Syllabus for Civil Services (IAS/IFS/IPS) Foundation Course at LBSNAA, Mussoorie

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Public Administration

Module on Essentials of Public Administration

·         Essentials of Administration

·         Bureaucracy

·         Organisational Structure of Government

·         Inter departmental coordination

·         Role and responsibilities of a civil servant

Administrative Environment

·         Administration and the Citizen

·         Corruption

·         Relationship between Civil Servants and Political Executive

·         Role of media

·         Role of NGO's

Skills for Administrators

·         Noting and Drafting techniques in Government and Maintenance of files

·         Conducting effective meetings

·         Time Management

·         Report writing

·         Making presentations

·         Public speaking

·         Delegation of work

Module on administrative Ethics and obligations of public servants

Personnel Administration

Financial Administration

·         General Financial Rules

·         Government Budget

·         Role of audit

·         Performance Audit

Module on Development, Welfare and Social Administration

·         Health

·         Education

·         Problems of the Differently abled

·         Issues Relating to weaker sections

·         Rural Development Schemes

·         Social Welfare Schemes

·         Gender Issues

·         Participatory Approaches

(Participatory learning and action )

Module on E-Governance

·         E-Governance Policy Framework

·         Successful applications in Government

Decentralisation and local Government

Issues impacting on administration

·         National Security

·         Issues relating to North East, Islands and other remote areas

·         Emerging Technologies - Biotechnology

·         Environmental Issues and sustainable development

·         Science and Technology in India

Innovations in Administration & Governance

Role Models

Basic Economics for Administrators

Micro Economics

• Introduction to Economics
• Theory of Demand, Supply, Market Structure, Elasticity
• Market  Failure

International Trade & WTO

• Theory of International Trade
• WTO

National Income Accounts

Theory of Growth

Poverty

Industrial Sector

Infrastructure Sector

Population, Agriculture & Food Security

• Population
• Agriculture
• Food Security

Structural Reforms & Indian Economy

Public Private Partnership

Law

• Introduction to Law & Sources of Law
• Concept of Law and Judicial System
• Civil Procedure Code
• Law of Torts
• Consumer Protection Act
• Specific Relief Act and Arbitration Act
• IPC General Principles
• Principles of Natural Justice
• Judicial Review of Administrative Action
• Criminal Procedure Code
• Module on Contempt of Court
• Suits by or Against Government
• Liability of Government Servants in Contracts and Torts
• Law of Contract
• Contempt of Lawful Authority of Public Servants
• Rule of Law
• Principles of Administrative Law Administrative Discretion
• Inquiry by Domestic Tribunal
• Information Technology Act
• Legal Remedies including Writs
• Law of Evidence
• Search & Seizure
• Offences against Human Body
• General Exceptions & Right of Private Defence
• Sexual Harassment of Working Women
• Law related to Environment
• Labour Laws

Political Concepts and Constitution of India

Political Concepts

 

Political Theories

Indian political system

·         Organs of Government

·         Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles

 

Different rights and their enforcement Fundamental duties

• Directive Principles
• Comparison with fundamental rights

Nature of Indian Federation

·         Civil Services under the Constitution

·         Human Rights

India's Foreign Policy

National Integration and Communal Harmony

Basic structure of the Constitution

Constitutional Remedies

Indian History and Culture

Part A- History

• Overview of History

Polity and Governance in Indian history

• The State and Administration in Ancient, Medieval and Modern India
• Changing fiscal structures
• Resistance against the State
• Indian Nationalism; Gandhi
• Communal Politics, Partition and Independence
• Issues in Economic History
• Issues in Social History
• A Brief Introduction to the Major Religious Traditions of India

PART B- Culture

• Culture: Meaning, Context and Forms
• Conservation of Heritage
• Art and Architecture
• Literature
• Performing Arts

Management and Behavioural Science

Management and Organisation

·         What is Management? Management Process, Scope, etc.

