>>Public Administration syllabus for Main exam

PAPER I

1. Administrative Theory;

Introduction meaning and scope of Public Administration. Wilson’s vision of Public Administration. Evolution of the discipline and its recent status. New Public Administration. Public Choice Approach. Challenges of liberalization, privatization, globalization. Good Governance: concept and application. New Public Management.

2. Administrative Thought

Scientific management and scientific management movement. Classical theory. Weber’s bureaucratic model-its critics and post Weberian development. Dynamic administration (Mary Parker Follett). Human relations school (Elton Mayo and Others). Functions of the executives (C.I. Bernard). Simon’s decision making theory. Participative management (R. Likert, C.R. Argyris, D. McGregor)

3. Administrative Behaviour

Process and techniques of decision making. Communication, Morale, Motivation theory-content, process and contemporary; Theories of leadership: traditional and modern.

4. Organizations

Theories-systems contingency. Structure and forms: Ministries and Departments. Corporations. Companies. boards and Commissions. Ad-hoc and Advisory body. Headquarter and field relationship. Regulatory Authorities. Public-private partnership.

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 organization. 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 model and their critique.

8. Development Dynamics

Concepts of development. Changing profile of development administration. Anti development thesis*. Bureaucracy and develop
ment. Strong state Vs the market debate. Impact of liberalization on administration in developing countries. Woman 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 condition. Employer-employee relation. Grievance redressal mechanism. Code of conduct. Administrative ethics.

10. Public Policy

Models of policy-making and their critique. Process of conceptualization. Planning. Implementation. Monitoring. Evaluation and review and their limitation. State theories and Public policy formulation.

11. Techniques of Administrative Improvements

Organizations and methods. Work study and work management. E-governance and information technology. Management tools like network analysis .MIS. PERT. CPM*.

12. Financial Administration

Monetary and fiscal policies. Public borrowing and public debt budget-types and forms. Budgetary processes. Financial accountability. Accounts and audit.


PAPER II

1. Evolution of Indian Administration

Kautilya’s Arthsastra. 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 undertaking. 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. Intergovernmental relations. Cabinet secretariat. Prime minister’s office. Central secretariat. Ministries and departments. Boards. Commissions. Attached offices. Field organizations.

5. Plans and Priorities

Machineries of planning. Role. Composition and function of Planning commission and 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. Union-state-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 association. 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. Accountings 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 constitution al amendments.

12. Urban Local Government

Municipal governance: main features, structures. Finance and problems areas; 74th constitutional amendment; global 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 Para-military forces in maintenance of law and order and countering insurgency and terrorism. Criminalization of politics and administration. Police public relation. Reforms in police.

14. Significant Issues in Indian Administration

Values in public service. Regulatory commissions. Problems of administration in coalition regime*. Citizen administration interface. Corruption and administration. Disaster management*.