Applications
are invited only through online mode upto 14.01.2016 for Direct Recruitment to
the vacancies in the following post:-
Candidates
have to Register their basic particulars through One - Time Registration which is
mandatory on payment of Rs.50/- towards registration fee.
Name of
the Post and Post
Code : RESEARCH ASSISTANT in Evaluation and Applied Research Department (2014 - 2015) (Post Code. 1861)
Name of
the Service
and Code No. :
Tamil Nadu General Subordinate Service (Code No.036)
Number of vacancies : 14
Scale of pay : Rs.9,300-34,800/- (PB2) + 4,400/- Grade Pay
DISTRIBUTION
OF VACANCIES:-
Abbreviations:
GT (G) General Turn (General), GT(W) General Turn (Woman), GT(G)-
PSTM - General Turn
(General) Persons Studied
in Tamil Medium, BC - Backward Class, BC (W)- Backward Class (Woman), BC (G)
PSTM- Backward Class
General Persons Studied in Tamil Medium MBC/DC - Most Backward Class /
Denotified
Community, MBC/DC (W)-
Most Backward Class / Denotified Community (Woman), SC - Scheduled Caste, SC(W)
Scheduled Caste (Woman),
SC (A) (W) - Scheduled Caste Arunthathiyar Woman.
2. FEES:-
One -
Time Registration fee : Rs.50/-
Examination fee : Rs. 100/-
Candidates who have
already registered in one time Registration System it is enough to pay
the Examination Fee.
NOTIFICATION
NO: 21 /2015 DATED: 16.12.2015
ADVERTISEMENT
NO.:426
TAMIL
NADU PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
EXAMINATION
FEE CONCESSION:-
Category Concession
Condition
Scheduled castes /
Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyars) Full
Exemption
--
Scheduled Tribes Full Exemption --
Most Backward Class /
Denotified Communities Three free Chances For
Degree Holders
Backward Classes(Other than Muslim) /
Backward Classes (Muslim) Three free Chances
For Degree Holders
Ex-Servicemen Two free Chances Minimum
General
Educational Qualification
Differently Abled Persons Full Exemption --
Destitute Widow Full Exemption --
· The three
/ two free chances allowed are not for EACH POST but for ANY THREE
/TWO
APPLICATIONS
ONLY. The claim for exemption from payment of fee made in any
application which is
rejected / admitted or withdrawn will be counted as a free chance.
(Further details regarding
Fee Concession is mentioned at para 12 of “Instructions to the
Candidates”)
3.
IMPORTANT DATES:-
A. Date of Notification 16. 12.
2015
B. Last date for submission
of applications and for uploading
of the prescribed
qualification Certificate (P.G. Degree Certificate) : 14. 01. 2016
C Last date for payment of
Fee 19. 01. 2016
Date and
Time of Written Examination (OMR Method)
Paper - I
(Subject Paper Covering
all the
subjects)
06.03. 2016 FN 10.00 A.M.
to 01.00 P.M.
Paper - II
(General Studies) 06.03.2016
AN 02.30 P.M. to 04.30 P.M.
4.
QUALIFICATIONS:-
(A) AGE
(as on 01.07.2015)
Note:-
(i) “Others”
[i.e. Candidates not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs and
BCMs] who have put in 5
years and more of service in the State / Central Government
are not eligible even if
they are within the age limit.
(B)
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: (as on 16.12. 2015) :-
Candidates should possess
the following or its equivalent qualification on the date of
Notification viz. 16.12.
2015.
Must
possess a First Class Post-Graduate degree in Economics or
Econometrics
or Statistics or Business Administration or Mathematics
or Social
Work or Sociology or Anthropology or Agricultural
Economics
or Public Administration
Note:-
(i) The Qualification
mentioned above should have been obtained in the order of studies
viz. SSLC, HSC (or its
equivalent), U.G. Degree and P.G. Degree
(ii) The qualification
ordered to be equivalent to the prescribed qualification are indicated in
Annexure -I to this
Notification (Refer also to the Disclaimer annexed to the Notification)
(iii) Candidates claiming
equivalence of qualification should upload evidence for such claim in
the form of Government
Order (G.O.) issued prior to the date of this Notification. The G.O.
issued after the date of Notification
will not be accepted.
(For further details are
at paragraph 10 of the “Instructions to the Candidates”)
C)
KNOWLEDGE OF TAMIL :-
Candidates should possess
adequate knowledge of Tamil on the date of this
Notification viz.
16.12.2015.
(Further details are at
para 11 of the ‘Instructions to the candidates'’)
5.
GENERAL INFORMATION:-
A. The rule of reservation
of appointments applies to this post.
B. In G.O.Ms.No.145,
Personnel and Administrative Reforms (S) Department,
dated 30.09.2010, the
Government have ordered that “twenty percent of all vacancies in
the appointment in the
service under, the State which are to be filled by direct recruitment
shall be set apart on
preferential basis to persons studied in Tamil Medium and the said
Tamil Medium reservation
applies to this recruitment. In G.O. (Ms.) No.40, Personnel and
Administrative Reforms (S)
Department, dated 30.04.2014, Government have issued
orders substituting the
turns already earmarked to PSTM. (Candidates claiming this
reservation should have
studied the above prescribed qualification for the post in Tamil
Medium and should have the
certificate for the same. Having written the examinations in
Tamil language alone will
not qualify for claiming this reservation). If the candidates
with PSTM are not
available for selection for appointment against reserved turn such turn
shall be filled up by
Non-PSTM candidates but belonging to the respective communal
category.
(Further details are at para
29 (xix) of the ‘Instructions to candidates’)
C. The number of vacancies
advertised is only approximate and is liable for modification
including reduction with
reference to the vacancy position at any time before finalisation of
selection.
D. If no qualified and
suitable women candidates are available for selection against the
vacancies reserved for
them, those vacancies will be filled by male candidates belonging to
the respective communal
categories.
E.
CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICAL FITNESS:-
Candidates selected for
appointment to the post will be required to produce a certificate
of physical fitness in the
form prescribed below:
Form of
Certificate of Physical Fitness Standard of Vision Prescribed
Other than Executive and
Ministerial Standard-III or Better
Candidates with defective
vision should produce Eye Fitness Certificate from a qualified
Eye Specialist.