·         Quality in Government

Behavioural Science

·         Module on Self-Awareness

o   Psychology of Interpersonal Behaviour Personality & Behaviour

·         Module on Team Building

o   Coordination and Cooperation

o   Problem Solving

o   Handling Information

o   Decision making

o   Consensus building

·         Module on Organisational Leadership

o   Motivation, Management Policies and Practices.

o   Developing Sensitivity through Transactional Analysis.

o   Leadership – Role, Functions and Styles

·         Module on Communication

o   Interpersonal Communication – Barriers and Gateways to communication

o   Public Speaking

o   Report Writing

·         Module on Principle Centered, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

o   Negotiation Theory

o   Management of Conflict

·         Module on Quantitative techniques in Management

o   Data Analysis

o   Sampling and Sampling Distribution

o   Co-relation and regression

·         Module on Project Management 

o   Capital Budgeting, Discounted Cash Flow, Time Value of Money and Cost Benefit Analysis.

o   Project Formulation & Management

o   PERT/CPM

o   Exercise on MS Project

o   Information and Communication Technology 

·         Module on Financial Management

o   Understanding Financial Statements

o   Cost Concepts

Information and Communication Technology

Computer Hardware / Software, Internet & e-mail

• Introduction to Computer
• Internet & e-mail
• Workflow Automation

MS-WORD

• Introduction to MS-WORD
• Advanced features of MS-WORD

MS-POWERPOINT

• Introduction to MS-POWERPOINT
• Advanced features of MS- POWERPOINT

MS-EXCEL

• Introduction to MS-EXCEL
• Advanced features of MS- EXCEL
• Data Analysis using MS-EXCEL
• Financial Analysis using MS-EXCEL
• Correlation & Regression

MS-ACCESS

• Introduction to MS- ACCESS
• Advanced features of MS- ACCESS
• Handing Single & Multiple Table using MS-ACCESS
• Tenancy Database
• Client-Server computing using MS-ACCESS (front end) and SQL-SERVER (back end)

NETWORKING

• Basics of Network Technology
• Communication Technology

Purchase of Hardware / Software

Project Management using MS-PROJECT

Geographical Information System

Macromedia FLASH

Web Designing using MS-FRONTPAGE

Syllabus for IAS Professional Course Phase-I

Law

Indian Penal Code

• Offences against Public Tranquility

·         Offences against the State and Promoting enmity etc. (Sec. 153-A, 153-B & 295-A)

·         Offences affecting Human Body

·         Offences against Property

·         Offences against and relating to Public Servants

·         False Evidence and Offences against Public Justice

·         Contempt of Lawful Authority of Pubic Servants

Law of Evidence

·         Admission and Confession

·         Documentary Evidence

·         Examination of Witnesses

·         Competency of Witnesses and Privileges of Communications

·         Dying Declaration

·         Expert Opinion and Scientific Evidence

·         Relevancy and Admissibility

·         Burden of Proof  (Including Presumptions)

·         Appreciation of Evidence

·         Rule of Estoppel

·         How to Record Evidence

Civil Procedure Code

·         General Concepts, Types of Suits:  Filing of Suits:  Place of Suiting

·         Appearance of Party and Consequence of Non-appearance, Settlement of Issues and Hearing of Suits

·         Judgement and Decree - Preliminary and Final, Inherent Powers of Court

·         Appeal, Reference, Review, Revision and Suits by and Against Minor and Persons of Unsound Mind

·         Defending of a Suit

·         Interlocutory Matters

·         Parties to a Suit-Necessary and Proper Party-Meaning

·         Pleadings – Meaning, Its Amendment, Plaint, Written Statement

·         Injunction

·         Issue of Commission, Abatement:  Death and Marriage, Withdrawal of Suits

·         Execution-I

·         Execution-II

Criminal Procedure Code

·         Inquest

·         Dispersal of Unlawful Assembly (Sec. 129-132 Cr. P.C.)

·         Public Nuisance - Principles and Practice

·         Criminal Trials

·         Security Proceedings (Chapter VIII-Sec. 107-124 Cr. PC) Court Procedure

·         Disputes as to Immovable Property, Breach of Peace (Sec. 145-148)

·         Urgent Cases of Nuisance or Apprehended Danger (Sec. 144 Cr. P.C.) including promulgation of Curfew

·         Search and Seizure

·         Contempt of Court under Cr. P.C.

