OPSC OAS

• Detailed Syllabus for the Preliminary Examination

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  • Current events of national and international importance

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• Detailed Syllabus for the Preliminary Examination

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  • Comprehension

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• Paper-I : Odia Language

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  • Comprehension of given passages

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• Paper-II : English Language

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  • Comprehension of given passages

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• Paper-I : Essay

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• Heritage and Culture

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  • Indian culture covering the salient aspects of Art forms, Literature and Architecture from Ancient to Modern times

• History

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  • Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present – significant events, personalities, issues

• Geography of India with special reference to Odisha

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  • Physical, economic and social geography of India

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• Governance, Constitution, Polity and Inter-state relations

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  • Indian Constitution – historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure

• Social Justice

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  • Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation – India and Odisha

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• Science & Technology

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  • Science and Technology-developments and their applications and effects in everyday life

• Economic Development

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  • Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment

• Agriculture

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  • Major cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints

• Biodiversity and Environment

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  • Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment

• Security and Disaster Management

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  • Challenges to internal security though communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security

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• The following broad areas will be covered

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  • Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, Determinants and Consequences of Ethics in Human Actions

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• Section – A

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  • Cropping pattern in different a g r o -climatic zones of the country

• Section – B

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  • Ecology and its relevance to man

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• Section – A

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  • Cell theory, structure, organells and their function

• Section – B

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  • Climatic requirement and cultivation of major fruits, vegetable crops and flower and ornamental plants

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• Surveying :

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  • Chain survey, compass survey, plain table survey, computation of area, levelling, contour survey, land levelling, design, methods, earth work computation, land grading, land shaping, layout of fields, irrigation and drainage systems planning

• Fluid mechanics and irrigation :

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  • Hydraulics of flow, open channel flow, steady and unsteady, uniform and non uniform, laminar and turbulent, Reynold’s number, Froude number, critical depth, hydraulic jump, Chezy’s and Manning’s formula

• Drainage :

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  • Water logging problems in crops, drainage co-efficient, role of drainage in cropped area, drainage investigation and selection, open drains on farm, field surface drainage, sub-surface drainage systems, pipe drainage interceptor drain, mole drain, tube- well drainage, bio drainage, saturated hydraulic conductivity, salinity control and drainage water-utilization.

• Groundwater & surface hydrology; wells and pumps :

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  • Hydrologic cycle measurement of rainfall, evaporation, infiltration, estimation of runoff, factors affecting runoff, computation of volume of runoff and peak flow, unit hydrograph

• Soil conservations and Watershed Management:

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  • Soil erosion, types, factors affecting different kinds of crosion, methods to control soil crosion-biological control measures, contour farming, strip cropping, mixed cropping, inter cropping, mulching, mechanical control measures-their suitability for different conditions-design of contour ditches, contour bunds, graded bunds, bench terraces, contour stone wall-gully control structures vegetative control method-brush dams, loose rock dam, drop spillway, chute spillway and drop inlet spillway, universal soil loss equation, vegetated waterways-its design

• Farm structures :

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  • Building Materials, bearing capacity of soil, factor of safety, types of masonary foundations, basement and superstructure, types of roofs, building plan and estimation, planning of farmstead and farm residence, farm fencing, farm gates, farm roads, dairy farm, poultry house and equipments, silo, feed storage structure, grain storage structure, storage structure for semi-perishables, threshing floor, drying floors, storage structure for fertilizer and seeds

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• Section – A

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  • Farm Power and Machinery

• Agricultural Process Engineering:

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  • Post Harvest Technology of crops and its scope, unit operations in processing of cereals, oil seeds and pulses

• Electronics and Instrumentation :

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  • Electronic devices and their characteristics, study of rectifiers, amplifiers, Oscillators, operational amplifiers, multivibrators, Digital circuit, sequential and combinational systems

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• SECTION – A

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  • Animal Nutrition-Energy sources, energy, metabolism and requirements for maintenance and production of milk, meat, egg and wool

• 3. Livestock Production and Management :

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  • 3.1 Commercial Dairy Farming - Comparison of dairy farming in India with advanced countries

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• SECTION – A

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  • Health and Hygiene

• 4. Animal Diseases :

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  • 4.1 Pathogenesis, symptoms, postmortem lesions, diagnosis and control of infectious diseases of cattle, pigs, poultry, horses, sheep and goats

• 5. Milk and Milk Products Technology :

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  • 5.1 Milk Technology : Organization of rural milk procurement, collection and transport of raw milk

• 6.1 Meat Hygiene :

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  • 6.1.1 Ante-mortem care and management of food animals, stunning, slaughter and dressing operations; abattoir requirements and designs

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• Unit –I:

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  • 1.1 Meaning and Scope of Anthropology 1.2 Relationship with other disciplines: History, Sociology, Geology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Life Science, and Medical Science

• Unit –II:

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  • 2.1 Concept, scope and major branches of human genetics

• Unit –III:

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  • Concept of Human Growth and development

• Unit – IV:

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  • Concept of Reproductive Biology, demography and population study

• Unit – V:

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  • Application of Physical/Biological Anthropology: Applied human genetics – Paternity diagnosis, genetic counseling and eugenics

• Unit – VI:

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  • Cultural Evolution – broad outlines of pre-historic cultures in Europe and India

• Unit – VII:

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  • Family: Definition and types of family, household

• Unit – VIII:

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  • Culture: definition and nature, paradoxes of culture

• Unit – IX:

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  • Concepts of development

• Unit – X:

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  • Basic techniques of data collection

• Unit – XI:

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  • Relevance in understanding of contemporary society

• Unit – XII:

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  • Concepts and Methods of Ecological Anthropology

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• Unit-I:

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  • Tribal situation in India – biogenetic variability, linguistic and socio-economic characteristics of the tribal populations and their distribution

• Unit –II:

