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COOPERATIVE MANAGEM ENT

EVOLUTION OF COOPERATIV E MOVEM ENT

1. a . Concept of Cooperation -

\CA Definition of Cooperation - ICA

b . Princip\es of Cooperation - Evolution

1937 London . England - 1966 P3ris. Franee - 1995 Manchest:;r
England .
c . Cooperative Values

Se lf-Help- Self-respon sibili ty-Democracy- Equality- Equity-Solidarity

2. Pioneers of Cooperative Movement in India and Abroad

P .T . Thega raya (1852-1925 ) Chenna i - P.S.Kumarasamy Raja ( 1898-

1957) Rajapa layam Dr.P.Natesa n (1 902- 1974 ) Salem
K.A. Nachiappa Gounder ( 1904- 195 1) Sa lem - M.P.Nachimuthu ( 191 4-
1987) Chenn ima lai, Erode - P .S .Rajagopal Naidu ( 1914-2009) Vellore
- K.S .Subraman ia Gounder (1921 -1982) Salem - Robe rt Owen (1 77 1-
1858) Wales - C harles Fourier ( 1772-1837) France- Dr.William King
(1786-1865) England - Herr Franz Schulze (1809-1883) - Herr F.VV.
Raiffe isen (1818-1888) Germany - Rochda le Pioneers ( 1844)
Manchester, England

3. Cooperative Movement in India - Evolution and Growth

a . Pre Independence (1875 - 1946}

Sir Frederick Nicholson Report - Find Raiffeisen (1895 & 1897) -

Edward Madagan Committee on Cooperation 1914 - Royal Commission
on Agriculture in India 1928 - Cooperative Planning Committee - 1946

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b. Postlndependence{1947 - 1990)

Five Year Plans and Cooperative Development (1951 to 2017) _ National

Council for Cooperative Training - 1962 - National Cooperative

Development Corporation - 1963 - Committee on Cooperation - 1965

(Shri.Ram Niwas Mirdha , Chairman) - All India Rural Credit Review

Committee - 1969 (Shri .B.Venkatappiah Chairman) - Agriculture Credit

Review Committee - 1989 (Shri .A.M.Khusro, Chairman)

4. Cooperatives after Implementation of New Economic Policy

(1990)

Narsimham Committee on Banking Sector Reforms - 1998 - Task Force

on Revival of Short Term Cooperative Credit Structure - 2005
(Prof.Vaidyanathan , Chairman)

5 . Cooperative Movement Abroad

a. Cooperative Movement in Germany
Raiffeissen Societies - Schulze Delitsch Societies - Insurance /
Housing
b. Cooperative Movement in Great Britain
Rochdale Pio~eer Equitable _Society - Retail Stores - Cooperative
Wholesale Society - Consumer Cooperatives - Agricultural
Cooperatives - Insurance / Housing / Credit - Cooperative Education

-Cooperative Union
c . Cooperative Movement in Denmark . .
Agriculture Cooperatives - Consumer Cooperatives - Cooperative
Dairies _ Credit / Insurance Housing - Cooperative Egg and Bacon

Societies
d . Cooperative Movement in Japan
Agriculture Cooperatives - Fishing Cooperatives - Consumer I Credit
/ Industrial - Prefectural Unions and Prefectural federations
 e . Cooperative Move m e nt in USA
Ag riculture Credit - Purchc1sing t1ml M (1rkut 111~1 /\s s ou,1t1or 1s 1~ u r , ti
Se rvice Cooperatives - Healthc.:1re Coorera t1ves
f. Cooperative Movement in Italy
B a nca Popul cJ rre (Peoples Ba nk)- Ca ss:J l~urnlic (l <11rnl I !anks )
Fa rming Society - Labo ur Society
g . Cooperative Mov e m e nt in Fra n ce

Agriculture Coopc rcitives and Syr1dicate - lns111 ,111ce I f lo u s111u /

Fisheries - Workers Cooperatives
h . Cooperative Movem e nt in Is ra e l

Kibbutzim and Mosh avim (Agric ulture Coopera tives ) Ar1r1cult ure /
Cre d it / Consumer/ Productio n - Consu me r Coopc r;:i t1vc s
i . Coopera tive Mov e m e nt in Sweeton
Koope rative Forbund et (KF) Ce 11lr.1I Re tc=til Society Coo pe ra tive
F a rming Society - C redit / Insurance / Housi11g / Educa ti on - B uri c1 I
Societie s
j . Cooperative Movement in Chin<.1
Co operative Credit - Industrial C ooperatives - S upply ;ind M cJ rkc ti ng
Cooperatives
6 . Cooperative Law

