IAPT Books 2025-26 - Check Best books for NSEP, NSEC, NSEB & NSEJS Exams

Students preparing for the IAPT exams must know the best books to prepare for the exams. The Indian Association of Physics Teachers conducts the NSEP, NSEA, NSEB, NSEA, NSEJS. The exams of NSEP, NSEB, NSEC, and NSEA are of senior secondary level. Students can refer to the NCERT books of Class 11 and 12 to prepare for these exams. The NSEJS is for Class 10 students, hence the Science and Mathematics books of Class 9 and 10 will be the best to prepare for the exams.

The IAPT books mentioned in this article contain all the topics that are a part of the IAPT exam syllabus. Students must follow these books religiously to crack the IAPT NSE examination. Along with the NCERT Books, there are some reference books given in this article to prepare better for the IAPT exams. Check the complete list of IAPT books in this article.

IAPT Books 2025-26 for National Standard Examination in Physics (NSEP)

Physics is a conceptual and numerical based subject. Check the NSEP syllabus 2025-26 to know the important topics. Students are required to make separate notes for important formulas and concepts to prepare for the exam. Refer to the IAPT books to prepare for the NSEP exam.

• NCERT Books for Class 11 Physics
• NCERT Books for Class 12 Physics
• Concepts of Physics (Volume-1 and Volume-2) by H C Verma
• Modern's ABC of Chemistry
• New Simplified Physics: A Reference Book for Class – 12 (Set of 2 Volumes) by Dhanpat Rai

IAPT Books for National Standard Examination in Chemistry (NSEC)

There is no prescribed NSEC syllabus. To prepare for the NSEC, students have to focus more on the equations, numerical methods and concepts. Students can follow the NCERT books of chemistry to read the topics. The best reference books for the National Standard Examination in Chemistry (NSEC) are given below. Students can follow these books to crack the exam.

• NCERT Books for Class 11 Chemistry
• NCERT Books for Class 12 Chemistry
• Pradeep’s New Course Chemistry for Class XI & XII
• Modern's ABC of Chemistry

IAPT Books for National Standard Examination in Biology (NSEB)

The biology subject requires a practical approach. Students wondering how to prepare for NSEB must remember that, along with the theoretical concepts, one has to be well aware of the diagrams related to the topics. To crack the National Standard Examination in Biology, one has to be very clear with the basic concepts of Biology. The best reference books to prepare for NSEB are:

• NCERT Book for Class 11 Biology
• NCERT Books for Class 12 Biology
• Pradeep’s A Text Book of Biology class 12 by P.S. Dhami
• S.Chand’s Biology for class XII by B.P. Pandey
• Trueman’s Elementary Biology for Class 12 and NEET by K.N. Bhatia and M.P. Tyagi
• Together with Biology by S.Chand

IAPT Books for National Standard Examination in Junior Science (NSEJS)

In the NSEJS exam, the questions have been asked from the Class 9th & 10th syllabus. The subjects included in the NSEJS syllabus 2025-26 are Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics. There will be 20 questions from each subject. Students can refer to the below given IAPT best book for NSEJS to prepare for the exams.

• NCERT Books for Class 9 Maths
• NCERT Books for Class 9 Science
• NCERT Books for Class 10 Maths
• NCERT Books for Class 10 Science
• Mathematics Books by R.D. Sharma
• Physical and Inorganic Chemistry by OP Tandon.