PUBAD CIVIL SERVICE EXAM

 Your Optional Strategy- Sources and Approach

Public administration – 150+162

Strategy –

1) Paper 1 and Paper 2 should be seen in an integrated form .

2) Go through previous year papers and write as many answers as possible.

3)Draw diagrams 

4) Try to make notes of about 50 pages in short points. Your whole syllabus shall be covered in this . It will help you in revising whole subject in one day .

5) Write examples from current affairs . This reflects your understanding of subject.

6) There is nothing like ‘hidden syllabus’ so I request please don’t waste time in that .

I am attaching my sheet . Possibly that may give you more clarity.

 

PAPER – I

Administrative Theory 

1. Introduction:

Mohanty sir’s notes and Mohit Bhattacharya

This chapter is very important mainly because the concepts of this chapter can be used in other parts. This should be prepared with chapter 2.

2. Administrative Thought:

Prasad & Prasad and Mohanty sir notes . Use the concepts across the syllabus .

Eg.- District administration needs to move towards system 4(Likert)

3. Administrative Behaviour:

Mohit Bhattacharya and notes

4. Organisations:

Mohanty notes , Rajni Goyal and Arora 

Regulatory bodies – a question is asked almost every year . 2nd ARC has 10-12 pages on this . Please go through that.

5. Accountability and control:

Notes and current affairs like take cases of civil societies etc

6. Administrative Law:

Notes and Fadia & Fadia and 2nd arc (10th report)

7. Comparative Public Administration:

Notes , Mohit Bhattacharya and Prasad

8. Development Dynamics:

Notes and Mohit Bhattacharya 

9. Personnel Administration:

Notes and Mohit Bhattacharya

10. Public Policy:

IGNOU notes , Mohit Bhattacharya and use as many examples from current as possible.

Eg.- Criticism of rational model – Bihar prohibition law that was misused at ground level .

11. Techniques of Administrative Improvement:

Read from internet

12. Financial Administration:

This chapter should be read with Financial Management

2nd ARC , Fadia

PAPER – II

In this paper one thing to remember is that your answer should not look like GS answer . So the solution to this is to use concepts of paper 1 in this paper so that it seems that the answer is written by student of Public Administration.

2nd ARC ,Mohanty notes and Rajini Goyal are sufficient for this paper .

1. Evolution of Indian Administration:

Notes and Rajini Goyal

2. Philosophical and Constitutional framework of Government:

Notes and Rajini Goyal

3. Public Sector Undertakings:

Various reports and NITI aayog measures .

4. Union Government and Administration:

Notes and Rajini Goyal

5. Plans and Priorities:

Chapter is now almost obsolete. Prepare niti aayog nicely for this part.

6. State Government and Administration:

Notes and Rajini Goyal

7. District Administration since Independence:

Notes and Rajini Goyal

8. Civil services:

Notes and Rajini Goyal

9. Financial Management:

Paper 1 – Chapter 12

10. Administrative Reforms since Independence:

2nd arc is major focus

11. Rural Development:

notes and rajni goyal for remaining topics .