PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION TEST SERIES – 2019 INSIGHTS IAS
Test No Syllabus Suggested Reading Date
1 Chapter I : Mohit Bhattacharya's New Horizons of Public administration 23/6/2019
Introduction to Administrative Theory 9:00 AM-12:00PM
(Paper I) Nicholas Henry's Public Administration and Public Affairs
2 Chapter 2 : Prasad and Prasad Administrative Thought 07/07/2019
9:00 AM-12:00PM
Administrative thought (Paper I)
3 Chapter3 : Administrative behaviour Mohit Bhattacharya's New Horizons of Public administration, 21/7/2019
9:00 AM-12:00PM
Chapter4: Organisations Comparitive Public Administration by Ramesh Arora,
Chapter7: Comparative administration Public Administration In Theory And Practice By M P Sharma, B L Sadana,
Chapter 8: Development dynamics
Organisational Behaviour by Stephan P Robins
(Paper I)
4 Accountability and Control Mohit Bhattacharya's New Horizons of Public administration, 04/08/2019
9:00 AM-12:00PM
Administrative Law Public Administration In Theory And Practice By M P Sharma, B L Sadana,
Public Policy IGNOU MA material on Public Policy
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5 Personnel Administration (Paper I), Public Administration In Theory And Practice By M P Sharma, B L Sadana, 11/08/2019
9:00 AM-12:00PM
Civil Services (Paper II)
Goyal and Arora Indian Administration,
Techniques of Administrative Improvement,
Civil Services (Paper II) 2nd ARC 10th report on Personnel Administration
( https://darpg.gov.in/sites/default/files/personnel_administration10.pdf )
Administrative Reforms since Independence
(Paper II)
6 Evolution of Indian Administration (Paper II), Fadia and Fadia Indian Administration, 18/08/2019
9:00 AM-12:00PM
Philosophical and Constitutional Framework of Goyal and Arora Indian Administration,
Government (Paper II)
Punchi commission report
Union Government and Administration
Volume II : http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/wp-
State Government and Administration content/uploads/2015/06/volume2.pdf
Volume III : http://interstatecouncil.nic.in/wp-
content/uploads/2015/06/volume3.pdf
2nd ARC 13th Report on Organisational structure of Govt of India
https://darpg.gov.in/sites/default/files/org_structure_gov13.pdf
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7 Public Sector undertakings (Paper II) Fadia and Fadia Indian Administration, 25/08/2019
9:00 AM-12:00PM
Plan and Priorities (Paper II) Goyal and Arora Indian Administration,
Financial Management (Paper II) Annual report of Dept of PSE
(
Financial Administration (Paper I) https://dhi.nic.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/HEAVY_ENGLISH_ANNUAL_REP
ORT_2017%2018_Eng.pdf )
2nd ARC 14th report on Financial Management (
https://darpg.gov.in/sites/default/files/financial_mgmt14.pdf )
8 District Administration since Independence Fadia and Fadia Indian Administration, 01/09/2019
(Paper II) 9:00 AM-12:00PM
Goyal and Arora Indian Administration,
Rural Development (Paper II)
2nd ARC
Urban Local Government (Paper II) 6th report on Local Governance
( https://darpg.gov.in/sites/default/files/local_governance6.pdf )
Law and Order Administration (Paper II)
5th report on Public Order
Significant issues in Indian administration ( https://darpg.gov.in/sites/default/files/public_order5.pdf )
9 Full Length Test Paper 1 08/09/2019
9:00 AM-12:00PM
10 Full Length Test Paper 2
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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