UPSC Civil Services exam Books & tips for Psychology

Following are the standard books that can be followed for Psychology as mains optional subject:

Basic reading-

• NCERT- 11th and 12th (required as gives an Indian perspective)
• Psychology by Baron/ Introduction to Psychology by Morgan and King/ Psychology by Ciccarelli (Any one of these three for basic conceptual understanding of psychological constructs)

Optional reading- 

• Systems and Theories of Psychology by Kraweic and Chaplin
• Theories of Personality by Hall and Lindzey 
• Social Psychology by Baron and Byrne (may be helpful in paper 2)
• Applied Psychology by Smarak Swain (only indian author book for Paper-2)

Apart from these, basic understanding of the syllabi and what needs to be covered can be known from Mukul Pathak's class notes. 

Even printed material of Mukul Pathak is useful.