Day: August 18, 2016

Syllabus – Nature of Pub Ad. “The study of public administration developed as an offshoot of political science or public law, and until recently administration as an academic subject was the very plain step-sister of these older disciplines”. Peter Self. Examine (200 Words)

Syllabus – Good governance. “Public administration is not just implementation of laws; it is also a means of social justice and social change”. Comment. (200 Words)

Syllabus – Good governance. “‘Niti Ayog’ is the missing pillar of India’s good governance” Do you agree? Comment on the possible improvements in India’s Good governance. (250 words)

Syllabus – Application type question on New Public Management New public management and post new public management reforms initiatives affected the balance between managerial, political, administrative, legal, professional and social accountability. (250 words)

Syllabus – Public Administration – Challenges of liberalization, Privatisation, Globalisation; “Globalisation has transformed the nature and character of State from traditional administrative Welfare State to a Corporate State.” Analyse the changes in the nature of public administration in this context. (250 words)

Topic: Ethics in public administration; 7) Is it ethical to use the Section 124-A of the Indian Penal Code against citizens? Justify. (150 Words) The Hindu

Topic: Environmental pollution; Conservation 6) Comment on the recommendations of the T.S.R. Subramanian committee report to overhaul India’s environmental laws and the Shailesh Nayak committee report which sought overhaul of the rules related to the development of coastal areas. (200 Words) Livemint

Topic: Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries 5) Examine any three important features of new constitutions of Myanmar, Thailand and Nepal, and compare them with India’s constitution. (200 Words) The Hindu

Topic:  Security challenges and their management in border areas 4) Recently, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs constituted a Committee to Strengthen Border Protection (CSBP) to study various aspects of India – Pakistan border. Critically discuss challenges and existing policies in managing India’s western border. (200 Words). The Hindu