarachand A History of the Freedom Movement in India Vol. I & II.
  12. Sumit Sarkar Modern India.
  13. AR Desai Peasants Struggle in India.
  14. ₹ Sarma-Indian Feudalism Comprehensive History of India Vol. 10 to 12.
  15. NV Bhattacharya Medieval Movements in India.
  16. Romila Thapar Ancient Indian Social History.
  17. KA Nilakanta Sastry A History of South India.
  18. Romila Thapar History of India Vol. I & II.
  19. ₹ Sharma Material Culture and Social Formation in Ancient India.
  20. AL Bashom The Cultural History of India.
  21. AL Srivastavan History of India from 1000 to 1707.
  22. SR Sharma Mughul Rule in India.
  23. JL Mehta Advanced Studies in the History of Medieval India Vol. I & II.
  24. Bipin Chandra ________ Nationalisam and Colonialism in Modern India.
  25. Omredt Gail Cultural Revolt in a Colonial Society. The Non-Brahman movement in Western India.
  26. V Geetha and Rajadurai Towards Non-Brahmin Millenium.
  27. O Hanlon Rosalind Caste, Conflict and Ideology, Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Low Caste Protest in 19th Century Western India.
  28. Dananjaya Keer Dr. B. R. Ambedkar՚s Life History.
  29. RP Tripathi & A. R. Desai Social Background of Indian Nationalism.
  30. Bipin Chandra Essays in Contemporary India.

Paper II: Section II

Social and Cultural History of Andhra Pradesh.

  1. S. C. Raya Choudhari Social Cultural and Economic History of India (Earliest Times to Present Times) .
  2. R. C. Majumdar Raa Choudhari and Datta Advanced History of India.
  3. A. R. Desai Social Background of Indian Nationalism.
  4. Sumit Sarkar Writing Social History.
  5. M. N. Srinivas Social Change in Modern India.
  6. V. A. Narayan Social Reforms in Modern India.
  7. Kenneth Jones Social and Religious Reform Movement in India.
  8. K. A. Nilakanta Sastry A History of South India.
  9. K. Satyanarayana A Study of History and Culture of Andhras Vol. I & II.
  10. K. Balendu Sekharan The Andhras through the Ages.
  11. B. V. Krishna Rao-Early Dynasties of Andhra Desa.
  12. V. Ramakrishna Social Reforms in Andhra.
  13. N. Venkata Ramanaiah Andhrula Charitra (Telugu)
  14. M. RamaRao Satavahana Sanchika (Telugu)
  15. M. V. Ramanaiah Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi.
  16. D. C. Ganguly-Eastern Chalukyas.
  17. B. S. L. Hanumantha Rao Indian History and Culture Vol. I & II.
  18. Bhandakar Early History of the Deccan.
  19. Gopala Chary Early History of the Andhra Country.
  20. Suravaram Pratap Reddy Andhrula Sanghika Charitra (Telugu) .
  21. P. V. Parabrahma Sastry Kakatiyas.
  22. P. Raghunadha Rao History of Modern Andhra Pradesh.
  23. Sarojini Regani Nizam British Relations 1724 1857.
  24. Sarojini Regani High Lights of Freedom Movement in Andhra Pradesh.
  25. A. V. Koti Reddy Andhra Pradesh History Samuskruthi.
  26. M. Venkata rangaiah The Freedom struggle in Andhra Pradesh Vol. I & II.
  27. G. V. Subba Rao The Freedom Struggle in Hyderabad State Vol. I to IV.
  28. Y. Balarama Murthy Andhrula Samkshipta Charitra (Telugu) .
  29. Madapati Hanumantha Rao-Telangana Andhrodyamamu (Telugu) Vol. I & II.
  30. D. Ramanuja Rao Telangana Jateeyodhyamamulu (Telugu) .
  31. Veladurthy Manikya Rao Hydserabadlo Swatantrodhyamamu (Telugu) .

Paper II: Section III

  • Aravind S.Indian Administration Himalaya Publishing House, New Delhi, 1992.
  • Austin Graneille, Working Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience, Oxford 1999.
  • Avasti and Avasti, Indian Administration, Lakshmi Narain Agarwal, Agra, 1998.
  • Basu, D. D. An introduction to the Constitution of India, Prentice Hall, New Delhi, 2006.
  • General Studies Manual, Tata Mc. Graw Hills, New Delhi, 2008.
  • Gapta M. C. And Kamal N. KABRA. Public Administration in India. Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi, 1999.
  • Hoshiar Singh and Mohinder Singh, Public Administration in India, Sterling Publishes, New Delhi, 1995.
  • Jam R. B. Public Administration in India: 21st Century Challenges for Good Governance, Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi, 2002.
  • Krishna K. Tummala, Public Administration in India, Allied Publishers Limited, New Delhi, 1996.
  • Kashyap Subhash, C. Our Constitution, NBT, New Delhi, 1994.
  • Kashyap Subhash, C. Our Parliament, NBT, New Delhi, 1994.
  • Laxmikanth, Indian Polity, Tata Mc. Graw Hills, New Delhi, 2008.
  • Padma Ramachandran, Public Administration in India, National Book Trust, New Delhi, 1995.
  • Premalatha Sharma, Issues in Indian Administration, Mangaldeep Publications, Jaipur, 1998.
  • Ramesh K. Arora, Indian Administration: Perceptions and Perspectives, Aalekh Publications, 2000.
  • Ramesh K. Arora and Rajni Goyal, Indian Public Administration, Institution and Issues
  • Wishwa Prakashan, New Delhi, 2004.
  • Robert I. Hardgray, Indian Government and Politics, Harcour Drace, 1975.
  • Rajani Kothari, Polities in India, Orient Longman, Delhi, 1970.
  • Saran Parmatma and Meenakshi, Public Administration in India, Mudranalaya Publishers, New Delhi, 1997.
  • Siwach. J. R. Dynamics of Indian Government and Politics, Sterling, New Delhi, 1985.
  • Sriram Maheshwari, Indian Administration, Orient Longman, New Delhi, 2000.
  • The Constitution of India, Government of India, 2006.

