Either you are enrolled in Elite IAS or pursuing online coaching for IAS; ones your course is over, you may wish to enrich your knowledge with some extra valuable study materials. The books recommended by the UPSC toppers play a highly important role when it comes to tightening one’s grip over the subject in order to clear the UPSC exam within the first attempt itself. Besides, the recommendation by those who have already cleared the exam successfully helps the UPSC candidates to save their time, they might have spent otherwise seeking guidance to choose the right books. However, it should always be kept in mind that quality is always far better than quantity. So, even if the books happen to be recommended by the UPSC toppers, it is you who is to read them and prepare for the exam. That is to say that it is the candidate and not the book(s) that is going to face the exam and join Indian Administrative Services . The point to be noted is that it is always advis...