F. In G.O.(Ms.) No.53,
Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme (SW.4) Department,
dated 11.4.2005, the
Government have identified 117 posts, most suitable for the disabled
persons under Group
A&B Groups and also directed that reservation of 3% of vacancies in
direct recruitment for the
identified post of A & B groups where the rule of reservation is
applicable for the
disabled persons. As far as the post of Research Assistant in Evaluation
and Applied Research
Department is concerned, it is identified as suitable for Differently
Abled person in the above
said G.O. Hence reservation to differently abled person will apply
for this post. The
Differently Abled person turn does not arise in this recruitment. However,
they can apply and should
send the documents referred to in para 14 (f) of the
Commission’s ‘Instructions
to the Candidates’ when called for.
G. Even after filling up
of the posts reserved for SC Arunthathiyars on preferential basis,
if more number of
qualified Arunthathiyars are available, they shall be entitled to compete
with the Scheduled Castes
other than Arunthathiyars in the inter-se merit among them and if
any posts reserved for
Arunthathiyars remain unfilled for want of adequate number of
qualified candidates, it
shall be filled up by Scheduled Castes other than Arunthathiyars.
H. Any claim relating to
the selection (not related to candidature or / and claims made in the
application) should be
received on the date when called for original certificate verification
prior to selection. Any
claim received thereafter will receive no attention.
I. Correct and true
Information regarding arrest, convictions/debarment/disqualification by
any recruiting agency,
criminal or any disciplinary proceedings initiated or finalized,
participation in agitation
or any Political Organization, candidature in election for
Parliament/State
Legislature/Local Bodies etc., if any, should also be furnished to the
Commission at the time of
application i.e. the details thereof, originals of the Judgement of
Acquittals, order/or G.O.
dropping further action in Departmental proceedings or any
document that may prove
the suitability of such candidates for a Government appointment
must be produced at the
stage/time of Certificate Verification without fail.
J. The selection for
appointment to the above said post is purely provisional subject to final
Orders on pending Writ
Petitions, if any, filed in Madras High Court and Madurai Bench of
Madras High Court.
K. Applications
containing wrong claims relating to other basic qualifications / eligibility
criteria
/ age / communal categories/ educational qualification will be liable for
rejection.
6. SCHEME
OF EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE) AND ORAL TEST(OMR METHOD):-
Note:
a) The question paper for the above
subjects in Paper -I will be set in English only and
Paper II will be set both
in English and Tamil.
b) The syllabi for the subjects
mentioned in paper I & II are available in the
Commission’s
Website ‘www.tnpsc.gov.in’ and also furnished at Annexure-IIA and
IIB to
this Notification.
Note:-
1. To use either blue or
black ink Ball Point pen only.
2. Answer sheet will be
invalidated if shaded in pencil.
3. The answer sheet will
be invalidated if the box provided for booklet series mentioned in
the Question Paper is not
shaded / incorrectly shaded.
4. Answer sheet answered
in a subject other than the subject opted by the candidates in his
application/ specified in
the Hall Ticket will be invalidated.
5. Each one mark will be
deducted for incorrect or absence of shading Register Number.
7. CENTRE
FOR EXAMINATION:-
Examination will be held
at Chennai Centre (Code No.0100) only.
Note:-
1. Candidates should
appear for the examination/ Certificate Verification and Counselling at
their own expenses.
2. Request for change of
venue will not be complied with.
3. The Commission reserves
the right to increase or decrease the number of examination
venues and to re - allot
the candidates
.
8. MODE
OF PAYMENT OF EXAMINATION FEE:-
· Examination
fee Rs.100/- (Rupees One Hundred only)
· Candidates
have to register their basic particulars through One-Time Registration which is
mandatory on payment of
Rs.50/- towards registration fee. The registration shall be valid for
a period of five years
from the date of one-time registration.
· Candidates
should also to pay the service charges applicable to the Bank.
· Candidates
can avail exemption from paying Examination Fees as per eligibility criteria.
· Offline
mode of payment in the form of DD/Postal Order etc., will not be accepted
and the
applications forwarded with such modes of payment will be summarily
rejected.
· Those who
have already registered in the one time registration system and paid the
registration fee of
Rs.50/- and received the registration ID need not pay the application
fee
i.e. Rs.50/- and it is
enough to pay the Examination Fee of Rs.100/- alone.
· Candidates
who have made one time registration must apply for this post also.
One time registration is
only to avail exemption for application fee for a period of 5 years
from the date of
registration.
9 .
PROCEDURE OF SELECTION:-
Selection will be made in
two successive stages i.e., (i) Written Examination and (ii) Oral
Test in the form of an
interview. Final selection will be made on the basis of total marks
obtained by the candidates
at the Written Examination and Oral Test taken together and subject
to the rule of reservation
of appointments. Appearance in both the papers of the Written
Examination and Oral Test
is compulsory. A candidate who has not appeared in any one of the
papers in Written
Examination or Oral Test will not be considered for selection, even if he/she
secures qualifying marks
in the Written Examination or Oral Test.
(Further details are at
paragraph 23(b) of the ‘Instructions to the candidates’).
10. NO
OBJECTION CERTIFICATE:-
For details refer para 15
(g) of the Commission’s ‘Instructions to the candidates’. Any
violation of the
instructions will be liable for or end in rejection of his / her candidature.
11.
CONCESSIONS:-
Concessions in the matter
of age and / or fees allowed to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs,
BCs, BCMs, Destitute
Widows, Ex-servicemen and Differently Abled persons, other categories
of persons etc. are given
in paragraphs 12 to 14 of the 'Instructions to the candidates'.
12. HOW
TO APPLY:
Click
here www.tnpscexams.net / www.tnpscexams.in
13. OTHER
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:-
a.
Candidates should ensure their eligibility for examination: The
candidates
applying for the
examination should ensure that they fulfil all eligibility conditions for
admission to examination. Their
admission to all stages of the examination will be
purely
provisional subject to satisfying of the eligibility conditions. Mere
issue of
memo of admission to the
candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been
fully cleared by the
Commission.
b. The Hall
Tickets for eligible candidates will be made available in the Commission’s
website www.tnpsc.gov.in
or www.tnpscexams.net for downloading by candidates.