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  • Demographic Profile of India – ethnic and linguistic elements in the Indian Population and their distribution

• Unit –III:

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  • The basic structure and nature of traditional Indian Social System – a critique

• Unit – IV:

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  • Emergence, Growth and Development of Anthropology in India – contributions of the 19th century and early 20th Century scholars and administrators

• Unit –V:

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  • Salient characteristic features of Indian Society

• Unit –VI:

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  • Problems of exploitation and deprivation of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes

• Unit –VII:

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  • Social change and Development among the tribes during colonial and post-Independent India

• Unit –VIII:

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  • History of administration of tribal areas, tribal policies, plans, programmes of tribal development and their implementation

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• Section-A

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  • Microbiology and Plant Pathology: Structure and reproduction of viruses and bacteria

• Section-B

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  • Anatomy, Embryology and Biostatistics : Anatomy – Structure and function of primary and secondary tissues, Mechanical tissue system, Conducting tissue system, Vascular tissue system, Stomata and their types

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• Section-A

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  • Cell Biology: Techniques of Cell Biology, Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells -Structural and ultrastructural details, Structure and function of extracellular matrix or ECM (cell wall) and membranes-cell adhesion, Membrane transport and vesicular transport

• Section-B

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  • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry : Water relations, Mineral nutrition and ion transport, mineral deficiencies

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• PAPER-I

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  • Atomic structure Quantum theory, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, Schrodinger wave equation (time independent)

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• Paper-II

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  • Delocalised covalent bonding : Aromaticity, anti-aromaticity

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• Part-A

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  • Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials and Structural Analysis

• Engineering Mechanics :

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  • Units and Dimensions, SI Units, Vectors, Concept of Force, Concept of particle and rigid body

• Kinematics and Kinetics :

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  • Kinematics in Cartesian and Polar Co-ordinates, motion under uniform and nonuniform acceleration, motion under gravity

• Strength of Materials :

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  • Simple Stress and Strain, Elastic constants, axially loaded compression members, Shear force and bending moment, theory of simple bending, Shear Stress distribution across cross sections, Beams of uniform strength, Leaf spring

• Structural Analysis :

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  • Castigliano’s theorems I and II, unit load method of consistent deformation applied to beams and pin jointed trusses

• Part–B

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  • Design of Structures : Steel, Concrete and Masonry Structures

• Structural Steel Design :

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  • Structural Steel : Factors of safety and load factors

• Design of Concrete and Masonry Structures :

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  • Concept of mix design

• Part-C

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  • Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow and Hydraulic Machines Fluid Mechanics : Fluid properties and their role in fluid motion, fluid statics including forces acting on plane and curve surfaces

• Hydraulic Machines and Hydropower :

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  • Centrifugal pumps–Types, characteristics, Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH), specific speed

• Part-D

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  • Geo-technical Engineering Types of soil, phase relationships, consistency limits, particles size distribution, classifications of soil

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• Part-A

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  • Construction Technology, Equipment, Planning and Management

• Engineering Materials :

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  • Physical properties of construction materials : Stones, Bricks and Tiles

• Construction :

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  • Building components and their functions

• 2. Construction Equipment :

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  • Standard and special types of equipment, Preventive maintenance and repair, factors affecting the selection of equipment, economical life, time and motion study, capital and maintenance cost

• Part-B

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  • Survey and Transportation Engineering Survey : Common methods of distance and angle measurements, plane table survey, levelling traverse survey, triangulation survey, corrections, and adjustments, contouring, topographical map

• Hydrology, Water Resources and Engineering :

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  • Hydrology : Hydrological cycle, precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, depression storage, infiltration, overland flow, hydrograph, flood frequency analysis, flood estimation, flood routing through a reservoir, channel flow routing-Muskingam method

• Part-D

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  • Environmental Engineering Water Supply : Estimation of surface and subsurface water resources, predicting demand for water, impurities, of water and their significance, physical, chemical and bacteriological analysis, waterborne diseases, standards for potable water

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• Unit – I - Financial Accounting

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  • Accounting as a financial information system

• Unit – II - Cost Accounting

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  • Nature and Functions of Cost Accounting

• Unit – III - Taxation

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  • Definitions

• Unit – IV - Auditing

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  • Audit of Cash Transactions, Expenses, Incomes, Purchases and Sales

• Part-II - Business Finance and Financial Institutions.

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  • Unit – V - Financial Analysis and Management of working capital

• Unit – VI - Investment Decisions and Cost of Capital.

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  • Investment Decisions-Nature and Scope of Capital Budgeting-Various types of decisions including Make or Buy and Lease or Buy

• Unit – VIII – Raising of Finance and Financial Markets.

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  • Raising finance-short term and long term

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• Unit – I - Nature and Concept of Organisation.

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  • Organisation goals

• Unit – II - Organisation Theory.

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  • Evolution of Organisation theory

• Unit – III - Organisation Behaviour.

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  • Organizational behavior as a dynamic system: Technical, Social and Power systems-interrelations and interactions-Perception-Status system

• Unit – IV – Conflict Management.

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  • Management of Conflicts in Organisation-Transactional Analysis

• Unit – V- Concept of Industrial Relations.

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  • Nature and Scope of Industrial Relations, the Socio-Economic set-up, Need for positive approach – Industrial Relation in India

• Unit - VI – Manpower Planning.

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  • Role of Personnel Department in Recruitment, Selection, Training and Development, Performance Appraisal

• Unit – VII - Absenteeism and Labour Turnover.

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  • Meaning of absenteeism and Causes of absenteeism in Indian Industries, Labour Turnover – Concept, Causes and Costs, Methods of controlling Labour Turnover

• Unit - VIII - Salary and Wage Administration.

