PARLIAMENT OF INDIA, Parliament Of India

Advt. No. 6/2017

PARLIAMENT OF INDIA

(JOINT RECRUITMENT CELL)

Online Applications are invited from eligible Indian citizens for filling up of vacancies on direct recruitment basis for the following posts in Lok Sabha Secretariat:

Post No.	Name of the post and scale of pay	Vacancies
Post No.	Name of the post and scale of pay	SC	ST	OBC	UR	Total
1.	Executive/Legislative/Committee /Protocol Officer {A level 10 post in the Pay Matrix (provisional)[ in the pay band of Rs. 15600-39100 (PB - 3 ) + Grade Pay : Rs. 5400 (Pre-revised )]}	00	01	05	10	16
2.	Research /Reference Officer { A level 10 post in the Pay Matrix (provisional) [in the pay band of Rs. 15600-39l09 (PB- 3) + Grade Pay : Rs. 5400 (Pre-revised)]}	01	0 1	03	07	12

An applicant should submit only one application. Those candidates who are eligible and want to apply for both the posts are also required to submit a single application, indicating their preference for the posts.

RESERVATION FOR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PERSONS

The reservation of vacancies for physically challenged persons is as under :

Post No.	Post	Number of vacancies reserved	Category for which identified	Function al Classification	Physical Requirements
I.	Executive/Legisl ative/ Committee/Protocol Officer	01	Locomotor Disability	One leg affected (Right or lejl)[OL] impaired reach Weakness of grip at axic One arm affected (Right or Left) [OA] Impaired reach Weakness of grip at axic Both legs affected but not arms [BL]	F S SE H RW C	Work performed by manipulating (with fingers)
						Work performed by sitting (on bench or chair)
						Work perfonned by seeing
						Work performed by hearing/speaking
						Work perfonned by reading and writing
						Communication
2.	Research/Reference Officer**	01	Visu al lmpainnent	LV - (Low Vision)

*The post is also suitable for physically challenged persons with Functional Classification of Visual lmpairmem (Low Vision) and Heari ng Impairment (Partially Deaf). However, the physically challenged persons with Visual Impairment/ Hearing Impairm en t will not be entitled to avail relaxation in qualifying marks prescribed in this adve rtisement .

**The post is also suitable for physically challenged persons with Locomotor Disability/Hearing impai rment as per details given below:

Functional classification

Both legs affected but not arms [BL]
One leg affected (Right or Left) [OLJ
1. Impaired reach
2. Weakness of grip ---------------------> Locomotor Disability
3. at axic
One arm affected (Right or Left) [OA]
1. Impaired reach
2. Weakness of grip
3. ataxic

IV. PD - Partially Deaf --------------------------> Hearing Impairment

However, the physically challenged persons with Locomotor Disability/ Hearing impairment will not be entitled to avail relaxation in qualifying marks prescribed in this advertisement.

AGE LIMIT: Upper age limit is 27 years for both the posts.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Post No. 1: Executive/Legislative/Committee/Protocol Officer
Master' s degree in any discipline from a recognised University OR Two-year Post Graduate Diplo ma in any disc ipline reco gnise d by a Univers ity/All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) OR LL.B degree from a recognised University OR Qualified Cost Accountant/Chartered Accountant /Company Secretary OR Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recogn ise d University with a minimum of 3 years service in the SCALE OF PAY of Rs. 9300-34800 (PB-2) + GRADE PAY: Rs. 4800 (pre-revised) in Lok Sabha Secretariat.
Desirable : Certificate in computer course recognised by All India Council of Technical Education (AlCTE)/ Department of Elect ronics Accreditation of Computer Courses (DOEACC) or courses equivalent to 'O' Level in terms of syllabus and duration of course as prescribed by DOEACC.

Post No. 2: Research/Reference Officer
Master's degree in any discipline from a recognised University OR Two-year Post Graduate Diploma in any discipline recognised by a University/All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) OR LLB degree from a recognised University OR Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised University with a minimum of 3 years service in the
SCALE OF PAY of Rs. 9300 -34800 (PB-2) + GRADE PAY: Rs. 4800 (pre-revised) in Lok Sabha Secretariat.

Desirable :Ce rtificate in computer course recogn ise d by All India Council for Technical Education (AICT E)/ Departme nt of Electronics Accreditation of Computer Courses (DOEACC) or course s eq uiv ale nt to 'O' Level in terms of sylla bus a nd duration of cour se as presc ribed by DOEACC.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

Preliminary Examination: The examination will consist of 150 multiple choice objectivetype que s tio ns, carryin g 150 marks, to be answered in two ho urs. The paper will contain 50 multiple choice objective type questions (50 marks) on General Knowledge including Indian poli ty, law and governance, modern history, culture , economy, geography, role of science and technology indevelopment of India and current events of national and international impo1tance; 50 questions (50 marks) on Mental Ability, Graphs, Diagrams and simple Arithmetic ; and remaining 50 questions(SO marks) on General English including usages, vocabulary corrections, synonyms, antonyms , idi omat ic phrases, etc.

The marks secured by the candidates in the preliminary examination will not be accounted for while preparing the final selection list.

Main Examination : The examination will consist of the following papers: -

Paper	Subiect	Marks	Duration
I	General Studies*	300	3 hours
II	English Essay, Precis, Comprehension and Grammar* *	300	3 hours
III	Any two subjects to be selected from the 14 optional subjects***. Each subject will have two papers.	300	3 hours
IV		300	3 hours
V		300	3 hours
VI		300	3 hours
Perso nal In terview		150
Total		1950

* The paper will contain small and medium descri ptive type of questions on Indian polity, modern history, culture, heritage, economy, geography, Jaw enforcement issues,environmental issues, current events of national and international importance, developments in the field of science and technology, communications and space, etc.

** Essay ( 125 marks), precis (75 marks), comprehension (50 marks) and grammar (50 marks).

*** Candidates will have to choose two subjects out of the following 14 Subjects:

Agriculture
Chemistry
Commerce and Accountancy
Economics
Geography
History
law
Management
Mathematics
Physics
Political Science and InternationalRelations
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology

Provided that the candidates will not be allowed following combinations of subiects:

Political Science and International Relations and Public Administration Commerce and Accountancy and Management

Management and Public Admini stration

All the papers will be of descriptive type. All the question papers will be in English only. However, the candidates will have the option to answe r Paper-I and Paper-III to Paper-VI either in English or in Hindi. The candidates will have to write all the answers in a paper in one mediumi.e. either in Englis h or in Hindi (except Paper-II which is to be written in English only).

Only those candidates who obtain the min im um qual ifying marks in each paper and aggregate will be called for personal int erview. The Joint Recruitment Cell will have full disc retion to fix the minimum qualifying marks in each paper/aggregate to arrive at reasonable vacancy candidate ratio.

Personal Interview: Personal Interview will carry 150 marks. Candidates will have to secure the minimum qualifying marks in the Personal fnterview.

From amongst the candidates who obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the Personal Interview, selection will be made on the basis of the overall performance of candidates in the Main Examination and Personal Interview, subject to availability of vacancies . The candidates belonging to OBC, SC and ST categories who will be availing the benefit of their category in marks obtained for qualifying the Preliminary Examin ation and/or Main Examination and/or Personal Interview and/or in age will not be entitled to occupy UR vacancy.

Those cand idates who are eligible and want to apply for both the posts are required to subm it a sin gle applic ation, indicating their preference for the posts. No change sha ll be allo wed in the post applied for/preference in dicated for a post at a later stage. The preference given by a candidate shall be strictly adhered to vis- g_-vis the availability of vacanc ie s .

SYLLABI FOR OPTIONAL SUBJECTS FOR MAIN EXAMINATION

AGRICULTURE

Paper-I

Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainable management and conservation. Physical and social environment as factors of crop distribution and production. Climatic elements as factors of crop growth, impact of changing environment on cropping pattern as indicators of environments. Environmental pollution and associated hazards to crops, animals, and humans.

Cropping pattern in different agro-climatic zones of the country. Impact of high-yielding and short duration varieties on shifts in cropping pattern. Concepts of multiple cropping, multistorey, relay and inter-cropping, and their importance in relation to food production. Package of practices for production of important cereals, pulses, oil seeds, fibres, sugar, commercial and fodder crops grown during Kharif and Rabi seasons in differentregions of the country.

Important features, scope and propagation of various types of forestry plantations such as extension, social forestry, agro-forestry, and natural forests.

Weeds, their characteristics,dissemination and association with various crops; their multiplication; cultura,l biological and chemical control of weeds.

Soil-physical, chemical and biological properties. Processes and factors of soil formation. Modern classification of Indian soils, Mineral and organic constituents of soils and their role in maintaining soil productivity. Essential plant nutrients and other beneficial elements in soils and plants. Principles of soil fertility and its evaluation for judicious fertiliser use, integrated nutrient management. Losses of nitrogen in soil, nitrogen-use efficiency in submerged rice soils, nitrogen fixation in soils. Fixation of phosphorus and potassium in soils and the scope for their efficient use. Problem soils and their reclamation methods.

Soil conservation planning on watershed basis. Erosion and run-off management in hilly, foot hills, and valley lands; processes and factors affecting them. Dry land agriculture and its problems. Technology of stabilising agriculture production in rain fed agriculture area.

Water-use efficiency in relation to crop production, criteria for scheduling irrigations, ways and means of reducing run-off losses of irrigation water. Drip and sprinkler irrigation. Drainage of

water-logged soils, quality of irrigation water, effect of industrial effluents on soil and water pollution.

Farm managemen,tscope, importance and characteristics, farm planning. Optimum resources use and budgeting. Economics of different types of farming systems.

Marketing and pricing of agricultural inputs and outputs, price fluctuations and their cost; role of co operatives in agricultural economy; types and systems of farming and factors affecting them.

Agricultural extension, its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programmes, socio-economic survey and status of big, small, and marginal farmers and landless agricultural labourers; farm mechanization and its role in agricultural production and rural employment. Training programmes for extension workers; lab-to-land programmes.

PAPER-II

Cell Theory, cell structure, cell organelles and their function, cell division,nucleic acids-structure and function, gene structure and function. Laws of heredity, their significance in plant breeding. Chromosome structure, chromosomal aberrations, linkage and cross-over,and their significance in recombination breeding. Polyploidy, an euploid and euploids. Mutation-micro and macro-and their role in crop improvement. Variation, components of variation. Heritability, sterility and incompatibility, classification and their application in crop improvement. Cytoplasmic inheritance, sex-linked, sex-influenced and sex-limited characters.

History of plant breeding. Modes of reproduction, selfing and crossing techniques. Origin and evolution of crop plants, centre of origin, law of homologous series, crop genetic resources conservation and utilization. Application of principles of plant breeding to the improvement of major field crops. Pure-line selection, pedigree, mass and recurrent selections, combining ability, its significance in plant breeding. Hybrid vigour and its exploitation, backcross method of breeding, breeding for disease and pest resistance, role of inter-specific and inter-generichybridization. Role of biotechnology in plant breeding.Improved varieties, hybrids, composites of various crop plants.

Seed technology, its importance. Different kinds of seeds and their seed production and processing techniques. Role of public and private sectors in seed production, processing and marketing in India.

Physiology and its significance in agriculture.lmbibition, surface tension, diffusion and osmosis. Absorption and translocation of water, transpiration and water economy.

Enzymes and plant pigments; photosynthesis-modern concepts and factors affecting the process, aerobic and non-aerobic respiration; C, C and CAM mechanisms. Carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism.

Growth and development; photoperiodism and vernalization. Auxins, hormones, and other plant regulators and their mechanism of action and importance in agriculture. Physiology of seed development and germination; dormancy.

Climatic requirements and cultivationof major fruits, plants, vegetable crops and flower plants; the package of practices and their scientific basis. Handling and marketing problems of fruit and vegetables. Principle methods of preservation of important fruits and vegetable products, processing techniques and equipment. Role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition. Raising of ornamental plants, and design and layout of lawns and gardens.

Diseases and pests of field vegetables, orchard and plantation crops of India. Causes and classification of plant pests and diseases. Principles of control of plant pests and diseases Biologicalcontrol of pests and diseases. Integrated pest and disease management. Epidemiology and forecasting.

Pesticides, their formulations and modes of action. Compatibility with rhizobai l inoculants. Microbial toxins.

Storage,pests and diseases of cereals and pulses, and their control.

Food production and consumption trends in India. National and international food policies. Produciton, procuremen,t distribution and processing constraints. Relation of food production to national dietary pattern, major deficiencies of calorie and protein.

CHEMISTRY

PAPER-I

Atomic structure

Quantum theory, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, Schrodinger wave equation (time independent). Interpreat tion of wave function, particle in one-dimensional box, quantum numbers, hydrogen atom wave functions. Shapes of s, p and d orbitals.
Chemical bonding

Ionic bond, characteristics of ionic compounds, factors affecting stability of ionic compounds, lattice energy, Born-Haber cycle; covalent bond and its general characteristics, polarities of bonds in molecules and their dipole moments. Valence bond theory, concept of resonance and resonance energy. Molecular orbital theory (LCAO method); bonding in homonuclear molecules: H2+, H2 to Ne2, NO, CO, HF, CN, CN- , BeH2 and CO2. Comparison of valence bond and molecular orbital theories, bond order, bond strengthand bond length.
Solid State

Forms of solids, law of constancy of interfacial angles, crystal systems and crystal classes (crystallographic groups). Designation of crystal faces, lattice structures and unit cell. Laws of rational indices. Bragg's law. X-ray diffraction by crystals. Close packing, radius ratio rules, calculation of some limiting radius ratio values. Structures of NaCl, ZnS, CsCI, CaF2, Cdl2 and rutile. Imperfections in crystals, stoichiometric and nonstoichiometric defects, impurity defects, semi-conductors. Elementary study of liquid crystals.
The gaseous state

Equation of state for real gases, intermolecular interaction,s liquefication of gases and critical phenomena, Maxwell's distribution of speeds, intermolecular collisions, collisions on the wall and effusion.
Thermodynamics and statistical thermodynamics

Thermodynamic systems, states and processes, work, heat and internal energy; first law of thermodynamcis, work done on the systems and heat absorbed in different types of processes; calorimetry, energy and enthalpy changes in various processes and their temperature dependence.

Second law of thermodynamic;s entropy as a state function, entropy changes in various processes, entropy- reversib ility and irreversibility, Free energy functions; criteria for equilibrium, relation between equilibrium constant and thermodynamic quantities: Nernst heat theorem and third law of thermodynamics.

