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COURSES PUBLIC ADMINSTRATION MAIN (Optional)
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Duration: 150 hours
Faculty: Ms. Lavanya
Course Fee: Rs. 15000 (+ 12.36% Service Tax)
Course Features: Online classroom sessions (150 hours)
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Syllabus
Paper 1 Administrative Theory
Paper 2 Indian Administration
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The Public Administration course is handled by Ms. Lavanya.
Syllabus
The following is the syllabus for Public Administration Main Examination Paper I and Paper II.
PUBLIC ADMINSTRATION SYLLABUS PAPER I
ADMINSTRATIVE THEORY
1. Introduction:
Meaning, scope and significance of Public Administration; Wilson's vision of Public Administration; Evolution of the discipline and its present status; New Public
Administration; Public Choice approach; Challenges of liberalization, Privatisation, Globalisation;
Good Governance: Concept and application; New Public Management.
2. Administrative Thought:
Scientific Management and Scientific Management movement; Classical Theory; Weber's bureaucratic model its critique and post-Weberian Developments; Dynamic
Administration (Mary Parker Follett); Human Relations School (Elton Mayo and others); Functions of the Executive (C.I. Barnard); Simon's decision-making theory;
Participative Management (R. Likert, C. Argyris, D. McGregor).
3. Administrative Behaviour:
Process and techniques of decision-making; Communication; Morale; Motivation Theories content, process and contemporary;
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Process and techniques of decision-making; Communication; Morale; Motivation Theories content, process and contemporary;
Theories of Leadership: Traditional and Modern.
4. Organisations:
Theories systems, contingency;
Structure and forms: Ministries and Departments, Corporations, Companies, Boards and Commissions; Ad hoc and advisory bodies; Headquarters and Field
relationships; Regulatory Authorities; Public - Private Partnerships.
5. Accountability and Control:
Concepts of accountability and control; Legislative, Executive and Judicial control over administration; Citizen and Administration; Role of media, interest groups,
voluntary organizations; Civil society; Citizen's Charters; Right to Information; Social audit.
6. Administrative Law:
Meaning, scope and significance; Dicey on Administrative law; Delegated legislation; Administrative Tribunals.
7. Comparative Public Administration:
Historical and sociological factors affecting administrative systems; Administration and politics in different countries; Current status of Comparative Public Administration;
Ecology and administration; Riggsian models and their critique.
8. Development Dynamics:
Concept of development; Changing profile of development administration; 'Antidevelopment thesis'; Bureaucracy and development; Strong state versus the market
debate; Impact of liberalisation on administration in developing countries; Women and development - the self-help group movement.
9. Personnel Administration:
Importance of human resource development; Recruitment, training, career advancement, position classification, discipline, performance appraisal, promotion, pay and
service conditions; employer-employee relations, grievance redressal mechanism; Code of conduct; Administrative ethics.
10. Public Policy:
Models of policy-making and their critique; Processes of conceptualisation, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and review and their limitations; State
theories and public policy formulation.
11. Techniques of Administrative Improvement:
Organisation and methods, Work study and work management; e-governance and information technology; Management aid tools like network analysis, MIS, PERT, CPM.
12. Financial Administration:
Monetary and fiscal policies; Public borrowings and public debt Budgets - types and forms; Budgetary process; Financial accountability; Accounts and audit.
PUBLIC ADMINSTRATION SYLLABUS PAPER II
INDIAN ADMINISTRATION
1. Evolution of Indian Administration:
Kautilya's Arthashastra; Mughal administration; Legacy of British rule in politics and administration - Indianization of public services, revenue administration, district
administration, local self-government.
2. Philosophical and Constitutional framework of government:
Salient features and value premises; Constitutionalism; Political culture; Bureaucracy and democracy; Bureaucracy and development.
3. Public Sector Undertakings:
Public sector in modern India; Forms of Public Sector Undertakings; Problems of autonomy, accountability and control; Impact of liberalization and privatization.