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a . Evolution of Coop e rativ e Legislation in India

Sir Edward Law Commi ttee (1901) - Coope ra tive Credit Societies Act
·1904 - Cooperative Societies /\ct 191 2 - Montagu e Chelmsford
Co n s titutiona l Reforms Act 1919 - The M adra s Cooperative Societies
Act, ·1932 - Multi Unit Coope ra tive Societi es A ct - 19'1 2 - A ll India
Rural Credit S urvey Committee (A .D.Gorwala , C l1a1rman ) - 1954 -
Tamil N adu Coope ra tive Societi es Act , 196 1 - Tamil N ad u
Cooperative Societi es Act , ·1983 c1nd Hules, 1988 Tum1I N adu
Cooperative Societi es (/\rn e ndrne nt) /\cl . H)8 0 C ornm il.l oc on

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Cooperative Law tor Democratisation and Professiona\ization of

Managemen\. ,n Cooperatives - 1985 ( ShrLK.N .Ardhanareeswaran I

Chairman) - Committee on Model Cooperative Act _ 1991

,Shr,.Choudhary Brahm Prakash, Chairman) - Multi State Cooperative
Sod elies Act 2002 - Constitution Amendment Bill 2006 - Constitution
(9in Amendment .A.ct) - 2011
b . \n1portant Provis ions of TNSCS Act 1983
Regisl rahon of Cooperative Society - Section .8 to 10 - Bylaws and

Amendment of 8y\aw - Section - 11 - Membership of Cooperative

Societies - Section.21 - Management of Registered Society -
Section.32 - Meetings of the Board - Seclion.33 - Duties and
Privileges of registered Society - Section.37 - Disposal of Net Profits -
Sechon.72
Inquiry - Section.81 - Inspection and Investigation - Section .82 -
M aintenance of Accounts and Books by Registered Society -
Section.84-Surcharge - Section .87 - Supersession of Board -
Section.88 - Settlement of Disputes - Section.90 - \/Vinding up of
Registered Society - Section.137 - Execution of Decrees, Decisions
Awards and Orders - Section .143 - Appeal, Revision and Review -

Section.152
c . A\\ied Law as App\icab\e to Coo perative Societies
Indian Penal Code - Essential Commcdities Act - Payment ot Gratuity
Act _ Code of Civil Procedure - Indian Contract act - Payment ot
Bonus Act - T .N. Shops and Establishment Act - N\ Act and BR Act

7 _ Cooperative Management
a. Functions of Management - Planning , Organising , Directing ,
Staffing and Controlling - Levels of Management - Principles of
Management - Leadership - Communication - Motivation
eci s i on Mak i ng - Individual and Group Decision Making
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c. Features of Cooperative Management Professional

M anagem ent of Cooperatives - Problems and Prospects of

Cooperatives - Difference between Cooperative Management and

Private

d. Management of Credit Cooperatives

Rural and Urban Credit Cooperatives

e. Management of Non Credit Cooperatives

1. Producer/ Industrial Cooperatives - Marketing Cooperatives

11. Processing Cooperatives

Consumer Cooperatives Dairy Cooperatives - Weavers
Cooperatives - Fisheries Cooperatives -Housing Cooperatives
f. Functional Areas of Cooperative Management
Production Management - Materials Management - Marketing
Management - Financial Management - Human Resources
Management
g. Office Management
Office Procedures - File and Record Maintenance - Official
Correspondence and Communication - Discipline and
Disciplinary Action - Time Management - Records and
Registers to be maintained by Officers of Cooperatives

8. Cooperative Education and Training - Role of Cooperative \

Education and Training in Member and Employee Development -

Institutions for Member Education - Cooperative Training Institutions

in the State and the Country .

