CS-GS Topics COPY Flashcards
- Sources
Archaeological sources : Exploration, excavation, epigraphy, numismatics, monuments. Literary sources: Indigenous: Primary and secondary; poetry, scientific 1iterature, 1iterature, 1iterature in regional languages, re1igious literature. Foreign account: Greek, Chinese and Arab writers. History 1
- Pre-history and Proto-history :
Geographical factors; hunting and gathering (paleolithic and meso1ithic); Beginning of agriculture (neolithic and cha1co1ithic). History 2
- Indus Valley Civilization:
Origin, date, extent, characteristics-decline, survival and signiticance, art and architecture. History 3
- Megalithic Cultures :
Distribution of pastoral and fanning cultures outside the Indus, Development of community life, Settlements, Development of agriculture, Crafts, Pottery, and Iron industry. History 4
5.Aryans and Vedic Period:
Expansions of Aryans in India: Vedic Period: Religious and philosophic literarure; Transfonnation from Rig Vedic period to the later Vedic period; Political, social and economical life; Significance of the Vedic Age; Evolution of Monarchy and Varna system. History 5
- Period ofMahajanapadas:
Formation of States (Mahajanapada): Republics and monarchies; Rise of urban centres; Trade routes; Economic growth; Introduction of coinage; Spread of Jainism and Buddism; Rise of Magadha and Nand as. Iranian and Mecedonian invasions and their impact. History 6
- Mauryan Empire:
Foundation of the Mauryan Empire, Chandragupta, Kautilya and Arthashastra; Ashoka; Concept of Dharma; Edicts; Polity. Administration, Economy; Art, architecture and sculpture; External contacts; Religion; Spread of religion; Literature. Disintegration of the empire; sungas and Kanvas. History 7
- Post-Mauryan Period (Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas, Western Kshatrapas):
Contact with outside world; growth of urban centres, economy, coinage, development of religions, Mahayana, social conditions, art, architecture, culture, literature and science. History 8
- Early State and Society in Eastern India, Deccan and South India:
Kharave]a, The Satavahanas, Tamil States of the Sang am Age; Administration, Economy, ]and grants, coinage, trade gui1ds and urban centres; Buddhist centres; Sangam 1iterature and culture; Art and architecture. History 9
- Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas:
Polity and administration, Economic conditions, Coinage of the Guptas, Land grants, Decline of urban centres, Indian feudalism, Caste system, Position of women, Education and educational institutions; Nalanda, Vikramshila and Vallabhi, Literature, scientitlc literature, art and architecture. History 10
- Regional States during Gupta Era:
The Kadambas, Pa11avas, Chalukyas of Badami; Polity and Administration, Trade guilds, Literature; growth of Vaishnava and Saiva religions. Tamil Bhakit movement, Shankaracharya; Vedanta; Institutions of temple and temple architecture; Palas, Senas, Rashtrakutas, Paramaras, Polity and administration; Cultural aspects. Arab conquest of Sind; Alberuni, The Chaluky as of Kalyana, Cholas, Hoysalas, Pandyas; Polity and Administration; Local Government; Growth of art and architecture, religious sects, Institution of temple and Mathas, Agraharas, education and literature, economy and society. History 11
- Themes in Early Indian Cultural History:
Languages and texts, major stages in the evolution of art and architecture, major philosophical thinkers and schools, ideas in Science and Mathematics. History 12
- Early Medieval India, 750-1200:
-Polity: Major political developments in Northern India and the peninsula, origin and the rise of Rajputs. -The Cho1as: administration, vi11age economy and society “Indian Feuda1ism”. -Agrarian economy and urban settlements. -Trade and commerce. -Society: the status of the Brahman and the new social order. -Condition of women. -Indian science and technology. History 13
- Cultural Traditions in India, 750-1200:
-Philosophy: Skankaracharya and Vedanta, Ramanuja and Vishishtadvaita, Madhva and Brahma-Mimansa. -Religion: Forms and features of religion, Tamil devotional cult, growth of Bhakti, Islam and its arrival in India, Sutism. -Literature: Literature in Sanskrit, growth of Tamil literature, literature in the newly developing languages, Ka1han’s Rajtarangini, A1beruni’s India . -Art and Architecture: Temple architecture, sculpture, painting. History 14
- The Thirteenth Century:
-Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate: The Ghurian invasions - factors behind Ghurian success. -Economic, Social and cultural consequences. -Foundation of Delhi Sultanate and early Turkish Sultans. -Consolidation: The rule of lltutmish and Balban History 15
- The Fourteenth Century:
-“The Khalji Revolution”. - Alauddin Khalji: Conquests and territorial expansion, agrarian and economic measure. -Muhammad Tughluq: Major projects, agrarian measures, bureaucracy of Muhammad Tughluq. - Firuz Tugluq: Agrarian measures, achievements in civil engineering and public works, decline ofthe Sultanate, foreign contacts and Ibn Battuta’s account. History 16
- Society, Culture and Economy in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries:
-Society: composition of rural society, ruling classes, town dwellers, women, religious classes, caste and slavery under the Sultanate, Bhakti movement, Suti movement. -Culture: Persian literature, literature in the regional languages of North India, literaute in the languages of South India, Sultanate architecture and new structural forms, painting, evolution of a composite culture. -Economy: Agricultural Production, rise of urban economy and non-agricultural production, trade and commerce. History 17
- The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century-Political Developments and Economy:
-Rise of Provincial Dynasties: Bengal, Kashmir (Zainul Abedin), Gujarat. - Malwa, Bahmanids. -The Vijayanagara Empire. -Lodis. -Mughal Empire, first phase: Babur, Humayun. -The Sur Empire: Sher Shah’s administration. -Portuguese colonial enterprise, Bhakti and Sufi Movements. History 18
- The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century- Society and culture:
-Regional cultures specificities. -Literary traditions. -Provincial architectural. -Society, culture, literature and the arts in Yijayanagara Empire. History 19
- Akbar:
-Conquests and consolidation of empire. -Establishment ofjaxir and mansah systems. -Raj put policy. -Evolution of religious and social outlook. Theory of Sullz-i-kul and religious policy. -Court patronage of art and technology. History 20
- Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century:
-Major administrative policies ofJahangir, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb. -The Empire and the Zamindars. -Religious policies of Jahangir, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb. -Nature of the Mughal State. -Late Seventeenth Century crisis and the revolts. - TheAhom kingdom. - Shivaji and the early Maratha Kingdom. History 21
- Economy and society, in the 16th and 17th Centuries:
-Population Agricultural and craft production. -Towns, commerce with Europe through Dutch, English and French companies : a trade revolution. -Indian mercanti1e classes. Banking, insurance and credit systems. -Conditions of peasants, Condition of Women. -Evolution of the Sikh community and the Khalsa Panth History 22
- CultureduringMughalEmpire:
-Persian histories and other literature -Hindi and religious literatures. - Mugha1 architecture. - Mugha1 painting. -Provincia] architecture and painting. - C1assica1 music. -Science and technology. History 23
- The Eighteenth Century:
-Factors for the decline of the Mughal Empire. -The regional principa1ities: Nizam’s Deccan, Bengal, Awadh. - Maratha ascendancy under the Peshwas. -The Maratha fiscal and financial system. -Emergence of Afghan power Battle of Panipat, 1761. -State of, po1itica1, cultural and economic, on eve of the British conquest. History 24
- European Penetration into India:
The Early European Settlement~ ; The Portuguese and the Dutch; The English and the French East lndia Companies; Their struggle for supremacy; Carnatic Wars; Bengal-The cont1ict between the English and the Nawabs of Bengal; Siraj and the English; The Battle of Plassey; Significance of Plassey. History 25
- British Expansion in India:
Bengal-Mir Jafar and Mir Kasim; The Battle ofBuxar; Mysore; The Marathas; The three Anglo-Maratha Wars; The Punjab. History 26
- Early Structure of the British Raj:
The Early administrative structure; From diarchy to direct contol; The Regulating Act (1773 ); The Pitt’s India Act (1784); The Charter Act (1833); The Voice offree trade and the changing character of British colonial rule; The English utilitarian and India. History 27
- Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule:
