What are the Pros and Cons of Public Administration as Optional for the UPSC Civil Service Exam
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Synergy IAS
June 23, 2022
Interview/Personality Test Preparation
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Driven by the philosophy of Vini, Vedi, Vici “I came, I saw and I conquered,” SYNERGY- An Institute of Civil Services Examination (CSE) was founded and led under the able guidance of its founder Mr. Mahendra Kumar Mohanty.
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5 Months Comprehensive Classes
Complete UPSC Syllabus of Public Administration
Coverage of Paper 2 through 2nd ARC based issues and current perspectives, including various journals.
6 Class Test - 3 Test in Paper 1 and 3 Tests in Paper 2
Comprehensive study material along with IIPA notes, 2nd ARC Gist and relevant articles that are in contemporary debate.
Discussion of previous year UPSC Question Papers
Discussion of most important Areas for Mains 2022
Innovative methodology, through the study of approaches for Paper 1 & Paper 2
Revision workbook for comprehensive understanding and answer writing skill development
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FAQ's on Public Administration Course
Creativity quotient analysis is a method of understanding how a student interprets a particular topic. It helps in developing an interrelated approach to understanding the difficult topics in the syllabus, as questions in public administration are quite hidden and camouflaged it becomes important to understand their various dimensions and then deal with the core issue of the question.
It is mains 2022 specific course designed for all those appearing with public administration as an optional and are willing to revise and value add the complete syllabus in an integrated manner.
Public Administration is pragmatic in nature dealing also with Indian Administrative System, which facilitates the success of candidates at each and every stage of examination, that is, Preliminary, Mains and Interview. As compared to other social sciences, humanities, Public Administration is more dependable and manageable within a specified time period subject to the condition that a systematic approach is adopted during the course of preparation to meet the requirements of the examination.
(a) The syllabus comprises of two papers, but it is never desirable to prepare the two papers separately. The integrated approach to the completion of syllabus is always desirable. This saves time and provides in-depth understanding of the subject matter in a realistic manner.
(b) The main examination is generally considered to be highly subjective in nature. But through objective preparation the zone of subjectivity can be reduced to a great extent.
(c) Conceptual topics, like Theories of Administration, Administrative Behaviour, Comparative and Development Administration, require extra effort but are scoring at the same time.
(d) Comments, statements and observations by eminent thinkers, scholars and administrators should be analysed with due emphasis to grasp their substantive meaning.
On completion of the textual readings, writing practice is must. Try to attempt the answers in an orderly, effective and exact expression, combined with due economy of words. In comment type questions your attempt should be to answer well within the prescribed limits. For medium and long questions the answers should be written in about 300 and 500–700 words respectively. To conclude, it can be suggested that the consultation of authentic standard reference books is crucial in the success-oriented preparation of Public Administration.
PA is the only subject in which almost all the students choosing it as an optional subject are without any formal background whatsoever. It attracts students of backgrounds as diverse as Engineering, MBBS, MBA, pure science students as well as social science ones.
