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Each stage is designed to assess the candidates’ knowledge, analytical abilities, and aptitude for public administration. The entire process ensures that only the most competent candidates are selected for prestigious administrative positions in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
| 1. History of India |
| • Concepts and Ideas Ancient Indian Knowledge Tradition, Bharatvarsha, Vedas, Upanishad, Aranyaka, Brahman Granth, Shaddarshan, Smritiyan, Rit Sabha-Samiti, Gantantra(Republic), Varnashrama, Purushartha, Rin Sanskara, Panch Mahayagya/Yagya, Principle of Karma, Bodhisatva, Teerthankar. • Salient features, Events and their administrative, Social and Economic Systems of Ancient and Medieval India. • India’s cultural heritage- Artforms, literature, festivals and events. • Social and Religious Reform Movements in 19th and 20th century. • Independence Struggle and Indian National Movement. • Integration and Reorganization of India after Independence |
| 2. History, Culture and Literature of Madhya Pradesh |
| • Major Events and Major Dynasties of Madhya Pradesh. • Contribution of Madhya Pradesh in Freedom Movement. • Major Arts and Sculpture of Madhya Pradesh. • Major Tribes and Dialects of Madhya Pradesh. • Major Festivals, Folk Music, Folk Arts and Folk literature of Madhya Pradesh. • Important literary Creators of Madhya Pradesh and their Literary Creations. • Major Tourist Places of Religious, Cultural and Archaeological Importance in Madhya Pradesh. World Heritage sites in Madhya Pradesh. • Important Tribal Personalities of Madhya Pradesh. |
| 3. Geography of India |
| • Mountains, Hills, Plateaus, Rivers and Lakes. • Climate phenomena- El Nino, La Nina, Southern Oscillation, Western Disturbance, • Consequences of Climate Change. • Natural Resources – Forest, Minerals, Water Resources. • Major Crops, Food Security, Green Revolution, Strategies for the Second Green Revolution. • Conventional and Non-Conventional sources of energy. • Natural hazards and disasters in India, Major cyclones in India. • Population growth, distribution and Density, Rural-Urban Migration |
| 4. Geography of Madhya Pradesh |
| • Forest, Forest Produce, Rivers, Hills and Plateaus. • Climate – Seasons, Temperature, Rainfall. • Natural Resources- Soils and Major Mineral resources. • Major Crops, Water Resources, Irrigation and Irrigation Projects. • Conventional and Non-Conventional Sources of Energy. • Major Industries of Madhya Pradesh. • Population Growth, Distribution and Density, Urbanisation. |
| 5. Constitutional System of India and Madhya Pradesh |
| • Constituent Assembly. • Federal Executive, President and Parliament. • Supreme Court and Judicial System. • Constitutional Amendments. • Fundamental Rights and Duties of Citizens, Duties and Directive Principle of State. • National and Regional Constitutional/Statutory Commissions and Institutions. • Constitutional System of Madhya Pradesh (Governor, Cabinet, Legislative Assembly, High Court). • Three-Tier Panchayati Raj and Civil Administration system. in Madhya Pradesh • Good Governance in Madhya Pradesh (Governance System). |
| 6. Economy of India and Madhya Pradesh |
| Population and Human Resources Development- Education, Health and Skills in Madhya Pradesh. Progress in Sustainable Development Goals in Madhya Pradesh. Development of Agriculture, Industry, MSME and Infrastructure Development in Madhya Pradesh. Self-Reliant/Atma Nirbhar Madhya Pradesh, One District One Product (ODOP). Progress of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Madhya Pradesh. Recent Trends in Indian Economy Agriculture, Industry and Service sectors. Financial Institutions- Reserve Bank, Commercial Banks, SEBI, Non- Banking Financial Institutions. India’s foreign Trade Policies G-20, SAARC and ASEAN. |
| 7. Science, Environment and Health |
| Preliminary Knowlegde of Main Branches of Science. Important Indian Scientific Research Institutions and their Achievements. Setellite and Space Technology Achivment of India in the Field of Space Science. Structure of Human Body. Nutrition, Food, Nutrient and Malnutrition. Genetic Disease, Sickle Cell Anemia- Cause, Effect, Diagonosis and Program. Health Policy and Programmes, Infectious disease and its Prevention and Health Indicator. Concept of Sustainable Development and SDG’s. Environmental Factors, Biodiversity and Ecosystem. Pollution, Natural Calamities and Management. |
| 8. International, National and Current Events of Madhya Pradesh |