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  • Determination of Wage Policy, Methods of Remuneration, Methods of Incentives schemes, Bonus, wage differentials, Employee Stock Option Schemes,(ESOPs), Sweat Equity, Essential features of a good Remuneration and Incentive Scheme

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• Paper-I

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  • 1 Types of Markets and price determination

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• Paper-II

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  • Indian Economics in Post-Independent Era-Contributions of Vakil, Gadgil and Rao

• II.

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  • Employment : Factors determining employment in short and long periods

• III.

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  • Industry : Industrial system of India : Trends in Composition and growth

• IV.

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  • Money and banking : The monetary institutions of India: Sources of reserve money, Techniques of money supply regulation under open economy

• VI.

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  • Trade, balance of payments and exchange : Foreign trade of India; composition and direction shifts in trade policy from import substituion to export promotion

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• P A P E R – I

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  • Principles of Education and Human Development

• Unit-I Concept of Education :-

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  • Education – meaning, nature, scope & process with reference to Eastern and Western thoughts

• Unit –II Philosophical foundations of Education.

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  • Contributions of Idealism, Naturalism, Realism, Pragmatism to the present educational system, existentialism, eclecticism

• Unit – III Sociological Foundations of Education.

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  • Meaning and nature of Educational Sociology

• Unit – IV Development of Modern Indian Education.

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  • Development of Indian Education – During pre independent and Post independent period

• Unit – V Growth and Development.

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  • Concept of Growth, Development and Maturation

• Unit – VI Teaching Learning Process.

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  • Learning : Concept and process

• Unit - VII Higher Mental or Cognitive abilities :

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  • Intelligence : Concept, meaning, and measurement of Intelligence, Special reference to S.I. , Model of Intellect (Guilford), Triarehic Theory(Sternberg), Multiple Intelligences (Gardner), Emotional Intelligence (E.I.), Spritual Intelligence (S.I.)

• Unit – VIII Evaluation in Education.

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  • Evaluation – concept, types- Placement, Formative, Diagnostic, Summative Continuous and comprehensive evaluation

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• Section – A

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  • Unit – I Administration, Management & Supervision of Education Concept of Administration & Supervision Educational Management :- Functions & Roles of Management, Interpersonal, Informational, Decision-Making, Conflict Management, Job Analysis, Work Motivation

• Unit – II Issues in Education

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  • Value and Peace Oriented Education – Meaning, Nature, Objectives, & programmes

• Unit – III Education of Children with Special Needs.

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  • Identification of Children with special needs

• Unit –IV Educational Technology.

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  • Meaning and Scope of Educational Technology

• Unit – V Education & National Development.

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  • Education & Modernisation Education and Culture Education and Religion Education for National Integration and International Understanding

• Unit – VI Teacher Education

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  • Objectives, level specificity of Teacher Education Strategies for Teacher Education – Pre service, In-service programmes

• Unit – VII National System of Education

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  • National policy on Education 1986 & Programme of Action 1992 – Aims objectives of Education envisaged in the policy

• Unit – VIII Information Communication Technology (ICT) –

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  • Conceptof computer and types

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• Paper-I

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  • Electrical Circuits–Theory and Applications Circuit components; network graphs

• Power Electronics and Electric Drives :

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  • Semiconductor power devices : diode, transistor, thyristor, triac, GTO , MOSFET and IGBT; static characteristics and principles of operation; triggering circuits; bridge converters : fully-controlled and half-controlled; principles of choppers and inverters; basic concepts of speed control of dc and ac motor drives, applications of variable-speed drives

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• Paper-II

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  • Control Systems Elements of control systems; block-diagram representation; open-loop & closedloop systems; principles and applications of feed-back

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• Section-A

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  • General Fisheries: Role of fisheries and aquaculture in Indian economy and human health

• 2. Fishery Biology and Resource Management :

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  • Systematics: Classification and taxonomical characteristics of commercially important freshwater, brackish water and marine fishes of Orders Lamniformes, Rajiformes, Torpediniformes, Cypriniformes, Salmoniformes, Siluriformes, Clupeiformes, Anguilliformes, Perciformes (family-Mugilidae, Centropomidae, Serranidae, Teraponidae, Sillaginidae, Carrangidae, Gerridae, Leognathidae, Sciaenidae, Polynemidae, Gobiidae, Scrombridae, Scromberomoidae, Thunnidae, Cichlidae, Stromatidae, Trichiuridae, Anabantidae, Nemipteridae) and shellfishes of Orders Anostraca, Notostraca, Diplostraca, Podocopa, Cladocera, Calanoida, Harpacticoida, Cyclopoida, Caligoida, Thoracica, Acrothoracica, Stomatopoda, Isopoda, Decapoda, Natantia, Raptantia, Macrura, Anomura, Scaphopoda, Pelecypoda, Gastropoda, Cephalopoda, Penaeidae, Palaemonidae, Pandalidae, Sergestidae, Hippolytidae

• 3. Biochemistry and Microbiology:

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  • Biochemistry: Cell

• 4.Aquatic Environment:

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  • Inland: Inland water ecosystem

• 5. Social Sciences:

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  • 5.1 Economics: Definition, scope and role of fishery economics

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• 1. Aquaculture:

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  • Principles of aquaculture : Definition and scope

• Section-B

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  • 2.Harvest and Post Harvest Technology

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• PART – “A”

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  • Effect of Locality Factors : Climatic factors : Light, temperature, frost, precipitation, dew, humidity, wind

• PART – “B”

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  • Forest Management system : Systems of forest management: Clear felling system, Uniform shelterwood system, Selection system, Coppice system: Single coppice and Coppice with Standard system and Coppice with reserve system

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• PART – “A”

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  • Forest Development in India : (Post-Independence)-Forest Development in Five- year Plan periods, Land use forest area, forest cover of the country and the State in particular

• PART – “B”

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  • Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement : Tree improvement, its peculiarity compared to annual crop breeding objectives; causes and kinds of variability, provenance, seed source and exotics; principles and methods of tree breeding, vegetative propagation (macro & micro); progeny testing, seed production areas, seed orchards (clonal and seedlings) and their management; hybridization, polyploidee and mutation breeding

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• Paper-I

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  • Principles of Geography

• Section-A

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  • Physical Geography

• Section-B

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  • Human Geography

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• Paper-II

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  • Geography of India with special reference to Odisha

• Section-A.

