M.A.- FIRST SEMESTER
Paper-1- Administrative Theory
Unit I
Nature and scope of public administration, public and private Administration, Role of Administration in Developed and Developing countries, Approaches to the study of public Administration, New Public Administration, New Public Management, Public Choice Approach.
Unit II
Concepts and principles of Organisation: Formal and informal Organisation, Hierarchy, Unity of command, Span of control, Delegation, Decentralization, Coordinator, Supervision, Employer- Employee Relation, Line and staff.
Unit III
Delegated Legislation and Administrative Adjudication, General and specialist in Administration, Political vs. Permanent Executive.
Unit IV
Good governance, Citizen Charter, State vs. Market Debate, Role of Civil Society, Non Governmental Organization.
Paper-2- Comparative Public Administration
Unit I
Comparative Method as an approach to the study of Public Administration, The Concept, Nature, Scope and Significance of comparative Public Administration, Approaches to the Study of Comparative Public Administration.
Unit II
Theories and Models of Comparative Public Administration: Fred Riggs and Ferrel Heady.
Unit III
Comparative Study of Governmental Systems in UK, USA, France; Executive, Legislative and Judiciary.
Comparative study of various Control Mechanisms of Administration in UK, USA and France, Control Mechanisms over Administration in U.K. & U.S.A.
Unit IV
Citizens & Administration: A comparative study of various mechanisms for Redessal of citizens’ grievances in U.K., U.S.A & France , Emerging Trends in Comparative Public Administration.
International systems: IMF, IBRD, WTO, World Bank.
International Agencies: UNESCO, UNICEF, ILO, WHO.
Paper-3- Indian Administration
Unit I
Evolution of Indian Administration : Ancient, Salient Features of Indian Constitution, Preamble, Federalism, Centre – State Relations (Administrative Legislative and Financial).
Unit II
- Government at Central Level: President, Council of Ministers and Prime Minister, Parliament, Supreme court, Central Secretariat, Cabinet Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office.
- Government at State Level: Governor, Council of Ministers and Chief Minister, State Legislative, High Court, Central Secretariat, Chief Secretariat.
Unit III
Commissions in India: Union Public Services Commission, Planning Commission, National Development Council, Election Commission, Finance Commission, National Human Rights Commission, Administrative Reforms Commission, Redressal of Citizens Grievences, Lokpal and Lokayukta.
Unit IV
Board of Revenue: Composition and function.
Revenue Divisional Commissioner: role and Functions, District Administration, Role of Collector.
Paper-4- Administrative Thinkers
Unit I
Kautilya, F W Taylor (Scientific Management), Henri Fayol.
Unit II
Elton Mayo & Marry Parker Follet, Max Weber.
Unit III
Chester I Barnard, Herbert Simon, Urwick
Unit IV
C.Argyris, Peter F Drucker, A. Maslow