Dr. B.R.

Ambedkar University of Social Sciences

Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow), Indore (M.P.)

M.A. (MASTER OF ARTS)

IN

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

SYLLABUS

Session: 2018-19
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University of Social Sciences
Dr.Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow), Indore (M.P.)

M.A. – PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

FIRST YEAR : FIRST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE COURSE PAPER CREDITS
PUB - 511 Principal of Public Administration 3+0
PUB - 512 Organization and Management 3+0
PUB - 513 Local Self Governments -Rural & Urban 3+0
PUB - 514 Administrative Thought 3+0
TOTAL CREDITS 12+0=12

FIRST YEAR : SECOND SEMESTER

COURSE CODE COURSE PAPER CREDITS
PUB - 521 Comparative Public Administration 3+0
PUB - 522 Research Methodology 3+0
PUB - 523 Social and Financial Administration 3+0
PUB 524 Management of Rural Development 3+0
TOTAL CREDITS 12+0=12

SECOND YEAR : THIRD SEMESTER

COURSE CODE COURSE PAPER CREDITS
PUB – 531 Public Policy 3+0
PUB - 532 Digital Governance: Theory & Practice 3+0
PUB – 533 Social Welfare and Social Justice 3+0
PUB – 534 Issues of Public Administration 3+0
TOTAL CREDITS 12+0=12

SECOND YEAR : FOURTH SEMESTER

COURSE CODE COURSE PAPER CREDITS
PUB – 541 Disaster Management and Sustainable Development 3+0
PUB – 542 Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations 3+0
PUB – 543 Public Enterprises and Corporate Governance 3+0
PUB – 544 Project & Viva-Vice 0+3
TOTAL CREDITS
09+3=12
 M.A. – Public Administration
(Syllabus)

Paper – 01 Principal of Public Administration 3+0=3

(PUB-511)
Unit-1

Meaning nature, Scope and Importance of Public Administration. Evolution of Public

Administration, New Public Administration, Relation of Public Administration With other social
(political science, Economics, psychology and sociology) Public and private Administration.

Unit-2

Organization - Meaning, Importance, Types of organization, Formal and Informal Organization,

Basis of Organization (4P). Principal of Organization: Hierarchy, Span of Control, Unity of
Command.

Unit-3

Principles of Organization: Authority and responsibility and accountability. Centralization and

decentralization.Delegation, Supervision and co-ordination Integration VS Disintegration.

Unit-4

Administration Approaches: Classical approach, Behavioral approach, System approach.

Unit-5

Administrative Approaches: Scientific Management approach FW Taylor, Human Relation

approach Elten Maya, Ecological approach. FW Rings.

Books Recommended

1. A.R.Tayagi : Public administration

2. M.P. Sharma sadana : Public administration.
3. B.L. Fadia :Public administration (Hindi &English) .
4. MohitBhatacharya : New Horizors of Public administration .
5. L.D. White :Introduction to the study of Public Administration.
6. F. M. Marx (E.D.) : Elements Of Public Administration.
Paper –02 Organization and Management 3+0=3
(PUB-512)
Unit-1

Structure of Organization :Chief executive – Types, Role and Functions, Features of Good Chief
executive .Line and Staff : Line Agency –Department- types ,Important and need ,Basis of
Department Organization. Staff Difference –Staff- Types, Features , Functions, Merits and Demerits
of Staff ,Difference between Staff and Iine .

Unit-2

Line Agencies: Public Corporation- Definition, Purpose of establishment of corporation, Types,

Difference between public corporation and department. Independent Regulatory Commission-
meaning, Feature and function, Merits and demerits, suggestion for improvement.

Unit-3

Management- Meaning Nature, significance and feature, Function of management, POSDCORB, ,

Management by objective (MBO), management by exception (MBE), ‘concept of New Public
management.

Unit-4

Tools of Administrative management : Decision making (contribution of Herbert Simon),

Leadership, Communication, Time management, Stress Management, Office Management.

Unit-5

O &M : Meaning, Nature, function, Information Technology in public administration. PERT &CPM
technique, Concept of Good Governance, Administrative reforms.