No Hall Tickets will be
sent by post. So the candidates / applicants should watch Tamil
Nadu Public Service
Commission website since ahead/ before the scheduled date of
examinations.
c.
Facilitation Counter for guidance of candidates: In case
of any guidance/
information /
clarification of their applications, candidature, etc. candidates can contact
Tamil Nadu Public Service
Commission’s Office in person or over Telephone No.044-
25332833/ 25332855 or the
Commission’s Office Toll-Free No.1800 425 1002 on all
working days between 10.00
a.m. and 05.45 p.m.
d. Mobile
phones and other articles banned:-
i. Candidates are not
allowed to bring to the venue of the Examination Cellular phone,
Calculator, memory notes
and books etc. or any other Electronic device or
Recording device either as
separate piece or part of something used by the candidate
such as Watch or Ring.
ii If they are found to be
in possession of any such thing or instrument they will not be
allowed to attend the
examination further, besides invalidation of answer paper and / or
debarment. If it is
considered necessary they will be subjected to thorough physical
search including frisking
on the spot.
iii. Do not bring into the
Examination Hall any article such as books, notes, loose sheets,
mathematical and drawing
instruments, Log Tables, stencils of maps, slide rules, Text
Books, rough sheets etc.
except the permitted writing material i.e. pen. No colour pen
or pencil must be used.
e.
Candidates are not required to submit along with their application any
certificates in
support of their claims
regarding age, educational qualifications, community certificates
and certificates regarding
their physical disability, etc., They should be submitted when
called for by the Tamil
Nadu Public Service Commission. The candidates applying for
the examination should
ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission
to the examination. Their
admission at all the stages of examination for which they are
admitted by the Commission
viz. Written Examination will be purely
provisional, subject to
their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on
verification at any time
before or after the Written Examination and Certificate
Verification, it is found
that they do not fulfil any of the eligibility conditions, their
candidature for the
examination will be cancelled by the Commission.
f. If any of
their claims is found to be incorrect, or false it will lead to rejection /
debarment
g. Unfair
means strictly prohibited: No candidate shall copy from any other candidate
nor permit to be copied
nor give nor attempt to give nor obtain nor attempt to obtain
irregular assistance of
any description.
h.
Conduct in examination hall: No candidate should misbehave in
any manner or
create a disorderly scene
in the examination hall or harass the staff employed by the
Commission for the conduct
of the examination. Any such misconduct will be
severely viewed and
penalized.
The
on-line application can be submitted upto 14.01.2016 till 11.59 p.m., after
which
the link
will be disabled.
(For
detailed information the candidates may refer Commission’s ‘‘Instructions to
the
candidates’’
at the Commission’s website www.tnpsc.gov.in )
Secretary
ANNEXURE-I
G.Os
relating to equivalence of qualification for the subjects Economics, Statistics,
Mathematics,
Social Work, Public Administration
Sl.
No
Degree Equivalence Degree G.O.
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fy;Y}hpahy; tH’;fg;gLk;
KJepiy rK:fg;gzp gl;l
nkw;gog;g[ (Master of Social
Work)
jpUr;rpuhg;gs;sp
gpc&g;
<gh; fy;Y}hpahy;
tH’;fg;gLk;
M.A., (Social Work)
murhiz epiy vz;/2.
gzpahsh; kw;Wk;
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rPh;jpUj;jj; (Mh;) Jiw.
ehs; 3/1/2000
2 M.A., Applied Economics
(Five Years Integrated Course)
awarded by Annamalai
University
M.A., (Economics) G.O. (1D) No.268, Higher
Education (H1)
Department, dated
20.09.2012
3. M.Sc., Applied Mathematics
awarded by Bharathidasan
University
M.Sc., (Mathematics)
4. M.Sc., Applicable Mathematics
and Computer Science
awarded by Bharathidasan
University
M.Sc., (Mathematics)
5. M.Sc., Mathematics with
Computer Application
M.Sc., (Mathematics)
6. M.A., Business Economics M.A., (Economics)
Gandhigram University /
Annamalai University /
Bharathiar University
7. M.A., (Applied Economics) M.A., Economics
8. M.Sc., Mathematical
Economics)
M.A., (Economics)
9. M.Sc., (Tech) (Industrial
Mathematics with Computer
Application), Gandhigram
University
M.Sc., Mathematics
10. M.Sc., Economics 5 years
Integrated course awarded by
Avinashilingam Institute of
Home Science and Higher
Education for Women Deemed
University
M.A., (Economics)
11. M.A., Public Management
awarded by Madras University
Post Graduate Degree
in Public Administration
12. M.A., Development
Administration
(5 years Integrated) awarded
by Gandhigram /
Rural University
M.A., (Public
Administration)
13. M.A., (Applied Economics)
awarded by Bharathidasan
University
M.A., (Economics) G.O.Ms.No.27, Higher
Education (K) Department,
dated 13.02.2014
14. M.A., (Business Economics)
offered by Ethiraj College for
Women, Chennai affiliated to
University of Madras
M.A., (Economics)
15. M.A., Indian Economics
awarded by University of
Madras
M.A., Economics
16. M.Sc., Statistics with Computer
Application awarded by
Manonmaniam Sundaranar
University / Periyar University/
Bharathiar University
M.Sc., (Statistics)
17. M.Sc., Statistics with Computer
Application (5 years Integrated
Programme) awarded by
Annamalai University
3 years UG in Statistics
and 2 years PG in
Statistics
18. M.Sc., Applied Mathematics
(Operation Research) awarded
by Bharathidasan University
M.Sc., (Mathematics)
19. M.Sc., Mathematics (Applicable 17.12.2014
Mathematics) awarded by
Periyar University
M.Sc., (Mathematics)
20. M.Sc., Mathematics with
Computer Application and Five
Year integrated M.Sc.,
Mathematics with Computer
Application awarded by
Annamalai University
M.Sc., (Mathematics)
DISCLAIMER
“ The Government orders
relating to Equivalence of qualification
have been hosted in the
Tamil Nadu Public Service
Commission website.
However, the candidates while applying
for the examination should
upload the equivalence of
qualification in the form
of Government order, if any, which are
not mentioned in the
Annexure-I to the Notification and produce
the same when called for
by Tamil Nadu Public Service
Commission”.