9. Cooperative Administration
a. Administration - Organisational Structure of Cooperatives -
Cooperative Department Setup - Role and Functions of
Registrar of Cooperative Societies - Functional Registra rs -
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Cou pe r,-1tiv es - Moi 1itn ri11 ~1 :rn d S t1pc 1v, s,ni 1 - I 'nwc!I ~. ; 11 1<1

F unc tio n s o f M;::rnag i11r1 D ir ecto r o r C ll1 e f F.. xc~c 11t1vc.,

b Ma11,1gcmcnt Committe e - f{o lc ;111Ci f· tJ11 c t1 0 11s o l l 10;..1rcf o f

D irec to rs - P re s id e nt / C h'-1irrn ci 11 GerH-11:11 llody M c)u trr 1q -

Condu c t o f A G M 8 nd s c::; M -- F unc l10 11 s :rnrl I 'ow c r s o f
Gen e ra l Body .

c . Cooperative Elections - A utl 101rt y to Condlfc t f: lec tio 11s -

Di squ ri lificatio n to V o te or Contes t in E lections ; rn d Li e

M e rnb e r in M a n ag e m e nt Committee - C ornpositio n of
M a n ageme nt Comrnitte e - Offe nce ;:u1d r> e n c1lt1c s re k 1lc c.l lo
E lection - Mod e a nd Conduc t of E lec tio n - R e se rv;1t1o n s :-1 n ci
D ecisio ns o f Con s titu e n cies - Elec tion of O ffi ce llc,, rc rs
P oslpone rn e nt of E lecti o n s - Role of E lectio n Office rs -
C ustody ;:i nd Prev e ntio n of R ecord s

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COOPERATIVE CREDIT & BANKING

1. a) What is Credit? Classification of Credit - Need for Institutional

Agricultural Credit?-Agricultural Credit and Cooperatives -Essential of
Cooperative Credit - Evolution and Growth - Revival - Rural
Cooperatives - Case Study - PACCS - objectives - membership -
liability - management-staff-functions-sources of funds -Share Capital
- Reserve - Deposit - Case Study - Borrowings - MT conversion and
Deposit - Needs for Production and Development Credit. Importance
of Agricultural Credit and its Characteristics. Types of Credit Short -
Term , Medium and Long Term Credit. Need for the Institutional Credit
for Agricultural and Rural Development - Credit Classification -
Production Credit - Conception Credit.
b) Structure of Credit Cooperatives Federal/Unitary and Mixed Type . Need
for the integration of Short Term , Medium Term and Long Term Credit
Structure (Single Window) National Federation of State Cooperative
Banks , National Federation of Agriculture and Rural Development
Banks and th eir Rol e in development of Cooperative Banking - Role
and Functions of PACCS in Agri-Finance for Rural development -

Service Area Approach (SAA) - Business Development Plan (BOP) -

Developme nt Action Plan (OAP) - Computation of Break Even Leven

of Business - KCC an innovation in Rural Credit.

c) Central Cooperative Banks (DCCB Banks) Organization- Membe rship
M a nagem ent, Objectives- Functions and the Working , Mobilization of
R e sources- Lending differe nt Types of Loans- Agric ultural Le nding and

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 Non-Farm Sector Finance - Procedure of obtaining loan - State

Cooperative Banks - NABARD and other agencies. Seasonalities in

lending- Scale of Finance- Minimum involvement and Non Overdue
cover - Disbursement of Loan- Supervision and Recovery of Loan-
Latest Progress- Problems and Remedies to overcome them.
d) State Cooperative Banks (Apex Banks) - Organization - Man agement -
Objectives , Functions and Working . ST finance by NABARD to SCBs , -
Weavers Coops - Sugar Factories - MoU for different functions - Role of
Apex Banks in the development of Cooperative movement in the State -
Latest Progress - Problems and Remedies to overcome them .
e) Priority Sector Lending - lending to SHG s - JLG - Rural artisans -
Loans to Weaker Section
f) Role of NABARD - Genesis - Objectives - Management - Functions -
Refinance Assistance to Agricu ltural Credit Cooperatives - Procedure
and Norms of NABARD for the issue of Refinance to Cooperatives -
Financial Inclusion - Microfinance - Promotion of Self Help Groups ,
Joint Liability Groups - farmers club - contract farming - Agri Clinic -
Agro business Center - ACABC .

