Success in ISS 2026 demands mastery of both theoretical and applied Statistics at the post-graduate level. Below is a curated, subject-wise list of the most recommended books.
General English (Paper I)
- High School English Grammar & Composition – Wren & Martin
- Objective English for Competitive Examinations – H.S. Bhatia
General Studies (Paper II)
- Indian Polity – M. Laxmikanth
- India 2026 – Publications Division, GoI
Statistics I – Probability (Paper III)
- An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications (Vol. I) – William Feller
- Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences – Jay L. Devore
- Introduction to Mathematical Statistics – Hogg, McKean & Craig
Statistics II – Statistical Methods (Paper IV)
- Statistical Methods – S.P. Gupta
- Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis – Johnson & Wichern
- Non-Parametric Statistics for the Behavioural Sciences – Sidney Siegel
Statistics III – Sampling & Econometrics (Paper V)
- Sampling Techniques – W.G. Cochran
- Theory and Methods of Survey Sampling – Parimal Mukhopadhyay
- Basic Econometrics – Damodar N. Gujarati
- Design and Analysis of Experiments – Douglas C. Montgomery
Statistics IV – Applied Statistics (Paper VI)
- Time Series Analysis: Forecasting and Control – Box, Jenkins & Reinsel
- Fundamentals of Applied Statistics – S.C. Gupta & V.K. Kapoor
- Vital Statistics – B.D. Agarwal