M.A POLITICAL SCINECE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - (SDE) SCHEME OF EXAMINATION (Eastern & Western) First IV Principles of Public

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1 MA POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (SDE) Page 1 of 12 M.A POLITICAL SCINECE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - (SDE) SCHEME OF EXAMINATION Year Part Subject and Paper Instructio University Examinations nal Hours per Week Duration Hours Maximum Marks First I Principles of Political Science First II Indian Political System First III Political Thought (Eastern & Western) First IV Principles of Public Administration First V Administrative Thinkers Second VI Public Policy Analysis Second VII Modern political Theory Second VIII Development Administration Second IX Personnel Administration Second X Financial Administration M.A POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (SDE) I YEAR PAPER I Subject Title : Principles Political Science Course Number : Number of Credit Hours :3 (Three) Subject Description : This paper describes the meaning and nature of Pol. Science, origin and elements of state, concepts, forms of government and the political ideologies. Goals : To enable the students to learn the fundamental aspects of Political Science and Political ideologies Objectives: On successful completion of this paper the students will be able to 1. Understand the fundamental principles of Pol. Theory 2. To learn the various forms of government and political ideologies.

2 MA POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (SDE) Page 2 of 12 Contents: I Introduction Definition, Nature and Scope of Political Science Growth of Political Science as a Discipline The Science vs Art debate in Political Science Political Science and other Social Science Methodology of Political Science- Modern Political Theory. II III Origin and Elements of State Definition of the State Nature of the State State and Association, State and Society, State and Nation, Nationality. Theories of Origin of the State- Divine Right Theory, Patriarchal and Matriarchal Theory, Force Theory, Social Contract Theory- Evolutionary Theory, Marxist Theory Elements of the State End and Function of the state. Concept of Political Science- Sovereignty Law Liberty Equality- Justice Rights and Duties Citizenship. IV Forms of Governments Monarchy Aristocracy Democracy Despotism Written Unwritten Unitary Federal Parliamentary Presidential Direct and Indirect Democracy. V Political Ideology - Liberalism Individualism Utilitarianism Syndicalism Socialism Fabian Socialism Guild Socialism Utopian Socialism Marxian Socialism (Communism) Democratic Socialism Fascism Nazism Idealism Gandhism Reference : 1. Principles of political Science : A.C. Kapoor 2. Principles of Political Theory : V.D. Mahajan 3. Political Theory : Roy Battachariya 4. Arasial Kotpadukal : Tamil Nadu Text Book Society 5. Arasial Kotpadugal : Gomathinayagam PAPER - II Subject Title : Indian Political System Course Number : Number of Credit Hours :3 (Three) Subject Description : This paper presents the background of the Indian Political System, features of Indian constitution and the structure and functions of union and state governments. Goals : To enable the students to understand the back ground of the Indian Political System and the forms of government in India. Objectives: On successful completion of this paper the students could 1. Understand the features of the Indian Constitution 2. Learn the working of the governments both at the centre ad state levels.

3 MA POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (SDE) Page 3 of 12 Contents : I Historical Background of Indian Political System : 1858, 1909, 1919, 1935 Acts Composition of the Constituent Assembly Making of the Constitution Preamble and its Philosophy. II Features of the Indian, Constitution Directive Principles of State policy Fundamental Rights - Duties Centre -State Relations III President & Vice _ President Election Powers & Functions Emergency Powers Position Prime Minister and Council of Ministries. IV Parliament : Lok Shabha Composition Functions The Speaker Rajya Shabha Composition and Functions parliamentary Committees Law Making Procedure. V State Governments- Governor Chief Minister State Legislature The Supreme Court The High Court District Courts Composition and Functions Judicial Review Political Parities. Reference: 1. D.C. Gupta : Indian Government (Vikas) 2. D.D. Basu : Introduction to the Indian Constitution (Prenticehall) PAPER - III Subject Title : Political Thought (Eastern & Western) Course Number : Number of Credit Hours :3 (Three) Subject Description : This paper describes the political thought- contributed by the eastern thinkers especially by the Indian Thinkers from Kautilya and the ideologies contributed by the western thinkers Goals : To enable the students to learn political philosophies advocated by the Indian and the western thinkers. Objectives: On the completion of this paper, the students will be able to 1. Understand the Indian political thought from Kautilya to Annadurai 2. Study the political ideologies contributed by the western thinkers.

