Chemistry Optional - Syllabus and Important books for UPSC IAS Mains PDF Download

The UPSC mains examination requires aspirants to select an optional subject, and one of the options available is Chemistry. Many aspirants who have a background in Chemistry tend to choose it as their optional subject. Scoring well in Chemistry is possible if one has a solid understanding of the subject. The Chemistry optional paper consists of two papers: Paper I covers Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, while Paper II is entirely focused on Organic Chemistry.

Booklist for Chemistry optional subject

IAS aspirants should keep in mind that the following booklist mentions those books which are sufficient to cover UPSC Chemistry Syllabus. It is advisable that only a couple of books should be referred by the candidates when they start their preparation for UPSC Chemistry subject.

Check below the IAS Chemistry booklist:-

• A guide to mechanism in organic chemistry – Peter Sykes
• A textbook of environmental chemistry and pollution – S.S. Dara.
• A textbook of organic chemistry – Bahl & Ba
• A textbook of physical chemistry (Vol. – IV) – K.L. Kapoor
• Advance physical chemistry – Gurdeep Raj
• Advance physical chemistry – Gurdeep Raj
• Advanced Inorganic Chemistry – J.D. Lee
• An advanced inorganic chemistry – J.D. Lee
• Extradition of metals, Principle of inorganic chemistry – Puri, Sharma, Jauhar.
• Organic Chemistry Reactions and reagents – O.P. Agarwal
• Principle of physical chemistry – Puri, Sharma & Pathway
• Principles of Physical Chemistry – Puri, Sharma & Pathway