10/3/13

How To Prepare UPSC Civil Services Mains Paper V (GS 4 Ethics, Aptitude and Integrity)) | INSIGHTS

INSIGHTS
SEPT EMBER 3 0 , 2 0 1 3 1 0 :3 6 A M

How To Prepare UPSC Civil Services Mains Paper 4 Ethics, Aptitude and Integrity))
How to prepare GS 1 (i.e, Paper-II) How to prepare GS 2 (i.e, Paper-III) How to prepare GS 3 (i.e Paper IV)

UPSC has brought changes to the Civ il Serv ices Mains exam ination in both the pattern and the sy llabus. We kno has been a headache for m any aspirants as quality source is elusiv e ev en now when the exam is nearing. This article discusses preparation strategy for General Studies 4 (i.e Paper-IV -Ethics Aptitude and Integrity )

are 4 General Studies Papers apart from one Essay and Optional paper each. Of these, new paper on Ethics Aptitu

Before y ou start reading further, please rem em ber the following im portant mantra giv en by the Alm ighty UPSC

The questions are likely to test the candidates basic understanding of all relevant issues, and ability to analyze, and t

conflicting socio economic goals, objectives and demands. The candidates must give relevant, meaningful and succin

This sentence is the guiding light for y our preparation. You dont hav e to m aster the topics, all y ou need is BASIC hav e understood from reading com es from WRITING PRACTICE. This article was tough to write as its new and sources for this article were difficult to find.

UNDERSTANDING and the ability to analy ze. Basic understanding com es from reading and re-reading. Ability t

Sources for this article are div erse. Books published by Oxford, Cam bridge univ ersity presses, Springer, Sage pub referred. Britannica ency clopedia and IGNOU m aterials were of im m ense help too.

Many PDFs are of adv anced nature. You dont hav e to read all the PDFs in toto. Read first few paragraphs to unde Rem em ber the abov e UPSC m antra. Question paper will hav e questions on theory and case studies.

Case studies will be cov ered ev ery day as an article where y ou can write answers and get com m ents from fellow a I hav e giv en only links to sources. I am no authority to explain the topics.

STRATEGY

insightsonindia.com/2013/09/30/how-to-prepare-upsc-civil-services-mains-paper-v-gs-4-ethics-aptitude-integrity/

1/12

10/3/13

How To Prepare UPSC Civil Services Mains Paper V (GS 4 Ethics, Aptitude and Integrity)) | INSIGHTS

Et hics and Human Int erface

Lets start with basics: Et hics A Very Basic Introduction - BBC Guide to Ethics Introduction to Ethics Essence, det erminant s and Consequences of Et hics in human act ions What is Ethics? Cam bridge Univ ersity Source- Authentic and Good one (read this com pletely to get conceptual clarity ) Dimensions of et hics Read Chapters One and Two from this book Et hics in privat e and public relat ionships.

Ethics in priv ate relationships - Read chapt er 3 in the link. Its in Google Books and the chapter has all pages. It i lots of case studies. If any IT guy can extract pages and cov ert them to PDF, please send m e a copy . Ethics in Priv ate Relationship- Good one Ethics in Public Relations Human Values Hum an v alues IGNOU Material Lessons from t he lives and t eachings of great leaders, reformers and administ rat ors One stop ultim ate source is Here. (Read only about im portant leaders and adm inistrators) Role of family , societ y and educat ional inst it ut ions in inculcat ing values. Chapter Ten of this book . Google Books - Value Educat ion. At t it ude

St ruct ure and Funct ion

insightsonindia.com/2013/09/30/how-to-prepare-upsc-civil-services-mains-paper-v-gs-4-ethics-aptitude-integrity/ 2/12

10/3/13

How To Prepare UPSC Civil Services Mains Paper V (GS 4 Ethics, Aptitude and Integrity)) | INSIGHTS

Source 1 - Very Basic source 2 Functions It s influence and relat ion wit h t hought and behaviour Source 1 - Attitude and Behav iour Source 2 - Values, Attitudes and Behav iour Source 3 - Very Adv anced Moral and polit ical at t it udes Source 1 Political Attitudes Source 2 Moral Attitudes Social influence and Persuasion Source 1 - Sim ple and Straight to the point. Good one. Source -2 - Very Adv anced Relat ed Art icle At t it ude for Good Governance Read Section Three in Attitude for good gov ernance and m otiv ation

Apt it ude and foundat ional values for Civil Service

Int egrit y Critical Look at Integrity Integrity and Transparency critical article

Impart ialit y and non-part isanship, object ivit y , dedicat ion t o public service, empathy, toleran

compassion towards the weaker sections.

These are actually civ il serv ice v alues recom m ended by the second ARC in its report (1 0th Report, Chapter 1 6 ) Emot ional int elligence

Concept Source 1 - Very Basic Excellent one. Source 2 - Conceptual clarity Their ut ilit ies and applicat ion in administ rat ion and governance Em otional Intelligence and Public Leadership Em otional Intelligence in Bureaucracies Cont ribut ions of moral t hinkers and philosophers from India and world.
insightsonindia.com/2013/09/30/how-to-prepare-upsc-civil-services-mains-paper-v-gs-4-ethics-aptitude-integrity/ 3/12

10/3/13

How To Prepare UPSC Civil Services Mains Paper V (GS 4 Ethics, Aptitude and Integrity)) | INSIGHTS

Ethics in the history of Indian Philosophy Ethics in Contem porary Indian Philosophy Ethics in the history of western philosophy Ethics in Mediev al Western Philosophy Ethics in Greek Philosophy

Public/Civil service values and Et hics in Public administ rat ion :