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  • Physical Aspects : Structure and relief; drainage system and watersheds; physiographic regions; mechanism of Indian monsoons; tropical cyclones and western distrubances; floods and droughts; climatic regions; natural vegetation, soil types and their distributions

• Section-B

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  • Cultural Setting : Racial and ethnic diversities; major tribes, tribal areas and their problems; role of language, religion and tradition in the formation of cultural regions; growth, distribution and density of population; demographic attributes–sex-ratio, age structure, literacy rate, work-force, dependency ratio and longivity; migration (interregional, intra-regional and international) and associated problems, population problems and policies

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• Section-A

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  • General Geology and Geotectonics The Solar System

• Section-B

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  • Paleontology Species- definition and nomenclature

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• Section-A

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  • Mineralogy Classification of crystals into systems and classes

• Section-B

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  • Economic Geology Ore minerals and gangue, tenor and grade

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• Section-A

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  • Sources of early Indian history

• Section-B

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  • India, 750-1200 : Polity, society and economy

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• Section-A

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  • 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 Subsidiary Alliance and Doctrine of Lapse
  • Colonial Economy : 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: Causes, nature and impact of the Revolt of 1857
  • Reorganization 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 Discriminatory Protection; 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
  • States’ People's Movement

• 9. Other strands of the National Movement:

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  • Revolutionary movements since 1905; (b) Constitutional politics
  • Swarajists, Liberals, Responsive Cooperation; (c) Ideas of Jawharlal Nehru, (d) The Left (Socialists and Communists); (e) Subhas Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army; (f) Communal strands: Muslim League and Hindu Mahasabha; (g) Women in the National Movement
  • Towards Freedom: The Act of 1935
  • Congress Ministries, 1937-1939
  • The Pakistan Movement
  • Post-1945 upsurge (RIN Mutiny, Telengana uprising)
  • 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 neighbors
  • Odisha under Colonial rule and after: British Conquest of Odisha- Khurda Rebellion (1817)-Kandha Rebellions under Dora Bisoyee and Chakra Bisoyee-Resistance Movement under Surendra Sai-Odia Movement-Nationalist Movement-Merger of States

• Section-B

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  • Enlightenment and Modern ideas
  • Renaissance Background
  • Major Ideas of Enlightenment: Kant, Rousseau
  • Spread of Enlightenment outside Europe
  • Rise of socialist ideas (to Marx)
  • 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
  • Industriatization
  • English Industrial Revolution: Causes and Impact on Society
  • Industrialization in other countries: USA, Germany, Russia, Japan
  • Socialist Industrialization: Soviet and Chinese
  • Nation-State System
  • Rise of Nationalism in 19th century
  • Nationalism : state-building in Germany and Italy
  • Disintegration of Empires through the emergence of nationalities
  • Imperialism and Colonialism
  • Colonial System (Exploitation of New World, Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Tribute from Asian Conquests)
  • Types of Empire: of settlement and non-settlement: Latin America, South Africa, Indonesia, Australia
  • Imperialism and Free Trade: The New Imperialism
  • Revolution and Counter-Revolution
  • 19th Century European revolutions
  • The Russian Revolution of 1917-1921
  • Fascist Counter-Revolution, Italy and Germany
  • The Chinese Revolution of 1949
  • World Wars
  • 1st and 2nd World Wars as Total Wars: Societal Implications
  • World War I : Causes and Consequences
  • World War II : Political Consequence
  • 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
  • Colonial Liberation
  • Latin America-Bolivia
  • Arab World-Egypt
  • Africa-Apartheid to Democracy
  • South-East Asia-Vietnam
  • Decolonization and Underdevelopment
  • Decolonization: Break up of colonial Empires: British, French, Dutch
  • Factors constraining Development : Latin America, Africa
  • Unification of Europe
  • Post-War Foundations : NATO and European Community
  • Consolidation and Expansion of European Community/European Union
  • Soviet Disintegration and the Unipolar World
  • Factors in the collapse of Soviet communism and the Soviet Union, 1985-1991
  • Political Changes in East Europe 1989-1992
  • End of the Cold War and US Ascendancy in the World
  • Globalization

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• Section A - Food & Nutrition.

  1 of 11 topics

  • Study of Foods : Importance, Composition, nutritive value of Cereals, Pulses, Vegetables and Fruits, Fleshy foods (Meat, Fish, Poultry, Egg), Milk & Milk products, Fats and oils

• Section B - Human Development and Family Studies.

  1 of 10 topics

  • Basis of human development : How life begins, role of genetic and environment factors affecting human development, stages and factors affecting pre-natal growth and development

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• Section A - (i) Family Resource Management

  1 of 12 topics

  • Management of family Resources : Time management – Time demand during life cycle, Tools in time management, Leisure time, factors to be considered in making time plan

• Section B- Home Science Extension Education

  1 of 9 topics

  • Extension Education : Concept, philosophy, objectives and scope of extension education

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• Section-A

  1 of 18 topics

  • Constitutional Law of India

• Section-B

  1 of 12 topics

  • International Law

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• Law of Crimes:-

  1 of 13 topics

  • General Principles of Criminal Liability: mens rea and actus reus, Mens rea in statutory offences

• Law of Torts :

  1 of 12 topics

  • Nature and definition

• Section-B

  1 of 11 topics

  • Law of Contracts and Mercantile Law

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• Objective :

  1 topics

  • The syllabus consists of two papers generally covering the period 1600 – 2000 in English Literature.It is designed to test the ability of the candidate at first-hand and critical reading of the major texts/authors belonging to the period

