Exam Scheme

Note :-

1. Objective type paper.
2. All questions carry equal marks.
3. There will be Negative Marking.

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Syllabus : Public Administration-I

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1. Basic Premises: Meaning, Nature, Scope & Significance of Public Administration, Evolution of Public Administration as an independent discipline, Public & Private Administration, New Public Administration, New Public Management, Public Choice Theory, Good Governance, Globalization and its impact on Public Administration.
2. Theories and Approaches:
   1. Classical- Fayol, Gulick, Urwick, Mooney & Reiley.
   2. Scientific Management- F.W. Taylor and Associates.
   3. Bureaucratic Theory- Max Weber, Criticism and Post-Bureaucratic Organizations.
   4. Human Relations- Elton Mayo, M.P. Follet and Chester Barnard.
   5. Behavioural, Systems, Ecological Approaches.
3. Principles of Organisation: Hierarchy, Unity of Command, Span of Control, Coordination, Delegation, Supervision, Authority and Responsibility, Line and Staff and Auxiliary Agencies.
4. Administrative Behaviour:
   1. Leadership- Trait, Behavioural and Contingency Theories.
   2. Communication- Meaning, Models and Types.
   3. Decision-Making- Herbert Simon.
   4. Motivation-Maslow, Herzberg, McGregor, Clayton Alderfer.
5. Comparative and Development Administration: Evolution, Meaning, Nature, Scope and Significance of Comparative Administration, Contribution of F.W.Riggs, Features of Administrative systems of UK, USA and France. Concept and Features of Development Administration and Administrative Development, Development and Non- Development dichotomy, Role of N.G.O's in Development Administration.
6. Human Resource Management: Evolution of Civil Services, Bureaucracy and Civil Service, Classification, Recruitment, Training, Promotion, Career-Development, Code of Conduct and Discipline, Political Rights, Right to Strike.
7. Financial Administration: Meaning and Importance of Financial Administration, Budget-Concept, Significance, Role and Types.
8. Public Policy: Meaning and Significance and Types, Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation, Models of Policy making.
9. Administrative Law: Meaning, sources, significance, Administrative Law and Rule of Law, Delegated Legislation, Administrative Adjudication.
10. Research Methodology: Meaning, Nature and Objectivity in Social Research, Scientific Method, Types of Social Research, Research Design, Hypothesis, Sources and Methods of Data Collection, Sampling.