Micro and macro states; canonical ensemble and canonical partition function; electronic, rotational and vibrational partition functions and thermodynamic quantities; chemical equilibrium in ideal gas reactions.
Phase equilibria and solutions

Phase equilibria in pure substances; Clausius-Clapeyron equation; phase diagram for a pure substance; phase equilibria in binary systems, partially miscible liquids- upper and lower critical solution temperatuer s; partial molar quantities, their significance and determination; excess thermodynamic functionsand their determination.
Electrochemistry

Debye-Huckel theoryof strong electrolytes and Debye-Huckellimiting Law for various equilibrium and transport properties.

Galvanic cells, concentration cells; electrochemical series, measurement of e.m.f. of cells and its applications fuel cells and batteries.

Processes at electrodes; double layer at the interface: rate of charge transfer, current density;overpotential; electroanalytical technique-svollameter, polarography

ampero-metry, cyclic-voltamerty, ion selective electrodes and their use.
Chemical kinetics

Concentration dependence of rate of reaction: differential and integral rate equations for zeroth, first, second and fractional order reactions. Rate equations involving reverse, parallel, consecutive and chain reactions; effect of temperature and pressure on rate constant. Study of fast reactions by stop-flow and relaxation methods. Collisions and transition state theories.
Photochemistry

Absorption of light; decay of excited state by different routes; photochemical reactions between hydrogen and halogensand their quantum yields.
Surface phenomena and catalysis

Absorption from gases and solutions on solid adsorbents, adsorption isotherms,- Langmuir and

B.E.T. isotherms; determination of surface area, characteristics and mechanism of reaction on heterogeneous catalysts.
Bio-inorganic chemistry

Metal ions in biological systems and their role in ion-transport across the membranes (molecular mechanism,) ionophores, photosynthesis-PSI, PSII; nitrogen fixation, oxygen-uptake proteins, cytochromes and ferredoxins.
Coordination chemistry
1. Electronic configurations; introduction to theories of bonding in transition metal complexes. Valence bond theory, crystal field theory and its modifications; applications of theories in the explanation of magnetism and electronic spactra of metal complexes.
2. Isomerism in coordinaiton compounds. IUPAC nomenclature of coordination compounds; stereochemistry of complexes with 4 and 6 coordination numbers: chelate effect and polynuclear complexes; trans effect and its theories: kinetics of substitution reactions in square-planercomplexes; thermodynamic and kinetic stability of complexes.
3. Synthesis and structures of metal carbonyls; carboxylate anions, carbonyl hydrides and metal nitrosyl compounds.
4. Complexes with aromaitc systems, synthesis, structure and bonding in metal olefin complexes, alkyne complexes and cyclopentadienyl complexes; coordinative unsaturation, oxidative addition reactions, insertion reactions, fluxional molecules and their characterization. Compounds with metal-metal bonds and metal atom clusters.
General chemistry of 'f' block elements

Lanthanides and actinides; separation, oxidation states, magnetic and spectral properties; lanthanidecontraction.
Non-Aqueous Solvents

Reactions in liquid NH3, HF, S02 and H2 S04. Failure of solvent system concept, coordination model of non-aqueous solvents. Some highly acidic media, fluorosulphuric acid and super acids.

PAPER-II

1. Delocalised covalent bonding : Aromaticity, anti-aromaticity; annulenes, azulenes, tropolones,kekulene, fulvenes, sydnones.

2(a) Reaction mechanisms : General methods (both kinetic and non-kinetic) of study of mechanism or organic reactions illustrated by examples-use of isotopes, cross-over experiment, intermediate trapping, stereochemistry; energydiagrams of simple organic reacitons-transition states and intermeidates; energy of activation; thermodynamiccontrol and kineticcontrol of reactions.

Reactive intermediates : Generation, geometry, stability and reactions of carbonium and carbonium ions, carbanions, free radicals,carbenes, benzynes and niternes.
Substitution reactions : SN1, SN2, SNi, SN1', SN2', SN'i and SRN1 mechanisms;

neighbouring group participation; electrophliic and nucleophilic reactions of aromatic compound including simpleheterocyclic compounds-pyrrole, furan thiophene, indole.
Eliminaiton reactions: E1, E2 and E1cb mechanism; orientationin E2 reactions-Saytzeff and Hoffmann; pyrolytic syn elimination-acetatepyrolysis, Chugaev and Cope eliminations.
Addition reactions : Electophilic addition to C*=C and C=C; nucleophilic addition to C=O, C=N, conjugated olefins and carbonyls.
Rearrangements : Pinaco-lpinacolune,Hoffmann, Beckmann, Baeyer-Villiger, Favorskii, Fries, Claisen, Cope, Stevens and Wagner-Meerwein rearrangements.

Pericyclic reactions : Classification and examples; Woodward-Hoffmann rules-clectrocyclic reactions, cycloaddition reactions [2+2 and 4+2] and sigmatropic shifts [1, 3; 3, 3 and 1, 5] FMO approach.
Chemistry and mechanism of reactions : Aldol condensation (including directed aldol condensation), Claisen condensation, Dieckmann, Perkin, Knoevenage,l Witting, Clemmensen, Wolff-Kishner, Cannizzaro and von Richter reactions; Stobbe, benzoin and acyloin condensations; Fischer indole synthesis, Skraup synthesis, Bischler-Napieralski,Sandmeyer, Reimer-Tiemann and Reformatsky reactions.
Polymeric Systems
1. Physical chemistry of polymers : Polymer solutions and their thermodynamicproperties; number and weight average molecular weights of polymers. Determinationof molecular weights by sedimentation, light scattering, osmotic pressure, viscosity, end group analysis methods.
2. Preparation and properties of polymers : Organic polymers-polyethylene,polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, Teflon, nylon, terylene, synthetic and natural rubber. Inorganic polymers phosphonitrilic halides, borazines, silicones and silicates.
3. Biopolymers: Basic bonding in proteins, DNA and RNA.
Synthetic uses of reagents : Os04, HI04, Cr0 3, Pb(OAc)4, Se0 2, NBS, B2H6, Na-Liquid NH3, LiA1H4 NaBH4 n-Buli , MCPBA.
Photochemist : Photochemical reactions of simple organic compounds, excited and ground states, singlet and triplet states, Norrish-Type I and Type II reactions.
Principles of spectroscopy and applications in structure elucidation

Rotational spectra: diatomic molecules; isotopic substitution and rotational constants.
Vibrational spectra: diatomic molecules, linear triatomic molecules, specific frequencies of functional groups in polyatomicmolecules.
Electronic spectra : Singlet and triplet states. N->n* and n->n* transitions; applicaiton to conjugated double bonds and conjugated carbonyls-Woodward-Fieserrules.
Nuclear magnetic resonance: Isochronous and anisochronous protons; chemical shift and coupling constants; Application of H1 NMR to simple organic molecules.
Mass spectra : Parent peak, base peak, daugther peak, metastable peak, fragmenat tion of simple organic molecules; a cleavage, Mcl afferty rearrangement.
Electron spin resonance: Inorganiccomplexes and free radicals.

COMMERCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

Paper-I
Accounting & Finance

Part-I - Accounting, Taxation & Auditing

Financial Accounting

Accounting as a financial information system; Impact of behavioural sciences.

Accounting Standards e.g., accounting for depreciation, inventories, gratuity, research and development costs, long term construction contracts, revenue recognition, fixed assets, contingencies,foreign exchange transactions, investments and government grants.

Advanced problems of company accounts.

Amalgamation absorption and reconstructionof companies. Valuation of shares and goodwill.

Cost Accounting

Nature and functions of cost accounting. Job Costing

Process Costing

Marginal Costing; Techniques of segregating semi-variable costs into fixed and variable costs. Cost-volume-profit relationship; aid to decision making including pricing decisions, shutdown etc. Techniques of cost control and cost reduction.

Budgetary control, flexible budgets. Standard costing and variance analysis.

Responsibility accounting, investment, profit and Cost centres.

Taxation Definitions Basis of charge.

Incomes which do not form part of total income.

Simple problems of computation of income under various heads, i.e., salaries, income from house property, profits and gains from business or profession, capital gains, income of other persons included in assessee's total income.

Aggregation of income and set off/carry forward of loss. Deductions to be made in computni g total income.

Auditing

Audit of cash transactions, expenses, incomes, purchases, sales.

Valuation and verificationof assets with special reference to fixed assets, stocks and debts. Verification of liabilities.

Audit of limited companies; appointment, removal, powers, duties and liabilities of company auditor, significanceof 'true and fare', MAOCARO report.

Auditor's report and qualifications therein.

Special points in the audit of different organisations like clubs, hospitals, colleges, charitable societies.

Part-II - Business Finance and Financial Institutions

Finance Function-Nature, Scope and Objectives of Financial Management-Risk and Return relationship.

Financial Analysis as a Diagnostic Tool.

Management of Working Capital and its Components-Forecasting working capital needs, inventory, debtors, cash and credit management.

InvestmentDeci sions-Nature and Scope of Capital Budgeting-Various types of decisions including Make or Buy and Lease or Buy-Techniques of Appraisal and their application.

Considerationof Risk and Uncertainty-Analysis of Non-financial Aspects.

Rate of Return on Investments-Required Rate of Return-its measurement-Cost of Capital Weighted Average Cost-Different Weights.

Concepts of Valuation-Valuationof firm's Fixed Income Securities and Common Stocks.

Dividend and Retention Policy-Residual Theory or Dividend Practices.

Policy-Other Models-Actual

Capital Structure-Leverages-Significance or Leverages-Theoriesof Capital Structure with special reference to Modigliani and Miller approach. Planning the Capital Structure of a Company; EBIT EPS Analysis, Cash-flow ability to service debt, Capital Structure Ratios, other methods.

Raising finance-short term and long term. Bank finance-norms and conditions.

Financial Distress-Approaching BIFR under Sick Industrial UndertakingsAct: Concept of Sickness, PotentialSickness, Cash Loss, Erosion of Net worth.

Money Markets-the purpose of Money Markets, Money Market in India-Organization and working of Capital markets in India-Organization, Structure and Role of Financial Institutions in India. Banks and Investing Institutions-National and International Financial Institutions-their norms and types of financial assistance provided-inter-bank lending-itsregulation, supervision and control. System of Consortium-Supervision and regulation of banks.

Monetary and Credit policy of Reserve Bank of India.

PAPER-II

Organisation Theory and Industrial Relations

Part-I - ORGANISATION THEORY

Nature and concept of Organisation- Organisation goals; Primary and secondary goals, Single and multiple goals, ends means chain-Displacement, succession, expansion and multiplication of goals-Formal organisation; Type, Structure-Line and Staff, functional matrix, and project-Informal organisation-functionsand limitations.

Evolution of organisation theory : Classical, Neo-classical and system approach-Bureaucracy; Nature and basis of power, sources of power, power structure and politics-Organisational behaviour as a dynamic system : technical, social and power systems-interrelations and interactions-Perception-Status system. Theoreitcal and empirical foundation of theories and Models of motivation. Morale and productivity-Leadersiph : Theories and styles-Management of conflicts in organisation-Transactional Analysis-Significance of culture to organisations. Limits of rationality-Organisaiotnal change, adaptation, growth and development, Professional management Vs. family managemen,tOrganisational control and effectiveness.

Part-II - Industrial Relations

Nature and scope of industrial relations, the socio-economic set-up, need for positive approach.

Industrial labour in India and its commitment-stages of commitments. Migratory nature-merits and shortcomings.

Theories of Unionism.

Trade Union movement in India-origin, growth and structure; Attitude and approach of management of India-recognition. Problems before Indian Trade Union movement.

Industrial disputes-sources;strikes and lockouts.

Compulsory adjudication and collective bargaining-app roaches.

Worker's participation in management-philosop,hryationale; present day state of affairs and future prospects.

Prevention and settlement of industrial disputes in India. Industrial relations in Public Enterprises.

Absenteeism and labour turnover in Indian Industries-causes Relative wages and wage differentials; wage policy.

Wage policy in India; the Bonus issue.

1.l. O. and India

Role of Personnel Department in the Organisation.

ECONOMICS

PAPER-I
1. Ricardian, Marshallian and Walrasain approaches to price determination. Types of Markets and price determination. Criteria or Welfare improvement. Alternate theories of distribution.
2. Functions of money-Measurementof price level changes-Money and real balances-Monetary standards-High-powered money and the Quantity theory of money, its variants and critiquesthereof-Demand for and supply of money-The money multiplier. Theories of determination of interest rate-Interest and prices-Theories of inflation and control of inflation.
3. Full employment and Says' Law-underemploymenet quilibrui m-Keynes'Theory of employment (and income)determination-Critiques of Keynesian Theory.
4. The modern monetary system-Banks, non-bank financial intermediaries , Discount House, and Central Bank. Structure of Money and financial markets and control. Money market instruments, bills and bonds. Real and nominal interest rates. Goals and instruments of monetary management in closed and open economies. Relation between the Central Bank and the Treasury. Proposal for ceiling on growth rate of money.
5. Public finance and its role in market economy in stabilization, supply stability, allocative efficiency, distributionand development. Sources of revenue-Forms of Taxes and subsidies, theirincidence and effects; Limits to taxation, loans, crowding-out effects, and limits to borrowing. Types of budget deficits-Public expenditure and its effects.
6. International Economics
  1. Old and New theories of InternationalTrade.
    1. Comparative advantage, Terms of trade and offer curve.
    2. Product cycle and Strategic trade theories.
    3. "Tradeas an engine of growth" and theories of underdevelopment in an open economy.
  2. Forms of protection.
  3. Balanceof Payments Adjustments AlternativeApproaches.
    1. Price versus income, income adjustments under fixed exchange rates.
    2. Theories of policy mix.
    3. Exchange rate adjustments under capital mobility.
    4. Floating Rates and their implications for developing countries; Currency Boards.
  4. (a) IMF and the World Bank.
  1. W.T.O.
  2. Trade Blocks and monetary unions.

Growth and development

Theories of growth : Classical and neo-classical theories; The Harrod model; economicdevelopment under surplus Labour; wage-goods as a constraint on growth; relative importance of physical and human capitals in growth; innovations and development; Producitvity, its growth and source of changes thereof. Factors determining savings to income ratio and the capital-out put ratio.
Main features of growth : Changes in Sectoral compositions of income; Changes in occupational distribution; changes in income distribution; changes in consumption levels and patterns; changes in savings and investment and in pattern of investment. Case for and against industrialization. Significance of agriculture in developing countries.
Relation between state, planning and growth, Changing roles of market and plans in growth, economic policy and growth.
Role of foreign capital and technology in growth. The significance of multi-nationals.
Welfare indicators and measures of growth-Human development indices-The basic needs approach.
Concept of sustainable developmen;t convergence of levels of living of developed and developing countries; meaning of self-reliance in growth and development.

