Recommended Books for CSIR-NET / GATE / JEST / SET (Physical Sciences)
General Aptitude
- CSIR-NET General Aptitude – A New Outlook – Christy Varghese
Mathematical Methods of Physics
- Advanced Engineering Mathematics – Erwin Kreyszig
- Mathematical Physics – H. K. Dass
Classical Mechanics
- Classical Mechanics – J. C. Upadhyaya
- Classical Mechanics – Herbert Goldstein
Electromagnetic Theory
- Introduction to Electrodynamics – David J. Griffiths
- Electricity & Magnetism – B. Ghosh
Quantum Mechanics
- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics – David J. Griffiths
- Quantum Mechanics: Concepts & Applications – Nouredine Zettili
Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics
- Statistical Mechanics – R. K. Patharia
- Fundamentals of Statistical & Thermal Physics – F. Reif
Electronics & Experimental Methods
- Digital Electronics – Malvino & Leach
- Electronic Devices & Circuits – Jacob Millman & Christos C. Halkias
Atomic & Molecular Physics
- Atomic and Molecular Physics – Raj Kumar
- Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy – Colin N. Banwell & Elaine M. McCash
Condensed Matter Physics
- Solid State Physics – Puri & Babbar
- Introduction to Solid State Physics – Charles Kittel
Nuclear & Particle Physics
- Introductory Nuclear Physics – Kenneth S. Krane
- Introduction to Elementary Particles – David J. Griffiths
- Particle Physics – C. L. Arora