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UGC NET 2023 Exam (December Session) - Admit Card (Out), Syllabus, Exam Dates
Updated on 8th Dec, 2023 by Prabakaran K
Exam Date 06 Dec, 2023 - 14 Dec, 2023
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About UGC NET 2023
The National Testing Agency conducting the UGC NET exam 2023 for December session from December 6 to 14, 2023. The UGC NET 2023 admit card link has been activated for Phase 2 exams on December 8. Earlier, UGC NET admit card 2024 has been issued for Phase 1 on December 4, 2023. The NTA issued the UGC NET city intimation slip 2023 for the December session on December 1, 2023 on the official website.
The UGC NET 2023 exam will be held from December 6 to 14, 2023. NTA deactivated the UGC NET 2023 application form correction facility on November 3, 2023. The correction window for UGC NET exam was activated on November 1, 2023. NTA closed the UGC NET 2023 application form for the December session on October 31. NTA released the UGC NET notification 2023 for the December 2023 session on September 30, 2023.
Along with the UGC NET notification, NTA also released the UGC NET application form 2023 in online mode. The UGC NET application form has been released on the official website at ugc.nta.ac.in. UGC NET 2023 result for the December exam will be declared on January 10, 2024. Those who applying for UGC NET 2023 need to pay the application fees. Candidates who belong to the general category, have to pay Rs 1,150 whereas those who belong to the OBC and EWS category need to pay Rs. 600. Applicants from SC/ST category need to pay Rs. 325 for UGC NET 2023.
What is UGC NET?
The UGC NET examination is conducted on the national level by the National Testing Agency twice a year. The UGC NET exam is conducted to determine the eligibility for the post of Assistant Professor/lecturer and Junior Research Fellowship. Candidates who will get shortlisted in UGC NET 2023 exam can apply to any government college or university for the subject they are qualified for. NTA provides 81 subject options for the applicants. However, candidates can apply for only that subject in which they completed their post-graduation degree.
There are two papers in the UGC NET 2023 exam. Paper I of UGC NET is designed to test the candidate’s teaching and research ability as well as aptitude sense. The UGC NET syllabus of Paper I includes the comprehension, analysis, evaluation, understanding of the structure of arguments, and deductive and inductive reasoning whereas Paper II is based on the subject chosen by the applicant.
There is no upper age limit for the candidates who choose Assistant professor/lecturer in UGC NET exam. For the JRF, the upper age limit is 31 years. The UGC NET 2023 paper I consists of 50 questions carrying 100 marks whereas paper II comprises 100 questions carrying 200 marks.
What is the Full Form of UGC NET?
The UGC NET full form is the University Grants Commission (UGC)- National Eligibility Test (NET). The UGC NET exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The main objective of conducting the UGC NET 2023 exam is to find out the most eligible candidates who can apply for the post of Assistant Professors/Lecturers and Junior Research Fellowship in different government colleges and universities of India. Along with the full form of UGC NET, it is important for aspirants to know all about the UGC NET 2023 exam.
How to contact the NTA UGC NET?
NTA provides the option to contact the exam authority in case of any confusion. Candidates who applied for UGC NET 2023 can contact through the email address or helpline number provided by NTA for UGC NET 2023.
Address: University Grants Commission (UGC)
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
New Delhi - 110002.
Or,
C-20 1A/8, Sector 62, IITK Outreach Centre, Noida - 201 309.
Contact Number: 011-4075900/011-69227700
Email: ugcnet@nta.ac.in OR ugcnetonline.in6@gmail.com
Previous Year's UGC NET Exam Statistics
By analyzing the past year's UGC NET examination statistics, candidates will be able to understand the competitive level of the UGC NET exam. The previous year’s exam statistics of UGC NET include the number of students who appeared and qualified in the UGC NET exam. Check the table below for UGC NET previous years’ statistics
Year | Candidates Registered | Candidates Appeared | Candidates qualified for eligibility for Assistant Professor only | Candidates qualified for JRF & eligible for Assistant Professor |
| December 2020 and June 2021 | 1266509 | 671288 | 43730 | 9127 |
June 2020 | 8,60,976 | 5,26,707 | 40,86 | 6,171 |
December 2019 | 10,34,872 | 7,93,813 | 60,147 | 5,092 |
June 2019 | - | 6,81,718 | 55,701 | 4,756 |
December 2018 | 9,56,837 | 6,81,930 | 44,001 | 3,883 |
UGC NET 2023 Highlights
| Full Exam Name | University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test |
| Short Exam Name | UGC NET |
| Conducting Body | National Testing Agency |
| Frequency of Conduct | 2 times a year |
| Exam Level | National Level Exam |
| Languages | Arabic, Assamese +19 More |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Application Fee (General) | 1150 Rs [Online] |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| UGC NET Paper I - Duration | 1 Hour +1 More |
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UGC NET 2023 Important Dates
UGC NET (Session Dec 2023)
Upcoming Dates and Events
06 Dec, 2023 - 14 Dec, 2023
Exam | Mode: Online Ongoing
10 Jan, 2024
Result | Mode: Online
Past Dates and Events
08 Dec, 2023
Admit Card - Phase 2 | Mode: Online
04 Dec, 2023
Admit Card - Phase 1 | Mode: Online
01 Dec, 2023
City intimation slip - Start Date | Mode: Online
01 Nov, 2023 - 03 Nov, 2023
Application Correction | Mode: Online
30 Sep, 2023 - 31 Oct, 2023
Application | Mode: Online
29 Oct, 2023 - 31 Oct, 2023
Fee payment last date | Mode: Online
30 Sep, 2023
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NTA releases the eligibility criteria of UGC NET 2023 along with the official notification. Candidates who satisfy the eligibility criteria can appear for the UGC NET 2023 exam. The eligibility criteria consist of details like age limit and academic qualifications. Candidates must check eligibility criteria details clearly completing the UGC NET 2023 application procedure.
UGC NET 2023 Educational Qualification
- 55% marks in Master’s Degree or equivalent examination from institutions/universities recognized by UGC in subjects like Computer Science &Applications Humanities, Social Science, Electronic Science, etc.
- 50% marks in Master’s Degree or equivalent examination for Scheduled Caste(SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/ persons with disability(PwD) and Other Backward Classes(OBC) belonging to non-creamy layer.
- Candidates who are Ph.D. degree holders and completed their Master’s level examination and waiting for the declaration of the result are eligible with 5% relaxation in aggregate marks (i.e. 55% to 50%).
- Candidates with master’s degree or those who are appearing in their final year of master’s exam or those who are waiting for their results can apply for this exam. However, candidates have to pass their master’s degree to be considered eligible for the award of Junior Research Fellowship/Eligibility for Assistant Professor.
- Candidates who have done post-graduate diploma/ Institute or foreign degree/certificate awarded by the foreign.
- University/diploma/certificate awarded by Indian University must check their ascertain the equivalence of their diploma/degree certificate with Master’s degree of recognized Indian universities from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi.
UGC NET 2023 Age limit
- Candidates must be 31 years to be eligible for Junior Research Fellowship.However, this is just applicable for this session only.
- There is no upper age limit for Assistant Professor.
Mode of Application : Online
Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card
The UGC NET application form correction window was provided from November 1 to 3, 2023. NTA closed the UGC NET application form 2023 for the December session on October 31. The UGC NET 2023 application form was available at ugcnet.nta.nic.in. While doing the UGC NET 2023 registration, candidates should keep all necessary documents along with them.
Documents Needed to fill UGC NET application form 2023:
- Valid E-mail ID and Mobile Number
- Aadhaar Card Number/Voter ID Card/ Other Govt ID
- Qualifying Degree Certificate or last semester marks sheet
- Copy of Board/University Certificate
- Category Certificate, if applicable for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Certificate, Person with Disability (PwD) Certificate
How to fill UGC NET 2023 Application Form
1st Stage: UGC NET Registration -
- Candidates need to register for the exam by furnishing the details like name, email- id, mobile number, date of birth, gender, address, etc.,
- After the submission of these details, candidates will have to choose a password of their choice and select a security question with an answer and click on the submit button.
- UGC NET 2023 application number will be sent to the registered mobile number and email after the successful completion of the registration process.
2nd Stage: Filling out the UGC NET Application Form - Candidates have to select a subject, exam centre, category, educational details, and other important details without any mistakes.
3rd Stage: Uploading Required Documents - Applicants will be required to upload scanned images of photographs and signatures as per the prescribed format.
UGC NET Document Format:
Documents | File size | Dimensions |
Photograph | 10 kb to 200 kb | 3.5 cm X 4.5 cm |
Signature | 04 kb to 30 kb | 3.5 cm X 1.5 cm |
4th Stage: UGC NET 2023 Application Fee Payment - Candidates can pay the application fee in online mode through SBI /Syndicate/HDFC /ICICI Payment Gateway (Debit/Credit Card or Net Banking/Paytm).
Application Fees
| Category | Quota | Mode | Gender | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | Online | Male, Female | ₹ 1150 | |
| EWS, OBC | Online | Male, Female | ₹ 600 | |
| SC, ST | PWD | Online | Transgender, Male, Female | ₹ 325 |
| SC, ST | Online | Male, Female | ₹ 325 | |
| SC, General, OBC, ST | Online | Transgender | ₹ 325 |
UGC NET Paper I Syllabus
General paper on teaching and research aptitude
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 01
Teaching aptitude |
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| Teaching: Concept, objectives, levels of teaching (memory, understanding, and reflective), characteristics and basic requirements |
| Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (academic, social, emotional, and cognitive), individual differences |
| Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, learner, support material, instructional facilities, learning environment, and Institution |
| Methods of teaching in institutions of higher learning: Teacher centred vs. learner centred methods; off-line vs. on-line methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs, etc) |
| Teaching support system: Traditional, modern, and ICT based |
| Evaluation systems: Elements and types of evaluation, evaluation in choice based credit system in higher education, computer based testing, innovations in evaluation systems |
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 02
Research aptitude |
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| Research: Meaning, types, and characteristics, positivism, and post-positivistic approach to research |
| Methods of research: Experimental, descriptive, historical, qualitative, and quantitative methods |
| Steps of research |
| Thesis and article writing: format and styles of referencing |
| Application of ICT in research |
| Research ethics |
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 03
Comprehension |
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| Passage |
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 04
Communication |
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| Communication: Meaning, types, and characteristics of communication |
| Effective communication: verbal and non-verbal, inter-cultural and group communications, classroom communication |
| Barriers to Effective Communication |
| Mass-media and society |
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 05
Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude |
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| Types of reasoning |
| Number series, letter series, codes, and relationships |
| Mathematical aptitude (fraction, time and distance, ratio, proportion and percentage, profit and loss, interest and discounting, averages, etc) |
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 06
Logical reasoning |
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| Understanding the structure of arguments: argument forms, structure of categorical propositions, mood and figure, formal and informal fallacies, uses of language, connotations and denotations of terms, classical square of opposition |
| Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning |
| Analogies |
| Venn diagram: simple and multiple use for establishing validity of arguments |
| Indian logic: means of knowledge |
| Pramanas: Pratyaksha (perception), Anumana (inference), Upamana (comparison), Shabda (verbal testimony), Arthapatti (implication), and Anupalabddhi (non-apprehension) |
| Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation), Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference) |
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 07
Data interpretation |
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| Sources, acquisition, and classification of data |
| Quantitative and qualitative data |
| Graphical representation (bar-chart, histograms, pie-chart, table-chart, and line-chart) and mapping of data |
| Data interpretation |
| Data and governance |
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 08
Information and communication technology (ICT) |
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| ICT: general abbreviations and terminology |
| Basics of internet, intranet, e-mail, audio, and video-conferencing |
| Digital initiatives in higher education |
| ICT and governance |
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 09
People, development, and environment |
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| Development and environment: millennium development and sustainable development goals |
| Human and environment interaction: anthropogenic activities and their impacts on environment |
| Environmental issues: Local, regional, and global; air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution, waste (solid, liquid, biomedical, hazardous, electronic), climate change and its socioeconomic and political dimensions |
| Impacts of pollutants on human health |
| Natural and energy resources: Solar, wind, soil, hydro, geothermal, biomass, nuclear, and forests |
| Natural hazards and disasters: mitigation strategies |
| Environmental protection act, (1986), national action plan on climate change, international agreements/ efforts-Montreal protocol, Rio summit, convention on biodiversity, Kyoto protocol, Paris agreement, international solar alliance |
General paper on teaching and research aptitude: Unit 10
Higher education system |
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| Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India |
| Evolution of higher learning and research in post independence India |
| Oriental, conventional and non-conventional learning programmes in India |
| Professional, technical, and skill based education |
| Value education and environmental education |
| Policies, governance, and administration |
UGC NET Paper II Syllabus
Economics
Economics: Unit 01
Micro economics |
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| Theory of consumer behaviour, theory of production and costs, decision making under uncertainty attitude towards risk, game theory-non cooperative games, market structures, competitive and non-competitive equilibrium, and their efficiency properties |
| Factor pricing, general equilibrium analysis, efficiency criteria: Pareto-optimality, Kaldor-Hicks, and wealth maximization, welfare economics: Fundamental theorems, social welfare function, asymmetric information: Adverse selection and moral hazard |
Economics: Unit 02
Macro economics |
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| National income: Concepts and measurement, determination of output and employment: Classical and Keynesian approach, consumption function, investment function, multiplier and accelerator, demand for money, supply of money, IS-LM model approach |
| Inflation and Phillips curve analysis, business cycles, monetary and fiscal policy, rational expectation hypothesis and its critique |
Economics: Unit 03
Statistics and econometrics |
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| Probability theory: Concepts of probability, distributions, moments, central limit theorem, descriptive statistics-measures of central tendency and dispersions, correlation, index numbers, sampling methods and sampling distribution |
| Statistical inferences, hypothesis testing, linear regression models and their properties-blue, identification problem, simultaneous equation models-recursive and non-recursive, discrete choice models, time series analysis |
Economics: Unit 04
Mathematical Economics |
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| Sets, functions, and continuity, sequence, series, differential calculus and its applications, linear algebra-matrices, vector spaces, static optimization problems, and their applications, input-output model, linear programming |
| Difference and differential equations with applications |
Economics: Unit 05
International economics |
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| International trade: Basic concepts and analytical tools, theories of international trade, international trade under imperfect competition, balance of payments: Composition, equilibrium and disequilibrium, and adjustment mechanisms |
| Exchange rate: Concepts and theories, foreign exchange market and arbitrage, gains from trade, terms of trade, trade multiplier, tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade; dumping, GATT, WTO, and regional trade blocs; trade policy issues |
| IMF and world bank |
Economics: Unit 06
Public Economics |
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| Market failure and remedial measures: Asymmetric information, public goods, externality, regulation of market-collusion and consumers’ welfare, Public revenue: Tax and non-tax revenue, direct and indirect taxes |
| Public revenue: Progressive and non-progressive taxation, incidence, and effects of taxation, public expenditure, public debt and its management, public budget and budget multiplier, fiscal policy and its implications |
Economics: Unit 07
Money and banking |
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| Components of Money Supply, Central Bank, Commercial Banking, Instruments and Working of Monetary Policy, Non-banking Financial Institutions, Capital Market and its Regulation |
Economics: Unit 08
Growth and Development Economics |
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| Economic growth and economic development, theories of economic development: Adam Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Schumpeter, Rostow, balanced and unbalanced growth, big push approach |
| Models of economic growth: Harrod-Domar, Solow, Robinson, Kaldor, technical progress-disembodied and embodied; endogenous growth, indicators of economic development: PQLI, HDI, SDGS, poverty and inequalities-concepts and measurement |
| Social sector development: health, education, gender |
Economics: Unit 09
Environmental Economics and Demography |
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| Environment as a public good, market failure, Coase theorem, cost-benefit analysis and compensation criteria, valuation of environmental goods, theories of population, concepts and measures: Fertility, morbidity, mortality |
| Age structure, demographic dividend, life table, migration |
Economics: Unit 10
Indian economy |
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| Economic growth in India: Pattern and structure, agriculture: Pattern and structure of growth, major challenges, policy responses, industry: Pattern and structure of growth, major challenges, policy responses |
| Services: Pattern and structure of growth, major challenges, policy responses, rural development-issues, challenges, and policy responses, urban development-issues, challenges, and policy responses |
| Foreign trade: Structure and direction, bop, flow of foreign capital, trade policies, infrastructure development: Physical and social; public-private partnerships, reforms in land, labour, and capital markets |
| Centre-state financial relations and finance commissions of India; FRBM, Poverty, inequality, and unemployment |
Political science
Political science: Unit 01
Political theory |
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| Concepts: Liberty, equality, justice, rights, democracy, power, citizenship, political traditions: Liberalism, conservatism, socialism, Marxism, feminism, ecologism, multiculturalism, postmodernism |
Political science: Unit 02
Political thought |
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| Confucius, Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hegel, Mary Wollstonecraft, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Gramsci, Hannah Arendt, Frantz Fanon, Mao Zedong, John Rawls |
Political science: Unit 03
Indian political thought |
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| Dharamshastra, Kautilya, Agganna Sutta, Barani, Kabir, Pandita Ramabai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, M.K Gandhi, Sri Aurobindo, Periyar E.V. Ramasamy, Muhammad Iqbal, M.N.Roy, V.D. Savarkar, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, J.L. Nehru |
| Ram Manohar Lohia, Jaya Prakash Narayan, Deendayal Upadhyaya |
Political science: Unit 04
Comparative political analysis |
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| Approaches: Institutional, political culture, political economy, and new institutionalism; comparative methods, colonialism, and decolonization: Forms of colonialism, anti-colonial struggles and decolonization, nationalism: European and non-European |
| State theory: Debate over the nature of state in capitalist and socialist societies; post-colonial state; welfare state; globalization and nations-states |
| Political regimes: Democratic (electoral, liberal, majoritarian, and participatory) and non-democratic regimes (patrimonialism, bureaucratic authoritarianism, military dictatorship, totalitarianism, and fascist) |
| Constitutions and Constitutionalism: forms of constitutions, rule of law, judicial independence and liberal constitutionalism; emergency powers and crisis of constitutionalism |
| Democratization: Democratic transition and consolidation |
| Development: Underdevelopment, dependency, modernization, world systems theory, development and democracy |
| Structures of power: Ruling class, power elites, democratic elitism, actor and processes: Electoral systems, political parties and party system, interest groups, social movements, new social movements |
| Actor and processes: Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society campaigns; revolutions |
Political science: Unit 05
International relations |
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| Approaches to the study of international relations: idealism, realism, structural Marxism, neoliberalism, neorealism, social constructivism, critical international theory, feminism, postmodernism |
| Concepts: State, state system, and non-state actors, power, sovereignty, security: Traditional and non- traditional |
| Conflict and peace: Changing nature of warfare; weapons of mass destruction; deterrence; conflict resolution, conflict transformation |
| United nations: Aims, objectives, structure, and evaluation of the working of U.N.; peace and development perspectives; humanitarian intervention. International law; international criminal court, political economy of IR; globalization |
| United nations: Global governance and Bretton Woods system, north-south dialogue, WTO, G-20, BRICS |
| Regional organizations: European union, African union, Shanghai cooperation organization, ASEAN |
| Contemporary challenges: International terrorism, climate change, and environmental concerns, human rights, migration, and refugees; poverty and development; role of religion, culture, and identity politics |
Political science: Unit 06
India’s foreign policy |
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| Perspectives on India’s Foreign Policy: India’s Identity as postcolonial, development, rising power and as emerging political economy, Continuity and change in India’s Foreign Policy: Principles and determinants |
| Non-alignment movement: Historical background and relevance of non-aligned movement; India’s nuclear policy, India’s relations with major powers: USA, USSR/ Russia, people’s republic of China |
| India’s Engagement with multipolar world: India’s relations with European Union, BRICS, ASEAN, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, African Union, Southern African Development Community, Gulf Cooperation Council |
| India’s relations with neighborhood: SAARC, Gujral doctrine, look east/ act east, look west |
| India’s negotiation strategies in international regimes: The united nations, world trade organization, international monetary fund, intergovernmental panel on climate change, contemporary challenges: Maritime security, energy security |
| Contemporary challenges: Environmental security, migrants, and refugees, water resources, international terrorism, cyber security |
Political science: Unit 07
Political institutions in India |
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| Making of the Indian constitution: Colonialism heritage and the contribution Indian national movement to the making of the Indian constitution, constituent assembly: Composition, ideological moorings, constitutional debates |
| Philosophy of the constitution: Preamble, fundamental rights, directive principles, constitutionalism in India: Democracy, social change, national unity, checks and balances, basic structure debate, constitutional amendments |
| Union executive: President, prime minister, and council of ministers, union parliament: Structure, role and functioning, parliamentary committees, judiciary: Supreme court, high court, judicial review, judicial activism, judicial reform |
| Executive and legislature in the states: Governor, chief minister, state legislature, federalism in India: Strong centre framework, asymmetrical federal provisions and adaption, role of intergovernmental coordination mechanisms, inter-state council |
| Federalism in India: Emerging trends |
| Electoral process and election commission of India: Conduct of elections, rules, electoral reforms |
| Local government institutions: Functioning and reforms |
| Constitutional and statutory bodies: Comptroller and auditor general, national commission for scheduled castes, national commission for scheduled tribes, national commission for human rights, national commission for women |
| Constitutional and statutory bodies: National commission for minorities |
Political science: Unit 08
Political processes in India |
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| State, economy, and development: Nature of Indian state, development planning model, new economic policy, growth and human development |
| Process of globalization: Social and economic implications |
| Identity politics: religion, tribe, caste, region, language |
| Social movements: Dalit, tribal, women, farmers, labour, civil society groups: Non-party social formations, non-governmental organizations, social action groups |
| Regionalization of Indian politics: Reorganization of Indian states, states as political and economic units, sub-state regions, regional disparities, demand for new states, gender and politics in India: Issues of equality and representation |
| Ideology and social basis of political parties: National parties, state parties |
| Electoral politics: Participation, contestation, representation, emerging trends |
Political science: Unit 09
Public administration |
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| Public administration: Meaning and evolution; public and private administration approaches: System theory, decision making, ecological approach, public administration theories and concepts: Scientific management theory, rational choice theory |
| Public administration theories and concepts: New public administration, development administration, comparative public administration, new public management, changing nature of public administration in the era of liberalization and globalization |
| Theories and principles of organization: Scientific management theory, bureaucratic theory, human relations theory, managing the organization: Theories of leadership and motivation |
| Organizational communication: Theories and principles, Chester Bernard principles of communication, information management in the organization, managing conflict in the organization: Mary Parker Follett, management by objectives-Peter Drucker |
Political science: Unit 10
Governance and public policy in India |
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| Governance, good governance and democratic governance, role of state, civil society, and individuals |
| Accountability and control: Institutional mechanism for checks and balances, legislative control over executive, administrative, and budgetary control, control through parliamentary committees, judicial control over legislature and executive |
| Accountability and control: Administrative culture, corruption and administrative reforms, institutional mechanisms for good governance: Right to information, consumer protection act, citizen charter; grievance redress system: Ombudsman, Lokpal, Lokayukta |
| Grassroots governance: Panchayati Raj institutions and their functioning, planning, and development: Decentralized planning, planning for development, sustainable development, participatory development, e-governance; NITI aayog |
| Public policy as an instrument of socio-economic development: Public policies with special reference to housing, health, drinking water, food security, MNREGA, NHRM, RTE, monitoring and evaluation of public policy |
| Mechanisms of making governance process accountable: Jansunwai, social audit |
Philosophy
Philosophy: Unit 01
Classical Indian: Epistemology and Metaphysics |
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| Vedic and Upanishadic: Rta-the cosmic order, the divine and the human realms; the centrality of the institution of Yajna (sacrifice), theories of creation Atman-self (and not-self), Jagrat, Svapna, Susupti, and Turiya, Brahman |
| Carvaka: Pratyaksa as the only Pramana, critique of Anumana and Sabda, consciousness as epiphenomenon |
| Jainism: Concept of reality-Sat, Dravya, Guṇa, Paryāya, Jiva, Ajiva, Anekāntavāda, Syādvāda and Nayavāda; theory of knowledge |
| Buddhism: Four noble truths, Astangika Marga, distinction between Brahmanic and Shramanic traditions. Pratityasamutpada, Ksanabhahgavada, Anatmavada. Schools of Buddhism: Vaibhasika, Sautrantika, Yogacara, Madhyamika, and Tibetan Buddhism |
| Nyaya: Prama and Aprama, theories of Pramana: Pratyaksa, Anumana, Upamana, Sabda. Hetvabhasa. Concept of God. Debate between Buddhism and Nyaya about Pramana-Vyavastha and Pramana Samplava. Anyatha Khyati |
| Vaiśeṣika: Concept of Padārtha and its kinds, Asatkāryavāda, kinds of Kāraṇa: Samavāyi, Asamavāyi, and Nimitta Kāraṇa, Paramaṇukaraṇavāda |
| Samkhya: Satkaryavada, Prakrti and its evolutes, arguments for the existence of Prakriti, nature of Purusa, arguments for the existence and plurality of Purusa, relationship between Purusha and Prakriti, atheism |
| Yoga: Patanjali’s theory of Pramana, concept of Citta and Citta-Vrtti, stages of Citta Bhumi, the role of God in yoga |
| Purva-Mimamsa: Pramanyavada-Svatah-Pramanyavada and Paratha-Pramanyavada, Sruti and its importance, classification of Sruti-Vakyas, Vidhi, Nisedha and Arthavada, Dharma, Bhavana, Sabda-Nityavada, Jati, Saktivada |
| Purva-Mimamsa: Kumarila and Prabhakara schools of Mimamsa and their major points of difference, Tirupati-Samvit, Jnatata, Abhava and Anupalabdhi, Anvitadbhidhanavada, Abhihitanvayavada, theories of error: Akhyati, Viparita Khyati, atheism |
| Vedanta |
| Advaita: Brahmaṇ, relation between Brahmaṇ and Atman, three grades of Sattā, Adhyāsa, Māya, Jiva, Vivartavāda, Anirvachniya-Khyāti |
| Viśiṣtādvaita: Saguṇa brahmaṇ, refutation of Māya, Aprthaksiddhi Pariṇāmavāda, Jiva, Bhakti and Prapatti, Brahma-Pariṇāmavāda, Sat-Khyāti |
| Dvaita: Rejection of Nirguṇa brahmaṇ and Māya, Bheda and Sāksi, Bhakti |
| Dvaitadvaita: Concept of Jnana Swaroop, kinds of inanimate |
| Shuddhadvaita: Concept of Avikrta-Parinamavada |
Philosophy: Unit 02
Classical western: Ancient, medieval, and modern-epistemology and metaphysics |
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| Pre-Socratic philosophers: Thales, Anaxagoras, Anaximenes, Ionians, Pythagoras, Parmenides, Heraclitus, and Democritus |
| The Sophists and Socrates |
| Plato and Aristotle: Plato-theory of knowledge, knowledge and opinion, theory of ideas, the method of dialectic, soul and God. Aristotle-classification of the sciences, the theoretical, the practical and the productive |
| Plato and Aristotle: Aristotle-logic as an organon, critique of Plato’s theory of ideas, theory of causation, form and matter, potentiality and actuality, soul and God |
| Medieval Philosophy: St. Augustine: Problem of evil, St. Anselm: Ontological argument, St. Thomas Aquinas: Faith and reason, essence and existence, the existence of God |
| Modern western philosophy: Descartes-conception of method, criteria of truth, doubt and methodological scepticism, cogito ergo sum, innate ideas, cartesian dualism: Mind and matter, proofs for the existence of God, interactionism |
| Modern western philosophy: Spinoza-substance, attribute and mode, the concept of ‘God or nature’, Intellectual love of God, parallelism, pantheism, three orders of knowing. Leibniz-monadology, truths of reason and fact, innateness of ideas |
| Modern western philosophy: Leibnitz-proofs for the existence of God, principles of non-contradiction, sufficient reason and identity of indiscernibles, the doctrine of pre-established harmony, problem of freedom |
| Modern western philosophy: Locke-ideas and their classification, refutation of innate ideas, theory of substance, distinction between primary and secondary qualities, theory of knowledge, three grades of knowledge |
| Modern western philosophy: Berkeley-rejection of the distinction between primary and secondary qualities, immaterialism, critique of abstract ideas, esse est percipi, the problem of solipsism; God and self |
| Modern western philosophy: Hume-impressions and ideas, knowledge concerning relations of ideas and knowledge concerning matters of fact, induction and causality, the external world and the self, personal identity, rejection of metaphysics, scepticism |
| Modern western philosophy: Hume-reason and the passions. Kant: The critical philosophy, classification of judgements, possibility of synthetic a priori judgements, the copernican revolution, forms of sensibility, categories of understanding |
| Modern western philosophy: Kant-the metaphysical and the transcendental deduction of the categories, phenomenon and noumenon, the ideas of reason-soul, God and world as a whole, rejection of speculative metaphysics. Hegel: The conception of Geist (spirit) |
| Modern western philosophy: Hegel-the dialectical method, concepts of being, non-being and becoming, absolute idealism, freedom |
Philosophy: Unit 03
Indian ethics |
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| Concept of Purushartha, Sreyas, and Preyas, Varnashrama, dharma, Sadharana dharma, rna and Yajna, concept of duty, karma-yoga, Sthitaprajna, Svadharma, Lokasamgraha, Apurva and Adrsta, Sadhya-Sadhana, Itikartavyata, law of karma: Ethical implications |
| Rta and Satya, yogaKsema, Ashtanga yoga, Jainism: Samvara-Nirjara, Tri-Ratna, Panch-Vrata |
| Buddhism: Upaya-Kaushal, brahma-Vihara-Maitri, Karuna, Mudita, Upeksha, Bodhi-sattva, Carvaka hedonism |
Philosophy: Unit 04
Western ethics |
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| Concepts of good, right, justice, duty, obligation, cardinal virtues, eudaemonism, intuition as explained in teleological and deontological theories |
| Egoism, altruism, universalism, subjectivism, cultural relativism, super-naturalism |
| Ethical realism and Intuitionism, Kant’s moral theory: Postulates of morality, Good-will, Categorical Imperative, Duty, Mean and ends, Maxims |
| Utilitarianism: Principle of utility, problem of sanction and justification of morality, kinds of utilitarianism, moral theories of Bentham, J.S. Mill, Sidgwick, theories of punishment |
| Ethical cognitivism and non-cognitivism: emotivism, prescriptivism, descriptivism |
Philosophy: Unit 05
Contemporary Indian Philosophy |
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| Vivekananda: practical Vedanta, universal religion, religious experience, religious rituals |
| Sri Aurobindo: evolution, mind and supermind, integral yoga |
| Iqbal: Self, God, man and superman, intellect and intuition |
| K. C. Bhattacharyya: Swaraj in ideas, concept of philosophy, subject as freedom, the doctrine of Maya |
| Radhakrishnan: Intellect and intuition, the Idealist view of life, concept of universal religion, Hindu view of life |
| J. Krishnamurti: conception of thought, freedom from the known, analysis of self, choiceless awareness |
| Gandhi: truth, non-violence, Satyagraha, Swaraj, critique of modern civilization |
| Ambedkar: annihilation of caste, philosophy of Hinduism, Neo-Buddhism |
| D.D. Upadhyaya: Integral Humanism, Advaita Vedanta, Purusartha |
| Narayana Guru: the spiritual freedom and social equality, one caste, one religion, one God |
| Tiruvallur: Thirukkural |
| Jyotiba Phule: Critical understanding of caste-system |
| M.N.Roy: radical humanism, materialism |
| Maulana Azad: humanism |
Philosophy: Unit 06
Recent Western Philosophy |
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| Analytic and continental philosophy: Frege-sense and reference, logical positivism: verification theory of meaning, elimination of metaphysics, concept of philosophy, Moore: distinction between sense and reference, refutation of idealism |
| Analytic and continental philosophy: Moore-defense of common sense, proof of an external world. Russell: Logical atomism, definite descriptions, refutation of idealism, Wittgenstein: Language and reality, facts and objects, names and propositions |
| Analytic and continental philosophy: Wittgenstein-the picture theory, critique of private language, meaning and use, forms of life, notion of philosophy, Wittgensteinian Fideism, on certainty, Gilbert Ryle: Systematically misleading expressions |
| Analytic and continental philosophy: Gilbert Ryle-category mistake concept of mind, critique of Cartesian dualism, A.J. Ayer: The problem of knowledge, W.V.O. Quine: Two Dogmas of Empiricism, H.P. Grice and P.F. Strawson: In defense of a dogma |
| Analytic and continental philosophy: Phenomenology and existentialism, Husserl-phenomenological method, philosophy as a rigorous science, intentionality, phenomenological reduction, inter-subjectivity, Heidegger: The concept of Being (Dasein) |
| Analytic and continental philosophy: Heidegger-man as being in the world, critique of technological civilization, Kierkegaard: Subjectivity as truth, leap of faith, Sartre: Concept of freedom, bad-faith, humanism, Merleau-Ponty: Perception |
| Analytic and continental philosophy: Merleau-Ponty-embodied consciousness, pragmatism, William James-pragmatic theories of meaning and truth, varieties of religious experience, John Dewey: Concept of truth, common-faith, education, postmodernism |
| Analytic and continental philosophy: Nietzsche: critique of enlightenment, will to power, genealogy of moral, Richard Rorty: Critique of representationalism, against epistemological method, edifying philosophy |
| Analytic and continental philosophy: Emmanuel Levinas-ethics as a first philosophy, philosophy of ‘other’ |
Philosophy: Unit 07
Social and Political Philosophy: Indian |
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| Mahabharata: Danda-niti, foundations, Rajdharma, law and governance, Narada’s questions to king Yudhisthira, Kautilya: Sovereignty, seven pillars of statecraft, state, society, social-life, state administration, state economy, law, and justice |
| Kautilya: Internal security, welfare and external affairs, Kamandaki: Social order and state elements constitutional morality, secularism and fundamental rights, constitutionalism, total revolution, terrorism, swadeshi, satyagrah, sarvodaya |
| Kamandaki: Social democracy, state socialism, affirmative action, social justice, social institutions: Family, marriage, property, education and religion colonialism |
Philosophy: Unit 08
Social and Political Philosophy: Western |
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| Plato: Ideal state and justice, Locke, Hobbes, Rousseau: Social contract theory, Isaiah Berlin: Conceptions of liberty, Bernard Williams: Idea of equality, Liberalism: Rawls; distributive justice, Nozick; Justice as entitlement, Dworkin |
| Justice as equality; Amartya Sen: Global justice, freedom and capability |
| Marxism: dialectical materialism, alienation, critique of capitalism, doctrine of class struggle and classless society |
| Communitarianism: Communitarian critique of liberal self, universalism vs. particularism, theory of Charles Taylor, MacIntyre, Michael Sandel, Multiculturalism: Charles Taylor; politics of recognition, Will Kymlicka; conception of minority rights |
| Feminism: Basic concepts-patriarchy, misogyny, gender, theories of feminism; liberal, socialist, radical and eco-feminism |
Philosophy: Unit 09
Logic |
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| Truth and Validity, Denotation and Connotation, Nature of Propositions, Categorical Syllogism, Laws of thought, Classification of Propositions, Square of Opposition, Truth-Functions and Propositional Logic, Quantification and Rules of Quantification |
| Symbolic logic: Use of symbols, decision procedures: Truth table, using truth-tables for testing the validity of arguments, Venn diagram, informal, and formal fallacies, proving validity, argument, and argument-form, axiomatic system, consistency |
| Completeness, differences between deductive and inductive logic |
Philosophy: Unit 10
Applied philosophy |
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| What is applied philosophy?, philosophy of technology; technology, dominance, power, and social inequalities, democratization of technology, public evaluation of science and technology, ethical implication of information technology, biotechnology |
| Non-technology, environmental ethics: Nature as means or end, Aldo-Leopold; land-ethics, Arne Naess: Deep ecology, Peter Singer; animal rights, medical-ethics: Surrogacy, doctor-patient relationship, abortion, euthanasia, female-infanticide |
| Professional ethics: Corporate governance and ethical responsibility, media ethics: Ethical issues in privacy, cyber space, pornography, representation and differences-marginalization, legal ethics: Law and morality, legal obligation |
| Legal ethics: Authority and validity of law, philosophical counseling: Managing everyday problems |
Psychology
Psychology: Unit 01
Emergence of Psychology |
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| Psychological thought in some major eastern systems: Bhagavad Gita, Buddhism, Sufism, and integral yoga |
| Academic psychology in India: Pre-independence era; post-independence era; 1970s: The move to addressing social issues; 1980s: Indigenization; 1990s: Paradigmatic concerns, disciplinary identity crisis; 2000s: Emergence of Indian psychology in academia |
| Issues: The colonial encounter; post colonialism and psychology; lack of distinct disciplinary identity |
| Western: Greek heritage, medieval period and modern period |
| Structuralism, functionalism, psychoanalytical, Gestalt, behaviorism, humanistic existential, transpersonal, cognitive revolution, multiculturalism |
| Four founding paths of academic psychology-Wundt, Freud, James, Dilthey |
| Issues: Crisis in psychology due to strict adherence to experimental analytical paradigm (logical empiricism) |
| Indic influences on modern psychology |
| Essential aspects of knowledge paradigms: ontology, epistemology, and methodology |
| Paradigms of western psychology: Positivism, post-positivism, critical perspective, social constructionism, existential phenomenology, and cooperative enquiry |
| Paradigmatic controversies |
| Significant Indian paradigms on psychological knowledge: Yoga, Bhagavad Gita, Buddhism, Sufism, and Integral Yoga |
| Science and spirituality (Avidya and Vidya) |
| The primacy of self-knowledge in Indian psychology |
Psychology: Unit 02
Research methodology and statistics |
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| Research: Meaning, purpose, and dimension |
| Research problems, variables, and operational definitions, hypothesis, sampling |
| Ethics in conducting and reporting research, paradigms of research: Quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods approach, methods of research: Observation, survey [interview, questionnaires], experimental, quasi-experimental, field studies |
| Methods of research: cross-cultural studies, phenomenology, grounded theory, focus groups, narratives, case studies, ethnography, statistics in psychology: Measures of central tendency and dispersion. Normal probability curve |
| Statistics in psychology: Parametric (t-test) and non-parametric tests (sign test, Wilcoxon signed rank test, Mann-Whitney test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Friedman). Power analysis. Effect size |
| Correlation analysis: Correlation (product moment, rank order), partial correlation, multiple correlation |
| Special correlation methods: biserial, point biserial, tetrachoric, phi coefficient |
| Regression: simple linear regression, multiple regression |
| Factor analysis: Assumptions, methods, rotation, and interpretation |
| Experimental designs: ANOVA (one-way, factorial), randomized block designs, repeated measures design, Latin square, cohort studies, time series, MANOVA, ANCOVA. Single-subject designs |
Psychology: Unit 03
Psychological testing |
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| Types of tests, test construction: Item writing, item analysis, test standardization: Reliability, validity, and norms, areas of testing: Intelligence, creativity, neuropsychological tests, aptitude, personality assessment, interest inventories |
| Areas of testing: Attitude scales-semantic differential, staples, Likert scale |
| Computer-based psychological testing, applications of psychological testing in various settings: Clinical, organizational and business, education, counseling, military. Career guidance |
Psychology: Unit 04
Biological basis of behaviour |
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| Sensory systems: General and specific sensations, receptors and processes, neurons: Structure, functions, types, neural impulse, synaptic transmission. Neurotransmitters |
| The central and peripheral nervous systems: Structure and functions. Neuroplasticity |
| Methods of physiological psychology: Invasive methods-anatomical methods, degeneration techniques, lesion techniques, chemical methods, microelectrode studies. Non-invasive methods-EEG, scanning methods |
| Muscular and glandular system: Types and functions, biological basis of motivation: Hunger, thirst, sleep, and sex |
| Biological basis of emotion: The limbic system, hormonal regulation of behaviour |
| Genetics and behaviour: Chromosomal anomalies; nature-nurture controversy (twin studies and adoption studies) |
Psychology: Unit 05
Attention, perception, learning, memory, and forgetting |
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| Attention: Forms of attention, models of attention, perception: Approaches to the study of perception-Gestalt and physiological approaches, perceptual organization: Gestalt, figure, and ground, law of organization |
| Perceptual constancy: Size, shape, and color; illusions, perception of form, depth, and movement, role of motivation and learning in perception, signal detection theory: Assumptions and applications, subliminal perception and related factors |
| Signal detection theory: Information processing approach to perception, culture, and perception, perceptual styles, pattern recognition, ecological perspective on perception |
| Learning process: Fundamental theories-Thorndike, Guthrie, hull, classical conditioning: Procedure, phenomena, and related issues, instrumental learning: Phenomena, paradigms, and theoretical issues; reinforcement: Basic variables and schedules |
| Learning process: Reinforcement-behaviour modification and its applications, cognitive approaches in learning: Latent learning, observational learning. Verbal learning and discrimination learning, recent trends in learning: Neurophysiology of learning |
| Memory and forgetting: Memory processes-encoding, storage, retrieval, stages of memory: Sensory memory, short-term memory (working memory), long-term memory (declarative-episodic and semantic; procedural) |
| Memory and forgetting: Theories of forgetting-interference, retrieval failure, decay, motivated forgetting |
Psychology: Unit 06
Thinking, intelligence, and creativity |
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| Theoretical perspectives on thought processes: Associationism, gestalt, information processing, feature integration model, concept formation: Rules, types, and strategies; role of concepts in thinking, types of reasoning, language and thought |
| Problem solving: Type, strategies, and obstacles, decision-making: Types and models, metacognition: Metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive regulation, intelligence: Spearman; Thurstone; Jensen; Cattell; Gardner; Stenberg; Goleman; Das, Kar and Parrilla |
| Creativity: Torrance, Getzels, and Jackson, Guilford, Wallach and Kogan relationship between intelligence and creativity |
Psychology: Unit 07
Personality, motivation, emotion, stress, and coping |
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| Determinants of personality: Biological and socio-cultural, approaches to the study of personality: Psychoanalytical, Neo-Freudian, social learning, trait and type, cognitive, humanistic, existential, transpersonal psychology |
| Other theories: Rotter's locus of control, Seligman's explanatory styles, Kohlberg’s theory of moral development |
| Basic motivational concepts: instincts, needs, drives, arousal, incentives, motivational cycle |
| Approaches to the study of motivation: Psychoanalytical, ethological, S-R cognitive, humanistic, exploratory behaviour and curiosity, Zuckerman’s sensation seeking, achievement, affiliation, and power, motivational competence, self-regulation, flow |
| Emotions: Physiological correlates, theories of emotions: James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, Schachter, and Singer, Lazarus, Lindsley. Emotion regulation |
| Conflicts: Sources and types, stress, and coping: Concept, models, type A, B, C, D behaviours |
| Conflicts: Stress management strategies (biofeedback, music therapy, breathing exercises, progressive muscular relaxation, guided imagery, mindfulness meditation, yogasana, stress inoculation training) |
Psychology: Unit 08
Social psychology |
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| Nature, scope, and history of social psychology, traditional theoretical perspectives: Field theory, cognitive dissonance, sociobiology, psychodynamic approaches, social cognition |
| Social perception (communication, attributions); attitude and its change within cultural context; prosocial behaviour, group and social influence (social facilitation; social loafing) |
| Social influence (conformity, peer pressure, persuasion, compliance, obedience, social power, reactance) |
| Aggression |
| Group dynamics, leadership style, and effectiveness |
| Theories of intergroup relations (minimal group experiment and social identity theory, relative deprivation theory, realistic conflict theory, balance theories, equity theory, social exchange theory) |
| Applied social psychology: Health, environment, and law; personal space, crowding, and territoriality |
Psychology: Unit 09
Human development and interventions |
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| Developmental processes: Nature, principles, factors in development, stages of development. Successful aging |
| Theories of development: Psychoanalytical, behavioristic, and cognitive, various aspects of development: Sensory-motor, cognitive, language, emotional, social, and moral |
| Psychopathology: Concept, mental status examination, classification, causes, psychotherapies: Psychoanalysis, person-centered, gestalt, existential, acceptance commitment therapy, behaviour therapy, REBT, CBT, MBCT, play therapy, positive psychotherapy |
| Psychotherapies: Transactional analysis, dialectical behaviour therapy, art therapy, performing art therapy, family therapy |
| Applications of theories of motivation and learning in school, factors in educational achievement, teacher effectiveness, guidance in schools: Needs, organizational set up and techniques, counselling: Process, skills, and techniques |
Psychology: Unit 10
Emerging areas |
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| Issues of Gender, Poverty, Disability, and Migration: Cultural bias and discrimination. Stigma, Marginalization, and Social Suffering; Child Abuse and Domestic violence |
| Peace psychology: violence, non-violence, conflict resolution at macro level, role of media in conflict resolution |
| Wellbeing and self-growth: Types of wellbeing (hedonic and eudaimonic), character strengths, resilience and post-traumatic growth |
| Health: Health promoting and health compromising behaviours, lifestyle and chronic diseases (diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease), psychoneuroimmunology (cancer, HIV/ AIDS), psychology and technology interface: Digital learning |
| Psychology and technology interface: Digital etiquette-cyber bullying; cyber pornography: Consumption, implications; parental mediation of digital usage |
Sociology
Sociology: Unit 01
Sociological theory |
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| Classical sociological traditions: Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Karl Marx |
| Structural-functionalism and structuralism: Bronisław Malinowski, A.R. Radcliffe-Brown, Talcott Parsons, Robert K. Merton, Claude Levi-Strauss |
| Hermeneutic and interpretive traditions: G.H. Mead, Karl Manheim, Alfred Schutz, Harold Garfinkel, Erving Goffman, Clifford Geertz |
| Postmodernism, post structuralism, and post colonialism: Edward Said, Pierre Bourdieu, Michel Foucault, Jurgen Habermas, Anthony Giddens, Manuel Castells |
| Indian thinkers: M.K. Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, Radha Kamal Mukherjee, G.S. Ghurye, M.N. Srinivas, Irawati Karve |
Sociology: Unit 02
Research methodology and methods |
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| Conceptualizing social reality: Philosophy of science, scientific method and epistemology in social science, hermeneutic traditions, objectivity and reflexivity in social science, ethics and politics |
| Formulating research design: Reading social science research, data and documents, induction and deduction, fact, concept, and theory, hypotheses, research questions, objectives |
| Quantitative and qualitative methods: Ethnography, survey method, historical method, comparative method |
| Techniques: Sampling, questionnaire, and schedule, statistical analysis, observation, interview and case study, interpretation, data analysis and report writing |
Sociology: Unit 03
Basic concepts and institutions |
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| Sociological concepts: Social structure, culture, network, status and role, identity, community, diaspora, values, norms and rules, personhood, habitus, and agency, bureaucracy, power, and authority |
| Social institutions: Marriage, family, and kinship, economy, polity, religion, education, law and customs |
| Social stratification: Social difference, hierarchy, inequality and marginalization, caste and class, gender, sexuality and disability, race, tribe, and ethnicity |
| Social change and processes: Evolution and diffusion, modernization and development, social transformations and globalization, social mobility |
Sociology: Unit 04
Rural and urban transformations |
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| Rural and peasant society: Caste-tribe settlements, agrarian social structure and emergent class relations, land ownership and agrarian relations, decline of agrarian economy, depeasantization and migration, agrarian unrest and peasant movements |
| Rural and peasant society: Changing inter-community relations and violence |
| Urban society: Urbanism, urbanity, and urbanization, towns, cities, and mega-cities, industry, service, and business, neighbourhood, slums and ethnic enclaves, middle class and gated communities, urban movements and violence |
Sociology: Unit 05
State, politics, and development |
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| Political processes in India: Tribe, nation state, and border, bureaucracy, governance and development, public policy: Health, education, and livelihoods, political culture, grass-root democracy, law and society, gender and development, corruption |
| Political processes in India: Role of international development organizations |
| Social movements and protests: Political factions, pressure groups, movements based on caste, ethnicity, ideology, gender, disability, religion and region, civil society and citizenship, NGOs, activism and leadership, reservations, and politics |
Sociology: Unit 06
Economy and society |
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| Exchange, gift, capital, labour, and market, mode of production debates, property and property relations, state and market: Welfarism and neoliberalism, models of economic development, poverty and exclusion, factory and industry systems |
