(Syllabus) Punjab PSC (Pre) : Combined State Civil Services Exam - Public Administration

SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION PART-B PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

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.