Paper III

  1. JC Dhingra, Indian Economy: Environment & Policy, Sultan Chand, New Delhi (recent Edn. say2007) Or any text book on Indian Economy written by say Dutt & Sindaram, Mishra & Puri or Agarwal.
  2. For recent data & policy changes, above book is to be complemented by the Govt. Of India, Economic Survey 2007 − 08, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi recent edn. Say 2008 The above books cover rd of the syllabus on Indian Economy .
  3. Govt. Of A. P. Human Development Report 2007, A. P. CESS, Begumpet, Hyderabad, 2008.
  4. RSRao et al (Eds) , Fifty Years of AP 1956 − 2006, CDR & Communication, Rd 3, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad, 2006.
  5. VH Rao et al (eds) , AP at Fifty, CDR & Communication, Rd 3, Himayatnagar, Hyderabad, 1998.
  6. CH Hanumantha Rao & Mahendra Dev (eds) , AP Development, Economic Reforms & Challenges Ahead, CESS, Begumpet, Hyderabad, 2004.
  7. Y. V. Krishna Rao & S Subrahmanyam (Eeds) , Development of AP 1956 − 01 A Study of Regional Disparities, NER Research Centre, Vishalandhra Publishers, Hyderabad, 22.
  8. Dynamics of AP Economy vis-a-vis Indian Economy with Focus on Regional Disparities, NAD (to be published) . The above 3 to 8 works are to be supplemented by Statistical Abstract of AP (recent year) & Socio-Economic Survey of AP, Govt. Of A. P. Hyderabad, 2007 − 08.

Paper IV: Section I and III

  1. Science & Technology 2007: Publication-Hindu Publications.
  2. Science & Technology of Nano materials: Author N. Balakrishna Rao, K. Krishna Reddy: Publication: Campus Book International
  3. Sustainable Development and Environment: Author: A. K. De, N. C. Gupta Publication: Cosmo Publications
  4. Text Book of Environmental Science & Technology: Author: Dr. M. Anji Reddy Publication: B. S. Publications
  5. Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science: Author: Gilbert M. Masters
  6. Environmental Studies: Author: Manoj Tiwari Publication: J. K.International publishing house Pvt. Ltd.

Section II

General awareness with the modern trends in life sciences

Unit I

  1. Industrial Microbiology by L. E. Casida; New age international pvt. Ltd.
  2. Fermentation Technology by Stanbury & Whitaker, Butterworth Heinemann
  3. Industrial Microbiology by Presscott & Donn; Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing Ltd.
  4. Elements of Biotechnology by P. K. Gupta; Rastogi. Co

Unit II

  1. Text book of Botany by A. C. Datta
  2. Introductory Botany by Ashok Bindre & P. C. Pande; Rastogi Publishing.
  3. Text book of Animal Husbandry by E. C. Banerjee.

Unit III

  1. Biotechnology 4 by S. Mahesh, A. B. Vedamurthy
  2. Understanding Biotechnology by Aluizio Borem, Fabricio R. Santosh & David E. Bensen.
  3. Molecular Biotechnology by S. B. Primrose; Blackwell Scientific Publishers.
  4. Plant tissue Culture Theory and practice by S. S. Bhojwani, M. R. Razdan.

Unit IV

  1. Text book of Microbiology by Pelczar; TMH
  2. Medical Microbiology by Anantanarayana
  3. Microbiology by Panjarathinam
  4. Essentials of Biology and Biotechnology by Bir Bhadine; Pharma Book Syndicate.

Unit V

  1. Immunology by Kubay, Goldby, Kindy, Obsorne
  2. Immunology by Riott
  3. Immunology by Schamu՚s outlines
  4. Lecture note on Immunology by Gordon Reeves, Ian Todd, Blackweel Publishers.

Paper V

Data Interpretation and Problem Solving

  1. Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics by S. C. Gupta and V. K. Kapoor Sultan Chand & Sons.
  2. Statistical Methods by S. P. Gupta Sultan Chand & Sons.
  3. Programmed Statistics (Questions Answers) by B. L. Agarwal New Age International Publishers.
  4. Statistics by Elhance.
  5. Quantitative Aptitude by R. S. Aggarwal S. Chand & Co.
  6. Analytical Reasoning by M. K. Panden BSC Publication.