PGTRB Chemistry Reference Books
PG-TRB Chemistry (Revised 2025) Reference Books List (Topic-wise)
Inorganic Chemistry
Unit 1: Chemical Periodicity
1. Concise Inorganic Chemistry – J.D. Lee (5th Edition)
2. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry – R.D. Madan (Volume 1)
3. Inorganic Chemistry – Puri and Sharma
4. Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry – P.L. Soni, Mohan Katyal
Structure and Bonding (VSEPR Theory and MO Theory)
1. Concise Inorganic Chemistry – J.D. Lee (5th Edition)
2. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry – R.D. Madan (Volume 1)
3. Inorganic Chemistry – Puri and Sharma
4. Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry – P.L. Soni, Mohan Katyal
5. Inorganic Chemistry – Shriver and Atkins (5th Edition)
Concepts of Acids and Bases
1. Inorganic Chemistry – Miessler and A. Tarr (3rd Edition)
2. Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity – James E. Huheey (4th
Edition)
3. Inorganic Chemistry – Shriver and Atkins (5th Edition)
4. Concise Inorganic Chemistry – J.D. Lee (5th Edition)
5. Inorganic Chemistry – Puri and Sharma
6. Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry – Madan, Tuli & Malik
Non-Aqueous Solvents
1. Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity – James E. Huheey (4th
Edition)
2. Inorganic Chemistry – Shriver and Atkins (5th Edition)
3. Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry – Madan, Tuli & Malik
4. Inorganic Chemistry – Puri and Sharma
5. Inorganic Chemistry – C.E. Housecroft & Alan G. Sharpe (5th Edition)
Nature of Bonding in Main Group Elements
1. Inorganic Chemistry – Shriver and Atkins (5th Edition)
2. Concise Inorganic Chemistry – J.D. Lee (5th Edition)
3. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry – R.D. Madan (Volume 1)
4. Inorganic Chemistry – Puri and Sharma
5. Inorganic Chemistry – Keith F. Purcell, John C. Kotz
6. Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry – P.L. Soni, Mohan Katyal
Transition Elements and Coordination Compounds
1. Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity – James E. Huheey (4th
Edition)
2. Inorganic Chemistry – Shriver and Atkins (5th Edition)
3. Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry – Madan, Tuli & Malik
4. Coordination Chemistry – Ajai Kumar
5. Concise Coordination Chemistry – R. Gopalan, V. Ramalingam
6. Inorganic Chemistry – Miessler and A. Tarr (3rd Edition)
7. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry – F. Albert Cotton, G. Wilkinson
8. Concise Inorganic Chemistry – J.D. Lee (5th Edition)
9. Inorganic Chemistry – Keith F. Purcell, John C. Kotz
10. Inorganic Chemistry – C.E. Housecroft & Alan G. Sharpe (5th Edition)
Inner Transition Elements
1. Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry – Madan, Tuli & Malik
2. Concise Inorganic Chemistry – J.D. Lee (5th Edition)
3. Inorganic Chemistry – Shriver and Atkins (5th Edition)
4. Inorganic Chemistry – Puri and Sharma
5. Inorganic Chemistry – C.E. Housecroft & Alan G. Sharpe (5th Edition)
Unit 2: Organometallic Compounds
1. Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity – James E. Huheey (4th
Edition)
2. Basic Organometallic Chemistry – B.D. Gupta, A.J. Elias
3. The Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Metals – Robert H. Crabtree
4. Organometallic & Bioinorganic Chemistry – Ajai Kumar
5. Inorganic Chemistry – Shriver and Atkins (5th Edition)
6. Inorganic Chemistry – Puri and Sharma
7. Inorganic Chemistry – Miessler and A. Tarr (3rd Edition)
Cages and Clusters
1. Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity – James E. Huheey (4th
Edition)
2. Concise Inorganic Chemistry – J.D. Lee (5th Edition)
3. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry – R.D. Madan (Volume 1)
4. Inorganic Chemistry – Puri and Sharma
5. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry – F. Albert Cotton, G. Wilkinson
Bio-Inorganic Chemistry
1. Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure and Reactivity – James E. Huheey (4th
Edition)
2. Inorganic Chemistry – Miessler and A. Tarr (3rd Edition)
3. Inorganic Chemistry – Puri and Sharma
4. Organometallic & Bioinorganic Chemistry – Ajai Kumar
5. Inorganic Chemistry – C.E. Housecroft & Alan G. Sharpe (5th Edition)
Nuclear Chemistry
1. Essentials of Nuclear Chemistry – H.J. Arnikar (4th Edition)
2. Concise Inorganic Chemistry – J.D. Lee (5th Edition)
3. Inorganic Chemistry – Puri and Sharma
4. Nuclear and Radiochemistry – Gerhart Friedlander
5. Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry – P.L. Soni, Mohan Katyal
Physical Chemistry
Unit 3: Quantum Chemistry
1. Quantum Chemistry – R.K. Prasad (4th Edition)
2. Principles of Physical Chemistry – Puri, Sharma & Pathania
3. Quantum Chemistry – Donald A. McQuarrie
4. Physical Chemistry – Atkins
5. Quantum Chemistry – Ira N. Levine
6. Quantum Chemistry – A.K. Chandra
7. Advanced Physical Chemistry – Gurdeep Raj
8. Textbook of Physical Chemistry – K.L. Kapoor (Volume 4)
Chemical Application of Group Theory
1. Chemical Application of Group Theory – F. Albert Cotton
2. A Simple Approach to Group Theory in Chemistry – S. Swarnalakshmi
3. Principles of Physical Chemistry – Puri, Sharma & Pathania
4. Group Theory and Its Application – P.K. Bhattacharya
5. Symmetry and Spectroscopy of Molecules – K. Veera Reddy
Molecular Spectroscopy, IR Spectroscopy, Electronic Spectroscopy
1. Principles of Physical Chemistry – Puri, Sharma & Pathania
2. Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy – C.N. Banwell
3. Physical Chemistry – Atkins
4. Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy – P.S. Sindhu
5. Advanced Physical Chemistry – Gurdeep Raj
6. Textbook of Physical Chemistry – K.L. Kapoor (Volume 4)
Chemical Thermodynamics, Reversible and Irreversible Processes, Classical and
Statistical Thermodynamics (Unit 3 & 4)
1. Principles of Physical Chemistry – Puri, Sharma & Pathania
2. Advanced Physical Chemistry – Gurdeep Raj
3. Chemical Thermodynamics – J. Rajaram, J.C. Kuriacose
4. Physical Chemistry – Atkins
5. Essentials of Physical Chemistry – Arun Bahl, B.S. Bahl, G.D. Tuli
6. Textbook of Physical Chemistry – P.L. Soni, O.P. Dharmarha, U.N. Dash
7. Textbook of Physical Chemistry – K.L. Kapoor (Volumes 2, 3, 5)
8. Thermodynamics, Statistical, Kinetics – Thomas Engel, Philip Reid
9. Thermodynamics for Chemists – Samuel Glasstone
Phase Rule, Colloids, and Surfaces
1. Principles of Physical Chemistry – Puri, Sharma & Pathania
2. Advanced Physical Chemistry – Gurdeep Raj
3. Essentials of Physical Chemistry – Arun Bahl, B.S. Bahl, G.D. Tuli
4. Textbook of Physical Chemistry – P.L. Soni, O.P. Dharmarha, U.N. Dash
5. Textbook of Physical Chemistry – K.L. Kapoor (Volume 3)
6. Physical Chemistry – Atkins
Unit 5: Chemical Kinetics and Study of Complex Reactions
1. Chemical Kinetics – Keith J. Laidler (3rd Edition)
2. Principles of Physical Chemistry – Puri, Sharma & Pathania
3. Chemical Kinetics – Gurdeep Raj
4. Essentials of Physical Chemistry – Arun Bahl, B.S. Bahl, G.D. Tuli
5. Textbook of Physical Chemistry – P.L. Soni, O.P. Dharmarha, U.N. Dash
6. Physical Chemistry – Atkins
7. Thermodynamics, Statistical, Kinetics – Thomas Engel, Philip Reid
Electrochemistry, Ion-Ion Interaction, Activity Coefficient, and Electrodics
1. An Introduction to Electrochemistry – Samuel Glasstone
2. Principles of Physical Chemistry – Puri, Sharma & Pathania
3. Advanced Physical Chemistry – Gurdeep Raj
4. Essentials of Physical Chemistry – Arun Bahl, B.S. Bahl, G.D. Tuli
5. Textbook of Physical Chemistry – P.L. Soni, O.P. Dharmarha, U.N. Dash
6. Textbook of Physical Chemistry – K.L. Kapoor (Volumes 1 & 3)
7. Physical Chemistry – Atkins
Solid State Chemistry
1. Solid State Chemistry and Its Application – Anthony R. West
2. Concise Inorganic Chemistry – J.D. Lee (5th Edition)
3. Physical Chemistry – Atkins
4. Principles of Physical Chemistry – Puri, Sharma & Pathania