Secretary
Subject
Code: 213
TAMIL
NADU PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
POST OF
RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN EVALUATION AND
APPLIED
RESEARCH DEPARTMENT
(POST
GRADUATE DEGREE STANDARD COVERING ALL THE SUBJECTS
REFERRED
IN THE RULES)
Unit - I:
Indian Economy – Growth
and development: Agriculture: Area, Yield, Production,
marketing and sales. Rural
Development – Industry: Input and output – Service Sector :
Types of service sector,
skilled labour, semi skilled labour and unskilled labour –
Changing Sectoral
contributions – Industrial Policy Changes – FDI – Infrastructure:
Public Health – Education
– drinking water – sanitation – Public transport –Banking and
financial services–housing
facilities–Nutrition – Investment – Public Private Participation
– Inclusive growth. Human
Development: Concepts, Trends and Issues – Employment,
unemployment, under
employment and disguised unemployment – concepts,
measurement and Trends –
Employment in Organized and unorganized sector –
Strategies for Employment
Generation. Poverty: Concepts, measurement and Trends,
Fiscal Policy – FRBM Act –
Goods and Service Tax (VAT)– Fiscal Federalism – Parallel
economy in India –
Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences and remedies
– RBI – Monetary and
Fiscal policy – Banking Sector Reforms – India’s foreign trade,
composition, direction and
recent changes in trade policy – Balance of payments – India
and WTO requirements –
Global Financial Crisis and its Impact on India. Index number:
Consumer price index –
Whole Sale price Index. Time series analyses-Moving average
Method
Unit -
II:
Primary data
collection-Field Investigation- Census method-Sampling Method – Direct
personal
observation-Interview method- Indirect oral interview-Information through
agencies-Mailed
Questionnaires and scheduled sent through enumerator.Secondary
data collection-
Books-Journals-Government (Ministry) Records and reports from
government agencies-
Bibliography-Autography- Web site-News Paper- Periodicals, etc
Evaluation and preparation
of the report and components of evaluation Report:
Executive
summary-background and purpose-statement of the problem-objectives and
Hypotheses – evaluation
methods (Statistical methods used in the study) –result and
discussion of the result
–conclusion and recommendation- reference or bibliographyappendices.
Unit –
III:
Econometrics - definition,
methodology, Data – meaning and types of data such as
cross-section, time-series
and panel data, primary & secondary data- advantages &
disadvantages, Variables –
meaning and types such as quantitative and qualitative
variables, measurement
scales of variables such as ratio, interval, ordinal and nominal2
simple examples.
Correlation – simple and multiple correlation, properties of correlation
coefficients, Karl
Pearson’s and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients, Simple
numerical problems -
Simple & multiple linear regression model – introduction,
assumptions, least squares
principle, least squares estimators, properties of regression
coefficients(Gauss-Markov
theorem), interpretation of regression output - R2 &
adjusted
R2,
regression coefficients with t-values and level of significance, Simple numerical
problems - advantages of
regression analysis over correlation analysis, Functional
forms of regression models
– log-linear, log- lin and lin-log models and computation of
elasticity, computation of
simple and compound growth rates - simple numerical
examples.
Unit -
IV:
Econometric Problems:
heteroscedasticity, multicollinearity and autocorrelation –
definition and
consequences. Dummy variables: definition, generation of dummy
variables, problem of
dummy variable trap, cautions in using dummy variables, inclusion
and interpretation of
dummy variables in the regression. Qualitative response
regression models – linear
probability, logit and probit models – an introduction. Basics
of time-series: additive
and multiplicative models, determination of trend by free
drawing, moving average
methods, and seasonal indices, definition of stationarity, tests
for stationarity and
transformation of non-stationary series into stationary series.
Unit - V
:
Compilation and Tabulation
of data Collected - Classification – Types of Classification –
Formulation of discrete
and continuous frequency distribution ( uni-variate and Bivariate
). Pictorial
Representation of data: Bar diagrams – Pie diagrams – Histogram –
Ogives and Lawrence Curve
Measures of Location – Mean , Median, Mode, Harmonic
Mean and Geometric Mean –
Quartiles - Measures of variation : Range, Quartile
deviation , Mean
deviation, Variance and Standard deviation. Coefficient of variation ,
skewness and Kurtosis.(
All the calculation of measures are for both grouped and
ungrouped data )
Probability and Distribution: Introduction to probability: Random
Experiments, Sample Space
and events, Definition of probability. Classical, Empirical
and Axiomatic approach to
probability; Addition and Multiplication Theorem, Conditional
probability and Baye’s
Theorem. Random Variables and Distribution function –
Mathematical Expectation
and conditional Expectation. Convergence in Probability –
Weak Law of large Numbers
and strong law of large Number – Central limit Theorem –
Discrete distributions:
Binomial, Poisson. Continuous Distributions: Normal Distribution
Chi-Square, t and F
distributions and their properties.
Unit -
VI:
Application of Statistical
Methods - Sampling Theory: Introduction to the theory of
Sampling: Sampling designs
– Simple Random Sampling with and without replacement
- Systematic, Stratified,
Ratio and Regression Sampling methods , Sampling and non –
sampling errors – Cluster
sampling, Purposive Sampling Quota Sampling. Testing of
Hypothesis: Introduction
to Testing of Hypothesis: Simple, Null and Alternative
hypotheses, composite
hypothesis, two kinds of Errors – Critical Region – Power
function. Testing of
significance using chi-square, t and F tests.(simple problems)
ANOVA- One way and Two way
classifications. Application of Statistical Methods
through MS-Excel –
Language : Over view of MS-Excel: Construction of charts and
diagrams – Sorting –
Filtering – Removing duplicates – Calculation of Measures of
Central tendency, Measures
of dispersion, correlation Regression and curve fitting
using – Excel.
UNIT -
VII:
Theory of Consumer
Behavior - Utility and its measurement - Indifference curve
analysis and Consumer's
surplus. Demand and supply functions - Elasticity of demand
and supply - Factors
affecting demand and supply. National Income - Concepts and
measurement. Classical and
modern theories of Employment. Consumption function -
Investment and savings.