| International Current Events. National Current Events. Current Events of Madhya Pradesh. |
| 9. Information and Communication Technology |
| Basic Knowledge of Computer. Electronics, Information and Communication Technology. Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security. E-Governance. Internet and Social Networking Platforms. |
| 10. Tribes of Madhya Pradesh- Heritage, Folk Culture and Folk Literature |
| The Geographical distribution of the Tribes in Madhya Pradesh, Constitutional Provisions Related to Tribes. Major Tribes of Madhya Pradesh, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) and Tribal Welfare Programs. Tribal Culture of Madhya Pradesh- Customs, Traditions, Special Arts Festivals, Dialects and Literature. Madhya Pradesh Tribals’ Contribution to the Freedom Movement of India and Tribal Personalities of Madhya Pradesh, Important Institutes, Museums and Publications related to tribes of Madhya Pradesh. Folk Culture and Literature of Madhya Pradesh. |
| 1. Comprehension. 2. Life Style and Counter Force 3. Communication Skill. 4. Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability. 5. Decision Making and Problem Solving. 6. General Mental Ability. Basic Numeracy (Numbers and their Relations, order of magnitude ect- Class X level) Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc.) of Class X level. 7. Hindi Language Comprehension Skill (Class X level). |
Note – Question related to Hindi Language Comprehension skill will be of Class X level and will be tested through passages from Hindi language only without providing English Translation thereof in the question paper.
| Indian History- Political, Economic, Social and Cultural History of India from Harappan civilization to 10th Century A.D. Political, Economic, Social and Cultural History of India from 11th to 18th Century A.D. Sultanate and Mughal Rulers and their Adminitration and Evolution of Medieval Culture. |
| Pre-historic and Protohistoric Madhya Pradesh, Major Dynasties of Madhya Pradesh- Gardbhill, Nag, Olinkar and Pratihara, Kalchuri, Chandel, Parmar, Dynasty. Parivrajak, Uccha Kalp, Gurjar- Tomar, Gond and Kacchapghaat |
| Impact of British Rule on Indian Economy and Society. Reactions of Indians against British Colonial Rule- Peasant and Tribal Revolts, the First Freedom Movement of Independence. Indian Renaissance- National Freedom Movement and its leaders. Freedom Movement in Madhya Pradesh. |
| Emergence of India as a Republic Nation, Reorganization of States, Formation of Madhya Pradesh. Major events of the post independence period. Indian Cultural Heritage (with special reference to Madhya Pradesh)-Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature, Festivals and Architecture from ancient to modern time. World Heritage Sites and Tourism in Madhya Pradesh. |
| Major Princely States of Madhya Pradesh- Gondwana, Bundeli, Bagheli, Holkar, Scindia and Bhopal State (till independence). Struggle of Tribal Heroes of Madhya Pradesh and contribution in History- Shankar Shah, Raghunath Shah, Bhimaji Nayak, Khajya Nayak, Tantya Bhil, Ganjan Singh Korku, Badal Bhoe, Pema Falya. |
| Geographical Knowledge in Ancient India. Major Physiographic (Physical) Divisions of India- the Himalayan Mountains, The Great Plain of North India, The Peninsular Plateau. Major Hills, Plateaus, Rivers and Lakes. Soils of India- Types and distribution. Climate- Seasons, Temperature, Rainfall, Origin of Monsoon, Upper Air Circulation- Jet Stream. Climatic Phenomena- El-Nino, La-Nina, Southern Oscillation, Western Disturbances, Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), Consequences of Climate Change. |
| Agriculture-Production and Distribution of Major crops and Millets. • Irrigation- Types of Irrigation Techniques, Sources of Irrigation and Multipurpose Projects. • Food Security, Green Revolution, Strategies for Second Green Revolution and Sustainable Agriculture. Conservation and Augmentation of Water Resources- Rainwater Harvesting, Methods of Water Conservation, Interlinking the Rivers, National Water Policy. |
| • Forest Resources- Their Types and Distribution. • Major Minerals and Energy Resources. • Energy Crises and Non-Conventional Sources of Energy. • Major industries- Iron and Steel, Cement, Paper, Sugar, Cotton Textile Industry. • Major Food Processing Industries |
| • Natural Hazards and Disasters in India- Earthquake, Tsunamis, Droughts, Floods, Hailstorm, Fog, Cloud burst, Thunderstorm, Tropical Cyclones in India. • Environmental Pollution- Air Pollution, Water Pollution, Soil or Land Pollution and their Prevention, Control and Management, Measures to Mitigate Pollution. |