• Paper – I

  1 of 7 topics

  • In each Group there will be four questions

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• Paper II

  1 of 3 topics

  • Group-A

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• Section-A

  1 of 12 topics

  • 1.History of Hindi Language and Nagari Lipi

• Section-B

  1 of 3 topics

  • History of Hindi Literature

• A :

  1 of 2 topics

  • Adikal - Sidh, Nath and Raso Sahitya

• B :

  1 of 2 topics

  • Bhaktikal - Sant Kavyadhara, Sufi Kavyadhara, Krishna Bhaktidhara and Ram Bhaktidhara

• C:

  1 of 2 topics

  • Ritikal : Ritibaddhakavya & Riti Mukta Kavya

• D :

  1 of 15 topics

  • Adhunik Kal

• The origin and development of Hindi criticism :

  1 topics

  • Saiddhantik,Vyavaharik, Pragativadi, Manovishleshanavadi & Nai Alochana

• B :

  1 of 2 topics

  • Prominent critics : Ramchandra Shukla, Hajari Prasad Dwivedi, Ram Vilas Sharma & Nagendra

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• Kabir :

  1 topics

  • Kabir Granthawali, Ed, Shyam Sundar Das (First hundred Sakhis.) 2

• Surdas :

  1 of 2 topics

  • Bhramargeetsar, Ed

• Tulsidas :

  1 topics

  • Ramcharit Manas (Sundar Kand) Kavitawali (Uttar Kand). 4

• Jayasi :

  1 of 2 topics

  • Padmawat Ed

• Bihari :

  1 of 2 topics

  • Bihari Ratnakar Ed

• Prasad :

  1 topics

  • Kamayani (Chinta and Shraddha Sarg) 7

• Nirala :

  1 of 2 topics

  • Rag-Virag, Ed

• Dinkar :

  1 topics

  • Kurukshetra 9

• Agyeya :

  1 topics

  • Angan Ke Par Dwar (Asadhya Veena) 10

• Muktiboth :

  1 topics

  • Andhere Men

• Bharatendu :

  1 topics

  • Andher Nagari

• Mohan Rakesh :

  1 topics

  • Ashad Ka Ek Din 3

• Ramchandra Shukla :

  1 topics

  • Chintamani (Part I) (Kavita Kya Hai, Shraddha Aur Bhakti) 4

• Premchand :

  1 of 2 topics

  • Godan, Premchand ki Sarvashreshtha Kahaniyan, Ed

• Prasad :

  1 topics

  • Skandgupta 6

• Yashpal :

  1 topics

  • Divya 7

• Phaniswar Nath Renu :

  1 topics

  • Maila Anchal 8

• Mannu Bhandari :

  1 topics

  • Mahabhoj 9

• Nibandh Nilaya :

  1 topics

  • Edited by Dr. Satyendra ( Bal Krishna Bhatt, Premchand, Gulab Rai, Hajari Prasad Dwivedi, Ram Vilas Sharma, Agyeya, Kuber Nath Rai)

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• Section-A

  1 of 8 topics

  • History of Odia Language

• Section-B

  1 of 5 topics

  • History of Odia Literature

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• Section-A

  1 of 9 topics

  • Poetry (Ancient)

• Drama :

  1 of 2 topics

  • Manoranjan Das- Klanta Prajapati

• Novel :

  1 of 4 topics

  • Fakir Mohan Senapati-Chhamana Athaguntha

• Essay :

  1 of 2 topics

  • Chittaranjan Das-Taranga O Tadit (first five essays)

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• PAPER – I

  1 of 2 topics

  • There will be two questions which must be answered in Persian

• SECTION – A

  1 of 5 topics

  • (a) Description of the origin and development of Persian language (To be answered in Persian)

• SECTION – B

  1 of 2 topics

  • Short essay in Persian, 250 words (to be answered in Persian)

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• PAPER – II

  1 of 2 topics

  • There will be two compulsory questions one each in textual portions of prose and poetry which are to be answered in Persian

• Nizami Aroozi Samarquandi :

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  • Chahar Maquala

• POETRY

  1 of 10 topics

  • Firdausi : Shahnama

• Bahar Mashhadi :

  1 of 3 topics

  • Sukoot-e-Shab (ii) Dukhtar-e-Basra

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• Paper-I

  1 topics

  • The remaining questions must be answered either in Sanskrit or in the medium of examination opted by the candidate

• Section-A

  1 of 14 topics

  • Significant features of the grammar, with particular stress on the following subjects : (to be answered in Sanskrit)

• Section-B

  1 of 17 topics

  • Essentials of Indian Culture with stress on

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• Paper-II

  1 of 2 topics

  • Question from Group 5 is to be answered in Sanskrit only

• General study of the following groups:-

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  • Group 1

• Section-B

  1 of 25 topics

  • Questions from Groups 1 and 2 are to be answered in Sanskrit only. (Questions from Groups 3, 4 and 5 are to be answered in Sanskrit or in the medium opted by the candidate)

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• Section-A

  1 of 6 topics

  • Development of Urdu Language

• Section-B

  1 of 6 topics

  • Genres and their development : (i) Poetry : Ghazal, Masnavi, Qasida, Marsia, Rubai, Jadid Nazm

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• Section-A

  1 of 6 topics

  • Mir Amman - Bagho-Babar

• Section-B

  1 of 7 topics

  • Mir - Intikhab-e-Kalam-e- Mir (Ed. Abdul Haq.)

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• Paper-I

  1 topics

  • The candidate should make a study of the concept and development of management as science and art drawing upon the contributions of leading thinkers 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

  1 of 3 topics

  • Managerial Function : Concept and foundations of Management, Managerial role and functions : Planning, Organization, Coordination, Motivation, Staffing, Direction, Control

• II.

  1 of 4 topics

  • Organisational Behaviour and Design : Classical and Neoclassical Systems, Delegation of Authority, Design of Strategic Business Units

• III.