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COOPERATIVE BANKING
~ . a . Meani11g ;:r nd Defi11ition of Dank - B~nking System - Cooperative
Banking Definition - Types - Fe;:i lures - M anagem ent commercial Banks
- cooperative banks V s. Commercial bcinks - RRO s - Local Area banks -
progress of i11stilulion a l Credit -Banker and Banking , Functions of Banks ,
Banker Customer Relationship . Productivity in Banks - Social Aspect of
Banki11g - Concept of Development Banking .
b . Banking Operatio11 s - Mobili za tion of resources - Acceptance of Various
Types of Deposits - Procedure for ope ning and operation of Various
Typ es of Accounts and V ariou s Types of Customers - Documentation for
Various Loans - Activities of 8:::i nks - Agri- Activiti es to Allied Activities -
Social Banking .

c . Man agem e nt of F unds in Banks (Cost and yield on Ass ets , Cost of
M a n agem ent, Risk Cost, Miscell aneous Income , Average W orking Fund ,
Gross M a rgin , N et M argin , Average Cost of De posit), Break Ev e n Point-
Prin1 e Lending Rate-Principl es of Good Lending and Investm e nt , Profit
Pl;:inning Consortium Advances , M erc hant Banking Cash
Manageme nt.

d . Manag ement of Overdues - Causes for Overdues and R ernedies -

Recovery ethics / ln,portant Reco1nme ndations of Committee on
Ove rdues. Non-performing Assets - assets Classification , Incom e
Recognition a nd Provisioning Norms , Capi tal Ad equacy Norms. M e aning
of Ove rdu e - Crecition of Cll ;..1119es 011 Sec uriti es at til e time of exte nd ing
loa n s - Securitiz;,tion ;,.1nd Reco11stn1ctior1s o f Fimrncial Ass ets and
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Re mitl c1 nce, /\gnncy Servi ces, Administrative Services, T 1u~.;\t.!r~sll1p

C learin g I louse - (l{lGS ) l{e~I Timn c-:; ro ss Settl em e nt (NETT ) N ~1tio 11 al
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COOP E RATIV E ACCOUNTING

3. a) Comm e rc e - Meanin g and De fini tion o f Co mmerce - Ob1ect1ves of

Commerce - Functio ns of Comme rce , Types o f Commerce - Business
E nviro nm enl Economic Envi ronment Economic Pol1c1es
L ib eralization . Privatiza tion and Globa lizati on - Intern ati onal Economic
In stitu tion s - W o rld Trade O rga niza tions and ,ts Functions . Pohc1es -
Promotion of Fore ign Tr ade

b) Defi nition -M ea ning-objec tives of Accou nting , Scope of Accou nti ng ,

Typ e s of A cco unting -Functi ons o f Acco unting . Accounting Principles
C o nce pts- E ntity co ncept , Dual Aspect co ncept , Accounting period
con c e pt- Going con cern co ncept- Cos t co nce pt- Money measurement
c on cept - matching con ce pt- Re al1 za t1 on co ncept- A ccrua l Conce pt- Rupee
v a lu e conce pt, Accou nting Conve ntions.

c) Double Entry Sy s tem of Accounts :

Historical Develo pment , Double as pects of transacti on , Ru le of Double

E ntry System , Pe rson al acco unts, Rea l acco unts , Nominal acco un ts-
Advantages of double entry sy ste m . Books of original records-Journal
e ntry- steps in posting- Specia l Journals- Ca sh Book/Day book-Ledger

pos ting s- Tri al Balance-P repa rati on of Trial Balance-Ad v antages of

p re parin g tria l ba lance.

d) Final Accounts : M ea ning - M anu fa cturi ng Accoun t, Me th od of

pre p a ring Fina l A cco u nts - T radi ng A cco unt Profi t and Loss Account

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Balance Sheet. Operating Expenses - Non operating expenses- operating

expenses- non operating expenses . Assets and Liabilities- Classification of

Assets and Liabilities- Adjustment entries-Treatment of loans and subsidies
in Accounts . Banking Transactions- Bank Reconciliation Statem ent.
Depreciation of Accounting .

e) Cooperative Accounting :

Introduction of Cooperative Accounting - objectives - Rough Cash Chita-

Journal-Cashbook-Daybook-Ledgers- statement of Receipts and
Disbursement- Final Accounts - Balance sheet- Current assets- fixed
assets- Tangible and Intangible assets- wasting assets-Distribution of net
profits- creation of reserves- adjustment entries- Difference between
Cooperative Accounting and Double Entry System. Advantages and
disadvantages of Cooperative Accounting - Common Accounting System in
Cooperatives. Computerized Accounting .

4.. Cooperative Audit:

Meaning and objectives of Cooperative Audit- nature and scope of audit-

Types of audit- Duties and responsibilities of auditor- Auditing standards -
Computerized Audit - Hardware and Software.

