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HIGHLIGHTSPROGRAMME

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Comprehensive coverage of UPSC syllabus along withextended topics.

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Do’s1. Read the syllabus at least twice, in order to remember the topics.

2. Visualize what can be the content of these topics in a broad sense rather than getting into technical details.

3. Try to link the syllabus of Paper 1 and Paper 2, identify common or overlapping topics.

4. Learn the vocabulary and concepts, in order to develop a natural understanding of meanings used in the subject.

5. Link the topics of each paper vertically amongst them so that you can correlate them, and then develop a ring side view of cross linkages.

6. Whenever you nish a topic, pick up UPSC questions, the latest years, say 2 years back and start putting your points.

7. Identify certain key resources and build your conceptual base from them, later you can add some cosmetic treatment from other resources, but only when you are thorough with them.

8. Revision is must regularly with a cycle of 7-14-21 days and then repeat.

9. Read optionals till one month before the prelims, though you can reduce the time invested.

10. Smile, laugh, engage in your hobby, don't worry and never meet pessimistic people... just believe in your efforts, you are bound to succeed.

Don't’s1. Never start studying from comprehensive books like Mohit bhattacharya or Nicholas Henry, unless you have

understood the basic terms and concepts.

2. Don't mug up the denitions - analyse them and practically think of their meanings while reading newspapers.

3. Never use astray examples from the newspaper without understanding the context of the question.

4. Never think that bad handwriting, but good content will give you marks, it's not true. Handwriting matters... but don't expect it to be a calligraphy. It must be legible.

5. Don't assume that Marks can be enhanced by diagrams, pictures, illustrations only... it can save time, but if not done well it will be taxing for examiner, he may punish you in terms of marking.

6. Don't use colored pens or pencil for underlining or heading, attest in PA.

7. Don't try to mug up the coaching notes, they may help you in supporting your prep, but can't replace it.

8. Don't complicate your answer or jargonize it, it will feel you are simply a cut, copy and paste.

9. Don't make hypothetical, ideological, emotional conclusions, its administration where you need decision making and not pondering.

10. Don't be demotivated by seeing the questions, they are based on the assumption that students have put in at least 1 year prep, beginners cannot understand them.

11. And Don't fall for rumours and gossip mongers, there are toppers every year from PA, and they have scored well... you can be the next, just follow the process.

12. Don't lose faith and let the cosmos conspire for you.

DO’S & DONT’S for optimizing score in

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EVOLUTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION1.

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EXTENDED TOPICS TO BE COVERED

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THEORIES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION2.

PUBLIC POLICY3.

COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION4.

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ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS5.

POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS & THEIR ROLE6.

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PAPER - 11. S.polinaidu-basic administrative understanding, topics like - Development administration.

2. IGNOU BA-PROGRAM -cover the entire booklets, and verify with syllabus, especially theories, CPA, Personnel.

3. Mohit Bhattacharya - 4 books

(i) New horizons -For advanced learning, analysis and typical topics like NPM, administrative behavior, techniques of admn improvement, post

modernism, gender perspectives.

(ii) Restructuring PA - Blacksburg manifesto, Evolution of PA, new concepts and approaches, dynamics in theory building.

(iii) Social theory and development - Lots of theoretical input for paper 2, decentralization debates, present status of PA, globalization,

neolocalism, civil society, post-developmentalism.

(iv) New perspectives -useful for current perspectives, Comparison of NPA 1,2,3..., Wilson's dichotomy, weberian and post weberian

developments.

4. Nicholas Henry-Evolution of PA, paradigms of PA, Financial admn -budgeting models, Public policy models, Intergovernmental relations-mostly

with respect to American administration, but relevant for paper 1-PART- A.

5. RK Arora -CPA(comparative public admn), Ecological perspective of Riggs.

6. Prasad &Prasad -Organizational theories, especially the preface, Waldo, peter drucker, Mc Gregor, especially criticisms of scholars.

7. Sapru - Administrative theories-Must read for better understanding of theories, Also topics like Wilson, PCT, CPA, new CPA, Globalization etc.

8. IGNOU-MPA- (MASTERS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, BOOKLET NO 12 AND 15 i.e. theories and public policy.

9. Wikipedia, internet papers - for Administrative law, Techniques, Financial policies, Regulatory mechanisms, etc.

10. Glen Stahl-Personnel management (optional)**

PAPER - 21. Arora Goyal - Indian admn, or

2. Sharma - sadanah, or

3. Fadia & Fadia - for static topics

4. Laxmikanth - Indian polity

5. Laxmikanth - Governance for institutions and regulatory mechanisms only

6. Uma kapila-understanding basic nancial admn, PSU, economic policies and liberalization, planning, failure of economic policies, disinvestment

etc.

7. 2nd ARC -all the reports especially related to syllabus like-civil services reforms, role of district collector, district administration, law and order,

disaster management, structure of Govt of India, local governance-issues, problems and solutions, police and criminal justice system, role of

paramilitary and CPO, internal order etc.

8. Punchchi commission report -Federal relations, Role of Governor, Internal security, Local governance (recommendations will do)

9. Latest pay commission and law commission reports

10. IIPA journals (Indian institute of public administration )-curated articles, case studies, global practices.

11. Niti aayog reports

12. Websites - PRS legislative research for policies, UNPAN (United nations public admn network) For comparative studies and best practices across

the globe, CGG -centre for good governance for case studies on administrative innovations, DoPT (department of personnel and training) - for latest

updates on personnel policies, e governance initiatives, case studies.

13. Yojana, Down to Earth, Frontline can be added for current issues ** will help in GS as well.

**FOR TOPICS LIKE MEDIA, ACCOUNTABILITY, JUDICIAL ACTIVISM, CIVIL SOCIETY, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE ETC. - HINDU EDITORIALS,

AND SPECIFIC ARTICLES FROM "THE ECONOMIST "CAN BE USED.

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