  1 of 8 topics

  • Quantitative Techniques in Decision Making : Classification of data, Averages, Dispersion and Skewness, Product moment, Correlation, Rank correlation, Regression

• IV.

  1 of 8 topics

  • Management Control System : Basic concepts, Understanding strategic behaviour

• VI.

  1 of 5 topics

  • Business Environment : Concept and Analysis of Macro-business environment: Indian and global

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• Section-A

  1 of 15 topics

  • Financial Management : Goal of Finance Function

• II.

  1 of 16 topics

  • Marketing Management : Concept and strategy

• III.

  1 of 8 topics

  • International Business : International Business Environment: Changing composition of trade in goods and services

• IV.

  1 of 23 topics

  • Operation and Materials Management : Fundamentals of Operations Management

• VI.

  1 of 7 topics

  • Human Resource Development : Concept and Policies

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• Abstract Algebra :

  1 of 3 topics

  • Integers, Congruences

• Linear Algebra :

  1 of 2 topics

  • Vector space, Linear dependence, Independence, Subspaces, Basis, Dimension, Finite Dimensional Vector space, Linear Transformation, Rank-nullity Theorem

• Analytic Geometry :

  1 of 2 topics

  • 2-D Geometry : Straight lines, Pairs of lines, Circle, System of Circles, Conic sections

• Real and Complex Analysis :

  1 of 2 topics

  • Real Analysis : Real number system, Order relation, Bounds, l.u.b. g.l.b., Cauchy sequence, Completeness, Compactness, Continuity, Uniform Continuity of functions, Riemann-Theory of Integration, Fundamental Theorem of calculus, Convergence of sequence and series, Uniform convergence

• Calculus :

  1 of 3 topics

  • Functions of one variable : Limit, Continuity, Differentiability, Meanvalue theorem, Maxima, Minima

• Vector Analysis :

  1 of 4 topics

  • Dot and Vector products, Vector and scalar Triple Products

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• Numerical Analysis :

  1 of 5 topics

  • Interpolation : Lagrange, Newton divided difference forms, Forward and back ward interpolation polynomials

• Graph Theory :

  1 of 6 topics

  • Simple graphs, Regular, Complete graphs, Bipartite graphs, Matrix representation of graphs, Connected graphs, Isomorphic graphs, Trees, Planar graph, Hamiltonian and Eulerian graphs, Vertex colouring of graphs and Chromatic number

• Computer programming :

  1 of 10 topics

  • Flow charting and algorithms

• Operations Research :

  1 of 3 topics

  • Formulation of L.P.P., Graphical solution

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• Paper-I

  1 of 24 topics

  • Theory of Machines Kinematic chain

• Mechanics of Solids :

  1 of 22 topics

  • Stress and strain for materials in tension, compression and shear

• Engineering Materials :

  1 of 4 topics

  • Basic concepts on structure of solids, Crystalline materials, Defects in crystalline materials, Alloys and binary phase diagrams, structure and properties of common engineering materials

• Manufacturing Science :

  1 of 4 topics

  • Pattern, Gating and risering system, casting defects, special casting process, welding :- Gas welding, arc welding, resistance welding, thermit welding, Tool geometry and nomenclature ASA, ORS and NRS, types of chips, cutting variable, Chip reduction coefficient, Merchant’s force diagram, velocity relationship and Kronenberg’s relationship

• 5. Manufacturing management :

  1 of 14 topics

  • Production Planning and Control, Forecasting-Moving average, exponential smoothing, Operations sheduling; assembly line balancing

• Elements of computation :

  1 of 2 topics

  • Computer Organisation, Flow charting

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• Thermodynamics :

  1 of 2 topics

  • Basic concept

• I.C. Engines, Fuels and Combustion:

  1 of 4 topics

  • Spark ignition and compression ignition engines, Four stroke engines and Two stroke engines, mechanical, thermal and volumetric efficiency, Heat balance

• Heat Transfer, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning :

  1 of 5 topics

  • One and two dimensional heat conduction, Heat transfer from extended surfaces, heat transfer by forced and free convection

• 4. Turbo-Machines and Power Plants :

  1 of 5 topics

  • Continuity, Momentum and Energy Equations

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• Section-A

  1 topics

  • History of Philosophy (Western) 1

• Plato :

  1 topics

  • Theory of Ideas

• Aristotle :

  1 topics

  • Form, Matter and Causation

• Descartes :

  1 topics

  • Cartesian Method, Certain Knowledge, God, Mind – Body Dualism. 4

• Spinoza :

  1 topics

  • Substance, Attribute, Modes, Pantheism

• Leibnitz :

  1 topics

  • Monads, Pre-established Harmony

• Locke :

  1 topics

  • Theory of Knowledge, Rejection of Innate Ideas, Substance and Qualities. 7

• Berkeley :

  1 topics

  • Immaterialism, God, Criticism of Representative Theory of Perception. 8

• Hume :

  1 topics

  • Theory of knowledge, Scepticism, Self, Causality

• Kant :

  1 topics

  • Reconciliation of Empiricism and Rationalism, Space, Time, Categories,Possibility of Synthetic Apriori Judgments, Ideas of Reason, Antinomies,Criticism of the Proofs for the Existence of God. 10

• Hegel :

  1 of 3 topics

  • Dialectical Method, Absolute Idealism

• Phenomenology :

  1 topics

  • Hussrel

• Existentialism :

  1 topics

  • Kierkegaard, Sartre

• Section-B

  1 topics

  • (Indian Philosophy) 1

• Carvaka :

  1 topics

  • Theory of Knowledge, Materialism

• Jainism :

  1 topics

  • Theory of Reality, Saptabhangi Nyaya, Bondage and Liberation

• Buddhism :

  1 topics

  • Pratityasamutpada, Ksanikavada, Nairatmyavada, Nirvana, Vijnanavada, Sunyavada

• Samkhya :