| Changing nature of labour relations, gender and labour process, business and family, digital economy, e-commerce, global business and corporates, tourism, consumption |
Sociology: Unit 07
Environment and society |
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| Social and cultural ecology: Diverse forms, technological change, agriculture, and biodiversity, indigenous knowledge systems and ethno-medicine, gender and environment, forest policies, adivasis, and exclusion, ecological degradation and migration |
| Development, displacement, and rehabilitation, water and social exclusion, disasters and community responses, environmental pollution, public health, and disability, climate change and international policies, environmental movements |
Sociology: Unit 08
Family, marriage, and kinship |
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| Theoretical approaches: Structure-functionalist, alliance, and cultural, gender relations and power dynamics, inheritance, succession, and authority, gender, sexuality, and reproduction, children, youth, and elderly, emotions and family |
| Emergent forms of family, changing marriage practices, changing care and support systems, family laws, domestic violence and crime against women, honor killing |
Sociology: Unit 09
Science, technology, and society |
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| History of Technological Development, Changing notions of Time and Space, Flows and Boundaries, Virtual Community, Media: Print and Electronic, Visual and Social Media, E-Governance and Surveillance Society, Technology and Emerging Political Processes |
| State policy, digital divide, and inclusion, technology and changing family relations, technology and changing health systems, food and technology, cyber crime |
Sociology: Unit 10
Culture and symbolic transformations |
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| Signs and symbols, rituals, beliefs, and practices, changing material culture, moral economy, education: Formal and informal, religious organizations, piety, and spirituality, commodification of rituals, communalism and secularism |
| Cultural identity and mobilization, culture and politics, gender, body, and culture, art and aesthetics, ethics and morality, sports and culture, pilgrimage and religious tourism, religion and economy, culture and environment, new religious movements |
History
History: Unit 01
Negotiating the sources |
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| Archaeological sources: Exploration, excavation, epigraphy, and numismatics |
| Dating of archaeological sites |
| Literary sources: Indigenous literature-primary and secondary, problem of dating religious and secular literature, myths, legends, etc |
| Foreign accounts: Greek, Chinese, and Arabic |
| Pastoralism and food production: Neolithic and chalcolithic phase-settlement, distribution, tools, and patterns of exchange |
| Indus/ Harappa civilization: Origin, extent, major sites, settlement pattern, craft specialization, religion, society and polity, decline of Indus civilization, internal and external trade, first urbanization in India |
| Vedic and later Vedic periods: Aryan debates, political and social institutions, state structure and theories of state; emergence of varnas and social stratification, religious and philosophical ideas. Introduction of iron technology |
| Vedic and later Vedic periods: Megaliths of south India |
| Expansion of state system: Mahajanapadas, monarchical and republican states, economic and social developments and emergence of second urbanization in 6th century BCE; emergence of heterodox sects-Jainism, Buddhism, and Ajivikas |
History: Unit 02
From State to Empire |
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| Rise of Magadha, Greek invasion under Alexander and its effects, Mauryan expansion, Mauryan polity, society, economy, Ashoka’s Dhamma and its nature, decline, and disintegration of the Mauryan empire, Mauryan art and architecture |
| Ashokan edicts: Language and script |
| Dissolution of empire and emergence of regional powers: Indo-Greeks, Sungas, Satavahanas, Kushans and Saka-Kshatrapas, Sangam literature, polity and society in south India as reflected in Sangam literature |
| Dissolution of empire and emergence of regional powers: Trade and commerce from 2nd century BCE to 3rd century CE, trade with the roman world, emergence of Mahayana Buddhism, Kharavela, and Jainism, post-Mauryan art and architecture |
| Dissolution of empire and emergence of regional powers: Gandhara, Mathura, and Amravati schools |
| Gupta Vakataka age: Polity and Society, Agrarian Economy, Land Grants, Land Revenue and Land Rights, Gupta Coins, Beginning of Temple Architecture, Emergence of Puranic Hinduism, Development of Sanskrit Language and Literature |
| Gupta Vakataka age: Developments in science technology, astronomy, mathematics, and medicine |
| Harsha and his times: Administration and religion |
| Salankayanas and Vishnukundins in Andhra Desa |
History: Unit 03
Emergence of Regional Kingdoms |
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| Kingdoms in Deccan: Gangas, Kadambas, western and eastern Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Kalyani Chalukyas, Kakatiyas, Hoysalas, and Yadavas |
| Kingdoms in south India: Pallavas, Cheras, Cholas, and Pandyas |
| Kingdoms in eastern India: Palas and senas of Bengal, Varmans of Kamarupa, Bhaumakaras, and Somavamsis of Odisha |
| Kingdoms in western India: Maitrakas of Vallabhi and Chalukyas of Gujarat |
| Kingdoms in North India: Gurjara-Pratiharas, Kalachuri-Chedis, Gahadavalas, and Paramaras |
| Characteristics of early medieval India: Administration and political structure legitimation of kingship |
| Agrarian economy; land grants, changing production relations; graded land rights and peasantry, water resources, taxation system, coins, and currency system |
| Trade and urbanization: Patterns of trade, and urban settlements, ports and trade routes, merchandise and exchange, trade guilds; trade and colonization in southeast Asia |
| Growth of Brahmanical religions; Vaishnavism and Shaivism; temples; patronage and regional ramification; temple architecture and regional styles. Dana, tirtha and bhakti, Tamil bhakti movement-Shankara, Madhava, and Ramanujacharya |
| Society: Varna, jati and proliferation of castes, position of women; gender, marriage, and property relations; women in public life. Tribes as peasants and their place in Varna order. Untouchability |
| Education and educational institutions: Agraharas, Mathas, and Mahaviharas as centers of education. Growth of regional languages |
| Debates of state formation in early medieval India: Feudal model; segmentary model; integrative model |
| Arab contracts: Suleiman Ghaznavid conquests. Alberuni’s accounts |
History: Unit 04
Source of Medieval Indian History |
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| Archaeological, epigraphic and numismatic sources, material evidences and monuments; chronicles; literary sources-Persian, Sanskrit and regional languages; daftar khannas: Firmans, Bahis/ Pothis/ Akhbarat; foreign travellers’ accounts-Persian and Arabic |
| Political developments: The Delhi Sultanate-the Ghorids, the Turks, the Khaljis, the Tughlaqs, the Sayyids, and the Lodis. Decline of Delhi sultanate |
| Foundation of the Mughal empire: Babur, Humayun, and the Suris; expansion and consolidation from Akbar to Aurangzeb. Decline of the Mughal empire |
| Later mughals and disintegration of the mughal empire |
| The Vijayanagara and the Bahmanis-Deccan sultanate; Bijapur, Golkonda, Bidar, Berar, and Ahmadnagar-rise, expansion, and disintegration; eastern Gangas and Suryavamsi Gajapatis |
| Rise of the Marathas and the foundation of Swaraj by Shivaji; its expansion under the Peshwas; Mughal-Maratha relations, Maratha confederacy, causes of decline |
History: Unit 05
Administration and economy |
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| Administration under the sultanate, nature of state-theocratic and the centric, central, provincial and local administration, law of succession |
| Sher Shah’s administrative reforms; Mughal administration-central, provincial, and local: Mansabdari and Jagirdari systems |
| Administrative system in the Deccan-The Vijayanagara state and polity, Bahamani administrative system; Maratha administration-asta pradhan |
| Frontier policies under Delhi sultanate and Mughals |
| Inter-state relations during the sultanate and the Mughals |
| Agricultural production and irrigation system, village economy, peasantry, grants, and agricultural loans, urbanization, and demographic structure |
| Industries-Cotton textiles, handicrafts, agro-based industries, organization, factories, and technology |
| Trade and commerce-state policies, internal and external trade: European trade, trade centers, and ports, transport and communication |
| Hundi (bills of exchange) and insurance, state income and expenditure, currency, mint system; famines and peasant revolts |
History: Unit 06
Society and culture |
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| Social organization and social structure |
| The Sufis-their orders, beliefs, and practices, the leading Sufi saints, social synchronization |
| Bhakti movement-Shaivism; Vaishnavism, Shaktism |
| The saints of the medieval period-north and south-their impact on socio political and religious life-women saints of medieval India |
| The Sikh movement-Guru Nanak Dev: His teachings and practices, Adi Granth; the Khalsa |
| Social classification: Ruling class, major religious groups, the ulemas, the mercantile, and professional classes-rajput society |
| Rural society-Petty chieftains, village officials, cultivators, and non-cultivating classes, artisans |
| Position of women-Zanana system, Devadasi system |
| Development of education centers of education and curriculum, Madrasa education |
| Fine arts-major schools of painting-Mughal, Rajasthani, Pahari, Garhwali; development of music |
| Art and architecture, Indo-Islamic architecture, Mughal architecture, regional styles |
| Indo-Arabic architecture, Mughal gardens, Maratha forts, shrines, and temples |
History: Unit 07
Sources of Modern Indian History |
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| Archival materials, biographies, and memoirs, newspapers, oral evidence, creative literature, and painting, monuments, coins |
| Rise of British power: European traders in India in the 16th to 18th centuries-Portuguese, Dutch, French, and the British |
| Establishment and expansion of British dominion in India |
| British relations with principal Indian states-Bengal, Oudh, Hyderabad, Mysore, Carnatic, and Punjab |
| Revolt of 1857, causes, nature, and impact |
| Administration of the company and the crown; evolution of central and provincial structure under east India company |
| Paramountcy, civil service, judiciary, police and the army under the company; British policy and paramountcy in the princely states under the crown |
| Local self-government |
| Constitutional changes, 1909-1935 |
History: Unit 08
Colonial economy |
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| Changing composition, volume, and direction of trade |
| Expansion and commercialization of agriculture, land rights, land settlements, rural indebtedness, landless labour, irrigation, and canal system |
| Decline of industries-changing socioeconomic conditions of artisans; DE-urbanization; economic drain; world wars and economy |
| British industrial policy; major modern industries; nature of factory legislation; labour and trade union movements |
| Monetary policy, banking, currency, and exchange, railways and road transport, communications-post and telegraph |
| Growth of new urban centers; new features of town planning and architecture, urban society and urban problems |
| Famines, epidemics, and the government policy |
| Tribal and peasant movements |
| Indian society in transition: Contact with Christianity-the missions and missionaries; critique of Indian social and economic practices and religious beliefs; educational and other activities |
| The new education-government policy; levels and contents; English language; development of science, technology, public health and medicine-towards modernism |
| Indian renaissance-socio-religious reforms; emergence of middle class; caste associations and caste mobility |
| Women’s question-nationalist discourse; women’s organizations; British legislation concerning women, gender identity and constitutional position |
| The printing press-journalistic activity and the public opinion |
| Modernization of Indian languages and literary forms-reorientation in painting, music and performing arts |
History: Unit 09
Rise of Indian Nationalism |
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| Social and economic basis of nationalism |
| Birth of Indian national congress: Ideologies and programmes of the Indian national congress, 1885-1920: early nationalists, assertive nationalists and revolutionaries |
| Swadeshi and Swaraj |
| Gandhian mass movements; Subhas Chandra Bose and INA; role of middle class in national movement; women participation in national movement |
| Left wing politics |
| Depressed class movement |
| Communal politics; muslim league and genesis of Pakistan |
| Towards independence and partition |
| India after independence: Challenges of partition; integration of the Indian princely states; Kashmir, Hyderabad, and Junagadh |
| B.R. Ambedkar-The making of the Indian constitution, its features |
| The structure of bureaucracy |
| New education policy |
| Economic policies and the planning process; development, displacement, and tribal issues |
| Linguistic reorganization of states; centre-state relations |
| Foreign policy initiatives-Panchsheel; dynamics of Indian politics-emergency; liberalization, privatization, and globalization of Indian economy |
History: Unit 10
Historical method, research, methodology, and historiography |
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| Scope and importance of history, objectivity, and bias in history, heuristics operation, criticism in history, synthesis and presentation, history and its auxiliary sciences, history a science, arts or a social science |
| Causation and imagination in history, significance of regional history, recent trends of Indian history, research methodology, hypothesis in history, area of proposed research sources-data collection, primary/ secondary, original and transit sources |
| Trends in historical research, recent Indian historiography, selection of topic in history, notes taking, references, footnotes and bibliography thesis and assignment writing, plagiarism, intellectual dishonesty, and history writing |
| Beginnings of historical writings-Greek, Roman, and Church historiography, renaissance, and its impact on history writing, negative and positive schools of historical writing, Berlin revolution in history writing-Von Ranke |
| Marxist philosophy of history-scientific materialism, cyclical theory of history-Oswald Spengler, challenge and response theory-Arnold Joseph Toynbee, postmodernism in history |
Anthropology
Anthropology: Unit 01
History, development, aim, and scope of anthropology |
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| Relationship with other sciences, different branches of anthropology (including linguistic anthropology) and their interrelationship |
| Research methodology and methods: concepts of epistemology, ontology and theoretical perspectives |
| Types of research (qualitative and quantitative), research design, hypothesis |
| Fieldwork and fieldwork tradition; ethnography, observation, interview, case study, life history, focus group, PRA, RRA, genealogical method, schedules and questionnaires, grounded theory, exploration and excavation, GIS |
| Statistics: concept of variables, sampling, measures of central tendency and dispersion, parametric and nonparametric bivariate and multivariate (linear regression and logistic regression) statistical tests |
| Techniques of analysis: Content analysis, discourse analysis, and narratives |
Anthropology: Unit 02
Lamarckism, Neo-Lamarckism, Darwinism, Neo-Darwinism, synthetic theory, neutral theory of molecular evolution |
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| Concept of cladogenesis and anagenesis, punctuated equilibrium, selection |
| Trends in primate radiation; primate classification and distribution of extinct and extant species |
| Characteristics of primates: Morphological (hair), skeletal (cranial, postcranial, dental, brain), physical (opposability of thumb), locomotion (quadrupedalism, brachiation, and bipedalism) and posture, primate social behaviour |
| Extant primates: Distribution, characteristics and classification. Prosimii (Tarsioidea, Lorisoidea, Lemuroidea), Anthropoidea (Ceboidea, Cercopithecoidea, Hominoidea). Morphological and anatomical characteristics of human, chimpanzee |
| Extant primates: Morphological and anatomical characteristics of gorilla, orangutan, and gibbon |
| Fossils of extinct primates: Oligocene-miocene fossils-parapithecus; Gigantopithecus, Aegyptopithecus, Dryopithecus, Ramapithecus, and Sivapithecus |
| Pre-hominid groups: Sahelanthropus tchadensis (toumai), orrorin tugenensis, ardipithecus ramidus |
| Early hominids: Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus ramidus, Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus (paranthropus) boisei, Australopithecus (paranthropus) robustus, Australopithecus bahrelghazali |
| Early transitional human: Homo habilis |
| Hominid evolution: Characteristics and distribution of Homo erectus in general, special reference to the fossil evidences discovered from Africa (Turkana boy), Asia (Java man and Peking man), Europe (Dmanisi), Homo floresiensis (dwarf variety) |
| Hominid evolution: Characteristics of Archaic sapiens with special reference to Europe (Homo heidelbergensis), Africa (Rhodesian man), Asia (China, Jinniushan; India, Narmada Man). Neanderthal man: Distribution, salient features, and phylogenetic position |
| Hominid evolution: Characteristics of anatomically modern Homo sapiens with special reference to Africa (Omo), Europe (Cro-magnon, Chancelade, Grimaldi), Asia (Jinniushan) and Australia (Lake Mungo) |
| Hominid evolution: Dispersal of modern humans-out of Africa hypothesis, multiregional hypothesis, partial replacement hypothesis |
Anthropology: Unit 03
Modern Human Variation |
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| Typological model, populational model and clinal model; overview of classification proposed by Blumenbach, Deniker, Hooton, Coon, Garn and Birdsell |
| Ethnic classification and distribution of Indian populations: H.H. Risley; B.S. Guha; S.S. Sarkar |
| Linguistic distribution of ethnic groups |
| Methods of studying human genetics: Cytogenetics, Mendelian genetics, twin genetics, sib pair methods, population genetics, molecular genetics |
| Cytogenetics: Cell cycle, standard karyotyping and banding techniques (G, C, and Q), chromosomal abnormalities, fluorescent in-situ hybridization, Lyon's hypothesis, importance of telomere and centromere. Linkage and chromosome mapping, genomic imprinting |
| Modes of inheritance: Autosomal (dominant, recessive, codominance), sex linked, sex influenced, sex limited, modifying genes, suppressor genes, selfish gene, multiple allelic inheritance, multifactorial inheritance (stature and skin colour) |
| Modes of inheritance: Polygenic (dermatoglyphics-finger-ball pattern types, Dankmeijer index, Furuhata index and pattern intensity index, total finger ridge count, absolute finger ridge count, palmar formula and mainline index, transversality |
| Modes of inheritance: Atd angle and flexion creases |
| Population genetics: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, definition, and application; mating patterns (random, assortative and consanguineous), inbreeding coefficient, genetic load, genetic isolate, genetic drift, genetic distance) |
| Population genetics: Genetic polymorphism (balanced and transient) |
| Molecular genetics: DNA, RNA, genetic code, protein structure and synthesis, concepts of RFLPs, VNTRs, STRs, and SNPs, mitochondrial DNA, genic and genomic mutations |
Anthropology: Unit 04
Human growth, development, and maturation |
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| Definition, concepts |
| Basic principles of growth; phases of growth: Prenatal and postnatal (growth and development of different body parts, subcutaneous tissues and physiological variables) |
| Growth curves: Velocity, distance, acceleration and Scammon's growth curve. Catch up and catch down growth |
| Aging and senescence with special reference to somatic, skeletal and dental maturation |
| Factors affecting growth: Genetic and environmental. Secular trends in growth |
| Methods of studying human growth: longitudinal, cross-sectional, mixed longitudinal, linked longitudinal |
| Body composition: bone mass, body mass, percentage of body fat, segmental fat, body age |
| Human adaptation: Allen's and Bergmann's rule; human adaptability programme; human adaptation to heat, cold, high altitude |
| Somatotyping: concept, development (Kretschmer, Sheldon, Parnoll, health-carter) and its application |
| Demography: Multidisciplinary nature of demography and its relation with other disciplines. Relationship between demography and anthropological demography. Fertility (concept and determinants), morbidity and mortality (concept and determinants) |
| Demography: Migration (concept and determinants), selection intensity |
Anthropology: Unit 05
Concept of prehistoric archaeology |
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| Ethno-archaeology, experimental archaeology, environmental archaeology, settlement archaeology, cognitive archaeology, geo-archaeology, action archaeology |
| Theoretical paradigms-descriptive to scientific period to interpretative period |
| Dating: Typology, seriation, geo-archaeological, obsidian, hydration, chemical dating of bones, oxygen isotope, fluorine estimation, dendrochronology, radio-carbon, fission track, thermo luminescence, potassium-argon, varve clay, cross dating |
| Dating: Amino acid racemization, paleomagnetic |
| Paleoenvironment: Major geological stages (tertiary, quaternary, pleistocene, holocene). Major climatic changes during pleistocene and post pleistocene periods, glacial and interglacial periods, ice age, pluvial and interpluvial climatic phases |
| Paleoenvironment: Evidences of quaternary climatic changes (moraines, varve, river terraces, loess, sea level changes, beach sequences, sea core, fluviatile deposits, palynology, palaeontology). Site formation |
| Lithic tool typology and technology: Lower palaeolithic (pebble tools, chopper and chopping tools, bifaces, handaxes, and cleavers) |
| Lithic tool typology and technology: Middle Palaeolithic (clactonian, levalloisian and mousterian flakes, discoid cores, tortoise core, fluted core, scrapers, point); upper Palaeolithic (blade, knife, blunted back, borer, burin, points) |
| Lithic tool typology and technology: Mesolithic (microliths); Neolithic (ring stone, grindstone, Celt, adze) |
| Overview of lithic cultures of Europe: Lower palaeolithic-acheulian culture. Middle palaeolithic: Mousterian culture. Upper palaeolithic: Perigordian, chatelperronian, gravettian, aurignacian, solutrian, magdalenian |
| Overview of lithic cultures of Europe: Mesolithic-azilian, Tardenoisian, maglemosian, kitchen midden, natufian |
| Early farming cultures and neolithic of the near east: Sites like Jericho, Jarmo, Çatal Huyuk, Shanidar |
Anthropology: Unit 06
Lower Palaeolithic Period in India |
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| Pebble tool culture: Soan, Acheulian culture: Madrasian (Kortalayar valley), Attirampakkam, Didwana, Belan valley, Bhimbetka, Chirki-Nevasa, Hunsgi, Krishna valley. Importance of Hathnora, Narmada valley |
| Middle paleolithic period in India: Belan valley, Bhimbetka, Nevasa, Narmada valley |
| Upper paleolithic period in India: Renigunta, Billa Surgam, Patne, Bhimbetka, Son and Belan valleys, Visadi, Pushkar, Gunjan valley |
| Mesolithic period in India: Mesolithic economy and society. Post pleistocene environmental changes. Development in microlithic technology, composite tools and bows and arrows. Sites include Bagor, Tilwara, Langhnaj, Adamgarh, Bagor, Chopani Mando |
| Mesolithic period in India: Bhimbetka, Sarai Nahar Rai, Birbhanpur |
| Neolithic period in India: Economic and social consequences of food production. Settlements, population growth, craft specializations, class formation and political institutions. Sites like Burzahom, Gufkral, Ahar, Gilund, Nagada, Kayatha, Navdatoli |
| Neolithic period in India: Eran, Nevasa, Chandoli, Daimabad, Inamgaon, Prakash, Maski, Brahmagiri, Sanganakallu, Tekkalakota, Piklihal, Nagarjunakonda, Daojali Hading, Kuchai, Sarutandu |
| Prehistoric cave art from India: Bhimbetka, Adamgarh |
| Indus civilization: Expansion of village sites. Development of metal technology, art and writing. Architecture and city planning. Stages and theories of decline. Sites like Amri, Kot Diji, Kalibangan, Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Lothal, Dholavira, Rakhigarhi |
| Pottery and traditions: Ochre coloured pottery (OCP), black and red ware, painted grey ware (PGW), northern black polished ware (NBP). Distribution of the pottery types and period |
| Bronze/ copper age: General characteristics, distribution, people |
| Iron age and urban revolution: General characteristics, distribution, people |
| Megaliths: Concept and types (menhir, dolmen, topical, cist, cairn circle, sarcophagi) |
Anthropology: Unit 07
Conceptual Understanding of Social Anthropology |
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| Culture: Attributes, holism, universals, acculturation, enculturation, transculturation, culture change, culture shock, cultural relativism, civilization, folk-urban continuum, great and little tradition, cultural pluralism, and world-view |
| Society: Groups, institutions, associations, community, status and role. incest. endogamy and exogamy. Rites of passage |
| Social institutions: Family-definitions, universality of the family. Typological and processual methods of studying the family. Types of family-conjugal-natal, consanguineal, nuclear, joint, extended. Rules of residence-patrilocal, matrilocal |
| Social institutions: Family-rules of residence-ambilocal, bilocal, neolocal, avunculocal, virilocal, amitalocal, uxorilocal. Functions of family, trends of change-urbanization, globalization, industrialization, feminist movements |
| Social institutions: Marriage-definition, universality, types and functions (monogamy, polygamy-polyandry, polygyny, hypogamy, hypergamy, levirate, sororate). Preferential and prescriptive types |
| Social institutions: Marriage-types and forms of marital transactions, bride price and dowry. Marriage as exchange |
| Social institutions: Kinship-definition, descent, kinship terminology, matrilineal puzzle. Joking and avoidance. Moiety, phratry, clan and lineage. Types of kinship systems |
| Social institutions: Economic anthropology-definition and relationship with anthropology and economy. Theories (malinowski, formal, substantivist, marxist). Livelihoods, subsistence, principles of production, distribution, consumption |
| Social institutions: Economic anthropology-division of labour in hunting-gathering, pastoral, swidden and agricultural communities. Exchange, reciprocity, gifts and barter systems. Kula, potlatch and jajmani-anthropological explanations |
| Social institutions: Legal anthropology-anthropology of law, social sanctions |
| Social institutions: Political organization-definitions, political processes in band, tribe, chiefdom and state systems. Conflicts and social control. Nations and nation-state, democracy |
| Social institutions: Religion and belief systems-definitions, animism, animatism, manaism, bongaism, totemism, taboo. Religious specialists-witch, shaman, priest, medicine-man, sorcerer. Magic-definitions, types, approaches. Rituals |
| Social institutions: Social change-basic ideas and concepts (assimilation, integration, syncretism, dominance, and subjugation), approaches |
Anthropology: Unit 08
Theories in Social Anthropology |
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| Evolutionism-Tylor, Morgan, Fraser, Maine, McLennan |
| Diffusionism-three schools (Austro-German, British, American) |
| Historical particularism-Boas |
| Functionalism-Malinowski |
| Structural-functionalism-Radcliffe-Brown, Firth, Fortes, Eggan, Parsons |
| Structuralism-Levi-Strauss |
| Culture and personality/ psychological anthropology-Mead, Benedict, DuBois, Linton, Kardiner, Whiting, and child |
| Cultural ecology, environmental anthropology, neo-evolutionism (Leslie White, Julian Steward, Marshall Sahlins) |
| Cultural materialism-Marvin Harris |
| Symbolic anthropology-Victor Turner, Raymond Firth, Mary Douglas |
| Cognitive anthropology-Roy D’Andrade, Stephen Tyler, Ward Goodenough |
| Deep ethnography, interpretive anthropology-Clifford Geertz |
| Anthropology and gender-Leela Dube, Renato Rosaldo, Marilyn Strathern, Zora Neale Hutson |
| Postmodernism, poststructuralism, postcolonialism-Foucault, Derrida, Bourdieu |
| Ethnicity-Barth, Jeffery, Weber |
Anthropology: Unit 09
Stages in the development of Indian anthropology |
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| Concepts: Social stratification (example caste), scheduled caste (SC), dalit, OBC, nomadic groups. Revivalist/ nativist movements, peasant movements (Malabar and Telangana movements). Tribe, scheduled tribe (ST), particularly vulnerable groups (PVTGs) |
| Concepts: Tribal movements (birsa and naga movements), tribal development, distribution. Indian Village and village studies in India (S.C. Dube, McKim Marriott, Weiser, Scarlett Epstein, M.N. Srinivas, F.G. Bailey) |
| Concepts: Constitutional safeguards for SC and ST, inclusion and exclusion. Panchayati raj institutions and other traditional community political organizations, self-help groups (SHGs) |
| Theoretical ideas: Sanskritization, westernization, modernization, globalization, sacred complex, nature-man-spirit complex |
| Early Indian anthropologists and their contributions: G.S. Ghurye, B.S. Guha, S.C. Roy, Iravati Karve, L.P. Vidyarthi, S.C. Dube, M.N. Srinivas, N.K. Bose, Surajit Sinha, D.N. Majumdar, S.R.K. Chopra, Verrier Elwin, S.S. Sarkar, Dharani Sen |
| Early Indian anthropologists and their contributions: T.C. Das, P.C. Biswas |
Anthropology: Unit 10
Concepts and Theories |
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| Applied anthropology, action anthropology, engaged anthropology, experimental anthropology, urban anthropology, public anthropology, public archaeology, anthropology of development, medical anthropology, visual anthropology, genomic studies |
| Genetic screening and counseling, forensic anthropology, food and nutritional anthropology, ergonomics, kinanthropometry, business anthropology |
| Community development projects (rural, urban, and tribal); revisits, re-studies, reinterpretations, intervention, research process and social impact assessment (SIA) |
| Anthropological approaches in community studies: Public health, education, nutrition, land alienation, bonded labour, housing, alternative economy, livelihood, gender issues, relief, rehabilitation and relocation, identity crisis, communication |
| Anthropological approaches in community studies: Training and management, aging and the aged |
| Development strategies (plan/ sub plan) |
| Role of NGOs in development |
| Anthropology and NGOs |
| Empowerment of women, LGBT groups |
Commerce
Commerce: Unit 01
Business Environment and International Business |
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| Concepts and elements of business environment: Economic environment-economic systems, economic policies (monetary and fiscal policies); political environment-role of government in business; legal environment-consumer protection act, FEMA |
| Concepts and elements of business environment: Sociocultural factors and their influence on business; corporate social responsibility (CSR), scope and importance of international business; globalization and its drivers |
| Modes of entry into international business, theories of international trade; government intervention in international trade; tariff and non-tariff barriers; India’s foreign trade policy |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign portfolio investment (FPI); types of FDI, costs and benefits of FDI to home and host countries; trends in FDI; India’s FDI policy, balance of payments (BOP): Importance and components of BOP |
| Regional economic integration: Levels of regional economic integration; trade creation and diversion effects; regional trade agreements: European union (EU), ASEAN, SAARC, NAFTA, international economic institutions: IMF, world bank, UNCTAD |
| World trade organization (WTO): Functions and objectives of WTO; agriculture agreement; GATS; TRIPS; TRIMS |
Commerce: Unit 02
Accounting and auditing |
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| Basic accounting principles; concepts and postulates, partnership accounts: Admission, retirement, death, dissolution, and insolvency of partnership firms, corporate accounting: Issue, forfeiture, and reissue of shares; liquidation of companies |
| Corporate accounting: Acquisition, merger, amalgamation, and reconstruction of companies, Holding company accounts, cost and management accounting: Marginal costing and break-even analysis; standard costing; budgetary control; process costing |
| Cost and management accounting: Activity based costing (ABC); costing for decision-making; life cycle costing, target costing, Kaizen costing and JIT, financial statements analysis: Ratio analysis; funds flow analysis; cash flow analysis |
| Human resources accounting; inflation accounting; environmental accounting, Indian accounting standards and IFRS, auditing: Independent financial audit; vouching; verification and valuation of assets and liabilities |
| Auditing: Audit of financial statements and audit report; cost audit, recent trends in auditing: Management audit; energy audit; environment audit; systems audit; safety audit |
Commerce: Unit 03
Business economics |
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| Meaning and scope of business economics, objectives of business firms, demand analysis: Law of demand; elasticity of demand and its measurement; relationship between AR and MR, consumer behaviour: Utility analysis; indifference curve analysis |
| Law of variable proportions: Law of returns to scale, theory of cost: Short-run and long-run cost curves, price determination under different market forms: Perfect competition; monopolistic competition; oligopoly-price leadership model; monopoly |
| Price determination under different market forms: Price discrimination, pricing strategies: Price skimming; price penetration; peak load pricing |
Commerce: Unit 04
Business finance |
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| Scope and sources of finance; lease financing, cost of capital and time value of money, capital structure, capital budgeting decisions: Conventional and scientific techniques of capital budgeting analysis |
| Working capital management; dividend decision: Theories and policies, risk and return analysis; asset securitization, international monetary system, foreign exchange market; exchange rate risk and hedging techniques |
| International financial markets and instruments: Euro currency; GDRs; ADRs, International arbitrage; Multinational capital budgeting |
Commerce: Unit 05
Business Statistics and Research Methods |
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| Measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, measures of skewness, correlation and regression of two variables, probability: Approaches to probability; Bayes’s theorem, probability distributions: Binomial, Poisson, and normal distributions |
| Research: Concept and types; research designs, data: Collection and classification of data, sampling and estimation: Concepts; methods of sampling-probability and non-probability methods; sampling distribution; central limit theorem |
| Sampling and estimation: Standard error; statistical estimation, hypothesis testing: Z-test; t-test; ANOVA; chi-square test; Mann-Whitney test (U-test); Kruskal-Wallis test (H-test); rank correlation test, report writing |
Commerce: Unit 06
Business Management and Human Resource Management |
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| Principles and functions of management, organization structure: Formal and informal organizations; span of control, responsibility and authority: Delegation of authority and decentralization, motivation and leadership: Concept and theories |
| Corporate governance and business ethics, human resource management: Concept, role, and functions of HRM; human resource planning; recruitment and selection; training and development; succession planning, compensation management: Job evaluation |
| Compensation management: Incentives and fringe benefits, performance appraisal including 360 degree performance appraisal, collective bargaining and workers’ participation in management, personality: Perception; attitudes; emotions; group dynamics |
| Personality: Power and politics; conflict and negotiation; stress management, organizational culture: Organizational development and organizational change |
Commerce: Unit 07
Banking and Financial Institutions |
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| Overview of Indian financial system, types of banks: Commercial banks; regional rural banks (RRBs); foreign banks; cooperative banks, reserve bank of India: Functions; role and monetary policy management, banking sector reforms in India: Basel norms |
| Banking sector reforms in India: Risk management; NPA management, financial markets: Money market; capital market; government securities market, financial institutions: Development finance institutions (DFIs); non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) |
| Financial institutions: Mutual funds; pension funds, financial regulators in India, financial sector reforms including financial inclusion, digitization of banking and other financial services: Internet banking; mobile banking; digital payments systems |
| Insurance: Types of insurance-life and non-life insurance; risk classification and management; factors limiting the insurability of risk; reinsurance; regulatory framework of insurance-IRDA and its role |
Commerce: Unit 08
Marketing management |
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| Marketing: Concept and approaches; marketing channels; marketing mix; strategic marketing planning; market segmentation, targeting, and positioning, product decisions: Concept; product line; product mix decisions; product life cycle |
| Product decisions: New product development, pricing decisions: Factors affecting price determination; pricing policies and strategies, promotion decisions: Role of promotion in marketing; promotion methods-advertising; personal selling; publicity |
| Promotion decisions: Sales promotion tools and techniques; promotion mix, distribution decisions: Channels of distribution; channel management, consumer behaviour; consumer buying process; factors influencing consumer buying decisions, service marketing |
| Trends in marketing: Social marketing; online marketing; green marketing; direct marketing; rural marketing; CRM, logistics management |
Commerce: Unit 09
Legal Aspects of Business |
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| Indian contract Act, 1872: Elements of a valid contract; capacity of parties; free consent; discharge of a contract; breach of contract and remedies against breach; quasi contracts; special contracts: Contracts of indemnity and guarantee |
| Special contracts: Contracts of bailment and pledge; contracts of agency, sale of goods act, 1930: Sale and agreement to sell; doctrine of caveat emptor; rights of unpaid seller and rights of buyer |
| Negotiable instruments act, 1881: Types of negotiable instruments; negotiation and assignment; dishonour and discharge of negotiable instruments, the companies act, 2013: Nature and kinds of companies; company formation; management |
| The companies act, 2013: Meetings and winding up of a joint stock company, limited liability partnership: Structure and procedure of formation of LLP in India, the competition act, 2002: Objectives and main provisions |
| The information technology act, 2000: Objectives and main provisions; cyber crimes and penalties, the RTI act, 2005: Objectives and main provisions, intellectual property rights (IPRs): Patents, trademarks, and copyrights |
| Intellectual property rights (IPRs): Emerging issues in intellectual property, goods and services tax (GST): Objectives and main provisions; benefits of GST; implementation mechanism; working of dual GST |
Commerce: Unit 10
Income tax and corporate tax planning |
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| Income tax: Basic concepts; residential status and tax incidence; exempted incomes; agricultural income; computation of taxable income under various heads; deductions from gross total income; assessment of individuals; clubbing of incomes |
| International taxation: Double taxation and its avoidance mechanism; transfer pricing, corporate tax planning: Concepts and significance of corporate tax planning; tax avoidance versus tax evasion; techniques of corporate tax planning |
| Corporate tax planning: Tax considerations in specific business situations-make or buy decisions; own or lease an asset; retain, renewal or replacement of asset; shut down or continue operations, deduction and collection of tax at source |
| Advance payment of tax; e-filing of income-tax returns |
Education
Education: Unit 01
Educational Studies |
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| Contribution of Indian Schools of philosophy (Sankhya Yoga, Vedanta, Buddhism, Jainism) with special reference to Vidya, Dayanand Darshan; and Islamic traditions towards educational aims and methods of acquiring valid knowledge |
| Contribution of Western schools of thoughts (idealism, realism, naturalism, pragmatism, Marxism, existentialism) and their contribution to education with special reference to information, knowledge, and wisdom |
| Approaches to sociology of education (symbolic interaction, structural functionalism, and conflict theory) |
| Concept and types of social Institutions and their functions (family, school, and society), concept of social movements, theories of social movements (relative deprivation, resource mobilization, political process theory, and new social movement theory) |
| Socialization and education-education and culture; contribution of thinkers (Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi, Aurobindo, J.Krishnamurti, Paulo Freire, Wollstonecraft Nel Noddings and Savitribai Phule) |
| To the development of educational thought for social change, national values as enshrined in the Indian constitution-socialism, secularism, justice, liberty, democracy, equality, freedom with special reference to education |
Education: Unit 02
History, politics, and economics of education |
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| Committees and commissions contribution to teacher education, Secondary Education Commission (1953), Kothari Education Commission (1964-66), National Policy of Education (1986, 1992), National Commission on Teachers (1999) |
| National curriculum framework 2005, national knowledge commission (2007), Yashpal committee report (2009), national curriculum framework for teacher education (2009), justice Verma committee report (2012) |
| Relationship between policies and education, linkage between educational policy and national development, determinants of educational policy and process of policy formulation: Analysis of the existing situation, generation of policy options |
| Determinants of educational policy and process of policy formulation: Evaluation of policy options, making the policy decision, planning of policy implementation, policy impact assessment and subsequent policy cycles |
| Concept of economics of education: Cost benefit analysis vs. cost effective analysis in education, economic returns to higher education signaling theory vs. human capital theory, concept of educational finance |
| Concept of economics of education: Educational finance at micro and macro levels, concept of budgeting |
| Relationship between politics and education, perspectives of politics of education liberal, conservative and critical, approaches to understanding politics (behaviouralism, theory of systems analysis and theory of rational choice) |
| Education for Political Development and Political Socialization |
Education: Unit 03
Learner and Learning Process |
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| Growth and development: Concept and principles, cognitive processes and stages of cognitive development, personality: Definitions and theories (Freud, Carl Rogers, Gordon Allport, Max Wertheimer, Kurt Koffka), mental health and mental hygiene |
| Approaches to intelligence from unitary to multiple: Concepts of social intelligence, multiple intelligence, emotional intelligence theories of intelligence by Sternberg, Gardner, assessment of intelligence |
| Approaches to intelligence from unitary to multiple: Concepts of problem solving, critical thinking, metacognition and creativity |
| Principles and theories of learning: behaviouristic, cognitive and social theories of learning, factors affecting social learning, social competence, concept of social cognition, understanding social relationship and socialization goals |
| Guidance and counselling: Nature, principles, and need, types of guidance (educational, vocational, personal, health, and social and directive, non-directive, and eclectic) |
| Guidance and counselling: Approaches to counselling-cognitive behavioural (Albert Ellis-REBT) and humanistic, person-centred counselling (Carl Rogers)-theories of counselling (behaviouristic, rational, emotive, and reality) |
Education: Unit 04
Teacher education |
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| Meaning, nature, and scope of teacher education; types of teacher education programs, the structure of teacher education curriculum and its vision in curriculum documents of NCERT and NCTE at elementary, secondary and higher secondary levels |
| Organization of components of pre-service teacher education transactional approaches (for foundation courses) expository, collaborative and experiential learning |
| Understanding knowledge base of teacher education from the view point of Schulman, Deng and Luke and Habermas, meaning of reflective teaching and strategies for promoting reflective teaching, models of teacher education-behaviouristic |
| Competency-based and inquiry oriented teacher education models |
| Concept, need, purpose, and scope of in-service teacher education, organization and modes of in-service teacher education, agencies and institutions of in-service teacher education at district |
| State and national levels (SSA, RMSA, SCERT, NCERT, NCTE, and UGC), preliminary consideration in planning in-service teacher education programme (purpose, duration, resources, and budget) |
| Concept of profession and professionalism, teaching as a profession, professional ethics of teachers, personal and contextual factors affecting teacher development, ICT integration, quality enhancement for professionalization of teacher education |
| Innovation in teacher education |
Education: Unit 05
Curriculum Studies |
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| Concept and principles of curriculum, strategies of curriculum development, stages in the process of curriculum development, foundations of curriculum planning-philosophical bases (national, democratic), sociological basis (socio-cultural reconstruction) |
| Psychological bases (learner’s needs and interests), benchmarking and role of national level statutory bodies-UGC, NCTE and university in curriculum development |
| Models of curriculum design: Traditional and contemporary models (academic/ discipline based model, competency based model, social functions/ activities model (social reconstruction), individual needs and interests model, outcome based integrative model |
| Models of curriculum design: Intervention model, CIPP model (context, input, process, product model) |
| Instructional system, instructional media, instructional techniques and material in enhancing curriculum transaction, approaches to evaluation of curriculum: Approaches to curriculum and instruction (academic and competency based approaches) |
| Models of curriculum evaluation: Tyler’s Model, Stakes’ Model, Scriven’s Model, Kirkpatrick’s model |
| Meaning and types of curriculum change, factors affecting curriculum change, approaches to curriculum change, role of students, teachers, and educational administrators in curriculum change and improvement |
| Scope of curriculum research and types of research in curriculum studies |
Education: Unit 06
Research in education |
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| Meaning and scope of educational research, meaning and steps of scientific method, characteristics of scientific method (replicability, precision, falsifiability, and parsimony), types of scientific method (exploratory, explanatory, and descriptive) |
| Aims of research as a scientific activity: Problem-solving, theory building, and prediction, types of research (fundamental, applied, and action), approaches to educational research (quantitative and qualitative) |
| Designs in educational research (descriptive, experimental, and historical) |
| Variables: Meaning of concepts, constructs, and variables, types of variables (independent, dependent, extraneous, intervening, and moderator), hypotheses-concept, sources, types (research, directional, non-directional, null), formulating hypothesis |
| Characteristics of a good hypothesis, steps of writing a research proposal, concept of universe and sample, characteristics of a good sample, techniques of sampling (probability and non-probability sampling), tools of research-validity |
| Reliability and standardisation of a tool, types of tools (rating scale, attitude scale, questionnaire, aptitude test, and achievement test, inventory), techniques of research (observation, interview, and projective techniques) |
| Types of measurement scale (nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio), quantitative data analysis-descriptive data analysis (measures of central tendency, variability, fiduciary limits, and graphical presentation of data) |
| Testing of hypothesis (type-I and type-II errors), levels of significance, power of a statistical test and effect size, parametric techniques, non-parametric techniques, conditions to be satisfied for using parametric techniques, inferential data analysis |
| Use and interpretation of statistical techniques: correlation, t-test, z-test, ANOVA, chi-square (equal probability and normal probability hypothesis) |
| Qualitative data analysis-data reduction and classification, analytical induction and constant comparison, concept of triangulation |
| Qualitative research designs: Grounded theory designs (types, characteristics, designs, steps in conducting a GT research, strengths, and weakness of GT)-narrative research designs (meaning and key characteristics, steps in conducting NR design) |
| Qualitative research designs: Case study (meaning, characteristics, components of a CS design, types of CS design, steps of conducting a CS research, strengths and weaknesses) |
| Qualitative research designs: Ethnography (meaning, characteristics, underlying assumptions, steps of conducting ethnographic research, writing ethnographic account, strengths and weaknesses) |
| Mixed method designs: Characteristics, types of MM designs (triangulation, explanatory, and exploratory designs), steps in conducting a MM designs, strengths and weakness of MM research |
Education: Unit 07
Pedagogy, andragogy, and assessment |
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| Pedagogy, pedagogical analysis-concept and stages, critical pedagogy-meaning, need and its implications in teacher education, organizing teaching: Memory level (Herbartian model), understanding level (Morrison teaching model) |
| Organizing teaching: Reflective level (Bigge and Hunt teaching model), concept of andragogy in education: Meaning, principles, competencies of self-directed learning, theory of andragogy (Malcolm Knowles), the dynamic model of learner autonomy |
| Assessment-meaning, nature, perspectives (assessment for learning, assessment of learning and assessment of learning)-types of assessment (placement, formative, diagnostic, summative) relations between objectives and outcomes |
| Assessment of cognitive (Anderson and Krathwohl), affective (Krathwohl) and psychomotor domains (R.H. Dave) of learning |
| Assessment in pedagogy of education: Feedback devices-meaning, types, criteria, guidance as a feedback devices-assessment of portfolios, reflective journal, field engagement using rubrics, competency based evaluation |
| Assessment in pedagogy of education: Assessment of teacher prepared ICT resources |
| Assessment in andragogy of education-interaction analysis: Flanders’ interaction analysis, Galloway’s system of interaction analysis (recording of classroom events, construction, and interpretation of interaction matrix) |
| Assessment in andragogy of education-interaction analysis: Criteria for teacher evaluation (product, process, and presage criteria, rubrics for self and peer evaluation (meaning, steps of construction) |
Education: Unit 08
Technology in/ for Education |
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| Concept of educational technology (ET) as a discipline: Information technology, communication technology, and information and communication technology (ICT) and instructional technology, applications of educational technology in formal |
| Concept of educational technology (ET) as a discipline: Non formal (open and distance learning), informal and inclusive education systems, overview of behaviourist |
| Concept of educational technology (ET) as a discipline: Cognitive and constructivist theories and their implications to instructional design (Skinner, Piaget, Ausubel, Bruner, Vygotsky) |
| Concept of educational technology (ET) as a discipline: Relationship between learning theories and instructional strategies (for large and small groups, formal and non formal groups) |
| Systems approach to instructional design, models of development of instructional design (Addie, assure, Dick and Carey model mason’s), Gagne’s nine events of instruction and five E’s of constructivism, nine elements of constructivist instructional design |
| Application of computers in education: CAI, CAL, CBT, CML, concept, process of preparing ODLM, concept of e learning, approaches to e-learning (offline, online, synchronous, asynchronous, blended learning, mobile learning) |
| Emerging trends in e-learning: Social learning (concept, use of web 2.0 tools for learning, social networking sites, blogs, chats, video conferencing, discussion forum) |
| Emerging trends in e-learning: Open education resources (creative common, massive open online courses; concept and application), e-inclusion-concept of e-inclusion, application of assistive technology in e-learning |
| Emerging trends in e-learning: Quality of e-learning-measuring quality of system: Information, system, service, user satisfaction and net benefits (D and M IS success model, 2003), ethical issues for e-learner and e-teacher teaching, learning and research |
| Use of ICT in evaluation, administration and research: E-portfolios, ICT for research-online repositories and online libraries, online and offline assessment tools (online survey tools or test generators)-concept and development |
Education: Unit 09
Educational management, administration, and leadership |
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| Educational management and administration: Meaning, principles, functions and importance, institutional building, POSDCORB, CPM, PERT, management as a system, SWOT analysis, taylorism, administration as a process, administration as a bureaucracy |
| Educational management and administration: Human relations approach to administration, organisational compliance, organisational development, organisational climate |
| Leadership in educational administration: Meaning and nature, approaches to leadership-trait, transformational, transactional, value based, cultural, psychodynamic, and charismatic |
| Leadership in educational administration: Models of leadership (Blake and Mouton’s managerial grid, Fiedler’s contingency model, tri-dimensional model, Hersey and Blanchard’s model, leader-member exchange theory) |
| Concept of quality and quality in education: Indian and international perspective, evolution of quality-inspection, quality control, quality assurance, total quality management (TQM), six sigma, quality gurus: Walter Shewhart, Edward Deming, C.K Prahalad |
| Change management: Meaning, need for planned change, three step-model of change (unfreezing, moving, refreezing), the Japanese models of change: just-in-time, poka yoke, cost of quality: Appraisal costs, failure costs and preventable costs |
| Change management: Cost of quality-cost benefit analysis, cost effective analysis, Indian and international quality assurance agencies: Objectives, functions, roles and initiatives (national assessment accreditation council (NAAC), performance indicators |
| Change management: Indian and international quality assurance agencies-quality council of India (QCI), international network for quality assurance agencies in higher education (INQAAHE) |
Education: Unit 10
Inclusive education |
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| Inclusive Education: Concept, Principles, Scope and Target Groups (Diverse learners; Including Marginalized group and Learners with Disabilities), Evolution of the Philosophy of Inclusive Education: Special, Integrated, Inclusive Education |
| Inclusive education: Legal provisions-policies and legislations (national policy of education (1986), programme of action of action (1992), persons with disabilities act (1995), national policy of disabilities (2006), national curriculum framework (2005) |
