Recommended Books for Public Administration (Optional) Mains Examination

1. NEW HORIZONS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION by MOHIT BHATTACHARYA(2-3
READINGS FOR CONCEPTUAL CLARITY.MAKE NOTE OF SOME IMPORTANT CHAPTERS)

2. ADMINISTRATIVE THINKERS by PRASAD & PRASAD

3. INDIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION by GOYAL & ARORA

4. IJPA ARTICLES XEROX ( GIVEN BY VAJIRAM AND RAVI)(READ 40-50 SELECTED
ARTICLES OUT OF 100)

5. COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION by FERREL HEADY ( CH 1,2.MAKE NOTES
FROM CH 1)

6. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC AFFAIRS by NICHOLAS HENRY ( CH 2,3,4,5,8
& 10.MAKE NOTES OUT OF CH 2,8 & 10)

7. RESTRUCTURING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION by MOHIT BHATTACHARYA

8. SOCIAL THEORY AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTARTION by MOHIT BHATTACHARYA

9. IGNOU PUBLIC POLICY(SELECTED CHAPTERS WHICH ARE IN SYLLABUS)(GRADUATION
LEVEL)

10. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION by AVASTHY & MAHESHWARI (Optional)

11. INDIAN ADMINISTRATION by AVASTHY & AVASTHY (Optional)

12. NEW SYLLABUS PRINTED MATERIAL OF SYNERGY AND SEARCH INTERNET FOR NEW
TOPICS LIKE ANTI-DEVELOPMENT THESIS,CONSTITUTIONALISM,POLICE
REFORMS,DISASTER MANAGEMENT etc.

13. MOTIVATION 2 CHAPTERS AND LEADERSHIP 2 CHAPTERS FROM ROBBINS.