SYLLABUS

Syllabus for Phase 1

Phase-I examination will be objective type with Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).

The Phase-I examination will continue as per the existing Phase-I examination for Grade-‘B’ (DR). There are four modules in Phase-I, viz.- General Awareness, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning.

S.No	Subject	Number of Questions	Marks	Duration of Exam
1	General Awareness	80	80	120 Minutes
2	English Language	30	30
3	Quantitative Aptitude	30	30
4	Reasoning	60	60
Total		200	200

Syllabus for Phase 2

English (Writing Skills):

The paper on English shall be framed in a manner to assess the writing skills including expression and understanding of the topic.

Economic and social Issues:

Growth and Development

Measurement of growth: National Income and per capita income
Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India
Sustainable Development and Environmental issues

Economic Reforms in India

Industrial and Labour Policy
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Privatization
Role of Economic Planning

Globalization

Opening up of the Indian Economy
Balance of Payments
Export-Import Policy
International Economic Institutions
IMF and World Bank
WTO
Regional Economic Co-operation.

Social Structure in India

Multiculturalism
Demographic Trends
Urbanization and Migration
Gender Issues
Social Justice : Positive Discrimination in favor of the under privileged
Social Movements
Indian Political System
Human Development
Social Sectors in India
Health and Education

Finance and Management:

(A) Finance

(a) Financial System

Regulators of Banks and Financial Institutions
Reserve Bank of India- functions and conduct of monetary policy, Banking System in India, Financial Institutions – SIDBI, EXIM, NABARD, NHB, etc.

(b) Financial Markets

Primary and Secondary Markets (Forex, Money, Bond, Equity, etc.), functions, instruments, recent developments.

Risk Management in Banking Sector
Basics of Derivatives: Forward, Futures and Swap
Changing Landscape of Banking sector
Recent Developments in the Financial Sector, Portfolio Investment, Public Sector Reforms, Disinvestments
Financial Inclusion- use of technology
Alternate source of finance, private and social cost-benefit, Public-Private Partnership
Corporate Governance in Banking Sector, role of e-governance in addressing the issues of corruption and inefficiency in the government sector.
The Union Budget – Direct and Indirect taxes; Non-tax sources of Revenue, GST, Thirteenth Finance Commission and GST, Finance Commission, Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM),
Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences, and remedies (control): WPI, CPI – components and trends.

(B) Management:

Management: its nature and scope
The Management Processes – Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling
The Role of a Manager in an Organisation. Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader
Leadership Styles
Leadership Theories
A successful Leader versus an effective Leader. Human Resource Development: Concept of HRD
Goals of HRD
Performance Appraisal – Potential appraisal and development – Feedback and Performance Counselling – Career Planning – Training and Development – Rewards – Employee Welfare. Motivation, Morale and Incentives: Theories of Motivation
How Managers Motivate
Concept of Morale
Factors determining morale
Role of Incentives in Building up Morale. Communication: Steps in the Communication Process
Communication Channels
Oral versus Written Communication
Verbal versus non-verbal Communication
upward, downward and lateral communication
Barriers to Communication, Role of Information Technology. Corporate Governance: Factors affecting Corporate Governance
Mechanisms of Corporate Governance.