M.A. in Public Administration

Course Content

Indian Polity, Society and Economy
Chapter 1 : Impact of British Rule in India : Indian National Movement and the making
of India as a nation.
Chapter 2 : Salient features of the Indian Constitution - Parliamentary Democracy
Federalism and Judiciary
Chapter 3 : Indian Society - past and present - caste and Class - India in Transition -
Modernization of Indian Society
Chapter 4 : Indian Economy - Indian Economy during British Period - Changing face
of Indian Economy after independence mixed economy. Process of
Modernization in Agricultural and Industrial sectors.
Chapter 5 : Indian Bureaucracy, Its characteristics - Bureaucracy's changing role in
development
Chapter 6 : Politics of Development - Role of political parties, pressure groups and
public opinion in the formulation of national policies relating to
development.
Chapter 7 : Globalization and its impact on Administration.
Chapter 8 : Role of rural and urban local government in policy formulation,
implementation and its impact on local people