| Inclusive education: Legal provisions-concession and facilities to diverse learners (academic and financial), rehabilitation council of India act (1992), inclusive education under sarva shiksha abhiyan (SSA) |
| Inclusive education: Legal provisions-features of UNCRPD (united nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities) and its implication |
| Concept of impairment, disability and handicap, classification of disabilities based on ICF model, readiness of school and models of inclusion, prevalence, types, characteristics and educational needs of diverse learners’ intellectual |
| Physical and multiple disabilities, causes and prevention of disabilities, identification of diverse learners for inclusion, educational evaluation methods, techniques and tools |
| Planning and management of inclusive classrooms: infrastructure, human resource and instructional practices, curriculum and curricular adaptations for diverse learners |
| Planning and management of inclusive classrooms: Assistive and adaptive technology for diverse learners-product (aids and appliances) and process (individualized education plan, remedial teaching), parent professional partnership: Role of parents, peers |
| Planning and management of inclusive classrooms: Parent professional partnership-professionals, teachers, school |
| Barriers and facilitators in inclusive education: attitude, social and educational, current status and ethical issues of inclusive education in India, research trends of inclusive education in India |
Social work
Social work: Unit 01
Nature and Development of Social Work |
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| Social work: Definition, scope, principles, nature, goals, and process |
| Historical development: Development of professional social work across the world (UK, USA, and India) |
| Social reform and professional social work: Contribution of social reformers in 19th and 20th century in the development of professional social work in India |
| Social work as a profession in India: Values, competencies, and code of ethics for the social work practitioner |
| Theories: Theories for social work practice |
| Changing context of social work practice: Emerging perspectives, trends, and challenges of social work for practice |
| Social work practice in various settings: Family, child, and youth welfare, industry, older persons, persons with disabilities, environment, women and welfare, healthcare, and disaster management |
Social work: Unit 02
Society, human behaviour, and communities |
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| Sociological concepts: Social structure, social institutions, and social groups, socialization, social control and social change |
| Approaches to the study of society: Functionalist, conflict/ dialectical, structuralism, and postmodernism |
| Social system and stratification: Major social systems (family and religion), social stratification: Marxist, functionalist, and Weberian approach |
| Human behaviour: Normal and abnormal behaviour determinants and life span perspective of human development, development tasks, and hazards during prenatal period, infancy, babyhood, childhood, puberty, adolescence, and adulthood |
| Theories of personality: Psychoanalytic theory of personality, behavioral theories and humanistic theories |
| Social psychology: Social perception, attitude formation, change, and measurement, communication and theories of collective behaviour |
| Type of communities: Rural, urban, tribal and virtual communities, and various vulnerable groups/ sections viz. Women, child, aged, dalits etc; caste and class-their characteristics |
Social work: Unit 03
Social Work with Individuals and Groups |
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| Basic social case work concepts: Social roles, social functioning, need assessment, adaptation, social environment, person-in environment fit, principles, and components |
| Approaches to social case work practice: Diagnostic and functional approach, problem solving, task centered and radical approach |
| Process and techniques of social case work: Phases of case work intervention, techniques of case work intervention, principles of interviewing and case work recording |
| Social group work: Definition, characteristics, functions, and group structure, classification of groups and making of social groups, issues of identity, diversity, and marginalization |
| Social group work process and group dynamics: Principles, determinants, indicators, and outcomes, decision making and problem solving process, theories of leadership, roles and responsibilities of group leaders |
| Group development: Stages of group work, techniques, and skills in group work, group climate, communication in groups, use of programme media and group work recording, monitoring, and evaluation |
| Practice sites of social case work and social group work: Client groups and various settings (children, correctional, health, women, persons with disabilities, older persons, oppressed groups, religious minorities) |
| Practice sites of social case work and social group work: (Persons who are gay and lesbian and other socially and economically disadvantaged groups) |
Social work: Unit 04
Social Work with Communities and Social Action |
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| Community organization: Concept, definition, scope, and historical perspective in India, UK, and USA, the role of community-based organizations, human capital, and social capital |
| Process of community organization: Steps in community organization, methods, principles, skills, assumptions, record maintenance, involving NGOs in community organization |
| Approaches in community organization practice-models, strategies, the role of community based organizations, leadership development and leaders, building partnerships and coalitions |
| Social action and social movements: Concept, history, social action as a method of social work |
| Models of social action: Conscientisation model of Paulo Freire, role of ideology, Saul Alinsky as a radical community organizer, liberation theology |
| Social movements: Origin, nature, types of movements, theories of movement and new social movements |
| Social movements, social action, and social change: Movement analysis-ideology, structure, leadership, process and outcomes, analysis of ideology and approach of (Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Frantz Fanon) |
Social work: Unit 05
Research in social work: Quantitative and qualitative approaches |
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| Quantitative research: Basics of social science research-meaning of research, social science and social work research: Meaning, nature, and scope. Steps in social science research: Identifications and formulations of research problem, literature review |
| Quantitative research: Steps in social science research-objectives and hypothesis formulation, research design, sample design, sources, methods, and tools of data collection |
| Quantitative research: Steps in social science research-processing and analysis of data and writing research reports including presentations and styles of references, citing, and paraphrasing |
| Quantitative research: Basic statistical concepts-process of statistical enquiry and dealing with descriptive and inferential statistical methods, parametric, and nonparametric tests |
| Qualitative research: Qualitative research-meaning, basic tenets of qualitative research, difference between quantitative and qualitative approach to research in social work |
| Qualitative research: Designing qualitative research-steps, methods of qualitative research (field study, case study, focus group discussions, narratives, observation, and theoretic research) |
| Qualitative research: Managing qualitative data-procedures and techniques of analyzing qualitative data and report writing |
| Mixed method research: Components of mixed methods, procedures of combining quantitative and qualitative research |
Social work: Unit 06
Administration, welfare, and development services |
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| Social welfare administration: Meaning, history, principles, nature, and type of organizations |
| Types of administration: Distinction between social welfare administration, public administration, and social security administrations |
| Registration of welfare agencies: Laws relating to societies, trust and non-profit organizations, challenges |
| Structure of social welfare administration: Service providers, administrative structures (government and non-government), organization and management of institutional welfare services |
| Components of administration: Planning, coordination, staff recruitment, training and development, recording and documentation, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, networking and maintaining pubic relations |
| Strategies and mechanisms of administration: Role of social workers in decision making process, communication, role description and functioning, sustainability of programmes |
| Fundraising and resource mobilization: Grant-in-aid (principles and procedures), resource mobilization, financial administration and social marketing-process and models |
Social work: Unit 07
Social policy, planning, and social development |
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| Social policy: Concept, goals, scope, context and models of social policy and applicability in Indian context |
| Historical development: Evolution and historical perspective of various policies, implementation of social policies especially for marginalized and vulnerable sections of the society |
| Process of policy formulation: Determinants and steps, approaches to social policy formulation, impact of changing political scenario in a country |
| Social planning; Concept, objectives, scope, models, interrelationship between social and economic planning, social planning in India |
| Five year plans: changes in social planning with five years plans in India, social planning and social change, factors leading to development of planning in India. Roles and functions of NITI Aayog |
| Social development: Positive and negative dimensions of social development; concept, models and theories, historical and social context of development in India |
| Sustainable development: Concept, strategies, critical issues, salient features of social development. Approaches to social development; similarities and differences. strategic development goals |
| Sustainable development: Human development index and indicators for policies and programmes |
Social work: Unit 08
Indian Constitution, Social Justice, Human Rights and Social Work Practice |
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| Indian constitution: Characteristics, features, preamble, directive principles of state policy and articles |
| Social justice: Concept, definition, historical development, dimensions, manifestations and social justice as a core value of social work profession |
| Social justice and leadership: Community building, personal, and community empowerment, social justice and technology, promoting a plan and vision for change, reflections and connection, social reconstructions, paradigms, policies, privileges |
| Social justice and leadership: Implications of social justice for policy formulation |
| Instrument of social justice: Constitutional base and Indian legal system, legal and public advocacy, role of civil society as a pressure group, statutory bodies |
| History of human rights: Concept and historical context of human rights, human rights declarations, treaties and conventions, human rights and protection systems, human rights in the Indian context |
| Human rights and social work: Code of ethics of social work and protection of human rights, human rights perspective in social work practice, ethnic sensitive practice, feminist practice, social work with diverse groups |
| Violation of human rights and social work practice: Social work with the victims of human rights violations and human rights activism. Role of UNHCR, national human rights commission and international human rights agencies |
Social work: Unit 09
Areas of social work practice-I |
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| Health care social work practice, social work with older persons and persons with disabilities, gender, labour welfare, industrial relations, personnel management and human resource management |
| Medical social work and psychiatric social work: Concept, evolution, roles, functions/ responsibilities of medical social workers and psychiatric social workers |
| Mental health and disease: Normal and abnormal behaviour, epidemiology, etiology, types, clinical manifestation and management of schizophrenia, mood disorders, neurotic disorders, stress related disorders, somatoform disorders |
| Mental health and disease: Child and adolescent mental health problems, legislations related to mental health |
| Theories of aging and vulnerability: Psychological and sociological theories of aging, psychological, social, physical needs and problems of older persons. Rights of older persons against neglect, abuse |
| Theories of aging and vulnerability: Violence and abandonment and social work interventions |
| Persons with disabilities: Models of disability, disability movement-historical perspective, national and international milestones from welfare to right based approach, legislative measures, and social work interventions |
| Gender and development: Expressions of gender disparity in education, health, property, employment and livelihood, decision making, feminization of poverty and manifestations of gender based violence |
| Gender and development: Constitutional and legislative safeguards and social work interventions |
| Labour welfare and human resource management (HRM): Historical background of industrial development as a sub-system of society, concept of labour welfare, nature, objectives, principles, theories, principles of labour welfare, labour legislations |
| Labour welfare and human resource management (HRM): Human resource management-concept, scope, evolution, theories, models, sub-systems, human resources development (HRD)-performance management system, types, six sigma, ISO, total quality management |
| Labour welfare and human resource management (HRM): Corporate social responsibility (CSR)-concept, issues, practices, models, components, approaches, and corporate governance |
| Personnel management and industrial relations: Concept, definition, objectives, scope., functions, determinants and reflectors of industrial relations, models of industrial relations, globalization and industry |
| Personnel management and industrial relations: International labour organization (ILO) role, functions; collective bargaining, job analysis, manpower planning, organization behaviour and organization development interventions |
Social work: Unit 10
Areas of social work practice-II |
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| Social defence and correctional services, social work with families and children, environment and social work, social work, and disaster management |
| Social defence: Concept, philosophy, and changing dimensions, children in need of care and protection, juveniles in conflict with law, street and working children and young offenders, probation and parole. Emerging issues in social defence |
| Legislations and criminal justice system: Juvenile justice (care and protection of children) act, 2000, immoral traffic prevention act, 1986, probation of offenders act, 1958, beggary prevention act, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substance act, 1986 |
| Legislations and criminal justice system: Prison act, and criminal justice system |
| Social work with families: Functions, developmental stages and family patterns, family dynamics and theoretical models of family functioning (circumflex model, MCmaster model and structural model) and social work interventions |
| Child development: Concept, philosophy and historical context, state of children in India-demographic profile, education, and protection |
| Policies and programmes for children: Constitutional provisions, national policy on children, international perspective and un convention on rights of children, programmes and legislative measures related to female feticide, adoption, foster care |
| Policies and programmes for children: Guardianship and child marriage and social work interventions |
| Environment and social work: Causes and consequences, differential impact on women, poor, marginalized groups and indigenous populations. Environment in the human rights perspective. Environmental movements and social work interventions in the management |
| Environment and social work: Protection and promotion of the environment |
| Social work and disaster management: Disaster related concept and definitions-hazard, risk, vulnerability and disaster, different forms of natural and manmade disasters. Impact of disaster and disaster management initiatives |
| Social work and disaster management: Pre and post disaster interventions |
Defence and strategic studies
Defence and strategic studies: Unit 01
Theories and concepts |
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| Defence and strategic studies: Assumptions and approaches |
| The concepts of nation: State and nation-state, theories, and elements of state, national power and its components |
| Key Concepts of National Security: Defining National Security, National Defence and National Interest, National Character and Evolution-of the National Security concept in the 20th Century and Beyond |
| National security concerns of major powers, middle powers and small powers |
| National security structures: Armed forces, intelligence agencies, police forces, decision-making structures, etc |
| National security environment: Internal and external |
| Defence, foreign, security and domestic policies; concept formulation, objectives, and linkages |
| Military alliances and pacts, peace treaties, defence cooperation, strategic partnership and security dialogue |
| Non-alignment, balance of power, collective security and balance of terror-concept, development and relevance |
| Deterrence and detente: Concept and contemporary relevance |
Defence and strategic studies: Unit 02
Strategic Thought |
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| Contribution of Sun Tzu, Kautilya, Machiavelli, Jomini, Carl Von Clausewitz, general Giulio Douhet, W. Mitchell, J.F.C. Fuller, Capt. B.H. Liddell Hart, Marx, Lenin, Mao Zedong And Che Guevara |
| Nuclear deterrence: Andre Beaufre, Henry Kissinger and k. Subrahmanyam |
| Thoughts of Gandhi and Nehru on peace, security and development |
Defence and strategic studies: Unit 03
War as an Instrument in International Relations |
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| Theories and causes of war |
| Principles of war |
| Contemporary warfare: Conventional warfare in nuclear age, limited war, revolutionary warfare, low intensity operations, guerilla warfare, insurgency and counter-insurgency |
| Armaments: Arms race, arms aid, arms trade, arms proliferation, proliferation of small arms, military alliances and pacts, peace treaties, defence cooperation, strategic partnership and security dialogue |
| Terrorism: Concept and kinds (national, international, and cross border) |
| Conflicting ideologies: Militarism, nationalism, fundamentalism, separatism, irredentism |
| Concept and elements of deterrence: Nuclear and conventional |
| Evolution of Global Nuclear Doctrines, Democratic Peace Theory |
Defence and strategic studies: Unit 04
WMD, nuclear proliferation, and national security |
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| Basic concepts and theory: (i) Concepts of disarmament and arms control, (ii) objectives and conditions of disarmament, (iii) elements of arms control mechanisms: Agreements, verification, inspection, control |
| Basic concepts and theory: (iv) Approaches to disarmament and arms control |
| Historical survey of disarmament efforts: (i) Under the league of nations, (ii) under the united nations, (iii) unilateral, bilateral and multilateral approaches, (iv) role of non-aligned nations in disarmament negotiations |
| Weapons of mass destruction: Nuclear, chemical and biological weapons |
| Nuclear arms limitation nuclear arms control treaties |
| Chemical weapons convention and biological weapons convention, concept of non-proliferation, NPT, CTBT, PTBT MTCR FMCT, and other treaties |
| Nuclear export control regimes, new challenges and responses-missile defense, cooperative threat reduction and G-7 global partnership, disarmament and arms control and economic development, terrorism and nuclear proliferation |
| Concept of star wars and NMD |
Defence and strategic studies: Unit 05
Global Security Concerns |
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| End of cold war and emergence of new world order |
| Proliferation of military, nuclear and missile capabilities, environmental issues: Climate change and global warming, desertification, acid rains, industrial pollution, deforestation |
| Organized crimes: Money laundering, NARCO-trafficking, human trafficking and small arms proliferation |
| Migrants and refugees: (a) Causes, (b) illegal migration and border management, (c) problem in south Asia, (d) role of international committee of red cross and un high commission for refugees |
| Global security concerns: Palestinian-Israeli conflict and Arab spring, developments in central Asian republics (CARS), rise of fundamentalism, challenges in Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, and power rivalry in South China Sea |
| Problem of system of governance and human rights, food security, energy security and water security problems in modern era |
| Millennium development goals |
Defence and strategic studies: Unit 06
India's security concerns and policies in contemporary international scenario |
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| Genesis of Sino-Indian relations, the boundary dispute, Sino- Pakistan nexus, OBOR and CPEC, China and India- military balance, Chinese policy towards south Asia |
| Rise of India and china: Cooperation and competition, Chinese interests in Indian ocean and South China sea, Strategic dimension of India-Pakistan relations: Genesis of India-Pakistan conflict, Indo-Pak military balance, the Kashmir question |
| Strategic dimension of India-Pakistan relations: Pakistan sponsored terrorism, Pakistan's nuclear strategy, the powers structure of Pakistan, contentious. Issues: Siachen, sir creek, river waters, etc |
| India and south Asia: Issues and challenges for regional cooperation |
| Making of India's defence policy since independence: (a) Threat perception, assessment and preparedness, (b) political and military lessons of 1948, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1999 Wars, (c) future trends |
| India's look east and act east policies, Indo-Pacific cooperation, strategic partnerships |
| India's maritime security and strategy in 21st century: (a) Indian ocean, (b) Asia-pacific region, (c) security of sea lanes, India's maritime strategy for the 21st century |
| India's defence doctrines and strategies including nuclear doctrine, higher defence organization of India |
Defence and strategic studies: Unit 07
Issues in conflict resolution |
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| Origin, type, and structure of conflict |
| Ideologies and international conflicts |
| Role of United Nations in conflict management and restructuring of UNO, techniques of conflict prevention |
| Conflict management: Pacific solutions of international disputes, coercive methods |
| International humanitarian laws and laws of armed conflicts |
| Confidence building measures: Concept, kinds, and utility |
| IGOs and NGOs in conflict resolution: Peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding |
| Gandhian philosophy on peace and non-violence, Nehruvian approach to national security and cooperation |
Defence and strategic studies: Unit 08
Disaster Management and National Security |
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| Basic concept and meaning of disaster, introduction to terminologies associated with disaster and national security: Natural and manmade, vulnerability, risk, etc., identifying various types of disasters |
| Natural disaster and human induced disaster: Floods, cyclone, earthquake, tsunami-WMD disaster, disaster associated with various industries |
| Study of disaster in India/ around the world: Case studies-Tsunami 2004, Bhopal gas tragedy, Chernobyl, Fukushima, Uttarakhand, etc |
| Disaster management: Meaning, association and distinction with related concepts like disaster mitigation, response, and recovery, relief, and reconstruction |
| Institutional Mechanism for Disaster Management in India: Role of Armed Forces, Central and State Governments, NGO, National Disaster Management Authority, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services |
Defence and strategic studies: Unit 09
Defense Economics |
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| Economic theories of defence |
| Sustainable development: Challenges and responses |
| Basics of defence planning, determinants of defence expenditure |
| Defence budgeting |
| Economic causes of war |
| Economic warfare in modern times |
| Economic problems of post war reconstruction |
| National security and international trade regimes (WTO, TRIPS, TRIMS, FTA'S NAFTA, SAPTA, and NSG) |
| India's role in regional and global economic forums and organizations |
| Geoeconomics and its implications for global/ regional economic stability |
Defence and strategic studies: Unit 10
Science and technology and national security |
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| Broad survey of technological changes from industrial revolution to information revolution |
| India's civil nuclear and space programs, India's energy scenario |
| Research and development: (a) Relevance of science and technology in national security. (b) Impact of information technology; revolution in military affairs (RMA). (c) Choice of weapon systems |
| Impact of economic liberalization and globalization: (a) Defence production in India (role of DPSU’S and ordnance factories). (b) Defence and development and peace and development dichotomies |
| Issues of mobilization of resources during war and peace |
| Military industrial complexes |
| Transfer of technology: Dual use and critical technologies and their impact on national security |
| Interdependence and Cooperation at Regional and Global levels |
| Cyber security: Vulnerabilities of information technology and internet, need and importance of cyber security, different kinds of cyber security vulnerabilities, cyber wars including propaganda, measures for cyber security-technology |
| Cyber security: Measures for cyber security-laws and regulations, global issues in cyber security |
| Social media and its impact on national security-global reach with rapid speed for propaganda and indoctrinate misinformation and rumour mongering cadre recruitment and use of social networking sites for mobilizing public opinion |
Home science
Home science: Unit 01
Food Science and Food Service Management |
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| Food science and nutrition |
| Properties of food-physical and chemical properties |
| Quality evaluation of foods-objectives and subjective |
| Effects of cooking and processing techniques on nutritional components, and other physical parameters, food preservation and application |
| Food pigments and additives |
| Food standards, microbiological safety of food, HACCP, food packaging |
| Perspectives of food service-menu planning, food cost analysis |
| New product development-nanotechnology |
| Food service management of institutional level-hospital, educational institutions, social and special institutions |
| Research methods-fundamental issues, concept, need relevance, scope, and ethics in research |
Home science: Unit 02
Nutrition and dietetics |
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| Food groups-balanced diet, food pyramid, macro and micro nutrition |
| Nutrients-role of nutrients in the body, nutrient deficiencies and requirements for Indians |
| Public health nutrition |
| Nutrition through life span-physiological changes, growth and development from conception to adolescence, nutritional needs and dietary guidelines for adequate nutrition through life cycle, nutrition concerns |
| Community nutrition, sports nutrition, nutrition in emergencies and disasters |
| Nutritional assessment-methods and techniques |
| Nutritional intervention-national nutrition policies and programmes, food and nutrition security |
| Clinical and therapeutic nutrition |
| Diet counseling and management |
| Research methods-research designs, principles, and purpose of research |
Home science: Unit 03
Textiles |
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| Textile terminologies-fiber, yarn, weave, fabric, etc, classification of fibers, yarns and weaves, identification of fibers and weaves |
| Manufacturing process of major natural and manmade fibers, properties, and their end uses |
| Different methods of fabric construction-woven, knitted and non woven fabrics, their properties, and end uses |
| Textiles finishes-classification, processing, and purposes of finishes |
| Dyeing and printing-classification, method of block printing, tie and dye, batik, roller printing, screen printing, discharge, heat transfer printing and digitized printing |
| Traditional textiles of India-embroidered textiles, printed textiles, woven textiles, dyed textiles of various regions in India |
| Identification on the basis of fiber content, technique, motif, colour, and designed |
| Textile testing and quality control-need of testing, sampling method, techniques of testing fibers, yarn, fabrics and garments |
| Testing of colour-fastness, shrinkage, pilling, and GSM of fabrics |
| Textile and environment-banned dyes, eco-friendly textiles, contamination and effluent treatment, eco-label and eco marks |
| Recent developments in textiles and apparels-nano textiles, technical textiles, occupational clothing, zero waste designing, upcycling and recycling |
| Research methods-types of research, descriptive, survey, historical, qualitative, quantitative, analytical and action research |
Home science: Unit 04
Apparel designing |
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| Body measurements-procedure, need, figure types and anthropometry |
| Equipments and tools used for manufacturing garments-advancements and attachments used for sewing machine |
| Types of machines used and their parts |
| Elements and principles of design and its application to apparel |
| Illustrations and parts of garments |
| Fashion-terminologies, fashion cycle, fashion theories, fashion adoption, fashion forecasting and factors affecting fashion |
| Pattern making-drafting, draping and flat pattern making techniques, pattern alteration and dart manipulation techniques |
| Apparel manufacturing-terminology used, seams, techniques, and machines used, process of fabric to apparel manufacture |
| Apparel quality testing-quality standards and specification, quality parameters and defects of fabrics, and garments |
| Care and maintenance of clothing-principles of washing, laundry agents, storage techniques case labels and symbols |
| Selection of clothing for different age groups |
| Selection of fabrics for different and uses |
| Research methods-hypothesis testing, types, and scope |
Home science: Unit 05
Resource Management and Consumer Issues |
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| Management-concept, approaches, management of time, energy, money, space, motivating factors, motivation theories, decision making |
| Functions of management-planning, supervision, controlling, organizing, evaluation, family life cycle-stages, availability and use of resources |
| Resources-classification, characteristics, factors affecting use, resource conservation, time management, work simplification techniques, classes of change, fatigue and its management |
| Management of natural resources-land, forest, water, air, water harvesting, municipal solid waste management, concept of sustainable development, SDGs |
| Money management-family income, types, supplementation, budgeting, household accounts, family savings and investment, tax implications |
| Human resource management-functions, need, human resource development challenges, functions, manpower planning, training need assessment, training methodologies, training evaluation |
| Consumer-definition, role, rights and responsibilities, consumer behaviour, consumer problems, education and empowerment |
| Consumer protection-consumer organization, cooperatives, alternative redressal, standardization, standard marks, quality control, buying aids, consumer legislation |
| Entrepreneurship-concept, process, barriers, entrepreneurial motivation, challenges, enterprise setting, project planning and appraisal, enterprise management |
| Research methods-sampling techniques, types of sampling, sampling procedures, probability and non probability sampling |
Home science: Unit 06
Housing and Interior Design |
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| Design fundamentals-elements of art, principles of design, principles of composition |
| Colour-dimensions of colour, psychological effects of colour, colour schemes, factors affecting use of colour |
| Space planning and design-housing need and important, principles of planning spaces, types of house plans, economy in construction, planning for different income groups |
| Building regulations-norms and standards, zoning, housing for special groups and areas, housing finance |
| Housing and environment-building materials-impact on environment, green rating systems, energy efficiency in buildings, energy auditing, indices of indoor comfort |
| Energy as a resource-conventional and non-conventional sources, renewable/ nonrenewable energy, energy management, national efforts on energy conservation |
| Product design-design thinking process, diffusion and innovation, design communication, ergonomic considerations |
| Ergonomics-significance, scope, anthropometry, man, machine, environment relationship, factors affecting physiological cost of work, body mechanics, functional design of workplace, time and motion study, energy studies |
| Furniture and furnishing-historical perspectives, architectural styles, contemporary tends, wall finishes, window and window treatments |
| Research methods-selection and preparation of tools for data collection questionnaire, interview, observation, measuring scales, ranking and measurement, reliability and validity of tools |
Home science: Unit 07
Child/ human development |
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| Principles of growth and development, care during pregnancy, and pre-natal and neonatal development |
| Theories of human development and behaviour |
| Early childhood care and education-activities to promote holistic development |
| Influence of family, peers, school, community, and culture on personality development |
| Children and persons with special needs, care and support, special education, prevention of disabilities, rehabilitation |
| Children at risk-child labour, street children, children of destitute, orphans, child abuse and trafficking |
| Adolescence and youth: Changes, challenges, and programs to promote optimal development |
| Adulthood, characteristics, changing roles, and responsibilities in early and middle adulthood |
| Aging-physical and psychological changes and care needs |
| Research methods-types of variables and their selection |
Home science: Unit 08
Family Studies |
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| Dynamics of marriage and family relationships |
| Family welfare-approaches, programmes, and challenges, role in national development |
| Domestic violence, marital disharmony, conflict, resolution of conflict |
| Parent education, positive parenting, community education |
| Family disorganization, single parent families |
| Family studies-family in crisis, family therapy, initiatives for child development |
| Human rights, rights of children, rights of women, status of women, gender roles |
| Guidance and counseling-across lifespan and for caregivers |
| Health and well being across life span development |
| Research methods-data collection and classification, coding, tabulation, inferential and descriptive statistics |
Home science: Unit 09
Communication for Development |
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| Basics of communication-nature, characteristics, functions, process, models, elements, principles, barriers, perception, persuasion and empathy, types of communication, levels (settings) of communication transactions, process of listening |
| Communication systems and communication theories-human interaction theories, mass communication theories, message design theories, communication systems, culture, and communication |
| Concept of development-theories, models, measurement, and indicators of development |
| Concept of development-communication models and approaches, diffusion and innovation, mass media, social marketing |
| Role of communication in development-need and importance, development journalism, writing for development-print, radio, television, and internet |
| Concerns of development communication-gender, health, environment, sustainability, human rights, population, literacy, rural and tribal development |
| Advocacy and behaviour change communication-concept, theories, models, approaches, application and challenges |
| Traditional, modern and new media for development-folk forms of songs, art, dance, theatre, puppetry, advertisement, cinema, ICTs for development-community radio, participatory video, social media and mobile phones |
| Organization/ agencies/ institutes working for development communication international/ national/ state and local |
| Research methods-analysis of data through parametric and non parametric tests |
Home science: Unit 10
Extension Management and Community Development |
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| Historical perspectives of extension-genesis of extension education and extension systems in India and other countries, objectives of extension education and extension service, philosophy and principles of extension programme development |
| Programme management-need assessment, situation analysis, planning, organization, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation |
| Extension methods and materials-interpersonal, small and large group methods, audio visual aids-need, importance, planning, classification, preparation and field testing, use and evaluation of audio visual materials |
| Curriculum development and planning for extension education and development activities, Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives and learning |
| Non-Formal, adult and lifelong education-historical perspectives, concept, theories, approaches, scope, methods and materials used, challenges of implementation and evaluation, issues to be addressed |
| Training, skill development and capacity building for human resource development methods of training, entrepreneurship development |
| Community development-perspectives, approaches, community organization, leadership, support structures for community development, Panchayati Raj institutions, NGOs and community based organisations |
| People’s participation and stakeholders’ perspectives, Participatory Learning and Action-methods and techniques |
| Development programmes in India for urban, rural, and tribal population groups programmes for nutrition, health, education, wage and self employment, women’s development, skill development, sanitation and infrastructure |
| Research methods-scientific report writing, presentation of data, interpretation and discussion |
Public administration
Public administration: Unit 01
Introduction to public administration |
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| Public administration-meaning, nature, scope, and significance; evolution and present status of the discipline; politics administration dichotomy; globalization and public administration; paradigm shift from government to governance |
| Principles of organization: Division of work; hierarchy; coordination; unity of command; span of control; authority, power and responsibility; delegation, centralization and decentralization; line, staff and auxiliary agencies; leadership and supervision |
| Principles of organization: Decision-making and communication |
| Meaning, nature, and scope of personnel administration: Classification, recruitment, training, promotion, compensation and service conditions, discipline, civil service neutrality, anonymity and commitment, professional associations, and unionism |
Public administration: Unit 02
Administrative thought |
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| Approaches to the study of public administration: Oriental-Kautilya; classical-F.W. Taylor, Henri Fayol, Max Weber, Luther Gulick and Lyndall Urwick; human relations-Elton Mayo, Mary Parker Follett; behaviouralism-Chester Barnard, Herbert Simon |
| Motivation-Abraham Maslow, Frederick Herzberg, Douglas McGregor; organizational humanism-Chris Argyris, Rensis Likert; writers on administration: Dwight Waldo, Ferrel Heady, Robert Golembiewski and Peter Drucker; Minnowbrook perspective |
| Writers on administration: New public service and postmodernism |
Public administration: Unit 03
Indian administration |
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| Evolution-ancient, Mughal and British periods; constitutional framework: Parliamentary and federal features |
| Union government: President; prime minister and council of ministers; cabinet committees; central secretariat; cabinet secretariat; and prime minister office |
| Election commission and electoral reforms, Union State Relations |
| Accountability: Legislative; Executive; and Judicial |
| Citizen grievance redressal mechanism: Lokpal; Lokayukta; Central Vigilance Commission, and regulatory authorities |
| Issue areas: Politician and civil Servant relations, generalists and specialists debate and combating corruption |
| Civil Services: Classification-all India services, central services, and state services; recruitment agencies-union public service commission |
| Civil Services: State public service commissions and other commissions and boards: capacity building of civil servants and civil service reforms |
| Planning: Planning commission, national development council, NITI aayog, state planning commissions/ boards and planning departments |
| Judiciary: Indian constitution and independence of judiciary-supreme court; high courts; judicial review and public interest litigation and judicial reforms. Police administration and reforms. E-Governance initiatives in Indian administration |
Public administration: Unit 04
State and local administration |
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| Constitutional framework of state administration-state legislature; governor-role and functions; chief minister-powers and functions; council of ministers; role and functions of chief secretary; state secretariat; directorates and commissionerate |
| District administration-concept and evolution, district collector-power, functions and changing role; autonomous district councils-structure, powers and functions, district rural development agency; evolution of local governance in India |
| Local governance: 73rd and 74th constitutional amendment acts-state election commission; state finance commission; district planning committee; rural governance-gram sabha, gram panchayats, panchayat samitis and Zila parishads, finance in PRIs |
| Local governance: Personnel administration at local level; policies and programmes of rural development-MGNREGA |
| Growth of urbanization, urban governance-structure, composition, functions of municipal corporations, municipal councils, nagar panchayats and metropolitan governance-sources of finance; personnel administration |
| Reforms in urban governance-solid waste management, smart and AMRUT cities |
Public administration: Unit 05
Comparative and development administration |
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| Comparative public administration: Concept, nature, scope, and significance of comparative public administration; public administration and its environment |
| Approaches and methods to the study of comparative administration: Institutional, behavioural, structural-functional, ecological, and systems approaches |
| Fred Riggs’s typology of societies and features; problems of comparative research; comparative studies-influence of globalization; salient features of the administrative systems of UK, USA, France, and Japan |
| Development administration: Development and its dimensions. Development and modernization; approaches to development-sustainable development and anti-development; sustainable development goals (SDGs) |
| Development administration: Concept, nature, scope, objectives, features and significance; ecology of development administration, contribution of Fred Riggs, Dwight Waldo and Edward Widener; role of bureaucracy in development |
| Development administration: Globalization and development administration; emergence of non-state actors in development administration; public-private partnerships; corporate social responsibility, human development indicators, and social audit |
Public administration: Unit 06
Economic and financial administration |
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| Economic policies-mixed economy to liberalization, privatization, and globalization (LPG); new economic policy (NEP); industrial policy since independence; government in business-public enterprises concept, growth and forms of public enterprises |
| Management, problem of accountability, and autonomy; disinvestment policies |
| Financial administration: Public finance-revenue and expenditure: Nature, scope, and significance of financial administration; budget-meaning, purpose, and significance; budgetary process-preparation, enactment and execution |
| Financial administration: Types of budget-PPBS, performance budget, zero-based budget, and gender budget; fiscal responsibility and budget management act (FRBMA) and sunset legislation |
| Fiscal federalism-union-state financial relations, finance commission |
| Financial control-legislature and executive; parliamentary committees and comptroller and auditor general of India |
| Taxation policies-principles of taxation-progressive and proportional taxation-reforms in taxation policies |
Public administration: Unit 07
Social welfare administration |
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| Concept of social welfare, social justice and social change; concept of equity and inclusiveness in social justice; concept of affirmative action-reservations; institutional arrangement for social welfare and social justice administration |
| NGOs, civil societies and voluntary agencies; policies, programmes and institutional framework for the protection and welfare of SCs/ STs/ OBCs/ women/ children, aged, differently-abled (divyang) and minorities commissions-women, SC/ ST |
| Minority-role and functions |
| Disaster management-nature and types of disaster; institutional arrangements for disaster management; role of state and non-state actors |
Public administration: Unit 08
Public policy |
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| Nature, scope, and Importance of public policy; evolution of public policy and policy sciences; public policy and public administration |
| Approaches to public policy-process approach, logical positivism, phenomenological approach, participatory, and normative approaches |
| Theories and models of policy making-Harold Lasswell, Charles Lindblom, Yehezkel Dror |
| Institutions of policy making-legislature, executive, and judiciary |
| Types of policy analysis-empirical, normative, retrospective and prospective, prescriptive and descriptive |
| Policy implementation, outcomes, and evaluation |
| Constraints on public policy-socioeconomic, political, institutional, and cultural |
| Role of media, public opinion, civil society, and pressure groups on policy making |
Public administration: Unit 09
Governance and good governance |
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| Ancient discourse-Kautilya, Plato, and Aristotle on good governance; elements and forms of good governance; theories and concepts of governance-world bank and UNDP; state, market and civil society, public choice theory, new public management |
| Public value theory, governance as theory, governance, and public governance |
| Networking and collaborative governance, business process re-engineering, ICT and governance, e-government and e-governance, e-readiness and digital divide |
| Accountability, openness, and transparency; gender and governance |
| Citizen and governance: Civil society-role and limitations, citizen participation, right to information-RTI act and administrative reforms, national information commission, citizen charter-concept, objectives, and significance |
| Ethics and public accountability in governance: rule of law and administrative law, delegated legislation and administrative adjudication |
| Ethical foundations of governance: Constitutional values, family, society, and education |
Public administration: Unit 10
Research methodology |
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| Social science research-meaning and significance; distinction between methodology and method; facts and values in research; role of research in theory-building; scientific method; objectivity in social research; types of research |
| Identification of research problem; hypotheses and null hypotheses; validation of hypothesis; research design; methods of data collection-primary and secondary sources-(observation; questionnaire and interview, use of library, and internet) |
| Sampling and sampling techniques; scales of measurement; analysis of data and use of computers in social science research-SPSS; citation patterns and ethics of research; bibliography; report writing |
Population studies
Population studies: Unit 01
Introduction and sources of population data |
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| History, definition, nature and scope of population studies, relationship of other social sciences with population studies, social structure, social and racial groups, society and culture and its role in population studies |
| Social institutions (family, marriage, kinship, and religion) and their role in influencing population studies, social change in India, tribes in India and their culture |
| Social-psychological concepts and its relevance to population studies, communication concepts, processes and its relevance in context of population studies |
| Population trends, global variation in population size and growth, history of population in India, current population scenario and demographic profile of India and states |
| Basic demographic concepts, components of population change |
| Sources of population data: Population census-history of population; definition and scope Indian census: Historical background, coverage, features and uses |
| Strengths and weaknesses of various data sources in India, vital statistics: Historical background, civil registration system in India-history, coverage, problems of civil registration, Sample Registration System (SRS), advantages and limitations |
| Population surveys: Meaning, scope, uses, limitations; major surveys: National Sample Surveys (NSS), World Fertility Survey (WFS), Demographic Health Surveys (DHS), Reproductive and Child Health Survey (RCHS) |
| National Family Health Surveys (NFHS), Comprehensive Nutrition Survey; Aging Survey |
| Data appraisal (evaluation and adjustment of data): Types and sources of errors in population data, adjustment in age data-whipple’s index, myer’s index, United Nations, age sex accuracy index-assumptions, applications and limitations |
| Data appraisal (evaluation and adjustment of data): Completeness of vital registration data, Chandrasekharan-deming formula |
| Smoothing of age data |
Population studies: Unit 02
Methods of demographic/ population analysis |
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| Rates, ratio, proportion, percentages, density, incidence and prevalence, person-years, rate of population growth: Arithmetic, geometric and exponential growth rates, decadal growth rate doubling time |
| Concept of population stabilization and net reproduction rate unity crude and standardized methods for fertility and mortality estimates |
| Location of event in time and the lexis diagram |
| Method of population projection: Mathematical methods of population projection (linera, exponential, polynomial, Gompertz and logistic growth curves for population projection); component method of population projection; sub-national population projection |
| Method of population projection: Projection methods of labour force, school enrolment, workforce and households, etc |
| Population projections by United Nations, World Bank and expert committee of government of India, population estimates: Intercensal/ postcensal estimates of population, population pyramid |
| Population and sample parameters, sampling distribution of mean and standard error |
| Statistical methods: Frequency distribution, descriptive and inductive statistics, measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode); measures of dispersion (range, variance and standard deviation); correlation and linear regression |
| Statistical methods: Introduction to testing of statistical hypothesis and test of significance, interpolation and extrapolation |
Population studies: Unit 03
Population composition and change |
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| Spatial and temporal changes in the size and distribution of population-global perspective with focus on India age and sex structure of population in developed and developing countries |
| Composition of India’s population: Demographic, social, economic and cultural factors affecting age-sex structure of population and its relevance in population dynamics: Global and India perspectives |
| Spatial distribution of population: Measures of concentration of population: Density, distribution-dissimilarity index, tempo of urbanization, rank-size rule, Gini concentration ratio, Lorenz curve, etc |
| Factors affecting spatial distribution, density and concentration of population-global, national, regional patterns |
| Population ageing: Concepts and measures of population ageing, components of population ageing. Trends and pattern of ageing in India and states |
| Demographic dividend, sex-ratio, sex-ratio at birth, child-women ratio, median age, agesex pyramid, dependency ratio (child dependency ratio, old dependence ratio, total dependency ratio) |
| Social, economic and health aspects of ageings; living arrangements, family support, dependency; emerging issues related to elderly |
Population studies: Unit 04
Nuptiality and fertility |
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| Nuptiality: Concepts and sources of data; measures-crude marriage rate, age specific marriage rates, order specific marriage rates, singulate mean age at marriage (SMAM) |
| Nuptiality: a. Singulate mean age at marriage (SMAM)-synthetic cohort and decadal synthetic cohort method. b. Indices of nuptiality (coale’s indices) |
| Nuptiality: Marriage patterns in India-levels, trends and differentials in age at marriage, divorce, widowhood, widow remarriage, levels and trends in widowhood in India and states, impact of changes in widowhood/ divorce on fertility |
| Nuptiality: Mean age of widowhood/ divorce from census data |
| Fertility: Basic concepts and terms used in study of fertility. Fertility indicators: Sources of data and their computation, cross-sectional or period indicators: Crude birth rate (CBR), general fertility rate (GFR), age specific fertility rate (ASFR) |
| Fertility: Cross-sectional or period indicators-age specific marital fertility rate (ASMFR), total marital fertility rate (TMFR), total fertility rate (TFR), gross reproduction rate (GRR), net reproduction rate (NRR), replacement level fertility |
| Fertility: Cross-sectional or period indicators-birth order statistics, child women ratio, order specific fertility measures |
| Fertility: Cohort indicators-children ever born, completed family size. Age standardization or adjustment, direct and indirect standardized birth rates, sex-age adjusted birth rate |
| Fertility: Levels, trends and differentials of fertility in India, determinants of fertility-postpartum amenorrhoea (PPA), breast feeding, sterility, fecundity and other factors |
| Fertility: Framework of fertility analysis-davis and blake intermediate variable framework, bongaarts proximate determinants, lee and bulatoo framework of fertility |
| Fertility: Indirect methods of estimation of fertility-Coale-Trussell model for age pattern of fertility, reverse survival technique of fertility estimation, rele technique, P/F ratio technique, brass P1/ F1 ratio technique |
| Fertility: Fertility transition in developed and developing countries with special reference to India, implications of below replacement level of fertility |
Population studies: Unit 05
Mortality, morbidity, and health |
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| Mortality: Basic concept, definitions and measures of pregnancy wastage (miscarriage, abortion, fetal death, still birth), live birth; early, late and post neonatal deaths; infant and child death |
| Mortality: Mortality indicators-crude death rate (CDR), age specific death rate (ASDR), infant mortality rate (IMR), under-five mortality rate, neonatal mortality rate, post-natal mortality rate; maternal mortality rate (MMR) |
| Mortality: Infant mortality-levels and determinants of infant and child mortality in India, causes of infant mortality (endogenous and exogenous). Mosley and chen framework for child survival |
| Mortality: Sources of mortality data and its quality-measures of mortality, need and importance of the study of mortality for policy and public interventions; relative merits and demerits of mortality measures |
| Mortality: Levels and trends in mortality by developed and developing regions with special reference to india, age and sex specific mortality, differentials in mortality by place of residence and socio-economic characteristics |