  1 of 2 topics

  • Theory of Causation, Prakriti, Purusa, Theory of Evolution

• Mimamsa :

  1 topics

  • Theory of Knowledge and Error

• Vedanta :

  1 topics

  • Sankara and Ramanuja on Brahman, Isvara, Atman, Jiva, Jagat, Maya, Moksa

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• Section-A

  1 of 12 topics

  • Socio-Political Philosophy

• Section – B

  1 topics

  • Philosophy of Religion 1

• Notions of God :

  1 of 7 topics

  • Personalistic, Impersonalistic, Naturalistic

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• Section-A

  1 of 38 topics

  • Classical Mechanics

• Section-B

  1 of 42 topics

  • Electricity and Magnetism

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• Section-A

  1 of 21 topics

  • Quantum Mechanics I Inadequacies of classical mechanics-Black Body Radiation Spectrun, Photo Electric Effect, Compton Effect, Stability of atom. de-Broglie relation, Wave-particle dualitiy

• Section-B

  1 of 32 topics

  • Nuclear Physics Basic nuclear properties-size, binding energy, angular momentum, parity, magnetic moment

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• Paper-I

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  • Political Theory

• Section-A

  1 of 13 topics

  • pproaches to the study of political theory: historical, normative and empirical

• Section-B

  1 of 29 topics

  • Indian Government and Politics

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• Paper – II

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  • International Politics

• Section-A

  1 of 16 topics

  • International Politics

• Section-B

  1 of 7 topics

  • India and the World

• ASEAN

  1 of 4 topics

  • India’s Nuclear Policy: PNE, NPT,CTBT

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• Paper-I

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  • Foundations of Psychology

• Section-A

  1 of 25 topics

  • Introduction : Psychology as a Science : Definitions and perspective

• Section-B

  1 of 28 topics

  • Thinking and Problem Solving : Concept formation processes

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• Paper-II

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  • Psychology : Issues and Applications

• Section-A

  1 of 36 topics

  • Psychological Measurement of Individual Diference : The nature of individual differences

• Section-B

  1 of 32 topics

  • Application of Psychology to disadvantaged groups : The concepts of disadvantaged, deprivation and socially deprived

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• Paper-I

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  • Administrative theory

• Section-A

  1 of 20 topics

  • Basic Concepts : Meaning, Scope and Significance of Public Administration

• Section – B

  1 of 18 topics

  • Administrative Law and Administrative Reforms : Delegated Legislation

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• Section – A

  1 of 13 topics

  • Evolution of Indian Administration : Ancient Period, Medieval Period, Modern Period up to 1947

• Section – B

  1 of 20 topics

  • Public Services : All India Services – Constitutional Provision, Role, Functions

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• Paper-I

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  • Foundations of Sociology

• 4. Pioneering contributions to Sociology:

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  • Karl Marx : Historical materialism, alienation and class struggle

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• 1. Historical Moorings of the Indian Society :

  1 topics

  • Traditional Hindu social organisation; socio-cultural dynamics through the ages; impact of Buddhism, Islam, and the West, factors in continuity and change

• 2. Caste System :

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  • 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 on and Indian polity

• 3. Class Structure :

  1 topics

  • Class structure in India, agrarian and industrial class structure; emergence of middle class; emergence of classes among tribes; elite formation in India

• 4. Marriage, Family and Kinship:

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  • Marriage among different religious and tribal groups, its changing trends and its future; family-its structural and functional aspects-its changing forms; regional variations in kinship systems and its socio-cultural correlates; impact of legislation and socioeconomic change on marriage and family; generation gap

• 5. Agrarian Social Structure :

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  • Peasant society and agrarian systems; land tenure systems-historical perspectives, social consequences of land reforms and green revolution; feudalism-semi-feudalism debates; emerging agrarian class structure; peasant movements

• 6. Industry and Society :

  1 topics

  • Path of industrialisation, occupational diversification, trade unions and human relations; market economy and its social consequences; economic reforms liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation

• 7. Political Processes :

  1 topics

  • Working of the democratic political 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 constitutional amendments

• 8. Education :

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  • Directive Principles of State Policy and primary education; educational inequality and change; education and social mobility; the role of community and state intervention in education; universalisation of primary education

• 9. Religion and Society :

  1 topics

  • Size, growth and regional distribution of different religious groups; educational levels of different groups; problems of religious minorities; communal tensions; secularism; conversions; religious fundamentalism, religious reform movements

• 10. Tribal Societies :

  1 topics

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

• 11. Social Change and Development:

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  • Endogenous and exogenous sources of change and resistance to change; processes of change-sanskritisation and modernisation; agents of change-mass media, education and communication; problems of change and modernisation; structural contradictions and breakdowns

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• Unit – I

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  • Sample space and events, probability measure and probability space, random variable as a measurable function, distribution function of a random variable, discrete and continuous-type random variable, probability mass function, probability density function, vector-valued random variable, marginal and conditional distributions, stochastic independence of events and of random variables, expectation and moments of a random variable, conditional expectation, convergence of a sequence of random variables in distribution and in probability almost everywhere, their criteria and inter-relations, Borel- Cantelli lemma, Chebyshev’s and Khinchine‘s weak law of large numbers, strong law of large numbers and Kolmogorov’s theorem, Glivenko-Cantelli theorem

• Unit - II

  1 of 3 topics

  • Probability generating function, characteristic function, inversion theorem, Laplace transform, determination of distribution by its characteristic function, Lindberg and Levy forms of central limit theorem, standard discrete and continuous probability distributions, their inter-relations and limiting cases

• Unit – III

  1 topics

  • Linear statistical models, theory of least squares and analysis of variance, Gauss-Markov theorem, normal equations, least squares estimates and their properties, test of significance and interval estimates based on least squares theory in one-way, two-way and three-way classified data, regression analysis, linear regression, curvilinear regression and orthogonal polynomials, multiple regression, multiple and partial correlations, estimation of variance and covariance components, MINQUE theory

