08-10-2006, 04:48 AM
Anthropology
The civil services are the most prestigious of all careers in India. Continuing with our special series, Subhas Chakraborty tells you how to approach the exam
Since the syllabus on anthropology has several segments, it is necessary to read at least some basic books on each specific segment.
Let me suggest some basic reading:
Indrani Basu Roy, Anthropology: The Study of People;
Stein Rowe, Physical Anthropology;
B. M. Das, Outlines of Physical Anthropology;
R.M. Sarkar, Fundamentals of Physical Anthropology;
Miller & Weitz, Introduction to Anthropology;
L.P.Vidyarthi, Applied Anthropology in India;
Vidyarthi & Rai, Tribal Culture in India; Majumdar & Madan, An Introduction to Social Anthropology;
M.N.Srinivas, Social Structure and Caste & Other Essays;
NCERT text-book on Indian society; reports of the SC/ST and Social Welfare Departments of the Government of India.
One must remember that for the second paper, in particular, conceptual clarity is essential to score well.
Public administration
Public administration is another popular choice. It is largely non-technical and can be offered by students of both science and humanities/social science streams. Another attraction of this subject is the common ground it shares with many other subjects like commerce, psychology, management, sociology and economics. The section on Indian administration, planning and public expenditure will help in the preparation of the general studies paper as well.
Both the papers have two sections. The first paper deals with administrative theory. The first section addresses meaning, scope and significance of public administration, theories of administration, structure of public organisations, administrative behaviour, accountability and control and administrative law.
The civil services are the most prestigious of all careers in India. Continuing with our special series, Subhas Chakraborty tells you how to approach the exam
Since the syllabus on anthropology has several segments, it is necessary to read at least some basic books on each specific segment.
Let me suggest some basic reading:
Indrani Basu Roy, Anthropology: The Study of People;
Stein Rowe, Physical Anthropology;
B. M. Das, Outlines of Physical Anthropology;
R.M. Sarkar, Fundamentals of Physical Anthropology;
Miller & Weitz, Introduction to Anthropology;
L.P.Vidyarthi, Applied Anthropology in India;
Vidyarthi & Rai, Tribal Culture in India; Majumdar & Madan, An Introduction to Social Anthropology;
M.N.Srinivas, Social Structure and Caste & Other Essays;
NCERT text-book on Indian society; reports of the SC/ST and Social Welfare Departments of the Government of India.
One must remember that for the second paper, in particular, conceptual clarity is essential to score well.
Public administration
Public administration is another popular choice. It is largely non-technical and can be offered by students of both science and humanities/social science streams. Another attraction of this subject is the common ground it shares with many other subjects like commerce, psychology, management, sociology and economics. The section on Indian administration, planning and public expenditure will help in the preparation of the general studies paper as well.
Both the papers have two sections. The first paper deals with administrative theory. The first section addresses meaning, scope and significance of public administration, theories of administration, structure of public organisations, administrative behaviour, accountability and control and administrative law.