·         Role of DM/SDM/Executive Magistrates in Criminal Administration Particularly under Cr. P.C.

• Police Investigation

·         Criminal Process

·         Arrest, Remand and Bail

• Appeal, Reference and Revision

Minor Acts

• Arms Act, Explosive Act & Explosive Substance Act
• Stamp and Registration Act
• Dowry Prohibition Act
• Transfer of Property
• Motor Vehicles Act
• Specific Relief Act
• Right to Information Act, Whistle blowing provisions
• Child Labour and Bonded Labour
• Prevention of Atrocities against SC & ST
• Essential Commodities Act
• Cyber Laws and IPR
• General Clauses Act and Rules of Interpretation

Others

• AIS Rules, Conduct Rules
• Departmental Proceedings
• Leave/TA Service Rules

·         Liability of Civil Servants in Contracts and Torts

• Law of Succession and Inheritance
• Alternate Dispute Redressal System

Information and Communication Technology

• Excel Exercise (Data Analysis Part-I)
• Introduction to Databases
• MS-Access Hands-on (Single Table)
• Handling Multiple Tables
• MS-Access Hands-on (Multiple)
• Tenancy Database using MS-Access
• Client / Server Computing
• Financial Accounting using Tally Software
• Financial Management using MS-Excel
• GIS Module
• MIS / SAD
• Case Study Presentation
• Data Structure Design
• Communication Technologies (Part-I)
• Communication Technologies (Part-II)
• Project Management
• Introduction & e-Governance
• e-Governance Maturity Models & INTRANIC a G2E
• Trends in Technology
• Information Management: Best Practices
• IT-Policy & Data Security Issues
• Business Processes Re-engineering
• Implementation of e-Governance Projects

Academic Modules

Perspective Building

IAS in Perspective
	IAS - collective consciousness, service, reforms	PA	Lecture
	Art 311	Law	Lecture
	Qualities of a Civil Servant	PA	Lecture
District Administration
	Administrative Framework, Structure, Functions	PA	Exercise
	Role of SDM	PA	Lecture
	Functions of Executive Magistrate	Law	Lecture + Handout
Problems in Insurgency Affected Areas
	Experience of Distt Admin- Special provisions under the Constitution	PSC	WST Presentation + Seminar
	Convergence of functions and jurisdictions	PA	Lecture
Issues in the North-East		PSC	Seminar

Administrative Skills

Basic Administrative Skills & Procedures
	Office Procedures	PA	Exercises
	AIS Rules, Conduct Rules	Law	Lecture
	Inspections & Tours	PA	Mock Inspection
	Departmental proceedings	Law	Exercise/Mock Court
	Presentation and Communication Skills	PA	Exercise
	Engineering Skills for Administrators	PA	Exercise
	Leave/TA/Service Rules	Law	Lecture
	Managing time bound works	PA	Visit to DMRC
	Grievance Redressal	ICT	Case Study
Project Management
	Understanding a project and project formulation	Mgt	Exercise
	Financial appraisal of projects	Mgt	Exercise
	Scheduling and monitoring projects- PERT-CPM, Gantt charts etc	Mgt	Exercise
	Risk analysis	Mgt	Exercise
	Elements of a  successful project	Mgt	Case Study, Visit to DMRC
Dealing with the Media
	Provisions of Press Council, Guidelines on media interface, how to interact with media, Communication skills	PSC	Lecture and Exercise, Visit to NDTV
Law and Order
	Principles of crowd control, intelligence collection, ESMA, preparation of reports under NSA , Commission of Enquiries Act, Regulation of foreigners registration and movement	Law	NPA Faculty
	Caste Communal and Students Unrest	PSC	Seminar
	Offences Against Public Tranquility	Law	Lecture
	Security Proceedings	Law	Lecture
	Public nuisance	Law	Lecture+Mock court and exercise writing
	Dispersal of Unlawful Assembly	Law	Case Study
	Other preventive powers of police magistracy	Law	Lecture
Police Interface
	Relationship with subordinate police	PA	Thana inspection, inspecting guard, taking salute, provisions for police lines etc.
	Inquest/UD Cases	Law
Land Management and Administration
	Land Administration-organisation of tehsil and revenue circles	PA	Lecture
	Land reforms-tenancy, ceiling, Current Land Policy	PA	Lecture
	Land record management	PA	Village maps
	Land Encroachment	Law	Case Study
	Consolidation	PA	Exercise
	Tribal Land Alienation	Law	Lecture
	Revenue Recovery Act	Law	Cast Study
	Land Acquisition Act	Law	Lecture
	Mutation and Computerisation of land records	ICT	Exercise
Conduct of Elections		PA	Exercise
Disaster management		PA	Lecture + Exercise
Diplomatic skills, provisions relating to interaction with foreign officials		PA	FSI Module
Financial Management
	State Finances	Eco	Lecture
	VAT	Eco	Lecture
	Block and DRDA accounts	Mgt	Exercise
	Understanding Financial Statements	Mgt	Exercise
	Accounting	Mgt	Exercise
	Cost Benefit Analysis	Eco	Exercise
	District Funds	Eco	Exercise
E-Governance		Mgt	Seminar
First Aid for Administrators		Optional	Weekday evenings + Saturday/Sunday
Handling small weapons		Optional	Saturday/Sunday
Public Contracts
	Procurement Procedures	PA	Lecture + Exercise
	ICB and externally aided projects	PA	Lecture
Civil Liberties
	Preventive Detention	PSC	Case Study
	Human Rights	PSC	Seminar
Organisational behaviour, leadership profiling, team work etc		Mgt	team games, exercises
Language		Lang
ICT		ICT	Exercises
Small Group Discussion		PA