PAPER-II

Evolution of the Indian Economy till independence. The Colonial Heritage : Land System & Agriculture, Taxes, Money and credit, Trade, Exchange Rate, theu Dr ain of Wealth controvers"yof late 19th Century. Randade's critique of Laissez-Faire; Swadeshi movement: Gandhi and Hind Swaraj.
Indian Economics in Post-Independent Era-Contribuiot ns of Vakil, Gadgil and Rao. National and per capita Income: Patterns, Trends, Aggregate and sectoral-composition and changes therein. Broad factors determining National Income and its distribution; Measures of poverty. Trends in below poverty-line proportion.

Ill. Employment : Factors determining employment in short and long periods. Role of capital, wage-goods, wage-rate and technology. Measures of unemployment. Relation between income, poverty and employment, and issues of distribution and social justice.

Agriculture-Institutionalset-up of land system size of agriculture holdings and efficiency-Green Revolution and technool gical changes-Agricultural prices and terms of trade-Role of public distribution and farm-subsidies on agricultural prices and production. Employment and poverty in agriculture-Rural wages-employment schemes-growth experience-land reforms. Regional disparities in agricultural growth. Role of Agriculture in export.

Industry : Industrial system of India : Trends in Composition and growth. Role of public and private sectors, Role of small and cottage industries. Indian industrial Strategy-Capital versusconsumer goods, wage-goods versus luxuries, capital-intensive versus labour-intensivetechniques, import-substitutingversus export promotion.Sickness and high-cost Industrial policies and their effects. Recent moves for liberalization and their effects on Indian industry.
Money and banking : The monetary institutions of India: Factors determining demand for and supply of money. Sources of Reserve money-money multiplier-Techniques of money supply regulation under open economy. Functioning of money market in India. Budget deficit and money supply. Issues in Reform of Monetary and Banking Systems.
Index numbers of price levels-Course of Price level in post-Independence period-sources andcauses of inflation-role of monetary and supply factors in price level determination-policies towards control of inflation. Effects of inflation under open economy.
Trade, balance of payments and exchange : Foreign trade of India; composition and direction shifts in trade policy from import substitution to export promoiton. Impact of liberalization on pattern of trade. India's external Borrowings-the Debt problem. Exchang e rate of the rupee; Devaluations, depreciations and their effects on balance of payments-Gold imports and Gold policy-convertibility on current and capital accounts-rupee in an open economy. Integration of Indian economy with world economy-Indiaand the WTO.
Public Finance and Fiscal Policy: Characteristics of and trends in India's Public Finance-Role of Taxes, (direct and indirect) and subsidies-Fiscal and monetary deficits-public expenditures and their significance-Public Finance and Inflation-Limiting Government's debt-Recent fiscal policiesand their effects.
Economci Planning in India-Trends in Savings and investment-Trends in Savings to Income and capital-output ratios-Producvtiity, its sources, growth and trends-growth versus distribution Transition from Central Planning to indicative planning-relation between Market and Plan strategiesfor Growth, social justice and Plans. Planning and increasing the growth rate.

GEOGRAPHY

Paper- I

Principles of Geography
Physical Geography:
1. Geomorphology: Factors controlling landform development; endogenetic and exogenetic forces; Origin and evolution of the earth's crust; Fundamentalsof geomagnetism; Physicalconditions of the earth's interior; Geosynclines; Continental drift; lsostasy; Plate tectonics; Recent views on mountain building; Vulcanicity; Earthquakes and Tsunamis; Concepts of geomorphic cycles and Landscape development ; Denudation chronology; Channel morphology; Erosion surfaces; Slope development ; Applied Geomorphology : Geohydrology, economic geology and environment.
2. Climatology: Temperature and pressure belts of the world; Heat budget of the earth; Atmospheric circulation; atmospheric stability and instability. Planetary and local winds; Monsoons and jet streams; Air masses and fronto genesis, Temperate and tropical cyclones; Types and distribution of precipitation; Weather and Climate; Koppen's, Thornthwaite's and Trewartha's classification of world climates; Hydrological cycle; Global climatic change and role and response of man in climatic changes, Applied climatology and Urban climate.
3. Oceanography: Bottom topography of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans; Temperature and salinity of the oceans; Heat and salt budgets, Ocean deposits; Waves, currents and tides; Marine resources: biotic, mineral and energy resources; Coral reefs, coral bleaching; sea-level changes;law of the sea and marine pollution.
4. Biogeography: Genesis of soils; Classification and distribution of soils; Soil profile; Soil erosion, Degradation and conservation; Factors influencing world distribution of plants and animals; Problems of deforestation and conservation measures; Social forestry; agro-forestry; Wild life; Major gene pool centres.
5. Environmental Geograph:y Principel of ecology; Human ecological adaptations; Influence ofman on ecology and environmen;t Global and regional ecological changes and imbalances; Ecosystem their management and conservation; Environmental degradatoi n, management and conservation; Biodiversity and sustainable development; Environmental policy; Environmental hazards and remedial measures; Environmental education and legislation.

Human Geography:

Perspectivesin Human Geography: Areal differentiation; regional synthesis; Dichotomy and dualism; Environmentalism; Quantitative revolution and locational analysis; radical, behavioura,l human and welfare approaches; Languages, religions and secularisation; Cultural regions of the world; Human development index.
Economci Geograph:y World economic development: measurement and problems; World

resources and their distribution; Energy crisis; the limits to growth; World agriculture: typology of agricultural regions; agricultural inputs and producitvity; Food and nutrition problems; Food security; famine: causes, effects and remedies; World industries: locational patterns and problems; patterns of world trade.
Population and Settlement Geography: Growth and distribution of world population; demographic attributes; Causes and consequences of migration; concepts of over-under-and optimum population; Population theories, world population problems and policies, Social well being and quality of life; Population as social capital. Types and patterns of rural settlements; Environmental issues in rural settlements; Hierarchy of urban settlements; Urban morphology: Concepts of primate city and rank-size rule; Functional classification of towns; Sphere of urban influence; Rural - urban fringe; Satellite towns; Problems and remedies of urbanization; Sustainable development of cities.
Regional Planning: Concept of a region; Types of regions and methods of regionalisaiton; Growth centres and growth poles; Regional imbalances; regional development strategies; environmental issues in regional planning; Planning for sustainable development.
Models, Theories and Laws in Human Geography: Systems analysis in Human geography; Malthusian, Marxian and demographic transition models; Central Place theories of Christaller and Losch;Perroux and Boudeville; Von Thunen's model of agricultural location; Weber's model of industrial location; Ostov's model of stages of growth. Heartland and Rimland theories; Laws of internationalboundaries and frontiers.

Paper- II

Geography of India

Physical Setting: Space relationship of India with neighboring countries; Structure and relief; Drainage system and watersheds; Physiographic regions; Mechanism of Indian monsoons and rainfall patterns, Tropical cyclones and western disturbances; Floods and droughts: Climatic regions; Natural vegetation: Soil types and their distributions.
Resources: Land, surface and ground water, energy, minerals, biotic and marine resources; Forest and wild life resources and their conservation; Energy crisis.
Agriculture: Infrastructure: irrigation, seeds, fertilizers, power; Institutional factors: land holdings, land tenure and land reforms; Cropping pattern, agricultural productivity, agricultural intensity, crop combination, land capability; Agro and social-forestry; Green revolution and its socio- economicand ecological implications; Significanceof dry farming; Livestock resources and white revolution; aqua - culture; sericulture, apiculture and poultry; agricultural regionalisation: agro-cilmatic zones; agro- ecological regions.
Industry: Evolution of industries; Locational factors of cotton, jute, textile, iron and steel,aluminium, fertilizer, paper, chemical and pharmaceutical, automobile, cottage and agro - based industries; Industrial houses and complexes including public sector undertakings; Industrial regionalisatio;nNew industrial policies; Multinationals and liberalization; Special Economic Zones; Tourism including eco -tourism.
Transpor,t Communication and Trade: Road, railway, waterway, airway and pipeline networks and their complementary roles in regional development; Growing importance of ports on national and foreign trade; Trade balance; Trade Policy; Export processing zones; Developments in communication and information technology and their impacts on economy and society; Indian space programme.
Cultural Setting: Historical Perspective of Indian Society; Racial, linguistic and ethnic diversities; religious minorities ; major tribes, tribal areas and their problems; cultural regions; Growth, distribution and density of population; Demographic attributes: sex-ratio, age structure, literacy rate, work-force, dependency ratio, longevity; migration (inter-regional, intra- regional and internationa)l and associated problems; Populaiton problems and policies: Health indicators.
Settlements: Types, patterns and morphology of rural settlements; Urban developments; Morphology of Indian cities; Functional classification of Indian cities; Conurbations and metropolitan regions; urban sprawl; Slums and associated problems; town planning; Problems of urbanization and remedies.
Regional Development and Planning: Experience of regional planning in India; Five Year Plans; Integrated rural development programme;sPanchayati Raj and decentralised planning; Command area development; Watershed management: Planning for backward area. desert. drought prone, hill, tribal area development; multi-level planning; Regional planning and development of island territories.
Political Aspects: Geographical basis of Indian federalism; State reorganisation; Emergence of new states; Regional consciousness and inter State issues: internationalboundary of India and related issues: Cross border terrorism; India's role in world affairs; Geopolitics of South Asia and Indian Ocean realm.
Contemporary Issues: Ecological issues: Environmental hazards: landslides, earthquakes, Tsunamis, floods and droughts, epidemics: Issues relating to environmental pollution; Changes in patterns of land use; Principles of environmental impact assessment and environmental managemen;t Population explosion and food security; Environmental degradation; Deforestation, desertification and soil erosion: Problems of agrarian and industrial unrest; Regional disparities in economic development; Concept of sustainable growth and development; Environmental awareness; Linkage of rivers; Globalisation and Indian economy.

HISTORY

PAPER-I

Section-A
1. Sources and approaches to study of early Indian history.
2. Early pastoral and agricultural communities. The archaeological evidence.
3. The lndus Civilization:its origins, nature and decline.
4. Patterns of settlemen,t economy, social organization and religion in India (c. 2000 to 500 B.C.) : archaeological perspecitves.
5. Evolution of north Indian society and culture: evidence of Vedic texts (Samhitas to Sutras).
6. Teachings of Mahavira and Buddha. Contemporary society. Early phase of state formation and urbanization.
7. Rise of Magadha; the Mauryan empire. Ashoka's inscriptions; his dhamma. Nature of the Mauryan state.

8-9 Post-Mauryan period in northern and peninsular India: Political and administratvie history. Society, economy, culture and religion. Tamilahamand its society: the Sangam texts.

10-11 India in the Gupta and post-Gupta period (to c. 750) : Political history of northern and peninsular India; Samanta system and changes in political structure; economy; social structure; culture; religion.

Themes in early Indian cultural history: languages and texts; major stages in the evolution of art and architecture; major philosphical thinkersand schools; ideas in science and mathematcis.

Section-B
India, 750-1200: Polity, society and economy. Major dynasties and political structuresin North India. Agrarian structures. " Indian feudalism". Rise of Rajputs. The Imperial Cholas and their contemporaries in Peninsular India. Villagle communities in the South. Conditions for women. Commerce mercantile groups and guilds; towns. Problem of coinage. Arab conquest of Sind; the Ghaznavide empire.
India, 750-1200: Culture, Literature, Kalhana, historian. Styles of temple architecture; sculpture. Religious thought and institutions: Sankaracharya's vedan ta. Ramanuja. Growth of Bhakti, Islam and its arrival in India. Sufism. Indian science. Alberuni and his study of Indian science and civilization.
The 13th Century. The Ghorian invasions. Factors behind Ghorian success. Economic, social and cultural consequence.sFoundaiton of Delhi Sultanate. The "slave" Dynasty. lltutmish ; Balban. "The Khalji Revolution". Early Sultanate architecture.
The 14th Century. Alauddin Khalji's conquests, agrarian and economic measures. Muhammad Tughluq's major "projects". Firuz Tughluq's concessions and public works. Decline of the Sultante. Foreign contacts: lbn Battuta.
Economy society and culture in the 13th and 14th centuries. Caste and slavery under sultanate. Technological changes. Sultanate architecture. [persian literature: Amir Khusrau, Historiography;Ziya Sarani. Evolution of a composite culture. Sufism in North India. Lingayats. Bhakti schools in the south.
The 15th and early16th Century (Political History). Rise of Provincial Dynasties: Bengal, Kashmir (Zainul Abedin), Gujarat, Malwa, Bahmanids. The Vijayanagra Empire. Lodis. Mughal Empire, First phase : Babur, Humayun. The Sur Empire : Sher Shah's administration. The Portuguese colonial enterprise.
The 15th and early 16th Century (society, economy and culture). Regional cultures and literatures. Provincial architectural styles. Society, culture, literature and the arts in Vijayanagara Empire.

Monotheistic movements: Kabir and Guru Nanak. Bhakti Movements: Chaitanya. Sufism in its pantheistic phase.
Akbar: His conquests and consolidation of empire. Establishment of jagir and mansab systems. His Rajput policy. Evoluiton of religious and social outlook. Theory of Sulh-i-kul and religious policy. Abul Fazl, thinker and historian. Court patronage of art and technology.
Mughal empire in the 17th Century. Major policies (administrative and religious) of Jahangir, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb. The Empire and the Zamindars. Nature of the Mughal state. Late 17th Century crisis: Revolts. The Ahem kingdom, Shivaji and the early maratha kingdom.
Economy and society, 16th and 17th Centuries. Population. Agricultural and craft production. Towns, commerce with Europe through Dutch, English and French companies- a "trade revolution". Indian mercantile classes. Banking, insurance and credit systems. Conditions of peasants, famines. Condition of Women.
Culture during Mughal Empire. Persian literature (includinghistorical works). Hindi and religiousliteratures. Mughal architecture. Mughal painting. Provincial schools of architecture and painting. Classical music. Science and technology. Sawai Jai Singh, astronomer. Mystic eclecticism : Dara Shukoh. Vaishnav Bhakti. Mahrasthra Dharma. Evolution of the Sikh community (Khalsa).
First half of 18th Century: Factors behind decline of the Mughal Empire. The regional principalities (Nizam's Deccan, Bengal, Awadh). Rise of Maratha ascendancy under the Peshwas. The Maratha fiscal and financial system. Emergency of Afghan Power. Panipat, 1761. Internal weakness, politica,l cultural and economic, on eve of the British conquest.

