PAPER
- I(FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIOLOGY)
1.
Sociology - The Discipline:
Modernity
and social changes in Europe and emergence of sociology.
Scope
of the subject and comparison with other social sciences.
Sociology
and common sense.
Sociology
as a science and as an interpretative discipline; impact of
industrial and French Revolution on the emergence of sociology;
sociology and its relationship with history, economics, political
science, psychology and anthropology.
2.
Sociology as Science:
Science,
scientific method and critique.
Major
theoretical strands of research methodology.
Positivism
and its critique.
Fact
value and objectivity.
Non-
positivist methodologies.
3.
Research Methods and Analysis:
Qualitative
and quantitative methods.
Techniques
of data collection.
Variables,
sampling, hypothesis, reliability and validity.
4.
Sociological Thinkers:
Kar
l Marx- Histor ical mater ial ism, mode of production, alienation,
class struggle.
Emile
Durkheim- Division of labour, social fact, suicide, religion and
society.
Max
Weber- Social action, ideal types, author i ty, bureaucracy,
protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism.
Talcolt
Parsons- Social system, pattern variables.
Robert
K. Merton- Latent and manifest functions, conformity and deviance,
reference groups.
Mead
- Self and identity.
5.
Stratification and Mobility:
Concepts-
equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation.
Theories
of social stratification- Structural functionalist theory, Marxist
theory, Weberian theory.
Dimensions
– Social stratification of class, status groups, gender, ethnicity
and race.
Social
mobility- open and closed systems, types of mobility, sources and
causes of mobility.
6.
Works and Economic Life:
Social
organization of work in different types of society- slave society,
feudal society, industrial /capitalist society.
Formal
and informal organization of work.
Labour
and society.
7.
Politics and Society:
Sociological
theories of power.
Power
elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups, and political parties.
Nation,
state, citizenship, democracy, civil society, ideology.
Protest,
agitation, social movements, collective action, revolution.
8.
Religion and Society:
Sociological
theories of religion.
Types
of religious practices: animism, monism, pluralism, sects, cults.
Religion
in modern society: religion and science, secularization, religious
revivalism, fundamentalism.
9.
Systems of Kinship:
Family,
household, marriage.
Types
and forms of family.
Lineage
and descent.
Patriarchy
and sexual division oflabour.
Contemporary
trends.
10.
Social Change in Modern Society:
Sociological
theories of social change.
Development
and dependency.
Agents
of social change.
Education
and social change.
Science,
technology and social change.
11.
PAPER
- II(INDIAN SOCIETY : STRUCTURE AND CHANGE)
A.
Introducing Indian Society:
(i)
Perspectives on the study of Indian society:
Indology
(GS. Ghurye).
Structural
functionalism (M N Srinivas).
Marxist
sociology (A R Desai).
(ii)
Impact of colonial rule on Indian society :
Social
background of Indian nationalism.
Modernization
of Indian tradition.
Protests
and movements during the colonial period.
Social
reforms.
B.
Social Structure:
(i)
Rural and Agrarian Social Structure:
The
idea of Indian village and village studies.
Agrarian
social structure - evolution of land tenure system, land reforms.
(ii)
Caste System:
Perspectives
on the study of caste systems: GS Ghurye, M N Srinivas, Louis Dumont,
Andre Beteille.
Features
of caste system.
Untouchability
- forms and perspectives.
(iii)
Tribal communities in India:
Definitional
problems.
Geographical
spread.
Colonial
policies and tribes.
Issues
of integration and autonomy.
(iv)
Social Classes in India:
Agrarian
class structure.
Industrial
class structure.
Middle
classes in India.
(v)
Systems of Kinship in India:
Lineage
and descent in India.
Types
of kinship systems.
Family
and marriage in India.
Household
dimensions of the family.
(vi)
Religion and Society:
Religious
communities in India.
Problems
of religious minorities.
C.
Social Changes in India:
(i)
Visions of Social Change in India:
Idea
of development planning and mixed economy.
Constitution,
law and social change.
Education
and social change.
(ii)
Rural and Agrarian transformation in India:
Programmes
of rural development, Community Development Programme,
cooperatives, poverty alleviation schemes.
Green
revolution and social change.
Changing
modes of production in Indian agriculture .
Problems
of rural labour, bondage,migration.
(iii)
Industrialization and Urbanisation in India:
Evolution
of modern industry in India.
Growth
of urban settlements in India.
Working
class: structure, growth, class mobilization.
Informal
sector, child labour.
Slums
and deprivation in urban areas.
(iv)
Politics and Society:
Nation,
democracy and citizenship.
Political
parties, pressure groups , social and political elite.
Regionalism
and decentralization of power.
Secularization
(v)
Social Movements in Modern India:
Peasants
and farmers movements.
Women’s
movement.
Backward
classes & Dalit movement.
Environmental
movements.
Ethnicity
and Identity movements.
(vi)
Population Dynamics:
Population
size, growth, composition and distribution.
Components
of population growth: birth, death, migration.
Population
policy and family planning.
Emerging
issues: ageing, sex ratios, child and infant mortality, reproductive
health.
(vii)
Challenges of Social Transformation:
Crisis
of development: displacement, environmental problems and
sustainability.
Poverty,
deprivation and inequalities.
Violence
against women.
Caste
conflicts.
Ethnic
conflicts, communalism, religious revivalism.
Illiteracy
and disparities in education.
Books
Administrative Thinker (Prasad and Prasad)
Indian Admnistration by arora and Goyal
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IIPA Notes
Vajiram notes
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PAPER
– I
Administrative
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; 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.
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 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.
