POLITICAL SCIENCE :

Paper I : Group A

Western Political Thought - Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Rousseau, Bentham, J. S. Mill, Marx.
(A History of Political Thought: Plato to Marx)

Indian Political Thought - Kautilya, Rammohan Roy, Vivekananda, Syed Ahmed Khan, Rabindranath,
Gandhi, Ambedkar.
(IGNOU and pdf notes)

Political Concepts - State, Civil Society, Government, Governance, Power, Authority, Nation, Nationalism,
Internationalism. (Pdf saved name wise)

Political Ideas - Rights, Duties, Liberty, Equality, Justice, Rule of Law, People Participation.(O.P Gauba and
Duties, Rule of Law, People Participation from pdf notes)

Political Ideologies - Liberalism, Democratic Socialism, Feminism, Terrorism.(O.P GAUBA

Different aspects of Democracy - Meaning and Theories of Democracy; Direct vs Representative

Political Process - Party System, Single Party, Bi Party, and Multi Party Systems; National Parties and
Regional Parties; Lobbyists and Pressure Groups. (Lakshmikant chap 67)

Forms of Government - Dictatorial vs Democratic; Totalitarian vs Liberal. Presidential vs Parliamentary,

Social Movements Environmental movements, Womens movements, Human rights movements. (PDF
notes)

Group-B

Basic features of Indian Constitution - Constituent assembly, Salient Features of the Indian Constitution,
Nature of Indian Federation, Centre-State relations, Legislative, Executive and Financial-Fiscal
dimensions, Evolving political trends.

Fundamental Rights - Directive Principles & Fundamental duties - Constitutional provisions and judicial
interpretations regarding fundamental rights.

Union Legislature - Composition, Powers and Functions of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Functioning of the
Committee System.

Union Executive - President, Vice President - Election, Position, Functions, Prime Minister, Council of
Ministers, Relationship between President and Prime Minister.

The Judiciary - Supreme Court and the High Courts, Composition and Functions, Judicial review and
Judicial activism, Public interest litigations, Judicial reforms.

Government in the States - Governor, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, Position and Functions.

State Legislature - Composition and Functions.

Local Government and Politics - Panchayati Raj: Evaluation, Structure, Powers and Functions, Municipal
Government; Significance of 73rd and 74th amendments; Role of women, SCs & STs in Local
Government.

Bureaucracy - Classical administration and Development Administration; Changing role of bureaucracy in

Social Processes - Role of Peasants and Workers in Indian Politics; Role of Interest / Pressure Groups;
Regionalism, Casteism, Linguism and Communalism in Indian Politics; Issues of Criminalisation,
Corruption; Citizens movements.

(Full from Lakshmikant)

Group - A

Public Administration

Theories of Administration - Scientific Management, Classical Theory, Webers theory of bureaucracy,

Forms of Public Organizations - Ministries and Departments; Corporations, Boards and Commissions.

Principles of Organization - (a) Hierachy (b) Unity of Command (c) Span of Control (d) Authority (e)
Centralization, Decentralization and Delegation, (f) Line and Staff.

Processes of administration - (a) Decision - making and Policy Formulation (b) Communication and
Control (c) Leadership (d) Co-ordination.

Accountability and Control - Legislative, Executive and Judicial Control over administration; Role of Civil
Society; Public opinion and Media; Right to Information; Administrative Corruption; Grievance Redressal
Machineries like Ombudsman.

Development Administration - Evolution of the Concept; Basic features.

Control of Public Expenditure - Parliamentary Control, Control of Parliamentary Committees;

Indian Administration - Continuity and Charge - brief historical outline.

Recruitment and Training of Civil Servants in India - Role of Union and State Public Service Commissions
and Training Institution.

Organization of the Union Government in India - PMO, Cabinet Secretariat, Secretariat Administration.

Organization of the State Governments in India - Chief Secretary - Relationship between Secretariats and
Directorates.

District Administration in India - Changing role of District Officers, Sub-divisional Officers & Block Officer;
their interfaces with Local Self Government.

Group-B

International Relations

Some Basic Concepts of International Relations - (a) Balance of

Foreign Policy - Concept and Techniques; Determinants of foreign policy.

Non-Alignment - Evolution of the Movement and Role of India.

Major Issues in Indian Foreign Policy - Sino-Indian relations, Indo-Pak conflicts and the liberation of
Bangladesh, developments in Sri Lanka, Indian role in promoting regional cooperation through
S.A.A.R.C., the Kashmir question and India becoming a nuclear power. India and South East Asia;
Indias relations with U.S.A., China, Japan & Russia. India on the question of nuclear weapon. India and
the U.N. system-Indias role in U.N. peace keeping and global disarmament. India and the emerging
international economic order.

Recent Global Issues - Egypt, Lebanon and Lybia.