PAPER-II

Section-A

Establishment of British rule in India: Factors behind British success against Indian powers Mysore, Maratha Confederacy and the Punjab as major powers in resistance; Policy of subsidiaryAlliance and Doctrine of Lapse.
Colonial Economy : Tribute system. Drain of wealth and "deindustrialisation", Fiscal pressures and revenue settlements (Zamindari, Ryotwari and Mahalwari settlements); Structure of the British raj up to 1857 (including the Acts of 1773 and 1784 and administrative organisation).
Resistance to colonial rule : Early uprisings; Causes, nature and impact of the Revolt of 1857; Reorganisation of the Raj, 1858 and after.
Socio-cultural impact of colonial rule: Official social reform measures (1828-57); Orientalist Anglicist controversy ; coming of English education and the press; Christian missionary activities; Bengal Renaissance; Social and religious reform movements in Bengal and other areas; Women as focus of social reform.
Economy 1858-1914: Railways; Commercialisation of Indian agriculture; Growth of landless labourers and rural indebtedness; Famines; India as market for British industry; Customs removal, exchange and countervailing excise: Limited growth of modern industry.
Early Indian Nationalism: Social background; Formation of national associations: Peasant and tribal uprising during the early nationalist era; Foundation of the Indian National Congress; The Moderate phase of the Congress; Growth of Extremism; The Indian Council Act of 1909; Home Rule Movement; The Government of India Act of 1919.
Inter-War economy of India: Industries and problem of Protection; Agricultural distress; the Great Depression; Ottawa agreements and DiscriminatoryProtection; the growth of trade unions; The Kisan Movement; The economic programme of the Congress' Karachi resolution, 1931.
Nationalism under Gandhi's leadership: Gandhi's career, thought and methods of mass mobilisation; Rowlatt Satyagraha, Khilafat- Non Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience Movement, 1940 Satyagraha and Quit India Movement; State People's Movement.
Other strands of the National Movement:

a) Revolutionary movemenst since 1905; (b) Constitutional politics; Swarajists, Liberals,

Responsive Cooperation; (c) Ideas of Jawaharlal Nehru, (d) The Left (Socialists and Communists;)

(e) Subhas Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army; (f) Religio-Political strands: Muslim League and Hindu Mahasabha; (g) Women in the National Movement.
Literary and cultural movements: Tagore, Premchand, Subramanyam Bharati, Iqbal as examplesonly; New trends in art; Film industry; Writers' Organisations and Theatre Associations.
Towards Freedom: The Act of 1935; Congress Ministries, 1937-1939; The Pakistan Movemen;t Post-1945 upsurge (RIN Mutiny, Telanganauprising etc.,); Constitutional negotiations and the Transfer of Power, 15 August 1947.
First phase of Independence (1947-64): Facing the consequences of Partition; Gandhiji's murder; economic dislocation; Integration of States; The democratic constitution, 1950; Agrarian reforms; Building an industrial welfare state; Planning and industrialisation; Foreign policy of Non alignment; Relations with neighbours.

Section-B
Enlightenment and Modern ideas

Renaissance Background
Major Ideasof Enlightenment: Kant, Rousseau
Spread of Enlightenmentoutside Europe
Rise of socialist ideas (to Marx)

14. Origins of Modern Politics

European States System
American Revolution and the Constitution.
French revolution and aftermath, 1789-1815.
British Democratic Politics, 1815-1850; Parliamentary Reformers, Free Traders, chartists.

15. Industrialization

English Industrial Revolution: Causes and Impact on Society
Industrializat ion in other countries: USA, Germany, Russia, Japan
Socialist Industrializaiot n: Soviet and Chinese.

16. Nation-State System

Rise of Nationalism in 19th century
Nationalism : state-building in Germany and Italy
Disintegration of Empires through the emergence of nationalities.

17. Imperialism and Colonialism

Colonial System (Exploita tion of New World, Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Tribute from AsianConquests)
Types of Empire: of settlement and non-settlement: Latin America, South Africa, Indonesia, Australia.
Imperialism and Free Trade: The New Imperialism

18. Revolution and Counter-Revolution

19th Century Europeanrevolutions
The Russian Revolution of 1917-1921
FascistCounter-Revolution, Italy and Germany.
The Chinese Revolution of 1949

19. World Wars

1st and 2nd World Wars as Total Wars: Societal Implications
World War I : Causes and Consequences
World War II: PoliticalConsequence

20. Cold War

Emergence of Two Blocs
Integration of West Europe and US Strategy; Communist East Europe
Emergence of Third World and Non-Alignment
UN and Dispute Resolution

21. Colonial Liberation

Latin America-Bolivar
Arab World-Egypt
Africa-Apartheid to Democracy
South-East Asia-Vietnam

22. Decolonization and Underdevelopment

DecolonizationB: reak up of colonialEmpires:British, French, Dutch
Factors constraining Development: Latin America, Africa

23. Unification of Europe

Post War Foundations : NATO and European Community
Consolidation and Expansion of European Community/European Union.

24. Soviet Disintegration and the Unipolar World

Factors in the collapse of Soviet communismand the Soviet Union, 1985-1991
Political Changes in East Europe 1989-1992
End of the Cold War and US Ascendancyin the World
Globalization

LAW

PAPER-I

Section-A

Constitutional Law of India
1. Nature of the Indian Constitution : the distinctive features of its federal characte.r
2. Fundamental Rights.
3. Relationship between Fundamental Rights, DirectivePrinciples and Fundamental Duties.
4. Constitutional Position of the President and relation with the Council of Ministers.
5. Governor and his Powers.
6. Appointment and Transfer of Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
7. Supreme Court and High Courts: Powers and Jurisdiction.
8. Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commissions: Powers and Functions.
9. Distribution of Legislative Powers between the Union and the States.
10. Administrative Relationship between Union and the States.
11. Emergency Provisions
12. Civil Servants: Constitutional safeguards.
13. Parliamentary Privileges
14. Amendment of the Constitution.
15. Principle of Natural Justice
16. Delegated Legislation: Its constitutionality and judicial and legislative controls.
17. Judicial Review of Administrative Action.

Section-B International Law

Nature and Definition of International Law.
Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law
State Recognition and State Succession.
Sea: Inland Waters, Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, Continental Shelf, ExclusiveEconomic Zone and High Seas.
Individuals , nationality, statelessness; Human Rights and procedures available for their enforcement.
Territorial jurisdiction of States, Extradition and Asylum.
Treaties: Formation, applicat ion, termination and reservation.
United Nations: Its principal organs, powers, and functions.
Settlement of Disputes.
Lawful recourse to force: aggressions, self-defence, intervention.
Legality of the use of nuclear weapons; ban on testing of nuclear weapons; Nuclear non proliferation treaty, CTBT.
International Terrorism: State sponsored terrorism, Hijacking, International Criminal Court.
New International Economic order and Monetary law: WTO, TRIPS, GATT, IMF, World Bank.
Protection and Improvement of the Human Environment: International Efforts.

PAPER-II

Section-A Law of Crimes

General Principles of Criminal Liability: mens rea and actus reus, Mens rea in statutory offences.
Application of the Indian Penal Code.
Kinds of Punishment.
Preparations and criminal attempts
General exceptions.
Joint and constructive liability.
Abetment.
Criminal conspiracy.
Offences against the State.
Offences against public tranquility.
Offences against human body.
Offences against property
Offences Relating to Marriage.
Defamation
Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

Law of Torts

Nature and definition.
Liability based upon fault and strict liability
Vicarious liability including State Liability.
General defences.
Joint tortfeasors.
Remedies.
Negligence
Defamation.
Nuisance.
Conspiracy
False imprisonment.
Malicious Prosecution.
Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

Section-B

Law of Contracts and Mercantile Law

Formation of Contract
Factors vitiating consent
Void, voidable, illegal and unenforceable agreements.
Performance and discharge of contracts.
Quasi-contracts.
Consequences of breach of contract
Contract of Agency.
Sale of goods and hire purchase.
Formation and dissolution of partnership
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

MANAGEMENT PAPER-I

The candidate should make a study of the concept and development of management as science and art drawing upon the contributionsof leadingthinkers of management and apply the concepts to the real life of government and business decision making keeping in view the changes in the strategic and operative environment.

Section-A

Managerial Function : Concept and foundations of Management, Managerial role and functions. Analysis of Environmental opportunities and threats, Formulation of OrganisationalVision, Missionand Objectives. Decision Making.
Organisational Behaviour and Design : Classical and Neoclassical Systems, Delegation of Authority , Design of Strategic Business Units. Theories of motivation and their relevance. Communication. Leadership. Understanding group behaviour and dynamics. Conflict Management. Managing Change. Innovation in Organizational Design such as Networks, Knowledge Based Enterprises-Systems and Processes.

Ill. Quantitative Techniques in Decision Making : Classification of data, Averages, Dispersion and Skewness. Correlation and Regression.Time- Series Analysis & Forecasting Techniques. Elementary concepts of Binomial, Poisson and Normal Distributions. Tests of Significance 't', 'F' and Chisquare. Linear Programming-Problemformulation-Simplexmethod and Graphical solution. PERT and CPM. Decision making under uncertainty.

Section-B

Management Control System : Basic concepts, Understanding strategic behaviour. Responsibility Centres, Strategic Planning, Preparation of budgets, Zero Based Budge,t Analysis and Evaluation of Performance, Control System in Service Organization. Modern Control Methods, Controlling Global Enterprises:Transfer Pricing and Management of Risk.
Strategic Cost Management : Value Chain : Conceptual issues and Applications. Cost analysis-Activity based costing, Cost Drivers and their measurement. Target Costing. Profit Variance Analysis.
Business Environment : Concept and Analysis of Macro-business environment: Indian and global. Analysis of structural dimensions of Indian Economy. Directions of change and impact on business decision. Regulatory and promotional Policies. Liberailzation, Globalisation andCorporatisation Problemsand Prospects.

PAPER-II

Section-A

Financial Management : Goal of Finance Function. Analysis of Financial Position: Ratio andFunds Flow Analysis. Concepts of value and return. Valuation of Bonds and Shares. Risk and Return: Portfolio Theory, CAPM and APM. Option Pricing. Financial and Operating leverage. Designof Capital Structure; Theories and Practices. Managementof Working Capital: Estimationand Financing. Management of Cash, Receivablesand Inventory and Current Liabilities. Capital and Money Markets: Institutions and Instruments. Leasing, Hire-purchase and venture capital. Mergers and acquisitions. Shareholder Value Creation: Dividend Policy, Corporate financial policy and strategy. Management of corporate distress and restructuring strategy. Regulation of capital market.
Market ing Management : Concept and strategy. Analysis of marketing environment and planning process. Understanding and selecting target markets: Marketing Research, Consumer Behaviou.r Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning.Product management. Distribution channels and logistics. Public Distribution System. Marketing Communication, Brand Management. Personal selling and management of sales-force. Pricing decisions. Understanding competitive strategy. Design, implementation and control. Services and non-profit marketing. Social Marketing. Creating global competitive Advantage: Analysis, formulation, implementation and control. Evaluation of marketing function. Ethics in marketing:Consumer protection. E-Business.

Ill. International Business : International Business Environment: Changing composition of trade in goods and services. Emerging areas of trade. Evaluation of International Trade Policies instruments of trade policy, institutions of international business GATT//WTO, Trims and Trips Labour conditions and environmental issues. Trade in services and agri products. Role of IMF, World Bank, UNCTAD. Regional EconomicCooperation. Export Marketing Management-Overseas market research, Export pricing and finance. Management of risk. Export-importprocedures. Role of intermediaries and documenat tion.

Section-B

Operation and Materials Management : Fundamentals of Operations Management. Organising for Production. Aggregate Production Planning, Capacity Planning, Plan Design: Process planning, plant size and scale of operations. Management of facilities. Equipment replacementand maintenance. Production control. Supply Chain Managemen-tVendor Evaluation and Audit. Quality Management.

Role and importance of Materials Management, Material Handling, Value Analysis, Quality control, Make or Buy Decision. Codification, Standardisation of spare parts inventory. Inventory Control. Two Bin System. Waste Management, Purchasing process and procedure. International Buying.
Management Information System: Conceptualfoundations of Information System. Information Resource Management. System Development-Ovreview of Systems and Design. System Development Management life-cycle, Designing on-line and Distributed environments. Implementation and Control of Project. Trends in Information Technology. Managing Data Resources-Organiisng Data. DSS and RDBMS.
Human Resource Development : Concept and Policies. Man-power planning; recruitment,

Selection, training, developmen,t promotion and transfer. Performance Managemen-tjob

evaluation, job enrichment. Compensation Management. Employee Morale and Productivity. Management of Organisational Climate and Industrial Relations. Humans Resource Accounting and Audit.

MATHEMATICS

PAPER-I

Section-A

Linear AlgebraVector, space, linear dependance and independance, subspaces, bases, dimensions. Finite dimensionalvector spaces.

Matrices, Cayley-Hamiliton theorem, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, matrix of linear transformation, row and column reduction, Echelon form, eqivalence, congruences and similarity, reduction to cannonical form, rank, orthogonal, symmetrica,l skew symmetrical, unitary, hermitian, skew-hermtiian forms-their eigenvalue.s Orthogonal and unitary reduction of quadratic and hermitian forms, positive definite quadratic forms.

Calculus

Real numbers, limits, continuity, differentiability, mean-value theorems, Taylor's theorem with remainders, indeterminate forms, maximas and minima, asymptotes. Functions of several variables: continuity, differentiability, partial derivatives, maxima and minima, Lagrange's method of multipliers, Jacobian. Riemann's definition of definite integrasl , indefinite integrals, infinite and improper integrals, beta and gamma functions. Double and triple integrals (evaluation techniques only). Areas, surface and volumes,centre of gravity.

Analytic Geometry

Cartesian and polar coordinates in two and three dimensions, second degree equations in two and three dimensions, reduction to canonical forms, straight lines, shortest distance between two skew lines, plane, sphere, cone, cylinder, paraboloid, ellipsoid, hyperboloid of one and two sheets and their properties.

Section-B

Ordinary Differential Equations

Formulation of differential equations, order and degree, equations of first order and first degree, integrating factor, equations of first order but not of first degree, Clariaut's equation, singular solution.

Higher order linear equations, with constant coefficients, complementary function and particular integral, general solution, Euler-Cauchy equation.