Knowledge Enhancement

Urban Administration
	Urban Local Bodies	PA	WST Presentation + Seminar
	Pub. Policy - Rickshaw Pullers	PA	Film + Talk
	Planning for a new city	PA	Visit to Greater NOIDA
	Municipal Services	PA	Case Study
Rural Development
	Govt Programmes- implementation, framing, role of admin, guidelines	Eco	Lecture + Exercise
	Case study of a RD programme	Eco	Beneficiary Interaction
	Development Banking	Eco	Case Study
Social Legislation/ Minor Acts
	Dowry Prohibition Act	Law	Lecture
	SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act	Law	Lecture
	Motor Vehicle Act	Law	Lecture
	Transfer of Property Act	Law	Lecture
	Prevention of Corruption Act	Law	Lecture
	Arms Act, Explosives Act	Law	Lecture
	Cinematograph Act	Law	Lecture
	Indian Registration Act	PA	Lecture
	Alternate Dispute redressal systems	Law	Lecture
	Liability of civil servants in contracts and torts	Law	Lecture
Environment
	Issues	PA	Film + Lecture
	Forest Act + Pollution Control Act	Law	Seminar
	Bio Med Waste Mgmt Rules	Law	Lecture
	Env. Economics	Eco	Case Study
Social Marketing
	AIDS - Case Study	Mgt	Lecture
	Concepts	Mgt	Lecture
Public-Private Partnerships
	Models	PA	Lecture
	Pvt Contracts	PA	Lecture + Exercise
	Successful partnerships	PA	Case Study
Issues in Agriculture		Eco	Seminar
Economic  theory  *in addition to those already specified
	Market failure	Eco	Lecture + Exercise
	Costs	Eco	Lecture
Law * in addition to those already specified
Indian Penal Code		Law	Lecture + Exercise
Criminal Procedure Code		Law	Lecture + Exercise
Civil Procedure Code		Law	Lecture + Exercise
Evidence Act		Law	Lecture + Exercise
Order Writing Exercises, Moot Courts, Mock Trials		Law	Exercise

