Detailed month-wise schedule for Public Administration preparation. Assuming you have at least 6 months before your CS Mains Exams, the plan is structured to ensure thorough coverage, revision, and practice.
By Dr Sunil S Rana
(M.D.), Rana's IAS Academy
Month 1: Foundational Concepts and Thinkers (Paper 1)
Week 1:
Topic: Introduction to Public Administration
Meaning, scope, significance.
Evolution of Public Administration.
New Public Administration (NPA), New Public Management (NPM).
Source: Nicholas Henry (Chapters 1-2), Mohit Bhattacharya.
Week 2:
Topic: Administrative Thought (Classical to Neo-Classical)
Taylor, Fayol, Weber, Simon, Barnard.
Source: Prasad & Prasad.
Practice: Write short notes on Taylor vs. Fayol, Weber's bureaucracy.
Week 3:
Topic: Administrative Behaviour
Decision-making (Simon), Motivation (Maslow, Herzberg).
Source: Mohit Bhattacharya.
Link with GS: Ethics—Role of Motivation and Decision-making.
Week 4:
Topic: Organisations
Formal and Informal Organizations, Communication, Leadership.
Source: Nicholas Henry.
Month 2: Thematic Topics (Paper 1)
Week 1:
Topic: Accountability and Control
Legislative, Executive, Judicial Control.
RTI, Citizen Charter.
Source: Mohit Bhattacharya, 2nd ARC Reports.
Week 2:
Topic: Administrative Law and Governance
Delegated Legislation, Administrative Adjudication.
Concepts of Governance, E-Governance.
Source: Nicholas Henry, Kurukshetra.
Week 3:
Topic: Financial Administration
Budget, Performance Budgeting, Zero-Based Budgeting.
Source: Mohit Bhattacharya.
Week 4:
Topic: Development Administration
Riggs’ Models, Public Choice Approach.
Source: Nicholas Henry.
Month 3: Indian Administration (Paper 2)
Week 1:
Topic: Evolution of Indian Administration
Mauryan to Mughal Administration.
Post-Independent Developments.
Source: Ramesh Arora, S.R. Maheshwari.
Week 2:
Topic: Union and State Government
President, PMO, Cabinet Secretariat, Chief Secretary.
Role of Governors.
Source: S.R. Maheshwari.
Week 3:
Topic: District Administration
Role of District Collector, Disaster Management, Law and Order.
Source: Ramesh Arora.
Practice: Write a case study on disaster management.
Week 4:
Topic: Public Sector and PSU Reforms
Role of PSUs, PPP Models, Disinvestment.
Source: Kurukshetra, Yojana.
Month 4: Advanced Topics and Current Affairs
Week 1:
Topic: Social Welfare Administration
Schemes for SCs, STs, Women, and Children.
Source: S.R. Maheshwari, Yojana.
Week 2:
Topic: Planning and Economic Administration
NITI Aayog, Planning Commission.
Source: Ramesh Arora.
Week 3:
Topic: Administrative Reforms
Major reforms from Kothari Commission to 2nd ARC.
Source: 2nd ARC Reports.
Week 4:
Topic: Local Governance
Panchayati Raj, Urban Local Bodies, 73rd & 74th Amendments.
Source: Ramesh Arora, Yojana.
Month 5: Revision and Writing Practice
Week 1-2:
Revise Paper 1 (Thinkers, Governance, Financial Administration).
Solve previous year’s Paper 1 questions.
Week 3-4:
Revise Paper 2 (Indian Administration).
Solve previous year’s Paper 2 questions.
Month 6: Tests and Final Touch
Join a test series and practice under time constraints.
Focus on weak areas identified during the tests.
Prepare short, crisp notes for last-minute revision.
Update your answers with recent examples from current affairs.
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