Syllabus

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 General Studies- I
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 (Indian Heritage and Culture,
History and Geography of the
World and Society)
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 Indian culture will cover the
salient aspects of Art Forms,
Literature and Architecture from
ancient to modern times
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 Modern Indian history from
about the middle of the
eighteenth century until the
 present- significant events,
personalities, issues
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 The Freedom Struggle - its
various stages and important
contributors/contributions from
different parts of the country.
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 Post-independence
consolidation and reorganization
within the country.? History of
the world will include events
from 18th 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.
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 • Salient features of Indian
Society, Diversity of India
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 Role of women and women's
organization, population and
associated issues, poverty and
developmental issues
urbanization, their problems and
their remedies.
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 Effects of globalization on Indian
society
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 Social empowerment,
communalism, regionalism &
secularism.
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 • Salient features of world's
physical geography.
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 • Distribution of key natural
resources across the world
(including South Asia and the
Indian subcontinent); factors
responsible for the location of
primary, secondary, and tertiary
sector industries in various parts
of the world (including India).
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 Important Geophysical
phenomena such as
 earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic
activity, cyclone etc.,
geographical features and their
location- changes in critical
geographical features (including
waterbodies and ice-caps) and
in flora and fauna and the
effects of such changes.
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 General Studies- II
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 (Governance, Constitution,
Polity, Social Justice and
International relations)
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 • Indian Constitution- historical
underpinnings, evolution,
features, amendments,
 significant provisions and basic
structure.
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 • 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.
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 Separation of powers between
various organs dispute redressal
mechanisms and institutions.
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 • 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.
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 • 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.
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 • Salient features of the
Representation of People's Act.
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 • Appointment to various
Constitutional posts, powers,
functions and responsibilities of
various Constitutional Bodies.
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 • Statutory, regulatory and
various quasi-judicial bodies.
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 • Government policies and
interventions for development in
various sectors and issues
arising out of their design and
implementation.
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 • Development processes and
the development industry- the
role of NGOs, SHGs, various
groups and associations, donors,
 charities, institutional and other
stakeholders.
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 • 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.
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 Issues relating to development
and management of Social
Sector/Services relating to
Health,
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 Education, Human Resources.
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 Issues relating to poverty and
hunger.
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 Important aspects of
governance, transparency and
accountability, e-governance-
applications, models, successes,
limitations, and potential;
citizens charters, transparency
& accountability and
institutional and other
measures.
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 Role of civil services in a
democracy.
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 India and its neighborhood-
relations.
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 • Bilateral, regional and global
groupings and agreements
involving India and/or affecting
India's interests.
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 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-III
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 (Technology, Economic
Development, Bio diversity,
Environment, Security and
Disaster Management)
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 • Indian Economy and issues
relating to planning,
mobilization of resources,
growth, development and
employment.
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 Inclusive growth and issues
arising from it.
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 Government Budgeting.
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 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.
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 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.
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 Food processing and related
industries in India-scope and
significance, location, upstream
and downstream requirements,
supply chain management.
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 • Land reforms in India.
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 Effects of liberalization on the
economy, changes in industrial
policy and their effects on
industrial growth.
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 • Infrastructure: Energy, Ports,
Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
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 • Investment models.
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 Science and Technology-
developments and their
applications and effects in
everyday life.
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 Achievements of Indians in
science & technology;
indigenization of technology and
developing new technology.
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 • Awareness in the fields of IT,
Space, Computers, robotics,
nano-technology, bio-technology
and issues relating to
intellectual property rights.
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 • Conservation, environmental
pollution and degradation,
 environmental impact
assessment.
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 Disaster and disaster
management.
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 • Linkages between
development and spread of
extremism.
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 • Role of external state and non-
state actors in creating
challenges to internal security.
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 • 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.
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 • Security challenges and their
management in border areas;
linkages of organized crime with
terrorism.
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 Various Security forces and
agencies and their mandate
 General Studies-IV
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 (Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude)
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 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.
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 • 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.
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 • 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.
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 Emotional intelligence-concepts,
and their utilities and
application in administration
and governance.
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 Contributions of moral thinkers
and philosophers from India and
world.
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 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.
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 Probity in Governance: Concept
of public service; Philosophical
basis of governance and
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 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.
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 Case Studies on above issues.

ECONOMICS

PAPER-I

1. Advanced Micro Economics:

(a) Marshallian and Walrasiam

Approaches to Price determination.

(b) Alternative Distribution

Theories: Ricardo, Kaldor, Kaleeki.
(c) Markets Structure: Monopolistic
Competition, Duopoly, Oligopoly.

(d) Modern Welfare Criteria: Pareto

Hicks & Scitovsky, Arrow's
Impossibility Theorem, A.K. Sen's
Social Welfare Function.