St at us and problems Public Serv ice Values Status

Professionalism and Ethics in Public Serv ice UN Docum ent. Read only Chapter One and Conclusion. Problem s a Public serv ice v alues is giv en in it. Et hical concerns and dilemmas in government and privat e inst it ut ions Ethical Concerns in Public Adm inistration

Ethical Dilem m a - In this, read only Chapter One. It is written in foreign context but its applicability is univ ers Ethics in Public Adm inistration - Dont neglect this docum ent because its written by a research scholar. It is sim Laws, rules, regulat ions and conscience as sources of et hical guidance Didnt get any credible source. I will post it when I get one. Account abilit y and et hical governance

Ethical Gov ernance in twenty first century - This is culled from a costly and an authentic book. Read it to unders im portance of ethics in gov ernance. Ethics As elem ent of Good Gov ernance

Ethics and Gov ernance T N Chaturv edi (he was CAG and Gov ernor of Karnataka) His reflections are insightf St rengt hening of et hical and moral values in governance Abov e PDFs reflect on this topic too. Et hical issues in int ernat ional relat ions and funding Ethics in International Relations - Taken from a reputed book and is a prim ary source on the topic. Ethics in International Relations - This is in relation to corporate responsibility . It cov ers som e aspects of ethical m entioned in the sy llabus. Corporat e governance Corporate Gov ernance Read it as it contains m any new facts and ideas. (not so good, though) Corporate Gov ernance An Ethical Perspectiv e - It is critical article, a research paper. News Report - Econom ic Tim es PPT Presentation IIT Bom bay

insightsonindia.com/2013/09/30/how-to-prepare-upsc-civil-services-mains-paper-v-gs-4-ethics-aptitude-integrity/

4/12

10/3/13

How To Prepare UPSC Civil Services Mains Paper V (GS 4 Ethics, Aptitude and Integrity)) | INSIGHTS

Probit y in Governance

This part of the sy llabus is com pletely cov ered in the following book. It is written by two retired IAS officers of Gu topics of this part of the sy llabus and other topics of im portance are cov ered in this book. Et hics, Int egrit y and Apt it ude for Civil Services Main Examinat ion (Paper 5) I am giv ing below PDFs to som e topics taken from som e UN sites, books and m inistries websites. Probit y in Governance Probity in Gov ernance Excellent one - It is published by Law Ministry and contains m any concepts. What is Probity in Gov ernance Priv ate context Concept of public service Probity in Gov ernance Excellent one - it defines whats public serv ice. Philosophical basis of governance and probit y Informat ion sharing and t ransparency in government Right t o Informat ion Articles on RTI from The Hindu, EPW will be posted. The abov e m entioned book has a chapter on this topic. Codes of Et hics Codes of Ethics OECD Codes of ethics World Bank Codes of Conduct Refer the abov e m entioned book. Cit izens Chart ers Citizens Chartes FAQs Citizen Charter Handbook Work cult ure Qualit y of service delivery Ut ilizat ion of public funds challenges of corrupt ion

This is basically a general topic. I will com pile articles published on this topic in The Hindu (last y ear there were this topic) and giv e links soon. Source 1

Apart from the abov e book, the following book m ight be useful as it is written by a renowned author Ram esh Aro
insightsonindia.com/2013/09/30/how-to-prepare-upsc-civil-services-mains-paper-v-gs-4-ethics-aptitude-integrity/ 5/12

10/3/13

How To Prepare UPSC Civil Services Mains Paper V (GS 4 Ethics, Aptitude and Integrity)) | INSIGHTS

Public Adm inistration are well receiv ed) Et hics in Governance Ramesh K Arora

A SMALL LECTURE again!?!

Not e: You can skip this if you are already bored!

Until now we saw what books to read. Now the question is how to rem em ber m ost of the things we read and how t into better answers.

A com m on m istake m ost of the aspirants com m it is reading so m any books for a single topic.This m istake co and ability to rem em ber things clearly and concisely . topic. Alway s Rem em ber UPSC tests Basic Understanding. Not m astery ov er a topic. one book ev en if y ou are not 1 00% satisfied with it. appear in the Final List. I guarantee it. For Paper-II (i.e GS-1 ) being thorough with Current Ev ents play s a crucial role in enabling y ou to acquire a Very Import ant Part In The Preparat ion Writing. Writing. Writing. exam ination hall, y ou m ust hav e spent lot of tim e on answer writing. Most Import ant Part In The Preparat ion Rev ision. Rev ision. Re-Rev ision. You do this and y ou appear for the Personality Test. the Final List.

Stick to a single source and read it again and again. Rem em ber The Sam e Source. Av oid the tem ptation of d

Make short notes on each topic. It is while m aking notes that readers tend to do RESEARCH and scout v ariou

Rem em ber that old say ing? Jack of all trades, m aster of NONE. If y ou try to do Research, m ost probably y

But what? One m ust practice answer writing to Prev ious y ear questions, or take a Mock Test. Whatev er, b

If y ou dont Rev ise what y ou read all these m onths y ou slightly m iss the Personality Test, or You narrowly

Well, to sum up. To get the interv iew call all y ou need to do is: Read, Re-read t he same source, Writ e and Re Preparation for this paper can be finished in 2 0 day s prov ided y ou are focused and determ ined.

Of course. Eat well, Sleep well and Keep a good health. If y ou get a running nose on the day of the exam , 2 hours o in draining it and dry ing it. Feel free to point out mistakes, improvements and suggestions. You can also share material if you have any so that it

Disclaimer: This article is meant to be a blueprint or a road map for your preparation. I ts not the one stop source fo preparation of this paper.

insightsonindia.com/2013/09/30/how-to-prepare-upsc-civil-services-mains-paper-v-gs-4-ethics-aptitude-integrity/

6/12