Internal control and internal check- nature and objectives of internal control
and internal check - Review of internal control- Audit programme-
Verification of assets-valuation of assets- provisions of laws- preparation of
Audit Report - Classification of Different Audit- concurrent audit-Statutory
audit-cost audit-management audit- performance and efficiency audit-social

audit

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M\S ANO COMPUTER APPLICATION/ COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

A. COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

introduction to Computer - Computer Hardware and So~ware -

Computer System Characteristics - Components of Computer - Input

Device - Central Processing Unit - Output Device - Random Access
Memory (RAM) - Read Only Memory (ROM), Programmable Read Only
Memory (PROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only
(EEPROM), Cache, Register and Other Types of Computer Memory -
Types of Computers - Generation of Computers - Computer Viruses -
Different types of Viruses - Worms, Trojan Horses.

OPERATING SYSTEMS : Objectives and Functions , Evolution of Opera ting

System up to windows - Computer System Organization- Operating System
Structure and Operations.

8 . MANAGEMENT INFORATION SYSTEM (MIS)

Understanding MIS: Data and Information - Introduction to Management
Information System - Role and Importance and functions of MIS - the
structure of Management Information system - types of information system.

Business Application of Information System - Enterprise systems ,

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management

(CRM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Decision Support Systems

(DSS), Types of decisions, Decision support techniques , Decision making

and Role of MIS, Business intelligence and Knowledge management
systems.

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Security, Ethical & Social Issues: Information Security (IS) security
threats , Protecti ng IS , IS Security Technologies, Social Issues.

C . COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Microsoft Word : Introduction - Word Processor - F ea tu res of Microsoft

Word 2007 Components - Open & Save Microsoft Word documents with
different options - formatting - Advanced formatting techniques - types of
views - Mail Merging - Find & Replace - Spell Check - Auto Text - Book
Mark - Headers & Footers - Editing Documents - Printing Documents.

Spread Sheet - Introduc tion - Microsoft Excel features - Entering and

Editing Data - Addressing Techniques - Simple formulas & Functions -
formatting Cells- Aligning Cells - Copying and Linking Cells and Sheets -
Fill methods - Data An alysis - Built-in Functions - Types of Charts - Goal
Seek - Auditing - Sorting - Freezing panes - Inserting Objects & Pictures

- Printing options

Microsoft PowerPoint
Creating a Presentation : Creating a Presentation Using a Wizard-

Exploring and Moving around a Presentation-Changing Text in the Outline

Pane , Slide Pane -Reversing on·e or more Actions -Changing Presentation

Views, Properties -Previewing Slides and Saving Presentations

Using the Design Template : Entering Text into Slide/Outline/ Notes Pane-
Creating a New Slide -Editing in Normal View -Entering Speakers' Notes -

Rearranging Slides in Slide Sorte r View -Showing Slides

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Producing a Slide Show : Navigating in Slide Show View - Setting Text

Transitions - Animating Slides - Normal View - Slide ·sorter- View -

Custom Slide Show Options.

Prlnting a Presentation : Opening an Existing Presentation - Reviewing

S\ides in Black and White - Adding a Header and a Footer - Changing the
Page Setup - Choosing a Printer - Printing Slides , Speaker Notes.

D . IT ENABLED SERVICES

Network Classification & Data Communication Services : Local Area

Network (LAN) - Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)- Wide Area Network
(WAN) - Wireless Networks-Inter Networks-Network Applications- File
Transfer Protocol (FTP)-E-Mail

E-Technologies : Payment Gateway - Electronic Payment System- Real-

Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), National Electronic Funds Transfer
(NEFT), Core Banking System (CBS), E-Commerce-E-Governance-
Information Security - Cyber Crime - Cyber Security - Legal Aspects of
Cyber Crime.

Mobile Computing : Framework, Mobile Information access devices,

Mobile Computing applications

Network Security: Doman Name System (DNS) - Digital Signature;

Symmetric key Signatures, Public Key Signatures.
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GENERAL STUDIES

UN\T - I- General Science

Physics-Nature of Universe- General Scientific laws- Inventions and

discoveries - Science glossary- science terminology- Force and pressure-
Motion- Motion & Liquids- Work, power, energy and heat - Electricity and
heat- Light and Sound .

