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PRELIMS

25 marks English Composition


25 marks General Science
25 marks Current events of National & International Importance
25 marks History of India
25 marks Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal
25 marks Indian Polity and Economy
25 marks Indian National Movement
25 marks General Mental Ability

MAINS

Compulsory Papers
Paper I Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali - Letter writing (within 150
words) / Drafting of Report (within 200 words), Précis Writing,
Composition and Translation from English to
Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali

Paper II English - Letter writing (within 150 words) / Drafting of Report


(within 200 words), Précis Writing, Composition and Translation
from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali to English

Paper III General Studies-I :


I. Indian History with special emphasis on National Movement
II. Geography of India with special reference to West Bengal.
General Studies-II :
Paper I. Science and Scientific & Technological advancement,
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II. Environment, General knowledge and current affairs
V

Paper V The Constitution of India and Indian Economy including role and
functions of the Reserve Bank of India.
Paper VI Arithmetic and Test of Reasoning
Optional paper
PSIR

Paper – I Group – A

1. Western Political Thought - Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Rousseau,


Bentham, J. S. Mill, Marx.

2. Indian Political Thought - Kautilya, Syed Ahmed Khan, Gandhi,


Ambedkar, Rabindranath, Rammohan Roy, Vivekananda

3. Political Concepts - State, Civil Society, Government, Governance, Power,


Authority, Nation, Nationalism, Internationalism.

4. Political Ideas - Rights, Duties, Liberty, Equality, Justice, Rule of

Law, People Participation. Political Ideologies - Liberalism,

Democratic Socialism, Feminism, Terrorism.

5. Different aspects of Democracy - Meaning and Theories of Democracy;


Direct vs Representative Democracy; Electoral System; Electoral Reforms.

6. Political Process - Party System, Single Party, Bi Party, and Multi Party
Systems; National Parties and Regional Parties; Lobbyists and Pressure
Groups.

7. Forms of Government - Dictatorial vs Democratic; Totalitarian vs Liberal.


Presidential vs Parliamentary, Unitary vs Federal.

8. Social Movements - Environmental movements, Women’s movements,


Human rights movements.

Group-B

1. Basic features of Indian Constitution - Constituent assembly, Salient


Features of the Indian Constitution, Nature of Indian Federation, Centre-
State relations, Legislative, Executive and Financial-Fiscal dimensions,
Evolving political trends.

2. Fundamental Rights - Directive Principles & Fundamental duties -


Constitutional provisions and judicial interpretations regarding
fundamental rights.

3. Union Legislature - Composition, Powers and Functions of Lok Sabha and


Rajya Sabha, Functioning of the Committee System.

4. Union Executive - President, Vice President - Election, Position, Functions,


Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, Relationship between President and
Prime Minister.

5. The Judiciary - Supreme Court and the High Courts, Composition and
Functions, Judicial review and Judicial activism, Public interest litigations,
Judicial reforms.

6. Government in the States - Governor, Chief Minister and Council of

Ministers, Position and Functions. State Legislature - Composition and

Functions.

7. Local Government and Politics - Panchayati Raj: Evaluation, Structure,


Powers and Functions, Municipal Government; Significance of 73rd and
74th amendments; Role of women, SCs & STs in Local Government.

8. Bureaucracy - Classical administration and Development Administration;


Changing role of bureaucracy in Post-Colonial India, “Representative”
bureaucracy, Issues of bureaucratic accountability.

9. Social Processes - Role of Peasants and Workers in Indian Politics; Role of


Interest / Pressure Groups; Regionalism, Casteism, Linguism and
Communalism in Indian Politics; Issues of Criminalization, Corruption;
Citizens’ movements.
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Paper – II PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND INTERNATIONAL

RELATIONS

Group - A

Public Administration

1. Theories of Administration - Scientific Management, Classical Theory,


Weber’s theory of bureaucracy, Riggsian Model of Echological Approach to
Public Administration.

2. Forms of Public Organizations - Ministries and Departments; Corporations,


Boards and Commissions.

3. Principles of Organization - (a) Hierarchy (b) Unity of Command (c) Span


of Control (d) Authority (e) Centralization, Decentralization and
Delegation, (f) Line and Staff.

4. Processes of administration - (a) Decision - making and Policy


Formulation (b) Communication and Control (c) Leadership (d) Co-
ordination.

5. Accountability and Control - Legislative, Executive and Judicial Control


over administration; Role of Civil Society; Public opinion and Media; Right
to Information; Administrative Corruption; Grievance Redressal
Machineries like Ombudsman.

6. Development Administration - Evolution of the Concept; Basic features.

7. Control of Public Expenditure - Parliamentary Control, Control of

Parliamentary Committees; Indian Administration - Continuity and

Charge - brief historical outline.

8. Recruitment and Training of Civil Servants in India - Role of Union and


State Public Service Commissions and Training Institution.

9. Organization of the Union Government in India - PMO, Cabinet Secretariat,


Secretariat Administration.

10.Organization of the State Governments in India - Chief Secretary -


Relationship between Secretariats and Directorates.

11.District Administration in India - Changing role of District Officers, Sub-


divisional Officers & Block Officer; their interfaces with Local Self
Government.

Group-B

International Relations

1. Some Basic Concepts of International Relations - (a) Balance of Power (b)


Collective Security (c) Bi- polarity and Unipolarity (d) Neo-Colonialism (e)
Globalization.
2. Foreign Policy - Concept and Techniques;
3. Determinants of foreign policy.
4. Evolution of World Politics - League of Nations; United Nations;
5. Cold War;
6. Detente;
7. Collapse of the Soviet Union;
8. Regional Integrations;
9. International Terrorism.
10.Non-Alignment - Evolution of the Movement and Role of India.
11.Major Issues in Indian Foreign Policy -
Sino-Indian relations, Indo-Pak conflicts and the liberation of Bangladesh,
developments in Sri Lanka,
12.Indian role in promoting regional cooperation through S.A.A.R.C.,
13.the Kashmir question and India becoming a nuclear power,
14.India and South East Asia;
15.India’s relations with U.S.A., China, Japan & Russia.
16.India on the question of nuclear weapon.
17.India and the U.N. system-India’s role in U.N. peace keeping and global
disarmament.
18.India and the emerging international economic order.
Recent Global Issues - Egypt, Lebanon and Lybia.

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