UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2015 Syllabus: Sociology-II

INDIAN SOCIETY : STRUCTURE AND CHANGE

A. Introducing Indian Society:
(i)  Perspectives on the study of Indian society:
(a) Indology  (GS. Ghurye).
(b) Structural functionalism  (M N Srinivas).
(c) Marxist sociology  ( A R Desai).
(ii) Impact of colonial rule on Indian society :
(a) Social background of Indian nationalism.
(b) Modernization of Indian tradition.
(c)  Protests and movements during the colonial period.
(d)  Social reforms

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.