Books Recommended:

1. M. Bertmgrose : Organization and their Meaning.

2. D. Givishioni : Organization and Management.
3. L. S. Shrinath : PERT & CPM- Principal and Application.
4. I.L.O. Introduction to work Study Development in India.
Paper – 03 Local Self Governments -Rural & Urban 3+0=3
(PUB-513)
Unit-1

Local Self Governments- Meaning, Nature, Importance, Development and scope.

73rd and 74 th Amendment in constitution.

Unit-2

Urban Local Bodies- Types, Organization, Functions and Working. Autonomy and State control over
Urban Local Bodies.

Unit-3

Panchayti Raj Institutions- Three Tear System, Structure and formulation, functions and powers.
Role of state finance commission.

Unit-4

Functions and Role of Local Government in India.

Challenges before the Local Self-Government.

UNIT-5

State and Local Government Relations.

Major Features and Structure of Local Government in UK USA, France and India.

Books Recommended:

1. SR Maheshwari& RR Arora: Bueraucracy and Development

2. SP Verma&Sksharma : Development Administration.
3. CM Jain: Dynamics of Development.
4. CN Bhalerao (ED) : Administration, Political and Developent in India.
Paper-04 Administrative Thought 3+0=3
(PUB-514)
Unit-1

Administrative Thinkers- Kautilya, Woodrow Wilson, L.Gulick and L. Urwick ,Max Weber.

Unit-2

F.W. Taylor, Henry Fayol, M.P.Follet , Elton Mayo,C.I. Barnard

Unit-3

C.I. Barnard, Abraham Maslow, F. Herzberg, Herbert Simon and Rensis Likert.

Unit-4

F.W. Riggs, D.McGregore, Chris Argyris, Peter Drucker .

Unit-5

Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, M.K.Gandhi,J.L.Nehru,SardarVallabh-Bhai Patel, Jai Parkash Narayan,

A.NarendraDev,R.M.Lohiya.
Paper-01 Comparative Public Administration 3+0=3
(PUB-521)
UNIT-1
Comparative Public Administration Concept– Nature and Scope, Types, Importance. Rise of
Comparative Study

UNIT-2

Theories and Models of Comparative Public Administration- Contributions of F.W. Riggs,

Montgomery and Ferrel Heady. Ecological Model, Bureaucratic model.

UNIT-3

Comparative Features of Admn. In Developed countries & Developing countries. Civil Services,
features in UK., USA & India.

UNIT-4

Various Control Mechanisms over Administration in U.K.,U.S.A. and India. Parliamentary

commissioner, Lokpal proposed Lokayukta.

Citizen and Administration- Machinery for redressed of citizens grievances in U.K.,U.S.A. and India.

UNIT-5 Legislative, Executive, Judicial control mechanisms over administration in U.K.,U.S.A. and
India. Comparative Features of administrative culture in UK, USA and India.
Paper-02 Research Methodology 3+0=3
(PUB-522)
UNIT-1

Social Research: Meaning, Definitions. Nature & Scope.

Types of Research in Social Sciences: Pure Research, Applied Research, Historical Research,
Philosophical Research, Scientific Research, Comparative Research.

Identification of Research Problem and Preparation of Research Design.

UNIT-2

Research Design: Meaning, Ideal features.

Research Methods in Social Sciences.

Hypothesis: Concept, definitions, Types, Sources and Importance.

UNIT-3

Sampling –Meaning, Types, Sampling determination.

Tools of Data Collection – Questionnaire, Interview, Content Analysis

UNIT-4

Processing of Data: Content Analysis, codification and Tabulation

Measures of Central Tendency –Mean, Mode and Median.

UNIT-5

Report Writing: Objectives, Elements, /Features of ideal report writing, Problems, Challenges in
writing Reports.

Case Study: Content, Features & importance.

Paper-03 Social and Financial Administration 3+0=3
(PUB-523)
UNIT-1

Meaning, Nature, Principles and Scope of Social and Financial Administration.

Social Administration at the Central & State Level: The Departments and Directors of Social
Welfare.