(a) Land revenue settlement<> in British India; The Permanent Settlement; Ryotwari Settlement; Mahalwari Settlement; Economic impact of the revenue arrangemen ts; Commercialization of agriculture; Rise of landless agrarian labourers; Impoverishment of the rural society. (b) Dislocation of traditional trade and commerce; Deindustrialisation; Decline of traditional crafts; Drain of wealth; Economic transformation of India; Railroad and communication network including telegraph and postal services; Famine and poverty in the rural interior; European business enterprise and its limitations. History 28
- Social and Cultural Developments:
The state of indigenous education, its dislocation; Orientalist-Anglicist controversy, The introduction of western education in India; The rise of press, 1i terature and public opinion; The rise of modem vernacular literature; Progress of Science; Christian missionary activities in India. History 29
- Social and Religious Reform Movements in Bengal and Other Areas:
Ram Mohan Roy, T he Brahmo Moveme nt; Devendranath Tagore; Iswarchandra Vidyasagar; The Young Bengal Movement; Dayanada Saraswati ; The social reform movement<> in India including Sati, widow remarriage, child marriage etc.; The contribution of Indian renaissance to the growth of modem India; Islamic revivalism-the Feraizi and Wahabi Movements. History 30
- Indian Response to British Rule:
Peasant movement and tribal uprisings in the 18th and 19th centuries including the Rangpur Dhing (1783 ), the Kol Rebellion ( 1832), the Mopla Rebellion in Malabar (1841-1920), the Santa] Hul (1855), Indigo Rebellion (1859-60), Deccan Uprising (1875) and the Munda Ulgulan (1899-1900); The Great Revolt of 1857 -Origin, character, casuses of failure, the consequences; The shift in the character of peasant uprisings in the post- 185 7 period; the peasant movements of the 1920s and 1930s. History 31
X. Factors leading to the birth of Indian Nationalism;
Politics of Association; The Foundation of the Indian National Congress; The Safety-valve thesis relating to the birth of the Congress; Programme and objectives of Early Congress; the social composition of early Congress leadership; the Moderates and Extremists; The Partition of Bengal ( 1905 ); The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal; the economic and political aspects of Swadeshi Movement; The beginning of revolutionary extremism in India. History 32
- Rise of Gandhi; Character of Gandhian nationalism;
Gandhi’s popular appeal; Rowlatt Satyagraha; the Khilafat Movement; the Non-cooperation Movement; National politics from the end of the Non-cooperation movement to the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement; the two phases of the Civil Disobedience Movement; Simon Commission; The Nehru Report; the Round Table Conferences; Nationalism and the Peasant Movements; Nationalism and Working class movements; Women and Indian youth and students in Indian politics ( 1885-194 7); the election of 193 7 and the formation of ministries; Cripps Mission; the Quit India Movement; the Wavell Plan; The Cabinet Mission. History 33
- Constitutional Developments in the Colonial India
between 1858 and 1935. History 34
- Other strands in the National Movement.
The Revolutionaries: Bengal, the Punjab, Maharashtra, U .P. the Madras Presidency, Outside India. The Left; The Left within the Congress: Jawahar1a1 Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, the Congress Socialist Party; the Communist Party oflndia, other left parties. History 35
- Politics of Separatism;
the Muslim League; the Hindu Mahasabha; Communalism and the politics of partition; Transfer of power; Independence. History 36
- Consolidation as a Nation;
Nehru’s Foreign Policy; India and her ne ighbours (1947-1964 ); The linguistic reorganisation of States (1935-1947); Regionalism and regional inequality; Integration of Princely States; Princes in electoral politics; the Question of National Language. History 37
- Caste and Ethnicity after 1947;
Backward Castes and Tribes in post-colonia] electoral politics; Da1it movements. History 38
- Economic development and political change;
Land reforms; the politics of planning and rural reconstruction; Ecology and environmental policy in post-colonial India; Progress of Science. History 39
- Enlightenment and Modern ideas:
(i) Major Ideas of Enlightenment: Kant, Rousseau. (ii) Spread of Enlightenment in the colonies. (iii) Rise of socialist ideas (up to Marx); spread of Marxian Socialism. History 40
- Origins of Modern Politics :
(i) European States System (ii) American Revolution and the Constitution (iii) French Revolution and Aftermath, 1789-1815 (iv) American Civil War with reference to Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of slavery. (v) British Democratic politics, 1815-1850 :Parliamentary Reformers, Free Traders, Chartists. History 41
