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Paper II: Section I
History and Cultural Heritage of India with Emphasis on 20th Century History of India
- RC Majumdar Raya Choudhari & Datta Advanced History of India.
- DD Kosambi An Historical Outline of Indian Culture and History.
- AR Desai Social Background of Indian Nationalism.
- Sumit Sarkar Writing Social History.
- SC RayaChoudhary Social Cultural and Economic History of India (Earliest Times to Present Times) .
- MN Srinivas Social Change in Modern India.
- Bipin Chandra Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism.
- KN Panikar Culture and Ideology in Colonial India.
- Kenneth Jones Social and Religious Reform Movement in India.
- VA Narayan Social Reforms in Modern India.
- Tarachand A History of the Freedom Movement in India Vol. I & II.
- Sumit Sarkar Modern India.
- AR Desai Peasants Struggle in India.
- ₹ Sarma-Indian Feudalism Comprehensive History of India Vol. 10 to 12.
- NV Bhattacharya Medieval Movements in India.
- Romila Thapar Ancient Indian Social History.
- KA Nilakanta Sastry A History of South India.
- Romila Thapar History of India Vol. I & II.
- ₹ Sharma Material Culture and Social Formation in Ancient India.
- AL Bashom The Cultural History of India.
- AL Srivastavan History of India from 1000 to 1707.
- SR Sharma Mughul Rule in India.
- JL Mehta Advanced Studies in the History of Medieval India Vol. I & II.
- Bipin Chandra ________ Nationalisam and Colonialism in Modern India.
- Omredt Gail Cultural Revolt in a Colonial Society. The Non-Brahman movement in Western India.
- V Geetha and Rajadurai Towards Non-Brahmin Millenium.
- O Hanlon Rosalind Caste, Conflict and Ideology, Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Low Caste Protest in 19th Century Western India.
- Dananjaya Keer Dr. B. R. Ambedkar՚s Life History.
- RP Tripathi & A. R. Desai Social Background of Indian Nationalism.
- Bipin Chandra Essays in Contemporary India.
Paper II: Section II
Social and Cultural History of Andhra Pradesh.
- S. C. Raya Choudhari Social Cultural and Economic History of India (Earliest Times to Present Times) .
- R. C. Majumdar Raa Choudhari and Datta Advanced History of India.
- A. R. Desai Social Background of Indian Nationalism.
- Sumit Sarkar Writing Social History.
- M. N. Srinivas Social Change in Modern India.
- V. A. Narayan Social Reforms in Modern India.
- Kenneth Jones Social and Religious Reform Movement in India.
- K. A. Nilakanta Sastry A History of South India.
- K. Satyanarayana A Study of History and Culture of Andhras Vol. I & II.
- K. Balendu Sekharan The Andhras through the Ages.
- B. V. Krishna Rao-Early Dynasties of Andhra Desa.
- V. Ramakrishna Social Reforms in Andhra.
- N. Venkata Ramanaiah Andhrula Charitra (Telugu)
- M. RamaRao Satavahana Sanchika (Telugu)
- M. V. Ramanaiah Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi.
- D. C. Ganguly-Eastern Chalukyas.
- B. S. L. Hanumantha Rao Indian History and Culture Vol. I & II.
- Bhandakar Early History of the Deccan.
- Gopala Chary Early History of the Andhra Country.
- Suravaram Pratap Reddy Andhrula Sanghika Charitra (Telugu) .
- P. V. Parabrahma Sastry Kakatiyas.
- P. Raghunadha Rao History of Modern Andhra Pradesh.
- Sarojini Regani Nizam British Relations 1724 1857.
- Sarojini Regani High Lights of Freedom Movement in Andhra Pradesh.
- A. V. Koti Reddy Andhra Pradesh History Samuskruthi.
- M. Venkata rangaiah The Freedom struggle in Andhra Pradesh Vol. I & II.
- G. V. Subba Rao The Freedom Struggle in Hyderabad State Vol. I to IV.
- Y. Balarama Murthy Andhrula Samkshipta Charitra (Telugu) .
- Madapati Hanumantha Rao-Telangana Andhrodyamamu (Telugu) Vol. I & II.
- D. Ramanuja Rao Telangana Jateeyodhyamamulu (Telugu) .
- 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
- 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.
- 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 .
- Govt. Of A. P. Human Development Report 2007, A. P. CESS, Begumpet, Hyderabad, 2008.
- RSRao et al (Eds) , Fifty Years of AP 1956 − 2006, CDR & Communication, Rd 3, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad, 2006.
- VH Rao et al (eds) , AP at Fifty, CDR & Communication, Rd 3, Himayatnagar, Hyderabad, 1998.
- CH Hanumantha Rao & Mahendra Dev (eds) , AP Development, Economic Reforms & Challenges Ahead, CESS, Begumpet, Hyderabad, 2004.
- Y. V. Krishna Rao & S Subrahmanyam (Eeds) , Development of AP 1956 − 01 A Study of Regional Disparities, NER Research Centre, Vishalandhra Publishers, Hyderabad, 22.
- 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
- Science & Technology 2007: Publication-Hindu Publications.
- Science & Technology of Nano materials: Author N. Balakrishna Rao, K. Krishna Reddy: Publication: Campus Book International
- Sustainable Development and Environment: Author: A. K. De, N. C. Gupta Publication: Cosmo Publications
- Text Book of Environmental Science & Technology: Author: Dr. M. Anji Reddy Publication: B. S. Publications
- Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science: Author: Gilbert M. Masters
- 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
- Industrial Microbiology by L. E. Casida; New age international pvt. Ltd.
- Fermentation Technology by Stanbury & Whitaker, Butterworth Heinemann
- Industrial Microbiology by Presscott & Donn; Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing Ltd.
- Elements of Biotechnology by P. K. Gupta; Rastogi. Co
Unit II
- Text book of Botany by A. C. Datta
- Introductory Botany by Ashok Bindre & P. C. Pande; Rastogi Publishing.
- Text book of Animal Husbandry by E. C. Banerjee.
Unit III
- Biotechnology 4 by S. Mahesh, A. B. Vedamurthy
- Understanding Biotechnology by Aluizio Borem, Fabricio R. Santosh & David E. Bensen.
- Molecular Biotechnology by S. B. Primrose; Blackwell Scientific Publishers.
- Plant tissue Culture Theory and practice by S. S. Bhojwani, M. R. Razdan.
Unit IV
- Text book of Microbiology by Pelczar; TMH
- Medical Microbiology by Anantanarayana
- Microbiology by Panjarathinam
- Essentials of Biology and Biotechnology by Bir Bhadine; Pharma Book Syndicate.
Unit V
- Immunology by Kubay, Goldby, Kindy, Obsorne
- Immunology by Riott
- Immunology by Schamu՚s outlines
- Lecture note on Immunology by Gordon Reeves, Ian Todd, Blackweel Publishers.
Paper V
Data Interpretation and Problem Solving
- Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics by S. C. Gupta and V. K. Kapoor Sultan Chand & Sons.
- Statistical Methods by S. P. Gupta Sultan Chand & Sons.
- Programmed Statistics (Questions Answers) by B. L. Agarwal New Age International Publishers.
- Statistics by Elhance.
- Quantitative Aptitude by R. S. Aggarwal S. Chand & Co.
- Analytical Reasoning by M. K. Panden BSC Publication.