| Mortality: Factors responsible for high mortality in the past and reasons for mortality decline in developing countries. Indirect method of estimation of infant and child mortality rates, direct and indirect standardization of mortality rates |
| Mortality: Life table-basic concepts, types and forms of life tables and model life table, need of model life table (MLT), un model life table, computation of life table, construction of life table based on age-specific deaths rates (ASDR) |
| Mortality: Life table-underlying assumptions of life table construction using ASDRS of community during specified period, use of life table application of life table in demographic analysis |
| Morbidity: Concepts and definitions of health and morbidity; sources of data and measures of morbidity |
| Morbidity: Morbidity indicators-incidence, prevalence and case-fatality ratio. Overview of epidemiological transition in developed and developing countries with special reference to India |
| Health: Reproductive health-definition, rationale, approach, evolution of ideas about reproductive health; maternal morbidity, emergency obstetric care, adolescent reproductive morbidity, strategies to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality in India |
| Health: Reproductive health-abortion related issues |
| Health: Reproductive tract infection (RTI)/ sexually transmitted infection (STI), HIV/ AIDS and their implications. Reproductive rights and ethical issues |
| Health: Causes of deaths statistics-definition and sources of causes of death statistics, introduction to international classification of diseases (ICD-X (1990), global leading causes of death with special reference to Asia and India |
| Health: Causes of deaths statistics-distribution of deaths by main causes and by age, life expectancy |
| Health: Burden of disease estimates-need for the study of burden of disease; basic concepts; measures of burden of disease; and current scenario of burden of disease in India by states/ UTs |
| Health: Ageing and burden of diseases, life expectancy and disability free life expectancy |
Population studies: Unit 06
Urbanization and migration |
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| Urbanization: Concept and definition of ‘urban’ in India and other countries. Process of urbanization, measures and sources of data. Inter-relationship between urbanization and migration in developed and developing countries |
| Urbanization: Trends, patterns, characteristics and differentials of urbanization in India. Classification of settlements, characteristic, evolution and growth, morphology, land use patterns and functions, spatial organisations |
| Urbanization: Principles of centrality and hierarchy, methods of measuring centrality, central place region, contribution of Christaller and Losch. Urbanisation and urban change-changing distribution of world’s urban population |
| Urbanization: Urbanisation and urban change-principles and causes of urban growth, urban hierarchy (rank size rule), characteristics of primate city, cycle of urbanization, economic and social theories of formation of urban centres |
| Urbanization: Urbanisation and urban change-stages of urban development models, demographic and social change in post World War-II urban system in developed and developing countries |
| Urbanization: Socioeconomic and environmental consequences of urbanization and urban growth in developed and developing countries-employment, urban informal sector, basic amenities, housing, health, education, elderly population, environment |
| Urbanization: Socioeconomic and environmental consequences of urbanization and urban growth in developed and developing countries-sustainability, smart cities, and urban future |
| Urbanization: World cities-hierarchy of world cities, growth and activities of the institutions of global capital |
| Migration: Basic concepts and definitions-circulation, mobility, commutation and migration. Sources of data-nature, coverage and limitations of the available data. Types of migration: Internal and international trends |
| Migration: Types of migration-Patterns and differentials of internal and international migration. Determinants and consequences of internal and international migrations. Refugees-issues and implications |
| Migration: Direct and indirect measures of migration-estimation of lifetime and inter, censal migration rates from census data, indirect measures of net internal migration using vital statistics method, national growth rate method |
| Migration: Direct and indirect measures of migration-census and life table survival ratio methods, methods of estimating international migration |
| Migration: Theories of internal and international migration-Ravenstein, Everett lee, Lewis-fei-ranis model, Todaro, Stouffer, Zelinsky, neoclassical economic theory, new household economic theory, dual labour market theory, world system theory |
| Migration: Theories of internal and international migration-social network theory, cumulative causation theory |
Population studies: Unit 07
Population, development, and environment |
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| Environment in the context of development, interrelationship between population growth, environment and development, concepts of development and its measures: Limitations of per capita income as an indicator of development |
| Concepts of development and its measures: Human centered development-welfare approach, investment in human capital approach, human development index (HDI), physical quality of life index (PQLI), concepts of social development |
| Concepts of development and its measures: Social capital and social change; social development index (SDI), gender development index (GDI), millennium development goals (MDG), concept of sustainable development, sustainable development goals (SDG) |
| Concepts of development and its measures: Concepts and measures of poverty, human poverty index (HPI) |
| Effect of development on population dynamics, age structure transition, demographic transition, demographic dividends, and population ageing |
| Views regarding the relationship between population and development: (i) Views of different religions on pro-natalist and prosperity argument: Greek philosophers’ views, Chinese philosopher Confucius writings on optimum population |
| Views regarding the relationship between population and development: (i) Views of different religions on pro-natalist and prosperity argument: Classical mercantilist and physiocrats views, socialist and Marxist views, etc |
| Views regarding the relationship between population and development: (ii) Pessimistic perspective-population growth viewed as an obstacle to development, Malthus theory, Coale and Hoover study, tragedy of commons |
| Views regarding the relationship between population and development: (ii) Pessimistic perspective-limits to growth study and Enke's investment model, etc. (iii) Optimistic perspective: Population growth is conducive to development-mercantilist views |
| Views regarding the relationship between population and development: (iii) Optimistic perspective-Colin and Condorcet views, views of Colin Clark, Ester Boserup and Julian Simon, etc |
| Views regarding the relationship between population and development: (iv) Neutralist/ revisionist perspective-need to study linkages between population change and development-views of Simon Kuznets, Allan Kelly and Robert Schmidt |
| Views regarding the relationship between population and development: (iv) Neutralist/ revisionist perspective-need to study linkages between population change and development-views of Bloom and Williamson |
| Population and resources: Natural resources-types of natural resources, renewable and non-renewable resources, resources scarcity and resource depletion. Capital resources: effect of demographic factors on savings and investments |
| Population and resources: Capital resources-technology and development; importance of technology to improve the productivity of physical assets. Human resources: quantitative aspects: Concepts of labour force, economically active population, unemployment |
| Population and resources: Human resources-quantitative aspects, types of unemployment; disguised, seasonal, frictional and chronic. Factors affecting demand and supply of labour, effect of population growth and development on structure of employment |
| Population and resources: Implications of population growth-on food supply, water, sanitation, housing, employment, health, education, energy, etc; environmental degradation-air pollution, greenhouse effect-global warming, climate change |
| Population and resources: Pressure of population growth on land use-soil erosion, desertification, deforestation, and soil salinity, etc |
| Population and resources: Human ecosystems-ecological imbalance caused by natural and human factors and their impacts on human ecological systems, human perception and adjustment to imbalance, sustainable human ecosystems |
| Population and resources: Guidelines for environmental protection, international protocols developmental plans, policies and strategies in India in the context of population and environment |
Population studies: Unit 08
Population issues: Gender and special groups |
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| Gender: Concept and meaning of gender; evolution of gender in historical perspective, gender and its relationship with components of population: Age-sex structure, fertility, mortality, migration |
| Major morbidity and mortality burden in the developing world with major focus on India, sex ratio at births, major health problems experienced by women and men, reproductive health of women and men in developing world |
| Differentials in use of male and female methods of contraception, health and nutrition issues of adolescent boys and girls, abuse and maltreatment, puberty, sexual debut, adolescent pregnancy, abortion, women and family planning programs |
| Contraceptive technology, major risk factors of men’s health: masculinity, alcoholism, tobacco and drug consumption, accident, etc |
| Gender dimension of economic development: Women’s access to economic resources, entitlements, land ownership, inheritance laws, access to credit, measurements of women’s work, profiling women’s work, informal sector involvement, working condition |
| Gender dimension of economic development: Maternity benefits, wage differentials, gender and poverty, globalization: Changing pattern of economic activity, issues of marginalization and vulnerability along with agency, negotiation and spaces of power |
| Globalization: Gender divisions in urban labor markets, gender and migration, housing, household environment and its differential impact on men and women’s life, environmental degradation: Changes in climate |
| Environmental degradation: Water table and land use and their differential impact on men and women, the Concept of gender mainstreaming: Gender mainstreaming in various health and development sectors-example agriculture, health, education |
| The Concept of gender mainstreaming: Gender in workplace (public and private), etc |
| Gender inequality and status of women: Social, economic, cultural, health and domestic violence, women autonomy and empowerment and its demographic implications, gender empowerment measure (GEM) |
| Scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST): Size, growth, composition and distribution in India, development plans and programmes for SC and ST and their impact on population |
| Disabled/ physically challenged population: Size, growth and distribution in India, classification of physically challenged population |
| Development plans and programmes for physically challenged population in India |
Population studies: Unit 09
Population and health policies and programmes |
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| National policies: Evolution and development of population, health and related policies viz., National Population Policy 1977, National Health Policy 1983, National Population Policy 2000, National Health Policy 2002, National Health Policy 2017 |
| National policies: National Nutrition Policy, National Policy on Older Persons, social security for elderly, legislations to protect elderly in India, Protect National Youth Policy-its purpose, goals and objectives, thematic areas and strategies |
| National policies: National Policy on HIV/AIDS, National Environment Policy, etc-its purpose, goals and objectives, thematic areas and strategies |
| National policies: Population and policies on special groups, ageing and disabilities, ageing and quality of life, ageing and mental health problems, social gradients of health for ageing population, healthy ageing, who framework for healthy ageing |
| National policies: Geriatric care in India. Role of NITI Ayog in health and population related policies and programme, population, health and related policies and programme at state levels. Evolution of family welfare programme in India since 1952 |
| National policies: Population control strategies under different five year plans till current period. Recommendations of various experts committee viz., Bhore committee, Mudaliar committee, Chadha committee, Mukherjee committee, Jungalwalla committee |
| National policies: Recommendations of various experts committee viz., Kartar Singh committee, Shrivastav committee, Bajaj committee, etc |
| National health mission (NHM): History and evolution, various schemes under NHM: Reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health and adolescent (RMNCHA) programme, etc. Policies, programmes, and legislations in India: Related to age at marriage |
| National health mission (NHM): Policies, programmes, and legislations in India-medical termination of pregnancy, sex selective abortion (PCPNDT act), COTPA act-2003 (tobacco control act), policies and programme related to reproductive and child health |
| National health mission (NHM): Policies, programmes, and legislations in India-adolescent health, child health, antenatal, natal and postnatal care, immunization, vitamin deficiency, diarrhoea and acute respiratory infection, family planning, RTIs/ STDs |
| National health mission (NHM): Policies, programmes, and legislations in India-HIV/ AIDS, public health nutrition; causes of infertility and its treatment in government programme, social and psychological consequences of infertility |
| National health mission (NHM): Policies, programmes, and legislations in India-socio-psychological and health problems of menopausal women. Family planning methods-traditional vs modern methods, advantages/ disadvantages, effectiveness of various methods |
| National health mission (NHM): Achievements of various components of RMNCH+A programme, national programme for health care of elderly, communicable and noncommunicable diseases, programme |
| National health mission (NHM): Methods and approaches of impact assessment of different policies and programme on population and health of people |
| Health infrastructure and delivery system in India: Health system functioning in India, organizational structure-sub health center, primary health center, community health center, health system of district, state and center levels |
| Health infrastructure and delivery system in India: Role and responsibilities of various categories of health personnel in family welfare programme, concept and implementation of universal health care in India. Decentralization strategies in health |
| Health infrastructure and delivery system in India: Role of Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) in health, health systems reforms in India, public-private partnership in health and family welfare services |
| Health infrastructure and delivery system in India: Role of ICDS in reducing malnutrition and coordination with health sectors, intersectoral coordination for improving hygiene, water and sanitation etc |
| Basic concepts in public financing in health: Equity, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care delivery, basic concept of investment in health, public goods and private goods, externalities, public sector spending on health |
| Basic concepts in public financing in health: Basic concepts in national health accounting, need and concepts in social health insurance, schemes in social health schemes, principles and methods of economic evaluation of population and health programmes |
| Global issues and challenges in population and health: Concept of global health, global demographic, health and epidemiological transition, role of united nations and other international agencies like UNFPA, population council |
| Global issues and challenges in population and health: WHO etc in health and population; UN world population conferences: Bucharest (1974), Mexico (1984), Cairo (1994) conferences, Alma Ata declaration (1978)-health for all by 2000 |
| Global issues and challenges in population and health: UN world population conferences-components of primary health care, millennium development goals (2000), sustainable development goals (2016) |
| Global issues and challenges in population and health: Health policies and health system in developed and developing countries |
Population studies: Unit 10
Research methodology and programme evaluation |
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| Principle and methods of social science research, scientific research-conceptual, empirical, and analytical framework of research, types of research: action research, operations research, formative research, programme evaluation research |
| Research design: Observational study (descriptive and exploratory study) and experimental studies (quasi experimental and true experimental study, longitudinal and panel study design, issues relates to reliability and validity in research design |
| Method of data collection and analysis: Quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection, quality of data in evaluation research. Concept and application of odds ratio and relative risks |
| Method of data collection and analysis: Concept and application of probability in analysis of population data, laws of probability and concept of Bayes theorem, concept and application of Binomial |
| Method of data collection and analysis: Concept and application of exponential and normal distributions in population data analysis. Concept of statistical hypothesis, concept and application of correlation, association and regression |
| Method of data collection and analysis: Concept of p value (level of significance), concept of confidence interval, concept and application of logistics regression analysis |
| Sampling: Sampling concept, concept of sampling unit, sampling frame and sampling design, sampling and non-sampling errors, standard error, sample size determination |
| Sampling methods and techniques: Simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, systematic random sampling, cluster sampling, purposive sampling, multi-stage sampling, design effect in sampling |
| Research problem and formulation of research hypotheses: Defining the research problem; components of the research problem; formulating the research hypothesis |
| Research report writing and ethics in research: Types of research reports-brief reports and detailed reports; report writing: Structure of the research report, interpretations of results and suggested recommendations; ethics in research |
| Report writing: Client’s ethical code; researcher’s ethical code; ethical codes related to respondents; monitoring and evaluation of programme: Basic concept of monitoring and evaluation, difference between monitoring and evaluation |
| Monitoring and evaluation of programme: Monitoring of health programme-data requirements and Indicators, health management information system (HMIS) as tool of programme monitoring, Indicators based on service statistics based on: Input, process, output |
| Monitoring and evaluation of programme: Indicators based on service statistics based on-acceptance/ utilization rate of various services, strength and limitations of HMIS data, evaluation of accessibility, availability, equity |
| Monitoring and evaluation of programme: Quality and gender perspectives in RMNCH+A services |
| Types of evaluation-formative and summative evaluation, concurrent evaluation, framework for the evaluation of the programme, types and levels of indicators in programme evaluation-(input process, output, outcome, and impact indicators) |
| Types of evaluation-role of service statistics and surveys in programme evaluation |
| Concepts and applications of GIS in population studies: Spatial concepts-spatial parameters-site and location, scale, plane and spherical coordinate; map projections, types of maps, digital representations of spatial and non spatial data |
| Concepts and applications of GIS in population studies: Introduction to GIS-types of data, discrete and continuous data, raster and vector data, georeferencing/ geocoding and basics of digitization, layouts preparation |
| Concepts and applications of GIS in population studies: Spatial data representations and analysis-bar and line diagram, frequency polygon, frequency curve; spatial uni-variate and multivariate statistics: Spatial correlation and regression, matrix algebra |
| Concepts and applications of GIS in population studies: Spatial univariate and multivariate statistics-autocorrelation; spatial interpolations, Kriging, Moran’s I index |
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental, and musicology)
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental, and musicology): Unit 01
Technical terms |
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| Sangeet, Nada: Ahata and Anahata, Shruti and its five Jaties, seven Vedic Swaras, seven Swaras used in Gandharva, Suddha and Vikrit Swara, Vadi-Samvadi, Anuvadi-Vivadi, Saptak, Aroha, Avaroha, Pakad/ Vishesa Sanchara, Purvanga, Uttaranga, Audava, Shadava |
| Sampoorna, Varna, Alankara, Alapa, Tana, Gamaka, Alpatva-Bahutva, Graha, Ansha, Nyasa, Apanyas, Avirbhav, Tirobhava, Geeta; Gandharva, Gana, Marga sangeeta, Desi sangeeta, Kutapa, Vrinda, Vaggeyakara mela, Thata, Raga, Upanga, Bhashanga, Meend, Khatka |
| Murki, Soot, Gat, Jod, Jhala, Ghaseet, Baj, harmony and melody, Tala, laya and different layakari, common talas in Hindustani music, Sapta talas and 35 talas, Tala Dasa pranas, Yati, Theka, Matra, Vibhag, Tali, Khali, Quida, Peshkar, Uthaan, Gat, Paran |
| Rela, Tihai, Chakradar, Laggi, Ladi, Marga-Deshi tala, Avartana, Sama, Vishama, Atita, Anagata, Dasavidha Gamakas, Panchadasa Gamakas, Katapayadi scheme, names of 12 Chakras, twelve Swarasthanas, Niraval, Sangati, Mudra, Shadangas, Alapana, Tanam, Kaku |
| Akarmatrik notations |
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental, and musicology): Unit 02
Folk music |
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| Origin, evolution, and classification of Indian folk song/ music |
| Characteristics of folk music |
| Detailed study of folk music, folk instruments, and performers of various regions in India |
| Ragas and talas used in folk music |
| Folk fairs and festivals in India |
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental, and musicology): Unit 03
Rasa and Aesthetics |
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| Rasa, principles of rasa according to Bharata and others |
| Rasa Nishpatti and its application to Indian classical music |
| Bhava and rasa |
| Rasa in relation to Swara, Laya, Tala, Chhanda, and lyrics |
| Aesthetics according to Indian and western philosophers |
| General knowledge of 64 Kalas according to Vatsyayan |
| General history of Raga-Ragini paintings and Raga Dhyana |
| Interrelation of fine arts |
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental, and musicology): Unit 04
Research methodology and pedagogy, avenues, interdisciplinary aspects, and modern technology |
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| Research pedagogy: Research areas, review of literature, selection of suitable research topics and research problems, methodology of music research, preparing synopsis, data collection and its sources, analysis of data collection, writing project report |
| Research pedagogy: Research project indexing, references and bibliography, etc |
| Research avenues and its interdisciplinary aspects: Music and literature, music therapy, philosophy, psychology, physics, mathematics, economics, social sciences, religion, and culture |
| Modern technology: Electronic equipments, computer, internet, etc |
| New trends in Indian music in post-independence era |
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental, and musicology): Unit 05
Applied theory |
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| Detail study of sangeet Utpatti; musical scales (Indian and Western); detail study of Gram, Murchchhana and Chatussarna; Jaati Lakshana, Jati Bhed, concept of Raag, Raag-Lakshan |
| Classification of raag: (i) Gram raag and Desi raag classification, (ii) male raag classification, (iii) thaat raag classification, (iv) Shuddha, Chhayalag, and Sankeerna raag classification, (v) Raag-Ragini classification, (vi) Raagang classification |
| Classification of raag: (vi) Time theory of ragas; placement of Shuddha and Vikrit swaras on shruties in ancient, medieval and modern period; description of popular ragas and talas; notation systems of Hindustani, Karnataka, and western music |
| Classification of raag: (vi) Merits and demerits of a vocalist (gayak); remix, fusion, orchestra, coir and acoustic; comparative studies of Hindustani and Karnatak swaras and taalas; Karnatak names of popular Hindustani ragas |
| Classification of raag: (vi) Knowledge of different layakaaries such as Dugun, Tiguan, Chaugun, Aad, Kuad and Viaad |
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental, and musicology): Unit 06
History of Indian music, contribution of musicologists, and their textual tradition |
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| Study of the historical development of Hindustani music from Vedic to modern period; ancient medieval and modern musicologist and scholars: Bharat, Naarad, Matang, Someshwar Dev, Jagdekmall, Nanya Dev, Sharangdev, Parshwadev, Sudhakalash |
| Ancient medieval and modern musicologist and scholars: Maharana Kumbha, Ramamatya, Damodar Pandit, Pt. Ahobal, Shriniwas, Hridya Narayana, Venkatamakhi, Pt. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, Pt. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Pt. Vinayak Rao Patwardhan |
| Ancient medieval and modern musicologist and scholars: Pt. Omkarnath Thakur, Acharya Brihaspati, Thakur Jaidev Singh, Sharachchandra Shridhar Paranjape, Bhagwat Sharan Sharma, Dr. Prem Lata Sharma, Dr. Subhadra Choudhary, Prof. R.C. Mehta |
| Ancient medieval and modern musicologist and scholars: Prof. Pradeep Kumar Dixit |
| Study of ancient, medieval and modern treatises in Indian music like Natya Shastra, Naradiya Shiksha, Sangeet Makarand, Brihaddeshi, Manasollasa, Sangeet Chudamani, Bharat Bhashya, Sangeet Ratnakar, Sangeet Samaysar, Sangeet opanishatsaaroddhar |
| Sangeet raj, Swaramela Kalanidhi, sangeet darpan, sangeet parijat, raga tatvavibodh, Hridaya Kautuk, Hridaya Prakash, Chaturdandi Prakashika, sangeet Chintamani, Pranav Bharti, etc |
| Contribution of western scholars to Indian music: Capt. N.A. Willard William Jones, Capt. C.R. Day, E. Clements, Fox Strangwayes, H.A. Popley and Alain Danielou |
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental, and musicology): Unit 07
Compositional forms and their evolution |
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| Prabandh, Dhrupad, Dhamaar, Saadra, Khayaal, Tarana, Trivat, Chaturang, Sargam Geet, Lakshan Geet, Raagmala, etc |
| Thumri, Dadra, Tappa, Hori, Kajri, and Chaiti, etc |
| Light music: Geet, gazal, and bhajan, etc |
| Feroz Khan gat, Masitkhani gat, Razakhani gat and Jafarkhani gat and its kind |
| Jaati, Javali, Kriti, Tillana, Raagam, Taanam, Pallavi |
| Origin, development and presentation of above said vocal and instrumental compositions |
| Popular artists in the field of above said forms |
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental, and musicology): Unit 08
Musical instruments and its classification |
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| Classification of Indian musical instruments in ancient, medieval, and modern period, different types of veenas in ancient period, tat-sitar, sarod, violin, dilruba, israj, santoor, tanpura, surbahar, guitar |
| Ghan-Jaltarang, Ghatam, Morsing, Chipali, Manjeera, Jhanjh, Kartal Sushir-flute and its varieties, Shehnai, Nagaswaram, harmonium |
| Avanaddha-Pakhawaj, tabla, Mridangam, Kanjira, Khol, Chang, Nakkara, Duff, Hudaka, dholak |
| Origin, evolution, playing techniques and famous artist of these instruments |
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental, and musicology): Unit 09
Contribution of composers/ performers to Indian music |
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| Tansen, Haridas, Gopal Nayak, Sadarang, Pandit Balkrishna Bua Ichalkaranjikar, Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Ustad Faiyaz Khan, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan, Pandit Omkar Nath Thakur |
| Pandit Vinayak Rao Patwardhan, Pandit Narayan Rao Vyas, Pandit C.R. Vyas, Pandit Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit, Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur, Smt Gangubai Hangal, Kesar Bai Kerkar, Abdul Kareem Khan, Hirabai Barodekar, Suhasini Koratkar, Bade Ramdas |
| Siddheswari Devi, Begum Akhtar, Shobha Gurtu, Girija Devi, Savita Devi, Mogubai Kurdikar, Kishori Amonkar, Pandit Kumar Gandharva, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Balwant Rai Bhatt. Pt. Ramashreya Jha |
| Asad Ali Khan, Pt. Lal Mani Mishra, Abdul Halim Zafar Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Sharan Rani, Amjad Ali Khan, Anath Lal, Panna Lal Ghosh, Vijay Raghav Rao, Raghunath Seth, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ahmad Jaan Thirakwa, Pt. Samta Prasad, Kishan Maharaj |
| Kudau Singh, Paagal Das, Brij Bhushan Kabra, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Bhajan Sopori, M.S. Gopal Krishnan, V.G. Jog, N. Rajam, Appa Jalgaonkar, Mehmood Dholpuri |
| Recipient of Bharat Ratna: M.S. Subbulakshmi, Pt. Ravi Shankar, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Lata Mangeshkar and Pt. Bhimsen Joshi. Purandar Das, Shyam Shastri, Muthuswami Dixitar, Tyagaraja, Swathi Thirunal Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Yehudi Menuhin |
Music-Hindustani (vocal, instrumental, and musicology): Unit 10
Gharna and institutional system and conferences of Hindustani music |
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| General study of origin and development of Gharana |
| Institutionalised system and their contribution to Hindustani music |
| Four baanies of Dhrupad and its importance to Hindustani music |
| General study of various Gharanas of Dhrupad Kheyal and instrumental music |
| Special features of Gharanas in vocal and instrumental music and its famous artists |
| Purab and Punjab Angas of Tumari |
| Important music conferences in India |
| National and international awards in the field of music |
| Contribution of music educational institutes Akademies, Prasar Bharati, song and drama division and film in Indian music |
Music-Karnataka music
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 01
Technical terms |
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| Sangeet, Nada: Ahata and Anahata, Shruti and its five Jaties, seven Vedic Swaras, seven Swaras used in Gandharva, Suddha and Vikrit Swara, Vadi-Samvadi, Anuvadi-Vivadi, Saptak, Aroha, Avaroha, Pakad/ Vishesa Sanchara, Purvanga, Uttaranga, Audava, Shadava |
| Sampoorna, Varna, Alankara, Alapa, Tana, Gamaka, Alpatva-Bahutva, Graha, Ansha, Nyasa, Apanyas, Avirbhav, Tirobhava, Geeta; Gandharva, Gana, Marga sangeeta, Desi sangeeta, Kutapa, Vrinda, Vaggeyakara mela, Thata, Raga, Upanga, Bhashanga, Meend, Khatka |
| Murki, Soot, Gat, Jod, Jhala, Ghaseet, Baj, harmony and melody, Tala, laya and different layakari, common talas in Hindustani music, Sapta talas and 35 talas, Tala Dasa pranas, Yati, Theka, Matra, Vibhag, Tali, Khali, Quida, Peshkar, Uthaan, Gat, Paran |
| Rela, Tihai, Chakradar, Laggi, Ladi, Marga-Deshi tala, Avartana, Sama, Vishama, Atita, Anagata, Dasavidha Gamakas, Panchadasa Gamakas, Katapayadi scheme, names of 12 Chakras, twelve Swarasthanas, Niraval, Sangati, Mudra, Shadangas, Alapana, Tanam, Kaku |
| Akarmatrik notations |
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 02
Folk music |
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| Origin, evolution and classification of Indian folk song/ music |
| Characteristics of folk music |
| Detailed study of folk music, folk instruments, and performers of various regions in India |
| Ragas and talas used in folk music |
| Folk fairs and festivals in India |
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 03
Rasa and Aesthetics |
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| Rasa, principles of rasa according to Bharata and others |
| Rasa Nishpatti and its application to Indian classical music |
| Bhava and rasa |
| Rasa in relation to Swara, Laya, Tala, Chhanda, and lyrics |
| Aesthetics according to Indian and western philosophers |
| General knowledge of 64 Kalas according to Vatsyayan |
| General history of Raga-Ragini paintings and Raga Dhyana |
| Interrelation of fine arts |
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 04
Research methodology and pedagogy, avenues, interdisciplinary aspects, and modern technology |
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| Research pedagogy: Research areas, review of literature, selection of suitable research topics and research problems, methodology of music research, preparing synopsis, data collection and its sources, analysis of data collection, writing project report |
| Research pedagogy: Research project indexing, references and bibliography, etc |
| Research avenues and its interdisciplinary aspects: Music and literature, music therapy, philosophy, psychology, physics, mathematics, economics, social sciences, religion, and culture |
| Modern technology: Electronic equipments, computer, internet, etc |
| New trends in Indian music in post-independence era |
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 05
Applied theory |
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| Musical scales (Indian and western), Suddha and Vikrita Svaras, Shruti in ancient, medieval, and modern period, detailed study of Grama, Murchana-Jaati, Jaati Lakshana in ancient period, concept of raga |
| Classification of raga from ancient to modern period, Raga Lakshana-s of popular ragas, Mela-Janya system, Katapayadi and Bhuta Sankhya, Janya-raga classification, ancient-Palai-Pan system, 22 Srutis and their distribution among Swaras and Ragas |
| Suladi sapta tala-s, scheme of 35 talas, tala dasa pranas, Marga and Desi talas, talas of Thiruppugazh, Shadangas and Shodasangas, important ragas and talas of Hindustani music |
| Notation systems in Hindustani, Karnatak, and western music (staff notation) |
| Voice culture, orchestration, and acoustics |
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 06
Historical perspective of music-contributions of scholars, musicologists, musical concepts in treatises |
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| Narada-Naradiya Shiksha, Sangita Makaranda; Bharata-Natya Shastra; Dattila-Dattilam, Matanga-Brihaddeshi; Someshwara-Manasollasa; Parsva Deva-Sangita Samayasara; Sarangadeva-Sangita Ratnakara, Simhabhupala; Nanyadeva-Bharata Bhashyam |
| Lochana Kavi-raga Tarangini; Jagadekamalla-Sangita Chudamani; Vidyaranya-Sangita Sara, Ramamatya-Swaramela Kalanidhi; Rana Kumbha-Sangita Raja; Somnath-Raga Vibodha, Ahobala-Sangeeta Parijat |
| Govinda Dikshita-Sangita Sudha; Venkatamakhi-Chaturdandi Prakasika; Tulaja-Sangita Saramrita; Govinda Acharya-Sangraha Chudamani; Subbarama Dikshitar-Sangita Sampradaya Pradarsini; Abraham Pandithar-Karnamrita Sagaram |
| Nadamuni Panditar-Swara Prastara Sagaram; Attoor Krishna Pisharoti-Sangeetha Chandrika |
| References to musical concepts in Silappadikaram, sangam texts, Pancha Marabu, Tala Samudram, Mahabharata Chudamani, Yazh Nool and other important texts in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam |
| Musicologists: V.N. Bhatkhande, V.D. Paluskar, Swami Prajnanananda, B.C. Deva, P. Sambamurthy, S.Seetha, V.Raghavan, Premlata Sharma, R.Satyanarayana, T.S. Parthasarathy, N. Ramanathan, S.A.K. Durga, Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao, R.C Mehta and their works |
| Contribution of western scholars to Indian music; Curt Sachs, N.A.Willard, William Jones, C.R. Day, E. Clements, Fox Strangways, H.A. Popley and Alain Danielou |
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 07
Compositional forms and their evolution |
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| Origin and development of Prabandha, Gitam, Swarajati, Jatiswaram, Tana Varnam, Pada Varnam, Kirtana, Kriti, Padam, Javali, Tillana, Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi, Niraval, Kalpana Svara, Tevaram, Divyaprabandham, Thiruppugazh, Thaya, Ragamalika, Viruttam, Dandakam |
| Churnika, Sloka, Daru, Ashtapadi, Tarangam, Thiruvaimozhi, Thiruppavai, Chindu, Thiruvasagam, group Kritis |
| Geya Nataka-a, Nritya Nataka-s Hindustani musical forms Dhrupad, Dhamar, Khayal, Thumri, Tappa, Tarana, Trivat, Chaturang, Vrindavan |
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 08
Music instruments of India |
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| Indian concept of classification of music instruments |
| Origin, evolution, structure and playing technique of veena, tambura, violin, chitra vina, viola, mandolin, flute, nadaswaram, panchamukha vadyam, mridangam, tavil, kanjira, dappu, chenda, maddalam, timila, jaltarang, ghatam, morsing, chipla, jalra |
| Kartala and other tala instruments |
| Outline knowledge of-sitar, sarangi, sarod, shehnai, tabla, pakhawaj, piano, guitar, clarionet |
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 09
Contribution of composers/ performers to music (Indian and western) |
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| Tevaram, Alvars, Jayadeva, Dasa Kuta, Purandara Dasa, Annamacharya, Tallapaka composers, Bhadrachala Ramadasu, Arunagirinathar, Muthuthandavar, Marimuthu Pillai, Arunachala Kavirayar, Sangeetha Mummoorthy viz., Shamasastry, Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar |
| Swati Tirunal, Gopalakrishna Bharati, Tanjore Quartette, Patnam Subramanya Iyer and other prominent post trinity composers |
| Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Musiri Subrahmanya Iyer, G.N Balasubramaniam, Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, K.V Narayana Swamy, M.D Ramanathan, R.K Srikanthan, M. Balamurali Krishna |
| M.S. Subbalakshmi, D.K. Pattammal, M.L.Vasanthakumari, Brinda, Mukta and other prominent vocalists |
| Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer, Veena Dhanammal, S. Balachander, Mysore Doraiswamy Iyengar, S. Balachander, ChittiBabu, Mysore Chowdiah, Lalgudi Jayaraman, Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu, T.N. Krishnan, M.S. Gopalakrishnan, Sarabha Sastri, T.R. Mahalingam |
| N. Ramani, Sheikh Chinna Moulana, Ambalapuzha Brothers, Namagiripettai Krishnan, Palghat Mani Iyer, Palani Subramaniam, Vikku Vinayakram, Harishankar and other prominent musicians of Veena, Violin, Flute, Nadaswaram, Mridangam, Ghatam and Kanjira |
Music-Karnataka music: Unit 10
Prominent banis, music training, education, and propagation |
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| Merits and limitations of Gurukula Sampradayam, institutional training and academic teaching system in universities |
| Nadaswaram Bani-Tanjavur style, Mridanga Bani-Thanjavur, Pudukkottai and Palakkad styles, Banis of Dhanammal school, Ariyakudi, musiri, GNB, Maharajapuram, Chembai and Semmangudi |
| Styles of music trinity and analysis of their ragas, compositions with various musical versions |
| Music propagation through music academies, Prasar Bharati, song and drama division, films,music festivals like Tiruvaiyaru, Chembai, Melattur, etc |
| Influence of other music systems on Karnatak music-Hindustani and Western |
| National and international awards in music |
Music-Percussion
Music-Percussion: Unit 01
Technical terms |
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| Sangeet, Nada: Ahata and Anahata, Shruti and its five Jaties, seven Vedic Swaras, seven Swaras used in Gandharva, Suddha and Vikrit Swara, Vadi-Samvadi, Anuvadi-Vivadi, Saptak, Aroha, Avaroha, Pakad/ Vishesa Sanchara, Purvanga, Uttaranga, Audava, Shadava |
| Sampoorna, Varna, Alankara, Alapa, Tana, Gamaka, Alpatva-Bahutva, Graha, Ansha, Nyasa, Apanyas, Avirbhav, Tirobhava, Geeta; Gandharva, Gana, Marga sangeeta, Desi sangeeta, Kutapa, Vrinda, Vaggeyakara mela, Thata, Raga, Upanga, Bhashanga, Meend, Khatka |
| Murki, Soot, Gat, Jod, Jhala, Ghaseet, Baj, harmony and melody, Tala, laya and different layakari, common talas in Hindustani music, Sapta talas and 35 talas, Tala Dasa pranas, Yati, Theka, Matra, Vibhag, Tali, Khali, Quida, Peshkar, Uthaan, Gat, Paran |
| Rela, Tihai, Chakradar, Laggi, Ladi, Marga-Deshi tala, Avartana, Sama, Vishama, Atita, Anagata, Dasavidha Gamakas, Panchadasa Gamakas, Katapayadi scheme, names of 12 Chakras, twelve Swarasthanas, Niraval, Sangati, Mudra, Shadangas, Alapana, Tanam, Kaku |
| Akarmatrik notations |
Music-Percussion: Unit 02
Folk music |
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| Origin, evolution, and classification of Indian folk song/ music |
| Characteristics of folk music |
| Detailed study of folk music, folk instruments, and performers of various regions in India |
| Ragas and talas used in folk music |
| Folk fairs and festivals in India |
Music-Percussion: Unit 03
Rasa and Aesthetics |
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| Rasa, principles of rasa according to Bharata and others |
| Rasa Nishpatti and its application to Indian classical music |
| Bhava and rasa |
| Rasa in relation to Swara, Laya, Tala, Chhanda, and lyrics |
| Aesthetics according to Indian and western philosophers |
| General knowledge of 64 Kalas according to Vatsyayan |
| General history of Raga-Ragini paintings and Raga Dhyana |
| Interrelation of fine arts |
Music-Percussion: Unit 04
Research methodology and pedagogy, avenues, interdisciplinary aspects, and modern technology |
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| Research pedagogy: Research areas, review of literature, selection of suitable research topics and research problems, methodology of music research, preparing synopsis, data collection and its sources, analysis of data collection, writing project report |
| Research pedagogy: Research project indexing, references and bibliography, etc |
| Research avenues and its interdisciplinary aspects: Music and literature, music therapy, philosophy, psychology, physics, mathematics, economics, social sciences, religion, and culture |
| Modern technology: Electronic equipments, computer, internet, etc |
| New trends in Indian music in post-independence era |
Music-Percussion: Unit 05
Applied theory-Taal and Avanadhavadhya |
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| Description and playing techniques of varna’s and their combinations in tabla and pakhawaj instruments |
| Ten pranas of taal (detailed study) |
| Detailed study of Margi and Desi taal system (Paddhati), knowledge of Karnataka taal system: Detailed knowledge of Uttar Bhartiya taal paddhati and taalas used in Uttar Bhartiya sangeet |
| A brief knowledge of taalas used with Rabindra sangeet |
| Laya and layakari |
| Detailed knowledge of Hindustani and Karnatak taal notation system |
| Brief knowledge of staff notation system |
| Tabla accompaniment with vocal, (classical, semi-classical music) instrumental music and kathak dance |
| Relationship between taal and Chhand, knowledge of composing Tihaies of different Matras |
| Detailed knowledge of Tihai-Damdar, Bedam, Nauhakka, and Chakradhar Tihaies |
| Mathematical calculation of Chakradhar-(Sadharan, Firmaishi, and Kamali Chakradhar) |
| Difference between Chakradhar Gat, Chakradhar Tukda, and Chakardar Paran |
| The chakra of thirty two Tihaies describe by Acharya Brihaspati |
Music-Percussion: Unit 06
History of music, treies, and contribution of musicologist |
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| Bharat, Sharangdev, Matang, Parashwadev Nanya Dev, Ramamatya, Somnath, Damodar Pandit, Ahobal, Venkatamakhi, V.N. Bhatkhande, V.D. Paluskar, Pundarik Vitthal, Dr. Subhadra Chaudhary, Nikhil Ghosh, Madhukar Ganesh Godbole, Swami Pagal Das |
| Purushottam Das Pakhawaj, Girish Chandra Shrivastava, Bhagwat Sharan Sharma, Prof. Sudhir Kumar Saxena, Dr. Aban Mistry, Dr. Yogmaya Shukla, Arvind Mulgaonkar, Sudhir Mainkar, Dr. Arun Kumar Sen, Chhote Lal Mishra |
| Detailed study of the following texts: Natya Shastra, sangeet ratnakar, Brihaddeshi, Sangeet Samyasar Sangeet Raj, Ashtottar Shat taal, Lakshanam, Bhartiya Sangeet Vadya, Table ka Udgam Vikas Avam Vadan Shailiyan, Bhartiya Talon ka Shastriya Vivechan |
| Detailed study of the following texts: Pakhawaj avam table ke Gharane avam, Parmparayen, taal Kosh, tabla vadan kala avam Shastra, tabla, Bhartiya taal men anekta mein ekta, aesthetics of tabla, tabla puran, taal vadya parichaya, tabla granth manjusha |
| Detailed study of the following texts: Laya taal vichar manthan, tabla vadan mein Nihit Saundarya, solo tabla drumming of north India, tabla of Lucknow, taal Vadya Shastra, Bhartiya sangeet men taal, Chand avam Roop Vidhan |
Music-Percussion: Unit 07
Detailed study compositional forms of avanaddha vadya |
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| Definition of Bandish-expendable and nonexpendable compositions |
| The aesthetics of bandishen |
| Importance of presentation of bandishein |
| Detailed study of Theka, Peshkar, Qaeda and its Prastar (Paltas), Bant, Rela, Rau, Tukda, Mukhada, Gat and its various kinds, Rang-Rela, Fird, Paran, Tihaies of various kinds |
| Gats and quaidas of different Gharanas, LaggiLadi |
| Study of different compositions popular in classical vocal, semi-classical and instrumental music: Khayal, Masitkhani gat, Razakhani gat, Thumri, Dadra, Tappa, Kajari, Chaiti, Dhrupad, Dhamar, Sadra, Jhoola, Bhajan, Gazal, Geet |
| General knowledge of compositions used in Kathak dance: Aamad, Paran, Tatkar, Toda, Stuti Paran |
Music-Percussion: Unit 08
Classification of musical instruments, descriptions of musical instruments from ancient to present period in India |
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| Classification of Indian musical instruments as per described by Bharat, Sharangdev and Dr. Lalmani Mishra |
| Detailed study of origin, evolution, structure and playing technique of the following instruments: (a) Tat vadya: Veena, vichitra veena, naradiya veena, saraswati veena, rudra veena, sitar, sarod, sarangi, violin, dilruba, israj, santoor, surbahar |
| Detailed study of origin, evolution, structure and playing technique of the following instruments: (a) Tat Vadya: Tanpura, Guitar, ektara, dotara, (b) Sushir Vadya: Flute, shehnai, Nagasvaram, Claronate, Algoza, Sundari, Maguti |
| Detailed study of origin, evolution, structure and playing technique of the following instruments: (c) Avanaddha vadya: Panav, Patah, Mirdang, Pakhawaj, tabla, mridangam, tavil, khanjira, khol, chenda, chang, upang, duff, nakkara, dhol, dholak, sambal |
| Detailed study of origin, evolution, structure and playing technique of the following instruments: (c) Avanaddha vadya: Dholaki, Naal, Huddaka, pung, (d) Ghana vadya: Jal-tarang, nal-tarang, ghatam, morsing, chipli, jalra, kartaal, jhanjh, manjira |
| Popular percussion instruments used in western music: Kittle drum, Snare drum, Bass drum, Tenor drum and other important percussions |
Music-Percussion: Unit 09
Performer and composers |
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| Tabla: Nathu Khan, Modu Khan, Bakshu Khan, Abid Hussain Khan, Haji Vilayat Ali, Salari Khan, Chudiya Imam Baksh, Ram Sahay, Munir Khan, Habibuddin Khan, Ahmedjan Thirukuwa, Amir Hussain, Jahangir Khan, Sheikh Daud, Bade Munne Khan, Karamatullah Khan |
| Tabla: Allarakha Khan, Gyan Prakash Ghosh, Nikhil Ghosh, Gama Maharaj, Kishan Maharaj, Kanthe Maharaj, Samta Prasad (Gudai Maharaj), Anokhelal Mishra, Bhai Gaitonde, Pandharinath Nageshkar, Suresh Talwalkar, Hashmat Ali Khan |
| Tabla: Zakir Hussain and contemporary tabla and pakhawaj vizards and scholars |
| Pakhawaj: Kudau Singh Jodh Singh, Nana Panse, Ayodhya Prasad, Pagal Das, Chatrapati Singh, Arjun Sejwal, Madhav Rao Alkutkar, Sakhara Ram |
| Nakkara Vadak: Dilawar Khan, Aggan Khan |
| Dholak Vadak: Bafati Khan, Gulam Jaffer, Dholki: Vijay Chauhan |
| Karnataka music: Vocalists and instrumentalists-Bharat Ratan Subbalakshmi, S. Balachandar, Bal Muralikrishnan, Lalgudi Jayaraman, T.N. Krishnan, Palghat Raghu, Palghat Mani Iyer, Umayalpuram Sivaraman, U. Srinivas, Vikku Vinayakram, Hari Shankar |
| North Indian vocalist and instrumentalist: Allauddin Khan, Vilayat Khan, Ravishankar, Abdul Halim Jaffer, Balaram Pathak, Nikhil Banerjee, Hafeez Ali Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, V.G. Jog, D.K. Datar, N Rajam, Hariprasad Chaurasia |
| North Indian vocalist and instrumentalist: Pannalal Ghosh, Bismillah Khan, Ali Hussain, Siddharam Jadhav, Krishna Rao, Shankar Pandit, Mogubai Kurdikar, Kesar Bai Kerkar, Mallikarjun Mansoor, Abdul Karim Khan, Faiyaz Khan, Bhimsen Joshi |
| North Indian vocalist and instrumentalist: Gangubai Hangal Malini Rajurkar, Kishori Amonkar, Jas Raj, Kumar Gandharva and Aamir Khan |
| Dancers: Acchan Maharaj, Lacchu Maharaj, Sitara Devi, Gopi Krishna, Birju Maharaj, Durga Lal, Yamini Krishnamurthy Samyukta Panigrahi and Kalyani Kutti Amma |
| All national and international awardees in the field of music, dance, folk music, and folk dances with special reference to percussion instrumentalists |
Music-Percussion: Unit 10
Detailed study of gharanas and institutional system in music |
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| Definition of baaj and gharanas |
| Historical evaluation and developments of gharanas of tabla and pakhawaj, Delhi gharana, Ajrada gharana, Farukhabad gharana, Lucknow gharana, Benaras gharana, Punjab gharana, Nana Panase gharana, Kudau Singh gharana |
| Varna Nikas (playing technique) in different gharanas |
| Main characteristics of Peshkar, Quida, rela, gat, tukada, paran, tihai, chakradhar and laggi ladi on the basis of gharanas |
| Importance and utility of tabla and pakhawaj in classical music, semi classical, sugam and film music |
| Universities, academies and other institutions, renowned professors, gurus, academicians, administrators who are propagating music |
Music-Rabindra sangeet
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 01
Technical terms |
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| Sangeet, Nada: Ahata and Anahata, Shruti and its five Jaties, seven Vedic Swaras, seven Swaras used in Gandharva, Suddha and Vikrit Swara, Vadi-Samvadi, Anuvadi-Vivadi, Saptak, Aroha, Avaroha, Pakad/ Vishesa Sanchara, Purvanga, Uttaranga, Audava, Shadava |
| Sampoorna, Varna, Alankara, Alapa, Tana, Gamaka, Alpatva-Bahutva, Graha, Ansha, Nyasa, Apanyas, Avirbhav, Tirobhava, Geeta; Gandharva, Gana, Marga sangeeta, Desi sangeeta, Kutapa, Vrinda, Vaggeyakara mela, Thata, Raga, Upanga, Bhashanga, Meend, Khatka |
| Murki, Soot, Gat, Jod, Jhala, Ghaseet, Baj, harmony and melody, Tala, laya and different layakari, common talas in Hindustani music, Sapta talas and 35 talas, Tala Dasa pranas, Yati, Theka, Matra, Vibhag, Tali, Khali, Quida, Peshkar, Uthaan, Gat, Paran |
| Rela, Tihai, Chakradar, Laggi, Ladi, Marga-Deshi tala, Avartana, Sama, Vishama, Atita, Anagata, Dasavidha Gamakas, Panchadasa Gamakas, Katapayadi scheme, names of 12 Chakras, twelve Swarasthanas, Niraval, Sangati, Mudra, Shadangas, Alapana, Tanam, Kaku |
| Akarmatrik notations |
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 02
Folk music |
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| Origin, evolution, and classification of Indian folk song/ music |
| Characteristics of folk music |
| Detailed study of folk music, folk instruments, and performers of various regions in India |
| Ragas and talas used in folk music |
| Folk fairs and festivals in India |
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 03
Rasa and Aesthetics |
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| Rasa, principles of rasa according to Bharata and others |
| Rasa Nishpatti and its application to Indian classical music |
| Bhava and rasa |
| Rasa in relation to Swara, Laya, Tala, Chhanda, and lyrics |
| Aesthetics according to Indian and western philosophers |
| General knowledge of 64 Kalas according to Vatsyayan |
| General history of Raga-Ragini paintings and Raga Dhyana |
| Interrelation of fine arts |
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 04
Research methodology and pedagogy, avenues, interdisciplinary aspects, and modern technology |
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| Research pedagogy: Research areas, review of literature, selection of suitable research topics and research problems, methodology of music research, preparing synopsis, data collection and its sources, analysis of data collection, writing project report |
| Research pedagogy: Research project indexing, references and bibliography, etc |
| Research avenues and its interdisciplinary aspects: Music and literature, music therapy, philosophy, psychology, physics, mathematics, economics, social sciences, religion, and culture |
| Modern technology: Electronic equipments, computer, internet, etc |
| New trends in Indian music in post-independence era |
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 05
Applied theory |
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| The knowledge of round the clock ragas and raginis, the knowledge of talas, the knowledge of kirtana, baul and other folk songs of bengal, the knowledge of monsoon and vernal ragas and raginis, selected provincial songs |
| Selected verses from the Vedas and Upanishads frequently chanted by Tagore |
| Rabindranath tagore specially created talas that is, Jhampak (5 matra), Sasthi (6 matra), Rupakra (8 matra), Nabatal (9 matra), Ekadasi (11 matra), Nabapanchatal (18 matra) |
| Mulgan and bhanga gan |
| Brahma sangeet by Tagore’s |
| Tagore’s poetic songs, (Kabya Geeti), Vedic hymns (tuned by Tagore) |
| Patriotic songs |
| Akarmatrik notation system |
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 06
Historical perspective of music |
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| Conversation between Tagore and eminent personalities of India and abroad |
| Western scholars on Tagore music |
| ‘Sangeet Chinta’ full study of Tagore book |
| Influence of European music as a whole on Tagore |
| Influence of European Music and provincial tune |
| Tagore’s creative journey in song writing and musical compositions |
| History of anthology of Tagore songs |
| Basic knowledge in Indian classical music with special emphasis in Dhrupad, Khayal, Tappa, Thumri |
| Knowledge of notation and tal (Indian and Western) |
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 07
Composition forms and their evolution |
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| Main forms for Rabindra sangeet |
| Geetanjali and song offerings-a textual study |
| Biography of Tagore: The music composer upto Geetanjali era throughout Tagore’s life |
| The music composer (second part) after Geetanjali to 1941 |
| Barsamangal, Sarodutsav, etc |
| Aesthetic approach of Rabindranath Tagore through Rabindra sangeet |
| Tagore’s philosophy of music, sahityer pathe, sahitya, sahityer swarup |
| Tagore’s vision of music in his early days |
| Concept of Tagore’s musical philosophy as expressed in essays, poems, novels etc |
| Knowledge of raga |
| Bengali songs: Pre contemporary and post Rabindranath era |
| Brahma Sangeet and patriotic songs of different author other than Rabindranath |
| Brahma Sangeet: Different author other than Tagore family |
| Bedgan, maghotsav, upasana song, songs of Tagore house, hansirgan |
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 08
Music instrument of India |
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| Popular instruments used in Rabindra sangeet, that is, esraj, guitar, key board, sitar, tanpura, harmonium, sarod, violin, mandira, organ-piano, flute and its varieties, pakhawaj, tabla, sri khol, dhol, mridangam, jaltarang etc |
| Rabindra sangeet: Experiments in rhythms and talas |
| Application of various talas and rhythms |
| Surantar and Chhandantar |
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 09
Contribution of scholars/ performer and their textual traditions |
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| Tagore’s Geeti Natya and Nritya Natya example-Balmiki Prativa, Kalmrigaya, Mayar Khela, Chitrangada, Chandalika, Shyama, Taser Des, Shap Mochan, etc, and other dramas full of various songs, that is, like Prayaschitta, Visarjan, Muktadhara, Achalayatan |
| Other dramas full of various songs, that is, like Raja, Raktakarabi, Phalguni, Basant, Sishu Tirtha, Rin Shodh, Raja o Rani, Prakritir Pratisodh, Tapati, etc |
| All dramatic works and example Tagore's musical creativity in Gitabitan-a textual study (part I, II, III) and Swarabitan (notation books) 1-66 and others |
| Bhanusingher Padabali, Ritunatya |
| History of anthology of Tagore’s songs |
| Contribution of scholar/ performer/ musicians: Pratibha Devi, Subinoy Roy, Nilima Sen, Indira Devi Chowdhurani, Maya Sen, Suchitra Mitra, Kanika Bandyopadhyay, Santidev Ghosh, Jyotirindranath Tagore, Debendranath Tagore, Sailaja Ranjan Majumdar |
| Contribution of scholar/ performer/ musicians: Anadi Dastidar, Kangalicharan Sen, Amiya Thakur, Bhimrao Sastri, Ases Bandyopadhyay, Girija Shankar Chakraborty, Ramesh Chandra Bandyopadhyay, Rajeswari Dutta, Sankha Ghosh, Sudhir Chakraborty etc |
Music-Rabindra sangeet: Unit 10
Gharana and institutionalised system of music |
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| An overall survey of Tagore’s musical creativity, tonal and rhythmic varieties of Tagore’s musical compositions including his own experimental variations |
| Periods and phases of Tagore’s musical compositions |
| Periods and phases of Tagore’s musical compositions (chronological order may be maintained) |