- Industrialization:
(i) English Industrial Revolution : Causes and Impact on Society. (ii) Industrialization in other countries : USA, Germany, Russia, Japan. (iii) Industrialization and Globalization. History 42
- Nation-State System:
(i) Rise of Nationalism in 19th century. (ii) Nationalism: State-building in Gennany and ltaly. (iii) Disintegration of Empires in the face of the emergence of nationalities across the World. History 43
- Imperialism and Colonialism :
(i) South and South-East Asia. (ii) Latin America and South Africa. (iii) Australia. (iv )Imperialism and free trade: Rise of neo-imperialism. History 44
- Revolution and Counter-Revolution:
(i) 19th Century European revolutions. (ii) The Russian Revolution of 1917-1921 . (iii) Fascist Counter-Revolution, ltaly and Germany. (iv) The Chinese Revolution of 1949. History 45
- World Wars:
(i) 1st and 2nd World Wars as Total Wars : Societal implications. (ii) World War 1 : Causes and Consequences. (iii) World War ll : Causes and Consequences. History 46
- The World after World War II:
(i) Emergence of Two power blocs. (ii) Emergence of Third World and non-alignment (iii) UNO and the global disputes. History 47
- Liberation from Colonial Rule: :
(i) Latin America-Bolivar. (ii) Arab World-Egypt. (iii) Africa-Apartheid to Democracy. (iv) South-East Asia-Vietnam. History 48
- Decolonization and Underdevelopment:
(i) Factors constraining Development ; Latin America, Africa. History 49
- Unification of Europe :
(i) Post War Foundations ; NATO and European Community. (ii) Consolidation and Expansion of European Community (iii) European Union. History 50
- Disintegration of Soviet Union and the Rise of the Unipolar World:
(i) Factors leading to the co1lapse of Soviet Communism and Soviet Union, 1985-1991. (ii) Political Changes in East Europe 1989-2001. (iii) End of the Cold War and US Ascendancy in the World as the lone superpower. History 51
Constitutional and administrative Law [16]: 1. Constitution and Constitutionalism:
The distinctive features of the Constitution.
- Fundamental Rights-Public interest litigation;
Legal Aid; Legal services authority.
- Relationship between Fundamental rights,
Directive principles and Fundamental duties
- Constitutional Position of the President and
relation with the Council of Ministers.
- Governor and
his powers.
- Supreme Court and the High Courts:
(a) Appointments and transfer. (b) Powers, functions and jurisdiction.
- Centre, States and local bodies:
(a) Distribution oflegislative powers between the Union and the States. (b) LocalBodies. (c) Administrative relationship among Union, State and Local Bodies. (d) Eminent domain-State property-common property-community property.
- Legislative powers,
privileges and immunities.
- Services under the Union and the States:
(a) Recruitment and conditions of services; Constitutional safeguards; Administrative tribunals. (b) Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commissions-Power and functions. (c) Election Commission-Power and functions.
- Emergency
provisions.
- Amendment of
the Constitution.
- Principle of NaturalJustice-
Emerging trends and judicial approach.
- Delegated legislation and
its constitutionality.
- Separation of powers and
constitutional governance.
- Judicial review of
administrative action.
- Ombudsman:
Lokayukta, Lokpal etc. LAW 1
International Law: 1. Nature and Definition of
International Law.
- Relationship between International Law
and Municipal Law.
- State Recognition and
State Succession.
- Law of the sea:
Inland Waters, Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and High Seas.
- Individuals: Nationality, statelessness;
Human Rights and procedures available for their enforcement.
- Territorial jurisdiction of States,
Extradition and Asylum.
- Treaties : Formation,
application, termination and reservation.
- United Nations : lts principal organs,
powers and functions and reform.
- Peaceful settlement of disputes-
different modes.
- Lawful recourse to force : aggressions,
selfdefence, intervention.
- Fundamental principles of international humanitarian law-
International conventions and contemporary developments
- Legality of the use of nuclear weapons;
ban on testing of nuclear weapons; Nuclear nonproliferation treaty, CTST.
- International Terrorism, State sponsored terrorism, Hijacking,
International Criminal Court.
- New International Economic Order and Monetary Law:
WTO,TRlPS,GATT,IMF, World Bank.