UNIT-2

Methods of Social Administrations - Case work, Group work and Community Origination Social
Policy in India.

Personal system for Social Administration.

UNIT-3

Financial Administration- Budget, Enactment of Budget, Finance Ministry and its Role, Audit and
Accounts, Comptroller and Auditor-General.

UNIT-4

Plans- Five –Year Plans, Formulation of Plans, National Development Council, Plan
Implementation.

UNIT-5

Centre-State Relations-Legislative, Administration and Financial, Finance Commission.

Paper-04 Management of Rural Development 3+0=3
(PUB-524)
UNIT-1

Rural Development-Meaning, Nature, Importance and Scope.

Rural Development-Structure, Functions and Role, Finances Agency of Rural Development.

UNIT-2

Concept of Rural Development Approaches to Rural Development, Community Development, Area

Development.

UNIT-3

Integrated Rural Development, Centralization and Decentralization, Role of Cooperatives.

UNIT-4

Process of Urbanization, Urban Development, Infrastructure, Housing, Water Supply, Sewerage,

Environment, Transport.

UNIT-5

Structure of Rural Development, 73rd Constitution Amendment Act., Forms of Rural Development
at the District, Block and Village level.

Master Plan, National Capital Region, Development Authorities, Slums.

Paper-01 Public Policy 3+0=3
(PUB-531)
UNIT-1

Public Policy-Meaning, Definition, Nature Types and Scope & Significance. Difference the Public
policy & Decision-Making & planning.

Approaches to Public Policy.

UNIT-2

Policy-making Process, Policy Formulation, Policy Evaluations, Policy Implementation, Evolution.

Policy Making Institutions; Legislation, Advisory Bodies commissions & Council.

UNIT-3

Policy Implementation: Machinery for execution, bureaucracy: Role & Challenges.

Policy Implementation- System and Models, Role of Various Agencies, Problems.

UNIT-4

Policy Evaluation & Analysis: Meaning & Importance, Types, Approaches to public policy. Policy
Impact; Importance & Objectives, Impact determination, Problems & Solutions.

UNIT-5

Basic features of Education Policy, Health Policy, Employment Policy, Population Policy, Energy
Policy in M.P.
Paper-02 Digital Governance: Theory & Practice 3+0=3
(PUB-532)
Unit-1

Digital Governance; Meaning, Nature, Scope, Significance; Digital Government Strategy

Framework, Organization work Culture in Digital Governance.

Unit-2

E-Governance: Concept, Features, Types of E-Governance., Key Issues in Digital Governance;

Service Delivery Innovation, Critical Success Factors and Critical Failure Factors,

Unit-3

Digital governance at Central level- Ministry of Info. & Broadcasting NIC; organisation- Structure,
Functions, Implementing agencies. IT facilitator agencies in M.P. – MAPIT.

Unit-4

C.M. Help line: Objectives, Work-Procedure

Digital Government in India: Nature, Scope, Significance; Recent Trends, Challenges.

Digital India Programme, National Mobile Governance Initiative, Government Data Platform India.

Unit-5

National Portal of India, Government of India Web Directory, National knowledge Network, Adhar
Project, Digital Governance Initiatives at State Government Level.
Paper-03 Social Welfare and Social Justice 3+0=3
(PUB-533)
UNIT-1

Concept of Social Welfare and Social Justice.

Meaning, Nature and Scope of Social Welfare and Social Justice, Social Welfare Administration in
new Economic order.

UNIT-2

Organizational Structure for Social Justice Administration-Central Social Welfare Board and State
Social Welfare Board.

UNIT-3

Role of N.G.O. and Voluntary Organizations, State Departments of Social Welfare and the Union
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Reservation Policy.

UNIT-4

. Social Welfare Policies and Programmes for SC/ST,OBCs, Women ,Child, Disabled and Aged at
Central & State level; Composition and Functions of National Commission for SC/ST, Women.