| Influence of Hindustani, Karnatak, and Western music on Rabindra sangeet, compositions who influenced Rabindra Sangeet |
| Tagore Song used in films |
| Tagore songs: Tunes adapted from Tappa, Thumri, Tarana, and Bhajan with original songs |
| The cultural atmosphere of Tagore’s family (Pathuriaghata, and Jorasanko, Kolkata) |
| Thematic variations of Tagore’s music: (Puja, Prem, Swadesh, Prakriti, Vichitra, Anusthanik) festival songs of Rabindra Sangeet |
| Knowledge of Hindustani songs and Tagore’s opinion on these songs |
| National anthem of India and Bangladesh |
| Rabindra sangeet based on classical tune |
Management
Management: Unit 01
Management |
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| Concept, process, theories and approaches, management roles and skills, functions-planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating and controlling, communication-types, process and barriers |
| Decision making-concept, process, techniques and tools, organisation structure and design-types, authority, responsibility, centralisation, decentralisation and span of control, managerial economics-concept and importance |
| Demand analysis-utility analysis, indifference curve, elasticity and forecasting, market structures-market classification and price determination, national income-concept, types and measurement, inflation-concept, types and measurement |
| Business ethics and CSR, ethical issues and dilemma, corporate governance, value based organisation |
Management: Unit 02
Organisational Behaviour |
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| Significance and theories, individual behaviour-personality, perception, values, attitude, learning and motivation, group behaviour-team building, leadership, group dynamics, interpersonal behaviour and transactional analysis |
| Organizational culture and climate, workforce diversity and cross culture, organisational behaviour, emotions and stress management, organisational justice and whistle blowing, human resource management-concept, perspectives, influences and recent trends |
| Human resource planning, recruitment and selection, induction, training and development, job analysis, job evaluation and compensation management |
Management: Unit 03
Strategic Role of Human Resource Management |
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| Competency mapping and balanced scorecard, career planning and development, performance management and appraisal, organization development, change and OD interventions, talent management and skill development, employee engagement and work life balance |
| Industrial relations: Disputes and grievance management, labour welfare and social security, trade union and collective bargaining, international human resource management–HR challenge of international, business green HRM |
Management: Unit 04
Accounting Principles and Standards |
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| Preparation of financial statements, financial statement analysis-ratio analysis, funds flow and cash flow analysis, DuPont analysis, preparation of cost sheet, marginal costing, cost volume, profit analysis, standard costing and variance analysis |
| Financial management, concept, and functions, capital structure-theories, cost of capital, sources and finance, budgeting and budgetary control, types, and process, zero base budgeting, leverages-operating, financial and combined leverages |
| EBIT-EPS analysis, financial breakeven point and indifference level |
Management: Unit 05
Value and returns |
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| Time preference for money, valuation of bonds and shares, risk and returns; capital budgeting-nature of investment, evaluation, comparison of methods; risk and uncertainty analysis, dividend-theories and determination |
| Mergers and acquisition-corporate restructuring, value creation, merger negotiations, leveraged buyouts, take over portfolio management-CAPM, APT, derivatives-options, option payoffs, option pricing, forward contracts and future contracts |
| Working capital management-determinants, cash, inventory, receivables and payables management, factoring, international financial management, foreign exchange market |
Management: Unit 06
Strategic management |
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| Concept, process, decision and types, strategic analysis-external analysis, PEST, Porter’s approach to industry analysis, internal analysis-resource based approach, value chain analysis, strategy formulation-SWOT analysis |
| Strategy formulation-corporate strategy-growth, stability, retrenchment, integration and diversification, business portfolio analysis-BCG, GE business model, Ansoff’s product market growth matrix, strategy implementation-challenges of change |
| Strategy implementation-developing programs Mckinsey 7s framework, marketing-concept, orientation, trends and tasks, customer value and satisfaction, market segmentation, positioning and targeting |
| Product and pricing decision-product mix, product life cycle, new product development, pricing-types and strategies, place and promotion decision-marketing channels and value networks, VMS, IMC, advertising and sales promotion |
Management: Unit 07
Consumer and Industrial Buying Behaviour |
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| Theories and models of consumer behaviour, brand management-role of brands, brand equity, equity models, developing a branding strategy; brand name decisions, brand extensions and loyalty, logistics and supply chain management, drivers, value creation |
| Supply chain design, designing and managing sales force, personal selling, service marketing-managing service quality and brands, marketing strategies of service firms, customer relationship marketing-relationship building, strategies, values and process |
| Retail marketing-recent trends in India, types of retail outlets |
| Emerging trends in marketing-concept of e-marketing, direct marketing, digital marketing and green marketing international marketing-entry mode decisions, planning marketing mix for international markets |
Management: Unit 08
Statistics for Management |
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| Concept, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability distribution-binomial, Poison, normal and exponential data collection and questionnaire design, sampling-concept, process, and techniques, hypothesis testing-procedure |
| T, Z, F, chi-square tests, correlation and regression analysis, operations management-role and scope, facility location and layout-site selection and analysis, layout-design and process |
| Enterprise resource planning-ERP modules, ERP implementation, scheduling; loading, sequencing and monitoring, quality management and statistical quality control, quality circles, total quality management-KAIZEN, benchmarking, six sigma |
| Total quality management-ISO 9000 series standards, operation research-transportation, queuing, decision theory, PERT/ CPM |
Management: Unit 09
International business |
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| Managing business in globalization era; theories of international trade; balance of payment, foreign direct investment-benefits and costs, multilateral regulation of trade and investment under WTO, international trade procedures and documentation |
| EXIM policies, role of international financial institutions-IMF and world bank, information technology-use of computers in management applications; MIS, DSS, artificial intelligence and big data, data warehousing |
| Data mining and knowledge, management-concepts, managing technological change |
Management: Unit 10
Entrepreneurship development |
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| Concept, types, theories and process, developing entrepreneurial competencies, intrapreneurship-concept and process, women entrepreneurship and rural entrepreneurship, innovations in business-types of innovations, creating and identifying opportunities |
| Innovations in business-screening of business ideas, business plan and feasibility analysis-concept and process of technical, market and financial analysis, micro and small scale industries in India; role of government in promoting SSI |
| Sickness in small industries-reasons and rehabilitation, institutional finance to small industries-financial institutions, commercial banks, cooperative banks, micro finance |
Maithili
Bengali
Hindi
Kannada
Malayalam
Oriya
Punjabi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
Sindhi
Dogri
Nepali
Manipuri
Assamese
Gujarati
Marathi
Persian
Rajasthani
German
Kashmiri
Konkani
Bodo
Traditional Sanskrit
Santali
Santali: Unit 01
Ethnology |
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Santali: Unit 02
Linguistic and grammar |
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Santali: Unit 03
Indian literature |
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Santali: Unit 04
Theory of literature |
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Santali: Unit 05
Santali poetry literature |
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Santali: Unit 06
Santali prose literature |
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Santali: Unit 07
Santali magazine |
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Santali: Unit 08
Period greats and literatures |
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Santali: Unit 09
History of the santal |
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Prakrit
Prakrit: Unit 01
History of the Prakrit language: Origin and development |
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| Elements of the Prakrit language in Vedic literature, earliest source of Prakrit, development of the Prakrit language: (a) Primary Prakrit-(i) inscriptional Prakrit, niya Prakrit, Prakrit dhammapada |
| Development of the Prakrit language: (a) Primary Prakrit-(ii) general introduction to the language of the anga canonical texts, (iii) general introduction to the language of the texts-Kasayapahuda, Satkhandagama and the texts of Kundakunda |
| Development of the Prakrit language: (b) Secondary Prakrit-(i) language of the Upanga canonical texts and Mulasutras: Opapatika, Raja Pransiya, Dasavaikalika, Uttaradhyayana, (ii) general introduction to the language of the Mulacara |
| Development of the Prakrit language: (b) Secondary Prakrit-(ii) general introduction to the language of the Bhagwati aradhana and Tiloyapannatti, (iii) general introduction to the language of Gathasaptasati, Paumacariyaṃ and Vasudeva Hindi |
| Development of the Prakrit language: (c) Tertiary Prakrit-(i) commentary literature of the canons: General introduction to the language of the Dhavala and Jayadhavala, Sukh Bodha, commentary of Sri lanka on Sutrakritanga |
| Development of the Prakrit language: (c) Tertiary Prakrit-(ii) general introduction to the Setubandha, Gaudavaho, Lilavaikaha, and Prakrit texts of Haribhadra Suri, Kuvalayamalakaha, (iii) origin of the Apabhraṃsa language: Study of the works of Joindu |
| Development of the Prakrit language: (c) Tertiary Prakrit-(iii) origin of the Apabhraṃsa language: Study of the works of Svayambhu and Puspadanta and the Apabhraṃsa verses cited by Hemacandra in his Prakrit grammar |
| Development of the Prakrit language: (c) Tertiary Prakrit-(iv) contribution of Prakrit to the development of modern Indian languages: Hindi and other regional languages |
Prakrit: Unit 02
Origin and characteristic features of different Prakrits |
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| Maharashtra, Sauraseni, Ardhamagadhi, Magadhi, Paisaci, Apabhraṃsa |
Prakrit: Unit 03
Prakrit canons and commentary literature |
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| History of Ardhamagadhi and Sauraseni canonical literature, history of commentary literature of the Prakrit canons, general introduction to the Samanasuttaṃ |
Prakrit: Unit 04
History of Prakrit Kavya literature |
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| Mahakavya, Khandakavya, Carita Kavya, Kathakavya, Champu Kavya, Muktak Kavya |
Prakrit: Unit 05
Prakrit in the ancient dramatic literature and Sattaka literature |
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| Prakrits in the dramas of Asvaghosa and Bhasa, Prakrits in the Mrcchakatika, Mudrarakshasa and in the dramas of Kalidasa, characteristic features of the Sattaka literature |
Prakrit: Unit 06
Prakrit Inscriptional literature |
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| Study of the 14 rock-edicts of the Girnar version of emperor Asoka, study of the Hathigumpha inscription of emperor Kharavela, study of the Ghantiyala inscription of Kakkuka |
Prakrit: Unit 07
Prakrit scientific literature |
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| Rhetorics, Kosa, some important Prakrit texts on astrology and mathematics, Prakrit grammarians and grammatical treatises, metrics, features with examples of some of the metres in Prakrit and Apabhraṃsa: (i) Prakrit metres-Gaha, Pattha, Viula, Uggaha |
| Features with examples of some of the metres in Prakrit and Apabhraṃsa: (i) Prakrit metres-Gahu, Siṃhini, Gahini, Khaṃdhaa, (ii) Apabhraṃsa metres-Duvai, Kadava, Ghatta, Pajjhadia, Hela, Chaupaiyan |
Prakrit: Unit 08
Prakrit grammar and Prakrit philology |
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| Prakrit grammar-general rules of the noun, adjective, pronoun, verb, indeclinables, case, case-endings, Sandhi and Samasa, Prakrit philology: Phonetic changes, vowels and consonants, yashruti, Anusvara, Anunasika, Visarga; phonetic behaviors-assimilation |
| Prakrit philology: Phonetic behaviors-dissimilation, anaptyxis, metathesis, elision, agama, etc |
Prakrit: Unit 09
Study of the original Prakrit texts |
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| Acaranga (first Srutaskandha: Chapter I-Satthaparinna; chapter II-Logavijaya), Uttaradhyayana (chapter I-Vinayasuyaṃ, chapter IX-Namipavajja), Dasavaikalika (chapters-I, II, III and IV), Pravacanasara of Kundakunda (chapter I-Janadhikar) |
| Sammaisuttaṃ of Siddha Sena (full text), Dravyasaṃgraha of Nemichandra (full text), Bhagwati Aradhana of Sivarya (verses 1-72), Vasunandi-Sravaka Cara (verses 1-50 and the verses based on seven types of addictions 60-87 and 101-111) |
Prakrit: Unit 10
Study of the original Prakrit kavya literature |
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| Mrcchakatika of Sudraka-only Prakrit portions (chapters 1, 2, and 6), Setubandha of Pravarasena-chapter I, Vajjalaggaṃ of Jaya Vallabha-first eight Vajjas: Soyara, Gaha, Kavva, Sajjana, Dujjana, Mitta, Neha, Niivajja |
| Gaha Sattasai of Hala-first sataka: Verses 1-50, Samurai Cakaha-chapter I, Kuvalayamala Kaha Uddyotansuri-paragraphs 1-12, Karpuramanjari of Rajasekhara (Full), Paumacariu of Svayambhu-chapters 21 and 22, Nayakumaracariu of Puspadanta- chapter I |
| General introduction to the modern Prakrit literature: (i) Rayanavalakaha, (ii) Bhavanasaro, (iii) Viragasetu, (iv) Titthayara-bhavana |
Pali (language and literature)
Pali (language and literature): Unit 01
Biography of the Buddha based on Pali sources |
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| Ariyapariyesana Sutta/ Pasarasi Sutta (Majjhima Nikaya), Mahaparinibbana Sutta (Digha Nikaya), Jataka Nidanakatha and Jicarita |
| Introduction to first, second, and third Buddhist councils: Based on Cullavagga (Pancasatika-Khandhaka, Satta Matka-Khandhaka), Samantapasadika (Bahirakasha) and Mahavamsa |
Pali (language and literature): Unit 02
Tradition and characteristics of Pali grammar |
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| Derivation of the word ‘Pali’ and homeland of Pali language |
| Pali Alphabets, Sandhi, Karaka, Samasa, Taddhita, akhyata and Krdanta (based on the Balavatara) |
Pali (language and literature): Unit 03
Mahavagga |
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| Mahakhandhaka |
| Cullavagga: Kammakhandhaka |
| Patimokkha: General introduction to Vinaya Pitaka |
Pali (language and literature): Unit 04
Digha Nikaya |
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| Brahmajala Sutta and Kutadanta Sutta |
| Majjhima Nikaya: Satipatthana Sutta |
| Samyutta Nikaya: Buddha Vagga of Nidanavagga’s Nidana Samyutta |
| Anguttara Nikaya: Nivaranappahanavagga and Akammaniyavagga of Ekaka Nipata |
| General introduction to Sutta Pitaka |
Pali (language and literature): Unit 05
Dhammapada |
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| Yamaka Vagga, Appamada Vagga, and Citta Vagga |
| Sutta Nipata: Kasi Bharadvaja Sutta, Vasettha Sutta |
| Therigatha: Mahapajapati-gotami theri and Ambapali Theri |
| Jataka: Vanarindajataka, Sasajataka and Javasakunajataka |
| General Introduction to Khuddaka Nikaya |
Pali (language and literature): Unit 06
Dhammasangani |
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| Dukama Tika and Tikamatika |
| Abhidhammattha Sangaha: Citta, Cetasika, Rupa, and Nibbana |
| Introduction to Abhidhamma literature |
Pali (language and literature): Unit 07
Milindapanha |
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| Bahirakatha, Lakkhana Panha |
| General introduction to Milindapanha |
Pali (language and literature): Unit 08
Visuddhimagga |
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| Silaniddesa |
| General introduction to Visuddhimagga |
| General introduction to Atthakatha literature and contribution of Buddhadatta, Buddhaghosa, and Dhammapala |
Pali (language and literature): Unit 09
General introduction to Vamsa literature |
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| General Introduction to Pali Kavya literature |
Pali (language and literature): Unit 10
Buddhist philosophical concepts |
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| Arahata, Bodhisatta, Paccekabuddha, Sammasambuddha, Sila, Samadhi, Panna, Brahmavihara, Ariya Sacca, Ariya Atthangika-magga, Tilakkhana, Paticcasamuppada, Kammavada, Bodhipakkhiya Dhamma, Nibbana, Nivarana, Samyojana, Hetu and asava |
Sanskrit
Sanskrit: Unit 01
Vedic-literature |
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| General introduction of Vedic literature: Main theories regarding the Vedas-Max Muller; A. Weber; Jacobi; Bal Gangadhar Tilak; M. Winternitz; Indian traditional views. Samhita literature, dialogue hymns: Pururava-Urvasi; Yama-Yami; Sarama-Pani |
| General introduction of Vedic literature: Vishwamitra-Nadi, Brahmana-literature, Aranyaka literature, Vedangas: Siksa; Kalpa; Vyakarana; Nirukta; Chandas; Jyotisa |
Sanskrit: Unit 02
Specific study of Vedic literature |
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| Study of the following hymns: (a) Ŗgveda-Agni (1.1); Varuṇa (1.25); Sūrya (1.125); Indra (2.12); Uṣas (3.61); Parjanya (5.83); Kitava (10.34); Jñāna (10.71); Puruṣa (10.90); Hiraṇyagarbha (10.121); Vāk (10.125); Nāsadīya (10.129) |
| Study of the following hymns: (b) Shukla Yajurveda-Shiva Sankalpa, chapter-34 (1-6), (c) Prajapati-chapter-23 (1-5), (d) Atharvaveda: Rastrabhi Vardhanam (1.29); Kala (10.53); Prithvi (12.1) |
| Brahmana literature: Subject-matter; Vidhi and its types; Agnihotra; Agnistoma; Darsapurnamasa; Yajna; Pancha Maha Yagna; Akhyana (Sunahsepa, Vanmanas) |
| Upanishad literature: (a) Subject-matter and main concepts with special reference to the following Upanishads; (b) Isa; Katha; Kena; Brihadaranyaka; Taittiriya; Svetasvatara |
| Vedic grammar; Nirukta and Vedic interpretation |
| rik pratisakhya: Definitions of Samanaksara; Sandhyaksara; Aghosa; Sosman; Svarabhakti; Yama; Rakta; Samyoga; Pragya; Riphita, Nirukta (chapters-I and 2), four-fold division of padas-concept of Nama; concept of Akhyata; meaning of Upasargas |
| Categories of Nipatas, purposes of the study of Nirukta, principles of etymology, etymology of the following words: acharya; Vira; Hrada; Go; Samudra; Vrtra; Aditya; Usas; Megha; Vak; Udak; Nadi; Asva; Agni; Jatavedase; Vaisvanara; Nighantu |
| Etymology of the following words: Nirukta; (chapter-7; Daivatakanda), Vedic accent-Udatta, Anudatta, and Svarita |
Sanskrit: Unit 03
Darsana |
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| General introduction of major schools of Darsana with special reference to the following: Pramana Mimamsa; Tattva Mimamsa; Acara Mimansa (Carvaka, Jaina, Bauddha) Nyaya, Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisesika, Mimansa |
Sanskrit: Unit 04
Darśana Literature: Special Study |
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| isvara krsna: Samkhyakarika-Satkaryavada, Purusha Svarupa, Prakriti Swarupa, Srishti Krama, Pratyay Sarga, Kaivalya |
| Sadananda: Vedantasara-Anubandha-Catustaya, Ajnana, Adhyaropa-Apavada, Lingasarirotpatti, Panchikarana, Vivarta, Jivanmukti, Annambhatta, Tarkasamgraha/ Kesava Misra; Tarkabhasa: Padartha; Karana; Pramana; (Pratyaksa; Anumana; Upamana; Sabda) |
| Annambhatta, Tarkasamgraha/ Kesava Misra; Tarkabhasa: Pramanyavada, Prameya |
| Laugaksi Bhaskara; Arthasamgraha |
| Patanjali; Yogasutra-(Vyasa Bhashya): Citta Bhumi, Citta Vrtti S; concept of Isvara; Yogangas; Samadhi; Kaivalya, Badarayana; Brahmasutra 1.1 (Sankara Bhasya), Visvanatha Pancanana; Nyaya Siddhanta Muktavali (Anumana Khanda) |
| Sarva Darsana-Samgraha; Jainism; Buddhism |
Sanskrit: Unit 05
Grammar and linguistics |
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| General introduction of the following grammarians: Panini, Katyayana, Patanjali, Bhartrhari, Vamana Jayaditya, Bhattoji Dikshita, Nagesabhatta, Kaiyyata, Jainendra, Sakatayana, Hemachandra Suri, Sarasvata Vyakarana Kara |
| Paniniya Shiksha |
| General introduction of the following grammarians: Linguistics-definition of language, genealogical and morphological classification of languages, speech mechanism and classification of sounds: Stops, fricatives |
| General introduction of the following grammarians: (c) Linguistics-speech mechanism and classification of sounds: Semi-vowels and vowels (with special reference to Sanskrit sounds). (d) Phonetic laws (Grimm, Grassman, Verner) |
| General introduction of the following grammarians: (e) Directions of semantic change and reasons of change. (f) Definition of Vakya and its types, (g) general introduction of Indo-European family of languages |
| General introduction of the following grammarians: (h) Difference between Vedic Sanskrit and classical Sanskrit, (i) difference between Bhasha and Vak, (j) difference between language and dialect |
Sanskrit: Unit 06
Specific study of grammar |
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| Definition: Samhita, Samyoga Guna, Vrddhi, Pratipadika, Nadi, Ghi, Upadha, Parkta, Gati, Pada, Vibhasa, Savarna, Ti, Pragya, Sarvanam Asthana, Bha, Sarvanama, Nistha |
| Sandhi: AC Sandhi, Hal Sandhi, Visarga Sandhi (according to Laghu Siddhanta Kaumudi), Subanta-Ajanta-Rama, Sarva (in all genders), Visva Pa, Hari, Tri (in all genders), Sakhi, Sudhi, Guru, Pitr, Gau, Rama, Mati, Nadi, Dhenu, Matr, Jnana, Vari, Madhu |
| Halanta: Lih, Visvavah, Catur (in all genders), Idam, Kim, Tad (in all genders), Rajan, Maghavan, Pathin, Vidvas, Asmad, Yushmad |
| Samasa: Avyayibhava, Tatpurusha, Bahuvrihi, Dvandva (according to Laghu Siddhanta Kaumudi), Taddhita-Apatyarthaka and Matvarthiya (according to Siddhanta Kaumudi), Tinanta-Bhu, Edh, Ad, Us, Hu, Div, Sun, Tud, Tan, Kr, Rudh, Krin, Cur |
| Prayayanta: Nijant, Sannanta, Yananta, Yanluganta, Nam Dhatu |
| Krdanta: Tavya/ Tavyat , Aniyar, Yat, Nyat, Lyap, Satr, Sanac, Ktva, Kta, Kravatu, Tumun, Namul |
| Stri Pratyaya: According to Laghu Siddhanta Kaumudi |
| Karaka Prakarana: According to Siddhanta Kaumudi |
| Parasmaipada and Atmanepada Vidhana: According to Siddhanta Kaumudi |
| Mahābhāșya (Paspaśāhnika): Definition of Sabda, relation between Sabda and Artha, purposes of the study of grammar, definition of Vyākaraṇa, result of the proper use of word, method of grammar |
| Vakyapadiya (Brahmananda): Nature of Sphota, nature of Sabda-Brahma, powers of Sabda-Brahma, relation between Sphota and Dhvani, relation between Sabda and Artha, types of Dhvani, levels of language |
Sanskrit: Unit 07
Sanskrit literature, poetics, and prosody |
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| General introduction of following: (a) Bhasa, Asvaghosa, Kalidasa, Sudraka, Visakhadatta, Bharavi, Magha, Harsa, Banabhatta, Dandin, Bhavabhuti, Bhatta Narayana, Bilhana, Shriharsha, Ambika Dutt Vyas, Pandita Ksamarao, V. Raghavan |
| General introduction of following: (a) Shridhar Bhaskar Varnekar, (b) schools of Sanskrit poetics-Rasa, Alankara, Riti, Dhwani, Vakrokti, Aucitya, (c) western poetics-Aristotle, Longinus, Croche |
Sanskrit: Unit 08
Specific study of the following |
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| Poetry: Buddhacarita (First Canto), Raghuvamsam (First Canto), Kiratarjuniya (First Canto), sisupalavadha (First Canto), Naisadhiyacaritam (First Canto) |
| Drama: Svapnavasavadattam, Abhijnanasakuntalam, Mricchakatikam, Uttara Ramacharitam, Mudrarakshasa, Uttara Ramacharitam, Ratnavali |
| Prose: Dasakumaracarita (viii Ucchvasa), Harsacaritam (V Ucchvasa), Kadambari (Sukanasopadesa) |
| Champu Kavya-Nala Champu (I Ucchvasa) |
| Sahitya Darpana H: Definition of Kavya, refutation of other definitions of Kavya, Sabda Sakti-Sankata Graha; Abhidha; Laksana; Vyanjana, Kavya Bheda (chapter fourth), Shravya Kavya (prose poetry and mix |
| Kavyaprakasa-Kavya Lakshana, Kavya Prayojana, Kavya Hetu, Kavya Bheda, Sabda Sakti, Abhihitanvayavada, Anvitabhidhanvayavada, concept of Rasa, discussion of Rasasutra, Rasadosa, Karyaguna, Vyanjan Avriti (fifth chapter) |
| Alamkaras-Vakrokti; Anuprasa, Yamaka, Slesa, Upama, Rupaka, Utpreksha, Samasokti, Apahnuti, Nidarshana, Arthantaranyasa, Dristanta, Vibhavana, Visesokti, Svabhavokti, Virodhabhas, Sankara, |
| Dhvanyaloka (I Udyota), Vakrokti Jivita (IN mesa), Bharata-natya shastra (first and sixth chapter), Dasarupakam (first and third Prakasa) |
| Chanda-Arya, Anustup, Indravajra, Upendra Vajra, Vasanta Tilaka, Upajati, Vamsastha, Drutavilambita, Salini, Malini, Sikarni, Mandakranta, Harini, Shardulvikridit, Sragdhara |
| Kautilya Arthasastra (first-Vinayadikarika), Manusmriti (I, II and VII Adhyayas), Yajnavalkya Smriti (Vyavahar Adhyaya only), Paleography and inscriptions: Brahmi script of Mauryan and Gupta periods |
| Paleography and inscriptions: Inscription of Ashoka-major rock edicts, major pillar edicts, (c) post-Mauryan inscriptions-Sarnath Buddhist image inscription of Kanishka regal-year, 3 |
| Paleography and inscriptions: (c) post-Mauryan inscriptions-Girnār rock inscription of Rudradāman, Hāthīgumphā inscription of Khāravela, (d) Gupta and post-Gupta inscriptions-Allahabad pillar inscriptions of Samudragupta |
| Paleography and inscriptions: (d) Gupta and post-Gupta inscriptions-Mandsaur pillar inscription of Yasodharman, Banskhera copper plate inscription of Harsha, paleography and inscriptions-Aihole stone inscription of Pulakesin II |
Sanskrit: Unit 09
Purāṇetihāsa, Dharmaśāstra, and epigraphy |
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| General introduction of the followings: Rāmāyaṇa-subject matter, age, society in the Rāmāyaṇa, Rāmāyaṇa as a source of later sanskrit works and literal value of the Rāmāyaṇa, legends in the Rāmāyaṇa |
| General introduction of the followings: Mahābhārata-subject matter, age, society in the Mahābhārata, Mahābhārata as a source of later sanskrit works and literal value of the Mahābhārata, legends in the Mahābhārata |
| General introduction of the followings: Purāṇa-definition of Purāṇa, Maha Purāṇa and Upa Purāṇas, Purāṇic Cosmology and Purāṇic legends, general introduction of main Smṛitis |
| General introduction Kautilya Arthasastra |
| Paleography-history of the decipherment of Brahmi script, theories of the origin of Brahmi script, inscriptions-general introduction |
Arabic
Arabic: Unit 01
Arabic poetry up to Abbasid period |
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Arabic: Unit 02
Arabic prose up to Abbasid period |
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Arabic: Unit 03
Migrant and Andalusian literature |
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Arabic: Unit 04
Literary criticism and prominent critics |
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Arabic: Unit 05
Rhetoric and prosody |
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Arabic: Unit 06
Important Arabic sources and references |
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Arabic: Unit 07
Modern Arabic literature |
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Arabic: Unit 08
Literary trends, movements, and schools |
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Arabic: Unit 09
Indo-Arabic literature |
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Arabic: Unit 10
Arabic-English-Arabic translation, language applications and general knowledge |
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English
English: Unit 01
Drama |
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English: Unit 02
Poetry |
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English: Unit 03
Fiction, short story |
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English: Unit 04
Non-fictional prose |
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English: Unit 05
Language |
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| Basic concepts, theories, and pedagogy |
| English in use |
English: Unit 06
English in India |
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| History, evolution, and futures |
English: Unit 07
Cultural Studies |
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English: Unit 08
Literary criticism |
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English: Unit 09
Literary theory post World War-II |
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English: Unit 10
Research methods and materials in English |
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Linguistics
Linguistics: Unit 01
Language and linguistics |
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| Nature of language: Language in spoken and written modes, language as written text-philological and literary notions that is, norm, purity, and their preservation |
| Nature of language: Language as a cultural heritage-codification and transmission of cultural knowledge and behavior; language as a marker of social identity; language as an object that is, notion of autonomy, structure and its units and components |
| Nature of language: Design features of language; writing system-units of writing-sound (alphabetic), or syllable (syllabic) and morpheme/ word (logographic), sign language; existence of language faculty; linguistic competence, ideal speaker-hearer |
| Approaches to the study of language: Ancient approaches to the study of language-Indian and Greco-Roman, semiotic approach-interpretation of sign; language as a system of social behaviour-use of language in family, community and country |
| Approaches to the study of language: Language as a system of communication-communicative functions-emotive, conative, referential, poetic, metalinguistic and phatic; language as a cognitive system |
| Approaches to the study of language: Relation with culture and thought (linguistic relativity); Saussurean dichotomies: signifier and signified, langue and parole, synchronic and diachronic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic |
| Language analysis: Levels and their hierarchy-phonetic/ phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic/ pragmatic; their interrelations; linguistic units and their distribution at different levels; notions of contrast and complementation |
| Language analysis: Emic and etic categorisation; notion of rule at different levels; description vs. explanation of grammatical facts |
| Linguistics and other frields: Relevance of linguistics to other fields of enquiry-philosophy, anthropology, sociology, neurology, speech sciences, geography, psychology, education, computer science, and literature |
Linguistics: Unit 02
Phonetics and phonology |
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| Phonetics: Phonetics as a study of speech sounds-articulatory, auditory, and acoustic phonetics |
| Phonetics: Articulatory phonetics-processes of speech production: Airstream process, oro-nasal process, phonation process, and articulatory process; classification of speech sounds: Vowels and consonants, cardinal vowels (primary and secondary) |
| Phonetics: Articulatory phonetics-complex articulation: Secondary articulation, coarticulation; syllable; suprasegmentals-length, stress, tone, intonation, and juncture; phonetic transcription: International phonetic alphabet (IPA) |
| Phonetics: Acoustic phonetics-sound waves-simple and complex, periodic and aperiodic; harmonics; frequency and fundamental frequency, amplitude, duration; resonance, filters, spectrum, spectrogram; formants, transition, burst; voice onset time; aspiration |
| Phonetics: Acoustic phonetics-noise spectra; cues for speech sounds: Vowel (monophthong and diphthong), semivowel, stop, fricative, nasal, lateral, glide, places of articulation of consonants |
| Phonology: Descriptive phonology-phonetics vs. phonology; concept of phoneme, phone and allophone; principles of phonemic analysis-phonetic similarity, contrastive distribution, complementary distribution, free variation, pattern congruity |
| Phonology: Descriptive phonology-notions of biuniqueness, neutralization and archiphoneme |
| Phonology: Generative phonology-linear and non-linear approaches: levels of phonological representation; phonological rules; distinctive features (major class, manner, place, etc.); abstractness controversy |
| Phonology: Generative phonology-rule ordering and types of rule ordering, markedness; principles of lexical phonology; principles of optimality theory |
Linguistics: Unit 03
Morphology |
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| Basic concepts: Scope and nature of morphology; concepts of morpheme, morph, allomorph, zero allomorph, conditions on allomorphs; lexeme and word; types of morphemes free and bound; root, stem, base, suffix, infix, prefix, portmanteau morpheme, suppletive |
| Basic concepts: Replacive; affixes vs. clitics; grammatical categories-tense, aspect, mood, person, gender, number, case; case markers and case relations; pre-and post-positions; models of morphological description: item and arrangement, item and process |
| Basic concepts: Word and paradigm |
| Morphological analysis: Identification of morphemes; morphological alternation; morphophonemic processes; internal and external sandhi; inflection vs. derivation; conjugation and declension |
| Word-formation processes: Derivation (primary vs. secondary derivation, nominalization, verbalization, etc), compounding (types of compounds: Endocentric, exocentric, etc), reduplication, back-formation, conversion, clipping, blending, acronyms |
| Word-formation processes: Folk etymology, creativity and productivity, blocking, bracketing paradoxes, constraints on affix ordering |
| Morpho-syntax: Nominalization and lexicalist hypothesis; grammatical function changing rules: Causatives, passives |
Linguistics: Unit 04
Syntax |
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| Traditional and structural syntax: Parts of speech-Indian classification (Naama, Aakhyaata, Upasarga, Nipaata); basic syntactic units and their types: word, phrase, clause, sentence, Karaka relations; grammatical relations and case relations |
| Traditional and structural syntax: Construction types (exocentric, endocentric, etc), immediate constituent analysis |
| Generative syntax: Parameters and universal grammar, null subject parameter, innateness hypothesis, meaning of the term 'generative', transformational generative grammar, structure and structure dependence, diagnostics for structure |
| Generative syntax: Complements and adjuncts, principles and parameters theory, X-bar theory, theta theory, binding theory; pro-drop, NP-movement, wh-movement, head movement, adjunction and substitution, constraints on movement, subjacency |
| Generative syntax: Government and proper government, small clauses, topicalization; unergatives and unaccusatives, VP-internal subject hypothesis; split VP and VP-shell hypothesis, crossover phenomena; checking theory of case |
| Generative syntax: Copy theory of movement, inclusiveness principle |
| Some key concepts in the minimalist programme: Spell-out, greed, procrastination, last resort, AGR-based case theory, multiple-spec hypothesis, strong and weak features; interpretable and uninterpretable features |
| Transformational components: The copy theory of movement, its properties, checking devices and features of convergence |
Linguistics: Unit 05
Semantics and pragmatics |
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| Semantics: Types of meaning; descriptive, emotive and phatic; sense and reference, connotation and denotation, sense relations (homonymy, hyponymy, antonymy, synonymy, etc); types of opposition (taxonomic, polar, etc); ambiguity |
| Semantics: Sentence meaning and truth conditions, contradictions, entailment; ‘Abhidha’, ‘Laksana’, ‘Vyanjana’; notions of membership, union, intersection, cardinality; mapping and functions; propositions, truth values, sentential connectives; arguments |
| Semantics: Predicates, quantifiers, variables; componential analysis; definiteness, mood and modality, specific vs. generic; definite and indefinite; compositionality and its limitations |
| Pragmatics: Language use in context; communication-message model and inferential model of communication, sentence meaning and utterance meaning; speech acts; deixis; presupposition and implicature: Gricean maxims; information structure; indexicals |
| Pragmatics: Politeness, power, and solidarity, discourse analysis |
Linguistics: Unit 06
Historical linguistics |
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| Sound change: Neogrammarian laws of phonetic change-Grimm’s, Verner’s, Grassmann’s Laws; genesis and spread of sound change; split and merger; conditioned vs. unconditioned change; types of changes-phonetic vs. Phonemic changes |
| Sound change: Assimilation and dissimilation, coalescence, metathesis, deletion, epenthesis; lexical diffusion of sound change; analogy and its relationship to sound change; reconstructing the proto-stages of languages; tree and wave models |
| Sound change: Relative chronology of different changes. Sociolinguistic approach to language change: Social motivation of language change; study of sound change in progress |
| Morphosyntactic and semantic change: Phonological change leading to changes in morphology and syntax; syncretism, grammaticalization and lexicalisation; principles of recovering grammatical categories and contrasts |
| Morphosyntactic and semantic change: Semantic change and processes of semantic change-extension, narrowing, figurative speech |
| Linguistic reconstruction: External vs. internal reconstruction-comparative method, collection of cognates, establishing phonological correspondences; reconstruction of the phonemes of the proto-language based on contrast and complementation |
| Linguistic reconstruction: Morphophonemic alternations as the source for reconstruction; recovering historical contrasts by comparing, alternating and non-alternating paradigms; accounting for exceptions to sound change-analogy, borrowing, onomatopoeia |
| Linguistic reconstruction: The interplay of analogy and sound change; lexicostatistics |
| Language contact and dialect geography: Linguistic borrowing, lexical and structural; motivations, loan translation, loan blend, calque, assimilated and unassimilated loans: Tadbhava and Tatsama; different types of borrowing-cultural, intimate and dialect |
| Language contact and dialect geography: Classification of loanwords; impact of borrowing on language; pidgins and creoles; bilingualism as the source for borrowing; dialect geography: Dialect atlas; isogloss; focal area, transition area and relic area |
Linguistics: Unit 07
Sociolinguistics |
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| Basic concepts: Sociolinguistics and sociology of language; micro-and macro approaches to language in society; linguistic repertoire: Language, dialect, sociolect, idiolect; diglossia, taboo, slang; elaborated and restricted codes; speech community |
| Basic concepts: Communicative competence, ethnography of speaking; language of wider communication; lingua franca; language and social inequality; language in diaspora; new linguistic world orders |
| Linguistic variability: Patterns in linguistic variation, linguistic variables and their co-variation with linguistic dimensions, social class/ social network/ age/ gender/ ethnicity; language loyalty, social identity and social attitudes, stereotypes |
| Language contact: Bilingualism, multilingualism; code-mixing and code switching; outcomes of language contact: Language maintenance, borrowing, convergence, substratum effect, pidginization and creolization; language loss |
| Language development: Language planning, corpus and status planning, standardisation and modernisation; language movements-state and societal interventions; script development and modifications; linguistic minorities and their problems |
| Language ecology and endangerment: Superdiversity; linguistic landscaping, linguistic vitality, language endangerment, parameters of endangerment, documentation of endangered languages, revitalisation |
| Sociolinguistic methodology: Sampling and tools; identification of sociolinguistic variables and their variants; data processing and interpretation; quantitative analysis of data; variable rules; ethnomethodology; participant observation |
Linguistics: Unit 08
Areal typology and South Asian language families |
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| Language typology, universals, and linguistic relatedness: Language typology and language universals; morphological types of languages-agglutinative, analytical (isolating), synthetic fusional (inflecting) |
| Language typology, universals, and linguistic relatedness: Infixing and polysynthetic (incorporating) languages. formal and substantive universals, absolute and statistical universals; implicational and non-implicational universals |
| Language typology, universals, and linguistic relatedness: Linguistic relatedness-genetic, typological and areal classification of languages |
| Approaches for study: Inductive vs. deductive approaches; universals of language and parametric variation; word order typology |
| Approaches for study: Greenberg's characteristics for verb final and verb medial languages and related features in the context of south asian languages |
| Salient features of south Asian languages: Phonetic, phonological, morphological, and syntactic features of Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Austro Asiatic, and Tibeto-Burman language families of South Asia; linguistic survey of India as a source of information |
| Salient features of south asian languages: Contact induced typological change; convergence and syntactic change |
| India as a linguistic area: The notion of linguistic area; language contact and convergence with special reference to the concept of 'India as a linguistic area'; features of retroflexion, vowel harmony, aspiration, reduplication, echo formation |
| India as a linguistic area: Onomatopoeia, explicator compound verbs, anaphora; India as a sociolinguistic area, India as a semantic area; notion of microlinguistic area |
Linguistics: Unit 09
Interdisciplinary and applied linguistics-I (psycholinguistics, language learning, and language teaching) |
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| Psycholinguistics: Basic concepts-basic issues in psycholinguistics, brain language relationship, the different theoretical orientations: Empiricist-behaviourist, biological nativist, and cognitive-interactionist, biological foundations of language |
| Psycholinguistics: Basic concepts-language acquisition and stages; critical period hypothesis |
| Psycholinguistics: Language processing-the processes of perception, comprehension and production; evidence of language production; steps in comprehension; mental representation of language and lexicon; relationship between comprehension and production |
| Psycholinguistics: Clinical psycholinguistics-normal and pathological language; aphasia; dyslexia; stuttering; language in the hearing-impaired; language in mental retardation |
| Language learning and language teaching: Language teaching and language learning-first and second language learning; behaviouristic and cognitive theories of language learning; social and psychological aspects of second language acquisition |
| Language learning and language teaching: Methods of language teaching; materials and teaching-aids in language teaching; computer assisted language teaching (CALT); language testing: types of tests; validity, reliability and standardization of tests |
| Language learning and language teaching: Inter-language |
| Language learning and language teaching: Language teaching analysis-goals of language teaching; factors in the preparation of a language teaching syllabus: Linguistic theory, social and psychological factors, needs analysis, classroom presentation |
| Language learning and language teaching: Language teaching analysis-text-book evaluation; types of syllabus: Structural, communicative, notional; the role of the teacher and teacher training; role of self-access packages |
| Language learning and language teaching: Language teaching analysis-socio-linguistic and psychological aspects of language teaching and learning |
| Language learning and language teaching: Contrastive analysis-error analysis and interlanguage; basic interpersonal communicative skills (BICS) and cognitive advanced language proficiency (CALP) |
Linguistics: Unit 10
Interdisciplinary and applied Linguistics-II (translation, lexicography, computational linguistics, stylistics, language, and media) |
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| Translation: Paraphrase, translation and transcreation; translation of literary text and technical text; use of linguistics in translation; linguistic affinity and translatability; untranslatability; units of translation; equivalence of meaning and style |
| Translation: Translation loss and gain; problems of cultural terms; scientific terms; idioms, metaphors and proverbs; false friends and translation shifts; evaluation of translation; fidelity and readability |
| Translation: Types of translation-simultaneous interpretation, machine aided translation, media translation (dubbing, copyediting, advertisement, slogans, jingles, etc) |
| Lexicography: Making of a dictionary-linguistics and lexicography, dictionary entries-arrangement of information; meaning descriptions-synonymy, polysemy, homonymy, antonymy and hyponymy; treatment of technical terms vs. general words |
| Lexicography: Types of dictionaries-literary, scientific and technical; comprehensive and concise, monolingual and bilingual; general and learner's. Historical and etymological, dictionary of idioms and phrases, encyclopaedic dictionary |
| Lexicography: Electronic dictionary, reverse dictionary, thesaurus and other distinguishing purposes and features of various types; computational lexicography |
| Computational linguistics: Artificial intelligence and language; natural language processing (NLP); computational linguistics and its relation to allied disciplines; machine language; parsing and generation; parsers |
| Computational linguistics: Compilers; interpreters-information processing, structuring and manipulating data; corpus building; attempts of NLP and corpus work in India: Anusāraka parsing: morphological recognizers |
| Computational linguistics: Analyzers and generators for Indian languages; designing code, building of machine translation systems (MTS); hyper grammars, building of word nets, the Kolhapur corpus of Indian english, the TDIL corpus project |
| Stylistics: Style-individual style, period style; style as choice, style as deviation, style as ‘Rīti’, style as ‘Alankāra’; style as ‘Vyanjanā’ (‘Vakrokti’); foregrounding; parallelism; text as grammar: Structure and texture, cohesion and coherence |
| Stylistics: Semiotic aspects of a literary text; stylistics of discourse; levels of stylistic analysis-phonological, lexical, syntactic and semantic; stylistic devices in literary texts |
| Language and media: Mass media-print and electronic, types of language used in mass media: News, editorials, advertising, writing and editing for print and electronic media, impact of mass media on language |
Chinese
Chinese: Unit 01
Language and script |
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| Characteristics of Chinese language/ dialects/ phonetic transcriptions/ evolution and development/ classifications/ reforms of chinese script, etc |
Chinese: Unit 02
Modern Chinese grammar |
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| Parts of speech/ syntax/ types of sentence/ semantics/ figure of speech/ idioms and phrases, etc |
Chinese: Unit 03
Chinese literature: Pre Qin period to 1919 |
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| Process and course of literary development/ different literary genres/ literary figures and their representative works |
Chinese: Unit 04
Chinese literature: 1919 to 1949 |
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| Process and course of literary development/ new literature movement/ literary trends and debate/ literary societies and schools/ different literary genres/ literary figures and their representative works |
Chinese: Unit 05
Chinese literature: 1949 to present day |
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| Process and course of literary development in the new period/ different literary trends/ literary theories, techniques and debate/ literary figures and their representative works |
Chinese: Unit 06
Culture and tradition |
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| Land and people/ festivals/ customs and practices/ art and crafts/ popular culture/ folk culture, etc |
Chinese: Unit 07
Civilization, history, and philosophical thoughts |
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| Prehistory/ events and figures from ancient, modern and contemporary history/ different schools of thought |
Chinese: Unit 08
India-China relations |
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| Civilizational dialogue/ socio-economic-political and cultural interaction in the modern period |
Chinese: Unit 09
Socio-economic-political development in the people's republic of China |
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| Political movements/ social transformation/ economic policies and change/ prominent personalities/ theoretical concepts and ideas, etc |
Chinese: Unit 10
International relations and current affairs |
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| Milestones in international relations/ participation in regional and international organizations/ leadership and policy changes/ recent ideas and innovations/ achievement in various fields (such as culture, sports, science, and technology, etc) |
French
French: Unit 01
Medieval to 18th century French literature |
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| Major literary movements: Medieval literature, renaissance, classicism, baroque, enlightenment |
French: Unit 02
19th to 20th century French literature |
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| Major literary movements: Realism, romanticism, symbolism, surrealism, new wave novel, new wave theatre, existentialism, postmodernism, women’s writing, migrant literature |
French: Unit 03
Francophone postcolonial literature |
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| Major literary trends in francophone literatures from the beginning to the present day-literatures from French-speaking Canada especially prominent works of Gabrielle Roy, Hubert Aquin, Michel Tremblay, Anne Hebert, Antonine Maillet, Monique Proulx |
| Major literary trends in francophone literatures from the beginning to the present day-literatures from French-Kim Thuy, literatures from the Asia-Pacific region especially prominent works of Phan Van Ky, Lokenath Bhattacharya, Linda Lê, Thich Nhat Hanh |
| Major literary trends in francophone literatures from the beginning to the present day-literatures from the Asia-Shumona Sinha, Vijay Singh, literatures from the Maghreb especially prominent works of Kateb Yacine, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Rachid Boudjedra |
| Major literary trends in francophone literatures from the beginning to the present day-literatures from the Maghreb especially prominent works of Assia Djebar, Leila Sebbar |
| Major literary trends in francophone literatures from the beginning to the present day- literatures from the Indian Ocean region especially prominent works of Ananda Devi, Nathacha Appanah, Michèle Rokotosom, Jean-Luc Raharimanana, Alex Gauvin |
| Major literary trends in francophone literatures from the beginning to the present day-literatures from the Caribbean especially prominent works of Aime Cesaire, Edouard Glissant, Patrick Chamoiseau, Maryse Conde, Dany Laferriere |
| Major literary trends in francophone literatures from the beginning to the present day-literatures from Francophone Africa especially prominent works of Leopold Sedar Senghor, Mongo Beti, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Ahmadou Kourouma, Alain Mabanckou |
French: Unit 04
Translation studies |
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| The study of translation as an interdisciplinary field interfacing with other disciplines from Linguistics to cultural studies |
| Definitions of translation: Interlingual, intralingual and intersemiotic translation, translation/ interpretation, linguistic approaches to translation, interpretive theory of translation, concepts in translation such as adaptation, coherence, cohesion |
| Concepts in translation such as context, emprunt, equivalence, faux ami, fidelity, procedes de traduction, processus de la traduction, sur traduction, sous traduction, sourcier, pragmatic text, unites de traduction, etc |
| Pedagogical translation versus professional translation, study of terminology in various fields of science and technology, teaching of translation, translation and ideology/ politics of translation |
French: Unit 05
Translation in practice |
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| To be able to solve multiple difficulties while translating a text from French to English and vice versa |
| The difficulties can be due to: (a) Different world view, (b) cultural differences, (c) lexical lacunae, (d) different structures of languages, to be able to recognize and use different 'procedes de traduction' such as emprunt, calque, adaptation |
| To be able to recognize and use different 'procedes de traduction' such as equivalence, modulation, etc |
French: Unit 06
History, geography, social, and political life of France |
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| A broad outline of the history, the geography, the social and the political life in France |
French: Unit 07
Arts and culture in France |
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| General understanding of visual arts, music, fashion, cinema, sports, press, and gastronomy |
French: Unit 08
Linguistics |
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| To be able to understand the basic linguistic concepts such as langue and parole, code and message, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relation, linguistic competence and performance specific characteristics of human language |
| To be able to describe language through synchronic and/ or diachronic perspective, nature of the linguistic sign, difference between phonetics and phonology, classification of speech sounds into consonants, vowels, and semi-vowels |
| Syllable and Rhyme groups, morphology and syntax in French language, language varieties and registers, immediate constituent analysis, theories on enunciation, identification of different functions of language (Jakobson) |
| Pragmatics: Speech acts, performative verbs, discourse analysis, coherence, and cohesion |
French: Unit 09
Written comprehension and language use |
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| To be able to comprehend written texts through typographic, contextual and thematic clues, exercises on idiomatic expressions, registers of language, punctuation, anaphora and cataphora, logical and rhetorical articulators |
| To be able to identify different types of texts: Descriptive, argumentative, epistolary etc |
French: Unit 10
Didactics of languages and cultures |
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| Historical evolution of methodology in FLT (with special reference to French) as a result of research in linguistic sciences, psychology, sociology, culture studies, technology etc |
| Definitions of “methode” “ methodologie”,” manuel” “didactique”, communicative approach/ actional or task based approach, use of authentic documents in language teaching, problems and perspectives in teaching/ learning of French in the Indian context |
| Principles of material production, interculture in language teaching/ learning, types of evaluation (formative, summative etc), CECR (Cadre Européen Commun de Référence pour les Langues); Niveaux communs de reference, French for specific purposes (FOS) |
| Technologies de l'information et de la communication pour l'enseignement (TICE), critical appraisal of different textbooks: Dondo, Cours de langue et civilisation française, (Mauger Bleu) Mauger Rouge, De vive Voix, Cartes sur Table |
| Critical appraisal of different textbooks: Nouveau Sans Frontieres, Archipel, Connexions, Alter Ego, Echo , Version Originale, etc |
Spanish
Spanish: Unit 01
Grammatical aspects, linguistics, methodology, and translation |
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| Modes, tenses, use of the past, prepositions and other grammatical categories, language as a system of systems, methods of teaching Spanish as a foreign language, problems of translation in practice |
Spanish: Unit 02
Advanced use of Spanish language |
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| Use of proverbs and refrains, modismos and idiomatic expressions, synonyms/ antonyms, metaphors and similes, text analysis |
Spanish: Unit 03
Spain: Pre-history and medieval literature and culture |
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| Making of Iberia, Greek and Roman colonizations and their contributions, Visigoths and the advent of Christianity, political and cultural mosaic of al andalus, the reconquista and the cultural efflorescence of Christian kingdoms |
