Books

Hi students,

For any exam, first of all we should have strong foundation in basic concepts. And my suggestion is refer your +1 /+2 (NCERT /CBSE) textbooks and that will do. Here we have given a list of some outstanding reference books in different topics of biology that will definitely help you in creating an interest in the subject (the most important thing) and also in your exam preparation. Always read from the very beginning from the introduction onwards to get the real picture in the most interesting way.

• Most books may contain key words, key points, box, summary etc for your convenience
• Try to work out as many problems as possible given at the end of each chapter
• Write down exceptional or important points that may strike your attention
• After each chapter, work out questions from previous question papers related to the topic studied

• For each subject you must go through the glossary part that will help you in framing exact definitions and also familiarizing with new words in the concerned subject 

• Instant note series books are information packed and probably the best data loaded and updated books for exam preparation. So it would be better to go through those books after having a fair knowledge about the concerned topic. 

Books to refer for CSIR-UGC-NET-JRF Exam (Syllabus wise)

Books to refer for ICAR-ARS-NET Exam (Syllabus wise) 

Books to Refer

 CSIR -UGC-JRF-NET EXAM

Here is syllabus wise list of books to refer for CSIR- UGC- NET- JRF EXAM 
(All Life Science Exams)

Following is the list of some outstanding reference books in biology that will definitely help you in creating interest in subject and also equip you for different biology exams.You can order your hard copy at best price from here...

 General Biology Books  

• Biology - Raven et al

• Campbell Biology
 
• Life -The Science of Biology - Bill Purves, David Sadava 

• Schaum's solved problem series 3000 solved problems in Biology : Ruth Bernstein & Stephan Bernstein   

Life Sciences - Books

 Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

• Principles of Biochemistry - Lehninger

• Biochemistry- Lubert Stryer

• Outlines of Biochemistry- Erice Conn, Paul Stumpf 
• Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Biochemistry - William D. Stansfield

• Instant notes Biochemistry- B. D. Hames, N. M. Hooper 

 Cellular Organization 

• Molecular cell biology - Lodish et al  

• Cell biology - Gerald Karp

• Schaum's outline of theory and problems of molecular and cell biology - William D. Stansfield, Jaime S. Colomé, Raúl J. Cano 
• Lewin's genes 10 

 Fundamental Processes

• Genetics : A Conceptual Approach - Pierce, B. A 

• Principles of Genetics-Gardner, E.J. Simmons, M.J & Snustad, D.P

• Schaum's outline of Genetics-Susan L Elrod

• Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Genetics - William D. Stansfield

Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

• Cell and Molecular Biology-Gerald Karp


• The cell: A molecular approach-Geoffrey M. Cooper

  

• Molecular Biology of the Cell-Bruce Alberts
• Kuby Immunology -Thomas J. Kindt; Barbara A. Osborne; Richard A. Goldsby

 Developmental Biology  

• Developmental biology- Scott F. Gilbert

 System Physiology – Plant

• Plant physiology -Taiz, L & Zeiger, E.

• Plant biochemistry- Hans-Walter Heldt, Fiona Heldt


• Principles of Biochemistry- Lehninger

• Biochemistry- Lubert Stryer
• Plant physiology-Salisbury, F.B. & Ross C.W
• Advanced Plant physiology-Wilkins, M.B.
• Instant notes Plant Biology-A. J. Lack, David E. Evans

 System Physiology – Animal

• Schaum's Outline of Human Anatomy and Physiology - Kent M. Van De Graaff, R. Ward Rhees 
• Instant notes Animal Biology-Richard David Jurd

 Inheritance Biology (Genetics)           

• Principles of Genetics-Gardner, E.J. Simmons, M.J & Snustad, D.P
• Genetics : A Conceptual Approach - Pierce, B. A

• Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Genetics - William D. Stansfield
• Instant notes in Genetics

 

Diversity of Life Forms

• Taxonomy of Angiosperms - V. N. Naik
• Prescott's Microbiology - Lansing Prescott, John Harley &Donald Klein 
• Instant notes in Microbiology

 

Ecological Principles

• Ecology: Theories and Applications - Peter Stiling
• Instant  Notes Ecology- Aulay Mackenzie, A. S. Ball, Sonia R. Virdee
• Plant Ecology - Erwin Beck.
• Fundamentals of Ecology-Odum E P 

 Evolution and Behavior          

• The theory of evolution - John Maynard Smith  

  Applied Biology 

• An Introduction to Plant Tissue Culture- Kalyan Kumar, D.
• An Introduction to Plant Tissue Culture- Razdan, M.K 
•   Plant Breeding- B D Singh  

 Methods in Biology

• Gene Cloning An Introduction-T.A Brown
• Principles of Gene Manipulation and Genomics,  Sandy B. Primrose, Richard Twyman 
• Introductory Biophysics: Perspectives on the Living State-J.R. Claycomb, Jonathan Quoc P. Tran 
• Biophysics - Vasantha Pattabhi  & N. Gautham 
• Introductory Biostatistics - Chap T. Le

Bioinformatics

• Instant notes in Bioinformatics