• Unit – IV

  1 of 2 topics

  • Multivariate normal distribution, Marginal and conditional distributions, Distributions of linear and quadratic functions of multivariate normal, Independence of the distribution of quadratic functions

• Section – B

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  • Statistical Inference

• Unit-I

  1 topics

  • Consistency, unbiasedness, efficiency, sufficiency, minimal sufficiency, completeness, ancillary statistic, factorization theorem, derivation of sufficient statistics for the exponential family of distribution, uniformly minimum variance unbiased (UMVU) estimation, Rao-Blackwell and Lehmann-Scheffe theorems, Cramer-Rao inequality for single and several-parameter family of distributions, minimum variance bound estimator and its properties, Chapman-Robbins inequality, Bhattacharya’s bounds, estimation by methods of moments, maximum likelihood, least squares, minimum chi-square and modified minimum chi-square, properties of maximum likelihood estimator, idea of asymptotic efficiency, Loss and Risk functions, idea of prior and posterior distributions, Bayes’ and minimax estimators

• Unit – II

  1 of 5 topics

  • Non-randomised and randomised tests, critical functions, MP tests, Neyman-Pearson lemma, UMP tests, monotone likelihood ratio, generalised Neyman-Pearson lemma, similar regions and unbiased tests, UMPU tests for single and several-parameter families of distributions, likelihood ratio and its large sample properties, chi-square goodness of fit test and its asymptotic distribution

• Unit – III

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  • An outline of fixed-population and super-population approaches, distinctive features of finite population sampling, sampling designs, simple random sampling with and without replacement, stratified random sampling, systematic sampling and its efficiency for structural populations, cluster sampling, two-stage and three-stage sampling, ratio, product and regression methods of estimation involving one or more auxiliary variables, two-phase sampling, probability proportional to size sampling with and without replacement, the Hansen-Hurwitz and the Horvitz-Thompson estimators, non-negative variance estimation with reference to the Horvitz-Thompson estimator, non-sampling errors, Warner’s randomised response technique

• Unit – IV

  1 topics

  • Fixed effect model (one-way and two-way classification), random and mixed effect models (one-way and two-way classification), Basic principles of design, CRD, RBD, LSD and their analyses and efficiencies, missing plot technique, factorial designs : 2n, 32 and 33, confounding in factorial experiments, split-plot, strip-plot and simple lattice designs, incomplete block designs, concepts of orthogonality and balance, BIBD

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• Section - A

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  • Industrial Statistics

• Unit – I

  1 of 2 topics

  • Process and product control, general theory of control charts, different types of control charts for variables and attributes, concept of 3s limits, X , R, s, p, np and c charts, cumulative sum chart, V-mask

• Unit – II

  1 of 2 topics

  • Concepts of reliability, maintainability and availability, reliability of series and parallel systems, Hazard functions, I.F.R. and D.F.R. distributions survival models (exponential, Weibull, lognormal, Rayleigh, and bath-tub), problems in life-testing, censored and truncated experiments for exponential models

• Unit – III

  1 of 3 topics

  • Concept of time series, additive and multiplicative models, Determination of trend, seasonal, cyclical and random components, Box-Jenkins method, tests for stationery of series, ARIMA models and determination of orders of autoregressive and moving average components, forecasting

• Unit – IV

  1 topics

  • Present official statistical system in India relating to population, agriculture, industrial production, trade and prices, methods of collection of official statistics, their reliability and limitation and the principal publications containing such statistics, various official agencies responsible for data collection and their main functions

• Section – B :

  1 topics

  • Optimization Techniques

• Unit – I

  1 of 2 topics

  • Different types of models in Operational Research, their construction and general methods of solution, simulation and Monte-Carlo methods, the structure and formulation of linear programming (LP) problem, simple LP model and its graphical solution, the simplex procedure, the two-phase method and the M-technique with artificial variables, the duality theory of LP and its economic interpretation, sensitivity analysis, transportation and assignment problems, rectangular games, two-person zero-sum games, methods of solution (graphical and algebraic)

• Unit – II

  1 of 3 topics

  • Simple models with deterministic and stochastic demand with and without lead time, storage models with particular reference to dam type

• Unit – III

  1 topics

  • Demographic data from census, registration, NSS and other surveys, and their limitations and uses; definition, construction and uses of vital rates and ratios, measures of fertility, reproduction rates, morbidity rate, standardized death rate, Infant mortality rate, nuptiality, complete and abridged life tables, construction of life tables from vital statistics and census returns, uses of life tables, logistic and other population growth curves, fitting of a logistic curve, population projection, stable population quasi-stable population techniques in estimation of demographic parameters, morbidity and its measurement, standard classification by cause of death, health surveys and use of hospital statistics, health statistics

• Unit - IV

  1 topics

  • Methods of standardization of scales and tests, Z-scores, standard scores, T-scores, percentile scores, intelligence quotient and its measurement and uses, validity of test scores and its determination, use of factor analysis and path analysis in psychometry

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• UNIT – I - Non-chordata:

  1 of 14 topics

  • General features : General organization and classification if invertebrates (up to order)

• UNIT – II - Non chordata

  17 topics

• UNIT - III Chordata

  13 topics

• UNIT – IV - Chordata

  17 topics

• Section – B

  1 topics

• UNIT – I

  22 topics

• NIT – II

  12 topics

• UNIT – III

  9 topics

• UNIT – IV

  15 topics

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• UNIT – I

  8 topics

• UNIT – II

  18 topics

• UNIT – III

  18 topics

• UNIT – IV

  10 topics

• UNIT – I

  12 topics

• UNIT – II

  21 topics

• UNIT – III

  14 topics

• UNIT – IV

  14 topics

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Topics pending official syllabus normalization.

• Personality Test/ Interview

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