Course Information & Syllabus
MA Part I
Paper I Indian Polity, Society and Economy
- Chapter 1 : Impact of British Rule in India : Indian National Movement and the making of India as a nation.
- Chapter 2 : Salient features of the Indian Constitution - Parliamentary Democracy Federalism and Judiciary
- Chapter 3 : Indian Society - past and present - caste and Class - India in Transition - Modernization of Indian Society
- Chapter 4 : Indian Economy - Indian Economy during British Period - Changing face of Indian Economy after independence mixed economy. Process of Modernization in Agricultural and Industrial sectors.
- Chapter 5 : Indian Bureaucracy, Its characteristics - Bureaucracy's changing role in development
- Chapter 6 : Politics of Development - Role of political parties, pressure groups and public opinion in the formulation of national policies relating to development.
- Chapter 7 : Globalization and its impact on Administration.
- Chapter 8 : Role of rural and urban local government in policy formulation, implementation and its impact on local people
Paper II Concepts and Principles of Public Administration
- Chapter 1: Administration – Meaning and Definition of Public Administration – Integral and Managerial view. Scope & significance of Public Administration
- Chapter 2: Similarities and Differences between Public and Private Administration, Evolution of Public Administration as a discipline. Politics – Administration dichotomy, Search for universal principles, Present Status
- Chapter 3: Development Administration New Public Administration, New Public Managerial Perspective, Democratic Administration, Criteria of Good Administration, Good governance.
- Chapter 4: Bases of Organisation, Hierarchy, Span of control: Unity of command, Coordination, Centralization – Decentralization, Delegation,supervision, leadership, authority and responsibility
- Chapter 5: Line-Staff and auxiliary agencies, Department, Boards and Public Corporation, Autonomy and accountability
- Chapter 6: Issues in Civil service, Generalist – specialist Controversy, Civil service Neutrality, Committed Bureaucracy, Whitley Council
- Chapter 7: Administrative Law and Administration Tribunals
- Chapter 8: Administrative Improvement, Major Administration Reforms, Scientific Management and Organizational Management Chapter 9: Modern of Business and Downsizing of Business Chapter 10: Control over Administration –Executive, Legislative & Judiciary
Paper III Development Administration
- Chapter 1 : Concept of Development, Nature, Scope and importance of Development Administration, Similarities and Differences between Public Administration and Development Administration.
- Chapter 2 : Characteristics of Administration in Developing countries, Ecology of Administration.
- Chapter 3 : Policies of Development with special reference to Education, Weaker sections SCS/ST/Women and child and Health.
- Chapter 4 : New trends in people's self development and empowerment with reference to DRDA programme and EGS, special co-component plan for SCs and Tribal - Subplan for STs.
- Chapter 5 : Role of Five year plan in national development Problems and prospects.
- Chapter 6 : Planning at the state level - State Planning Boards - Objective and functions - their role in regional development.
- Chapter 7 : Planning at the local level - Role of District Planning Committee in making District Plan, Block Level Planning.
- Chapter 8 : Rural Development - role of community development and Panchayati Raj in rural development.
- Chapter 9 : Role of Municipalities, Corporations in Urban Development.
- Chapter 10 Role of NGOs in Development. Role of International agencies in development - World Bank I.M.F., I.F.C. and Asian development bank
Paper IV INDIAN ADMINISTRATION
- Chapter: 1 Evolution of Indian administration; Mouryan, Moghul and British period.
- Chapter 2: Constitutional basis of Indian Administration : Parliamentary Democracy, Federalism, Planning Commission, National Development Council, Finance Commission, Election Commission and Human Rights Commission.
- Chapter 3 : Organization of Administration of Indian Government : President, Prime Minister, Cabinet Committees, Cabinet Secretariat, Ministries in general.
- Chapter 4 : State Government Administration : Governor, Chief Minister, Council of Ministers, Chief Secretary, State Secretariat, Directorates.
- Chapter 5 : District Administration : Office of Collector, Changing role of the Collector
- Chapter 6 : Urban Local Government in India :
(a) Municipal Corporation 74th Amendment and its impact - Stricture and functions the role of Municipal Commissioner in Administration
(b) Municipal Council : Structure and functions, Finances of urban local bodies.
- Chapter 7 : Rural Local Government in India : Evolution of Panchayati Raj in India - Panchayati Raj : 73rd Amendment and its impact. Structure and Functions - Zilla Parishad Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat - Administration of Panchayat Raj : Role of Chief Executive Officer and Finances of rural local
bodies.
- Chapter 8 : Major Issues in Indian Administration : Centre - State Administrative Relations, Values in Public service and Administrative Culture : Problem of Corruption - Lokpal Lok Ayukta, Morale of civil servants
MA Part II
Paper No. V Administrative Thinkers
- ChapterI - Classical Thinkers
- Chapter II - Behavioral Thinkers
- Chapter III - Socio-Psychological Thinkers:
- Chapter IV - Bureaucratic Theory
Paper No. VI Personnel Administration
- Nature, Scope and Significance of personnel administration
- Recruitment : bases and methods : Recruitment agencies- their composition, Powers and functions: Position Classification
- Training- Meaning and Significance, Methods, Training materials, utility.
- Promotion : Criteria, Methods, Evaluation and rating.
- Discipline and morale – Meaning, Steps or Methods of achieving discipline and Morale.
- Retirement : Problems connected with retirement, age of superannuation, retirement benefits
- Rights and Duties of Civil Servants : Employees Union, Whitley Council, important rights of employees, Civil Service conduct rules, Civil Service neutrality
- Recent Trends in problems of personnel administration
Paper No. VII Financial Administration
- Concept, Nature and importance of Financial Administration.
- Monetary and Fiscal Policies – Resource mobilization, Tax and Non Tax sources, Public borrowings and Public Debt
- Financial Agencies: Role of Ministry of Finance, Public Accounts Committee, Estimate Committee, Committee on Public undertaking
- Financial Control; Nature and Techniques, Parliamentary Control over Finances, Delegation of Financial Power.
- Concepts and types of budget; Preparation, Budget making & Control, Enactment and Execution of the Budget
- Deficit Budget and Performance Budget
- Audit – Meaning of Audit, its importance, Audit in U. K., U. S. A. & India. Need for separation of Accounts form Audit. Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
- Globalization and Policy of disinvestment; its impact on economy
Paper No. VIII Comparative Public Administration
- Comparative Public Administration – Evolution, Nature, Scope & Significance.
- Views of Fred Riggs and Ferrel Heady on Comparative Public Administration.
- Post Colonial Legacies; Features of Administration in Developing countries.
- Approaches to the study of Public Administration – Institutional, Behavioral Ecological & Policy Analysis. w. r. t. UK, USA & India.
- Various control mechanisms over Administration in UK, USA & India – Legislative, Executive Judicial and non-formal institutions.
- Comparative Economic systems and Administration.
- Machinery for redressal of Citizens Grievances in UK, USA & India.
- Local Government Institutions in UK, USA & India.
- Interest groups and administration
