{"id":294642,"date":"2025-02-12T17:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plutusias.com\/elearning\/?post_type=product&#038;p=294642"},"modified":"2025-10-26T05:08:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T23:38:34","slug":"public-administration","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/plutusias.com\/elearning\/product\/public-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Public Administration (Pub Ad) is a popular optional subject for UPSC due to its overlap with General Studies and governance-related topics. Below is the syllabus and an overview of how Plutus IAS covers this subject.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"597\">\n<p data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"438\"><strong data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"436\">Introduction to Public Administration<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"597\">\n<li data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"488\">Evolution, Meaning, Scope, and Significance<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"528\">Public and Private Administration<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"597\">Comparative Public Administration &amp; Development Administration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"778\">\n<p data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"629\"><strong data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"627\">Administrative Thought<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"778\">\n<li data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"666\">Scientific Management (Taylor)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"700\">Bureaucratic Theory (Weber)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"703\" data-end=\"744\">Human Relations Approach (Elton Mayo)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"778\">Behavioral Approach (Simon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"963\">\n<p data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"801\"><strong data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"799\">Organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"963\">\n<li data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"881\">Principles of Organization (Hierarchy, Unity of Command, Span of Control)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"884\" data-end=\"963\">Structure of Organizations (Ministries, Public Sector, Boards, Commissions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"1109\">\n<p data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"999\"><strong data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"997\">Accountability and Control<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1109\">\n<li data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1050\">Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Control<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1109\">Citizen &amp; 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