Concept of Multiplier and Accelerator. Inflation - Nature,
Effects and controlling
mechanisms. Monetary policy and Fiscal policies and Role of
RBI. Types of Market
Structure - perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic.
competition, oligopoly and
price determination. Agricultural marketing - Characteristics
of Agricultural products
and constraints in marketing agricultural produce. Marketable
and Marketed surplus
estimation. Estimation of price spread and Marketing Efficiency.
Market integration,
Marketing Intelligence and Marketing Acts. Institutions in
Agricultural Marketing -
Regulated Markets, Cooperatives, Commodity Boards,
Contract Farming,
Commodity Exchanges, Farmers' Markets and Farmers Producers
Organizations. Commission
on Agricultural Costs and Prices - Agricultural Price fixation
and price support programs
and policies. Price forecasting. Supply chain Management
and logistics. Development
planning in India - Agriculture in five year plans. Land
tenure and reforms.
Unemployment, Poverty and inequality. Food and nutritional
security. Population
policies. Income distribution - Social Choice Theory - Public goods
- Welfare economics. Rural
Indebtedness. Financial Institutions and Credit Flow to
Rural/ Priority Sector.
Agricultural Lending - Direct and Indirect Financing - Financing
through Co- operatives,
Commercial Banks and RRBs - Role of Lead Bank and
NABARD - District Credit
Plan. Credit linked Rural Development Programs - RIDF.
Micro- Financing - Role of
MFI’s, NGO's, and SHG's. Credit Inclusion–Credit Widening
- Credit Deepening. Risk
in agriculture and different Crop Insurance Programs -
Agricultural project
preparation - project cycle - Costs and benefit analysis – Discounted
and Undiscounted Measures
– Sensitivity analysis. Technical feasibility of economic
viability of projects. Use
of Network techniques – Project monitoring and evaluation.
Forms of production
functions – Returns to scale vs Economies of scale. Cost of
cultivation vs Cost of
Production – Cost concepts – Fixed Cost, Variable cost, Average
Cost and Marginal cost.
Efficiency Measures – Technical and Economic Efficiency.
Financial statements and
ratio analysis. Partial and complete budgeting and their
applications.
UNIT -
VIII:
Concepts, Classification
and Problems of Natural Resource Economics. Economy and
Environment interaction.
Resource scarcity – Limits to Growth – Measuring and
mitigating natural
resource scarcity–scarcity indices. Malthusian and Ricardian Scarcity.
Theory of optimal
extraction of exhaustible and renewable resources. Property rights –
Issues in natural resource
management – private property, common property and open
access resources –
Collective action in common property resource management. Land
use planning – optimal
management of land, water, forests and fisheries. Resource
mapping – GIS and remote
sensing applications. Environmental problems and quality of
environment – Economics of
the environment –Theory of externality. Sources and types
of pollution – air, water,
solid waste, land degradation – Environmental and economic
impacts. Economics of
pollution control – efficient reduction in environmental pollution.
Environmental regulation –
Economics instruments and indirect instruments (command
and control policies).
Environmental legislations in India. Concept of sustainable
development – Indicators
of sustainability. Environmental Accounting – resource
accounting methods.
Climate change and its impacts – mitigation efforts and
international treaties.
International Trade and Comparative Advantage. Terms of Trade
and Instruments of Trade
Policy – Tariffs and Non tariffs. Balance of Trade vs Balance
of payments. Exchange
Rates. International Organizations – IMF, IBRD, IDA, IFC.
WTO. Fundamental vs.
Applied Research – Qualitative vs Quantitative Research.
Research Prioritization –
Identification of Research Problems and Prioritization.
Research Process. Trade-off
between scope and cost of the study. Research Design
and Techniques. Hypothesis
– Meaning – Characteristics – Types of Hypothesis and
Testing. Setting of
Objectives and Hypothesis. Sampling Theory and Sampling Design.
Sampling Error. Sampling
methods – Probability and Non-Probability methods.
Interviewing Techniques –
Questionnaire vs Interview schedules and Field Problems –
Methods of Conducting
Survey. Types of data – Primary and Secondary data. Sources
of Secondary Data and Data
collection techniques. Types of questions in interview
schedule – Structured,
Unstructured, Open Ended and Closed-Ended Questions. Data
coding and data entry.
Data Tabulation and Validation of Data. Data Processing.
Application of Analytical
tools to data – Simple and Multiple regression and problems in
estimation –
Multicollinearity, Heteroscedasticity and Autocorrelation. Optimization
Models – Linear
Programming: Concepts and theories. Problem formulation –
Minimization and
Maximization problem (Primal and Dual solutions). Sensitivity
analysis. LP in farm
planning and regional planning. Risk Programming and dynamic
programming techniques.
Unit -
IX:
Nature and Scope of
Sociology, Sociology as a Science. Individual and Society. Social
Process: Competition,
conflict, Co- operation, Accommodation, Assimilation, Social
control. Social
Institutions: Family and Marriage. Theoretical Perspectives:- Structural
Functional Perspective:
August Comte, Herbert Spencer, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim,
R.K. Merton. Conflict
Perspective: Karl Marx, Ralf Dahrendorf and L. A. Coser. Caste
System in India: Origin of
the caste system; cultural and structural views about caste;
mobility in caste; change
and persistence of caste in modern India; views of Gandhi and
Ambedkar about caste
system. Class Structure in India: Agrarian and industrial class
structure; emergence of
middle class. Rural Social Structure: Village Social Structure
and Importance of Village
Studies. Peasant society and agrarian systems; land tenure
systems, social
consequences of land reforms and green revolution. Agrarian unrest
and movements in India.
Rural social problems in India: poverty, unemployment,
indebtedness, farmer’s
suicide and bonded labour. Strategies of rural development
programmes. Tribal
Societies in India: Type and distinctive features of tribal
communities in India and
their geographical spread. Problems of tribal communities:
land alienation, poverty,
indebtedness, health and nutrition, education, Integration and
issues of tribal identity.
Tribal development policies after independence.
