Syllabus for Paper I - English: Essay, Précis
writing, Comprehension, Business/Office Correspondence.
Paper II - Economic and Social Issues: Growth and Development -
Measurement of growth : National Income and per capita income - Poverty
Alleviation and Employment Generation in India - Sustainable Development and
Environmental issues.Economic Reforms in India - Industrial and Labour Policy -
Monetary and Fiscal Policy - Privatisation - Role of Economic Planning.
Globalization - Opening up of the Indian Economy -Balance of Payments,
Export-Import Policy - International Economic Institutions - IMF and World Bank
- WTO -Regional Economic Co-operation. Social Structure in India -
Multiculturalism - Demographic Trends - Urbanisation and Migration - Gender
Issues - Social Justice : Positive Discrimination in favour of the under
privileged - Social Movements - Indian Political System - Human Development -
Social Sectors in India, Health and Education.
Paper III - Finance and Management: Finance :The Union Budget -
Direct and Indirect taxes; Non-tax sources of revenue; Outlays; New Measures;
Financial Sector Reforms; Capital Market, Money Market and Foreign Exchange
Market; Stock Exchanges and their Regulation; Capital Market Intermediaries and
their Regulation; Role of SEBI; Functions of the Money Market; Growth and
Operation of the Money Market; The Foreign Exchange Market; From FERA to FEMA;
Exchange Rate Management; Exchange Risk Management; Role of Banks and Financial
Institutions in Economic Development; Regulation of Banks and Financial
Institutions; Disinvestment in Public Sector Units.
Management : Management: its nature and scope; The Management
Processes; Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling; The Role
of a Manager in an Organisation. Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader; Leadership
Styles; Leadership Theories; A successful Leader versus an effective Leader.
Human Resource Development: Concept of HRD; Goals of HRD; Performance appraisal
- Potential appraisal and development -Feedback and Performance Counselling -
Career Planning - Training and Development - Rewards - Employee Welfare.
Motivation, Morale and Incentives: Theories of Motivation; How Managers
Motivate; Concept of Morale; Factors determining Morale; Role of Incentives in
Building up Morale. Communication: Steps in the Communication Process;
Communication Channels; Oral versus Written Communication; Verbal versus
non-verbal Communication; upward, downward and lateral Communication; Barriers
to Communication, Role of Information Technology. Corporate Governance: Factors
affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms of Corporate Governance.
The above syllabus is only indicative and not exhaustive. The questions in
Papers II and III will be basic in nature.