Attitudes and Values

Social Security for Vulnerable
	PDS, right to food, Food Policy	Eco	ECA, dealer's view point
	MDM, nutritional deficiencies	PA	Practice and guidelines
	SC/ST Provisions	Eco	Lecture
Gender Issues
	Offences Against Women	PA	Lecture
	Gender Issues	PA	Seminar
Transparency in Government
	Right to Information Act, Citizens' Charters	Law	Lecture
	Right to Information Act in practice	PA	Lecture + Case Study
	Admin Accountability	PA	Case Study
	Best Practices		Handout/ CD from Do ARPG
Social Sector
	W&CD	Eco	Lecture/Discussion
	Health	Eco	Lecture/Discussion
	Education	Eco	Lecture/Discussion
	Initiatives, Approaches	PA	Lecture/Discussion
Poverty
	Definition, concepts	Eco	Lecture
	Understanding the problems of the poorest groups	PA	Group research and Presentation
	Bonded Labour Act	Law	Case Study
	Rural Credit, Money Lenders Act	Eco	Lecture
Dealing with Elected Representatives
	Provisions of Acts relating to PRIs	PSC	Lecture
	Expectation and functioning of local bodies	PSC	Discussion
	Protocol	PA	Lecture + Case Study
CGMs

 

Seminar Topics

• Caste, Communal and Students Unrest:

·         The Legacy and the Solution

• Center State Relations:
• Need for a Reappraisal
• E-governance: Replicability and
• Effectiveness of Existing Solutions
• Emerging Trends in Indian Agriculture
• Enhancing Competitiveness of Indian Industry: Role of District Administration

·         Environmental Issues in District Administration

• Insurgency: Measures to Tackle and Role of District Administration
• Issues in the North-East
• Urban Services and Planning:
• The Role of Local Bodies

·         Women's Empowerment :

• A Means of Social Reform

Syllabus for IAS Professional Course Phase-II

Course Objectives

Objectives

• To make the officer trainees confident of shouldering responsibilities as field officers.
• To provide officer trainees with an opportunity to analyze their experiences in district training and to learn from the field experiences of their colleagues.
• To develop in officer trainees, skills to be effective team members and to be leaders of teams.
• To  consolidate the basic knowledge of officer trainees relating to procedures in civil, criminal and revenue laws keeping in mind their job requirement as presiding officers of courts
• To consolidate the working knowledge of officer trainees in computers to that they are confident of leading initiatives in computerization in the field.
• To consolidate language training of officer trainees in the language of the state cadre to which they are allotted.
• To develop camaraderie and unity within the service through an active campus life.
• To keep officer trainees in a good physical shape.

Course approach

• The academic sessions will cover topics in the areas of Public Administration, Management, Law, Economics, Computers and Language.
• Interactive learning through experience sharing.
• Presentations by officer trainees will form the basis for designing most of the sessions.
• Presentations by Officer Trainees
• Case studies / exercises
• Panel discussions
• Seminars & workshops
• Counsellor group meeting
• Small group discussions
• Seminar on Law & Order
• Effective SDO Seminar
• Seminar on Human Rights
• Seminar on E-Governance
• Interaction with IAS officers (Retd.) of Golden Jubilee Batch.
• Interaction with Heads of State Administrative Training Institutes
• Module on Disaster Management
• Module on National Security
• Module on Elections
• Interaction with participants of in-service courses.
• Weapon Training Module at IMA
• Other local visits on weekends.

Language Inputs

• Text / Structure / Exercises
• Discussion Seminar
• Guided Composition / Report Writing
• Written Exercises on Noting and Drafting
• Usage of Technical terminology and phrases
• Presentation of Written Assignments
• Exercises on translation
• Discussion seminar on cultural aspects
• Report writing on specific topic
• Writing of Orders / Judgements
• Discussion and Feedback
• Feedback and Discussion on Correspondence Course
• Judicial Assignment Presentations
• Security Proceedings
• (Section 107/116 Cr. P. C.)
• Public Nuisance (Section 133 Cr. P. C.)
• Court Management
• Miscellaneous Legal Matters

Law

• Experience Sharing Presentations on cases under Criminal Procedure Code/ Indian Penal Code/ Revenue and Administrative Inquiries.
• Court Management
• Practice Sessions in defending suits etc.
• Topics not covered during the Phase-I and topics, which the Probationers feel need to be covered.

Information and Communication Technology

• Revision session on Excel
• Data Analysis using Excel
• Revision on Access
• Multiple Tables using Access
• Project Management
• Purchase of HW & S/W
• Macromedia Flash
• E-Governance Module