General Study Book List for IAS Prelims
| S.No. | Name | Author / Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Introduction to the Constitution of India | D.D.Basu |
| 2 | Perspectives on Indian Constitution | Edited by Subash Kashyap |
| 3 | Biology for VIII-X Std | NCERT |
| 4 | Physics for VIII-X Std | NCERT |
| 5 | Chemistry for VIII-X Std | NCERT |
| 6 | Anatomy & Physiology for Nurses Courses | Evelyn Pearce |
| 7 | Know your body | Reader’s Digest |
| 8 | An Evolution of Indian Economy | I.C.Dhingra (Sultan Chand & Co) |
| 9 | Indian Economy | Dutt & Sundaram |
| 10 | Economic Survey of India | Government of India |
| 11 | General Principles of World Geography | Charles Farro |
| 12 | Monsoon Asia | Charles Farro |
| 13 | Physical Geography of India for VII – XII Std | NCERT |
| 14 | Any Good School Atlas | |
| 15 | Ancient India for VII-XII Std | NCERT |
| 16 | Medieval India for VII-XII Std | NCERT |
| 17 | Modern India | Bipin Chandra |
| 18 | History of Modern India | A.C.Banerjee |
| 19 | The Hindu & Times of India | Newspapers |
| 20 | Frontline and Political & Economic weekly | Periodicals |
| 21 | Yojana & World Focus | Periodicals |
| 22 | Statistical Methods | S.C.Gupta |
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Good Books for Mathematics Preparation in UPSC
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Sr No |
Title |
Author |
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1 |
Modern Algebra |
A. R. Vashisth |
|
2 |
Algebra |
J. N. Sharma and S. N. Goyal |
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3 |
Linear Algebra |
Schaum Series (Lipshutz) or Sharma and Vashisth |
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4 |
Matrices |
Schaum Series (Frank Ayres) or Vashisth |
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5 |
Calculus |
I. A. Menon |
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6 |
Coordinate Geometry |
R. L. Soni |
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7 |
Differential Calculus |
Gorakh Prasad |
|
8 |
Analytical Solid Geometry |
Shanti Narayanan |
|
9 |
Text Book of Coordinate Geometry |
Rai Ballabh |
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10 |
Mechanism |
D. S. Mathur |
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11 |
Statistical Mechanism |
Carson Horg |
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12 |
Solid Mechanism |
Kazmioo |
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13 |
Mathematics Dictionary |
James |
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14 |
Differential Equations |
Schaum Series (Frank Ayres) or N.M. |
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15 |
Numerical Analysis |
S.S. Sastry |
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16 |
Complex Analysis |
Schaum Series or J.N. Sharma |
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17 |
Operations Research |
Kanti Swaroop or Manmohan |
UPSC Public Administration Main Examination Syllabus- Paper I
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.
Administrative Thought
Scientific Management and Scientific Management movement; Classical Theory; Weber’s bureaucratic model – its critique and post-Weberian Developments; Dynamic Administration (Mary Parker Follett); Human Relations School (Elton Mayo and others); Functions of the Executive (C.I. Barnard); Simon’s decision-making theory; Participative Management (R. Likert, C.Argyris, D.McGregor).
Administrative Behaviour
Process and techniques of decision-making; Communication; Morale; Motivation Theories – content, process and contemporary; Theories of Leadership: Traditional and Modern.
Organisations
Theories – systems, contingency; Structure and forms: Ministries and Departments, Corporations, Companies, Boards and Commissions; Ad hoc and advisory bodies; Headquarters and Field relationships; Regulatory Authorities; Public – Private Partnerships.
Accountability and control
Concepts of accountability and control; Legislative, Executive and Judicial control over administration; Citizen and Administration; Role of media, interest groups, voluntary organizations; Civil society; Citizen’s Charters; Right to Information; Social audit.
Administrative Law
Meaning, scope and significance; Dicey on Administrative law; Delegated legislation; Administrative Tribunals.
Comparative Public Administration
Historical and sociological factors affecting administrative systems; Administration and politics in different countries; Current status of Comparative Public Administration; Ecology and administration; Riggsian models and their critique.
Development Dynamics
Concept of development; Changing profile of development administration; ‘Anti-development thesis’; Bureaucracy and development; Strong state versus the market debate; Impact of liberalisation on administration in developing countries; Women and development – the self-help group movement.
Personnel Administration
Importance of human resource development; Recruitment, training, career advancement, position classification, discipline, performance appraisal, promotion, pay and service conditions; employer-employee relations, grievance redressal mechanism; Code of conduct; Administrative ethics.
Public Policy
Models of policy-making and their critique; Processes of conceptualisation, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and review and their limitations; State theories and public policy formulation.
Techniques of Administrative Improvement
Organisation and methods, Work study and work management; e-governance and information technology; Management aid tools like network analysis, MIS, PERT, CPM.
Financial Administration
Monetary and fiscal policies; Public borrowings and public debt Budgets – types and forms; Budgetary process; Financial accountability; Accounts and audit.