Importance of NCERT IN UPSC EXAM Preparation.
NCERT is the basic reading book which extensively covers the civil services examination syllabus pattern in a very simple and lucid manner. The books are published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) which is an autonomous organization set up in 1961 by the Government of India.
The NCERT books are considered as the genuine source of information. In most of the previous exam UPSC has asked some questions directly from NCERT books. NCERT has almost all the subject textbook. It is easy to understand and the contains are perfect.
Most of the toppers advice aspirants to start the UPSC exam preparation by reading the NCERT books. NCERT books give you the foundation for all the knowledge that you will acquire throughout your IAS preparation. These books are helpful for starting with the civil services, as these provide the aspirant with easy to understand language. Understanding any concept from the NCERT books becomes an easy task. Since these books are generally compiled for the school students, the level of complexity is kept to a minimal level.
NCERT's are necessary but this alone is not sufficient for civil service exam . NCERT give you the better understanding of the syllabus for difference competitive exams. In short we can say; It is just an encyclopaedia to different papers. After going through NCERT books you will get a better understanding of every papers, thus help you in better understanding of the main papers at a right time.
Nowadays NCERT are available on internet for free download. For your personal use you can print out a copies but printing with a motive to sell or earn profit is prohibited and it is a violation of copyright law.