1- Human needs and motivation
Ethics and Values in Public Administration:
Ethical elements in governance – integrity,
accountability and transparency,
ethical reasoning and moral dilemmas,
conscience as sources of ethical guidance,
code of conduct for civil servants,
implementation of higher values in governance.
2- Philosophers/Thinkers, Social workers/Reformers :-
Mahavir, Buddha, Kautilya, Plato, Aristotle, Gurunanak, Kabir, Tulsidas, Ravindra Nath Tagore, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Swami Vivekanand, Sri Aurobindo, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan , Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Ram Manohar Lohiya etc.
3- Attitude:
Content, Elements, Function Formation of attitude, attitudinal change, persuasive communication, Prejudice and discrimination, Stereotypes in Indian context.
4- Aptitude –
Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity,impartiality and non- partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections.
5- Emotional intelligence-
Emotional intelligence-concepts, their utilities and application in Administration and Governance.
6- Corruption:
Types and Causes of corruption, effects of corruption, approaches to minimizing corruption– role of society, media, family, whistleblower, UN Convention on Corruption, measuring corruption; International relation and Transparency etc.
7- Case studies – based on the contents on the syllabus.