In this post of Important Reference Books For UPSC CSE Chemistry Optional we endeavour to provide you with the list of best books for UPSC CSE Chemistry Optional.

The aspirants who qualify for the UPSC mains examination are required to choose one optional subject of their choice. Chemistry is one such optional offered by the UPSC in IAS Exam. It is one of the optional subjects that is preferred by the aspirants who graduated with the subject.

Chemistry optional is a scoring subject if aspirants have sound knowledge in it. Similar to other optional papers, chemistry also has two papers. The paper I of chemistry optional deals with Inorganic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry. Paper-II completely deals with Organic Chemistry.

Chemistry Book List For UPSC CSE

• 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