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What to read for Public Administration in IAS?
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Preliminary Examination
Basic 1. Introduction to the Study of Public Administration �L.D. White 2. Public Administration �A.R. Tyagi 3. Public Administration in Theory and Practice �M.P. Sharma & B.L. Sadana 4. Administrative Thinkers �Prasad & Prasad 5. Public Administration �Avasthi & Maheshwari 6. Public Administration �Mohit Bhattacharya
Specific Topics 1. Financial Administration : Financial Administration in India � M.J.K. Thavaraj 2. Comparative Administration : Public Administration : A Comparative Perspective (Topic No. 5 & 6) �Ferrel Heady 3. Administrative Behaviour : Administrative Behaviour (In press) �Rajiv Ranjan Singh 4. Indian Administration �Avasthi & Avasthi 5. Constitution of India �D.D. Basu. Relevant Topics : 1. Union Executive 2. State Executive 3. Centre-State Relations 4. Public Services & Public Service Commission 5. Rights & Liabilities of Civil Servants.
Mains Examination
Paper I
Basic
1. Introduction to the study of Public Administration �L.D. White 2. Public Administration �Mohit Bhattacharya 3. Administrative Thinkers �Prasad & Prasad 4. Public Administration �A.R. Tyagi 5. Public Administration �C.P. Bhambri
Specific Topics 1. Basic premises : Modern Public Administration �Nigro & Nigro 2. Vaid's Fundamentals of Public Admninistrative Series (Ashtam Prakashan) (i) Principles of Organisation and Comparative Public Administration (ii) Administrative Behaviour 3. Personnel Administration : Public Personnel Administration �O. Glenn. Stahl 4. Administrative Law : Administrative Law �M.P. Jain 5. Comparative and Development Administration : Comparative Public Administration �R.K. Arora 6. Public Policy : Public Policy �R.K. Sapru
Paper II
Basic 1. Constitution of India �D.D. Basu 2. Indian Administration �Avasthi & Avasthi 3. Administrative Reform Commission (ARC) Report on (a)Machinery of Planning (b)Centre-state relationships (c)Financial Administration (d)State Administration (e)District Administration 4. Public Administration �A.R. Tyagi 5. Issues in Indian Administration �R.B. Jain 6. Special volumes of Indian Journal of Public Administration Specific Topics : 1. Evolution of Indian Administration : NCERT Books (Class XI & XII) on Indian History : Administrative portion. 2. Centre-State Relations : A brief reference to Sarkaria Commission Report. 3. Public Undertakings : Principles and Practices of Public Enterprise Management�Laxmi Narayan 4. Control of Public Expenditure : Financial Administration in India�M.J.K. Thavaraj 5. State Administration : State Administration�J.D. Shukla 6. District Administration : District Administration�S.S. Khera 7. Local Administration : Local Government in India�S.R. Maheshwari 8. Administration for Welfare : Social Welfare Administration�D. Paul Choudhary Annual Report of Department of Justice & Empowerment