| The formation of Spanish language and early literary manifestations (epic, lyric, popular, religious verse) |
Spanish: Unit 04
Early modern Spain |
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| Catholic kings and the Spanish empire, the Habsburgs and the Bourbons, inquisition, expulsion of Jews and Moriscos and the making of a homogenous Spain, honour code, art, literature and culture during the transition to the renaissance |
| Renaissance and baroque in art, literature and culture, golden age literature |
Spanish: Unit 05
18th and 19th century Spain: Between modernity and tradition |
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| Enlightenment: El despotismo ilustrado and 18th century cultural manifestations, historic panorama of 19th century: Spanish War of independence, constitution of Cadiz, Carlist Wars, restoration, 19th century art and culture |
| Romanticism, realism and naturalism, generation of 1898 and modernism |
Spanish: Unit 06
20th and 21st century: Contemporary Spain |
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| The second republic, the popular front and the Spanish Civil War: Fascism, Anarchism and Socialism, Vanguard movements and the generation of 1927, post-war and contemporary Spanish literature, art and culture |
| Transition to democracy, constitution of 1978, Spain and the European Union, Spanish economic miracle and crisis, cinema, performing arts and sports |
Spanish: Unit 07
Latin America: From pre-hispanic to colonial period |
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| Aztecs, Mayas, Incas and others: Religion, cults, monuments, knowledge systems of indigenous civilizations, beginnings of European invasions and conquest, colonization of America and mestizaje, viceroyalties and economic structure of empire |
| Literary and artistic expressions (Codices, Cronicas, Cartas, and Diarios, epic and baroque in the Americas) |
Spanish: Unit 08
Independence, formation of nation states, caudillos and caciques |
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| Liberators and 19th century statesmen of Latin America, romanticism and the novel of the nation, the Mexican revolution and foreign interventions in Latin America (19th and 20th century) |
| Modernism, Latin American identity construction through essays, regionalist, indigenous and Gaucho literature |
Spanish: Unit 09
20th century Latin America |
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| Revolutions, dictatorships and the return to democracy, the new Latin American novel, the boom and after, women’s writing, testimonio, la Nueva cancion and subaltern voices, artistic and literary vanguards and Latin American poetic movements |
| Cinema, performing arts, and sports |
Spanish: Unit 10
Contemporary Latin America |
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| Internationalisation, regional integration, indigenous assertion and new social movements, de-colonial thought, de-anchoring of Latin American writing, border and exile literatures |
| Experimental texts (the merger of performance, cinema and literature)m nonfiction writing, the Nueva cronica, the detective novel and the new historical novel, cinema, performing arts and sports |
Russian
Russian: Unit 01
Practical Russian |
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| Grammar nouns, adjectives and pronouns. Gender, number, declensions, ordinal and cardinal numerals, verb: Aspect, reflexive verbs, verbs of motion with and without prefixes, verbal prefixes, verbal adverbs, participles |
| Comprehension of texts |
Russian: Unit 02
Phonetics and phonology. Lexicology and phraseology |
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| Phonetics and phonology: Phonetics. Aspects of phonetics, classification of Russian sounds: Vowels and consonants, changes of sound in speech act, phonological study of sounds, intonation: Types and usage |
| Lexicology and phraseology: Lexicology, Polysemy, different types of meaning and its stylistic usage, metaphors, metonymy, synecdoche. Lexical and grammatical meanings of word, homonyms, synonyms, antonyms, paronyms. Stylistic usage of synonyms |
| Lexicology and phraseology: Antonyms, paronyms, borrowings, calques, archaisms, neologisms, phraseology. Phraseological expressions in different styles |
Russian: Unit 03
Morphology and word formation |
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| Nouns and their usage, adjectives and their usage, numerals and their usage, pronouns and their usage, adverbs, verbs and their usage, prepositions, conjunctions, particles, interjections, word formation |
| Stylistic usage of word formations |
Russian: Unit 04
Syntax |
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| Phrases, sentences. Parts of sentences, simple sentence and its classification, complex sentence and its classification, stylistic usage of different types of simple sentences, stylistic usage of different types of complex sentences |
| Stylistic functions of conjunctions |
Russian: Unit 05
Translation |
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| Translation: Theory and practice-theories of translation, methods of translation, types of translation, units of translation: Phoneme, morpheme, word, word combination, sentence, and text, transformation: Lexical |
| Translation: Theory and practice-transformation: Grammatical and stylistic transformations and their subtypes, translation process: Equivalence, adequacy, interference, context and situation in translation |
| Translation: Theory and practice-translation process: Concretization and generalization in translation process, modern translation tools |
| Methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language: Principles of didactics, methods of teaching, means and tools of teaching, techniques of evaluation |
Russian: Unit 06
Culture and civilization |
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| Russia: Land and people early inhabitants. Eastern slavs. Religion and culture of ancient Rus. Decline of Kievan Rus and emergence of Moscow. Mongol and Tatar invasion. Reign of Ivan the terrible. Peter the great. Romanov dynasty. October Revolution |
| Russia: Birth of the USSR. Stalin period. Period of thaw and stagnation. Collapse of the USSR. Birth of the Russian federation. The modern period |
| Russian customs and festivals |
| Major figures and their contribution in the field of art: Paintings and handicrafts, music and ballet, theatre, cinema, sculpture and architecture; science and technology |
Russian: Unit 07
Major literary trends, methods and themes of 19th century, 20th century and of the modern period |
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| Classicism, sentimentalism, romanticism, realism, the natural school in Russian literature, critical realism, modernism: Symbolism, acmeism, futurism, imagism, the literary groups of the 20's and 30's, the formalist school, socialist realism |
| Writings ‘for the drawer’, the war prose and verses, village prose, urban prose, Gulag prose, women’s writings, poets of the sixties, author’s song, the literature of the emigre writers, postmodernism, post-realism/ neorealism |
Russian: Unit 08
Distinctive features of main literary genres |
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| Elements of the literary works |
| Biographical details and major works of the following authors: A. Griboyedov, A. Pushkin, M. Lermontov, N. Gogol, I. Turgenev, F. Dostoevsky, L. Tolstoy, A. Chekhov, A. Ostrovsky, I. Bunin, M. Gorky,V. Mayakovsky, A. Blok, S. Esenin, A. Rybakov |
| Biographical details and major works of the following authors: A. Akhmatova, O. Mandelshtam, M. Tsvetaeva, A. Kuprin, M. Zoshchenko, M. Bulgakov, E. Zamyatin,M. Sholokhov, B. Pasternak, V. Shukshin, V. Astafiev, Ch. Aitmatov, E. Evtushenko |
| Biographical details and major works of the following authors: A. Solzhenitsyn, V. Rasputin, V. Makanin |
Russian: Unit 09
Russian folklore |
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| Features and classification |
| Close reading of the following literary works (up to the end of the 19th century), literary works-slovo o polku Igoreve, A. Pushkin-Evgeny Onegin, K Chaadaev, Ya pomnyu chudnoe mgnovenie, Stantsionii smotritel |
| Literary works: M. Lermontov-Smert’ poeta, Parus, Geroi nashego vremeni, N. Gogol-Shinel, Revizor, I. Turgenev-Rudin, Ottsy i Deti, A. Ostrovsky-Groza, F. Dostoevsky-Prestuplenie i nakazanie, L. Tolstoy-Anna Karenina, Smert’ Ivana Ilicha |
Russian: Unit 10
Analysis of the following literary works (20th century onwards) |
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| Literary works: M.Gorki-Staruha Izergil, Mat’, Na dne, A. Blok-Dvenadtsat’, V. Mayakovsky-Oblako v shtanah, Klop, S. Esenin-Anna Snegina, Rus ukhodyashaya, A. Akhmatova-Requiem, M. Zoshchenko-Priklyucheniya obezyani, M. Sholokhov-Sudba cheloveka |
| Literary works: B. Pasternak-Doktor Zhivago, A. Solzhenitsyn-Odin den’ v zhizni IvanaIlycha, Matryomin Dvor, V. Shukshin-Srezal, Mikroskop, Ch. Aitmatov-Belly Parokod, V. Rasputin-Zhivi i pomni, E. Evtushenko-Bratskaya GES, M.Bulgakov-Master i Margarita |
| Literary works: I. Bunin-Antonovskiye yabloki, A. Platonov-Kotlovan, A. Vampilov-Utinaya okhota, V. Makanin-The captive of Caucasus, L. Ulitskaya-Medea and her children, S. Shargunov-Hurray |
| Literary critics: V. Shklovsky, M. Bakhtin, Yu.Lotman, V. Nabokov |
Japanese
Japanese: Unit 01
Language (grammatical aspects) |
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| Particles and their usage, adjectives and their inflection, adverbs and their various categories, verbs and their conjugation, various intermediate and advanced level language patterns |
Japanese: Unit 02
Reading comprehension and kanji recognition |
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| Understanding the context and contents of a given passage, reading of Kanji in a given context, recognising the appropriate Kanji in a given context |
Japanese: Unit 03
Applied language |
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| Idioms and proverbs, onomatopoeic expressions, compound words in Kanji, synonyms and antonyms |
Japanese: Unit 04
Japanese linguistics |
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| Characteristics of Japanese language, phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, parts of speech, interpersonal expressions, Japanese language teaching methods |
Japanese: Unit 05
Japanese literature: Novels |
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| Famous literary works and their contents, famous authors and their lives, characters in famous literary works |
Japanese: Unit 06
Japanese literature: History and literary trends |
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| History of Japanese literature (ancient to contemporary), various genres of Japanese literature, major trends in Japanese literature, foreign influence on Japanese literature |
Japanese: Unit 07
Culture and folk-tradition |
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| Festivals and annual events, traditional arts, aesthetic values of the Japanese, folk and cultural practices, popular culture, rituals, beliefs, and practices in Japan |
Japanese: Unit 08
Society and religion |
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| Characteristics of Japanese society, Japanese work culture, education in Japan, women in Japan, social problems in present day Japan, major religions and new religions in Japan |
Japanese: Unit 09
Japanese civilization, history and intellectual trends |
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| Mythological origin of Japan, historical periods in Japan, historical landmarks and major treaties signed, socio-political changes in Bakumatsu and Meiji Japan, rise of nationalism in Japan, Pacific War and occupation period, post-war economic development |
| Constitution of Japan (Meiji and Showa), philosophical thought in Japan (Tokugawa to Meiji) |
Japanese: Unit 10
Current affairs and general awareness about Japan |
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| Major political and other events, current India-Japan relations, achievements and recognition of Japan in various fields such as science, literature sports etc, topography of Japan, administrative divisions of Japan |
Folk literature
Folk literature: Unit 01
Folklore: Definition, concept, and classification |
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| Who are the folk?, concepts of folklife and folkloristics, ethnicity, family types, natal, conjugal, nuclear, extended (generational and polyandrous), types of relationships in family-direct, shared, sexual, and descent, functions of family, |
| Kinship terminology: Types of kinship, role of kinship-social categories and social organization in the creation, transmission, and sustenance of folklore/ folklife |
| Conceptual shift from ‘popular antiquities’ to ‘folklore’-genres and functions of folklore: Ethnic genres and analytical categories, classification of folklore: Verbal, nonverbal, and intermediary genres |
| Genre theory: Alan Dundes, Richard Dorson, Ben Amos, Richard Bauman, Roger Abrahams, functions of folklore: William Bascom, Lauri Honko-characteristics of folklore |
Folk literature: Unit 02
Historiography of folkloristics |
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| Folk, from ‘savage’ to ‘imagined group’-folklore as data and folklore as study, oracy vs. literacy, classical vs. folk, emergence of folklore as an academic discipline, folklore studies in abroad, folklore studies in India, subaltern studies |
| Tribal studies, diaspora studies, green studies |
Folk literature: Unit 03
Folk literature |
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| Definition and epistemology of folk literature-fields of folk literature: Myths, epics, legends, folk tales, folk songs, proverbs, riddles, tongue twisters |
| Fields of folk literature: Speech acts-verbal art in performances (theatre, dance drama, medicinal chants, verbose in play genres, etc), literary devices, ethnic slurs, rumor, personal narratives-oral history |
Folk literature: Unit 04
Theories of folklore-I: Diachronic approaches |
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| Evolutionary theories-concept of evolution, unilinear and multilinear approaches, E.B. Tylor, George Mudrock, Lewis Morgan, James Frazer-Myth Ritual theory, solar mythology or comparative philology |
| Devolutionary theories-concept of devolution-types of devolutionary theories-Marxists and Elitists |
| Diffusion theories (monogenesis)-concept of diffusion, Indianist theory or Benfy’s migration theory, Egyptians school and Finnish school or historical geographic method |
| Diffusion theories (polygenesis)-psychic unity, convergence vs. parallelism theories, Romantic nationalism and its manifestations |
Folk literature: Unit 05
Theories of folklore-II: Synchronic approaches |
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| Structural approaches: Basic concepts, syntagmatic structuralism, concepts of Ferdinand de Saussure and theory of Vladimir Propp, application of Proppian model to folklore, paradigmatic structuralism |
| Structural approaches: Concepts of Roman Jakobson and theory of Claude Levi-Strauss, application of straussian model to folklore |
| Functional approaches: Basic concepts, social functionalists: Bronisław Malinowski, Radcliffe-Brown, Emile Durkheim, symbolic functionalists: Clifford Geertz, Victor Turner |
| Psychological approaches: Psychoanalysis, basic concepts, Sigmund Freud-Freud’s theoretical applications to Folklore, analytical psychology, basic concepts, Carl J. Jung-Jung’s theoretical applications to Folklore-Jacques Lacan’s theory |
| Contextual approaches: Basic concepts, verbal art as performance, linguistic and communicative models of Roman Jakobson, oral formulaic theory or Parry Lord theory, Lauri Honko’s concept of ‘multiforms’ |
| Poststructural and postmodern approaches: Meaning and tenets of poststructuralism, new hermeneutics, text, textuality, textual analysis-Paul Ricoeur and theories of interpretation, historical milieu of the theories, concept and theory of deconstruction |
| Poststructural and postmodern approaches: Derrida, Lacan, Foucault-gender theories and approaches, gender and genre, feminism and gender perspectives-Queer theory |
| Semiotic approaches: Semiotic approach to folk culture studies, Ferdinand de Saussure and Charles S. Peirce on sign system and culture, perspectives on discourse analysis |
Folk literature: Unit 06
Folklife and cultural performances |
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| Culture as performance-Erving Goffman, Clifford Geertz, Milton singer, Rites of passage and territorial rites, Arnold van Gennep, Victor Turner-performance centered approach-Roger D. Abrahams, Richard Bauman |
| Richard Schechner-Dell Hymes’s ethnography of speaking approach, analysis of folk narratives |
Folk literature: Unit 07
Public folklore and mass media |
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| Basic concepts-folklore, folklorism, folklorismus, folklorization, applied folklore, public folklore and second life of folklore-folklore in public sphere, folklore and communication-folklore and new media |
Folk literature: Unit 08
Folklore and globalisation |
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| Theories of global culture-discourse on modernity, post-modernity and globalisation, ideologues of globalisation, emergence of populism |
| Influence of globalisation in socio-cultural life-issues and concepts of identity-glocal vs. global, homogeneity vs. heterogeneity and hybridization, changing dimensions and domains of folklore genres and folk performances, cultural tourism |
| Neo-folk formations and protest movements, challenges to native cultures, bio-politics |
Folk literature: Unit 09
Indian folk cultural practices |
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| Genres of folk theatre-narrative enactments, puppet theatre, dance dramas, musical traditions and lifestyle patterns, naming system and onomastics, occupational folklore, family folklore, folk religious practices, pilgrimage and ritual practices |
| Fairs and festivals, folk medicinal practices, folk art and craft, folk architecture, folk foodways and culinary practices, folk games, dress and clothing, manners and customs, customary law and jurisprudence, worldview, regional variations and versions |
Folk literature: Unit 10
Fieldwork, documentation, and archival practices |
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| Categorization of fieldwork operations: Pre-fieldwork, fieldwork and post fieldwork-notions of ‘field’ and ‘data', thick and thin data, methods and techniques, survey method, observation method-ethnographic method, postmodern ethnographic method |
| Categorization of fieldwork operations: Dialogical and discourse methods-focus group method, documentation and archival practices, preservation and conservation of tangible and intangible cultures-fieldwork ethics and copyright issues, patent rights |
Comparative literature
Comparative literature: Unit 01
Conceptual framework of comparative literature |
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| The emergence of comparative literature, difference/ alterity and the ethics of plurality, limitations of the idea of national literature, theories of interpretation |
Comparative literature: Unit 02
Literary historiography |
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| Sources of literary history: Oral, manuscript, scriptal and virtual, approaches to literary history: Integrationist and other models, problems of periodization |
Comparative literature: Unit 03
History of comparative literature |
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| History of comparative literature: French, German, Russian, and Tel Aviv schools, comparative literature in India: From Tagore to the present, world literature: from Goethe to the present, “the state of the discipline” reports |
Comparative literature: Unit 04
Translation in comparative context |
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| History and politics of translation, translation as reception, problems and promises of translation in multilingual situations, untranslatability and silence |
Comparative literature: Unit 05
Poetics and literary theory |
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| Indian poetics: Sanskrit and Tamil, Perso-Arabic traditions, western classical literary theory |
Comparative literature: Unit 06
Indian literature-I |
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| Classical-Sanskrit, Tamil, Pali, and other literary traditions, medieval-formations of language-literature (bhasha) traditions in India; bhakti, Santand Sufi literature, contact with West Asian, South-east Asian, and South Asian literary traditions |
Comparative literature: Unit 07
Indian literature-II |
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| Modernity as a concept, colonial modernity: Transactions with Western forms and literary traditions, modernity as discourse: Multiple modernisms in the context of various language-literatures, discontents of modernity: Literatures of women, adivasis |
| Discontents of modernity: Dalits, minorities, and others |
Comparative literature: Unit 08
Literary modes, genres, and themes |
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| The “literary” as a convention, mode and performativity: Tragedy, epic, and novel, genres: Theories; taxonomy: Generic markers and transformations, themes: Motifs, myth, archetypes |
Comparative literature: Unit 09
Interdisciplinarity and intermediality |
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| Literature and other arts: Texts across mediums, literary studies and other disciplines |
Comparative literature: Unit 10
Literary dialogues |
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| Intertextuality, parody, and pastiche, re-writing in diachronic and synchronic frames, adaptation, appropriation, and assimilation |
Tribal and regional language/ literature
Tribal and regional language/ literature: Unit 01
General ethnology |
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| Definition of ethnology and its structure, scope of study, main branches, utility field of study, relation with other subjects, modern attitudes, concept of culture and change social system, economy, religious system |
| Effects of industrialization, and urbanization on tribal development |
| Theory of ethnology: Ethnological study of tribal and Sadan of Jharkhand and neighbour state |
Tribal and regional language/ literature: Unit 02
General linguistics |
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| Definition of linguistics, field of linguistics, and kind of linguistics |
| Branches of the study of linguistics, theory of origin of language, nature of language and its characteristics, utility of language, development of language, change and its reasons, different form of language, classification of languages |
| Familiar and structural classification, phonetics, morphology, semantics, syntax, scripts, lexicography |
| Theory of linguistics, linguistic study of tribal and regional languages of Jharkhand and its neighbour state, present problems and directions of solution, tradition of study, co-relations of tribal and regional languages and study of effects |
Tribal and regional language/ literature: Unit 03
Indian literature |
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| General introduction of ancient Indian literature-Vedas, Puraan, Upanishads, epics, Jain literature, Buddhist literature, Odia literature and Bengali literature and other literature |
| Ancient and medieval Indian literature-Siddha and Nath literature |
| Introduction of medieval Indian literature, Bhakti movement (Alwar Saint, Sagun Bhakti, Nirgun Bhakti, Ram Margi, Krishna Margi, Sufi Saint) main poets and study of Ritikal poets and their poetry |
| Modern Indian literature-introduction of Rahasyavad, Chhayavad, Pragativad, And Prayogvad |
| Pre independence and post independence prose and poetry, main poets, authors and their works and contribution |
Tribal and regional language/ literature: Unit 04
Theory of literature |
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| Definition of literature, and characteristics, elements of literature, subject matter, feelings, bases of poetic forms, different-poetic forms-Geet, Kavya, Kavita, Khand Kavya, drama, novel, story, essay, short play, One Act Play, Jivni, Reportaz |
| Samichha, Aalochana, Sabda Chitra, Samalochana Ke Swaroop and study of structural forms |
| Indian Kavya Shastra-Shabd shakti, Rasa Nirupan, Sadharanikaran, Kavya Guna, Kavya Dosh, Alankar-Anupras, Yamak, Shlesh, Vakroyukti, Upma, Rupak, Bharantiman, Sandesh, Uttprechha, Atishayokti, Virodhabhas, etc, Chhand-Doha, Chaupai, Malini |
| Indian Kavya Shastra-Mandakranta |
Tribal and regional language/ literature: Unit 05
Folk literature of tribal and regional languages |
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| Concept of folk literature, characteristics, different forms of folk literature-folk song, folk tale, Lok Gatha, myth, legend, folk drama, folk dance, Prakirn Sahitya-Idioms and phrases, Lokokti (proverb) |
| Paheli mantras and its characteristics difference between folk literature and written literature, importance of folk literature and folk culture |
Tribal and regional language/ literature: Unit 06
Culture of tribal and regional languages area and their different aspects |
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| Definitions of culture, importance, characteristics, festivals, yatras, mela, food, living style, social structure, economical structure, cultural structure, religious structure, behavior, customs etc |
Tribal and regional language/ literature: Unit 07
Arts of tribal and regional languages |
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| Traditional music of tribal and regional language areas, Raag-Raagini, style of dance (different forms of dance) musical instruments and performing arts in AIR and Doordarshan |
| Theory and role of performance and broadcasting |
| Chitra kala (Bhiti Chitra, Kohbar Kala, Sohrai Painting) murti kala, clay art |
| Bamboo art |
| Wood craft, stone art, metal art, silk art, Architect, PaakKala, and other arts |
Tribal and regional language/ literature: Unit 08
Poetry of tribal and regional languages |
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| Study of structure and form of writing of song, poetry, Khand Kavya and epic, muktak kavya, etc, study of ancient, medieval, and modern poets, development and introduction of their authors |
| Introduction of song and singers |
Tribal and regional language/ literature: Unit 09
Prose literature of tribal and regional languages |
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| Development of prose literature, story, drama, novel, essay, Yatra Vritant, Sansmaran, Rekha Chitra, Alochana, Samalochana, Samichha, Jivni, Reportaz etc, and study of their structure and form of writing |
Tribal and regional language/ literature: Unit 10
The heroes of tribal and regional languages areas |
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| Birsa Munda, Bir Budhu Bhagat, Tilka Manjhi, Sido Kanhu, Chand Bhairav, Sheikh Bhikhari, Nilamber-Pitamber, Telangana kharia, NE Horo, poto sardar, Binod Bihari Mahto, Lado Jonko, Kartik Oraon and their life story, kritiyan and contribution |
| Jaipal Singh Munda, Pandit Raghunath Murmu, Lako Bodra, Dr. Ramdayal Munda, Paramveer Albert Ekka, Ramdas Tudu, Sadhu Ramchand Murmu, etc and their life story, kritiyan and contribution |
Adult and continuing education and extension
Adult and continuing education and extension: Unit 01
Adult, continuing education and extension: Indian and global contexts |
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| Adult, continuing education: Pre and post independent India, adult education perspectives: Asian, Latin American, European, and American, extension education and services in India: Phases and movements, extension as “third dimension” of higher education |
| New approaches in extension education and services in India, national open school, field organisation practices, need, concept, types and characteristics of lifelong learning programmes in India, opportunities for lifelong learning and extension |
| Agencies in lifelong learning in and outside India, comparative studies in adult education: Parameters, trends and analysis |
Adult and continuing education and extension: Unit 02
Theoretical and functional base of adult education |
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| Liberal, behaviouristic, progressive, humanistic, radical and analytical approaches of adult education, social and educational perspectives of Tagore, Gandhi, Vivekananda, Radhakrishnan, Ambedkar and other Indian thinkers, andragogy and pedagogy |
| Attributes and distinctive features of adult learning and development, motivational aspects of adult learning, values in adult education, and challenges of contemporary society, individual vs. group learning approaches in adult education |
| Experiences and learning from agriculture, home science, community health and technology, learning needs of diverse group of adult learners, theories of adult learning, professionalization of adult education, prior learning: Concept, issues and challenges |
| Prior learning: Equivalence and academic credit for continuing education courses |
Adult and continuing education and extension: Unit 03
Alternate learning systems |
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| Education: Status, challenges, and alternatives, guidance and counselling: Individual and group counselling, emergence of distance learning, autonomous learning and online learning, transformational learning: Use of different media in education, ICT |
| Transformational learning: World wide web, mobile technologies, multimedia packages, computer aided learning (CAL), audio-visual aids, digital India, Swayam, MOOC courses, UDAAN, e-library, virtual learners and virtual learning centers |
| ICT in handling information: Storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information, online teaching, challenges and benefits of online learning, differentiated instructions in an online environment |
Adult and continuing education and extension: Unit 04
Curriculum planning and teaching-learning materials |
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| Meaning, definition of curriculum: Need for curriculum, curriculum theory, and practice, identification of needs and interests of lifelong learners, objectives of curriculum development, principles of curriculum development and its approaches |
| Curriculum planning: Need and implementation, evaluation: Process-product-feedback mechanism, curriculum development-supporting systems, teaching methods, teaching and learning materials and aids for lifelong learning |
| Preparation of books and audio visual material for neo-literates: Processes, contents, and field testing of materials, agencies engaged in preparation of materials, type of teaching-learning materials: Print, online and offline |
Adult and continuing education and extension: Unit 05
Human resource management in lifelong learning and extension |
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| Concept, principles, and functions of management, programme planning, organisation, and control, job specifications of personnel engaged in university-community engagement, skill development, continuing education and other extension programmes |
| Training and development: Family-based, off the job and on the job, training of functionaries in adult, continuing education, lifelong education through participatory approach, skill development initiatives: State-promoted |
| Skill development initiatives: NGO-promoted and public private partnerships (PPP), field skills, teaching methods of adults, training methods for training for functionaries, management of a training programme, evaluation of social development programmes |
Adult and continuing education and extension: Unit 06
Communication for social development |
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| Concept, methods, and practices of communication, models: Agriculture, community health, educational and social marketing, modes of communication; conventional and ICT-driven, people’s participation in development |
| People’s organisation (community based organisation, state promoted organisation), programmes: Individual centric and group centric, development communication planning and operationalization, emerging technologies in communication for social development |
| Communication in extension: Government, semi-government, nongovernment, corporate agencies etc |
Adult and continuing education and extension: Unit 07
Social and developmental concerns |
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| Development and its indicators, millennium development goals (MDGs), sustainable development goals (SDGs), population education: Concept and paradigm shifts, social and distributive justice, issues of marginalization and pedagogy: Women, tribals |
| Issues of marginalization and pedagogy: Minorities, transgender, aged and persons with disability, value based education, inequality in social system and social mobility, interventions in specific concern areas of children, bonded labour and gender |
| Interventions in general areas of concern: Water, health, energy, disaster, and environment, social and professional ethics |
Adult and continuing education and extension: Unit 08
Vocational education and skill development |
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| Concept, scope, policy and programmes of vocational education and skill development, market requirements and skilling status, operationalization of the concept of vocational education in adult |
| Continuing education and lifelong Learning through state supported structures like Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) and non state supported structures of industrial and business houses |
| Emergence of micro-enterprises like self help groups and mega-enterprises like SEWA, skilling India: Skill sectors, national skill development policy, programme, and implementation mechanism |
| Structure of skilling programmes, certification, and equivalence, Make-In India, start-up, stand up, Mudra banks, entrepreneurship, analysis of such efforts at micro and mega level |
Adult and continuing education and extension: Unit 09
Research and research methods |
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| Philosophical roots, history, elements and significance of social science research, qualitative and quantitative action research, research design: Meaning and types; descriptive, analytical, exploratary, basic, applied, action |
| Research design: Survey and case study research, sources of data: Primary and secondary, collection of secondary data: Historical documents, archival material, published sources, journals, internet sources, census, NSS and statistical reports |
| Population and sampling, data collection and its tools, organisation of research, analysis, generalization and report writing, documentation and dissemination of the research work, content analysis, survey and case studies |
| Currents trends of research in adult and continuing education (national and international), emerging areas of research in adult and continuing education and extension, ethical concerns in social science research |
Adult and continuing education and extension: Unit 10
Lifelong learning: The futuristic vision |
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| Beyond literacy and numeracy, resolving the dilemmas of institutional and non-institutional learning, localising the learning and cultural context of a learner, harmonizing the skill of individual with the potential employers |
| Personalised and customised educational opportunities of adult learner, network based learning, open option based learning, building learning communities, search for an ever-evolving educational policy, towards a learning society |
Physical education
Physical education: Unit 01
Physical education and adapted physical education, their objectives |
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| Philosophies of education as applied to physical education, development of physical education in Greece, Rome, Sweden, Russia, England, Denmark, Germany, USA, Australia, and China |
| Growth and development of physical education in India: (a) Recreation-its principles, characteristics, and importance. Modern trends in recreation. Indoor and outdoor recreational programmes. Recreational programmes for various categories of people |
| Growth and development of physical education in India: (b) Wellness-its importance, benefits, and challenges. Development and maintenance of wellness. (c) Teaching aptitude: Nature, objectives, characteristics of teaching |
| Growth and development of physical education in India: (c) Teaching aptitude-learner characteristics and teaching methods. (d) Social aspects of sports: Sports as a socializing agency, social values, sports leadership |
| Growth and development of physical education in India: (d) Social aspects of sports-sports as cultural heritage and social aspects of competition. (e) Ancient and modern Olympics games, Asian, and Commonwealth games |
| Growth and development of physical education in India: (f) Structure and functions of international and national bodies controlling various games and sports. Prominent honours and awards in games, and sports |
Physical education: Unit 02
Exercise physiology-its scope and importance in the field of physical education and sports |
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| Cardiorespiratory adaptations to long and short term physical activities |
| Muscle: Its types, characteristics, and functions. Microscopic structure of muscle fiber. Sliding filament theory of muscular contraction. Types of muscle fibers and sports performance. Muscular adaptations to exercise |
| Muscle: Neuromuscular junction and transmission of nerve impulse, kinesthetic sense organs, and neural control of motor skills |
| Biochemical aspects of exercise: Metabolism of food products. Aerobic and anaerobic systems during rest and exercise. Direct and indirect methods of measuring energy cost of exercise |
| Recovery process: Physiological aspects of fatigue. Restoration of energy stores. Recovery oxygen. Nutritional aspects of performance |
| Environmental influence on human physiology under exercise |
| Women in sports: Trainability. Physiological gender differences and special problems of women athletes |
| Aging: Physiological consequences, lifestyle management, and healthful aging |
| Physiological responses of various therapeutic modalities and rehabilitation |
| Physiological aspects of various Ergogenic aids |
| Massage manipulations and their physiological responses |
Physical education: Unit 03
Kinesiology and biomechanics |
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| Modern trends in biomechanics |
| Planes and axes of human body |
| Joints and their movements |
| Muscle attachments-origin, insertion, action, and leverage of the principal muscles used in sports |
| Motion-its laws and their application in sports |
| Projectile and principles of projections |
| Linear and angular kinematics, and kinetics |
| Friction, spin, impact, and elasticity |
| Air and water dynamics |
| Mechanical advantage and applications of Levers in sports |
| Posture and its deformities with their corrective exercises |
| Kinesiological, muscular, and mechanical analyses of fundamental movements: Mechanical analyses of major sports skills |
Physical education: Unit 04
Sports psychology-its importance in the field of physical education and sports |
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| Motivation in sports-types, theories, and dynamics |
| Psychological factors affecting sports performance-emotions, anxiety aggression, stress ,self confidence, concentration, mental practice, and goal setting |
| Personality-theories of personality, measurement of personality |
| Group dynamics, group cohesion, and leadership in sports |
| Cognitive process-memory and thinking |
| Principles of motor skill learning |
| Transfer of training and its types with its implication in sports |
| Long and short term psychological preparation for performance/ competition |
| Psychological skill training for activation and relaxation |
| Spectators and sports performance |
Physical education: Unit 05
Development of teacher education for physical education in India |
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| Comparative study of professional preparation in physical education of India with those of USA, Russia, Germany, Australia, and UK |
| Professional and other courses of physical education in India |
| Role of Government agencies monitoring professional courses in physical education |
| Qualities, qualifications, and responsibilities of physical education personnel at primary, secondary, and higher education levels |
| Scope of physical education personnel in the promotion of health, fitness, and wellness |
| Recent Government policies for promoting physical education and sports in India |
| Hierarchy of organizational set-up in physical education at schools, colleges, and university level |
| Role of public and private sectors in the promotion of physical education and sports in the country |
| Curriculum development: Concepts and principles of curriculum planning. Subject matter for different levels of education-primary, secondary, and higher education |
| Curriculum design and content: Importance, selection, and classification of subject matter with reference to age, sex and differently abled pupils. Integrated programme for boys and girls |
| Teaching aids: Time-table, concepts, credit system for various subject courses theory and practical, impact of technology in physical education and sports |
| Curriculum evaluation: Concepts and purpose; procedure and appraisal |
Physical education: Unit 06
Health-its objectives and spectrum |
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| Health education, its importance, and principles |
| Role of genetics and environment in achieving health |
| Health-related physical fitness |
| Community health programme: Health appraisal and health instructions. International and national health promoting government and private agencies |
| School health programme and personal hygiene |
| Communicable diseases: causes, symptoms, prevention through other means and immunization |
| Psychosomatic disorders/ sedentary lifestyle diseases: Causes, symptoms, and prevention |
| Obesity related health problems |
| Body weight control and its significance on health |
| Role of exercise, dieting, and combination of exercise and dieting on weight control |
| First-aid: Objectives and principles. First-aid for shock, poisoning, burns, drowning, bleeding, electric shock and common sports injuries |
| Pollution: Air, water, sound, and radiation. Effects of pollution on health, preventive and safety measures from pollution |
| Nutrition: Balanced diet and its components. Nutritional deficiencies. Understanding of malnutrition and nutritional supplements |
| Effects of smoking, alcohol, and drugs on health; prevention and rehabilitation |
Physical education: Unit 07
Sports training-its characteristics and principles |
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| Training load, its features, principles, and adaptation process |
| Means and methods of executing training load |
| Overload, its causes, symptoms, and remedial measures |
| Strength: Its characteristics, types of strength, factors determining strength, and strength development |
| Endurance: Its characteristics, types of endurance, factors determining endurance, and endurance development |
| Speed: Its characteristics, types of speed, factors determining speed and speed development |
| Flexibility: Its characteristics, types of flexibility, factors determining flexibility and flexibility development |
| Coordinative abilities: Its characteristics, types of coordinative abilities, factors determining coordinative abilities and development of coordinative abilities |
| Technique and skill: Its characteristics and importance. Different stages of technique development and technique training. Tactics and strategy |
| Planning: Its importance and principles. Types of planning |
| Periodization: Its importance, objectives, and types of periodization. Concept of different periods-preparatory, competition, and transitional |
| Types of competition: Talent identification-process and procedure |
Physical education: Unit 08
Research in physical education-its importance and classification |
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| Ethical issues in research |
| Methods of research: Descriptive, historical, and experimental. Experimental research designs |
| Identification and formulation of research problem |
| Types of research hypotheses and their formulation |
| Hypotheses testing |
| Tools of research: Questionnaires, opinionnaires, interviews, and observation |
| Sources and steps of literature search: Library, research databases, internet-search engines, online journals. Note taking and critical reading |
| Sampling techniques: Probability and non probability |
| Data, its types, and collecting measures |
| Normal probability curve and grading scales |
| Statistical processes, their importance, and uses in research |
| Application of parametric and non parametric statistical techniques in research |
| Computer applications: Statistical packages for data analysis-SPSS, e-mail, search engines and Microsoft office |
| Preparation of research proposal, report, abstract, paper for publication and paper for presentation |
Physical education: Unit 09
Test, measurement, and evaluation-their types and importance in physical education and sports |
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| Principles and processes of evaluation in physical education |
| Criteria of selecting an appropriate test and administration of testing programme |
| Types of tests and construction of standard knowledge and skill tests |
| Tests for fitness: Physical fitness, motor fitness, motor ability, and motor educability. Health related fitness tests |
| Test for fitness components: Strength, endurance, speed, flexibility, and coordinative abilities |
| Sports skill tests: Badminton, basketball, football, hockey, tennis, and volleyball |
| Anthropometric measurements: Land marks and measurement of various body segments, height, sitting-height, weight, diameters, circumferences, skin folds, body mass index, ponderal index |
| Somatotype and Posture evaluating techniques |
| Testing of physiological phenomenons: Blood pressure, breathing frequency vital capacity, heart rate, pulse rate, body temperature and body composition |
| Tests for psychological variables: Anxiety, aggression, team cohesion, achievement motivation, mental-toughness, and self-efficacy |
Physical education: Unit 10
Management-its principles and theories |
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| Scope of management in physical education and sports |
| Guiding principles for organizing physical education and sports programmes in institutions |
| Personnel management: Objectives and principles. Self-appraisal, communication skills and time management. Essential skills of administration |
| Financial management: Objectives, purposes, principles, and scope. Planning and preparation of budget. Mechanics of purchase and auditing |
| Supervision: Objectives, principles, and importance of supervision. Techniques of supervision. Duties and responsibilities of a supervisor |
| Facility management: Planning, procuring, and maintenance of facilities-indoor and outdoor facilities. Planning and management of sports infrastructure. Management of records |
| Role of sports manager: Interpersonal, informational, and decision making. Managerial skills-technical, human, and conceptual. Qualities and qualification of sports manager |
| Event management: Its principles, planning, check list, rehearsal, itinerary, execution, reporting and follow-up procedures of an event |
| Public relation: Principles of public relations in physical education and sports |
| Mass media: Communication and publicity, qualifications of public relation officer |
Arab culture and Islamic studies
Arab culture and Islamic studies: Unit 01
Emergence of Islam and Khilafat-e-Rashida |
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| Socio-religious conditions of pre-Islamic Arabia, political and economic condition, Prophet’s life at Makkah and Madina, migration: Importance and implications, formation of Islamic state and society at Madina |
| The Prophet (PBUH) as a law giver, statesman and mercy to mankind, institution of Khilafat: Importance and relevance, consolidation of Arabia under Caliph Abu Bakr, expansion and administration of Islamic state under Caliph Umar |
| Expansion and political developments under Caliph Uthman and Caliph Ali, achievements of Khilafat-e-Rashida |
Arab culture and Islamic studies: Unit 02
The Umayyads |
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| The establishment of Umayyad dynasty, prominent rulers, prominent Sahaba and Tabaie scholars, Arabisation of the state, social and economic conditions, administration, education, development of Arabic language and literature, art and architecture |
| Causes of decline |
Arab culture and Islamic studies: Unit 03
The Abbasids |
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| The establishment of the Abbasid rule, prominent rulers, prominent scholars, administration, socio cultural developments, development of religious sciences, education and educational institutions, development of Arabic language and literature |
| Art and architecture, trade and commerce, relations with neighbouring states, causes of decline |
Arab culture and Islamic studies: Unit 04
The Arabs in Spain and Sicily |
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| The establishment of Umayyad rule in Spain, the conquest of Sicily, prominent rulers, prominent scholars and their impact on the west, socio cultural developments, contribution to science and literature |
| Development of libraries and educational institutions, agriculture, trade, and commerce, art and architecture, disintegration of the empire: Emergence of small city-state, Muwahhidin and Murabitin: Emergence and decline |
| Fall of Granada and Spanish inquisition |
Arab culture and Islamic studies: Unit 05
Dynasties of east and west |
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| Ghaznavids, Seljuks, Samanids, Fatimids, Khwarizm Shah, Mamluks, Aghlabids, Hamdanids, Idrisids, Tulunids, Ikhshidid, Ayyubids, Qachars |
Arab culture and Islamic studies: Unit 06
The Ottoman and Safavid empire |
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| Origin and development of Ottoman empire, prominent Ottoman rulers, the Ottoman administration and army, socio religious and educational conditions, the Ottoman society, the Ottomans and the west, art and architecture |
| The Ottoman decline: Causes, origin and development of Safavid empire, Shah Ismail and the promotion of Shi´ism, Shah-Abbas and the administrative reforms, art and architecture, trade and commerce |
Arab culture and Islamic studies: Unit 07
Islam in India |
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| Advent of Islam in India (Kerala), Islam in Sindh: Muhammad bin Qasim’s administration and religious policy, establishment of Delhi sultanate, administration during the sultanate period, socio religious and educational conditions |
| Madaris and their syllabus, contribution to Fiqh and Hadith literature, the Mughal rule and administration, socio religious and educational scenario during the Mughal rule |
| Contribution to Fiqh and Hadith literature (Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi, Shah Waliullah, Sheikh Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlvi and others), Mughal art and architecture, industry, trade, and commerce, 1757: British colonialism and its expansion |
| 1857: First war of independence and its consequences, role of Muslims in the freedom struggle: Khilafat and non-cooperation movements |
Arab culture and Islamic studies: Unit 08
Islamic sciences-Tafsir, Hadith, and Fiqh |
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| Collection and compilation of Quran, ethical, social, political and economic teachings of the Quran, origin and development of Tafsir literature, classical Tafsir: Al-Tabari, Al-Razi and Zamakhshari, Tafsir in the modern age: Tafsir al-Manar |
| Tafsir in the modern age: Fi-zilal al-Quran, Bayan al-Quran, Tarjuman al-Quran, Tafhim al-Quran, Tadabbur al-Quran and Tafsir al-Quran, origin and development of Hadith literature, compilation of Hadith literature, Riwayah and Dirayah, Muwatta, Musnad |
| Sihah E-Sitta and their compilers (authors), origin and development of Fiqh literature, sources of Islamic Fiqh |
Arab culture and Islamic studies: Unit 09
Muslim philosophy, Sufism, and Muslim contribution to knowledge |
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| Origin and development of Muslim philosophy, classical Muslim philosophers: Al-Kindi, Farabi, Ibn-Sina, Al-Ghazzali, Ibne Rushd, Qadariyya, Murji'ah, Khawarij, Mutazilites, and Asharites, origin and development of Sufism |
Arab culture and Islamic studies: Unit 10
Muslim philosophy, Sufism and Muslim contribution to knowledge |
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| Prominent Sufis: Hasan al-Basri, Junaid Baghdadi, Ibn-Arabi and Sheikh Ali Hujwiri, Major Sufi orders: Chishtiyya, Suhrawardiyya, Qadiriyya, Naqshbandiyya, Muslim contribution to natural and social sciences: Medicine, mathematics, astronomy |
| Muslim contribution to natural and social sciences: Historiography, geography, chemistry, and botany, prominent classical thinkers and scientists Al-Mawardi, Al-Biruni, Ibn-Taymiyya, Ibn-Khaldun, Ibn al-Baytar, Ibn al-Haytham etc |
Arab culture and Islamic studies: Unit 11
Modern trends, movements in Islam |
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| Advent of Western modernity and technology in Egypt and India, Muhammad Ali Pasha and his reforms, Tanzimat, sir Syed and his educational movement, modern religious movements: The Wahhabiyya, the Sokoto and Faraizi movement |
| Shah Waliullah and his movement, Syed Ahmad Shaheed and his movement, Ikhwan al-Muslimun and Jamaat E-Islami, Young Turk Movement, Nursi movement, Arab nationalism: Abdul Rahman al-Kawakibi |
| Western modernity in Turkey and Iran: Mustafa Kemal and Reza Shah, muslim modernist thinkers: Ali-Abdul Raziq, Qasim Amin, Fazlur Rahman, contemporary Muslim organisations and schools of thought: Deoband, Nadwa, the Salafis, and Barelvis |
| Modern Islamic thinkers: Jamaluddin-Afghani, Muhammad Abduh, Rashid Rida, Hasan al- Banna, Syed Qutb, Shibli Nomani, Allama Iqbal, Abul-A´la Maududi, Ayatullah Khomeini, Ali Shariati and Ahmad Kasravi Tabrizi |
| The Iranian revolution, the Palestine problem-liberation organisation: PLO, Hamas, and Hezbollah, the Arab spring, Egypt: Democracy on trial, conflicts in West Asia: Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yeman, Indo-Arab relations |
Indian culture
Indian culture: Unit 01
Meaning and concepts of culture |
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| Traditional and modern concepts of culture-notions of culture in textual tradition, anthropological, archaeological and sociological understanding of the term culture |
| Elements of culture, concept of Indianness and value system |
| Relation between culture and civilization |
| Historiography and approaches to the study of Indian culture–stereotypes, objectivity and bias, imperialist, nationalist, Marxist and subaltern |
| Heritage of India and world’s debt to Indian culture |
Indian culture: Unit 02
Sources of the study of Indian culture |
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| Archaeological: Cultural remains, monuments, numismatics, epigraphy; literary sources and oral traditions; foreign accounts; archival sources |
Indian culture: Unit 03
Prehistoric and protohistoric cultures |
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| Stone Age cultures-Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic; protohistoric cultures-chalcolithic horizon, Harappan culture-current debates on nomenclature and scripts, town planning and architecture, art, social, religious and economic life |
| Evolution of India’s main language families |
Indian culture: Unit 04
Vedic and post-vedic period |
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| Early vedic and later Vedic ideas and institutions: social, religious, economic, political, and scientific |
| Post Vedic-religious movements and emergence of states, Shramana traditions-Buddhism, Jainism, Ajivikas and other sects |
| Education system and centres-Taxila and Kashi |
Indian culture: Unit 05
Mauryan and post-Mauryan period |
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| Ideas and institutions: Social, religious, economic, and political |
| Ashoka’s dhamma |
| Scripts-Brahmi and Kharosthi |
| Impact of foreign invasions |
| Art and architecture |
| Literature-Arthashastra, Manusmriti, Natyashastra, Panchatantra, Buddhacarita, and Saundarananda |
| Scientific achievements-Nagarjuna, Sushruta, and Charaka |
| Education system and centres |
| Sangam age-society and culture |
| Contacts with outside world |
Indian culture: Unit 06
Gupta and post-Gupta period |
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| Ideas and institutions: Social, religious, philosophical, economic, and political |
| Scientific achievements-mathematics, astronomy, metallurgy |
| Art and architecture-evolution of temples, paintings of Ajanta, and Bagh |
| Literature-Kalidasa, Banabhatta, Bharavi, Magha, Bhavabhuti, Dandi |
| Canonical texts-Vishnu Dharmottara Purana |
| Education system and centres-Nalanda, Valabhi |
| Contacts with outside world |
Indian culture: Unit 07
Early medieval period |
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| Legacies of classical ideas and emergence of new trends: Society-proliferation of castes, outcastes, vishti, slavery |
| Position of women |
| Polity-feudalism |
| Economy-de-urbanization and agrarian system |
| Religion: Vedic-Puranic, Shramana tradition, Tantra, Bhakti movements |
| Philosophical thoughts-Shad Darshana |
| Philosophers-Shankara, Ramanuja |
| Pilgrimage tradition |
| Art and architecture-Nagara, Dravida, Bhumija, Vesara |