Second order linear equations with variable coefficients, determination of complete solution when one solutionis known, method of variation of parameters.

Dynamics, Statics and Hydrostatics

Degree of freedom and constraints, rectilinear motion, simple harmonicmotion, motion in a plane, projectiles, constrained motion, work and energy, conservation of energy, motion under impulsive forces, Kepler's laws, orbits under central forces, motionof varying mass, motion under resistance. Equilibrium of a system of particles, work and potential energy, friction, common catenary, principle of virtual work, stability of equilibrium, equilibrium of forces in three dimensions.

Pressure of heavy fluids, equilibrium of fluids under given system of forces Bernoulli's equation, centreof pressure, thrust on curved surfaces, equilibrium of floating bodies, stability of equilibrium, metacentre, pressure of gases.

Vector Analysis

Scalar and vector fields, triple, products, differentiation of vector function of a scalar variable, Gradient, divergenceand curl in cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinates and their physical interpretation.sHigher order derivatives, vector identities and vector questions.

Application to Geometry: Curves in space, curvature and torision.Serret-Frenet's formulae, Gauss and Stokes' theorems, Green's identities.

PAPER-II

Section-A

Algebra

Groups, subgroups, normal subgroups, homomorphism of groups quotient groups basic isomorophism theorems, Sylow's group, permutation groups, Cayley theorem. Rings and ideals, principal ideal domains, unique factorization domains and Euclidean domains. Field extensions, finite fields.

Real Analysis

Real number system, ordered sets, bounds, ordered field, real number system as an ordered field with least upper bound property, cauchy sequence, completeness, Continuity and uniform continuity of functions, properties of continuous functions on compact sets. Riemann integral, improper integrals, absolute and conditional convergence of series of real and complex terms, rearrangement of series. Uniform convergence, continuity, differentiability and integrability for sequences and series of functions. Differentiation of functions of several variables, change in the order of partial derivatives, implict function theorem, maxima and minima. Multiple integrals.

Complex Analysis equations, Cauchy's theorem, Cauchy's integral formula, power series, Taylor's series, Laurent's Series, Singularities, Cauchy's residue theorem, contour integration. Conformal mapping, bilinear transformations.

li near Programming

Analytic function, Cauchy-Riemann

Linear programming problems, basic solution, basic feasible solution and optimal solution, graphicalmethod and Simplex method of solutions. Duality.

Transportation and assignment problems. Travelling salesman problems.

Section-B

Partial differential equations

Curves and surfaces in three dimensions, formulation of partial differentialequations, solutions of equations of type dx/p=dy/q=dz/r; orthogonal trajectorie,s pfaffian differential equations; partial differential equations of the first order, solution by Cauchy's method of characteristics: Charpit's method of solutions, linear partial differential equations of the second order with constant coefficients, equations of vibrating string, heat equation, laplace equation.

Numerical Analysis and Computer programming

Numerical methods: Solution of algebraic and transcendental equations of one variable by bisection, Regula-Falsi and Newton-Raphsno methods, solution of system of linear equations by Gaussian elimination and Gauss-Jordan (direct) methods, Gauss-Seidel(iterative) method. Newton's (Forward and backward) and Lagrange's method of interpolaiton.

Numerical integration: Simpson's one-third rule, tranpezodial rule. Gaussian quardrature formula. Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations: Euler and Runge Kutta-methods.

Computer Programming: Storage of numbers in Computers, bits, bytes and words, binary system. arithmetic and logical operations on numbers. Bitwise operations. AND, OR , XOR, NOT, and shift/rotate operators.Octal and Hexadecimal Systems. Conversion to and from decimal Systems. Representation of unsigned integers, signed integers and reals, double precision reals and long integers.

Algorithms and flow charts for solving numerical analysis problems.

Developing simple programs in Basic for problems involving techniques covered in the numerical analysis .

Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics

Generalised coordinates, constraints, holonomic and non-holonomic , systems. D' Alembert's principle and Lagrange' equations, Hamilton equations, moment of intertia, motion of rigid bodies in two dimensions.

Equation of continuity, Euler's equation of motion for inviscid flow, stream-lines, path of a particle, potential flow, two-dimensionlaand axisymetric motion, sources and sinks, vortex motion, flow past a cylinder and a sphere, method of images. Navier-Stokes equation for a viscous fluid.

PHYSICS

PAPER-I

Section-A

Classical Mechanics
1. Particle dynamics
  
  Centre of mass and laboratory coordinates, conservation of linear and angular momentum. The rocket equation. Rutherford scattering, Galilean transformation, inertial and non-inertial frames, rotating frames, centrifugal and Coriolis forces, Foucault pendulum.
2. System of particles
  
  Constraints, degrees of freedom, generalised coordinates and momenta. Lagrange's equation and applications to linear harmonic oscillator, simple pendulum and central force problems. Cyclic coordinates, Hamilitonian Lagrange's equation from Hamilton's principle.
3. Rigid body dynamics
Eulerian angles, inertia tensor, principal moments of inertia. Euler's equation of motion of a rigid body, force-free motion of a rigid body. Gyroscope.
Special Relativity, Waves & Geometrical Optics
1. Special Relativity
  
  Michelson-Morleyexperiment and its implications. Lorentz transformations-length contraction, time dilation, addition of velocities, aberration and Doppler effect, mass-energy relation, simple applications to a decay process. Minkowski diagram, four dimensional momentum vector. Covariance of equations of physics.
2. Waves
  
  Simple harmonic motion, damped oscillation, forced oscillation and resonance. Beats. Stationary waves in a string. Pulses and wave packets. Phase and group velocities. Reflection and Refraction from Huygens' principle.
3. Geometrical Optics
Laws of reflection and refraction from Fermat's principle. Matrix method in paraxial optic-thin lens formula, nodal planes, system of two thin lenses, chromatic and spherical aberrations.
Physical Optics
1. Interference
  
  Interference of light-Young's experiment, Newton's rings, interference by thin films, Michelson interferometer. Multiple beam interference and Fabry-Perot interferometer. Holography and simple applications.
2. Diffraction
  
  Fraunhofer diffraction-s ingle slit, double slit, diffraction grating, resolving power. Fresnel diffraction:
  
  - half-period zones and zones plates. Fresnel integrals. Application of Cornu's spiral to the analysis of diffraction at a straight edge and by a long narrow slit. Diffraction by a circular aperture and the Airy pattern.
3. Polarisation and Modern Optics
Production and detection of linearly and circularly polarised light. Double refraction, quarter wave plate. Optical activity. Principles of fibre optics attenuation; pulse dispersion in step index and parabolic index fibres; material dispersion, single mode fibres. Lasers-Einstein A and B coefficients. Ruby and He-Ne lasers. Characteristics of laser light-spatialand temporal coherence. Focussing of laser beams. Three-level scheme for laser operation.

Section-B
Electricity and Magnetism
1. Electrostatics and Magnetostatics
  
  Laplace ad Poisson equations in electrostatics and their applications. Energy of a system of charges, multipole expansion of scalar potential. Method of images and its applications. Potential and field due to a dipole, force and torqueon a dipole in an external field. Dielectrics, polarisation. Solutions to bounary-value problems-conductingand dielectric spheres in a uniform electric field. Magnetic shell, uniformly magnetised sphere. Ferromagnetic materials, hysteresis, energy loss.
2. Current Electricity
Kirchhoffs laws and their application.s Biot-Savart law. Ampere's law, Faraday's law, Lenz' law. Self-and mutual-inductances. Mean and rms values in AC circuits. LR CR and LCR circuits- series and parallel resonance. Quality factor. Principal of transformer.
Electromagnetic Theory & Black Body Radiation
1. Electromagnetic Theory
  
  Displacement current and Maxwell's equations. Wave equations in vacuum, Poynting theorem. Vector and scalar potentials. Gauge invariance, Lorentz and Coulomb gauges. Electromagnetic field tensor, covariance of Maxwell's equations. Wave equations in isotropic dielectrics, reflection and refraction at the boundary of two dielectrics. Fresnel's relations. Normal and anomalous dispersion. Rayleigh scattering.
2. Blackbody radiation
Balckbody radiation and Planck radiation law- Stefan-Boltzmann law, Wien displacement law and Rayleigh-Jeans law. Planck mass, Planck length, Planck time,. Planck temperature and Planck energy.
Thermal and Statistical Physics

Thremodynamics

Laws of thermodynamics, reversible and irreversible processes, entropy. Isothermal, adiabatic, isobaric, isochoric processes and entropy change. Otto and Diesel engines, Gibbs' phase rule and chemical potential. van der Waals equation of state of a real gas, critical constants. Maxwell Boltzman distribution of molecular velocities, transport phenomena, equipartition and virial theorems. Dulong-Petit, Einstein, and Debye's theories of specific heat of solids. Maxwell relations and applications. Clausius- Clapeyron equation. Adiabatic demagnetisation, Joule-Kelvin effect and liquefaction of gases.
Statistical Physics

Saha ionization formula. Bose-Einstein condensation. Thermodynamic behavior of an ideal Fermi gas, Chandrasekhar limit, elementary ideas about neutron stars and pulsars. Brownian motion as a random walk, diffusion process. Concept of negative temperatures.

PAPER-II

Section-A

Quantum Mechanics I

Wave-particle duality. Schroedinger equation and expectation values. Uncertainty principle. Solutions of the one-dimensional Schroedingerequation free particle (Gaussian wave-packet), particle in a box, particle in a finite well, linear harmonic oscillator. Reflection and transmission by a potential step and by a rectangular barrier. Use of WKB formula for the life-time calculation in the alpha-decay problem.
Quantum Mechanics II & Atomic Physics
1. Quantum Mechanics II
  
  Particle in a three dimensional box, density of states. free electron theory of metals. The angular meomentum problem. The hydrogen atom. The spin half problem and properties of Pauli spin matrices.
2. Atomic Physics
Stern-Geriack experimen,t electron spin, fine structure of hydrogen atom. L-S coupling, J-J coupling. Spectroscopic notation of atomic states. Zeeman effect. Frank-Condonprinciple and applications.
Molecular Physics

Elementary theory of rotational, vibratonal and electronic spectra of diatomic molecules. Raman effect and molecular structure. Laser Raman spectroscopyImpo rtance of neutral hydrogen atom, molecular hydrogen and molecular hydrogen ion in astronomy Fluorescence and Phosphorescenc.eElementary theory and applications of NMR. Elementary ideas about Lamb shift and its significance.

Section-B
Nuclear Physics

Basic nuclear properties-size, binding energy, angular momentum, parity, magnetic moment. Semi-empirical mass formula and applications. Mass parabolas. Ground state of a deuteron magnetic moment and non-central forces. Meson theory of nuclear forces. Salient features of nuclear forces. Shell model of the nucleus-success and limitations. Violation of parity in beta decay. Gamma decay and internal conversion. Elementary ideas about Mossbauer spectroscopy. Q-value of nuclear reactions. Nuclear fission and fusion, energy production in stars. Nuclear reactors.
Particle Physics & Solid State Physics
1. Particle Physics
  
  Classification of elementary particles and their interactions. Conservation laws. Quark structure of hadrons. Field quanta of electroweak and strong interactions. Elementary ideas about Unification of Forces. Physics of neutrinos.
2. Solid State Physics
Cubic crystal structure. Band theory of solids- conductors, insulators and semiconductors. Elements of superconducitvity, Meissner effect, Josephson junctions and applications. Elementary ideas about high temperaturesuperconductivity.
Electronics

Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors-p-n-pand n-p-n transistors. Amplifiers and oscillators. Op amps. FET, JFET and MOSFET. Digital electronics-Booleanidentities, De; Morgan's laws, Logic gates and truth tables., Simple logic circuits. Thermistors, solar cells. Fundamentals of microprocessorsand digital computers.

POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

PAPER-I

Political Theory and Indian Politics

Section-A

Approaches to the study of political theory: historical, normative and empirical.
Theories of state: Social contrac,t Liberal, Neo-liberal, Marxist, communitarian, post-colonial.
State Sovereignt:yMarxist and pluralistic theories; globalisation and the State.
Democracy and Human Rights: Democraitc theory-classical and contemporary. Theories of Human Rights; Theories of Justice, Equality and Revolution, political obligation; New Social Movements.
Theories of Political Culture; Culture and politics in Third World countries.
Theories of Political Economy-Classicaalnd contemporary.
Political Ideologies: Nature of Ideology; Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Gandhism and Anarchism.
Theories of Power and Hegemony: Pareto, Mosca, Mitchels, C. Wright Mills, Weber, Gramsci, Hannah Arendt.
Indian Political Thought: Manu, Kautilya, M.N. Roy, Gandhi, Ambedkar and E V Ramswami

Naicker.
Political Thought: Plato, Aristotle, Machiavell,i Hobbes, J S Mill, Hegel and Marx, Lenin, Rosa Luxemberg and Mao Zedong.

Section-B - Indian Government and Politics

Indian Nationalism: Dadabhai Naoroji, Tilak, Savarkar, Gandh,i Jayaprakash Narain, Nehru, Subhas Bose, Ambedkar, Ram Manohar Lohia.
Nature and struggle of Indian freedom struggle : From constitutionalism to Mass Satyagraha; Revolutionary movements: Non Co-operation, Civil disobedience and Quit India, Indian Naval uprising, Indian National Army; role of women in freedom struggle.
Socio- economic dimensions of the nationalist movement: The communal question and the demand for partition; backward caste movement,s Trade union and Peasant movements, Civil rights movement.
Landmarks in Constitutional Development during British Rule: Morley-Minto Reforms; MontaguChelmsford Reforms; Simon Commission; Government of India Act, 1935; Cripps Mission : Indian Independence Act, 1947.
Salient Features of the Indian Constitution: The Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles; federalism, parliamentary system: amending procedures; judicial review.
The Executive System in theory and practice: Presiden,t Prime Minister and the Council of

Ministers; Governor, Chief Minister and the State Council of Ministers. The Bureaucracy.
Role and function of the Parliament and Parliamentary Committees - Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha; changing socio economic profile.
The SupremeCourt and the High Courts; Judicial Activism; PIL.
Statutory institutions/commissions-UPSC, Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, Backward Classes Commission, National Commission for women; National Human Rights Commission; Minorities Commission.
Party system : ideology and social base of parties; fragmentation and regionalisation. Pressure groups; patterns of coalition politics; trends in electoral behaviou.r
Class, caste, ethnicity and gender in Indian politics; politics of regionalism, communalism, backward class and Dalit movements, Tribal people movements, struggle for gender justice.
Planning and Economic Development: Role of the Planning Commission; Planning in the era of liberalisat ion; political dimensions of economic reforms.
Grassroots democracy : Panchayait Raj and municipal governmen;t significance of 73rd and 74th Amendments. Grass root movement and women's empowerment.

