(Syllabus) Punjab PSC Prelim Examination (Public Administration)

Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC)

Preliminary Examination Syllabus - Public Administration

1. Introduction.—Meaning, scope and significance. Evolution and status of discipline.Comparative Public Administration and Development Administration. Public and Private Administration; State versus market debate. New Public Administration. New Public Management perspective.

2. Basic concepts and principles.—Organisation, hierarchy, Unit of Command, Span of Control, Authority and Responsibility, Co-ordination, Centralization and Decentralization, Delegation, Supervision, Line and Staff.

3. Theories of Administration.—Scientific Management (Taylor and the Scientific Management Movement), Classical Theory (Fayol, Urwick, Gulick and others), Bureaucratic Theory (Weber and his critics). Ideas of Mary Parker Follett and C.I. Barnard; Human Relations School (Elton Mayo and others). Behavioral Approach and Systems approach.

4. Administrative Behaviour.—Decision making with special reference to H. Simon, communication and control, leadership theories. Theories of motivation (Maslow and Herzberg)

5. Accountability and Control.—The concepts of Accountability and control.

Legislative, executive and judicial control. Citizen and Administration: Role of civil society, people’s participation and Right to Information.

6. Administrative Systems.—Comparative administrative features of USA, Great Britain, France and Japan.

7. Personnel Administration.—Role of Civil Service in developing societies; position classification, Recruitment, Training, Promotion, Pay and Service condition. Relations with the Political Executive; Administrative Ethics.

8. Financial Administration.—Budget, Concepts and forms. Formulation and execution of budget, Deficit Financing and Public Debt, Accounts and Audit.

9. Union Government and Administration in India.—British legacy Constitutional context of Indian Administration; The President, Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers; Central Secretariat; Cabinet Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office, Planning Commission; Finance Commission; Election Commission; Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. Public Enterprises: Patterns, role, performance and impact of liberalisation.

10. Civil Services in India.—Recruitment of All India and Central Services. Union Public Service Commission; Training of Civil Servants. Generalists and Specialists. Minister— Civil Servant relationship.

11. State and District Administration.—Governor, Chief Minister, Secretariat, Chief Secretary, Directorates, District Collector: changing role.

12. Local Government.—Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Government: Main features, structures, finance and problem areas. 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendements.

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