| Education system and centres-Vikramashila, Nalanda, etc |
| Scientific achievements-mathematics, astronomy |
| Literature-Kalhana’s Rajatarangini and Al-biruni's’ kitab-ul hind |
| Contacts with Islam |
| Canonical texts-Samarangana-Sutradhara, Manasara, Bhuvana Pradeepa, Sadhanamala |
Indian culture: Unit 08
Sultanate period |
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| Delhi sultanate-ideas and institutions: Political-Iqta; impact of the new ruling class on society |
| Economic-market reforms, growth of new urban centres, percolation of Islam in rural areas, resistance and acceptance |
| Extent of slavery |
| Religion-Acharya traditions, Bhakti tradition, Kabir and Ravidas, emergence of sufism-Chishti and Suhrawardi |
| Art and architecture-emergence of sultanate school of architecture and paintings, regional styles |
| Religious and secular structures |
| Literature-Sanskrit, Persian, regional languages and emergence of Hindawi |
| Amir Khusrau, Chand Bardai |
| Education system |
| Vijayanagar empire: Ideas and institutions-political, Nayankara |
| Art and architecture, literature |
| Educational institutions |
Indian culture: Unit 09
Mughal period |
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| Ideas and institutions: Polity-Mansab and Jagir, Watan Jagir, economy-Zamindari, and Zabt |
| Society-aristocracy, emergence of middle classes, labourers, slaves |
| Position of women |
| Religion and philosophy-growth of Vaishnava Bhakti, Pantheism, and Sufi traditions |
| Sulh-i Kul, Naqshbandis |
| Guru Nanak, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Meerabai, Narayanabhatta, Raghunandana |
| Literature development in Sanskrit, Persian and vernacular languages-Tulasi Dasa, Suradasa, Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan, Abul Fazl, Faizi, Badauni, Banarasidas (Ardhakathanaka) |
| Translation of religious texts by Akbar and Dara-Shikoh |
| Art and architecture-emergence of Mughal schools; temples of Vrindavan-Gobinda Deva and Keshava Das temple; four quarter gardens |
| Introduction of new education curriculum from Akbar’s period onwards Dars-i Nizami |
| Religious syncretism in coinage, miniatures, and structures |
| Science and technology |
| Introduction of mechanical devices, Panderm gearing and astrolabe; Sawai Jai Singh observatories |
| Arrival of Europeans and their impact-Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, French |
Indian culture: Unit 10
Modern period |
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| Emergence of successor states and cultural developments: Awadh, Hyderabad, Mysore, Marathas, and Rajputana |
| Impact of western ideas and Indian responses: European studies of India; William Jones and Asiatic Society; fort William college; influence of Christian missionaries |
| Emergence and development of new education system |
| Indian cultural renaissance |
| Socio-religious reform movements: Reformists-Brahmo Samaj, Aligarh movement, Ramakrishna mission and theosophical society; revivalist-Wahabi and Arya Samaj movement |
| Dalit movements; Sikh reform movements |
| Administrative measures: Legislation on women, education, and social evils |
| Literature: Emergence of Shahr Ashob; Urdu-Mirza Ghalib, Allama Iqbal; Hindi-Bhartendu Harishchandra, Prem Chand; Bengali-Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam |
| Science and technology: Emergence of modern science and technology |
Labour welfare/ personnel management/ industrial relations/ labour and social welfare/ human resource management
Labour welfare/ personnel management/ industrial relations/ labour and social welfare/ human resource management: Unit 01
Principles and practices of management |
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| Development of management thought, contributions of Taylor, Fayol, Mayo, Mary Parker Follett and C.I. Barnard |
| Behavioural approach, systems approach, quantitative approach, and contingency approach |
| Function of management: Planning and decision making, organising, staffing, directing, controlling, coordinating |
Labour welfare/ personnel management/ industrial relations/ labour and social welfare/ human resource management: Unit 02
Human resource management |
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| Conceptual framework, human resource planning, job analysis, recruitment, selection, placement, induction, training and development, performance management, job evaluation, compensation management, employee benefits and incentives, managing career |
| New trends in HRM: Changing environment of HRM and contemporary challenges, emerging HRM concepts |
Labour welfare/ personnel management/ industrial relations/ labour and social welfare/ human resource management: Unit 03
Human resource development (HRD) |
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| Concepts, assumptions, values, HRD mechanisms, action-research model, HRD culture and climate, HRD interventions, HR accounting and audit, consultant-client relationship, knowledge management, human resource information system |
| International human resource management (IHRM): Organisational context of IHRM, IHRM and sustainable business, functions of IHRM, cross-cultural studies, cultural diversity, transnational organisations, IHRM models |
Labour welfare/ personnel management/ industrial relations/ labour and social welfare/ human resource management: Unit 04
Organisational Behaviour |
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| Concept, scope, nature of human behavior, personality, perception, learning, attitude, motivation, interpersonal behaviour, group dynamics, leadership, communication, power and authority, stress, organisational change and development |
Labour welfare/ personnel management/ industrial relations/ labour and social welfare/ human resource management: Unit 05
Industrial relations |
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| Concept, scope, evolution, approaches, actors and models, conflict and cooperation, Bi-partitism, Tri-partitism, collective bargaining, workers’ participation in management, grievance handling and disciplinary action, code of conduct |
| Industrial relations in changing scenario, employers’ organisations |
| Trade unions: Concepts, evolution, Problems of trade unions in India, recognition, the trade unions act, 1926. Emerging role of trade unions in India |
Labour welfare/ personnel management/ industrial relations/ labour and social welfare/ human resource management: Unit 06
Industrial disputes |
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| Factors, forms, trends, prevention, and settlement, role of state and central labour administration, strikes and lockouts |
| The industrial employment (standing orders) act, 1946 |
| The industrial disputes act, 1947 |
Labour welfare/ personnel management/ industrial relations/ labour and social welfare/ human resource management: Unit 07
Labour legislation |
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| Objectives, principles, classification, and evolution |
| International labour organisation, social justice and labour legislation, Indian constitution and labour laws |
| The factories act, 1948 |
| The mines act, 1952 |
| The inter-state migrant workmen (regulation of employment and conditions of service) act, 1979 |
| The contract labour (regulation and abolition) act, 1970 |
| The building and other construction workers (regulation of employment and conditions of service) act, 1996 |
| The child labour (prohibition and regulation) act, 1986 |
Labour welfare/ personnel management/ industrial relations/ labour and social welfare/ human resource management: Unit 08
Wages |
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| Concept, types, factors influencing wages, wage theories and wage differentials |
| The minimum wages act, 1948 |
| The payment of wages act, 1936 |
| The payment of bonus act, 1965 |
| The equal remuneration act, 1976 |
| The payment of gratuity act, 1972 |
| The employees’ provident fund and miscellaneous provisions act, 1952 |
Labour welfare/ personnel management/ industrial relations/ labour and social welfare/ human resource management: Unit 09
Labour welfare |
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| Concept, scope, types, theories and principles, industrial health and hygiene, industrial accidents and safety, occupational diseases |
| Social security: Concept and scope, social assistance and social assurance |
Labour welfare/ personnel management/ industrial relations/ labour and social welfare/ human resource management: Unit 10
Labour market |
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| Features, demand and supply of labour, nature and composition of Indian labour force, unemployment and underemployment, types of labour market, characteristics of Indian labour market, new dynamics of labour market in India |
| Economic systems and labor market, problems of labour in India |
Law
Law: Unit 01
Jurisprudence |
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| Nature and sources of law, schools of jurisprudence, law and morality, concept of rights and duties, legal personality, concepts of property, ownership, and possession, concept of liability, law, poverty, and development, global justice |
| Modernism and postmodernism |
Law: Unit 02
Constitutional and administrative law |
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| Preamble, fundamental rights and duties, directive principles of state policy |
| Union and state executive, and their interrelationship, union and state legislature and distribution of legislative powers, judiciary, emergency provisions, temporary, transitional, and special provisions in respect of certain states |
| Election commission of India, nature, scope, and importance of administrative law, principle of natural justice, judicial review of administrative actions-grounds |
Law: Unit 03
Public International Law and IHL |
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| International law-definition, nature, and basis, sources of international law, recognition of states and governments, nationality, immigrants, refugees, and internally displaced persons (IDPs), extradition and asylum, united nations and its organs |
| Settlement of international disputes, world trade organization (WTO), international humanitarian law (IHL)-conventions and protocols, implementation of IHL-challenges |
Law: Unit 04
Law of crimes |
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| General principles of criminal liability-actus reus and mens rea, individual and group liability and constructive liability, stages of crime and inchoate crimes-abetment, criminal conspiracy, and attempt, general exceptions, offences against human body |
| Offences against state and terrorism, offences against property, offences against women and children, drug trafficking and counterfeiting, offences against public tranquility |
| Theories and kinds of punishments, compensation to the victims of crime |
Law: Unit 05
Law of Torts and Consumer Protection |
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| Nature and definition of tort, general principles of tortious liability, general defenses, specific torts-negligence, nuisance, trespass, and defamation, remoteness of damages, strict and absolute liability, tortious liability of the state |
| The consumer protection act 1986-definitions, consumer rights, and redressal mechanism, the motor vehicles act, 1988-no fault liability, third party insurance, and claims tribunal |
| The competition act, 2002-prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant position and regulation of combinations |
Law: Unit 06
Commercial law |
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| Essential elements of contract and e-contract, breach of contract, frustration of contract, void and voidable agreements, standard form of contract and quasi-contract, specific contracts-bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee, and agency |
| Sale of goods act, 1930, partnership and limited liability partnership, negotiable instruments act, 1881, company law-incorporation of a company, prospectus, shares, and debentures, company law-directors and meetings, corporate social responsibility |
Law: Unit 07
Family law |
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| Sources and schools, marriage and dissolution of marriage, matrimonial remedies-divorce and theories of divorce, changing dimensions of institution of marriage-live-in relationship |
| Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce, maintenance, dower, and stridhan, adoption, guardianship, and acknowledgement, succession and inheritance, Will, gift, and Wakf, uniform civil code |
Law: Unit 08
Environment and Human Rights Law |
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| Meaning and concept of ‘environment’ and ‘environmental pollution’, International environmental law and UN Conferences, Constitutional and legal framework for protection of environment in India |
| Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India, National Green Tribunal, Concept and development of human rights, Universalism and cultural relativism, International Bill of Rights |
| Group rights-women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, minorities and weaker sections |
| Protection and enforcement of human rights in India-national human rights commission, national commission for minorities, national commission for women, national commission for scheduled castes |
| National commission for scheduled tribes and national commission for backward classes |
Law: Unit 09
Intellectual Property Rights and Information Technology Law |
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| Concept and meaning of intellectual property, theories of intellectual property, international conventions pertaining to intellectual properties, copyright and neighboring rights-subject matters, limitations, and exceptions, infringement and remedies |
| Law of patent-patentability, procedure for grant of patent, limitations, and exceptions, infringement and remedies, law of trademark-registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement and passing off, remedies |
| Protection of geographical indications, biodiversity and traditional knowledge, information technology law-digital signature and electronic signature, electronic governance, electronic records and duties of subscribers |
| Cyber crimes, penalties, and adjudication |
Law: Unit 10
Comparative Public Law and Systems of Governance |
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| Comparative law-relevance, methodology, problems, and concerns in comparison, forms of governments-presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal, models of federalism-USA, Canada and India, rule of Law-‘Formal’ and ‘substantive’ versions |
| Separation of powers-India, UK, USA, and France, independence of judiciary, judicial activism, and accountability-India, UK and USA, systems of constitutional review-India, USA, Switzerland, and France |
| Amendment of the constitution-India, USA, and South Africa, ombudsman-Sweden, UK, and India, open government and right to information-USA, UK, and India |
Library and information science
Library and information science: Unit 01
Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom |
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| Information life cycle-generation, collection, storage, and dissemination |
| Role of information in planning, management, socioeconomic, cultural, educational, and technological development |
| Information science-relationship with other subjects, information society, and knowledge society |
| Communication-concept, types, theories, models, channels, and barriers; trends in scholarly communication |
| Information industry-generators, providers, and intermediaries |
| IPR and legal issues-categories, conventions, treaties, laws |
| Plagiarism-concept and types |
| Right to information act (RTI); information technology act |
| National knowledge commission; national mission on libraries |
Library and information science: Unit 02
Historical Development of Libraries in India |
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| Committees and Commissions on Libraries in India |
| Types of libraries-academic, public, special, and national |
| Library legislation and library acts in Indian states; the press and registration of books act; the delivery of books and newspapers (public libraries) act |
| Laws of library science |
| Library and information science profession-librarianship as a profession, professional skills, and competences; professional ethics |
| Professional associations-national-ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS; international-IFLA, ALA, CILIP, ASLIB, SLA; ROLE of UGC, RRRLF and UNESCO in promotion and development of libraries |
| Library and information science education in india |
| Library public relations and extension activities |
| Type of users-user studies, user education |
| Information literacy-areas, standards, types, and models; trends in information literacy |
Library and information science: Unit 03
Information sources-nature, characteristics, types, and formats |
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| Sources of information-primary, secondary and tertiary; documentary and non-documentary |
| Primary information sources (print and electronic)-journals, conference proceedings, patents, standards, theses and dissertations, trade literature |
| Secondary information sources (print and electronic)-dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, indexing and abstracting, statistical sources, handbooks and manuals |
| Tertiary information sources (print and electronic)-directories, yearbooks, almanacs |
| Reference sources-bibliographical, biographical, educational, language and geographical |
| Electronic information resources-subject gateways, web portals, bulletin boards, discussion forums/ groups |
| Databases: Bibliographic, numeric, full text, multimedia; open access databases |
| Institutional and human resources |
| Evaluation of reference sources and web resources |
Library and information science: Unit 04
Community Information Services |
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| Reference service-concept and types; referral services |
| Alerting services-CAS, SDI, inter library loan and document delivery |
| Mobile based library services and tools-mobile OPAC, mobile databases, mobile library website, library apps, mobile library instructions, augmented reality, SMS alerts, geolocation, reference enquiry |
| Web 2.0 and 3.0-library 2.0-concept, characteristics, components; instant messaging, RSS feeds, podcasts, vodcasts, ask a librarian |
| Collaborative services-social networks, academics social networks, social tagging, social bookmarking |
| Web-scale discovery services |
| National information systems and networks: NISCAIR, DESIDOC, SENDOC, ENVIS, INFLIBNET, DELNET, NICNET, ERNET, national knowledge network (NKN), biotechnology information system network |
| International information systems and networks: INIS, AGRIS, INSPEC, MEDLARS, BIOSIS, ERIC, patent information system (PIS), biotechnology information system (BIS) |
| Library resource sharing and library consortia-national and international |
Library and information science: Unit 05
Universe of knowledge-nature and attributes |
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| Modes of formation of subjects |
| Knowledge organization-classification, theories, Cannons, and principles; simple knowledge organization system (SKOS), taxonomies, folksonomy, trends in classification |
| Mapping of subjects in library classification schemes-DDC, UDC, and CC |
| Knowledge organization: Cataloguing-canons and principles; centralized and cooperative catalogue; library cataloguing codes: CCC and AACR-II |
| Standards of bibliographic record formats and description-ISBD, MARC 21, CCF, RDA, FRBR, BIBFRAME |
| Standards for bibliographic information interchange and communication-ISO 2709, Z39.50, Z39.71 |
| Metadata standards: Dublin Core; MARC21, METS, MODES, EAD |
| Indexing systems and techniques: Assigned-pre-coordinate; post-coordinate; derived- title-based; vocabulary control |
| Abstracting-types and guidelines |
| Information retrieval system-features, components, models, and evaluation |
Library and information science: Unit 06
Management-principles, functions, and schools of thought |
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| Library and information centers management-book selection tools and principles; library acquisition, technical processing, circulation, serial control, maintenance and stock verification; preservation and conservation |
| Hazards and control measures of library materials |
| Human resource management-planning, job analysis, job description, job evaluation, selection, recruitment, motivation, training and development, performance appraisal; staff manual |
| Financial management in libraries-sources of finance, resource mobilization, budgeting methods; cost effective and cost benefit analysis, annual reports and statistics; library authority and committee |
| Project management-SWOT, PEST, PERT/ CPM |
| Total quality management (TQM)-concepts, principles and techniques, six sigma; evaluation of services of libraries and information centers |
| Library building, furniture, and equipments; green library building; information commons; makerspace; security and safety |
| Management Information System (MIS), MBO, Change Management, Disaster Management, Crisis Management |
| Knowledge management-principles, tools, components, and architecture |
| Marketing of library products and services-plan, research, strategies, mix, segmentation, pricing and advertising; management consultancy |
Library and information science: Unit 07
Computer Technology |
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| Character representation (ASCII, ISCII, UNICODE); computer hardware, software; storage devices; input and output devices |
| Types of software-system software, application software |
| Programming languages-object oriented, procedural, high level, scripting; web languages |
| Telecommunication-transmission channels, mode, and media, ISDN, PSDN, multiplexing, modulation, standards and protocols |
| Wireless communication-media, Wi-Fi, Li-Fi, satellite communication, mobile communication |
| Computer networks-topologies, types of networks-LAN, MAN, WAN |
| Internet-Web browsers, www, e-mail; search engines, meta and entity search engines |
| Internet protocols and standards-HTTP, SHTTP, FTP, SMTP, TCP/IP, URI, URL |
| Hypertext, hypermedia, multimedia, video conferencing, virtual reality, augmented technologies |
| Data security, network security, firewalls, cryptographic techniques, anti-virus software, anti-spyware, intrusion detection system |
Library and information science: Unit 08
Library automation |
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| Areas, planning, selection of hardware and software, implementation and evaluation; standards for library automation |
| Barcode, RFID, QR Code, biometric, smartcard: features and applications |
| Digitization-planning, selection of materials, hardware, software, process, issues |
| Digital library: Genesis, characteristics, types, architecture; standards, formats, and protocols, DOI |
| Digital preservation-need, purpose, standards, methods, techniques, projects (national and international) |
| Digital library initiatives-national and international |
| Institutional repositories-need, purpose, types and tools; institutional repositories in India; ROAR, DOAR, SHARPA-ROMEO |
| Content management systems-architecture, data integration, CMS software-selection, implementation, and evaluation |
| Application of artificial intelligence, expert systems, and robotics in libraries; social mobile analytics cloud (SMAC); cloud computing |
| Ontology-tools (RDF, RDFS, POTEGE); semantic web, linked data, big data, data mining, data harvesting |
Library and information science: Unit 09
Research-concept, purpose, functions, scope and ethics |
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| Types of research-basic and applied, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary |
| Research methods: Historical, descriptive, experimental, and delphi |
| Research design-selection of research problem, review of literature; formulation of research problem; hypothesis-formulation, types and testing; sampling techniques |
| Methods of data collection: Questionnaire, interview, observation, library records, scales and checklist |
| Data analysis and interpretation-presentation of data; statistical methods/ techniques |
| Statistical packages-spreadsheet, SPSS, Bibexcel, ‘r’ statistics |
| Research report writing and citation tools-structure, style, contents, guidelines; style manuals; online citation tools; reference style management tools; anti plagiarism tools; evaluation of research report |
| Metric studies in LIS-bibliometrics, scientometric, webometrics, altmetrics |
| Impact factors-journal, institutional and authors; h-index, g-index, i10 index |
| Trends in library and information science research |
Library and information science: Unit 10
Academic Library and Information System |
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| Public library and information system |
| Special library and information system |
| Health science library and information system |
| Corporate library and information system |
| Agricultural library and information system |
| Engineering and technological library and information system |
| Archive, museums, and oriental libraries |
| Community information system |
| Information services and system for persons with disability, children, and women |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and peace studies
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and peace studies: Unit 01
Life of Gautama the Buddha and the origin of Buddhism (from the birth to Mahaparinirvana and the events happened thereafter) |
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| Buddhist councils (from first to fourth) and the contribution of great emperor Ashoka and Kanishka to the spread of Buddhism in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, China, and Tibet |
| Schools of Buddhism: Theravada and four philosophical schools (Vaibhasika, Sautrantika, Vijnanavada and Madhyamika), Pali and Sanskrit canonical Buddhist literature (Pali Tipitaka and Sanskrit Vaipulya Sutras), life and works of Buddhaghosa, Nagarjuna |
| Life and works of Vasubandhu, and Dharmakirti |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and peace studies: Unit 02
Three modes of teachings of the Buddha |
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| Sila, samadhi and prajna, philosophical concepts: Tri Laksana-Artinya, Duhkha and Anatma, noble truths, Pratitya-Samutpada, Citta-Santati and Alaya-Vijnana, Sunyata and Nirvana, Buddhist meditation: Samatha and Vipassana |
| Six heretical thinkers, contemporary to the Buddha and their philosophy |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and peace studies: Unit 03
Ancient Buddhist educational institutions (Mahaviharas) |
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| Nalanda, Valabhi, Vikramasila, Odantapuri, Somapuri, and Jagaddala |
| Buddhist sculpture and architecture: Nalanda, Bodh Gaya temple, Ajanta Caves, Sanchi Stupa, Saranatha, places of Buddhist pilgrimage: Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Saranatha, and Kusinara, revival of Buddhism and contribution of Anagarika dharmapala |
| Mahathera, Krpasarana, Candramani Mahathera, and Bhikshu Jagadisa Kasyapa |
| Impact of Buddhism on social and economic life |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and peace studies: Unit 04
History of Jainism |
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| Kalacakra (cycle of time) and the tradition of Tirthankaras-life-sketch of Lord rishabhadeva, Parsvanatha and Mahavira, Jain sects and their sub-division: Digambara and Svetambara and their sub sects |
| Namokar Maha Mantra, five preceptor (Panca Paramesthi), prayer, Bhakti, Upasana; three jewels: Samyak Darshan-Jnana-Charitra |
| Prakrit canonical (Agama) literature and their VaCANaS (councils) |
| Prominent acaryas of Jainism: Life and works of Acharya Kundakunda, Acharya Umasvati(ti), Acarya Siddhasena, Acarya Akalanka svami, Acharya Haribhadra Suri, Acharya Virasena Swami, Acharya Jinasena, Acharya Hemachandra Suri and Acharya Yashovijay |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and peace studies: Unit 05
Vows |
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| Vows of householders-Anuvratas, Gunavratas and siksavratas; great vows (Mahavratas) of Monks-Ahiṃsa (non-violence), Satya (truth), Asteya (non-stealing), Brahmacharya (celibacy) and Aparigraha (non-possessiveness) |
| Seven elements and six substance; theory of karma and its classification, Purusartha |
| The concept of knowledge and its classification |
| Anekantavada and Syadvada; Jain yoga and Dhyana |
| The concept of liberation in Jainism |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and peace studies: Unit 06
Jain art (silpa) and architecture |
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| Jain caves and temples of Southern India, Jain Temples of Khajuraho, Devagarha, Palitana and Mount-abu |
| Jain sculptures, paintings and Jain iconography: Important Jain sculptures available in India, idols received from Shravanabelagola and Mathura |
| Impact of Jain religion on society: Vegetarianism (Sakahara) and charity (Dana); status of women in Jain religion |
| Environmental and ecological thoughts in Jainism; Jainism and science |
| Main centres of Jaina Learning: Shravanabelagola, Jesalamera, Ahmedabad, Varanasi, Vaishali, Koba, Ladnun, Jaipur, Delhi; Jainism in abroad |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and peace studies: Unit 07
Mahatma Gandhi |
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| Family background, early life and education in India and England, impact of various religions and their scriptures |
| Gandhi in South Africa: (i) The origin of Satyagraha, (ii) struggle against racial discrimination, injustice, and exploitation, (iii) impact of Leo Tolstoy, John Ruskin, Henry David Thoreau, Raichandra bhai, etc |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and peace studies: Unit 08
Foundations of Gandhi’s social, political, economic and religious thought |
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| Views on social justice, social inequalities, caste system, and untouchability |
| Women’s problems and empowerment, Gandhi’s views on truth, non-violence, Satyagraha and the theory of ends and means |
| State and democracy: (i) Panchayat Raj, (ii) parliamentary democracy, sovereignty, freedom, spiritualization of politics, (iii) human rights and duties |
| Fundamentals of Gandhian economics: (i) Critique of modern western civilization, labour-capital relations, (ii) small-scale cottage industries, (iii) constructive programme and sustainable development |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and peace studies: Unit 09
Gandhi’s role in freedom movement |
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| Champaran, non-cooperation, Ahmedabad mill strike, Dandi march, Bardoli and Kheda satyagraha, his role in Vaikom Satyagraha and Quit India Movement |
| Gandhi and partition of India |
Buddhist, Jaina, Gandhian, and peace studies: Unit 10
Peace studies |
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| Understanding peace-coercive and non-coercive approaches, culture of peace |
| The problem of war: Causes, types, attributes and theories of war |
| Major peace movements: (i) Pacifism, Civil Rights Movement in USA campaign for nuclear disarmament by various agencies. (ii) Green peace movement. (iii) The contemporary global issues regarding World War and quest for peace |
| Major peace movements: (iv) Legacy of peace builders: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King (Jr.), Daisaku Ikeda and Nelson Mandela |
| Conflicts: (i) Concept, nature and causes, methods of conflict resolution. (ii) Agencies of conflict resolution, UN peacekeeping, peace building, peace education, adjudication, role of Shanti Sena, track-II diplomacy, etc |
| Human security and terrorism: (i) The problem of terrorism, (ii) structural and state violence |
Comparative study of religions
Comparative study of religions: Unit 01
Study of religion |
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| Religion: Meaning, definition, nature, and scope, theories: Origin of religion, study of religion: Aims and objectives, dimensions of religion: Doctrinal, social, moral code of conduct, devotional praxis |
| Religion’s relationship with other disciplines: Theology, ethics, philosophy, sociology, psychology, culture, and arts |
Comparative study of religions: Unit 02
Prehistorical religious forms |
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| Early forms of religious expression: Mana, magic, fetishes, shamans, totem, taboo, ancestor worship, nature of holy: animism, naturism, theism, polytheism, henotheism, deism, monotheism, pantheism, and panentheism |
| Task and objectives: myths, rituals, rites of passage, sacraments, prayers, festivals, sacrifices, religion of the major civilizations: Indus valley, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Chinese |
| Meaning and nature: Syncretism, mysticism, schism, sect, etc |
| Zoroastrianism: Beliefs and practices |
Comparative study of religions: Unit 03
Modern trends in the study of religion |
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| Approaches to the study of religion: Anthropological, sociological, phenomenological, psychological, historical, and experiential |
| Challenges to religion: Atheism, agnosticism, existentialism, humanism, Marxism, rationalism, materialism, secularism, relativism, globalization, clash civilizations |
| Modern trends in the study of religion: Holistic or all inclusive approach, interfaith understanding and dialogue, co-existence, human rights, empowerment of the subaltern or social justice, gender equality, ecology and environment |
| Modern trends in the study of religion: World peace and harmony |
| Religious authority: Tradition, magician, diviner, scripture, seer, saint, reformer, founder, prophet |
Comparative study of religions: Unit 04
Hinduism |
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| Nature of Vedic religion and culture, Vedic literature-Samhita-s, Aranyak-s, Upanishads, Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, Tantraism, etc. Six systems of Hindu philosophy-Sankhya, yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa, and Vedanta |
| Epics (Ramayana, Mahabharata) and Purana-s, bhakti and reform movements of the medieval period |
| Modern reform movements (Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj, Ramakrishna mission, etc) |
Comparative study of religions: Unit 05
Jainism |
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| Sramana culture and Tirthankara tradition (Rishabhadeva to Mahavira), main sects of Jainism-Digambara and Svetambara, Prakrit Agama literature and prominent Acaryas, basic doctrines, principles and philosophy, contribution to arts and architecture |
| Social aspects of Jainism, contemporary developments of Jainism, Jain pilgrimage, and Jain festivals |
Comparative study of religions: Unit 06
Buddhism |
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| Background, life and teaching of Gautama Buddha, Pali Tipitaka literature and Mahayana sutra-s, main sects-Hinayana, Mahayana, etc. Basic doctrines, principles and philosophy, contribution to arts and architecture, expansion of Buddhism outside India |
| Social aspects, and revival of Buddhism |
Comparative study of religions: Unit 07
Judaism |
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| Origin and development: Creation, the call of Abraham, the call of Moses, the exodus, the covenant on mount Sinai, Hebrew scripture: Pentateuch (Torah), Prophets (Niobium), writings (Ketubium) |
| Jewish beliefs: Ten commandments, Talmud, Midrash, Passover, Messiah, etc. Jewish celebration: Sabbath, Synagogue assembly, Passover, feast of weeks, feast of tabernacles, Jewish ethics: Covenant consciousness, Mosaic laws, jubilee stipulations |
| Jewish ethics: Marriage and family, importance of Jerusalem, major denomination of Judaism |
Comparative study of religions: Unit 08
Christianity |
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| The life and message of Jesus Christ, the beginning of Christianity and the sermon on the mount, Old Testament and New Testament scriptures, main Christian churches (Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant), important beliefs and teachings of Christianity |
| Christian life: Worship, rituals, and mysticism, history of Christianity in India, contemporary trends in Christian theology |
Comparative study of religions: Unit 09
Islam |
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| The social, religious condition of Arabia before the advent of Islam, life of the prophet Muhammad and the basic teachings of the Quran, the establishment of the Islamic community and the Madina state |
| Introduction of Hadith and Fiqh and some important Muhaddith (Imam Bukhari, Imam Muslim) and Faqi (Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Shafi, Imam Malik Imam Hanbal), some important Muslim thinkers: Ali Ibn E Hazam, Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali |
| Some important Muslim thinkers: Ibn-Taymiyyah and Shah Waliullah, development of Sufism, some important Sufi order (Chishtiya, Qadriyyah, Suhrawardiyah, Naqsabandiyah, and their impact on society |
| Challenges of modernity and the reform movements among Muslim in India, origin and development of sects: Ithna Ashari, Mu'tazilites And Asharites, the contribution of medieval Islam to rational sciences, philosophy and fine arts |
Comparative study of religions: Unit 10
Sikhism |
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| Socio-religious milieu and life and mission of Guru Nanak, development of the Sikh Panth (1539-1708), the Sikh scripture (Sri Guru Granth Sahib) and the Sikh literature, the Sikh beliefs and the code of conduct, the Sikh institutions |
| Ceremonies and festivals, the Sikh sects and modern socio-religious movements, the Sikh Diaspora and modern issues |
Mass communication and journalism
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 01
Introduction to journalism and mass communication |
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| Concept of journalism and mass communication, mass communication in India |
| History, growth, and development of print and electronic media |
| Major landmarks in print and electronic media in Indian languages |
| Media’s role in formulation of states of India |
| Media criticism and media literacy, press council and press commissions of India, status of journalism and media education in India |
| Media policies of the government of India since independence |
| Models and theories of mass communication, normative theories, administrative, and critical traditions in communication, media and journalism studies, communication and theories of socio-cultural, educational, and agricultural change |
| Technological determinism, critique of Marshall McLuhan’s views on media and communication and Marxist approaches |
| Information and knowledge societies |
| Indian traditions and approaches to communication from the Vedic era to the 21st century |
| Western and eastern philosophical, ethical and aesthetic perceptions of communication-Aristotle and Plato, Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic traditions |
| Media and culture-framework for understanding culture in a globalised world |
| Globalisation with respect to politico economic and socio cultural developments in India |
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 02
Communication for development and social change |
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| Concept and definition of development communication, role of media and journalism in society, characteristics of Indian society-demographic and sociological impact of communication, media, and journalism |
| Media and specific audiences |
| Development and social change |
| Issues and post-colonial conceptions |
| Deconstruction of dominant paradigm of communication and development |
| Responses and critique of dominant models |
| Corporatisation of development-corporate social responsibility, non-state actors in development, mass campaigns by NGOs, government of India, international agencies and corporates |
| Paradigms and discourse of development communication |
| Emergence of global civil societies, public sphere, global communication system-nation state-universal, national communication policies |
| Leading influencers of social reform in India: Raja Rammohan Roy, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Mahatma Gandhi, Acharya Vinoba Bhave, Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Deendayal Upadhyay, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, etc |
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 03
Reporting and editing |
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| News-concepts, determinants (values), structure, and perspectives |
| Reporting for print, radio, television, and digital media |
| Types of reporting |
| National and international news agencies and feature syndicates, functions, and role |
| Writing for print, electronic, and digital news media |
| Translation and transcreation |
| Editing and presentation techniques for print, television, and digital media |
| Journalism as profession, reportage of contemporary issues, ethics of reporting |
| Critique of western news values, effect of new technology on global communication flows |
| Niche reporting |
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 04
Advertising and Marketing Communication |
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| Definition, concept, functions, types, evolution of advertising, standards, and ethics in advertising |
| Theories and models of communication in advertising |
| Brand management |
| Advertising management-agency-role, structure and function, client-agency relationship, media planning, and budgeting |
| Advertising and creativity, language, and translation |
| Advertising campaign and marketing |
| Advertising and marketing research |
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 05
Public Relations and Corporate Communication |
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| Public relations and corporate communication-definition, concept, and scope |
| Structure of PR in state, public, private, and non-government sectors |
| Tools and techniques of pr and corporate communication |
| Crisis communication and crisis communication management |
| Ethics of public relations |
| International public relations, communication audit |
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 06
Media laws and ethics |
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| Concept of law and ethics in India and rest of the world |
| The constitution of India, historical evolution, relevance |
| Concept of freedom of speech and expression in Indian Constitution |
| Defamation, libel, slander-IPC 499-502, sedition IPC 124(A), contempt of courts act, 1971, official secrets act, 1923, press and registration of books act, 1867 |
| Working journalists and other newspaper employees (conditions of service) and miscellaneous provisions act 1955, wage boards, law of obscenity (section 292-294 of IPC); the Miller test, the Hicklin test |
| Indecent representation of women (prohibition) act, 1986, scheduled castes and tribes (prevention of atrocities) act, 1989, parliamentary privileges |
| Famous cases involving journalists and news media organisations |
| Right to information act, 2005, copyright act, 1957, intellectual property rights, cable television network (regulation) act, 1995, information technology act (relevant), 2000, and cyber laws, cinematograph act, 1952, film censorship |
| Press council act as amended from time to time, IPR, ASCI, drugs, and magic remedies (objectionable advertisements) act, 1954, various regulatory bodies for print, TV, advertising, PR, and internet |
| Rules, regulations and guidelines for the media as recommended by press council of India, information and broadcasting ministry and other professional organisations, adversarial role of the media, human rights, and media |
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 07
Media management and production |
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| Definition, concept of media management |
| Grammar of electronic media |
| Communication design theories and practice |
| Media production techniques-print and electronic |
| Digital media production techniques |
| Economics and commerce of mass media in India |
| Principles and management in media industry post liberalisation |
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 08
ICT and Media |
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| ICT and media-definition, characteristics, and role |
| Effect of computer mediated communication |
| Impact of ICT on mass media |
| Digitisation |
| Social networking |
| Economics and commerce of web enabled media |
| Mobile adoption and new generation telephony by media, ethics, and new media |
| ICT in education and development in India, online media, and e-governance |
| Animation-concepts and techniques |
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 09
Film and visual communication |
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| Film and television theory |
| Film and identity in Indian film studies, leading film directors of India before and after independence |
| Indian cinema in the 21st century |
| Approaches to analysis of Indian television |
| Visual communication |
| Visual analysis |
| Basics of film language and aesthetics, the dominant film paradigm, evolution of Indian cinema-commercial and ‘non-commercial’ genres, the hindi film song, Indian aesthetics, and poetics (the theory of Rasa and Dhvani) |
| National cinema movements: Soviet Montage cinema, German expressionist cinema, Italian Neorealist cinema, French new wave cinema, British new wave cinema, Indian new wave cinema, period cinema |
| Cinema in the new millennium |
Mass communication and journalism: Unit 10
Communication Research |
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| Definition, concept, constructs, and approaches to communication research process |
| Research designs-types, structure, components, classical, experimental and quasi experimental, variables and hypotheses; types and methods of research; basic, applied, descriptive, analytical, historical, case study, longitudinal studies |
| Research in journalism, public relations, advertising, cinema, animation and graphics, television, internet, social media practices, magazines, children’s media |
| Communication, journalism, and media research in India |
| Levels of measurement: Sampling-probability and non-probability, tests of validity and reliability, scaling techniques. Methods and tools of data collection-interviews, surveys, case studies, obtrusive and unobtrusive techniques, schedule, questionnaire |
| Levels of measurement: Methods and tools of data collection-dairy, and internet based tools, media specific methods such as exit polls, opinion polls, telephone, SMS surveys and voting with regard to GEC (general entertainment content) |
| Data analysis, testing, interpretation, application of statistical tests-parametric and nonparametric, tests of variance-univariate, bivariate and multivariate, tests of significance, computer mediated research |
| Ethical considerations in communication, media and journalism research, writing research reports, plagiarism |
Performing arts (dance)
Performing arts (dance): Unit 01
Cultural history of India |
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| Cultures of India from prehistoric to CE 1200, evolution of art in prehistoric and historic periods, as evidence in Cava paintings, sculptures and other visual representations |
| Evolution of dance and drama (Natya): (a) The divine origin theory according to Natya Shastra, and, (b) art as a product of society, its rituals, and belief systems |
| The Vedas, major epics and Puranas (Ramayana, Mahabharata, Silappadikaram, and Bhagavata Purana) in terms of their content, character and relevance to dance and theatre |
| Bhakti and various religious movements and their influence on different representative aspects of culture with focus on dance and theatre |
Performing arts (dance): Unit 02
Folk traditional theatre forms of India |
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| Understanding and defining the terms tribal, folk, traditional, and classical in the context of Indian dance and drama and their interrelation |
| Introduction to the different tribal, folk, and traditional dance and theatre forms spread over various regions of India |
| Introduction to regional theatrical practices of Koodiyattam, Yakshagana, Bhagavata Mela, Tamasha, Ramalila, Rasalila, Bhavai, Nautanki, Jatra, Chhau, Laiharaoba, Therukoothu, Theyyam, Ankia-nat, Pandvani, Chindu Bhagavatam, Bhand Jashan, and others |
| Awareness of various musical instruments, costumes and make-up used in these forms |
Performing arts (dance): Unit 03
The Natyasastra |
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| Knowledge of Natyasastra and the concept of Natya and Nritta, study of chapters relating to the eleven aspects (Ekadash Sangraha) such as, Abhinayas, Dharmis, Vrittis, Pravrittis, and Today's |
| Samanya and Chitrabhinayas and their classification, Dasarupaka, Natyagruha (playhouse) and Ranga-construction, types and different elements, Poorvarangavidhi and stage conventions viz. Kakshya Vibhag, etc |
Performing arts (dance): Unit 04
Art and aesthetics |
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| Rasa Sutra of Bharata, elaboration of the theory of Rasa by commentators like Bhatta Lollata, Sri Sankaku, Bhatta Nayaka Nad Abhinavagupta |
| Rasa and its constituent elements, viz, Sthayi, Sanchari and Sattvika Bhavas and their corresponding Vibhavas and Anubhavam, definition, purpose, and elements of art |
| A brief introduction to performance studies and significant western theories on art: ‘art as imitation/ catharsis’, ‘as imagination’, ‘as beauty’, ‘as communication’ and ‘as utility’ put forth by various philosophers |
Performing arts (dance): Unit 05
Dance and theatre forms of east and south Asian countries |
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| An overview of dance and theatre forms of east Asian (China, Japan, and Korea), south Asian (Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) and south-east Asian (Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Laos) countries |
| History and presentation techniques of various popular theatre and dance forms of the above countries |
Performing arts (dance): Unit 06
Dance in Sanskrit literature and treatises |
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| A brief study of references to dance in the works of Kalidasa, Bhasa, Sudraka, and others, general understanding of the concepts relating to dance from texts of ancient and medieval period-Natyasastra, Abhinaya Darpana, Sangeeta Ratnakara |
| General understanding of the concepts relating to dance from texts of ancient and medieval period-Nritta Ratnavali and Nartana Nirnaya |
| Concepts include Natya, Nritta, Nritya, Lasya, Tandava, Marga, Desi, Baddha, Anibaddha, Nartaki Lakshana, Sabha Lakshana and the like |
| Also specific study of the Padas, Hastas, Caris, Mandalas and Karanas, and Anga, Upanga and Pratyanga movements |
| Detailed study of Abhinaya Darpana along with introduction to other region/ form specific texts like Hasta Lakshana Deepika, Balarama Bharatham, Abhinaya Chandrika, Srihaasta Muktavali, and others |
| The various categories and typologies of Nayakas and Nayikas and their avasthas according to Bharata’s Natyasastra, Sarada Tanya’s Bhavaprakasha, Bhanudatta Rasamanjari and Akbar Shah Sringara Manjari |
Performing arts (dance): Unit 07
India classical dance |
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| Origin and history of Indian classical dance, evolution, technique, costumes, music, gurus and pioneers of Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniattam, Odissi, and Sattriya |
| General understanding of major Talas of Hindustani and Carnatic music traditions, a brief study of composers/ Vaggeyakaras and their works including Jayadeva, Narayana Teertha, Surdas, Meera Bai, Tulsidas, Vanamali Das, Kshetrayya, Srimanta Shankardeva |
| A brief study of composers/ Vaggeyakaras and their works including Govindadas, Vidyapati, and others |
| Study of the role Rabindranath Tagore, Rukmini Devi Arundale, Vallathol Narayana Menon, Madame Menaka and others in the revival and reconstruction of classical dance |
Performing arts (dance): Unit 08
Indian classical dance in independence India |
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| An overview of major Gurus, performers, their works and important institutions in Independence India, institutionalization of dance and its effect on form, pedagogy, repertoire, etc |
| The new wave in Indian dance-its development through the works of Uday Shanker and Ram Gopal and the later major contemporary artists and their works (example Shanti Bardhan, Narendra Sharma, Sachin Shanker, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Maya Rao, Kumudini Lakhia) |
| The new wave in Indian dance-its development through the works of Uday Shanker and Ram Gopal and the later major contemporary artists and their works (example Manjusri Chaki Sarkar, Chandralekha, Astad Deboo and others) |
| Indian classical dances in diaspora, patronage to dance-the role of government and private bodies, awareness of important dance festivals, awardees, and current happenings in dance |
Performing arts (dance): Unit 09
Dance education, pedagogy, and research |
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| Dance as part of curriculum in school education and universities, movement analysis based on kinesthetics and Laban system, eminent scholars and their works, who contributed significantly to the knowledge of Indian dance |
| Key inroads in dance training and research in India from the 1930’ to the present like applied area of dance, therapy, cross-cultural training, etc |
Performing arts (dance): Unit 10
International dance and interactions |
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| Study of the history and development of classical ballet in Europe, Russia, and America, emergence of modern dance in the west and major personalities involved, influence of the west on Indian dance in terms of production design |
Performing arts (drama and theatre)
Performing arts (drama and theatre): Unit 01
Cultural history of India |
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| Cultures of India from prehistoric to CE 1200, evolution of art in prehistoric and historic periods, as evidence in Cava paintings, sculptures and other visual representations |
| Evolution of dance and drama (natya): (a) The divine origin theory according to Natya Shastra, and, (b) art as a product of society, its ritual and belief systems |
| The Vedas, major epics and Puranas (Ramayana, Mahabharata, Silappadikaram, and Bhagavata Purana) in terms of their content, character and relevance to dance and theatre |
| Bhakti and various religious movements and their influence on different representative aspects of culture with focus on dance and theatre |
Performing arts (drama and theatre): Unit 02
Folk traditional theatre forms of India |
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| Understanding and defining the terms tribal, folk, traditional, and classical in the context of Indian dance and drama and their interrelation |
| Introduction to the different tribal, folk, and traditional dance and theatre forms spread over various regions of India |
| Introduction to regional theatrical practices of Koodiyattam, Yakshagana, Bhagavata Mela, Tamasha, Ramalila, Rasalila, Bhavai, Nautanki, Jatra, Chhau, Laiharaoba, Therukoothu, Theyyam, Ankia-nat, Pandvani, Chindu Bhagavatam, Bhand Jashan, and others |
| Awareness of various musical instruments, costumes and make-up used in these forms |
Performing arts (drama and theatre): Unit 03
The Natyasastra |
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| Knowledge of Natyasastra and the concept of Natya and Nritta, study of chapters relating to the eleven aspects (Ekadash Sangraha) such as, Abhinayas, Dharmis, Vrittis, Pravrittis, and Aatodyas |
| Samanya and Chitrabhinayas and their classification, Dasarupaka, Natyagruha (playhouse) and Ranga-construction, types and different elements, Poorvarangavidhi and stage conventions viz. Kakshya Vibhag, etc |
Performing arts (drama and theatre): Unit 04
Art and aesthetics |
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| Rasa Sutra of Bharata, elaboration of the theory of Rasa by commentators like Bhatta Lollata, Sri Sankaku, Bhatta Nayaka Nad Abhinavagupta |
| Rasa and its constituent elements, viz, Sthayi, Sanchari and Sattvika Bhavas and their corresponding Vibhavas and Anubhavam, definition, purpose, and elements of art |
| A brief introduction to performance studies and significant western theories on art: ‘art as imitation/ catharsis’, ‘as imagination’, ‘as beauty’, ‘as communication’ and ‘as utility’ put forth by various philosophers |
Performing arts (drama and theatre): Unit 05
Dance and theatre forms of east and south Asian countries |
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| An overview of dance and theatre forms of east Asian (China, Japan, and Korea), south Asian (Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) and south-east Asian (Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Laos) countries |
| History and presentation techniques of various popular theatre and dance forms of the above countries |
Performing arts (drama and theatre): Unit 06
Drama and its theories: Indian and western |
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| Concept of drama-Indian and western, elements and structure of drama according to Indian and western dramaturgy, a brief study of different classifications of western dramas-tragedy, comedy, tragic comedy, melodrama, and farce |