PAPER -11

Comparative Politics and International Relations

Section-A - Comparative Analysis and Internati onal Politics
1. Approaches to the study of comparative politics : traditional approaches; political economy, political sociology or political system approaches; Nature of political process in the Third World.
2. The Modern State : Evolution. the contemporary trends in the advanced industrial countries and the third world.
3. Development : Strategies and contemporary discourse.
4. Concepts of International politics : Power, national interest, balance of power, national security, collective security and peace.
5. Theories of International politics: Marxist, Realist, Systems, Decision-making and Game Theory.
6. Determinants of foreign policy: Domestic compulsion,sgeopolitics, geoeconomics and global order.
7. Origin and contemporary relevanceof the Cold War, nature of the post-cold war global order.
8. Major issues of world politics : Cuban Missile Crisis; Vietnam War, Oil Crisis, Afghan Civil War, Gulf War, Collapse of the Soviet Union, Yugoslav Crisis.
9. Non-alignment : Concept and movement; Third World Movements for global justice, Non alignment in the post cold war era.
10. The evolution of the international economic system-from Bretton woods to WTO, the North South dimension.
11. International organisations UN and its specialized agencies : International Court of Justice;ILO, UNICEF, WHO and UNESCO.
12. Regional, organizations such as the ASEAN, APEC, EU, SAARC, NAFTA
13. Contemporary Global Concerns : Democracy, Human Rights, Ecology, Gender Justice, Global commons, Communication.

Section-B - India and the World

Indian Foreign Policy : Historical origins, determinants; the institutions of policy-making;

continuity and change.
India and the Non-Alignment Movement : Evolution and contemporary relevance. Socio- political basis of non-alignment-domesticand global.
Major issues in Indian foreign policy : Sino-Indian Border War (1962) ; Inda-Pakistan War (1971)

and the liberation of Bangladesh; IPKF in Sri Lanka; India as military nuclear power (1998).
Conflict and co-operation in South Asia : India's relations with Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal. Regional co-operation and SAARC. Kashmir question in India's foreign policy.
India's relation with Africa and Latin America.
India and South East Asia; ASEAN.
India and the major powers: USA, EU, China, Japan and Russia.
India and the UN System : India's role in UN Peace Keeping and global disarmament.
India and the emerging international economic order; multilateral agencies-WTO, IMF, IBRD,ADS.
India and the question of nuclear weapons : NPT and CTBT.

Introduction:

PSYCHOLOGY

Paper-I
Foundations of Psychology

Definition of Psychology; Historical antecedents of Psychology and trends in the 2s1 1 century; Psychology and scientific methods; Ps'ychology in relation to other social sciences and natural sciences; Application of Psychology to societal problems.
Methods of Psychology:

Types of research: Descriptive, evaluative, diagnostic and prognostic; Methods of Research: Survey, observation, case-study and experiments; Characteristics of experimental design and non experimental design, Quasi-experimentaldesigns; Focussed group discussions, brain storming, grounded theory approach.
Research Methods:

Major steps in Psychological research (problem statement, hypothesis formulation, research designs, sampling, tools of data collection, analysis and interpretation and report writing) Fundamental versus applied research; Methods of data collection (interview, observation, questionnaire;) Research designs (ex-post facto and experimental;) Application of statistical technique (t - test, two way ANOVA correlation, regression and factor analysis;) Item response theory.
Development of Human Behaviou:r

Growth and development; Principles of developmen,t Role of genetic and environmental factors in determining human behaviour; Influence of cultural factors in socialization; Life span development

- Characteristci s, development tasks, promoting psychological well-being across major stages ofthe life span.
Sensation, Attention and Perception:

Sensation: concepts of threshold, absolute and difference thresholds, signal-detection and vigilance; Factorsinfluencing attention including set and characteristics of stimulus; Definition and concept of perception, biological factors in perception; Perceptual organization-influence of past experiences, perceptual defence-factors influencing space and depth perception, size estimation and perceptual readiness; The plasticity of perception; Extrasensory perception; Culture and perception, Subliminal perception.
Learning:

Concept and theories of learning (Behaviourists, Gestaltalist and Information processing models); The Processes of extinction, discrimination and generalization; Programmed learning, probability learning, self-instructional learning, concepts; Types and the schedules of reinforcement,escape, avoidance and punishment, modeilng and social learning.
Memory:

Encoding and remembering;Short term memory, Long term memory, Sensory memory, Iconic memory, Echoicmemory: The Multistore mode,l levels of processing; Organization and Mnemonic techniques to improve memory; Theories of forgetting: decay, interference and retrieval failure: Metamemory; Amnesia: Anterograde and retrograde.
Thinking and Problem Solving:

Piaget's theory of cognitive developmen:t Concept formation processes; Information processing, Reasoning and problem solving, Facilitatingand hindering factors in problem solving, Methods of problem solving: Creative thinking and fostering creativity; Factors influencingdecision making and judgment; Recent trends.
Motivationand Emotion:

Psychological and physiological basis of motivation and emotion; Measurement of motivation and emotion; Effects of motivation and emotion on behaviour; Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation; Factors influencing intrinsic motivation; Emotional competence and the related issues.
Intelligenceand Aptitude:

Concept of intelligence and aptitude, Nature and theories of intelligence - Spearman, Thurstone, Guilford Vernon, Sternberg and J.P; Das; EmotionalIntelligence, Social intelligence,measurement

of intelligence and aptitudes, concept of IQ, deviation IQ, constancy of IQ; Measurement of multiple intelligence; Fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence.
Personailty:

Definition and concept of personality; Theories of personality (psychoanalytical, socio-cultural, interpersonal, developmental, humanistic, behaviouristic, trait and type approaches); Measurement of personality (projective tests, pencil-paper test); The Indian approach to personality; Training for personality development; Latest approaches like big 5 factor theory; The notion of self in different traditions.
Attitudes, Values and Interests:

Definition of attitudes, values and interests; Components of attitudes; Formation and maintenance of attitudes; Measurement of attitudes, values and interests; Theories of attitude change; Strategies for fostering values; Formation of stereotypes and prejudices; Changing others behaviou;r Theoriesof attribution; Recent trends.
Language and Communication:

Human language - Properties, structure and linguistic hierarchy, Language acquisition predisposition, critical period hypothesis; Theories of language development - Skinner and Chomsky; Processand types of communication - effective communication training.
Issues and Perspectives in Modern Contemporary Psychology:

Computer application in the psychological laboratory and psychological testing; Artificial intelligence; Psychocybernetics; Study of consciousness-sleep-wake schedules; dreams, stimulus deprivation, meditation, hypnotic/drug induced states; Extrasensory perception; lntersensory perception Simulation studies.

Paper-II

Psychology: Issues and Applications

Psychological Measurement of IndividualDifferences:

The nature of individual differences; Characteristics and construction of standardized psychological tests; Types of psychological tests; Use, misuse and limitation of psychological tests; Ethical issues in the use of psychological tests.
Psychological well being and Mental Disorders:

Concept of health-ill health; Positivehealth, well being; Causal factors in mental disorders (Anxiety disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia and delusional disorders; personality disorders, substance abuse disorders); Factorsinfluencing positive health, well being, life style and quality of life; Happiness disposition.
Therapeutic Approaches:

Psychodynamic therapies; Behavoi ur therapies; Client centered therapy; Cognitive therapies; Indigenous therapies (Yoga, Meditation); Bio-feedback therapy; Prevention and rehabilitation of the mentally ill; Fosteringmental health.
Work Psychology and OrganisationalBehaviou:r

Personnel selection and training; Use of psychological tests in the industry; Training and human resource developmen;t Theories of work motivation - Herzberg, Maslow, Adam Equity theory, Porter and Lawler, Vroom; Leadership and participatory managemen;t Advertising and marketing; Stress and its management; Ergonomics; consumer psychology; Managerial effectiveness; Transformational leadership; Sensitivity training; Power and politics in organization.s
Application of Psychology to Educational Field:

Psychological principles underlying effective teaching-learning process; Learning styles; Gifted, retarded, learning disabled and their training; Training for improving memory and better academic achievement; Personality development and value education, Educational, vocational guidance and career counseling; Use of psychological tests in educational institutions; Effective strategies in guidance programmes.
Community Psychology:

Definition and concept of community psychology; Use of small groups in social action; Arousing community consciousness and action for handling social problems; Group decision making and leadership for social change; Effective strategies for social change.
Rehabilitation Psychology:

Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention programmes-role of psychologists; Organising of services for rehabilitation of physically, mentally and socially challenged persons including old persons, Rehabilitation of persons suffering from substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, criminal

behaviou;r Rehabilitation of victims of violence, Rehabilitation of HIV/AIDS victims, the role of social agencies.
Application of Psychology to disadvantaged groups:

The concepts of disadvantaged, deprivation; Social, physical, cultural and economic consequences of disadvantaged and deprived groups; Educating and motivating the disadvantaged towards development; Relative and prolonged deprivation.
Psychological problems of social integration

The concept of social integration; The problem of caste, class, religion and languageconflicts and prejudice; Nature and manifestation of prejudice between the in-group and out-group; Causal factors of social conflicts and prejudices; Psychological strategies for handling the conflicts and prejudices; Measures to achieve social integration.
Application of Psychology in Information Technology and Mass Media

The present scenario of information technology and the mass media boom and the role of psychologist;s Selection and training of psychology professionals to work in the field of IT and mass media; Distance learning through IT and mass media; Entrepreneurship through e commerce; Multilevel marketing; Impact of TV and fostering value through IT and mass media; Psychologicalconsequences of recent developments in Information Technology.
Psychology and Economic development

Achievement motivation and economic development; Characteristics of entrepreneurial behaviour; Motivating and training people for entrepreneurship and economic developmen;t Consumer rights and consumer awareness, Government policies for promotion of entrepreneurship among youth including women entrepreneurs.
Application of psychology to environment and related fields

Environmental psychology-effects of noise, pollution and crowding; Population psychology: psychological consequences of population explosion and high population density; Motivating for

small family norm; Impact of rapid scientific and technological growth on degradation of environment.
Application of psychology in other fields:
1. Military Psychology
  
  Devising psychological tests for defence personnel for use in selection, Training, counseling; training psychologists to work with defence personnel in promoting positive health; Human engineering in defence.
2. Sports Psychology
  
  Psychological interventions in improving performance of athletes and sports. Persons participating in Individual and Team Games.
3. Media influences on pro and antisocial behaviour.
4. Psychology of terrorism.
Psychology of Gender

Issues of discrimination, Management of diversity; Glass ceiling effect, Self fulfilling prophesy, Women and Indian society

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

PAPER-I

Section-A

Administrative theory

Introduction : Meaning, scope and significance of Public Administration, Public and Private Administration, Wilson's vision of Public Administration, Evolution of the discipline and its present status. New Public Administration. Public choice approach and New Public Management perspective. Features of Entrepreneurial Government, Good Governance : concept and application .
Theories of Administration : Nature and typologies; Scientific Management (Taylor and the Scientific Management Movement), Classical Theory (Fayol, Urwick, Gulick and others), Bureaucratic Theory. (Marxist view, Weber's model and its critique, post-Weberian developments.) Ideas of Mary Parker Follett and (C.I. Barnard) Human Relations School (Elton Mayo and others).Behavioral Approach to Organizaitonal Analysis. Participative Management; (McGregor, Likert and others). The Systems Approach; Open and closed systems.

Ill Structure of public organisations : Typologies of Political Executive and their functions. Forms of public organizations : Ministries and Departments : Corporations; Companies, Boards and Commissions; Ad hoe and Advisory bodies. Headquarters and field relationships.

Administrative Behaviour : Decision making with special reference to Herbert Simon, Theories of Leadership, Communication, Morale, Motivation (Maslow and Herzberg.)
Accountability and Control : Concepts of Accountability and Control; Legislative Executive and Judicial Control over Administration. Citizen and Administration, Role of civil society, people's

participation, Right to information. Administrative corruption, machinery for redressal of citizens' grievances. Citizens Charter.
Administrative Law : Meaning and significance. Delegated Legislation : Types, Advantages, Limitations , Safeguards, Administrative Tribunals : limitations and methods of ensuring effectiveness.

Section-B
Administrative Reforms : Meaning, process and obstacles. Techniques of administrative improvement : 0 and M; Work Study and Work Management, Information Technology.
Comparative Public Administration : Meaning, nature and scope. Models of Comparative

Public Administration : Bureaucratic and ecological.
Development Administration : Origin and purpose,Rigg's Prismatic-Sala Model; Bureaucracy and Developmen;t Changing profile of Development Administratoi n; new directions in people's self development and empowerment.
Public Policy : Relevance of Policy making in Public Administration. Model of Policy-making Sectoral policies (e.g. Energy, Industries Education and Transport Policies) Process of Policy formulation, problems of implementation, feed-back and evaluation.
Personnel Administration : Objectives of Personnel Administration. Importance of human resource development. Recruitment, training, career development, position classification, discipline, Performance Appraisal, Promotion, Pay and Service Conditions; employer- employee relations, grievance redressal mechanism integrity and code of conduct.
Financial administration : Monetary and fiscal policies. Resource mobilisation : tax and non tax sources. Public borrowings and public debt. Concepts and types of budget. Preparation and

execution of the budget. Deficit financing and Performance budgeting. Legislative control, Accounts and Audit.

PAPER-II

Section-A

Indian Administration

Evolution of Indian Administration: Kautilya, Mughal period, British legacy.
Constitutional framework value premises of the Constitution, Parliamentary democracy, federalism, Planning. Human Rights : National Human Rights Commission.
Union Government and Administration President Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, Cabinet committees, Cabinet Secretariat, Prime Minister's Office, Central Secretariat, Ministries and Departments, Advisory Bodies, Boards and Commissions, Field Organizations.
State Government and Administration-Governor, Chief Minister, Council of Ministers, Chief Secretary, State Secretariat Directorates.
District Administration Changing role of the District Collector : Law and Order and Development Management. Relationship with functional departments. District administration and the Panchayati Raj institutions. Role and functions of the Sub-Divisional Officer.
Local Government : Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Government. Structures, Functions, finances. Main features of 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments : Problems of implementation. Major rural and urban development programmes and their management.
Public Sector : Forms of public undertakings. Their contribution to the economy; problems of autonomy and accountability. Changing role of the Public Sector in the context of liberalisation.

