Concepts and Theories of Public Management – Nature of Public
Management – Its Relationship with Private Management – approaches
to the Study of Public Management.

Principles and Practice of Modern Management: Scientific Management:
Modern Techniques of Management – Behaviouralists’ and Human
Relationists’ Contribution to Management.

Organisational Aspects of Management, Nature, Scope and Significance –
Organisational Design.

Managing in the 21st Century, Automation, Computerisation,
Management in the Global Environment.

Decision Making: Operational Research and Quantitative Techniques.

Tools and Techniques of Organisation: Decentralisation, Delegation,
Directing, Communication, Leadership, Budgeting.

Planning and Strategic Management: Nature and Purpose of Planning,
Types of Strategies, Situational Analysis.

Recent Trends in Public Management.

Nature, Scope and Importance of Public Management.

Bureaucracy: Meaning – Max Weber’s concept of Bureaucracy – Maladies
of Bureaucracy: Neutrality of Civil Service.

Rank Classification – Staffing – Recruitment – Problems of Recruitment
in USA, Britain and India.

Principles of Promotion, Welfare of Personnel, Control and Discipline of
Personnel in Britain, USA and India.

Training : Objectives and Types of Training : Pre-Service, and In-service
Training in UK, USA and India.

Employer – Employee Relations: Right of Association – Right to Strike -
Machinery of Redressal of Grievances in USA, Britain and India.

Integrity in Administration: Modes, Causes and Consequences of
Corruption: Remedial Measures.

Performance Appraisal – Career Development and Career Planning,
Personnel Research and Reforms, Superannuation – Issues of settlement
of Retirement Benefits.

Nature, Scope and Importance of Public Financial Management.

Budget: A Tool of Legislative Control - Social and Economic Implications
of a Budget – Financial Policy and Financial Analysis.

Features of British Budgetary System – Control over Expenditure in
Britain – Accounting and Auditing in Britain..

US Budgetary Procedure – Control over Expenditure in USA –
Accounting and Auditing in USA.

Aspects of Indian Budgetary system - Budgetary Procedure in India –
Union and State Financial Relations.

Administrative, Parliamentary and Audit Control over Public
Expenditure in India.

Performance Budgeting: Meaning, Advantages and Disadvantages.

Tax Administration in India and Public Debt Management in India.

Nature and Scope of Indian Administration – Landmarks in the Evolution
of Indian Administration.

Central Secretariat: Organisation and Working in Secretariat – Tenure
System, Department and Ministry, Functions of Different Grades – Prime
Minister’s Office and Cabinet Secretariat.

Central Executive and Subordinate Agencies: Problem of Effective
Communications and Patterns of their Relationship.

Constitutional Authorities: Comptroller and Auditor General of India,
Election Commission, Finance Commission, Planning Commission,
Commissioner for SC and ST.

Administration of Public Undertakings – Forms of Public Undertakings –
Autonomy, Principles of Recruitment, Committee on Public Undertakings
- Process o Privatization.

State Secretariat – Organisation and Functions of the State Secretariat,
Chief Secretary.

District Administration – Role of District Collector, District
Administrative Hierarchy – Revenue Divisions and Tehsil – Development
Administration in Districts.

Local Self Government: Urban and Rural – Emerging Challenges.

Nature and Scope of Comparative Public Administration – Contribution of Fred Riggs with particular reference to Prismatic Model.

Functions of Administrative State – Administrative System and Welfare State – New Public Administration: Humanism, Decentralilsation,Pluralism and Dignity of the Individual.

Administrative System under Parliamentary System of Government –Administrative System under Presidential System – Characteristics of Administrative in Dictatorial State.

United Kingdom: Organisation and Structure of Departments – Personnel
Management – Financial Management.

United States of America : Central Government – Organisation and Structure of Departments – Personnel Management – Financial Management.

France: French Administrative System – Party and Administration –Decision Making – Administrative Reforms

China: Nature of Administration – Decision Making in China – Importance and Role of Party in Administration

Problems of Administration in Nigeria: Nation Building Challenges: Role of Army in Administration.
 

Concept of Development – Development Administration: Meaning, Nature, Scope, Significance and Approaches.

Theories of Development Administration: Edward Weidner’s and Fredrick’s Model.

Modernisation and Development Administration: Aims and Objectives, Socio-Cultural Context of Development Administration.