| • Constitution of India Its Formation, characteristics, Basic Structure and important amendments. • Conceptual elements Objectives, Fundamental Rights, fundamental Duties and directive principles of state policy. • Federalism- Central State Relations, Supreme Court, High Court, Judicial Review, Judicial Activism, Lok Adalat and Public Interest Litigation. |
| • Election Commission of India, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Union Public Service Commission, Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission and NITI Aayog. • Role of caste, Religion, class, Ethnicity, language and gender in Indian politics, Political parties and voting behavior in Indian politics, civil society and Mass movement, Issues related to National Integrity and security |
| Salient Features of democracy Political Representations, Participation of Citizens in the Decision making Process. Community Based Organizations (CBO), Non Government Organizations (NGOs) and Self Help Groups (SHG). Role of Media and Problems (Electronic, Print and Social Media). Indian Political Thinkers- Kautilya, Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, Ram Manohar Lohia, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, Jayaprakash Narayan. |
| Reorganization of State 1956 and Foundation of Madhya Pradesh, Partition of Madhya Pradesh (2000). Governor- Appointment, Powers, Status, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers-Structure, Function and Role. The State Legislature of Madhya Pradesh- Constitution and Powers, Role of Speaker, Role of Opposition. High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Constitution Jurisdiction and Role. Accountability and Rights Competition Commission, Scheduled Caste Commission, Scheduled Tribes Commission and Other Backword Caste Commission, Central Vigilance Commission, Human Rights Commission, Information Commission, Consumer Forum, Children’s Commission, Women’s Commission |
| Unit-I Basic Consepts of Sociology |
| Indian Concept of Society- Joint Family, Family, Kinship, Lineage, Clan, Gotra tradition. Community, Institution, Association, Culture, Norms and Values. Elements of Social Harmony, Concept of Civilisation and Culture. Salient Features of Indian Culture. • Social Institutions- Family, Education, Religion, Varna, Rin, Yagya, Sanskar. • Rituals- Various references, Caste system. Ashram, Purushartha, Impact of Religion and Sects on society and marriage. |
| Unit-II Diversity and Challenges in Indian Society |
| Conceptualizing Indian Society- People of India, Unity in diversity. Cultural diversity- Regional, Linguistic, Religious, and Tribal. Changing scenario of Crime- Drug addiction, Suicide, Cyber Crime, Crimes against Women and Domestic Violence. Current Debate- Tradition and Modernity in India. Problems of Nation Building- Secularism, Pluralism and Nation building |
| Unit-III Rural and Urban Sociology |
| Approaches to the study of Rural Society- Rural-Urban differences, Ruralism, and Urbanism. Peasant studies, Panchayati Raj System before and after the 73rd Amendment, Rural Leadership, Factionalism, Empowerment of People. Social issues and Strategies for Rural Development- Bonded and Migrant labours, Trends of changes in rural society. Characteristics of Urban Community, Changes in Urban Commuity, Causes and Impact of Urbanization. Concept of Town Planning, Factors affecting to Urban Planning, Problems of Urban Management in India. |
| Unit-IV Industrialization, Globalization, Social Development and Population |
| • Industrialization and Social Change in India- Impact on Family, Education, Stratification. Class and Class Conflict in Industrial Society. The Challenges of Globalization, Indianization of Sociology, Privatization of Education. • Social Structure and Development, Facilitators, Inhibitors, Development and Socio-Economic disparities. • Culture and Development- Culture as aid and impediment, Post-Modernization, Westernization. Population Growth and Distribution in India- Growth since 1901, Causes and Effects. Concepts- Fertility, Mortality, Morbidity, Migration, Age and Sex composition |
| Unit-V Human Resource Development and Social Welfare Schemes |