Polymer Chemistry
1. Polymer Chemistry – B.K. Sharma
2. Polymer Science – V.R. Gowariker, N.V. Viswanathan, Jayadev Sreedhar
3. Principles of Physical Chemistry – Puri, Sharma & Pathania
4. Textbook of Polymer Science – F.W. Bill Meyer
Organic Chemistry - Unit 6
IUPAC Nomenclature
1. Organic Chemistry - Leroy G. Wade, Jan W. Simek, Maya Shankar Singh
2. Textbook of Organic Chemistry - Arun Bahl, B.S. Bahl
3. Modern Organic Chemistry - Jagdamba Singh, S. Anandvardhan
Principles of Stereochemistry
1. Stereochemistry - P.S. Kalsi
2. Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds - D. Nasipuri
3. Organic Chemistry - Jonathan Clayden, Nick Greeves, Stuart Warren
4. Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds - Ernest L. Eliel
Aromaticity
1. Advanced Organic Chemistry - Jerry March (7th Edition)
2. Advanced Organic Chemistry - Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg (Part A)
3. Modern Organic Chemistry - Jagdamba Singh, S. Anandvardhan
4. Organic Chemistry - R.T. Morrison, R.N. Boyd
Organic Reactive Intermediates & Reaction Mechanism
1. Advanced Organic Chemistry - Jerry March (7th Edition)
2. Organic Chemistry - Jonathan Clayden, Nick Greeves, Stuart Warren
3. Advanced Organic Chemistry - Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg (Parts A & B)
4. Organic Reaction Mechanisms - Ahluwalia (4th Edition)
5. Organic Reaction Mechanisms - R.K. Bansal
6. Organic Reaction Mechanisms - Mukherji, S.P. Singh
7. A Guidebook to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry - Peter Sykes
8. Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis - William Carruthers, Iain Coldham
9. Organic Reactions and Their Mechanisms - P.S. Kalsi
Common Named Reactions and Rearrangements
1. Advanced Organic Chemistry - Jerry March (7th Edition)
2. Organic Chemistry - Jonathan Clayden, Nick Greeves, Stuart Warren
3. Advanced Organic Chemistry - Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg (Parts A & B)
4. Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis - William Carruthers, Iain Coldham
5. Organic Reaction Mechanisms - Ahluwalia (4th Edition)
6. Organic Chemistry: Reaction and Reagents - O.P. Agarwal
7. Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry - Subrata Sen Gupta
8. Organic Reaction Mechanisms - R.K. Bansal
9. Organic Reaction Mechanisms - Mukherji, S.P. Singh
10. Reactions, Rearrangements, and Reagents - Bharathi Bhawan Sanyal, S.N.
Organic Spectroscopy
1. Organic Spectroscopy - Jag Mohan
Organic Chemistry - Unit 7
Organic Transformation and Reagents, Concepts in Organic Synthesis
1. Organic Chemistry - Jonathan Clayden, Nick Greeves, Stuart Warren
2. Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis - William Carruthers, Iain Coldham
3. Advanced Organic Chemistry - Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg (Part B)
4. Advanced Organic Chemistry - Jerry March (7th Edition)
5. Organic Synthesis - Michael B. Smith
6. Organic Chemistry: Reaction and Reagents - O.P. Agarwal
7. Organic Reaction Mechanisms - Ahluwalia (4th Edition)
8. Organic Chemistry - R.T. Morrison, R.N. Boyd
9. Modern Organic Synthesis - George S. Zweifel, M.H. Nantz, Peter Somfai
10. Organic Chemistry - Subrata Sen Gupta
Asymmetric Synthesis
1. Organic Chemistry - Jonathan Clayden, Nick Greeves, Stuart Warren
2. Organic Chemistry - R.T. Morrison, R.N. Boyd
3. Advanced Organic Chemistry - Jerry March (7th Edition)
4. Asymmetric Synthesis: Principles and Methodology - Y. Vatsala
Pericyclic Reaction & Photochemical Reaction
1. Organic Chemistry - Jonathan Clayden, Nick Greeves, Stuart Warren
2. Photochemistry and Pericyclic Reaction - Jagdamba Singh
3. Advanced Organic Chemistry - Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg
4. Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis - William Carruthers, Iain Coldham
5. Organic Chemistry - R.T. Morrison, R.N. Boyd
6. Organic Reaction Mechanisms - Ahluwalia (4th Edition)