Section-B

8 Public Services : All India Services Constitutional position , role and functions. Central Services: nature and functions. Union Public Service Commission. State Services and the State Public Service Commissions. Training in the changing context of governance.

Control of Public Expenditure: Parliamentary control - EstimatesCommittee, Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Public Undertakings, Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Role of the Finance Ministry in monetary and fiscal policy area, co-ordination and economy in expenditure.
Administrative Reforms : Reforms since independence. Reports of the Administrative Reforms Commission, Problems of implementation.
Machinery for Planning : Role. composition and review of functions of the Planning Commission; Role of the National Development Council. Process of Plan formulation at Union and State levels. Decentralized planning.
Administration of Law and Order : Role of Central and State Agencies in maintenance of law and order. Criminalisation of politics and administrat ion.
Welfare Administration: Machinery for welfare administration at the national and state levels. Central Social Welfare Board and the State, Social Welfare Boards. Special organizations for the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Welfare Programmes for women and children. Problems of child labour. Role of civil society.
Major issues in Indian Administration : problems of Centre-State Relations; Relationship between political and permanent Executives. Values in Public Service and Administrative Culture. Lok Pal and Lok Ayuktas. Development and environmental issues. Impact of information Technology on Public Administration. Indian Administration and Globalisation.

SOCIOLOGY PAPER-I

General Sociology/Foundations of Sociology/Fundamentals of Sociology

Sociology-The Discipline

Sociology as a science and as an interpretative discipline; impact of industrial and French Revolution on the emergence of sociology; sociology and its relationship with history, economics, political science, psychology and anthropology.
Scientific Study of Social Phenomena : Problem of objectivity and value neutrality; issue of measurement in social science; elements of scientific method-concepts, theory and fact, hypothesis; research designs-descriptive, exploratory and experimental.
Techniques of data collection and analysis

Participant and quasi-participant observation; interview, questionnaire and schedule, case study, sampling-size, reliability and validity, scaling techniques-soiacl distance and Likert scale.
Pioneering contributions to Sociology
1. Karl Marx : Historical materialism, mode of production, alienation and class struggle.
2. Emile Durkheim : Division of labour, social fact, religion and society.
3. Max Weber: Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism.
4. Talcott Parsons : Social system, pattern variables.
5. Robert K. Merton : Latent and manifest functions, anomie, conformity and deviance, reference groups.
Marriage and Family

Types and forms of marriage; family-structure and function; personality and socialization; Social contro;l family, lineage, descent and property; changing structure of family marriage and sex roles in modern society; divorce and its implications; gender issues; role conflicts.
Social Stratification

Concepts-hierarchy, inequalityand stratification; theories of stratification-Marx, Davis and Moore and Melvin Tumin's critique; forms and functions; class-different conceptions of class; class-in itself and class-for-itself;caste and class; caste as a class.
Social Mobility

Types of mobility-open and closed models; intra-and inter-generationa l mobility; vertical and horizontal mobility; social mobility and social change.
Economic System

Sociological dimensions of economic life; the impact of economic processes on the larger society; social aspects of division of labour and types of exchange; features of pre-industrial and industrial economic system; industrialisation and social change; social determinants of economic development.
Political System

The nature of power-personal power, community power, power of the elite, class power, organisational power, power of the un-organised masses; authority and legitimacy; pressure groups and political parties; voting behaviou;r modes of political participation-democratic and authoritarianforms.
Educational System

Education and Culture; equality of educational opportunity; social aspects of mass education; problems of universalisation of primary educaiton; role of community and state intervention in

education; education as an instrument of social control and social change; education and modernisation.
Religion

Origins of religious beliefs in pre-modern societies; the sacred and the profane; social functions and dysfunctions of religion; monistic and pluralistic religion; organised and unorganised religions; semitism and antisemitism; religion,sect and cults; magic, religion and science.
Science & Technology

Ethos of science; social responsibility of science; social control of science; social consequences of science and technology; technologyand social change.
Social Movements

Concepts of social movements; genesis of social movements; ideology and social movement; social movement and social change; types of social movements.
Social change and Development

Continuity and change as fact and as value; theoriesof social change-Marx, Parsons and Sorokin; directed social change; social policy and social development.

PAPER-II

STUDY OF INDIAN SOCIETY

Historical Moorings of the Indian Society

Traditional Hindu social organisation; socio-cultural dynamics through the ages; impact of Buddhism, Islam, and the West, factors in continuityand change.
Caste System

Origin of the caste system; cultural and structural views about caste; mobility in caste; caste among Muslims and Christians; change and persistence of caste in modern India; issues of equality and social justice; views of Gandhi and Ambedkar on caste; caste and Indian polity; Backward Classes Movemen;t Mandal Commission Report and issues of social backwardness and social justice; emergence of Dalit consciousness.
Class Structure

Class structure in India, agrarian and industrial class structure; emergence of middle class; emergence of classes among tribes; elite formation in India.
Marriage, Family and Kinship

Marriage among different ethnic groups, its changing trends and its future; family-its structural and functional aspects-its changing forms; regional variationsin kinship systems and its socio-cultural correlates; impact of legislation and socio-economicchange on marriage and family; generation gap.
Agrarian Social Structure

Peasant society and agrarian systems; land tenure systems-historical perspectives, social consequences of land reforms and green revolution; feudalism-semi-feudailsm debates; emerging agrarian class structure;agrarian unrest.
Industry and Society

Path of industrialisation, occupational diversificaiton, trade unions and human relations; market economy and its social consequence;s economic reforms liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation.
Political Processes

Working of the democraticpolitical system in a traditional society; political parties and their social base; social structural origins of political elites and their orientations;regionalism, pluralism and

national unity; decentralisation of power; panchayati raj and nagarpalikas and 73rd and 74th consttiutionalamendments.
Education

Directive Principles of State Policy and primary education; education; educational inequality and change; education and social mobility; the role of community and state intervention in education; universalisation of primary education; Total Literacy Campaigns; educational problems of disadvantageousgroups.
Religion and Society

Size, growth and regional distribution of different religious groups; educational levels of different groups; problems of religious minorities; communal tensions; secularism; conversions; religious fundamentalism.
Tribal Societies

Distinctive features of tribal communities and their geographical spread; problems of tribal communities-land alienation, poverty, indebtedness, health and nutrition, education; tribal development efforts after independence; tribal policy-isolation, assimilation and integration; issues of tribal identity.
Population Dynamics

Population size, growth, composition and distribution; components of population growth; birth rate, death rate and migration; determinants and consequences of population growth; issues of age at marriage, sex ratio, infant mortality rate; population policy and family welfare programmes.
Dimensions of Development

Strategy and ideology of planning; poverty, indebtedness and bonded labour; strategies of rural development-poverty alleviation programmes; environment, housing, slums, and unemployment; programmes for urban development.
Social Change

Endogenous and exogenous sources of change and resistanceto change; processes of change sanskritisation and modernisation; agents of change-mass media, education and communication; problems of change and modernisation; structural contradictions and breakdowns.
Social Movements

Reform Movements : Arya Samaj, Satya Sadhak Samaj, Sri Narayanguru Dharma Paripalana Sabha, and Ram Krishna Mission.

Peasant movements- Kisan Sabha, Telengana, Naxalbari.

Backward Castes Movements : Self-respect Movement, backward castes mobilisation in North India.
Women and society

Demographic profile of women; special problems-dowry, atrocities, discrimination; existing programmes for women and their impact. Situational analysis of children; child welfare programmes.
Social Problems

Prostitution, AIDS, alcoholism, drug addiction, corruption.

7. GENERAL CONDITIONS

AGE AND QUALIFICATIONS Age/qualifications/experience will be reckoned as on 10.07.2017.

AGE RELAXATION: The upp er AGE LIMIT specified above is for Gene ral candidates.Relaxation in upper AGE LIMIT to vario us ca tegories, ex-Servicemen and in-house ca ndidates of Lok Sabha Secretaria t will be as indi cated hereunder :

SI.No.	Category	If m se rvice in Government/Public Sector Undertaking*	If not in service in Government/Public Sector Undertaking
(i)	SC&ST	Upto 10 years**	5 years**
(ii)	OBC	Upto 8 years**	3 years**
(iii )	GEN	Upto 5 years**	Nil
(iv)	Ex-Service men ***	Length of Military Service plus 3 years upto the maximum of 45years , 48 years and 50 yea rs for the ca ndid ates belo ng ing to GEN, OBC and SC/ST categories, respectivel y.
(v)	Employees of Lok Sabha Secretariat	No age Limit Provided that three years continuous regula r service has been completed in Lok Sabha Secretariat.

The age relaxation limit prescribed above for GEN, OBC and SC/ST candidates [SI.No. (i),(ii) and (iii)] will be further relaxable up-to a maximum of 10 years in the case of Ph ysically Challenged Persons for whom the posts have been identified suitable .

NOTES : (1) Appl icants in Government Service or in service in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Secr etar iats should have completed 3 years of continuous regular service in Government or in Raj ya Sabh a Secretariat or in Government, Lok Sabha Secr etariat and Rajy a Sab ha Secretari at put together or in Lok Sabha Secr etariat and Ra jya Sabha Secretaria t put together, for claiming age relaxat ion as Governm ent Servant as per provisions in para 7 II (i), (ii) and (iii) above.

An ex-Serviceman who has join ed a regular Government job on civil side and is deemed to be a civil employee, is permitt ed the benefit of age relaxatio n as admissib le for ex-Servicemen for securing another Government job. However, such candidates will not be eligible for the benefit of reservation, if any, for ex-Servicemen in Governm ent jobs.

*The upper age limit is relaxable up to 5 years (depending upon the extent of their continuous service) to the candidates in Government Service/Public Sector Undertak ings who have rendered not less than 3 years continuous service on regular basis as on 10.07.2017and they should continue in their service till their final selection. Persons who are appointed on ad-hoe/daily wages/ hourly paid/ contract basis are not eligible for age relaxation .

**In respect of vacancies (if any) available/reserved for them.

.Ex-serviceman means a person who has served in any rank whether as a combatant or non-combatant in the regular Army, Navy, Air Force of the Indian Union, and:
1. who retired from such service after earning her/his pension.This would also include persons who are released/retired at their own request after having earned their pension; or
  
  (b} who has been released, otherwise than on her/his own request from such service as a result of reduction in establishmen;t or
  
  (c) who has been released from such service after completing the specific periodof engagement,otherwise than at her/his own request or by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconductor inefficiency, and has been given a gratuity.
  
  Armed Forces Personnel in the last year of service in the Force who have been permitted to seek re- employment are also eligible to apply.

SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS/CERTIFICATES
1. All the candidates who are declar ed quali fied in the Preliminary Examination will be required to furnish co pies of her /his certificates, degrees, mark sheets etc., duly attested by a Gazetted Officer or First Class Magistrate at the tim e of Main Examinationfailing whichthe candidat ure of such candidate(s) will be cancelled by Joint Recruitmen t Cell. The candidates who arc able to prove, by documentary evidence , that result of the qualifying examin ation was declared on or before I0.07.2017 and she/he has been declared passed, will also be co ns idered to have the required qualificatio n. The candidates will be required to subm it both certificate/degree as well as marks s hee t(s) in respect of each educational qualification menti oned in the application.
2. Only the Matriculation or equivalent examination certificate will be accepted as proof of date of birth. No other docum e nt will be accepted for this purpose. In case, thedate of birth is not mentioned in the Matriculation or equivalent examinatio n certificate of a cand idate, she/he may submit attested photocopy of the certificate of her/his any other higher educational qualification containing the required information along with attested photocopy of Matriculation or equivalent examination certificate and also an attestedphotocopy of an affidavit to the effect that the date of birth is not mentioned in theMatriculation or equivalent examination certificate issued by the concerned EducationBoard.
  
  The name of the candidate and her/his parents filled up in the application form by the candidates shall be the same as mentioned in the Matriculation Certificate. In case, there is a discrepancy between the name as recorded in the Matriculation Certificate and as entered in Degree and/or PG Degree and/or other certificates, the following steps must be taken :
  1. In case of minor discrepancy in the name due to a spelling error i.e. {(Mohan and Mohun) or (R. Mathur a nd Ra mes h Mathu r)}, an attested photocopy of an affidavit to the effect that both the names belong to the same person, shall be furnished.
  2. In case of a major discrepancy related to the addition or deletion of part/parts of any name i.e. {(Ram Kumar and Ram Kum ar Singh) or (Ajay Kum ar and Ajay Kumar Singh Rana)}, an attested photocopy of Gazette Notification to the effect that theperson has changed her/his name henceforth, shall be furn is hed.
  3. In case of certificates iss ued by the State of Maharashtra, the name of the candidate is some time s inc lusive of the name of the father and/or name of the mother. In suchcases, an attested photoco py of an affidavit to the effect that the names on bothcert ificates belong to the same person, shall be furnished.
3. The applicant availing age relaxation on the basis of her/his service in a Government Departme nt/Public Sector Unde rtaking/Lok Sabha Secretariat will be required to furnish a certificate from her/his employer on the office let ter head in respect of length of her /hisregular service as on the last date for receipt of applications.
4. T he physically challenged persons shall su bmit the ' Disability Certificate' in the presc ribed format (ANNEXURE). All entri es must be dul y filled up and the e xte nt ofdisability clearly indic ated. Othe rwise, these candidates will not be allowed any benefits available to persons with disabil ities .
5. The ex-Servicemen should submit a copy of Discharge Book and the Armed Forces Perso nnel in the la s t year of Service in the Force shall submit a copy of the permiss ion to seek re-empl oyment.
(t) ln the event of any information furnis hed by a candidate being found false or incorrect at any stage or not satisfying the eligibility conditions according to the requirements mentioned in this advertisement, her/his candid ature/appointment is liable to be cancelled /terminated. The applicants are also cautioned that they may be permanently debarred from the examinations conducted/to be condu c ted by Lo k Sabha Secretariat and/or their appointment may be cancelled , in case they fraudulently claim eligibility for a post.
CASTE/CATEGORY CERTIFICATE(S)

Candidates claiming to be SC/ST/OBC must ensure the following conditions:
1. The candidate's Caste; the Act/Order under which the Caste is recognised as SC/ST/OBC; and the village/town the candidate is ordinarily a resident of, s hould be clearly indicated in the certificate.
2. The name of the candidate and her/his father in the certificate should be st rict ly as recorded in the Matriculation Certificate.
3. The caste and/or sub caste name should be strictly according to the Cent ral List as is available on the website i.e. socialjustice.nic.in in res pect of SCs, on tribal.nic.in in respect of STs and on ncbc.nic.in in respect ofOBCs.
4. Jn case, SC/ST/OBC certificate is issued to a candidate residin g in a State on the basis of the rele vant certificate issued to her /his parent in another State, relevant migration clause should have been duly filled up.
5. The certificate should have been signed by a competent authority not less thanTehsildar with legible stamp of her/his designation e ither in Hindi or in English.
6. The ce1tificate must contain a round seal of the concerned is s uin g auth ority/office. In case of a round sea l in regional langu age, ano ther sea l in either Eng li s h or Hindi may also be affixed.
7. In case of an OBC certificate iss ued prio r to I 1.07.2014, a fresh certificate incorporating therein the relev ant provis io ns of DoPT OM Nos. 36033/3/2004 - Estt. (Res.) dated 14.10.2008 and 36033/1 /2 013- Estt.(Res.) dated 27.05.2013 pertaining to Creamy Layer must be got prepared inter-alia satis fying the above mentioned co nditio ns at (i) to (vi).
8. If the SC/ST/OBC/Disabilit y certificate is/a re in language other than English /Hindi, the candidates s ho uld submi t a attested transla ted version of the same either in Eng lis h o r H ind i.
The candidates s ubm ittin g caste/category certificate not satisf ying the above conditions will be treated as 'General' ca tegory candidates and will not be provided any benefit available to the caste/categoryment ioned/claimedby he r/him in the application.

