8 sep 13.... pub ad as optional subject ....views.. Why public administration? The basic reason lies in the interdisciplinary nature and non-technical content of the subject matter. The subject has lot of practical significance and this makes it more interesting and understandable even to those students, who are completely newcomers in the field of Public Administration. At the same time every candidate has some basic knowledge of what administrative system is. Public Administration is pragmatic in nature dealing also with Indian Administrative System, which facilitates the success of candidates at each and every stage of examination, that is, Preliminary, Mains and Interview. As compared to other social sciences, humanities, Public Administration is more dependable and manageable within a specified time period subject to the condition that a systematic approach is adopted during the course of preparation to meet the requirements of the examination. Public Administration for Mains As far as the syllabus for the Main Examination is concerned, it is divided into two parts. Paper I deals with Administrative Theories while Paper II focuses on Indian Administration. The advantage of Public Administration over the other optionals is that most of Indian Administration has close proximity to Indian Polity in General Studies Paper I. The foundation is similar for both Indian Polity and Indian Administration, i.e. Indian Constitution. Paper I Paper – I deals with Administrative Theories and the relevant material include the following. For the first chapter i.e. Introduction to the Study of Public Administration, the basic books are Public Administration by Avasthi and Maheswari, Sadhana and Sharma and Fadia and Fadia. Candidates can follow either of the above books. Apart from them New Horizons of Public Administration by Mohit Bhattacharya is extremely important for Paper – I. As far as the Theories of Administration is concerned, Administrative Thinkers by Prasad and Prasad should provide deep understanding and in-depth analysis. For Comparative and Development Administration, Comparative Public Administration by R K Arora is the best material. For Financial Administration, apart from regular books, one should have deep understanding about the working of Indian Economy and in this regard Economic Survey by the Government of India. Added to that, some chapters in Indian Economy by Dutt and Sundaram are also important. Paper II As far as the Indian Administration is concerned, we can say that there is no authentic book on Indian Administration. Indian Administration by Rajani Goyal and Arora provides the basic material required for the examination but it alone is not sufficient. Students are expected to have an in-depth knowledge about the happenings in the Indian Polity since independence. Regular reading of newspapers, journals like India Today and Yojana can help the candidates to develop the outlook required for the examination. Quarterly Journals published by Indian Institute of Public Administration are sources of valuable information about Indian Administration. Reports of Administrative Reforms Commissions, Central Information Commission, and Supreme Court’s judgments on Police Reforms, Planning Commission Reports, and Annual Reports of Department of Public Sector Undertakings are extremely important from the examination point of view. Preparation for the Mains The integrated approach to the completion of syllabus is always desirable. The main examination is generally considered to be highly subjective in nature. But through objective preparation the zone of subjectivity can be reduced to a great extent. Conceptual topics, like Theories of Administration, Administrative Behaviour, Comparative and Development Administration, require extra effort but are scoring at the same time. Comments, statements and observations by eminent thinkers, scholars and administrators should be analyzed with due emphasis to grasp their substantive meaning. topics, to gain conceptual clarity and to bring out the linkages between various theories. Preparation should be on simultaneously for both the papers as there are many topics which are common in both the papers. For example, Administrative Reforms, Financial Administration, Public Policy, Development Administration and Personnel Administration are common for both the papers How to present answers? On completion of the textual readings, writing practice is must. Try to attempt the answers in an orderly, effective and exact expression, combined with due economy of words. In comment type questions your attempt should be to answer well within the prescribed limits. For medium and major questions the answers should be written in about 300 and 500-700 words respectively.
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