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General Studies-I 250 Marks (Indian Heritage

and Culture, History and Geography of the


World and Society)
Unit 1

Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms,


Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.

Unit 2
Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth
century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.
The Freedom Struggle - its various stages and important
contributors /contributions from different parts of the country.

Unit 3
Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the
country.

Unit 4
History of the world will include events from 18 th century such as
industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries,
colonization,

decolonization,

political

philosophies

like

communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on


the society.
Unit 5
Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.
Role of women and women's organization, population and
associated

issues,

poverty

and

developmental

issues,

urbanization, their problems and their remedies.


Effects of globalization on Indian society
Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.

Unit 6
Salient features of world's physical geography.
Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including
South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors responsible for
the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries
in various parts of the world (including India)
Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami,
Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their
location- changes in critical geographical features (including
water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects
of such changes.

General

Studies

-II:

250

Marks

(Governance,

Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International


relations)
Unit 1
Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features,
amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues
and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of
powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal
mechanisms and institutions.
Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other
countries
Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, functioning, conduct
of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the
Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure
groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the
Polity.
Salient features of the Representation of People's Act.
Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions
and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.
Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies

Government policies and interventions for development in various


sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
Development processes and the development industry the role of
NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities,
institutional and other stakeholders.

Unit 2
Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the
Centre and States and the performance of these schemes;
mechanisms, laws, institutions and
Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these
vulnerable sections.
Issues relating to development and management of Social
Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
Issues relating to poverty and hunger.

Unit 3
Important

aspects

of

governance,

transparency

and

accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes,


limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency &
accountability and institutional and other measures.
Role of civil services in a democracy.

Unit 4
India and its neighborhood- relations.
Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving
India and/or affecting India's interests
Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing
countries on India's interests, Indian diaspora.
Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their
structure, mandate.

General

Studies

Economic

-III

250

Marks

Development,

(Technology,
Bio-diversity,

Environment, Security and Disaster Management)


Unit 1
Development, Bio diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster
Management.
Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of
resources, growth, development and employment.
Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
Government Budgeting.

Unit 2
Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country,
different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage,
transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and
related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers

Unit 3
Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum
support prices; Public Distribution System objectives, functioning,

limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security;


Technology missions;
economics of animal-rearing.
Food processing and related industries in India- scope and
significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements,
supply chain management.
Land reforms in India.
Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial
policy and their effects on industrial growth.
Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
Investment models.

Unit 4
Science and Technology- developments and their applications and
effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science &
technology;
indigenization of technology and developing new technology.
Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nanotechnology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual
property rights.
Conservation,

environmental

environmental impact assessment

Unit 5

pollution

and

degradation,

Disaster and disaster management.

Unit 6
Linkages between development and spread of extremism.

Unit 7
Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges
to internal security.
Challenges to internal security through communication networks,
role of media and social networking sites in internal security
challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its
prevention
Security challenges and their management in border areas;
linkages of organized crime with terrorism
Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate

General Studies -IV 250 Marks (Ethics, Integrity


and Aptitude)
This paper will include questions to test the candidates' attitude
and approach to issues relating to integrity, probity in public life
and his problem solving approach to various issues and conflicts
faced by him in dealing with society. Questions may utilise the
case study approach to determine these aspects. The following
broad areas will be covered.
Unit 1
Ethics

and

Human

Interface:

Essence,

determinants

and

consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics;


ethics in private and public relationships.
Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great
leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and
educational institutions in inculcating values.

Unit 2
Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation
with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social
influence and persuasion.
Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service , integrity,
impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public
service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weakersections.
Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application
in administration and governance.
Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and
world.
Unit 3
Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration:
Status

and

problems;

ethical

concerns

and

dilemmas

in

government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and


conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and
ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in
governance;
ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate
governance.
Unit 4
Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical
basis of governance and probity; Information

sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information,


Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen's
Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of
public funds, challenges of corruption.
Case Studies on above issues.

MANAGEMENT SYLLABUS
Paper - I
1.
Managerial
Function
and
Process: Concept
and
Foundations of Management, Evolution of Management Thoughts;
Managerial Functions Planning, Organizing, Controlling; Decision
making; Role of Manager, Managerial skills; Entrepreneurship;
Management of innovation; Managing in a global environment,
Flexible Systems Management; Social responsibility and
managerial ethics; Process and customer orientation; Managerial
processes on direct and indirect value chain.
2. Organisational Behaviour and Design: Conceptual model
of organization behaviour; The individual processes personality,
values and attitude, perception, motivation, learning and

reinforcement, work stress and stress management; The


dynamics of organization behaviour power and politics, conflict
and negotiation, leadership process and styles, communication;
The Organizational Processes - decision making, job design;
Classical,
Neoclassical
and
Contingency
approaches to
organizational design; Organizational theory and design organizational culture, managing cultural diversity, learning
organization; organizational change and development; Knowledge
Based Enterprise systems and processes; Networked and virtual
organizations.
3. Human Resource Management: HR challenges; HRM
functions; The future challenges of HRM; Strategic Management of
human resources; Human resource planning; Job analysis; Job
evaluation; Recruitment and selection; Training and development;
Promotion
and
transfer;
Performance
management;
Compensation management and benefits; Employee morale and
productivity; Management of organizational climate and Industrial
relations; Human resources accounting and audit; Human
resource information system; International human resource
management.
4. Accounting for Managers: Financial accounting concept,
importance and scope, generally accepted accounting principles,
preparation of financial statements with special reference to
analysis of a balance sheet and measurement of business income,
inventory valuation and depreciation, financial statement
analysis, fund flow analysis, the statement of cash flows;
Management accounting concept, need, importance and scope;
Cost accounting records and processes, cost ledger and control
accounts, reconciliation and integration between financial and
cost accounts; Overhead cost and control, Job and process
costing, Budget and budgetary control, Performance budgeting,
Zero-base budgeting, relevant costing and costing for decisionmaking, standard costing and variance analysis, marginal costing
and absorption costing.