- Protection and Improvement of the Human Environment :
International Efforts. LAW2
Law of Crimes :-
- General principles of Criminal liability: mens rea and actus reus, mens rea in statutory otfences. 2. Kinds of punishment and emerging trends as to abolition of capital punishment. 3. Preparations and criminal attempt. 4. General exceptions. 5. Joint and constructive liability. 6. Abetment. 7. Criminal conspiracy. 8. Otlences against the State. 9. Otlences against public tranquility. 10. Offences against human body. 11. Otlences against property. 12. Offences against women. 13. Defamation. 14. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. 15. Protection of Civil Ri ghts Act, 1955 and subsequent legislative developments. 16. Plea bargaining. LAW3
Law of Torts:
- Nature and detinition. 2. Liability based upon fault and strict liability; Absolute liability. 3. Vicarious liability including State Liability. 4. General defences. 5. Joint tort fessors. 6. Remedies. 7. Negligence. K Defamation. 9. Nuisance. 10. Conspiracy. 11. False imprisonment. 12. Malicious prosecution. 13. Consumer Protection Act, 1986. LAW4
Law of Contracts and Mercantile Law:
- Nature and formation of contract/E-contract. 2. Factors vitiating free consent. 3. Void, voidable, illegal and unenforceable agreement<>. 4. Performance and discharge of contract<>. 5. Quasi-contracts. 6. Consequences of breach of contract. 7. Contract of indemnity, guarantee and insurance. 8. Contract of agency. 9. Sale of goods and hire purchase. 10. Formation and dissolution of partnership. 11. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 12. Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. 13. Standard form contracts. LAW 5
Contemporary Legal Developments :
- Public Interest Litigation. 2. Intellectual property rights- Concept, types/ prospects. 3. Information Technology Law including Cyber Laws-Concept, purpose/prospect<>. 4. Competition Law-Concept, purpose/prospect<>. 5. Alternate Dispute Resolution-Concept, types/ prospects. 6. Major statutes concerning environmental law. 7. Right to Information Act. 8. Trial by media. LAW6
Political Theory and Indian Politics : I. Political Theory:
meaning and approaches.
- Theories of state :
LiberaL Neo-liberal. Marxist, Pluiralist, post-colonial and Feminist.
- Justice : Conceptions of justice with
special reference to Rawl’s theory of justice and its communitarian critiques.
- Equality :
SociaL political and economic; relationship between equality and freedom; Affirmative action.
- Rights :
Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights; Concept of Human Rights.
- Democracy :
Classical and contemporary theories; different models of democracy-representative, participatory and deliberative.
- Concept of power :
hegemony, ideology and legitimacy.
- Political Ideologies :
Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Gandhism and Feminism.
9 Indian Political Thought:
Dharatmhastra, i\rthashastra and Buddhist Traditions; Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Sri Aurobindo, M. K. Gandhi, B. R. Ambedkar, M. N. Roy.
- Western Political Thought :
Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, JohnS. MilL Marx, Gramsci, Hannah Arendt. POLITICAL SCIENCE 1
Indian Government and Politics 1. Indian Nationalism :
(a) Political Strategies of India’s Freedom Struggle : Constitutionalism to mass Satyagraha, Noncoope ration, Civil Disobedience; Militant and Revolutionary Movements, Peasant and Workers Movements. (b)Perspectives on Indian National Movement; Liberal, Socialist and Marxist; Radical Humanist and Dalit
2 Making of the Indian Constitution : Legacies of the British rule;
different social and political perspet-tives.
- Salient Features of the Indian Constitution :
The Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles; Parliamentary System and Amendment Procedures; Judicial Review and Basic Structure doctrine.
- (a) Principal Organs ofthe Union Government : (b) Principal Organs of the State Government :
a: Envisagedrole and actual working of the Executive, Legislatureand Supreme Court. b: Envisagedrole and actual working of the Executive, Legislature and High Court-;.
- Grassroots Democracy :
Panchayati Raj and Municipal Government; Significance of 73rd and 74th Amendments; Grassroot movement-;.
- Statutory Institutions/Commissions :
Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, FinanceCommission, Union Public Service Commission, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National C ommission for Scheduled Tribes, National Commissi on for Women; National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minoriti es, National Back ward ClassesCommission.
- Federalism : Constitutional provisions;
changing nature of centre-state relations; integrationist tendencies and regional aspirations; inter-state disputes.
- Planning and Economic development :
Nehruvian and Gandhi an perspet-tives; Role of planning and public sector; Green Revolution, land reforms and agrarian relations; liberalization and em nomic reforms.
- Caste. Religion and Ethnicity in
Indian Politics.
- Party System : National and regional political parties,
ideological and social bases of parties; Patterns of coalition politics; Pressure groups, trends in electoral b eh av iour; changing socio-economic profile of Legislators.
11 . Social Movement :
Civil liberties and human rights movements; women’s movement-;; environmentalist movement-;. POLITICAL SCIENCE 2
Comparative Politics and International Relations Comparative Political Analysis and International Politics: I. Comparative Politics :
Nature and major approaches; Political economy and political sociology perspectives; Limitations of the comparative method.
- State in Comparative Perspective :
Characteristics and changing nature of the State in capitali ~t and socialist economies, and advanced industri al an d developing societies.
- Politics of Representation and Participation :
Political parties, pressure groups and social movements in advanced industrial and developing societies.