2. Advanced Macro Economics:

Approaches to Employment Income

and Interest Rate determination:
Classical, Keynes (IS-LM) curve,
Neo classical synthesis and New
classical, Theories of Interest Rate
determination and Interest Rate
Structure.

3. Money Banking and Finance:

(a) Demand for and Supply of

Money: Money Multiplier Quantity
Theory of Money (Fisher, Pique and
Friedman) and Keyne's Theory on
Demand for Money, Goals and
Instruments of Monetary
Management in Closed and Open
Economies. Relation between the
Central Bank and the Treasury.
Proposal for ceiling on growth rate
of money.
(b) Public Finance and its Role in
Market Economy: In stabilization of
supply, allocation of resources and
in distribution and development.
Sources of Govt. revenue, forms of
Taxes and Subsidies, their
incidence and effects. Limits to
taxation, loans, crowding-out
effects and limits to borrowings.
Public Expenditure and its effects.

4. International Economics:

(a) Old and New Theories of

International Trade

(i) Comparative Advantage

(ii) Terms of Trade and Offer Curve.

(iii) Product Cycle and Strategic

Trade Theories.

(iv) Trade as an engine of growth

and theories of under development
in an open economy.

(b) Forms of Protection: Tariff and

quota.

(c) Balance of Payments

Adjustments: Alternative
Approaches.
(i) Price versus income, income
adjustments under fixed exchange
rates.

(ii) Theories of Policy Mix.

(iii) Exchange rate adjustments

under capital mobility.

(iv) Floating Rates and their

Implications for Developing
Countries: Currency Boards.

(v) Trade Policy and Developing

Countries.
(vi) BOP, adjustments and Policy
Coordination in open economy
macro-model.

(vii) Speculative attacks.

(viii) Trade Blocks and Monetary

Unions.

(ix) WTO: TRIMS, TRIPS, Domestic

Measures, Different Rounds of WTO
talks.

5. Growth and Development:

(a)

(i) Theories of growth: Harrod's

model,

(ii) Lewis model of development

with surplus labour,

(iii) Balanced and Unbalanced

growth,

(iv) Human Capital and Economic

Growth.

(v) Research and Development and

Economic Growth.
(b) Process of Economic
Development of Less developed
countries: Myrdal and Kuzments on
economic development and
structural change: Role of
Agriculture in Economic
Development of less developed
countries.

(c) Economic development and

International Trade and
Investment, Role of Multinationals.

(d) Planning and Economic

Development: changing role of
Markets and Planning, Private-
Public Partnership.

(e) Welfare indicators and

measures of growth-Human
Development Indices. The basic
needs approach. (1) Development
and Environmental Sustainability -
Renewable and Non Renewable
Resources, Environmental
Degradation, Intergenerational
equity development.

PAPER - II

1. Indian Economy in Pre-

Independence Era:
Land System and its changes,
Commercialization of agriculture,
Drain theory, Laissez faire theory
and critique. Manufacture and
Transport: Jute, Cotton, Railways,
Money and Credit

2. Indian Economy after

Independence:

A. The Pre Liberalization Era:

(i) Contribution of Vakil, Gadgil and

V.K.R.V. Rao.
(ii) Agriculture: Land Reforms and
land tenure system, Green
Revolution and capital formation in
agriculture.

(iii) Industry Trends in composition

and growth, Role of public and
private sector, Small scale and
cottage industries.

(iv) National and Per capita

income: patterns, trends,
aggregate and Sectoral
composition and changes their in.

(v) Broad factors determining

National Income and distribution,
Measures of poverty, Trends in
poverty and inequality.

B. The Post Liberalization Era:

(i) New Economic Reform and

Agriculture: Agriculture and WTO,
Food processing, Subsidies,
Agricultural prices and public
distribution system, Impact of
public expenditure on agricultural
growth.

(ii) New Economic Policy and

Industry: Strategy of
industrialization, Privatization,
Disinvestments, Role of foreign
direct investment and
multinationals.

(iii) New Economic Policy and

Trade: Intellectual property rights:
Implications of TRIPS, TRIMS, GATS
and new EXIM policy.

(iv) New Exchange Rate Regime:

Partial and full convertibility,
Capital account convertibility.

(v) New Economic Policy and Public

Finance: Fiscal Responsibility Act,
Twelfth Finance Commission and
Fiscal Federalism and Fiscal
Consolidation.
(vi) New Economic Policy and
Monetary system. Role of RBI
under the new regime.

(vii) Planning: From central

Planning to indicative planning,
Relation between planning and
markets for growth and
decentralized planning: 73rd and
74th Constitutional amendments.

(viii) New Economic Policy and

Employment: Employment and
poverty, Rural wages, Employment
Generation, Poverty alleviation
schemes, New Rural, Employment
Guarantee Scheme.