Chemistry -Elements and Compounds - Carbon , nitrogen and their

compounds- Fertilizers, Pesticides , Insecticides- Environmental effects of
insecticides.

Botany -Concepts of life Science- plant Cells- Plant tissues- Plant

functions- Plant nutrition- Nutrition in plants and animals- basic unit of the
life - Classification of living Organism- Nutrition and Dietetics- Respiration-
Excretion of metabolic waste.

Zoology-Blood and Blood circulation - Endocrine system- Reproductive

system- Genetics - the science of heredity- Environment , Ecology , health
and hygiene-lf"Dmune system- Bio-diversity and its conservation- Human
diseases, prevention and remedies- Communicable diseases and non~
communicable diseases.

UN\T - \1. Current Affairs ·

Important Current affairs of State, National and International- Eminent

persons- sports & Games- Books & authors- Awards& honors- Welfare
oriented Government Schemes- Geographical land marks- Current Socio-
economic problems- Latest inventions on Science and technology- India's
space programmes- India's missile programmes:

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UNIT- Ill - Geography

Earth and Universe- solar System - Atmosphere of Earth - Composition -

Structure of atmosphere- - Monsoon- Winter- Summer- Features of
Monsoon - Rainfall- Weather and Climate- Water Resources - Rivers in India
- Plains and Plateaus in India- Soil Fertility - Types of Soil- sustainable
development and Soil Conservation - Minerals & Natural resources -
Renewable Resources - Non -Renewable resources - Types of Natural
vegetation - Importance of Forests and Wildlife- Agricultural pattern,
Livestock &fisheries - Transport System in India - Remote Sensing
Social geography- Livestock- Animal Diseases- Fisheries- Flora and
Fauna - Population density and distribution- Natural Calamities - Ozone
Layer Depletion- Global Warming - Acid Rain- Water Pollution- Noise
pollution - Bio-medical waste pollution- Disaster Management- Mitigation
measures .

UNIT- IV- History of India

History and culture of India- Pre-historic events- Indus valley Civilization -

Vedic , Aryan and Sangam age- Maurya dynasty - Buddhism and Jainism-
Guptas , Delhi Sultanate, Mughals and Marathas - Age of Vijayanagaram
and the Bahmani Sultans .
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History of Tamil Nadu - Culture and Heritage of Tamil Nadu .

Growth of Rationalist ·and Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu- Social

transformation in Tamil Nadu .
Socio - Religious Reform Movements in India- Brahma Samaj- Prarthana
Samaj - Arya Samaj - Theosophical society - Ramakrishna Mission-
Samrasa Suddha Sanmarga Sangam- Aligarh Movement.

India since Independence.

UNIT-V- Indian Polity

Constitution of India - Preamble to the constitution - Salient features of
constitution - Union , State and Union Territory- Citizenship - Fundamental
rights - Fundamental duties-Human Rights Charter- Union legislature-

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Parliament- Lok Sabha - Rajya Sabha- Powers of Parl iament- State
executive- State Executive powers- State Legislature- - Leg islative powers-
Special Status of Jammu & Kashmir- Local Government- Panchayat raj
\nstitutions- Judiciary in India- Rule of law/ Due Process of Law - Indian
Federalism- Center -State relations- Legislative relations - Adm inistrative
relations- financial relations- Emergency provisions- Official language-
Amendments to the Constitution- Schedules to the Constitution - Right to
Information Act- Central and State Information Commissions- Consumer
Protection Act, 1986.

UNIT-VI -Indian Economy

Nature of Indian Economy- Planning in India- Five Year Plan Models- An

Assessment- Agriculture , Industrial growth- Emergence of Service Sectors
in the national Income- Public Finance and Fiscal Policy- Finance
Commissions- NITI Ayog - Banking , Money & monetary policy- Foreign
Direct Investment (FOi) - WTO- Globalization and Privatization - Rural
Welfare Oriented Programmes- Socio - Economic problems- Population ,
education , health, employment , poverty- Sustainable economic growth -
Economic development in Tamil Nadu- Energy - Different sources and
development.

UNIT - VII - Indian National Movement

Advent of European powers in India- Invasion , Expansion and

Consolidation of British rule in India- Early Uprising against British rule -
1857 revolt- National renaissance - Indian National Congress- Emergence
of National leaders - Gandhi an Era- Different modes of agitations- World
Wars and final phase struggle- Communalism led to partition of India-
Integration of States- role of Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle .
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