UNIT-5

International Agencies for Social Welfare: Composition and Functions of UNESCO, UNICEF, ILO,
WHO (with special reference to India).
Paper-04 Issues of Public Administration 3+0=3
(PUB-534)
UNIT-1
Good Governance: Concept, Citizen Charter, Public Private Partnership, Transparency and RTI,
Public Administration :Pre and Post Liberalization ,Human Rights and Police Administration.

UNIT-2

Responsive Administration, Administrative Ethics, Civil Society, Citizen Participation in

Development Administration, NGOs as the Non –State Actor in Public Administration.

UNIT-3

Consumer Interested and Protection, Redressal of Citizen Grievances, Administrative Reforms

LokAdalats ,Public Interest Litigation Judicial Activism, Public Service Delivery.

UNIT-4

Public Distribution System, Millennium Development Goals, Rural Health Services.

UNIT-5

Gender Issues and Women Empowerment, Sustainable Development, India’s Administrator Culture,
Right Based Development and its Impact on Indian Administration.
Paper-01 Disaster Management and Sustainable Development 3+0=3
(PUB-541)
UNIT-1
Disaster Management: An Overview-History, Types, India’s key Hazards & Crisis Response
Mechanisms; Preparedness and Risk Reduction, Recovery.

UNIT-2
Emergency Response System, NDMA, SDMA, Indian Case Studies: Disaster Management and
Efforts by Government, Role of Civil Society in Disaster Management,14th FC &Disaster relief.

UNIT-3
Sustainable Development-Concept and Current Issues: Development and its Sustainability,
Sustainable Development and International Politics.

UNIT-4
Earth Summit-International and National Efforts, Globalization and Sustainable Development:
Legislative Framework, Ethics in Sustainable Development.

UNIT-5
Policy and Practice of Land, Water, Energy, Environment and National Resources, Urban
Development, Environmental Audit, Role of Citizen and Participatory Management.
Paper-02 Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations 3+0=3
(PUB-542)
UNIT-1
Human Resource Management- Meaning, Nature, Scope and Significance, Human Resource
Planning and Strategy, Job Description, Job Analysis, Job Evolution, Recruitment, Selection,
Appointment and Promotion Performance Appraisal.

UNIT-2
Learning and Development, Management Development, Employee Capacity Building Strategies,
Employee Health and Safety, Managing Change at Workplace, Motivation and Morale, Learning
Organization.

UNIT-3
Industrial Relations, Discipline and Grievances, Industrial Conflicts, Collective Bargaining, Joint
Consolation and Information Sharing, Labor Management Participation.

UNIT-4
Joint Management Council, Joint Consultative and Compulsory Arbitration Scheme, Trades Unions
Grievance Procedure and Grievance Handing.

UNIT-5
Factories Act, 1948; Industrial Dispute Act,1947, Payments of Wages Act, Employees Provident
Fund Act, Case Studies.
Paper-3 Public Enterprises and Corporate Governance 3+0=3
(PUB-543)
UNIT-1
Public Enterprises: Concept, Characteristics, Significance, Evolution of Public Enterprises, Forms of
Public Enterprises, Governing Board.

UNIT-2
Department of Public Enterprises: Functions and Role, PEs in LPG Era.

Personal Management: Recruitment, Training, Promotion and Remuneration; Financial Management

of Public Enterprises, Control Over Public Enterprises: Parliamentary, Ministerial and Audit.

UNIT-3
Issues Areas in Public Enterprises: Accountability and Autonomy, Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU), Privatization & Disinvestment.

UNIT-4
Concept of Navaratna, Mergers & Acquisitions, Various Theories of Pricing Policy, Profitability &
Performance.

UNIT-5
Corporate Governance: Meaning, Objectives & Principles, Models of Corporate Governance.

The Board of Directors, Corporate Social Responsibilities, Corporate Governance and Ethics.
Paper-04 Project & Viva-Voce 0+3
(PUB – 544)

Candidate has to write a project on the topic of Public Administration with the approval
of the Committee of the Department of Public Administration. Each candidate will be allotted
one supervisor who will guide the candidate in completing his/her project. There will be 100
pages in this research work. Each candidate has to face Viva Voce also.