| National Education Policy 2020- Vision, Principles, School Education, Higher Education, Professional Education, Online and Digital Education, Adult Education and Lifelong learning. Issues related to Social Classes and their Welfare Programmes- Senior Citizens, Children, Women, UnderPrivileged Classes and Displaced groups arising out of Developmental Projects. Issues related to Girl’s Education. Community Development Programme, Extension Education, Panchayati Raj, Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) in Community Development. Status of Tribes in Madhya Pradesh and their Social Structure, Customs. Beliefs, Marriage, Kinship, Religious Beliefs, Traditions, Festivals and Celebrations. Folk Culture of Madhya Pradesh. |
| Unit-I Fundamental Aspects of the Indian Economy |
| Salient features of Indian economy. Viksit Bharat @2047. Sectoral contribution of Agriculture, Industry and Service Sector. Different concepts of National Income. Major Crops and Cropping Patterns. Challenges Declining Productivity, Farmer Distress, and Weather Dependency. Government Initiatives- PM-KISAN, NMSA and various schemes. Agriculture Price Policy, Marketing and Finance. Agri Start-ups and Agro-Processing for Value Addition. Industrial Policies and Industrial Development in India. Manufacturing and Infrastructure- Make in India and Infrastructure Projects. Hospitality and Tourism- Contribution to Foreign Exchange Earnings. Standandisation of Goods and Services in India |
| Unit-II Taxation and Policy Landscape |
| Fiscal Policy- Public Expenditure, Revenue Taxation and Deficit Management. Monetary Policy and Financial Inclusion in India. Impact of Cash Transactions on Informal Economy. Food Security and Public Distribution System. Poverty, Unemployment and Regional Imbalances. • India’s Foreign trade: Value, Composition and Direction Export Promotion, Import Substitution and Foreign Capital. Role of International Financial Institutions: IMF, World Bank, ADB and WTO. |
| UNIT-I General Science |
| Simple Aplication of Science. Micro-organism- sturcture and types and Organic Farming. Cell- Structure, Types, Division and Function, Classification of Animals and Plants. Nutrition in Plants, Animals and Human beings, Balanced Diet, Vitamins, Deficiency Diseases, Hormones, Body Organs of Human Beings- Structure and Functioning. Biotechnology- Definition and its uses in sectors like Health and Medicine, Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Industry and Environment. Aplication of Ethonobiology. Contribution in Astronomy by Arya Bhatta, Varahmihir, Brahmagupta and Bhaskar First and Second. Initial Informaton of Ancient and Modern Observatories. • Patents and Intellectual Property Rights (Trips, Trims). |
| UNIT-II Computer Science |
| Types of Computers, Characteristics and Generation. Memory, Input and Output Devices, Storage Devices, Software and Hardware, Operating systems, Windows, Uses of Microsoft office. Fundamental Knowledge of Computer Languages (C, C++. Java), Translators, Interpreters and Assemblers. Internet and E-mail. Social Media. E-Governance. Fundamental Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, Diffrent useful Portals, Websites and Webpages. |
| UNIT-IV |
| • National Health Programme- Health Hygiene and Disease, Leprosy (NLEP), AIDS (NACP), Blindness (NPCB), Polio, National TB Elimination Program, Vector Born Disease Control Program, Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Program, Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), Universal and National Immunization Program, National Ayush Mission (NAM), National Family Health Survey (NFHS). Swachh Bharat Mission, Ayushmana Bharat Yojana, National Health Mission (NRHM and NUHM), Maternal Mortality Rate in Madhya Pradesh. • Different Biomarkers such as normal range of Hematology, Biochemistry, Serology. • Primary Health Care- Principles and Elements of Primary Health Care, levels of Health Care, Structure of Primary Health Care at Village and Sub center, Primary Health Center (PHC), Community Health Center (CHC) and levels of Rural Hospitals. |
| UNIT-V |
| Concept of Environment in Indian Tradition and Culture. Janapadodhvansh- Distortions of Air, Water, land, Time. Impact of Human activities on Environment, Ethics and Values related to environment, bio-diversity (especially in the context of Madhya Pradesh), Environment- Pollution, Climate change. Endangered and Extinct Species. Problems and Challenges Related to Environment, Causes and Effects of Environmental Degradation. Environmental Education- Public Awareness Programs, Environmental Education and its Relationship with Health and Safety. |
| UNIT-III |
