MPPSC Mains Paper 4- 2020 Updated Syllabus

PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

1. Philosophers/Thinkers, Social Reformers:- Socrates, Plato, Aristotle…Asked in 2024, 2022, 2017Notes
   1. Philosophers/Thinkers, Social Reformers:- Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Mahavir, Buddha, Acharya Shankar, Charwak, Gurunanak, Kabir, Tulsidas, Ravindra Nath Tagore, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Savitribai Phule, Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Swami Vivekanand, Maharshi Arvind and Sarvpalli RadhakrishnanNotes coming
2. AttitudeNotes
   1. Content, Elements, Function Formation of attitude, attitudinal change, persuasive communication, Prejudice and discrimination, Stereotypes in Indian contextNotes
3. AptitudeAsked in 2023, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015Notes
   1. Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity,impartiality and non- partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sectionsNotes
4. Emotional IntelligenceNotes
   1. Emotional intelligence-concepts, their utilities and application in Administration and GovernanceNotes
5. Ethics and Values in Public AdministrationAsked in 2024, 2023, 2019, 2016, 2015Notes
   1. Ethical elements in governanceNotes
   2. 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 governanceNotes
6. Corruption:- Types and Causes of corruption, effects of corruption…Asked in 2022, 2019, 2017, 2016Notes
   1. Corruption:- Types and Causes of corruption, effects of corruption, approaches to minimizing corruptionNotes
   2. Role of society, media, family, whistleblower, UN Convention on Corruption, measuring corruption, Transparency International, Lokpal and LokayuktNotes
7. Case studies – based on the contents on the syllabusNotes coming