4 MA POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (SDE) Page 4 of 12 Contents : I II III IV V Kautilya Manu Rajaram Mohan Roy M.N. Roy Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru Ambedkar- Periyar Annadurai Plato Aristotle Machiavelli. Hobbes Locke Rousseau Karl Marx Reference: 1. D.R. Bhadari - Western Political Philosophy 2. V.P. Verma - Indian Political Thought 3. Ebenstein - Western Political Thought 4. K.Veeramani - Life Philosophy of Periyar PAPER - IV Subject Title : Principles of Public Administration Course Number : Number of Credit Hours :3 (Three) Subject Description : This paper includes the meaning and nature of public administration, control, over public administrators, kinds of organization and theories organization. Goals : To make the students to learn the fundamentals principles of public administration Objectives: After completion of this paper the students will be able to 1. Understand the basic principles of public administration 2. To learn various theories of organization. Contents: I Meaning nature and scope of Public Administration Evolution to the study of public administration -Arts, Science or Both Relations with other social sciences- New Public Administration- Politics and Administration Public Administration and Law Public Administration and Economics Public Administration and Psychology. II Public Administration and Private Administration Public Administration Chief Executive Types of Chief Executive Chief Executive as General Manager- Legislature as Board of Directors Line -Staff and Auxiliary Agencies Departments public Corporations Independent Regulatory Commissions Boards and Commissions Field Vs. Head Quarters

5 MA POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (SDE) Page 5 of 12 III IV Control over Public Administration- Legislative Control Executive Control - Judicial Control, Meaning and nature of Management Planning Decision Making communication Supervision Leadership. Organization :Formal and Informal Organization Principles of Organization- Hierarchy- Span of Control Delegation of Authority -Unity of Command Coordination Centralization Vs Decentralization Integration Vs Disintegration. Structure of Organization :Bases of Organization Units of Organization Departmental Organization Public Enterprises Independent Regulatory Commission - Organization and Methods. V Theories of Organization -Scientific Management Theory Bureaucratic Theory Behavioural Theory -Systems Theory Control Over Public Administration : Legislative Control Executive Control Judiciary Control. Leadership Communication Coordination, Motivation Decision Making Public Relations. Reference : 1. Thagi.A.R : Principles and practice of Public Administration 2. A.Avasthi and S.R.Maheswari: Public Administration 3. M.P.Sharma & B.L.Sadana : Public Administration Theory and practice (Kitab Mahal) 4. L.D. White : Introduction to the Study of Publication (E.P.S) 5. Avasthi : Public Administration Laxmi Maheswari Narayan Agarwal 6. K.Pandurangan &P.Sathya : Administrative Organization and Management (SAVIRA) PAPER - V Subject Title : Administrative Thinkers Course Number : Number of Credit Hours :3 (Three) Subject Description : This paper brings out the administrative thoughts contributed by various administration thinkers from Kautilya. Goals : To enable the students to learn the various administrative theories advocated by the Western and Eastern administrative thinkers. Objectives: After the completion of this paper the students will be able to 1. Understand the various administrative theories 2. Learn and compare these theories in the field of day- to day administration

6 MA POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (SDE) Page 6 of 12 Contents : I II III IV V Kautilya Thiruvalluvar- Woodrow Wilson F.W. Taylor Henri Fayol Mary Parker Follet Elton Mayo - - Riggs Max Weber C.I. Barnard- Herbert.A. Simon Abraham Maslow Renesis Likert - Peter Drucker Reference Tellett A Etal - Management Thinkers, Penguin, Sapru R.K - Theories of Administration. Chand & co, Delhi, 1996 Ravindra Prasad Detal (ed) - Administrative Thinkers-Sterling, Madras,1993 Maheswari S.R. - Administrative Thinker- Orient Longman, 1998 M.A Final Year Paper - VI Public Policy Analysis UNIT I Meaning and Definition of Public Policy Nature, Scope and Importance of public policy Public policy is relationship with social sciences especially with political science and Public Administration. Unit II Approach / Modes for the study of Public Policy Institutional Approach Incremental Approach and System s Approach. Unit III Major stages involved in Policy making Process Policy Formulation Policy Implementation policy Evaluation. Unit IV Institutional Framework of Policy making Role of Bureaucracy Role of Interest Groups and Role of Political Parties. Unit V Introduction to the following Public Policies New Economic Policy Population Policy Information Technology Policy. Reference : Books : 1. Dye Thomas.R : Understanding Public Policy. 2. Wool Peter : Public Policy. 3. Shronksy Era (Ed) : Policy Analysis in Political Science. 4. Pradeep Saxena : Public Policy Administration and Development. 5. Ganapathi R.S (Ed) : Public Policy Analysis in India. 6. Sapru : Public Policy.