Organisational Development: Bureaucracy and Development, MBO MIS,FERT, Network Analysis, Automation, Communication and Motivation

Organisation, Structure and Functions: organizational Machinery at Centre and State, Decentralised Administration.

Planning and Finance in Development Administration: Planning in India, Plan Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Budgeting, Participation in private Enterprise.

Dimensions of Development Administration: Tribal Development, Ecological Development and Planning, HRD, Globalisation, Research in Development Administration.

Recent Trends in Development Administration : Problems and Prospects.

Concept of Public : Its nature and Significance, Harold Lowell’s Analysis of Power and Policy Science, Public Choice Theories.

Approaches to the Study of Public Policy and its Analysis.

Public Policy in the Making: Political objectives, Administrative Constraints, Research Experience in Policy Formulation.

Public Policy Execution: Forces that Influence on Policy Executions, Feed Back in Policy Revision.

Public Policy Evaluation: Role of Public Opinion, Press, Professional Bodies – Election Manifestoes, New Policy Formulation, Cost Benefit Analysis.

Research Experience, Techniques of Public Policy Analysis, Informatics, Acquisition of Specialisation, Use of Automation.

Evaluation Appraisal: Policy Evaluation of Post, Present and Future.

Research Report Writing: methodological Issues.

Conceptualising Labour Welfare: Genesis and Development – Welfare Principles covering Marxist, Socialist and Democratic perspectives.

Evolution of Labour Welfare in India – Agencies of Labour Welfare (Government and private) – Labour Welfare and Economic Growth – Evolution of Machinery for Welfare Administration.

Determination of Manpower Requirements – Recruitment of Labour – Training and Worker’s Education – Compensation – Wage Differentials and Determination – Working conditions.

Mechanical Environment – Environment of Organization – Paid Holidays and Leave – Industrial health – Labour Efficiency and productivity – Industrial Housing.

Industrial Relations – Trade Unions – History of Trade Unionism – Collective Bargaining – Problems of Indian Trade Unionism – Industrial Disputes and Tribunals – Indian labour Conference – Bonus Commissions – Wage Board.
 

Workers Participation in Management – Industrial Relations in Public Sector – International Labour Organization.

Labour Welfare Policy Evaluation: Feedback Mechanism – Revision of Labour Laws, Research Input.
 

Prospects of Labour Welfare in India – Prospects: Relevance of Social State, Globalisation – Its Impact-Capitalism, Privatisation of Public Enterprises.

Organisation: Meaning, Nature, Importance, Scope, Purpose and Principles of Organisation.

Theories of Organisation: Classical Theory, Human Relations Theory, Integrated Theory, Systems Theory and Contingency Theory.

Effective Organizational Inputs: Leadership, Span of Control, Department, Line Staff Relation, Decentralisation, Delegation, Unity of Command, Supervision, and Accountability.

Organisational Change – Kinds of Organization, Groups in Organization, Organizational Behaviour, Organisational Development.

Nature, Goals and Importance of Management.

Theories of Management: F.W. Taylor, Henry Fayol, G.E. Mayo, Peter Drucker, Abraham Maslow.

Management in Action: Policy Planning –Policy Implementation, Decision Making, Effective Communication, Information Technology

Contemporary Trends in Organisation and Management: Office Automation, Structural Modifications, In-service Training, Managerial Ethics, Stress Management, Sustainable Management.
 

Disaster management- Meaning, Nature, Scope, Goals and Importance.

Disaster Management: Limitations of Traditional Management and Effectiveness of Disaster Management, Decision Making in Crisis Management

Tools and Techniques of Disaster Management – Theories of Disaster Management – Use of Computer, Internet, Information Technology, Satellite Control, Mechanism, etc.

Disaster Management – Drought, Flood, Natural Calamities etc. Rehabilitation, Displacement, Socio-Religious and Political Tensions, Communal Riots, Class –caste Conflicts.

Effective Disaster management: Decentralised Administration, Resource Mobilisation, Alternate Decision Making, Allocation of Funds, Coordination.

Institutional Framework: Panchayati Raj, NGOs, Para Military, Red Cross, UN, Specialised Agencies etc., People’s participation, Popular Cooperatives

Programme Evaluation for Disaster Management: State Help, International Help, Agencies, Alternate Systems of Support.

Research Methods in Disaster Management with Emphasis on Survey Research .