4. Union Government and Administration:
Executive, Parliament, Judiciary - structure, functions, work processes; Recent trends; Intragovernmental relations; Cabinet Secretariat; Prime Minister's Office; Central
Secretariat; Ministries and Departments; Boards; Commissions; Attached offices; Field organizations.
5. Plans and Priorities:
Machinery of planning; Role, composition and functions of the Planning Commission and the National Development Council; 'Indicative' planning; Process of plan
formulation at Union and State levels; Constitutional Amendments (1992) and decentralized planning for economic development and social justice.
6. State Government and Administration:
Union-State administrative, legislative and financial relations; Role of the Finance Commission; Governor; Chief Minister; Council of Ministers; Chief Secretary; State
Secretariat; Directorates.
7. District Administration since Independence:
Changing role of the Collector; Unionstate- local relations; Imperatives of development management and law and order administration; District administration and
democratic decentralization.
8. Civil Services:
Constitutional position; Structure, recruitment, training and capacity-building; Good governance initiatives; Code of conduct and discipline; Staff associations; Political
rights; Grievance redressal mechanism; Civil service neutrality; Civil service activism.
9. Financial Management:
Budget as a political instrument; Parliamentary control of public expenditure; Role of finance ministry in monetary and fiscal area; Accounting techniques; Audit; Role of
Controller General of Accounts and Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
10. Administrative Reforms since Independence:
Major concerns; Important Committees and Commissions; Reforms in financial management and human resource development; Problems of implementation.
11. Rural Development:
Institutions and agencies since independence;
Rural development programmes: foci and strategies; Decentralization and Panchayati Raj; 73rd Constitutional amendment.
12. Urban Local Government:
Municipal governance: main features, structures, finance and problem areas; 74th Constitutional Amendment; Globallocal debate; New localism; Development
dynamics, politics and administration with special reference to city management.
13. Law and Order Administration:
British legacy; National Police Commission; Investigative agencies; Role of central and state agencies including paramilitary forces in maintenance of law and order and
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British legacy; National Police Commission; Investigative agencies; Role of central and state agencies including paramilitary forces in maintenance of law and order and
countering insurgency and terrorism; Criminalisation of politics and administration; Police- public relations; Reforms in Police.
14. Significant issues in Indian Administration:
Values in public service; Regulatory Commissions; National Human Rights Commission; Problems of administration in coalition regimes; Citizen-administration interface;
Corruption and administration; Disaster management.
Online Classroom Sessions
The course comprises of online classroom sessions for a duration of 150 hours.
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Tests Timetable
A total of one subjectwise / topicwise practice test each and 2 Mock tests is scheduled for this course.
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Recommended Books / References
The following are the suggested books / references that the students can consult while preparing for Public Administration Main Examination Paper I and Paper II.
New Horizons of Public Administration - Mohit Bhattacharya
Public Administration Theory and Concepts - Rumki Basu
Public Administration and Public Affairs - Nicholas Henry
Administrative thinkers - Prasad & Prasad
Administrative Theories and Concepts- Fadia and Fadia
Organisation Behaviour Stephen P Robbins
Popularity as an optional subject
The following are the reasons why this subject is popular among students.
With well-planned strategies, you can easily score well in the subject.
Enough reference material is available.
Though the syllabus is vast, subject is easy to understand.
Preparation Tips
The following are simple preparation tips to score well in the Public Administration Main Examination Paper I and Paper II.
You need to be strong in your basics.
Since the syllabus is vast, do not just memorize facts. Make easy reference notes to brush through the points just before the examination.
Questions in this subject can be tricky, hence be careful while answering.
Write simple and logical answers for the questions asked.
Do not reproduce quotations that you are not absolutely sure of.
Read case studies and current affairs from the popular newspapers and magazines to be updated about the latest government policies.
Practice questions from previous year question papers and make note of the mistakes that you constantly make while answering questions.
Answer questions on Indian Adminsitration keeping in mind the basic structure of the Indian Constitution and Preamble.
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