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PublicAdministrationSyllabusforUPSCMainExamination
PAPERI

AdministrativeTheory1.Introduction:
Meaning,scopeandsignificanceofPublicAdministrationWilson'svisionofPublicAdministration
EvolutionofthedisciplineanditspresentstatusNewPublicAdministrationPublicChoiceapproach
Challengesofliberalization,Privatisation,GlobalisationGoodGovernance:conceptandapplication
NewPublicManagement.
2.AdministrativeThought:
ScientificManagementandScientificManagementmovementClassicalTheoryWeber'sbureaucratic
modelitscritiqueandpostWeberianDevelopmentsDynamicAdministration(MaryParkerFollett)
HumanRelationsSchool(EltonMayoandothers)FunctionsoftheExecutive(C.I.Barnard)Simon's
decisionmakingtheoryParticipativeManagement(R.Likert,C.Argyris,D.McGregor).
3.AdministrativeBehaviour:
ProcessandtechniquesofdecisionmakingCommunicationMoraleMotivationTheoriescontent,
processandcontemporaryTheoriesofLeadership:TraditionalandModern.
4.Organisations:
Theoriessystems,contingencyStructureandforms:MinistriesandDepartments,Corporations,
Companies,BoardsandCommissionsAdhocandadvisorybodiesHeadquartersandField
relationshipsRegulatoryAuthoritiesPublicPrivatePartnerships.
5.Accountabilityandcontrol:Conceptsofaccountabilityandcontrol
Legislative,ExecutiveandJudicialcontroloveradministrationCitizenandAdministrationRoleof
media,interestgroups,voluntaryorganizationsCivilsocietyCitizen'sChartersRighttoInformation
Socialaudit.
6.AdministrativeLaw:
Meaning,scopeandsignificanceDiceyonAdministrativelawDelegatedlegislationAdministrative
Tribunals.
7.ComparativePublicAdministration:
HistoricalandsociologicalfactorsaffectingadministrativesystemsAdministrationandpoliticsin
differentcountriesCurrentstatusofComparativePublicAdministrationEcologyandadministration
Riggsianmodelsandtheircritique.
8.DevelopmentDynamics:
ConceptofdevelopmentChangingprofileofdevelopmentadministration'Antidevelopmentthesis'
BureaucracyanddevelopmentStrongstateversusthemarketdebateImpactofliberalisationon
administrationindevelopingcountriesWomenanddevelopmenttheselfhelpgroupmovement.
9.PersonnelAdministration:
ImportanceofhumanresourcedevelopmentRecruitment,training,careeradvancement,position
classification,discipline,performanceappraisal,promotion,payandserviceconditionsemployer
employeerelations,grievanceredressalmechanismCodeofconductAdministrativeethics.
10.PublicPolicy:
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ModelsofpolicymakingandtheircritiqueProcessesofconceptualisation,planning,implementation,
monitoring,evaluationandreviewandtheirlimitationsStatetheoriesandpublicpolicyformulation.
11.TechniquesofAdministrativeImprovement:
Organisationandmethods,Workstudyandworkmanagementegovernanceandinformation
technologyManagementaidtoolslikenetworkanalysis,MIS,PERT,CPM.
12.FinancialAdministration:
MonetaryandfiscalpoliciesPublicborrowingsandpublicdebtBudgetstypesandformsBudgetary
processFinancialaccountabilityAccountsandaudit.

PAPERII

IndianAdministration
1.EvolutionofIndianAdministration:
Kautilya'sArthashastraMughaladministrationLegacyofBritishruleinpoliticsandadministration
Indianizationofpublicservices,revenueadministration,districtadministration,localselfgovernment.
2.PhilosophicalandConstitutionalframeworkofgovernment:
SalientfeaturesandvaluepremisesConstitutionalismPoliticalcultureBureaucracyanddemocracy
Bureaucracyanddevelopment.
3.PublicSectorUndertakings:
PublicsectorinmodernIndiaFormsofPublicSectorUndertakingsProblemsofautonomy,
accountabilityandcontrolImpactofliberalizationandprivatization.
4.UnionGovernmentandAdministration:
Executive,Parliament,Judiciarystructure,functions,workprocessesRecenttrends
IntragovernmentalrelationsCabinetSecretariatPrimeMinister'sOfficeCentralSecretariatMinistries
andDepartmentsBoardsCommissionsAttachedofficesFieldorganizations.
5.PlansandPriorities:
MachineryofplanningRole,compositionandfunctionsofthePlanningCommissionandtheNational
DevelopmentCouncil'Indicative'planningProcessofplanformulationatUnionandStatelevels
ConstitutionalAmendments(1992)anddecentralizedplanningforeconomicdevelopmentandsocial
justice.
6.StateGovernmentandAdministration:
UnionStateadministrative,legislativeandfinancialrelationsRoleoftheFinanceCommission
GovernorChiefMinisterCouncilofMinistersChiefSecretaryStateSecretariatDirectorates.
7.DistrictAdministrationsinceIndependence:
ChangingroleoftheCollectorUnionstatelocalrelationsImperativesofdevelopmentmanagementand
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lawandorderadministrationDistrictadministrationanddemocraticdecentralization.
8.CivilServices:
ConstitutionalpositionStructure,recruitment,trainingandcapacitybuildingGoodgovernance
initiativesCodeofconductanddisciplineStaffassociationsPoliticalrightsGrievanceredressal
mechanismCivilserviceneutralityCivilserviceactivism.
9.FinancialManagement:
BudgetasapoliticalinstrumentParliamentarycontrolofpublicexpenditureRoleoffinanceministryin
monetaryandfiscalareaAccountingtechniquesAuditRoleofControllerGeneralofAccountsand
ComptrollerandAuditorGeneralofIndia.
10.AdministrativeReformssinceIndependence:
MajorconcernsImportantCommitteesandCommissionsReformsinfinancialmanagementand
humanresourcedevelopmentProblemsofimplementation.
11.RuralDevelopment:
InstitutionsandagenciessinceindependenceRuraldevelopmentprogrammes:fociandstrategies
DecentralizationandPanchayatiRaj73rdConstitutionalamendment.
12.UrbanLocalGovernment:
Municipalgovernance:mainfeatures,structures,financeandproblemareas74thConstitutional
AmendmentGloballocaldebateNewlocalismDevelopmentdynamics,politicsandadministrationwith
specialreferencetocitymanagement.
13.LawandOrderAdministration:
BritishlegacyNationalPoliceCommissionInvestigativeagenciesRoleofcentralandstateagencies
includingparamilitaryforcesinmaintenanceoflawandorderandcounteringinsurgencyandterrorism
CriminalisationofpoliticsandadministrationPolicepublicrelationsReformsinPolice.
14.SignificantissuesinIndianAdministration:
ValuesinpublicserviceRegulatoryCommissionsNationalHumanRightsCommissionProblemsof
administrationincoalitionregimesCitizenadministrationinterfaceCorruptionandadministration
Disastermanagement.

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