Unit - X:
Socio- religious reform
movements: Bhakthi Movements, Arya Samaj, and Ram Krishna
Mission. Backward Class
Movements: Satya Sadhak Samaj, Sri Narayanguru Dharma
Paripalana Movement
(SNDP), Self-respect movement, Dalit Movements, Political
Mobilization of Backward
Classes. Women in Indian society: Socio-cultural
interpretation of women in
India. Demographic profile of women. Problems of Women
in India: dowry, domestic
violence, discrimination, female infanticide, honor killing,
sexual harassment. Women
empowerment programmes and SHGs. Social Research:
Meaning of Social
Research, Scope and Importance of Social Research. Types of
Research, Research
Process: Identification and formulation of research problem.
Methods of Research: Descriptive
and Explorative methods. Sampling Methods,
Methods of Data
Collection. Tools of Data Analysis: Univarate and Bivariate Statistics,
Chi-square Test.
Application of ICT in Social Research. Evaluation Research: Meaning
and aims of evaluation
research. Types of evaluation and their purpose. Levels of
measurement:
population-based vs. program-based. Sources of data. Study designs.
Impact Assessment
Research: Programmes and policy evaluation research.
Environmental impact
assessment research. Research Report Writing: Organization of
a research report: Title,
Abstract, Introduction, Experimental Details or Theoretical
Analysis, Results,
Discussion, Conclusions and Summary, References. Quality of good
research report.
Significance of research report.
Unit – XI:
Public Administration
Theory and Principles - Public Administration: Meaning and scope
and significance – Public
vs Private Administration – Approaches to the study of Public
Administration-Comparative
Public Administration – Development Administration - New
Public Administration –
New Public Management - Principles of Organization and
Administration – Classical
theories – Human Relation theories – Modern theories of
administration –
Bureaucratic culture-Administrative Responsibility and Ethics.
Unit – XII:
Public Administration in
Practice - Public Financial Administration: Budgetary process
and accountability, Union
– State financial relations in India – Good Governance: Social
welfare schemes in Tamil
Nadu, Women Empowerment schemes in Tamil Nadu, Health
care Policy in Tamil Nadu
– E. Governance : ICT application in government – IT
parks in Tamil Nadu –
District administration: e-governance in Districts, THAI scheme,
Pudhuvazhvu scheme –
Special Economic Zones – Panchayat Raj: Rural Development
programmes in Tamil Nadu,
Environmental protection in Tamil Nadu – Administrative
reforms: Personnel and
Administrative Reforms, Urban Governance: Urban Local
bodies in Tamil Nadu,
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)
in Tamil Nadu – Tamil Nadu
Urban Development Project – Human Rights governance:
the Tamil Nadu State Human
Rights Commission- Social Science Research: Meaning,
nature and scope of social
science research- Qualities of good researcher-Types of
social science
research:Historical-Descriptive-Empirical-Experimental-Qualitative-
Quntative-Hypothesis-Variables-Sampling:
Probability and Non-Probability sampling –
Methods of Data
Collection: Primary and Secondary data- Observation-Schedule-
Survey-Interview-Questionnaire-Measurement-
Data Analysis-Tabulation-Inferences-
Research Design and
Report.
Unit –
XIII:
Social work research -
Scientific Method: Objectivity, Scientific attitude, Ethics in
research; Types of
Research: Applied and Pure, Quantitative and Qualitative, Mixed
methods, Participatory,
Action research, Evaluative, Field based research. Research as
a method in Social Work.
Research process: Classification of Variables, Concepts,
Constructs, identifying
and formulating research problem, research questions, defining
objectives, hypotheses.
Research Designs: Exploratory, Descriptive, Diagnostic,
Experimental, Evaluative
and Participatory. Sampling Methods : Probability and Nonprobability
sampling techniques. Data
Collection: Types of data, data collection
methods, Questionnaire, Interview
Schedule, Interview Guide, Observation
(Participatory and non
participatory) Qualitative Research techniques: FGDs, In-depth
interview, Transcription,
Themes, Illustrative quotes. Appreciative inquiry technique.
Photo voice technique.
Social Audits. Triangulation and Iteration.
Unit –
XIV:
Project evaluation -
Project identification and formulation – Classification of projects,
Project objectives,
Project life cycle and phases, Project Planning and Organization.
Project feasibility
analysis (Financial, Technical) Market Survey, Demand analysis,
Forecasting and
Projection. Terms of reference: Area of study, documents needed,
process, time frame, Team
members. Evaluation design; Types of Evaluation; Project
design: Time management,
sequencing and scheduling, Network Analysis, CPM and
PERT, Logical Framework
Approach (LFA), Problem Analysis and Problem Tree. Log
Frame Matrix, Social Cost
– Benefit analysis, Environmental Impact Assessment, Legal
aspects and clearance.
Factors such as efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of
the project. Project
appraisal and Implementation: Project Appraisal methods:
(Financial, Technical)
Project Financing, Project Resource mobilization, Negotiation,
Decision making, Project
control and Monitoring techniques, Project evaluation: Tools of
Evaluation: Ladder of Life
(UN tool). Community impact assessment, Holistic World
View Analysis,
Vulnerability Assessment, Impoverishment assessment, FGDs and
Reporting on Evaluation.
UNIT -
XV:
Basics and Major areas of
Management - Concept and Foundations of Management –
Managerial Functions –
Planning and decision making, Organizing, co-ordination and
control – Role of Manager
– Managerial skills – Management of innovation –Personality
Theories and Determinants
– Meaning and Process of perception – Motivation
Concepts, Theories and
Applications. Leadership – Theories and Styles – Quality of
Work Life (QWL) – Quality
Circles (QC) –Management of Conflicts in Organizations –
Demand analysis and
forecasting – cost functions – Break-Even-Analysis - Theory of
firm-profit maximization
and sales maximization – Pricing decisions under different
market structures.
National income- GNP, GDP, Gross Domestic savings – Monetary
and Fiscal policies –
Business cycle. Fundamentals of operations management –
Aggregate production
planning, capacity planning – plant design – process planning –
plant size and scale of
operations – Management of facilities –Production control –
Supply chain management -
Quality management – statistical process control-role and
importance of material
management – Modern production concepts – JIT, Kaizen,
Japanese 5’s framework.