7 MA POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (SDE) Page 7 of 12 M.A Final Year Paper VII Modern political Theory Unit I Political Analysis Meaning, Scope and Significance of Modern Political Theory Approaches tot eh Study of Modern Political Theory Normatism, Vs Empiricism Scientific Method. Unit II Political Systems Behavioralism- Post Behaviouralism Structuralism Functionalism General Systems Theory Marxist Dialecticism Mathematical Political Science Communications Theory. Unit III Decision Making Theories Power and Authority and State Aspects of Political Development Nation Building Ideology, Revolution and Change. Unit - IV Political Process Group Clan, Elite, Political Parties Social Change and political Development Modernization and Political Development Political Culture. Unit V Ideology State of Political Theory Democracy Communism Nationalism Socialism Totalitarianism Existentialism Dependency Theory Liberalization Globalization Privatization Policies The Decline of Modern political Theory. Reference Books : 1. Almond, Gabriel.A and Powell : Comparative Politics : A Development Approach. 2. Charles worth, James : Contemporary Political Analysis. 3. Dahl Rober.A, : Modern political Analysis. 4. Easton, David : A framework for Political Analysis. 5. Verma S.P : Modern Political Theory. 6. Bendix, Lipset : Clag, States and Power Social Stratification in Comparative Perspective. M.A Final Year Paper VIII Development Administration Unit I Introduction Nature, Scope and importance of Development Administration Approaches and Strategy for Development Administration Western Liberal Comparison between Traditional Administration and Development Administration Development Administration and Political Modernization.

8 MA POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (SDE) Page 8 of 12 Unit II Comparative Public Administration Definition Nature, Scope and the Characteristics of Comparative Public Administration Comparative elements in early Administration Theories The emergence of Comparative public Administration Movements. Unit III Approaches to Development Administration Structural Functional Approach Gandhian Approach Marxist Approach. Unit IV Development Administration in India Constitutional Framework Institutional Framework Central Stalt District and Local Characteristics Socio-Economic Framework Parties Pressure Groups Public Opinion Voluntary Organizations Management of Welfare Programmes Poverty Alleviation Programmes. Unit V Genus challenge in Development Administration: Accountability, politicization Interface between policy people s Participation and Bureaucracy citizen and Administration Evaluation of Development Administration. Books: 1. Weidner Edward : Development Administration. 2. Riggs FW : Administration in Developing countries. 3. Sapru : Development Administration in India. 4. Sharma S.K : Dynamics of Development. 5. Arora R.K : Comparative Public Administration. M.A Final Year Paper IX Personnel Administration Unit I Nature, scope and Importance of personnel Administration Different types of personnel systems Bureaucratic, Democratic and representative systems. Growth of civil service in India Unit II Civil services some issues Generalist Vs Specialist Civil Service Neutrality civil servants relationships with Political Executive Ethics, Morale and Motivation Integrity in Administration. Unit III Staffing Pattern Recruitment Examination and selection Position and Rank classification Training kinds of Training - Promotion and performance Evaluation - Confidential Reports superannuation and Retirement Benefits. Unit IV Civil Service In India UPSC Appointment Conditions of service Functions Tamil Nadu state Public Service communion for Recruitment and its working - Staff selection communion for Recruitment. All India Services condition of service Tamil Nadu State Service Condition of service.