In case , in the OBC certificate furnished by a candidate it has been mentioned that the caste the candidate belongs to is reco gnized as OBC under the Reso lutio n(s) of the concerned State Government, however , actually the said caste is al so recognize d as OBC under various Resolutions of the Ministry of Welfare, Government of In dia, the candidate may submi t revis ed certificate up to 180 days after I0.07.2017. Howeve r, the result for any stage(s) of examinat io n declared prio r to subm iss ion of the revised cert ific ate will not be revised by JRC.
CUT OFF PERCENTAGE OF MARKS: The minimum cut off percenta ges of marks in Written Test in an examination and Personal Tnterv ie w is 50%, 45% and 40% for vacancies in General, OBC and SC/ST categories, respectively. The above percentages are relaxable by 5% in case of physically challenged persons of relevant disability and category forappoin tme nt against the vacancies reserved for physically challenged persons. [The physically challenged persons of the category other than for which the vacancy(ies) have been reserved but who are eligible to apply, will not be entitled to avail this relaxation in marks.) These percentages are the minimum marks which a candidate is requ ired to secure in each paper/co mponent and aggregate in the written test and in aggregate in the personal interview. However, the c ut-off percentages ma y be raised in individual co mponen t/paper/aggregateto arrive at reasonable vacancy : candidate ratio.

Vl. CENTRE(S) OF EXAMINATION:

In case sufficient number of eligible cand idate s prefer to take examination in Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai , Joint Recruitment Cell may hold the preliminary examination in the se cities also besides Delhi. In the eventuality of insufficient number of eligible candidates for these posts opting for taking examination in any of these three cities, those candidates will have to take examination in Delhi. The choice once made by the applicant with regard to the examination centre sha ll be final. No request for change in date, time and centre of examination will be accepted under any circums tances. Joint Recruitment Cell will, however, hav e final disc retion in the allotment of examination centre to the applicants on the basis of number of applications received for a partic ular centre.

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: The number of vacanc ies specified in respect of the posts is subject to change.
In case, the number of eligible candidates for the said posts are less than or equal to theapproved norm for calling the candidates for the Main Examination, the Preliminary Exam in atio n may not be held.

IX RIGHT TO CANCEL THE PROGRAMME OF RECRUITMENT: Mere submission

of application online by the applicants shall not give them the right to be called for Selection Process. Lok Sabha Secretariat reserves the right to canc e l the programme of recruitment to any pos t(s) at a ny stage witho ut any prior notic e and without assigning any reason therefor. Lok Sabha Secretariat also reserves the right to modify the advertise me nt or part of it at ariy stage, if considered necessary.

Canvassing in any manner would le ad to summ ary rejectio n of applic ation and candidature at any stage.
Candidates shall be held responsible for correctness of all informati o n given by her /him andin case of any in formation being found to be incorrect at a later stage, action sha ll be taken against the cand idate in c luding cancel latio n of candidature, dism iss al from se rvice , etc.
The selected candidates will be required to execute a bond to the effect that he/she will serve in Lok Sabha Secretariat for a minimum period of 5 years from the date ofappointment in this Secretariat.
The Hon'ble High Court of Delhi at New Delhi will have the jurisdiction to settle and decideall matters and disputes related to this recruitment process.

SCRUTINY OF APPLICATIONS AND VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS

The scrutiny of applications with regard to eligibility criteria i.e. age, educational qualification , catego ry, etc., will be undertaken by Lok Sabha Secretariat at the time of preparation of final result. At that time , if any claim made by a candidate in the application is not found su bstantiate d or supp orted by relevant documents/ certificates then her/his candidature will be cancelled and the decision of Lok Sabha Secretariat in this regard shall be final. Lok Sabha Secretariat does not enter into correspondence with the candidates who

are found ineligible and also those who are not shortlis ted/se lec ted for subsequent stages of examina tion /appo intmen t.

The candidates who are declared qualified for appointment shall be required to produce origi nal doc umen ts/certifica tes/ma rk-shee ts/degree(s), etc. before the appointment for verification of the correctness of the attested copies submitted by her/him and also to verify the correctness of the information furnished by her/him in the application for the said post(s). In case any disc repancy is found, her/his candidature shall be cancelled.

Further, the candidates must be in sound bodily health. The appointment of the selecte d candidates will be subject to being found medically fit as per the prescribed procedure in this regard. They will be required to undergo medical examination, prior to being appointed after due selection.
HOW TO APPLY ONLINE
1. Eligible applicants are required to apply online only under the linkRecruitment--+ Apply Online. No other mean s/ mode of application will be accepted. Beforea pplying, the applicants are advised to thoroughly go through this advertisement to ensure that she/ he fulfils all the eligibility conditions for the post(s). The admission of candidates at all stages of examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibi lity conditions.
2. The applicant shall upload her/his latest photograph and signature in the space provided inthe application form. Before uploading, the applicants are advised to go through the guidelines in this regard.
  
  HI. Applicants are required to have a valid and active personal email id and Mobile Number for filling in the application. Applicant will receive registration confirmation by SMS/email. Therefore, the candidates are advised to furnis h correct Mobile number/e-mail address to receive the registration confirmation. This email id and Mobile Number sho uld be valid for the duration of this recruitment process. The Lok Sabha Secretariat may send intimation regarding date of examination, etc., through the email id/Mobile Number filled in the application. Under no circumstances, the candidate should share/me ntion email id/Mobile Number to/or of any other perso n.
  
  In case the applicant does not have a valid and active email id, s he /he shall create the same before applying online.
  
  Candidate may click 's ubmit ' box after ' Declaration' in the o nline application fonnat only after ensurin g that the information filled in by her /him is in order and no correction is required. After s ubmission of application , no correct io n/modi ficatio n in the information filled in the applicat ion sha ll be a llowe d. No request in this regard shall be entertained under any circumstance s. The Lok Sabha Secretariat will not be responsible for any consequences arising out of furnishi ng of inco rrect and inco mplete details in the application form or omission to provide the required details in the application form.
  2. An app lica nt sho uld s ubmit only one applic atio n. If due to unavoidable circumstance s any applicant submits multiple applications, her/his only that application with higher' Reg ist ratio n Num ber' shall be entertained by Lok Sabha Secretariat. Her/his ea rlier applicatio n(s) sha ll s tand rejec ted. She /he must ensure that her/his a pplication with higherreg istrat io n number is complete in all respects .
    
    Those candidates who are e li g ib le and want to apply for both the posts a re required to submit a single application, indicating their preference for the posts. No change sha ll be allo wed in the post applied for/preference indi cated for a post at a later stage. The preference give n by a cand idate s ha ll be strictly adhered to vis-g-vis the availa bil ity of vacancies.
  3. The online application ca n be filled up from 09.06.20 17 to 10. 07.2017 t ill 05.00 pm after whic h the link will be disabled. To avoid las t days' rush, which may result in thwarting attempt to fill o nline a pplic atio n due to heavy traffic on server, the candidates are advise d to s ubmit app licat io n well before the la s t date. No request for extension of time after the last prescr ibed date s ha ll be ente rtained .
  VIL Al l particulars (except Residential Address) furnished by the app licant will be treated as final and no change will be allowed therein la ter on.
  
  VIII. Incomplete applications shall be summarily rejected.
GUIDELINES FOR SCANNING THE PHOTOGRAPH & SIGNATURE:

Before applyi ng o nlin e a candid ate will be req uired to have a scanned (dig ita l) image of his/her photograph and sig nature as per the specificat ions given below.

(I) PHOTOGRAPH IMAGE :

Photograph must be a recent passport size colour picture.

The picture shou ld be in co lo ur, against a lig ht-col o ured, preferably wit h white backgro und .

Look straig ht at the ca me ra wit h a relaxed face

If the pictu re is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or place yourself in the shade, so that you are not squin ting and the re are no ha rsh shadows

If you have to use flash, ensure there' s no " red-e ye"

If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections a nd your eyes can be clear ly seen.

Photograph with cap, hat and dark glasses a re not acceptable. Though rel ig io us head wear is all owe d but it m ust not cove r your face.

Resolution 200 x 230 pixels (preferred) Size of file sho uld be between 20KB-50KB

Ensure that the s ize of th e sca nne d image is not more than 50KB. If the size of the file is more than 50 KB, the n adjust the settings of the sca nne r such as the DPI resolut io n, no. of co lours etc., during the process of scanning.

(11) SIGNATURE IMAGE:

The applicant has to sig n on white paper with black ball point pen. The sign ature must be signed only by the applicant and not by any other person on his/her behalf.

T he s ignature will be used by Lok Sabha Secretariat to put on the Admi ssion Letter/Card and wherever required for examin ation purposes.

Resolution 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)

Size of file s ho uld be between 10KB - 20KB

Ensure that the size of the scanned im age is not more than 20KB
1. SCANNING THE PHOTOGRAPH & SIGNATURE:
  
  Set the scan ner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (dots per inch) Set Color to True Cola r
  
  File Size as specified above
  
  Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the photograph/sig nature, then use the upl oad editor to crop the image to the final size (as specified above).
  
  The image file should be JPG or JPEG format. An example file name is image0l.jpg or im age0I.jpeg Image dimensions can be checked by listing the folder files or mov ing the mouse over the file image icon.
  
  Candidates us ing MS Windows/MS Office can easily obtain photo and signature in
  
  .j peg format not exceed ing 50KB & 20KB respectively by using MS Paint or MS Office Picture Manager. Scanned pho tograph and signature in any format can be saved in .jp g format by us in g "Save As" option in the File menu and size can be red uced below 50KB (photograph) & 20KB (signature) by using crop and then resize optio n [ Ple ase see points (l ) & (II) above for the pixel s ize] in the "Im age" menu. Similar options are available in other photo editor also.
  
  If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed.
  
  The candidate should fill in all the details correctly a nd also upload pho tograph and signat ure as prescribed.
2. PROCEDURE FOR UPLOADING THE PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNATURE
1. There will be two separate lin ks for uploading Photograp h and Signature
2. Click on the respective link "Upload Photograph / Signature"
3. Browse & Select the loc ation where the Scanned Photo I Signature file has been saved.
4. Select the file by clicking on it
5. Click the 'Upload' button
Your Online Application will not be registered/s ubm it ted unle ss you upload your photo and s ignature as specified.

Note : (a) In case the face in the pho tograph or signatur e is unc lear the cand idate's application will be rejected .

(b) In case the photograph or signature is unclear, the candidate may edit his / he rapplic atio n and re upload his/ her photo graph or signature.
In case of any difficulty experienced in submission of On-line applica tion , candidates may contact the helpline telephone no. 011 -23034521.
Candidates are advised to take a printout of their system generated online application form after registe ring. But the printout of the application shou ld not be sent to the Lok Sabha Secretariat.

13 . The information in respect of provisionally eligible candidates as well as the rejectedapplications will be uploaded on the website http ://www. l oksabha.nic.in under the link Recruitment - Adve rtisements and Notices.
1. The provisionally eligible candidates shall be issued e-Admission/Ca ll Letter only. No hard copy of Admission/Call Letter shall be sent by post. The provisionally eligible candidates will have to download their respective e-Admission/Call Letter from the website http: //www.loksa bha.nic.in under the link Recruitment _. Online Admission/Call Letter. The candidates must bring the same faffixing their self-attested/attested recent passport size photograph (in original) which they have uploaded in their On-Line -Application at the time of applying to the LSS and handover to the invigilator] on the day of examination(s) , without which no candidate shall be admitted for the examination . The candidate mu st carry a valid photo ID proof such as PAN Card/Passport Noter ID Card/Driving Licence /Aadhaar Card/Permanent Identity Card iss ue d by a University/College or any other valid proof of identification having a latest photograph of the candidate, at the time of examination.
  
  The applicants /candidates will be solely responsible for receiving, down loading and printing of Call Letters/Admit Cards for selection process/any other information. Joint Recruitment Cell will not be responsible for any loss of email sent due to in valid/w rong email ID provided by the candidate or delivery of email to spam/bulk mail folder or for dela y/non receipt of information if the candidate fails to access her/his mail/website in time .
2. The applicants are advised to http: /www.lo ksabha.nic.in _. Recruitment relating to :
  
  keep from
  
  on visiting the website time to time for information
  1. Cancellation or addendum or corrigendum to this Advertisement, if any;
  2. Dates of Preliminary and Main Examinations (about 30 days prior to the date ofExamination) and also Personal Interview ; and
    
    (i ii ) Result of the Exam inat ion .
3. Mobiles , other electronic gadgets and wire less equipments are banned within the prem ise s of examination centres. Their possess io n by a ca nd idate in switched on or switched off mode is considered by the Lok Sabha Secretariat as a ma ni pulative practice and wi ll invitecancellation of he r/his candidature and/o r debarment from the examinations conducted by Lok Sabha Secretariat.

Important Dates

	Start Date	End Date
Applications	09-Jun-2017	10-Jul-2017

Notification Issued By

Organization : Parliament Of India
Organization City, State : new delhi, delhi
Organization Website : www.loksabha.nic.in

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