| • AYUSH- Basic Principle of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-rigpa, Basic Principles of Homeopathic Treatment. • One Nation One Health System/Policy-2030. Ayurveda- Basic knowlegde of Tridosh, Panchamahabhut, (Aakash, Vayu, Agni, Jal, Prathvi) Dincharya, Ritucharaya, Panchkarma. Biological Clock. • Health Management including AYUSH at the Central, State, District and Village level. National Health Policy (NHP) and scope of Ayurveda in NHP. • Yoga Preliminary knowlegde of Panchkosh Principles, Ashtanga Yoga, Shatkarma, Mudra. Naturopathy- Therepeutic effect of Soil treatment, Sun Bath, Hydrotherapy and its types. • Shodasha Sanskar- General Knowledge of Namkarana, Nishkramana, Karnavedha etc and its scientific importance. |
| UNIT-I Indian Shaddarshan, Philosophers/Thinkers, Social Reformers |
| Indian Shaddarshan. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle. Mahavir, Buddha, Acharya Shankar, Charwak, Bharthari. Gurunanak, Kabir, Tulsidas, Sant Ravidas. Ravindra Nath Tagore, Raja Rammohan Roy, Devi Ahilyabai Holkar, Savitribai Phule. Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Swami Vivekanand, Maharshi Arvind and Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay. |
| UNIT-II Nation Building and Moral Concepts |
| Concept of Nation, Powers and Constituents. National Security, Interests and Character. National Security Operations, Armed forces, Bodies, Divisons and Spy Agencies. Basic Morality Concepts- Goodness, Virtues, Non-Violence, Responsibility. Role of Bhagawat Geeta in Ethics and Administration |
| UNIT-III Human Behaviour and Psychotherapy |
| Attitude- Subject-matter, Elements, Function, Formation of Attitude, Attitudinal Change, Persuasive Communication, Prejudice and Discrimination, Stereotypeness in Indian context. Aptitude- Aptitude and fundamental values for Civil Service, Integrity, Impartiality and Non-partnership, Objectivity, Dedication to Public Service, Empathy, Tolerance and Compassion towards the weaker-Sections. Emotional Intelligence- Concepts, their utilities and application in Administration and Governance. Individual differences-Factors, Theories and Behaviour Differences. Mental Disorders and Psychotherapy Depression, Social anxiety Disorder, Schizophrenia, Social Phobia, Bipolar Disorder. Psychotherapy- Person Centered Therapy, Behaviour Therapy, Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Positive Therapy and Family Therapy. |
| Unit- I Entrepreneurship Concept and Development |
| Concept and Significance of Entrepreneurship, Symptoms of Entrepreneurship, Principles, Characteristics and Importance of Innovation. Process of Entrepreneurship- Creativity, Idea Generation, Analysis and Business Plan. Important factors and statutory requirements for new Enterprise Management, Challenges faced by Women Entrepreneurs. Development of Entrepreneurship in India- Startup India, Make in India, Organizations for promoting Entrepreneurial development in India. |
| Unit-II Business Organizations and Management |
| Business- Concept and Significance, Scope, Administration and Management, Purchase and Material, Management. Management Process, Resource Management and functions of Management- Plan, Organization, Direction, Control, Coordination, Decision Making, Motivation, Leadership and Communication. Time Management and Organization. Branding, Marketing and Networking. |
| Unit-III Administration and Management |
| Important dimensions of Management in Public Administration. Human Resource Management. Financial Management- Its scope and significance in Public Administration. Stress and Conflict Management Techniques and their significance in Public Service Domain. Administration and Management of Plurality, Opportunities and Challenges in Public Administration. Diasaster Management |
| Unit-IV Overall Personality Development |
| Overall Personality and National Development. Different component of Personality Development. Concepts of successfulness. Impediments in achieving success. Factors responsible for success. Learning from failure- accepting failure as an opportunity for continuous improvment and valuable introspection Implementation of Government Programme- Planning effective strategy to ensure successful implementation of Government Programme. Approch and facts regarding following issues- Civic Sense, Loyalty to the Institution, Voter Awareness Programme. Transport Management, Trend of Drug abuse, Adulteration in food items, Night Culture, Value based life and Legal Awareness Programme. |
| UNIT-V Case Study |
| Based on the Contents of the Syllabus in Part-B Question Paper. |
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