UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2014 Syllabus: Sociology Paper-I

FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIOLOGY 

1. Sociology - The Discipline:

• Modernity and social changes in Europe and emergence of sociology. 
• Scope of the subject and comparison with other social sciences. 
• Sociology and common sense.

UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2014 Syllabus: Public Administration Paper-II

Indian Administration

1.  Evolution of Indian Administration: Kautilya’s Arthashastra; Mughal administration; Legacy of British rule in politics and administration -  Indianization of public services, revenue administration, district administration, local self-government.

UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2014 Syllabus: Public Administration Paper-I

Administrative Theory 

1. Introduction: Meaning, scope and significance of Public Administration;  Wilson’s vision of Public Administration;  Evolution of the discipline and its present status;  New Public Administration;  Public Choice approach; Challenges of liberalization, Privatisation, Globalisation;  Good Governance: concept and application;  New Public Management.