Nature and scope of financial management – finance functionvaluation
concepts and Valuation of
securities- financing decisions- sources of financecost
of capital and capital
structure – Investment decisions – Capital budgeting –
Working capital management
– Dividend decisions. Marketing Management – evolution
and scope – Marketing
strategy formulation and components of marketing plan –
Segmenting and targeting
the market – Positioning and differentiating of the market –
Analyzing competition –
Analyzing consumer markets – Industrial buyer behavior –
Marketing research –
Product strategy – Pricing strategies – Designing and managing
Marketing channels –
Building customer satisfaction –Ethics in marketing – Consumer
protection - Concepts and
policies of HRM – HRM functions – Future challenges of
HRM-Human resource
planning – Job analysis – Job evaluation – Recruitment and
selection – Training and
development – Promotion and transfer – compensation –
performance appraisal and
360 degree feedback – HR audit – Handing of sexual
harassment in the work
place-current trends and issues in HRM. Nature and scope of
strategic management –
Strategic intent, vision, objectives and policies – Process of
strategic planning and
implementation – Environmental analysis and internal analysis –
SWOT analysis – Tools and
techniques for strategic analysis – Impact matrix – The
experience curve – BCG
matrix – Balanced Score Card - Du Pont’s control model.
UNIT -
XVI:
Research methodology and
management information system - Research – meaning,
scope and objectives-types
of research – research design-Data collection and
Tabulation – Questionnaire
design – Scaling technique – sources of secondary data–
Sampling – Probability –
Correlation and Regression Analysis – Tests of Significance –
Normal distribution,
Chi-square, F and t tests, ANOVA, time series and forecasting
decision theory, index
numbers – Multi-Variant analysis, Factor analysis – Discriminate
analysis – report writing
– Types of Report – structure of the Report – Guidelines for
Report writing .
Conceptual foundations of information systems – Types of information
systems - Element of
information system – Data Vs. Information – information
requirement at various
levels – data processing – data base – Data Entry -Development
and Management – Systems
analysis and design – Trends in information technology –
Flexibility in information
systems – User involvement – Evaluation of information
systems – Security and
ethical challenges.
Unit –
XVII :
Algebra and Differential
Equations - Groups: Groups – Sub groups – Normal subgroups
and quotient subgroups –
Homomorphisms – Automorphisms – Cayley’s Theorem –
Rings: Rings - Special class
sub rings - Homomorphisms – Ideals and Quotient Rings –
Vector Spaces: Basic
Concepts – Linear Independent and Bases – Inner Product
8
Spaces – ODE: ODE with
constant coefficients – ODE with variable coefficients –
Higher order ODEs – PDE:
First order PDE - Second order PDE – Elliptic, parabolic,
and hyperbolic PDEs.
Unit –
XVIII :
Analysis - Real Analysis:
Properties of monotonic functions - Functions of bounded
variations – Total
variations – Additive property of total variation – Total variation on
[a,x] as a function of x -
Continuous functions of bounded variations – Infinite Series:
Absolute and conditional
convergence – Dirichlet’s test and Abel’s test Rearrangement
of series – Riemann’s
theorem on conditionally convergent series.– Complex Analysis:
Differentiability and
Cauchy-Riemann Equations – Harmonic Functions – Power Series
as an Analytic Function –
Complex Integrations – Cauchy Integral Formula – Morera’s
Theorem – Existence of
Harmonic Conjugate – Taylor’s Theorem – Conformal
mappings – Functional
Analysis: Metric Spaces – Convergence, completeness and
Baire’s Theorem -
Continuous mappings - Space of continuous functions - Euclidean
and Unitary spaces -
Topological Spaces: Basis for a Topology – The Product Topology
– The Metric Topology – Connected
Spaces – Connected Subspaces of the Real Line
– Components and Local
Connectedness. Decision Making: Basic Statistics: Moments
– Mean – Variance –
Standard deviations – Linear regression – Rank correlations –
Attributes – Index
Numbers. Linear Programming Problem: Graphical Methods –
Travelling Salesman
Problem – Assignment Problem – Simplex Methods.
Unit -
XIX:
Anthropology, meaning
scope and relationship with other disciplines particularly social
sciences, humanities etc.
Main branches, their scope, The nature of culture, The nature
of society: concept of
society, society and culture, social institutions, social stratification
Marriage: Definition and
universality, Family, Kinship, Economic organization: meaning,
scope, and relevance of
economic anthropology, Religion Research methods in
Anthropology - Field work
tradition in Anthropology - Distinction between techniques,
methods, methodology -
Tools of data collection, observation, interview, schedules,
case study, genealogy etc.
Unit -
XX:
Evolution of the Indian
culture and civilization: Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Harrappan
cultures; Tribal cultures
of India, Brief ethnographic details of Tribes of Tamil Nadu.
Caste system in India:
Structure and characteristics, theories of origin of caste,
Dominant caste. Indian
village: Indian village as a social system, peasant cultures.
Cultural change in Indian
Society: Sanskritization, Westernization, Modernization, Post – Modernism,
Globalization ; Problems of the tribal communities a) poverty b) low literacy
c) health Development of forest policy and Tribals Constitutional safe guards
for ST/SC, Role of Anthropology in Tribal and Rural development. Demographic
profile of India – Ethnic and Linguistic elements in the Indian population and
their distribution.Gender issues in Tamil Nadu.
All
TECHNICAL POST MAIN EXAMINATION
General
Studies
Degree
S tandard
Topics
for Objective Type
UnitI
General science :
Physics Universe‐General
Scientific laws‐Scientific instruments‐Inventions and
discoveries‐National
scientific laboratories‐Science glossary‐Mechanics and properties
of
matter‐Physical quantities, standards and units‐Force, motion and
energy‐Electricity
and
Magnetism, Electronics and Communication ‐Heat, light and sound‐Atomic and
nuclear
physics‐Solid State Physics – Spectroscopy‐ Geophysics ‐ Astronomy and space
science
Chemistry Elements
and Compounds‐Acids, bases and salts‐Oxidation and reduction‐
Chemistry
of ores and metals‐Carbon, nitrogen and their compounds‐Fertilizers,
pesticides,
insecticides‐Biochemistry and biotechnology‐Electrochemistry‐Polymers and
plastics
BotanyMain
Concepts
of life science‐The cell‐basic unit of life‐Classification of living
organism‐Nutrition
and dietetics‐Respiration‐Excretion of metabolic waste‐Biocommunication
ZoologyBlood
and
blood circulation‐Endocrine system‐Reproductive system‐Genetics
the
science of heredity‐Environment, ecology, health and hygiene, Bio‐ diversity
and its
conservation‐Human
diseases‐Communicable diseases and non‐ communicable
diseases‐
prevention and remedies‐ Alcoholism and drug abuse‐Animals, plants and
human
life
UnitII.
