UPSC IES/ESE Best Books for Civil Engineering Exam Preparation

• Strength of Materials for Solved problems, Theory of average reading by B.C. Punamia
• Mechanics of Structure (vol. 1) by Dr. H.J. Shah, S.B. Junnarkar
• Mechanics of Materials by Gere & Timoshenko
• Strength of Materials for unsolved problems by L. Singer

RCC Design

• RCC. Design by A. K. Jain S N Sinha
• Reinforced Concrete Design by Pillai & D. Menon
• Prestressed Concrete (2nd Edition) by N. Krishna Raju

Theory of Structures/Analysis of Structure

• Theory of Structures/Analysis of Structure by Gupta & Pandit, C S Reddy
• Structural Dynamics by Mario Paz
• Analysis of Structures (vol. I & II) by Vazirani & Ratwani
• Structural Analysis (9th Edition) by R. C. Hibbeler

Steel Design

• Steel Design by L. S. Negi
• Design of Steel Structures by N. Subramaniam
• Limit State Design of Steel Structures by S.K. Duggal

Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering

• Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering by Dr. K. R. Arora
• Basic and Applied Soil Mechanics by Gopal Ranjan & Rao

Environmental Engineering

• Environmental Engineering by Peavy & Rowe
• Wastewater Treatment for Pollution Control by Soli J Arceivala

Fluid Mechanics & Fluid Machines

• Fluid Mechanics & Fluid Machines by K. Subramanya
• Hydraulic Machines by Jagdish Lal
• Flow in Open Channel by K. Subramanya
• Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics includiing Hydraulic Machines by Modi & Seth

Surveying

• Surveying (vol. I & II) by B.C. Punamia

Highway Engineering 

• Highway Engineering by L R Kadiyali

Engineering Hydrology

• Hydrology by K. Subramanya

Construction Engineering 

• Construction Engineering and Management by Dr. S. Seetharaman
• Construction Project Managment by K. K. Chitkara

Irrigation Engineering

• Irrigation Water Resources and Water Power Engineering by P. N. Modi
• Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures by S.K. Garg

Building Materials

• Engineering Materials by Rangwala
• Concrete Technology by M. S. Shetty
• Building Construction by Susheel Kumar

Some Other Books

• Railway Engineering by S.C. Saxena & S.P. Arora
• Harbour, Dock and Tunnel Engineering by R. Srinivasan
• Airport Planning & Design by S. K. Khanna & M. G. Arora