Public Administration Syllabus of TNPSC

Paper - I

Administrative Theory
INTRODUCTION
Meaning nature, scope and importance of Public Administration
Public Administration Vs Private Administration
Evolution of Public Administration as a separate discipline
New Public Administration
Approaches to the study of Public Administration.

ORGANISATION
Meaning and importance of Organisation
Bases of Organisation
Principles of Organisation
Theories of Organisation
Classicial Theory
Scientific Management Theory
Bureaucratic Theory
Human Relations Theory
Systems Theory
Organisational Change and Development
Chief Executive
Line, Staff and Auxiliary Agencies

MANAGEMENT
Meaning, nature, scope and importance of Management
Planning
Decision making
Coordination
Communication
Leadership
Management by Objectives
Management Information System
Participative Management

PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
Meaning, nature scope and importance of Public Personnel Administration
Recruitment
Training
Salary
Morale and Discipline
Civil Service Associations
Retirement
Corruption in Public Services

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
Meaning, nature and importance of Public Financial Administration
Budget and its Principles
Performance Budget, Zero-base Budget, PPBS
Budgetary Process
Control over Public Finance
Accounting and Auditing

COMPARATIVE ADMINISTRATION
Meaning, nature and scope of Comparative Public Administration
Evolution of Comparative Public Administration
Administrative systems
U.K
U.S.A
France
Switzerland

New Dimensions of Public Administration
The Concept, scope and significance of Development Administration
Political, Economic, Socio-cultural context of Development Administration
Riggss' Prismatic model
Concept and nature of Social Welfare Administration
Social Welfare and Five year Planning in India
Social Welfare schemes for different sections of society
Public Enterprise and its types
Autonomy and accountability of Public Enterprises

PUBLIC POLICY MAKING
The concept of Public Policy making
The Processes of Policy formulation and its implementation
Models of Public Policy making
The Role of Legislature, Bureaucracy, Political Parties, Pressure group and Mass media in Policy making.

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Meaning, nature, scope of Administrative Law
Growth of Administrative Law
Delegated Legislation
Judicial Remedies and Judicial Review
Administrative Tribunals.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
The concept of Responsibility and Control
Executive control over administration
Parliamentary control over administration
Judicial control over administration
Public control over administration.


Paper - II

Indian Administration
INTRODUCTION
Evolution of Indian Administration
Kautilya
Maurya
Mughal Period
British Period

CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF ADMINISTRATION
Framing of the Indian Constitution
Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy
Parliamentary Democracy
Federalism
Democratic Socialism

UNION GOVERNMENT
President
Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Cabinet committees
Central Secretariat
Ministries and Departments
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
The Supreme Court and the Rule of Law

PUBLIC SERVICES
All India Services
Central Services
State Services
U.P.S.C. and Staff Selection Commission
State Public Service Commission
Training for the Civil Servants


STATE GOVERNMENT
The Governor
Chief Minister and Council of Ministers
State Secretariat
State Legislature
High Court
Administration of Law and Order

UNION - STATE RELATIONS
Administrative Relations
Legislative Relations
Judicial Relations
Financial Relations
Planning Relations


INDIAN FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
Preparation, Enactment and Execution of the Indian Budget
Executive control over Public Expenditure
Parliamentary Control over Public Expenditure
Audit Control over Public Expenditure
Comptroller and Auditor - General of India
Finance Commission


DISTRICT AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
District Collector and District Administration
Urban Administration
Panchayat Raj Administration
Local Government finances


POLITICAL PROCESS
Political Parties
Pressure Groups
Political Alliances
Coalition Governments
Electoral Process
Role of Media

ISSUE AREAS IN INDIAN ADMINISTRATION
Relationship between Political and Permanent Executives
Generalists Vs. Specialists
Integrity in Administration
People's Participation in Administration
Redressal of Citizen's Grievances
Planning Commission of India
Election Commission of India
State Autonomy
Lok Pal and Lok Ayukta
Administrative Reforms in India