- Globalisation : Responses from
developed and developing societies.
- Approaches to the Study of International Relations :
Idealist. Realist, Marxist, Functionalist and Systems theory.
- Key Concepts in International Relations :
National inte rest. security and power; Balance of power and deterrence; Transational actors and mllective security; World ca pitali ~t economy and globalisation
- Changing International Political Order :
(a) Rise of super powers; Strategic and ideological Bipolarity, arms race and cold war; Nuclear threat; (b) Non aligned Movement : Aims and achievements. (c) Collapse of the Soviet Union; Unipolarity and American hegemony; Relevance of non-alignment in the contemporary world
- Evolution of the International Economic System :
From Brettonwoods to WTO; Socialist economies and the CMEA(Coundl for Mutual Economic Assistance); Third World demand for new international economic orde r; Globalisation ofthe world economy.
I 0. Regionalisation of World Politics :
EU,ASEAN, APEC. AARC.NAFTA.
I I. Contemporary Global Concerns :
Democracy, human rights,Environment,Gender Justice, terrorism, Nuclear proliferation POLITICAL SCIENCE 3
India and the World I . Indian Foreign Policy :
Determinant~ of foreign policy; the institutions of poli cy-making; Continuity and change.
- India’s Contribution to the Non-Alignment Movement
Different phases; Current role.
- India and South Asia :
(a) Regional Co-operation : SAARC-pa1.1 performance and future prospects. (b) South Asia as a Free Trade Area. (c) India’s “Look East” policy. (d) Impediment~ to regional co-operation : River water disputes; illegal cross border migration; Ethnic conflicts and insurgencies; Border disputes.
- India and the Global South :
Relations with Africa and Latin America; Leadership role in the demand for NIEO and WTO negotiations.
- India and the Global Centres of Power:
USA. EU. Japan. China and Russia.
- India and the UN System:
Role in UN Peace-keeping; Demand for Perm anent Seat in the Security Council.
- India and the Nuclear Question :
Changing perceptions and policy
- Recent developments in Indian Foreign Policy :
India’sposition on the recent crises in Afghanistan. Iraq and West Asia. growing relations with US and Isreal ; Vision of a new world order. POLITICAL SCIENCE 4
FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIOLOGY 1. Sociology- The Discipline:
(a) Mode rnity and social changes in Europe and emergence of Sociology. (b) St.ao pe of the subject and compari son with other social sctences. (c) Sociology and common sense. Sociology 1
- Sociology as Science:
(a) Science. scientific method and critique. (b) Major theoretical strands of research methodology. (c) Positivism and its critique. (d) Fact value and o~jectivity. (e) Non-positivist methodologies. Sociology 2
- Research Methods and Analysis:
(a) Qualitative and quantitative methods. (b) Techniques of data colleLtion. (c) Variables, sampling, hypothesis, reliability and validity. Sociology 3
- Sociological Thinkers:
(a) Karl Marx - Historical materialism, mode of production, alienation, class struggle. (b) Emile Durkhteim - Division of labour, social fact, suicide, religion and society. (c) Max Weber - Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism. (d) Tal colt Parsons - Social system, pattern variables. (e) Robert K. Merton - Latent and manifest functions, conformity and deviance. reference groups. (f) Mead - Self and identity. Sociology 4
- Stratification and Mobility :
(a) Concepts - e4uality. ine4uality. hierarchy. exclusion. poverty and deprivation. (b) Theories of social stratification - Structural func tionalist theory. Marxist theory. Weberi an theory. (
- Works and Economic Life :
(a) Social organi zation of work in different types of soci ety - slave society. feudal society. industrial capi talist society. (b) Formal and informal organization of work. (c) Labour and society. Sociology 6
- Politics and Society:
(a) Sociological theories of power. (b) Power elite. bureauc racy. pressure groups and pol itical parties. (c) Nation . state. citizenship. democracy. civil soci ety. ideology. (d) Protest. agitation. social moveme nt~. collective action. revolution. Sociology 7
- Religion and Society :
(a) Sociological theories of religion. (b) Types of religious practices: an imism. monism. pluralism. sects. cults. (c) Religion in modern society: religion and science, seculari zation. religious revivalism. fundamen tali sm. Sociology 8
- Systems of Kinship:
(a) Family. household. marriage. (b) Types and forms of family. (c) Lineage and dest:ent. (d) Patriarchy and sexual division of labour. (e) Contemporary trends. Sociology 9
- Social Change in Modern Society:
(a) Sociological theories of social change. (b) Development and dependency. (c) Agents of social change. (d) Education and social change. (e) Science. technology and social change. Sociology 10
INDIAN SOCIETY: STRUCTURE AND CHANGE A. Introducing Indian Society :
(i) Perspectives on the Study oflndian Society : (a) Indology (G.S. Ghure). (b) Structural functionalism (M. N. Srinivas). (c) Marxist sociology (A. R. Desai). (ii) Impact of colonial rule on Indian society : (a) Social background of Indian nationalism. (b) Modernization of Indian tradition. (c) Protests and movements during the colonial period. (d) Soda! reforms. Sociology 11
B. Social Structure:
(i) Rural and Agrarian Social Structure: (a) The idea of Indian village and village studies. (b) Agrarian social structureevolution of land tenure system, land reforms. (ii) Caste System: (a) Perspectives on the study of caste systems: G. S. Ghurye, M. N. Srinivas, Louis Dumont, Andre Beteille. (b) Features of caste system. (c) Untouchability-forms and perspectives (iii) Tribal Communities in India: (a) Definitional problems. (b) Geographical spread. (c) Colonial policies and tribes. (d) Issues of integration and autonomy. (iv) Social Classes in India: (a) Agrarian class structure. (b) Industrial class structure. (c) Middle classes in India. (v) Systems ofKinshipin India: (a) Lineage and descent in India. (b) Types of kinship systems. (c) Family and marriage in India. (d) Household dimensions ofthe family. (e) Patriarchy, entitlements and sexual division of labour. (vi) Religion and Society: (a) Religious communities in India. (b) Problems of religious minorities. Sociology 12
C. Social Changes in India:
(i) Visions of Social Change in India: (a) Idea of development planning and mixed economy. (b) Constitution. law and social change. (c) &lucation and social change. (ii) Rural and Agrarian Transformation in India: (a) Programmes of rural development. Community Development Programme. cooperatives. poverty alleviation schemes. (b) Green revolution and social change. (c) Changing modes of production in Indian agriculture. (d) Problems of rural labour. bondage. migration . (iii) Industrialization and Urbanisation in India: (a) Evolution of modern industry in Ind ia. (b) Growth of urban settlements in India. (c) Working class: ~tru cture. growth. class mobili zation. (d) Informal secto r. child labour. (e) Slums and deprivation in urban areas. (iv) Politics and Society : (a) Nation. democracy and citizenship. (b) Political parties. pressure groups. social and political elite. (c) Regionalism and decentralization of power. (d) Seculari zation. ( v) Social Movements in Modern India : (a) Peasants and farmers movements. (b) Women’s movement. (c) Backward classes & Dalit movements . (d) Environmental movements . (e) Eth nicity and Identity movements. (vi) PopulationDynamics: (a) Popula tion s ize. growth. compos ition and distribution. (b) Components of population growth: birth. death. migmtion. (c) Popul ation Policy and family planning. (d) Emerging issues: ageing. sex ratios. child and infant mortality. rep rod ucti ve health. (vii) Challenges of Social Transformation: (a) Crisis of development: di splacement. environmental problems and su ~ta in ability. (b) Poverty. deprivation and ine4ualities. (c) Violence again ~t women. (d) Caste conflicts . (e) Ethnic conflict~. communalism. religious revivalism. (f) llliteracy and disparities in education. Sociology 13
Administration 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. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 1
- 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-makingtheory; Participative Management (R. Likert, C. Argyris, D. McGregor.) PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 2
- Administrative Behaviour:
Process and techniques of decision-making; Communication; Morale; Motivation Theories content. process and contemporary; Theories of Leadership: Traditional and Modem: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 3
- 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; PublicPrivate Partnerships. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 4
- Accountability and Control:
Concepts of accountability and control; Legislative, Executive and judicial control over ad minbtration; Citizen and Administration; Role of media, interest groups, voluntary organizations; Civil society; Citizen’s Charters; Right to Information; Soda! audit. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 5
- Administrative Law:
Meaning. scope and s ignificance; Dicey on Admini ~trati ve law; Delegated legislation; Admi ni ~trati ve Tri bunals. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 6
- ComparativePublicAdministration:
Historical and sociological factors affe
- Development Dynamics:
Com;ept of development; Changing profile of development administration; ‘Anti-development 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. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 8
- Personnel Administration:
Importance of human resource development ; Recruitment. training. career advancement. position classification. discipline. performance appraisal. promotion. pray and service conditions; employer-employee relations. grievance redressal mechanism; Code of conduct; Administrative ethics. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 9
- Public Policy :
Models of policy-making and their critique; Processes of conceptualisation. planning. implementation. monitoring. evaluation and review and theirlimitations; State theories and public policy formulation. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 10
- Techniques ofAdminstrativelmprovement:
Organisation and methods. Work study and work management; e-governance and information technology; Management aiel tools like network analysis. MIS. PERT. CPM. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 11
- Financial Administration:
Monetary and fiscal policies: Public borrowings and public debt Budgets types and forms; Budgetary process; Financial accountability; Accounts and audit. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 12
Indian Administration 1. Evolution oflndian Administration :
Kautilya Arthashastra; Mughal administration; Legacy of British rule in politics and administration lndianization of Public services, revenue administration, district Administration, local self Government. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 13
- Philosophical and Constitutional framework of Government:
Salient features and value premises; Constitutionalism; Political culture; Bureaucracy and democracy; Bureaucracy and development. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 14
- Public Sector Undertakings :
Public sector in modern India; Forms of Public Sector Undertakings; Problems of autonomy, accountability and control; Impact ofliberalization and privatization. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 15
- U tlion Government andAdnlinistration:
Executi ve. Parliament. Judi ciary-structure. functions. work processes; Recent trends; Intra-governmental relation s; Cabinet Secretariat; Prime Minister ‘s Office; Central Secretariat; Ministries and Departm e nt~; Boards; Commissions; Attached offic-es; Field organizations. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 16
- Plans and Priorities :
Machinery of planning; Role. composition and functions of the Planning Commission and the National Development Council; ‘Indicative’ planning; Pmcess of plan formulation at Union and State levels; Constitutional Amendments (1992) and decentralized planning for economic development andsocial justice. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 17
- State Government and Administration:
Union-State administrative, legislative and financial relations; Role of the Finance Commission; Governor; Chief Minis te r; Council of Ministers; Chief Secretary; State Secretariat; Directorates. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 18
- District Administration since Independence:
Changing mle of the Collector; Union-State-local relations; Imperatives of development management and law and order administration; District administration and democratic decentralization. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 19
- 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. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 20
- 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. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 21
- Administrative Reforms since Independence :
Major concern s; Important Committees and Commission s; Reforms in financial management and human resource development; Problems of implementation. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 22
- Rural Development:
Institutions and agencies since Independence; Rural development programmes: foci and strategies; Decentrdlization and Panchayati Raj ; 73rd Constitutional amendment. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 23
- Urhan Local Government:
Municipal governance: main features. structures. finance and problem areas; 74th Constitutional Amendment; Global-local debate; New localism; Development dynamics. politics and administration with special reference to city management. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 24
- Law and Order Administration:
Briti sh legacy; National Police Commission; Investigative agencies; Role of Central and State Agencies including para milita ry forces in maintenance oflaw and order and countering insurgency and ter rorism; Criminalisation of politics and a dmini ~tration ; Poli ce-public relations; Reforms in Police. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 25
- 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. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 26
MANAGEMENT
The candidate should make a study of the concept of development of Manaxement as science and art drawinx upon the contributions of leadinx thinkers of mmuzxement and apply the concepts to the real life of xovermnent and business decision-makinx keepinx in view the clzanxes in tlze stratexic and operative environment. MANAGEMENT1
- Managerial Function and Process :
Concept and foundations of management, Evolution of Management Thoughts; Managerial Functions-Planning, Organizing, Contro11ing; Decision-making; Ro]e of Manager, Managerial ski11s; Entrepreneurship; Management of innovation; Managing in a g1oba1 environment, F1exib1e Systems Management; Socia] responsibi1ity and managerial ethics; Process and customer orientation; Managerial processes on direct and indirect value chain. MANAGEMENT 2
- Organisational Behaviour and Design:
Conceptual model of organization behaviour; The individual processes-personality, values and attitude, perception, motivation, learning and reinforcement, work stress and stress management; The dynamics of Organization behaviour-power and politics, conflict and negotiation, leadership process and styles, communication; The Organizational Processes-decision-making, job design; Classical, Neoclassical and Contingency approaches to organizational design; Organizational theory and design- Organizational culture, managing cultural diversity, learning Organization; Organizational change and development; Knowledge Based Enterprise-systems and processes; Networked and virtual organizations. MANAGEMENT 3