Current Events
HistoryLatest
diary
of events – National‐‐National symbols‐Profile of States‐Defence,
national
security and terrorism‐World organizations‐pacts and summits‐Eminent
persons
& places in news‐Sports & games‐Books & authors ‐Awards &
honours‐Cultural
panorama‐Latest
historical events‐‐ India and its neighbours‐‐ Latest terminology‐
Appointments‐who
is who?
Political Science1.
India’s
foreign policy‐2. Latest court verdicts – public opinion‐3.
Problems
in conduct of public elections‐4. Political parties and political system in
India‐
5.
Public awareness & General administration‐6. Role of Voluntary
organizations &
Govt.,‐7.
Welfare oriented govt. schemes, their utility
Geography Geographical
landmarks‐Policy on environment and ecology—
EconomicsCurrent
socio‐economic
problems‐New economic policy & govt. sector
ScienceLatest
inventions
on science & technology‐Latest discoveries in Health Science‐
Mass
media & communication
UnitIII.
Geography
Earth
and Universe‐Solar system‐Atmosphere hydrosphere, lithosphere‐Monsoon,
rainfall,
weather and climate‐Water resources ‐‐‐ rivers in India‐Soil, minerals &
natural
resources‐Natural vegetation‐Forest & wildlife‐Agricultural pattern,
livestock &
fisheries‐Transport
including Surface transport & communication‐Social geography –
population‐density
and distribution‐Natural calamities – disaster management‐Climate
change
‐ impact and consequences ‐ mitigation measures‐Pollution Control
UnitIV.
History and culture of India
Pre‐historic
events‐‐Indus valley civilization‐Vedic, Aryan and Sangam age‐Maurya
dynasty‐Buddhism
and Jainism‐Guptas, Delhi Sultans, Mughals and Marathas‐Age of
Vijayanagaram
and the bahmanis‐South Indian history‐Culture and Heritage of Tamil
people‐Advent
of European invasion‐Expansion and consolidation of British rule‐Effect
of
British rule on socio‐economic factors‐Social reforms and religious
movements‐India
since
independence‐Characteristics of Indian culture‐Unity in diversity –race,
colour,
language,
custom‐India‐as secular state‐Organizations for fine arts, dance, drama, music‐
Growth
of rationalist, Dravidian movement in TN‐Political parties and populist
schemes‐
Prominent
personalities in the various spheres – Arts, Science, literature and Philosophy
–
Mother Teresa, Swami Vivekananda, Pandit Ravishankar , M.S.Subbulakshmi,
Rukmani
Arundel
and J.Krishnamoorthy etc.
UnitV
INDIAN POLITY
Constitution
of India‐. Preamble to the constitution‐ Salient features of constitution‐
Union,
State and territory‐ Citizenship‐rights amend duties‐ Fundamental rights‐
Fundamental
duties‐ Human rights charter‐ Union legislature – Parliament‐ State
executive‐
State Legislature – assembly‐ Status of Jammu & Kashmir‐ Local government
–
panchayat raj – Tamil Nadu‐ Judiciary in India – Rule of law/Due process of
law‐
Indian
federalism – center – state relations‐. Emergency provisions‐ Civil services in
India‐
Administrative challenges in a welfare state‐ Complexities of district
administration‐
Elections ‐ Election Commission Union and State. Official language and
Schedule‐VIII‐
Amendments to constitution‐ Schedules to constitution‐. Administrative
reforms
& tribunals‐ Corruption in public life‐ Anti‐corruption measures – Central
Vigilance
Commission, lok‐adalats, Ombudsman, ‐ Comptroller and Auditor General of
India‐
Right to information ‐ Central and State Commission‐ Empowerment of women‐
Voluntary
organizations and public grievances Redressal‐ Consumer protection forms
UnitVI.
Indian economy
Nature
of Indian economy‐Need for economic planning‐Five‐year plan models‐an
assessment‐Land
reforms & agriculture‐Application of science in agriculture‐Industrial
growth‐Capital
formation and investment‐Role of public sector & disinvestment‐
Development
of infrastructure‐ National income‐ Public finance & fiscal policy‐ Price
policy
& public distribution‐ Banking, money & monetary policy‐ Role of
Foreign Direct
Investment
(FDI)‐ WTO‐globalization & privatization‐ Rural welfare oriented
programmes‐
Social sector problems – population, education, health, employment,
poverty‐HRD
– sustainable economic growth‐ Economic trends in Tamil Nadu ‐Energy
Different
sources and development‐ Finance Commission ‐Planning Commission‐
National
Development Council
UnitVI.
Indian national movement
National
renaissance‐Early uprising against British rule‐1857 Revolt‐ Indian National
Congress‐Emergence
of national leaders‐Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore, Nethaji ‐Growth of
militant
movements ‐Different modes of agitations‐Era of different Acts &
Pacts‐World
war
& final phase struggle‐Communalism led to partition‐Role of Tamil Nadu in
freedom
struggle
‐ Rajaji, VOC, Periyar, Bharathiar & Others‐Birth of political parties
/political
system
in India since independence125
UnitVII.
APTITUDE & MENTAL ABILITY TESTS
Conversion
of information to data‐Collection, compilation and presentation of data ‐
Tables,
graphs, diagrams‐Parametric representation of data‐Analytical interpretation of
data
‐Simplification‐Percentage‐Highest Common Factor (HCF)‐Lowest Common
Multiple
(LCM)‐Ratio and Proportion‐Simple interest‐Compound interest‐Area‐Volume‐
Time
and Work‐Behavioral ability ‐Basic terms, Communications in information
technology‐Application
of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)‐ Decision
making
and problem solving‐Logical Reasoning‐Puzzles‐Dice‐Visual Reasoning‐Alpha
numeric
Reasoning‐Number Series‐Logical Number/Alphabetical/Diagrammatic
Sequences‐
….