Heterocyclic Compounds (Containing One or Two Heteroatoms)
1. Organic Chemistry - I.L. Finar (Volume 2)
2. Heterocyclic Chemistry - R.R. Gupta, M. Kumar, V. Gupta (Volumes 1, 2, & 3)
3. Heterocyclic Chemistry - J.A. Joule, K. Mills, G.F. Smith
4. Heterocyclic Chemistry - T.L. Gilchrist
Biopolymers
1. Organic Chemistry - Leroy G. Wade, Jan W. Simek, Maya Shankar Singh
2. Textbook of Organic Chemistry - Arun Bahl, B.S. Bahl
3. Organic Chemistry - R.T. Morrison, R.N. Boyd
4. Organic Chemistry - I.L. Finar (Volume 2)
5. Biochemistry - C.B. Powar and G.R. Chatwal
Theory and Spectral Interpretation
1. Introduction to Spectroscopy - Pavia, Lampman, Kriz, Vyvyan
2. Organic Spectroscopy - Y.R. Sharma
3. Organic Spectroscopy - William Kemp
4. Organic Spectroscopy - Jag Mohan
5. Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds - Robert M. Silverstein, F.X. Webster
6. Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds - P.S. Kalsi
Analytical Chemistry - Unit 8
Data Analysis & Sampling
1. Analytical Chemistry - Gary D. Christian, P.K. Dasgupta, Kevin A. Suhug
2. Research Methodology - C.R. Kothari, Gaurav Garg
3. Instrumental Methods for Chemical Analysis - R. Chatwal & K. Anand
4. Instrumental Methods for Chemical Analysis - B.K. Sharma
Separation Techniques & Thermo-Analytical Techniques
1. Principles of Instrumental Analysis - Holler, Skoog & Crouch
2. Analytical Chemistry - Gary D. Christian, P.K. Dasgupta, Kevin A. Suhug
3. Instrumental Methods for Chemical Analysis - R. Chatwal & K. Anand
4. Instrumental Methods for Chemical Analysis - B.K. Sharma
5. Instrumental Methods of Analysis - Willard, Merritt, Dean, Settle
6. Vogel's Textbook of Quantitative Chemical Analysis (2000 Edition)
Analytical Chemistry - Unit 9
Instrumental Analysis
1. Principles of Instrumental Analysis - Holler, Skoog & Crouch
2. Analytical Chemistry - Gary D. Christian, P.K. Dasgupta, Kevin A. Suhug
3. Instrumental Methods for Chemical Analysis - R. Chatwal & K. Anand
4. Instrumental Methods for Chemical Analysis - B.K. Sharma
5. Instrumental Methods of Analysis - Willard, Merritt, Dean, Settle
Emission Spectroscopy
1. Instrumental Methods for Chemical Analysis - R. Chatwal & K. Anand
2. Instrumental Methods for Chemical Analysis - B.K. Sharma
3. Principles of Instrumental Analysis - Holler, Skoog & Crouch
Mössbauer and NMR Spectroscopy
1. Principles of Physical Chemistry - Puri, Sharma & Pathania
2. Fundamentals of Molecular Spectroscopy – C.N. Banwell
3. Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry - Russell S. Drago
4. Instrumental Methods for Chemical Analysis - B.K. Sharma
Analytical Chemistry - Unit 10
Nano Chemistry
1. Nano: The Essentials - T. Pradeep
2. Nanomaterials and Nanochemistry - C. Brechignac, C. Houdy, Lahmani
3. The Chemistry of Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications - C.N.R. Rao, A.
Muller
4. An Introduction to Nanomaterials and Nanoscience - Asim K. Das, Mahua Das
Chemical Microscopy
1. An Introduction to Microscopy - Suzanne Bell, Keith Morris
2. Principles of Materials Science - S. Mohan, V. Arjunan
3. Nano: The Essentials - T. Pradeep
4. Solid State Chemistry and Its Applications - Anthony R. West
5. Solid State Chemistry – An Introduction - Smart, L.E., & Moore, E.A.
6. Material Science and Engineering: A First Course - Raghavan, V.
Green Chemistry
1. New Trends in Green Chemistry - Ahluwalia, V.K., & Kidwai, M.
2. Green Chemistry: Introduction, Application, and Scope - Tiwari, V.K., Kumar, A., Rajkhowa
3. Environmental Chemistry with Green Chemistry - Das, A.K.
Environmental Chemistry
1. Inorganic Chemistry - Puri and Sharma
2. Environmental Chemistry - Anil Kumar De
Supramolecular Chemistry
1. An Introduction to Supramolecular Chemistry - A.K. Das, M. Das
2. Bioinorganic, Bioorganic, and Supramolecular Chemistry - P.S. Kalsi, J.P. Kalsi
Medicinal Chemistry
1. A Textbook of Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Ghosh, J.
2. Medicinal Chemistry - Ashutosh Kar