5. Financial Management: Goals of finance function; Concepts


of value and return; Valuation of bonds and shares; Management
of working capital: Estimation and financing; Management of
cash, receivables, inventory and current liabilities; Cost of capital;
Capital budgeting; Financial and operating leverage; Design of
capital structure: theories and practices; Shareholder value
creation: dividend policy, corporate financial policy and strategy,
management of corporate distress and restructuring strategy;
Capital and money markets: institutions and instruments; Leasing,
hire purchase and venture capital; Regulation of capital market;
Risk and return: portfolio theory; CAPM; APT; Financial derivatives:
option, futures, swap; Recent reforms in financial sector.

6. Marketing Management: Concept, evolution and scope;


Marketing strategy formulation and components of marketing
plan; Segmenting and targeting the market; Positioning and
differentiating the market offering; Analyzing competition;
Analyzing consumer markets; Industrial buyer behaviour; Market
research; Product strategy; Pricing strategies; Designing and
managing
Marketing
channels;
Integrated
marketing
communications; Building customer satisfaction, Value and
retention; Services and non-profit marketing; Ethics in marketing;
Consumer protection; Internet marketing; Retail management;
Customer relationship management; Concept of holistic
marketing.

Paper - II
1. Quantitative Techniques in Decision Making: Descriptive
statistics tabular, graphical and numerical methods, introduction
to probability, discrete and continuous probability distributions,
inferential statisticssampling distributions, central limit theorem,
hypothesis testing for differences between means and
proportions, inf erence about population variances, Chi-square
and ANOVA, simple correlation and regression, time series and
forecasting, decision theory, index numbers; Linear programming
problem formulation, simplex method and graphical solution,
sensitivity analysis.
2. Production and Operations Management: Fundamentals of
operations management; Organizing for production; Aggregate
production planning, capacity planning, plant design: process
planning, plant size and scale of operations, Management of
facilities;
Line
balancing;
Equipment
replacement
and
maintenance; Production control; Supply chain management vendor evaluation and audit; Quality management; Statistical

process control, Six Sigma; Flexibility and agility in manufacturing


systems; World class manufacturing; Project management
concepts, R&D management, Management of service operations;
Role and importance of materials management, value analysis,
make or buy decision; Inventory control, MRP; Waste
management.
3. Management Information System: Conceptual foundations
of information systems; Information theory; Information resource
management;
Types
of
information
systems;
Systems
development - Overview of systems and design; System
development management life-cycle, Designing for online and
distributed environments; Implementation and control of project;
Trends in information technology; Managing data resources Organising data; DSS and RDBMS; Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP), Expert systems, e-Business architecture, e-Governance;
Information systems planning, Flexibility in information systems;
User involvement; Evaluation of information systems.
4. Government Business Interface: State participation in
business, Interaction between Government, Business and
different Chambers of Commerce and Industry in India;
Governments policy with regard to Small Scale Industries;
Government clearances for establishing a new enterprise; Public
Distribution System; Government control over price and
distribution; Consumer Protection Act (CPA) and The Role of
voluntary organizations in protecting consumers rights; New
Industrial Policy of the Government: liberalization, deregulation
and privatisation; Indian planning system; Government policy
concerning development
of Backward areas/regions; The
Responsibilities of the business as well as the Government to
protect the environment; Corporate Governance; Cyber Laws.
5. Strategic Management: Business policy as a field of study;
Nature and scope of strategic management, Strategic intent,
vision, objectives and policies; Process of strategic planning and
implementation; Environmental analysis and internal analysis;
SWOT analysis; Tools and techniques for strategic analysis Impact matrix: The experience curve, BCG matrix, GEC mode,
Industry analysis, Concept of value chain; Strategic profile of a

firm; Framework for analysing competition; Competitive


advantage of a firm; Generic competitive strategies; Growth
strategies expansion, integration and diversification; Concept of
core competence, Strategic flexibility; Reinventing strategy;
Strategy and structure; Chief Executive and Board; Turnaround
management; Management of strategic change; Strategic
alliances, Mergers and Acquisitions; Strategy and corporate
evolution in the Indian context.

6. International Business: International Business Environment:


Changing composition of trade in goods and services; Indias
Foreign Trade: Policy and trends; Financing of International trade;
Regional Economic Cooperation; FTAs; Internationalisation of
service firms; International production; Operation Management in
International
companies;
International
Taxation;
Global
competitiveness and technological developments; Global eBusiness; Designing global organisational structure and control;
Multicultural management; Global business strategy; Global
marketing strategies; Export Management; Export- Import
procedures; Joint Ventures; Foreign Investment: Foreign direct
investment and foreign portfolio investment; Cross-border
Mergers
and
Acquisitions;
Foreign
Exchange
Risk
Exposure Management; World Financial Markets and International
Banking; External Debt Management; Country Risk Analysis.

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