9 MA POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (SDE) Page 9 of 12 Unit V Employer Employee Relations - Civil service Unionism Right to strike and right to Political Activities Machinery for Negotiation whitely conics in U.K - staff councils and J.C.M in India Discipline Disciplinal Removal and Appeals Participative Managent s Books 1. Stahl Glean O : Public Personnel Administration 2. Parnandikar Pai V.A : Personnel System for Development Administration. 3. Bhambhiru. P : Bureaucracy and Policy in India. 4. Dwivedi O.P and Jain R.B : India s Administrative state. 5. Muttalis M.A : Union Public Service Commission. 6. Bhakara Rao.V : Employer Employee Relations in India. 7. ARC Reports on : Personnel, Administration. M.A Final Year Paper - X Financial Administration Unit I Introduction : Nature Scope and importance of Financial Administration Meaning, Significance and Role of Budget Bureaucracy Principles. Unit II Approaches to Budgeting Budgeting preparation - Exactment and Execution new techniques of Budgeting, PPBS and Zero base Budgeting. Unit III Accounting and auditing Nature purpose and objectives of Government Accounting Nature, meaning and types of Audit Functions of Audit Department separation of Account from Audit Role of Comptroller and Auditor general. Unit IV Financial Control Union Ministry of Finance Functions and it Role Tax Administration Financial committees Public Accounts Committees and it role public Estimates committee and it role. Unit V Fixed Federation Centre - State Financial Relations Allocation of Resources and functions under the Indian constitution Finance commissions composition, functions recommendation and its role Reserve Bank of India Functions Treasury System in India. Books 1. Thavaraj M.J.F - Financial Management of government. 2. Thavaraj M.J.K - Financial Administration in India. 3. Lal G.S - Financial Administration in India. 4. Gupta, B.N - Indian Federal finance and Budgetary Policy. 5. Ananda Rao G - Finance commission in India. 6. A.R.C - Reports on Finance, Accounts and Audit.

10 MA POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (SDE) Page 10 of 12 M.A Political Science & Public Administration (SDE) II Year Paper VI Public Policy Analysis Model Question paper 2007 Time : 3 Hours Maximum marks : 100 Answer any Five out of Eight Questions 5x20 = Discuss the meaning, nature and Scope of Public Policy. 2. Critically examine David Easton s contribution to System Analysis. 3. Discuss Lindblon s Incremental theory. 4. Analyse the various stages involved in the policy formulation process. 5. Explain the various stages involved in Policy Implementation. 6. Discuss the role of Bureaucracy in Policy making Process. 7. Describe the importance of New Economic Policy. 8. Write a critical note on the significance of E-Governance. M.A Political Science & Public Administration (SDE) II Year Paper VII Modern Political Theory Model Question Paper Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100 Answer any five out of Eight Questions 5 x 20 = 100 Marks 1. What is modern Political theory? How does it differ from traditional political theory. 2. Discuss the importance of Scientific Method. 3. Discuss the main tenets of Behaviouralism. 4. Examine the contribution made by karl Deutch to Communications theory. 5. Define Power and Authority and distinguish Power from Authority. 6. What is Political Ideology? How does it differ from Political Philosophy. 7. Explain the Lucian Pyes Views on political Development. 8. Examine Critically the reasons for the decline of modern Political theory.

11 MA POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (SDE) Page 11 of 12 M.A Political Science & Public Administration (SDE) II Year Paper VIII Development Administration Model Question Paper Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100 Answer only Five out of Eight Questions. 5 x 20 = 100 Marks 1. Discuss the nature, scope and Significance of Development Administration. 2. Critically Examine Edward Weidner s Contribution to Development Administration. 3. Analyse Ferrel Headgy s contribution to comparative public Administration. 4. Define Comparative Public Administration and discuss its nature and scope. 5. Discuss Gandhian approach to Development Administration. 6. Examine the role of Voluntary Organizations in the implementation of various welfare programmes at the district level. 7. Discuss various strategies relating to the Development Planning. 8. Write critical note on Peoples participation in various rural development programmes in India. M.A Political Science & Public Administration (SDE) II Year Paper IX Personnel Administration Model Question Paper Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100 Answer any Five out of the following Eight Questions 5 x 20 = 100 Marks. 1. Discuss the nature, hope and importance of Personnel Administration. 2. Write a brief essay on the growth of Civil services in India. 3. Write a critical note on Generalist vs Specialist Controversy in Civil Services. 4. What is Classification? Differentiate between All India Services and Central Services. 5. Discuss the various patterns of Recruitment of civil services in India. 6. Examine the methods of Training of Civil Services in India. 7. Discuss the Organization, Power and Functions of UPSC. 8. Write a critical note on the Employer Employee relations in India.

12 MA POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (SDE) Page 12 of 12 M.A Political Science & Public Administration (SDE) II Year Paper X Financial Administration Model Paper Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100 Answer any Five out of the Eight Questions 5 x 20 = 100 Marks. 1. Examine the Significance of Financial Administration in Governance of a Country. 2. Critically Examine the role of Budget in Financial Administration. 3. Discuss the Various Stages involved in the Budgeting preparation. 4. What is meant by Zero-base Budgeting. 5. Examine the role of Auditing in Financial Management. 6. Discuss the powers and functions of the Auditor and Controller General. 7. Budgetary Control is not Possible without an efficient system of Accounting. 8. Critically examine the Union state Financial relations in India.