| A brief introduction to various ‘Isms’ in relation to drama including realism, naturalism, symbolism, expressionism, absurd and epic, Playwrights and their contribution: Sanskrit-Kalidasa, Bhasa, Sudraka, Bhavabhuti, Visakhadatta, Bhatta Narayana |
| Playwrights and their contribution: Ancient Greek and roman-Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Seneca western-Shakespeare, Moliere, Ibsen, Brecht, Pirandello, Miller, Chekov, Beckett, Ionesco |
Performing arts (drama and theatre): Unit 07
Modern Indian theatre |
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| Origin and development of modern Indian theatre with reference to region, state and personalities, a brief study of new trends in theatre since independence movement both at national and regional level, such as, IPTA movement, Navanatya movement |
| Root Theatre Movement, third theatre, alternate theatre, street theatre, theatre of the oppressed, applied theatre, forum theatre, site specific theatre, an overview of major playwrights, directors and other contributing personalities of various regions |
| Whose plays are widely performed at the national level |
| Popular playhouse, theatre companies, institutions and groups In India and their contribution |
Performing arts (drama and theatre): Unit 08
Acting and direction |
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| Different schools of acting-western and eastern: (i) Early period-Greek, Roman, Elizabethan, Commedia Dell'arte, (ii) modern period-representational, Stanislavsky, Meyerhold, Brecht, Grotowski, (iii) eastern-Sanskrit, Peking Opera, Noh, Kabuki |
| Role of mime, voice, speech, improvisation and physical theatre in actor’s training |
| Different directorial innovations and methods, role of director in theatre, fundamentals of play direction: Balance, emphasis, composition, picturisation, movement, tempo, and rhythm, process of production: Script to performance |
| Ideas on production: (i) Realistic: Duke Of Saxe Meiningen, Stanislavsky, Elia Kazan, Antione, (ii) non-realistic: Brecht, Meyerhold, Peter Brook, Augusto Boal, impact of above ideas on post independent Indian theatre movements |
Performing arts (drama and theatre): Unit 09
Theatre design and techniques |
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| Theatre architecture: Greek, Roman, Elizabethan, thrust stage, proscenium, arena, open stage |
| Sanskrit: Vikrishta-Madhyam Natyagruha, Chinese, Japanese play houses of classical era |
| Stagecraft: Fundamentals and functions of sets, lights, costumes, make-up, sound, props, other arts and theatre music in terms of various kinds of play production |
| Aharya and Nepathya vidhi in classical Indian, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian traditional theatre |
| Theatre management organization |
| Children’s theatre, applied theatre, community theatre, theatre in education, theatre of oppressed and feminist theatre |
Performing arts (drama and theatre): Unit 10
Theatre education, pedagogy, and research |
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| Theatre as part of curriculum from primary education and in university system, relevance of traditional theatre training, movement analysis based on kinesthetics, yoga, theatre game, martial arts, folk, puppetry and other forms |
| Eminent scholars and their works who contributed to the knowledge of Indian theatre, trends In Indian theatre research and scholarship in India, patronization to theatre-major institutions, organizations, government, corporate |
| Patronization to theatre-private bodies and personalities after independence, awareness of important theatre festivals, awardees and current affairs in theatre |
Museology and conservation
Museology and conservation: Unit 01
Introduction to museum and museology |
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| Definitions and concepts of museum, ecomuseum, community museum, virtual museum, neighborhood museum, etc |
| Definitions and concept of museology, new museology, meta museology, museography, etc |
| Early collections, ancient and medieval prototypes of museums |
| History, growth and development of museums in Indian and global context |
| Classification and types of museums |
| Functions and role of museums |
| Role of national and international professional organizations-Museums Association (UK), Museums Association of India, UNESCO, ICOM, ICCROM, Commonwealth Association of Museums, American Alliance of Museums |
| IASC, IIC, IUCN, UNESCO-ICOM museum information center, etc |
| ICOM code of ethics |
Museology and conservation: Unit 02
Collection management |
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| Purposes of collecting |
| Scope of collections-tangible and intangible |
| Ethics of collecting |
| Collection management policy including acquisitions, disposal, loaning, insurance, etc |
| Methods of collecting tangible and intangible heritage |
| Methods of authenticating museum objects |
| Collection holding areas for tangible and intangible collections-accessibility, retrieval, storage systems and preventive conservation measures |
| Collection security |
| Guidelines for handling, packing, and transporting collections |
Museology and conservation: Unit 03
Documentation and research of tangible and intangible collections |
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| Purposes of documenting museum collections, ethics of documentation |
| Documentation policy and procedures |
| Types of documents: Entry, accession, classified, and movement registers; index and catalogue cards. Digital documentation |
| Numbering the objects: Numbering systems, procedure of applying numbers on objects. Barcoding |
| Documentation standards: Format of various types of documents. Use of standard terminology. Concept of object ID |
| Objectives and scope of collection research |
| Models of collection research |
Museology and conservation: Unit 04
Museum exhibitions |
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| Museum exhibition as a communication system |
| Models of communication in the context of exhibitions |
| Exhibition policy |
| Ethics of exhibitions |
| Types of exhibitions on the basis of duration, location, arrangement of objects/ specimen and purpose |
| Components of exhibitions: Objects/ specimen, communication media, text, exhibition furniture and accessories. Spatial and other relationships between exhibit components |
| Exhibition text: Types of labels, assessing reading and comprehensibility of text, typography, designing, and preparation of labels |
| Exhibition lighting: Basic considerations while using light, types of light sources, different types of lamps, recent trends: Fibre optics, track lighting, computer controlled lighting |
| Planning and designing exhibitions: Stages of planning; exhibition brief; using principles of design, ergonomics, colour, texture and light in exhibitions. Orientation. Circulation of visitors. Signage. Use of multimedia |
| Designing exhibition furniture, dioramas, and historical settings |
| Evaluation: Front-end analysis, formative and summative evaluation |
Museology and conservation: Unit 05
Museum education, interpretation, and publications |
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| Role and potential of museums in informal, non-formal and formal education/ learning |
| Museums and lifelong learning |
| Barriers to learning in museums |
| Education versus interpretation |
| Ethics of museum education |
| Museum education policy |
| Theories of learning |
| Characteristics of learning in museums |
| Various learning activities such as guides tours, lectures, talks, storytelling, workbooks, workshops, demonstrations, drama, role play, live interpretation, digital methods, etc. for different target groups |
| Making learning opportunities accessible to persons with disabilities |
| Museum extension services: Travelling and mobile exhibitions, school loan kits, community programmes, excursions, field trips, heritage walks, etc. Extension through digital media |
| Museum publication: Purpose and types |
| Feedback: Purposes and methods |
Museology and conservation: Unit 06
Conservation of collections-part I |
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| Definitions of conservation: Preventive, remedial, and restoration. Terminology used in conservation |
| Nature and properties of material of collections: Organic, inorganic, and composite. Susceptibility of materials to different agents of decay |
| Ethics of conservation |
| Conservation policy |
| Conservation audit |
| Causes and types of deterioration-environmental: Effects of light, humidity, temperature and pollution; biological: Fungi, insects, rodents and birds; human-carelessness, mishandling and wrong treatment; disasters: Fire, flood, earthquake, arson, etc |
| Preventive conservation: Significance and effectiveness, and implementation in storage, exhibitions and transit through |
| Environmental control: Monitoring of light and UV radiations, RH, Temperature and pollutants and application of control measures. Tools and equipments used in monitoring and control |
| Integrated pest management: Identification, control and termination of pests. Various fungicides, insecticides, and Rodenticides used in IPM |
| Good practices of housekeeping and rules of handling museum objects |
| Tools, materials and equipments used in housekeeping and handling |
Museology and conservation: Unit 07
Conservation of collections-part II |
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| Methodology of remedial conservation-techniques of examination, diagnosis of type and extent of decay, documentation and testing of probable treatments, treatment of objects using suitable materials and method |
| Recommendations for preventive care |
| Materials, equipment, tools and techniques used in remedial conservation of following materials: (i) Paper and archival materials, (ii) paintings on different substrate such as wall, canvas, paper, wood, textiles, palm leaf, etc |
| Materials, equipment, tools and techniques used in remedial conservation of following materials: (iii) Textiles and costumes, (iv) wood, skin material, bone, horn and ivory, (v) metallic objects made of iron, copper, bronze and silver, (vi) stone objects |
| Materials, equipment, tools and techniques used in remedial conservation of following materials: (vii) Ceramic and glass, (viii) biological specimens |
| Health and safety issues |
Museology and conservation: Unit 08
Museum management |
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| Concept of management: Foundations and evolution |
| Essential components of management: Decision making and leadership |
| Functions of management: (a) Planning-types of plans, vision and mission statements, objectives, policies, procedures, rules, strategies, action plans, and contingency plans. Planning process, MBO, strategic planning |
| Functions of management: (a) Planning-use of critical path method and simple bar method in planning. (b) Organization design-staff structures, job descriptions, authority and responsibilities. (c) Staffing-framing recruitment rules, methods of recruitment |
| Functions of management: (c) Staffing-training and development of human resource. Performance appraisal. (d) Controlling-process and methods of control. (e) Financing-sources of fund generation, budget and budgeting |
| Project management |
| Prevention of harassment in workplace |
| Museum security: Risk assessment and management. Manual, physical, and electronic security. Security procedures. Fire safety |
| Disaster management: Preparation, prevention, response, and recovery |
Museology and conservation: Unit 09
Museum marketing and public relations |
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| Meaning and purpose of marketing and its role in museums |
| Marketing terminology |
| Concept and types of products |
| Product life cycle and marketing strategies at different stages |
| Museum as a multiproduct organization and a service |
| Segmentation and target marketing-significance, bases and approaches |
| Marketing mix-product, price, promotion, and place: Significance, tools and strategies |
| Marketing research-purpose, types and methods |
| Marketing versus public relations |
| Definitions and significance of public relations |
| Foundational principles of public relations |
| Tools, tactics, and strategies of public relations |
| Media relations |
| Public relations campaigns |
Museology and conservation: Unit 10
Legislation and conventions related to museums and heritage |
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| The Indian Treasure Trove act, 1878, The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites, and Remains act, 1958, The Antiquities and Art Treasures act, 1972, The Wild life Protection act, 1972 |
| Persons with Disabilities (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) act, 1995, Right to Information act, 2005, UNESCO World Heritage Convention, 1972 |
| Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna (cites), 1973, The Venice Charter, 1964, The UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage, 2003 |
Archaeology
Archaeology: Unit 01
Introduction to archaeology |
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| Definition; aims, scope and ethics of archaeology; history and growth of archaeology |
| History of indian archaeology |
| Relationship of archaeology with social natural sciences |
| Type and nature of archaeological data |
| Retrieval of archaeological data: Methods of explorations and excavations (random and systematic prospections; subsurface investigations using modern techniques such as remote sensing, resistivity surveys). Recording and documentation |
| Methods of artifact analysis: categorization, classification, and characterization |
| Methods of interpretation and related issues: Application of sociological and anthropological models: Ethnography and experimental replication studies; traditional, processual, and post-processual approaches |
| Preparation of archaeological reports |
| Conservation and preservation of archaeological remains/ sites: Aims and methods; antiquarian laws |
| Chronology and dating methods: Relative dating-cultural stratigraphy, biostratigraphy, typology, fluorine, nitrogen, and phosphate analysis; soil analysis, chronometric methods: Radiocarbon (C14), potassium/ argon, fission track |
| Chronology and dating methods: Chronometric methods-luminescence dating (TL and OSL), dendrochronology, paleomagnetic dating varve analysis, ESR dating, obsidian hydration, cosmogenic nuclides method of dating |
Archaeology: Unit 02
Introduction to prehistory |
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| Prehistoric beginning: Geological, biological, and cultural dimensions of humans |
| Human origin and geological time scale: Late tertiary (miocene and pliocene) and quaternary periods; plio pleistocene boundary, paleomagnetic records, pleistocene and holocene epochs. Major environment and climatic changes of pleistocene |
| Human origin and geological time scale: Pleistocene and marine isotopic stages (MIS) |
| Biostratigraphy of the pleistocene: Pleistocene flora and fauna |
| Main stages of human evolution and important fossil records: Hominin ancestors of the late Miocene, Pliocene, and the Pleistocene: Pre-Australopiths, Australopiths, and homo; hypotheses on modern human dispersal |
| Cultural backdrop: Evolution of stone implements and development of lithic technologies: The Oldowan, Acheulian and the flake and blade based industries of the stone age |
| Palaeolithic cultural development in the world context: Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia and China. Early stone age, middle stone age and late stone age of Africa; lower Palaeolithic, middle Palaeolithic, an upper Palaeolithic of Europe and west Asia |
| Palaeolithic cultural development in the world context: Palaeolithic cultural developments in China and southeast Asia |
| Prehistoric art: Antiquity, significance, distribution |
Archaeology: Unit 03
Palaeolithic cultural developments in the Indian subcontinent |
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| Geochronology and stone age cultures of India: The Sohan valley and the Potwar plateau sites in the Shivalik hills, the Belan and Son valleys, Didwana dune 16R in Rajasthan, Kortlayar valley/ Attirampakkam in Tamilnadu and Jwalapuram in Andhra Pradesh |
| Lower Palaeolithic culture: Tool types and lithic technology; the Sohan industry and its antiquity; the Acheulian industry and its spread into major river valleys: Sites in the Narmada and the Sabarmati valleys, the Belan and the Son valley sites |
| Lower Palaeolithic culture: The Acheulian industry and its spread into major river valleys-sites in the Hunsgi and Baichabal valleys, sites in the Krishna and the Godavari valleys, sties in the Kortlayar valley |
| Lower Palaeolithic culture: The Acheulian industry and its spread into major river valleys-sites associates with the Playas if Rajasthan |
| Middle palaeolithic culture and geographical spread; tool types and lithic technology of the middle palaeolithic: The prepared core techniques/ Levallois technique |
| The upper Palaeolithic culture: Tool types and lithic technologies of the upper Palaeolithic: Blade and bone implements; geographic distribution and major sites |
| Prehistoric art in the Indian context: Antiquity, significance, and distribution |
Archaeology: Unit 04
Mesolithic and neolithic cultures |
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| Mesolithic in Europe; Epi-Palaeolithic developments in West Asia, Neolithic and food production: Neolithic stage in West Asia and China |
| Mesolithic culture of the Indian subcontinent: Characteristics features; tools types and microblade technology; regional variations in tool assemblages; evidence of incipient stages of food production |
| Mesolithic culture of the Indian subcontinent: Patterns of ecological adaptation and distribution: Sites in the alluvial plains, horseshoe lakes, coastal sites, sand-dune sites, sites in the plateaus and rock-shelter sites |
| Neolithic cultures of the Indian subcontinent: Early farming communities of Balochistan: Mehrgarh and Kili-Gul-Muhammad. Neolithic culture in Kashmir |
| Neolithic culture in the central Ganga and Vindhyan region: Koldihwa, Mahagara, Lahuradewa, etc, Eastern Neolithic sites: Chirand, Chechar Sunuwar, Kuchai, and Baidyapur and the Neolithic culture of the north-eastern region: Sarutaru, Selbalgiri |
| Neolithic culture in the central Ganga and Vindhyan region: The neolithic culture of the north-eastern region-Daojali Hading, Marandola |
| Neolithic cultural development in the southern peninsular India: Sanganakallu, Piklihal, Uttanur, Kodekal, Tekkalakota, Hallur, Nagarjunakonda and Ash-mound sites |
Archaeology: Unit 05
Proto-history |
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| Courses towards urbanization: The Harappa culture |
| Formative stage of the Harappan culture: Emergence of village farming/ chalcolithic settlements and beginning of regional culture in the north and north-western Indian and Pakistan |
| Formative stage of the Harappan culture: Contemporary developments in the Ghaggar Saraswati system and in Gujarat (pre-urban/ pre and early Harappan cultural development) |
| Early Harappan and the emergence of the urban Harappan cultural ethos |
| Urban Harappan and geographical spread; settlement features; town planning and architecture; economic production: The urban-rural dichotomy, agriculture and craft production |
| Trade and subsistence; standardization of craft and the Harappan script, evidence of overseas contracts |
| Socio-political organization; art and evidence of religious beliefs; authors?, important excavated sites: Mohenjo Daro, Harappa, Kalibangan, Lothal, Dholavira, Surkotada, Banawali, Rakhigarhi, Bagasra, Rojdi, Rangpur |
| Regional variations within the material culture: The concept of Sorath and Sindhi/ classical Harappan in Gujarat |
| Post-urban Harappan: Decline of the urban Harappan-causes of decline and different theories on decline. Post-urban phase: Evidence from the Indus valley |
| Post-urban Harappan: Post-urban phase-Ghaggar-Saraswati system and from Gujarat (post-urban or late Harappan cultures of Sindh, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, and western Uttar pradesh) |
| Other chalcolithic culture of India: The copper hoard and ochre coloured pottery; chalcolithic cultural remains in the Ganga plain. The Banas/ Ahar cultural developments in southern Rajasthan and its antiquity and distribution |
| Other chalcolithic culture of India: The Kayatha assemblage of Madhya Pradesh. The Malwa culture of the Narmada valley and its geographic distribution. Chalcolithic cultures of the Deccan region (Savalda, Malwa, Jorwe cultures) |
Archaeology: Unit 06
The Iron age and growth of new urban centers |
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| Antiquity of Iron in India: Early stages of Iron age, new evidence from Malhar, Dadupur, Raja Nal-ka-tila, Hallur, Komaranahalli, and Kodumanal |
| Painted grey ware culture: Extent, and chronology, and characteristic traits |
| Northern black polished ware culture: Extent, chronology, and characteristic traits |
| Iron age in peninsular India: The Megalithic culture in peninsular India and beyond-geographical spread, typology, chronological contexts, cultural artefacts and authors of Megalithic tradition |
| The beginning of early Historic period and the emergence of urban centres in the Ganga Valley and Peninsular India |
| Multiple modes of economic production, expansion of trade and development of trade routes, maritime trade; emergence of new urban centers |
| Emergence of urban centers: Important city sites-Rajghat, Ujjain, Vaishali, Taxila, Mathura, Sravasti, Kausambi, Sisupalgarh, etc |
| Important sites of historical period: Sringaverapura, Ahichatra, Atranjikhera, Hastinapur, Khairadih, Chandraketugarh, Nasik, Adam, Satanikota, Nagarjunakonda, Arikamedu, Kodumanal, Pattanam |
Archaeology: Unit 07
Architecture: A significant source of Indian history |
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| The Stupa architecture: Structural stupas-origin and development-North and South Indian stupas |
| Development of rock-cut architecture: Origin and development-Buddhist Brahmanical and Jain |
| Temple architecture: Origin and development of temples, main features of the temple architecture, features and development of distinct architectural styles of Nagara, Vesara, Dravida, and Bhumija temples. Gupta, Chalukyan, Pallava, and Rashtrakuta temples |
| Regional styles: Khajuraho temples, temples of Odisha, and Chola temples |
| Art and iconography: Sculptural art-stone and bronze: Antiquity and development-the Mauryan pillar capitals, early Yaksha-Yakshi images, Shunga, Western Kshatrapa, Satavahana sculptures; the Kushana sculptures: Mathura and Gandhara schools |
| Art and iconography: The Kushana sculptures-Gupta sculptures; Saranath school; Chalukya, Pallava; Pala, Chandela, Chola, and Hoysala sculptures |
| Art and iconography: Iconography Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Kartikeya, Ganesha, Surya, Shakti, Tirthankara (Rishabhdev, Parshvanath and Mahavira), Buddha, Bodhisattva and Tara |
| Art and iconography: Terracotta art-Mauryan to the Gupta period, paintings: Rock-cut cave paintings: Ajanta, Bagh, and Sittannavasal |
Archaeology: Unit 08
Palaeography and epigraphy |
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| Epigraphy a source of Indian history: Origin and antiquity of writing in India; origin and development of Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts: Various theories |
| Study of selected inscriptions: Ashokan edicts-rock Edicts II, X, XII, XIII; lumbini inscription of Asoka; minor rock edict of Bairat; Besnagar Garuda pillar inscription; Hathigumpha inscription of Kharavela, Ushavadata inscription in Nasik cave 10 |
| Study of selected inscriptions: Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman, Nasik cave III inscription of Vasishta Putra Pulumavi Year 19; Swat relic casket inscription; Saranath Buddha image inscription |
| Study of selected inscriptions: Lucknow museum Jain image inscription of the time of Huvishka, Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta; Bhitri inscription of Skandagupta, Aihole pillar inscription of Pulakesin II; Gwalior inscription of Mihira Bhoja |
| Study of selected inscriptions: Khalimpur copper plate of Dharmapala, Sanjan copper plate of Amoghavarsha, Mandasor inscription of Yeshovaran; Thiruvalangadu copper plates of Rajendra Chola year 6 and Sangli copper plate of govinda IV |
| Study of selected inscriptions: Tharisapalli copper plates |
Archaeology: Unit 09
Numismatics |
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| Coins as an important source of history, origin and antiquity of coinage in ancient India |
| Techniques/ methods of manufacturing coins: Silver, copper, gold, and alloys |
| Main type of coins: Punch marked coins, inscribed and un-inscribed cast coins |
| Janapada and tribal coins, Indo-Greek coins |
| Saka-Kshatrapas, Kushana and Satavahana coinage; coins of the Gupta dynasty; Roman coins |
| Brief account of early medieval Indian coinage |
Archaeology: Unit 10
Methodology of archaeological research |
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| Role and characteristics of research, research ethics, methods of research; case studies and field investigations; hypothesis formulation and research design; data collection and processing: Primary and secondary sources |
| Data collection and processing:Use of Information and communication technologies (ICT) in archaeological research; methods of systematic referencing; systematic presentation of data and results |
Criminology
Criminology: Unit 01
Crime as a legal, social, and psychological construct |
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| Deviance and crime; traditional crimes: Crimes against property and person (children, women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), marginalized, men) |
| Victimless crimes: Alcoholism, drug addiction, beggary, commercial sex, suicide; family centred crimes: Dowry, domestic violence, child abuse; community problems: Inter-religion and inter caste tensions and conflicts |
| Modern crimes: Organized crimes, economic crimes, corruption, corporate crimes, development induced crime, environmental crimes, hate crimes, cyber crimes and cyber assisted crimes. Terrorism and insurgency; crime and politics |
| Modern crimes: Media, technology and crime. Transnational crimes |
Criminology: Unit 02
Criminology |
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| Definition and scope; criminology and other social sciences; criminology vs. criminal justice |
| Structure of criminal justice system in India; role of legislature and law making; coordination among criminal justice system |
| Participation of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice process |
| Crime prevention: Neighbourhood involvement, situational crime prevention, crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED), electronic monitoring |
Criminology: Unit 03
Schools of criminology |
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| Demonology, classical, neo-classical schools, positivist/ positive school, cartographic school, biological and constitutional school-body types, hereditary traits, endocrine glands; economic theories of crime; multiple factors |
| Psychoanalytic theories and psychopathic personality |
| Social strain theories: Anomie theory, culture conflict and subculture theory |
| Social ecology theories: Concentric zone theory, environmental criminology, social disorganization theory, lower class culture theory |
| Social learning theories: Theory of imitation, differential association theory, differential identification theory, and differential opportunity theory |
Criminology: Unit 04
Social control theories |
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| Drift and neutralization theory, containment theory, social bond theory |
| Social conflict theories: Labelling theory, radical criminology, conflict criminology, critical criminology, realist criminology |
| Modern theories: Routine activities theory, rational choice theory, shaming theory, broken windows theory, feminist criminology, masculinity theory, life course theory, integrated theories, space transition theory |
| Contemporary perspectives: Cultural criminology, newsmaking criminology, peacemaking criminology, green criminology, visual criminology, cyber criminology, positive criminology, translational criminology |
Criminology: Unit 05
Legal approaches |
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| Accusatorial and inquisitorial; substantive and procedural laws criminal liability, strict liability; Indian penal code-general exceptions, offences against property; criminal procedure code; cognizable and non-cognizable offences |
| Bailable and non-bailable, compoundable and non-compoundable offences; investigation of crimes; complaint, FIR arrest, search, seizure, police custody, judicial remand and bail; types of evidence, admissibility of confession, dying declaration |
| Human rights: Fundamental rights, rights of accused and victims, rights of persons in custody, rights of prisoners. Supreme Court landmark judgments on criminal justice reforms, the protection of human rights act |
| Human rights: Protection of children from sexual offences act (POCSO) act-salient features |
Criminology: Unit 06
Criminological research |
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| Importance and types-descriptive, analytical, experimental, exploratory, and doctrinal |
| Quantitative vs. qualitative research |
| Mixed methods |
| Main steps in criminological research |
| Ethics and confidentiality in criminal justice research |
| Researcher fraud and plagiarism |
| Crime and criminal justice data |
| Statistical applications in criminological research |
Criminology: Unit 07
Penology-definition, nature, and scope |
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| Punishment-in ancient, medieval and modern times |
| Punishment: Significance, concept, aims, and types |
| Theories of punishment |
| Sentencing-principles, policies, and procedures |
| Capital punishment |
| Recent approaches to punishment-restorative justice, restitution and victim-offender mediation |
| History and evolution of prison legislations-prison manuals and rules |
| Various prison reforms committees and commissions |
| Standard minimum rules for non-custodial measures (Tokyo rules) and Nelson Mandela rules for the treatment of prisoners |
Criminology: Unit 08
Development of various prison systems |
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| Penitentiary, Pennsylvania, Auburn system |
| Evolution and development of prison system in India |
| Institutional treatment: Meaning and purpose |
| Prison types and classification of prisoners |
| Adult institutions: Central, district and sub jails |
| Women institutions: Vigilance home, protective home |
| Open prisons |
| Accommodation, food, and medical care in prisons |
| Correctional programmes-educational, work, and prison panchayats |
| Community based corrections: Probation and admonition-concept and scope, historical development of probation. Probation in India-probation of offenders act |
| Parole: Meaning and scope |
| After care services in India |
| Current problems and challenges in correctional administration |
Criminology: Unit 09
Juvenile and youth justice |
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| Definition and concept |
| Delinquency |
| Children in conflict with law; children and vulnerability |
| Truancy and vagrancy |
| Youth crimes |
| Main features of latest juvenile justice act; institutions: Juvenile justice board, child welfare committee, observation homes, juvenile homes, special homes, and ‘fit’ institutions; juvenile aftercare services |
| Juvenile police unit |
| UN documents: United Nations standard minimum rules for juvenile justice (Beijing rules) and UN Riyadh guidelines |
| Prevention of delinquency |
Criminology: Unit 10
Historical development of victimology |
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| Basic concepts of victimology |
| UN declaration of basic principles of justice for victims of crime and abuse of power, 1985 |
| Victim-offender relationship |
| Impact of victimization-physical, financial, and psychological (including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), (acute stress disorder (ASD), resilience, posttraumatic growth, anger and the way victims are viewed) impact |
| Primary, secondary, and tertiary victimization |
| Role of NGOs in victim assistance |
| Criminological perspectives: Repeat victimization, routine activities, lifestyle exposure, fear of crime, punitivity and victimization surveys including cost of crime |
| Effects of crime on victims |
| Legal perspectives: Rights of the crime victims as per criminal procedure code (CRPC) and other laws-victim compensation schemes |
| Contemporary developments in victimology: Mass victims and mass victimisation, clinical victimology, therapeutic jurisprudence, cyber victimology, positive victimology |
Women studies
Women studies: Unit 01
Introduction to women’s studies |
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| Key concepts in gender studies |
| Need, scope, and challenges of women’s studies-women’s studies as an academic discipline, women’s studies to gender studies, need for gender sensitization |
| Women’s movements-global and local: Pre-independence, post-independence, and contemporary debates |
| National committee and commissions for women |
Women studies: Unit 02
Feminist thinkers and theories |
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| Liberal feminism, Marxist feminism, radical feminism, socialist feminism, Indian feminism, black feminism, eco feminism |
| New feminist debates-post colonial/ post modern, LGBT, masculinity studies |
| Contemporary contestations-intersex and transgender movements |
| Feminist thinkers in 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st century |
Women studies: Unit 03
Gender and education |
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| Women’s education-gender diversities and disparities in enrolment, curriculum content, dropouts, profession, and gender |
| Gendered education-family, culture, gender roles, gender identities |
| Education for the marginalized women |
| Recent trends in women’s education-committees and commissions on education |
| Vocational education and skill development for women |
Women studies: Unit 04
Women, work, and employment |
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| Theoretical perspective: Friedrich Engels, Rosa Luxemburg, Sandra Whitworth, Ester Boserup |
| Concept of work-productive and non-productive work, use value and market value |
| Gender division of labour-mode of production, women in organized and unorganized sector |
| New economic policy and its impact on women’s employment-globalization, structural adjustment programs |
Women studies: Unit 05
Gender and entrepreneurship |
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| Concept and meaning, importance of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial traits, factors contributing to entrepreneurship, enabling environment, small enterprises, women in agribusiness |
| Gender and emerging technology-impact |
| Self-help groups and micro credit |
| Gender mainstreaming, gender budgeting, planning, and analysis |
Women studies: Unit 06
Women and health |
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| Life cycle approach to women’s health-health status of women in India, factors influencing health and nutritional status |
| Material and child health (MCH) to reproductive and child health approaches |
| Issues of declining child sex ratio, widowhood and old age |
| Occupational and mental health |
| Health, hygiene, and sanitation |
| National health and population policies and programmes |
Women studies: Unit 07
Women empowerment and development |
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| Theories of development, alternative approaches-women in development (WID), women and development (WAD) and gender and development (GAD) |
| Empowerment-concept and indices: Gender Development Index (GDI), Gender Inequality Index (GII), Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) |
| Women development approaches in Indian five-year plans |
| Women and leadership-Panchayati Raj and role of NGOs and women development |
| Sustainable development goals, policies, and programmes |
Women studies: Unit 08
Women laws and governance |
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| Rights: Gender equality, gender discrimination, women’s rights as human rights |
| Constitutional provisions for women in India |
| Personal laws, labour laws, family courts, enforcement machinery-police and judiciary |
| Crime against women and child: Child abuse, violence, human trafficking, sexual harassment at workplace act, 2013-legal protection |
| International conventions and legislations related to women’s rights |
Women studies: Unit 09
Gender and media |
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| Discourse on women and media studies-mainstream media, feminist media |
| Coverage of women’s issues and issues of women in mass media and media organizations (audio-visual and print media) |
| Digital media and legal protection |
| Alternative media-folk art, street play, and theatre |
| Indecent representation of women (prohibition) act, 1986, impact of media on women |
Women studies: Unit 10
Feminist research methodology |
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| Understanding feminist research-concepts, debates, and limitations |
| Feminist epistemology, feminist standpoint, sexist and non-sexist research methodology, ethnography, queer theories |
| Research design and methods-survey, exploratory, diagnostic, experimental, action research and case studies |
| Qualitative versus quantitative research |
Visual art
Visual art: Unit 01
Fundamentals of visual art |
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| Line, shape, form, space, colour, texture, tonal values, perspective, design, etc |
| Understanding visual principles of composition (proportion, unity, harmony, rhythm, contrast, balance, foreshortening and emphasis, etc) |
| Representation through two and three dimensions in visual art |
| Environmental, conceptual and perceptual aspects of art |
Visual art: Unit 02
Various forms of visual arts and their inter-relationship with other modes of creative expression |
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| Performing art, cinema, and literature, etc |
Visual art: Unit 03
Knowledge of traditional medium, materials and techniques, and their application in all disciplines of visual expression |
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| Carving and casting processes; handling of colour/ pigment (impasto, glazing, etc); intaglio/ relief print; fresco; preparation of ground for murals, preparation of wasli for miniatures, etc |
Visual art: Unit 04
Developments in modern techniques |
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| Processes and procedures and their application in contemporary visual practices (installation; multi-colour print; computer-aided design-vector and rector; multimedia and digital technologies in art; trompe l'oeil illusory hyperrealism, etc) |
Visual art: Unit 05
The study of Indian and western aesthetics and art appreciation |
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Visual art: Unit 06
Study of chronological periods |
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| From prehistory to postmodernism art and artists of the west, with a focus on the various movements that transformed its history |
Visual art: Unit 07
Study of chronological periods and developments in Indian art from prehistory to the 19th century |
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Visual art: Unit 08
Contemporary practices in Indian art during the 20th and 21st centuries with reference to art movements and major exponents |
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| Modern concept of advertising, designing and visual communication; experimental modes in contemporary visual expression; development of art education in India from colonial (British) art schools till the present |
Visual art: Unit 09
The study of art in the far east, south east and central asia and the ancient near-east |
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Visual art: Unit 10
Understanding visual practices of traditional communities and their contemporary transformations |
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| The ‘folk’, ‘tribal’ and craft practices in India |
Visual arts elective-I (art history)
Visual arts elective-I (art history): Unit 01
Principles of Art Historical methodology |
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| Formalism; iconology; semiotic analysis; psychoanalytic method in art history; gestalt theory of visual perception; impact of theories in class and gender on the discipline; deconstruction and its transformative role for art history |
| Contemporary shifts towards a “new” art history; art history as an evolving discipline in India from colonial period to post-independent era; introduction of curatorial practices-confluence of museum, gallery and art history |
| Aesthetic theories and their relevance to art historical/ critical analysis of the visual object |
Visual arts elective-I (art history): Unit 02
Indian iconography |
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| Antiquity of image worship in India and principles of iconometry; iconography and its development through Vedic to Brahmanical images: Indra, Surya, Agni, Varuna, Kubera, Yama, Ashta-Dikpalas, Vishnu, Shiva, Shakti, the Saptamatrikas, Kartikeya |
| Vedic to Brahmanical images: Ganesha, and river goddesses (Ganga and Yamuna), etc |
| Buddhist iconography: The evolution of the Buddha image (including Dhyani Buddhas, Manushi Buddhas, etc), Bodhisattva (Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, Maitreya etc.), Tara, Kubera, etc |
| Jain iconography: Tirthankara (Adinath, Parshvanath, Neminath, Mahavira), Bahubali; Ambika, Saraswati, Yaksha and Yakshi (in the Jain context), etc |
Visual arts elective-I (art history): Unit 03
Indian Sculpture (pre-modern developments) |
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| A comprehensive study of early Indian sculpture from Indus valley civilization to the post-Gupta period-dynasties like Maurya, Sunga, Satavahana, Kushana, Gupta, Pala-Sena, Chandela, Solanki, Parmar, Chalukya, Pallava, Rashtrakuta, Ganga, Chola |
| A comprehensive study of early Indian sculpture from Indus valley civilization to the post-Gupta period-dynasties like Hoysala, etc |
Visual arts elective-I (art history): Unit 04
Indian architecture |
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| Early Indian architecture (with reference to ancient literature and shilpa texts): Indus valley; Maurya |
| Origin and development of the stupa: Bharhut, Sanchi, Sarnath and Amaravati, evolution of rock-cut caves (Lomas-rishi, Khandagiri, Udayagiri, Bhaja, Karle, Kanheri, Ajanta, Elephanta, Ellora and Mamallapuram) |
| Evolution of temple architecture and their classification into Nagara, Dravida and Vesara categories: Gupta temples; Orissan developments (Parashurameshvara, Mukteshvara, Lingaraj and Konark); Chandella, Pratihar, Parmara and Solanki temple styles |
| Evolution of temple architecture and their classification into Nagara, Dravida and Vesara categories: Chalukyan, Rashtrakuta and Hoysala temple architecture (including Virupaksha, Kailashnath in Ellora, Hoysaleswara |
| Evolution of temple architecture and their classification into Nagara, Dravida and Vesara categories: Pallava monolithic and structural temples; Chola temples; Martand sun temple in Kashmir |
| Imperial architecture during Sultanate and Mughal rule: Features of provincial Indo-Islamic architecture; Mughal architecture (Humayun’s tomb, Fatehpur Sikri and Sikandra, Taj Mahal, Red Fort, and Jama Masjid) |
| Colonial and modern architecture: Le Corbusier, Charles Correa, B.V. Doshi and others |
Visual arts elective-I (art history): Unit 05
Indian painting (pre-modern developments) |
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| A comprehensive study of prehistoric painting, wall paintings at Ajanta and later mural tradition (Bagh, Badami, Ellora, Sittanavasal, Lepakshi, Kerala murals such as Mattancherry palace etc) |
| Manuscript painting and the miniature traditions: Eastern and Western Indian manuscripts; Sultanate painting (the Chaurapanchasika and pre-Mughal schools), Mughal miniature painting from Akbar to Shah Jahan; Rajasthani miniature painting |
| Pahari miniature painting; Deccani painting (Ahmednagar, Bijapur, and Golconda) |
Visual arts elective-I (art history): Unit 06
Modern Indian art |
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| Modernity in Indian art; Ravi Varma; E.B. Havell, A.K. Coomaraswamy, Stella Kramrisch, Abanindranath Tagore and the “Bengal School”; Nandalal Bose, Benode Behari Mukherjee and Ramkinkar Baij; Amrita Sher-Gil; Jamini Roy |
| The 1940s artists’ collectives: Calcutta group (Kolkata), progressive artists group (Mumbai), Delhi Shilpi Chakra (Delhi), Cholamandal artists’ Village (Chennai); Indigenism and the trends in 1950s and 1960s; trends in abstraction since the 1970s |
| The 20th and 21st century contemporary trends towards globalization (including the introduction of installation, performance, digital/ video etc) with a study of select individual artists |
Visual arts elective-I (art history): Unit 07
Western art |
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| Overview of Western art from prehistory to the present: Prehistoric art, art in ancient Egypt, Aegean art, Greece and Rome; early-Christian and Byzantine art; Romanesque and Gothic art; renaissance painting and sculpture |
| Mannerism and baroque painting and sculpture; Rococo, neoclassicism and Romanticism; modern movements including realism, impressionism, post Impression, fauvism, expressionism, cubism, constructivism, futurism, dada and surrealism |
| Abstract expressionism, op art, pop art; post-modern developments including, minimal and conceptual art, fluxus movement, arte povera, body art, land and environment art, Graffiti, process art, performance art, installation, neo-figuration, happening |
| Feminist and gay art |
Visual arts elective-I (art history): Unit 08
Art of Ancient Near-East |
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| Visual expression from ancient Mesopotamia (Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, Assyria); art in Achaemenid and Sasanian Persia |
Visual arts elective-I (art history): Unit 09
Art of far east, central and south-east Asia |
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| Introduction to cultural exchange between India and these ancient cultures and the emergence of distinctive visual expressions: Ancient China (Shang, Zhou, and Han dynasties); Buddhist sculpture from upto tang dynasty; six dynasties and tang painting |
| Chinese landscape tradition from song to Qing; Japan (Haniwa pottery figures; Buddhist sculptures from Nara to Kamakura periods); late Heian and Kamakura painting including the tale of Genji and the Heiji Monogatari Emaki scrolls |
| Japanese scroll painting in the Momoyama and Edo periods; ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the Edo period); Tibet (Buddhist icons and the Thangka painting tradition); Nepal (Buddhist and Brahmanical sculptures and painting) |
| Sri Lanka (sculpture and painting-including Sigiriya murals); Cambodia (sculpture and architecture, especially Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom); Java (sculpture and architecture, including the Dieng plateau candi-s, the Borobudur stupa, and Prambanan complex) |
| Buddhist art in Myanmar/ Burma and Siam/ Thailand, etc |
Visual arts elective-I (art history): Unit 10
Indian Folk and Tribal Art |
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| Phad, Pichhwai, and Kavad painting (Rajasthan); Pata painting in Bengal and Orissa; Madhubani/ Mithila painting (Bihar), Warli painting (Maharashtra), Pithora painting (Gujarat); Dhokra bronze casting |
| Votive terracotta objects (including Votive horses offered across various states in India); wood carving and wooden dolls (Kondapalli, Karnataka, Bengal, Madhya Pradesh); leather puppets (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka) |
| Traditional and modern textiles and functional objects (textiles of Banaras, Kanchipuram, Gujrat, Orissa, and the north-eastern states; tie-and-dye fabrics; embroidery; kantha, Phulkari, Chamba rumal |
| Metal-ware including Bidri, repousse, enamelling, jewellery including jade, beads, etc |
Visual arts elective-II (drawing and painting)
Visual arts elective-II (drawing and painting): Unit 01
Aesthetics |
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| Fundamental elements of drawing and painting |
| Imagery in visual arts |
| Origin and development of art (visual) |
| Classification of arts |
| Conceptual and visual reality |
| Relevance of study of aesthetics in painting: the early philosophical thoughts in Indian culture |
| Nature and function of art in the society |
| Indian aesthetics: Concept of Ras-sutra and its commentaries-the theory of Rasa, Sadharanikaran, Dhvani, Alankara, Auchitya, etc; Shilpa texts like the Chitrasutra of the Vishnudharmottara Purana |
| Indian aesthetics: Shadanga from Yashodhara commentary on the Kamasutra, etc.; A.K. Coomaraswamy and Rabindranath Tagore’s contributions towards Indian aesthetics |
| Western aesthetics: Theory of imitation and representation, Catharsis (Plato and Aristotle). Aesthetical views of Kant, Hegel, Croce, Tolstoy, Baumgarten, Schopenhauer, Clive Bell, Roger Fry, I. A. Richards, Susanne Langer |
| Western aesthetics: Sigmund Freud and George Santayana |
Visual arts elective-II (drawing and painting): Unit 02
History of Drawing and Painting |
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| Indian painting: Prehistoric paintings in India, wall paintings of Ajanta, Bagh, Badami and Sittanavasal. Manuscript painting tradition Pala and Western Indian. Tradition of Miniature paintings: Pre-Mughal, Mughal, Rajasthani |
| Indian painting: Tradition of Miniature paintings-Pahari (Basohli, Guler-Kangra and Garhwal) and Deccani painting (Ahmednagar, Bijapur and Golconda). Company school of painting. Advent of Modernism with Raja Ravi Varma |
| Indian painting: Bengal school-Abanindranath Tagore and his disciples, Nandalal Bose and his disciples. Breakthrough in Indian painting: Contribution of Amrita Sher-Gil. Progressive artist group: Bombay, Calcutta Group-Calcutta, Shilpi Chakra-Delhi |
| Indian painting: Breakthrough in Indian painting-progressive artist group: Chola mandala-Madras and Baroda school-Baroda |
| Indian painting: In Indian art the major trends of indigenous since 1970, contemporary painting and eminent artists: Impressionistic, expressionistic, abstraction, decoration, neo-tantric, figurative and non-figurative, surrealistic |
| Indian painting: Representational and non-representational painting |
| Western painting: Prehistoric paintings of France and Spain. Egyptian, Aegean Art, Greece and Roman painting. Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Rococo, neoclassicism, romanticism, realism, impressionism, post impressionism |
| Western painting: Fauvism and symbolism, cubism, futurism, dada and surrealism expressionism, abstract expressionism, op and pop art, minimal art and postmodern trends, new media, installation and illusory hyper realism, etc |
Visual arts elective-II (drawing and painting): Unit 03
Material and Method |
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| Application of materials, support in painting (canvas, paper, wall surface, panels), mix media |
| Oil painting and its technique-traditional and non-traditional |
| Techniques of wall paintings-traditional (fresco, secco, and buono) and modern |
| Watercolor painting, wash technique, pastel and crayon, acrylic color, color preparation and technical aspect of pigments |
| Color theory and color harmony |
Visual arts elective-II (drawing and painting): Unit 04
Art Schools and Art Education |
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| The introduction of formal training in art through colonial art schools, and the transition from colonial understanding to post-independent art education in the art schools at Chennai, Kolkata, Lahore, Mumbai, Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur |
| Art promotion and education through art academies; rethinking institutional art education at Santiniketan and Baroda; role of art galleries and museums in art education; increase in curatorial venture as a collaboration between the museum |
| Galleries and practicing artists and historians; role of art journals and magazines in the dialogue between viewing public and the artist |
Visual arts elective-III (applied art)
Visual arts elective-III (applied art): Unit 01
Elements and principles of design |
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| The term ‘graphic design’ and William Addison Diggings; basics of graphic design/ applied art: Image and text; developing message to promote product |
| Terms and terminologies relevant to advertising industry: Understanding of the ‘Portmanteau’ terms such as, advertorials, infographics, infomercials, edutainment, etc |
Visual arts elective-III (applied art): Unit 02
Innovations and Movements |
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| History of advertising in India and rest of the world; calligraphy, advent of moveable types, typefaces, fronts and families; architecture and anatomy of letters; classifications of types and size |
| Early typographers and study of traditional handwriting and script like Indian manuscripts, Persian, Chinese, Japanese, and Roman, etc |
| Development of printing processes in India and rest of the world: Letterpress, Gravure, silkscreen, and offset, etc |
| Movements that influenced graphic design: Art Nouveau, (the art of war), the ISMs of art: Futurism, Aada, De Stijl, and constructivism, art and craft movement, Bauhaus movement and new typography |
| Movements that influenced graphic design: History of graphic design and the nature of advertising history, illustrated modernism and psychedelia, new wave and postmodernism, digital expressionism and postscript, the digital future |
Visual arts elective-III (applied art): Unit 03
Advertising forms and media |
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| Print, outdoor, electronic and new media advertising; media options: Newspapers and magazines, radio, TV and cinema, posters, direct mail, ambient and guerrilla advertising, digital and online advertising |
| Viral advertising |
| Boom in outdoor advertising: Billboards and transits, innovative materials, and advantages |
| Emergence of poster as a ‘new genre of art’: Study of posters with reference to Poland, Japan, UK, and America and Bolshevik Russia. Placards and propagandas, protest and wartime posters, subway culture |
| Cultural frames of advertising phases: Idolatry, iconology, narcissism, and transition from ‘Totemism’ (the fourth cultural frame) to ‘Mise-en-Scene’ (fifth frame) |
| Cultural frames of advertising phases: Evolution from traditional to industrial to consumer society and development of communications media. Future of advertising and advertising agencies. Blurring the lines between advertising and entertainment |
| The impact of graphic design with advance technology; re-defining “graphic design”; attributes needed by the modern designers |
Visual arts elective-III (applied art): Unit 04
Design, campaign, and packaging |
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| Designing of logo, rebus, symbol, mark, and corporate identity; stories behind the development of most well-known symbols/ identities the world; brands, rebranding, and brand positioning; precursors and prophets of advertising theories and principles |
| Designing events-event mascots and other global entertainments, films, and festivals |
| Campaign planning and strategy: the client, market research, account planning, creative brief |
| Developing visuals and messages for print-ads (newspaper and magazines), direct mail, posters, outdoor advertising (billboards and transits), merchandising |
| Show-windows and supermarket items (point of sales/ point of purchase items, dispensers, stands, stalls, etc) |
| Media selection, approaches and the target audience |
| Innovations in media |
| New technologies, TV graphics, multimedia presentation, web-page designing and understanding of rector and vector software; internet-its use in advertising products and services, net marketing |
| Prepress, printing presses, and post-press: Manipulations of pixels and resolutions, colour corrections, knowledge of computer-to-plate graphic reproductions, offset printing, finishing, and Converting |
| Prepress, printing presses, and post-press: Additive and subtractive colours, four colour printing mechanics, spot colours, and lainations, Uvs, etc |
| Design of packaging, merchandising, and novelties |
Visual arts elective-III (applied art): Unit 05
Advertising corporate and new trends |
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| Origin and growth of advertising agencies: role and responsibilities of a graphic designer |
| Creative core: Creative/ art director, visualizer, and copywriter, interaction in developing concepts |
| World’s leading advertising corporates, multinationals and indian scenario: Indian advertising agencies with all India branches. Ad-gurus or remarkable ad-men and epoch making advertising campaigns by them |
| World’s leading advertising corporates, multinationals and indian scenario: Highest honours, awards in the advertising creativity and extraordinary contribution |
| Famous designers of the world on branding and corporate identity design, film titles |
| Interdisciplinary participation approach with disciplines of art, collaboration and internship with industries and corporates |
| Computers and its role in creating new visual effects (photography, digital graphics, film titles, multimedia presentations, image editing, web graphics and types of online advertising, web page designing); importance of market research in advertising |
| Print media vs. Electronic media |
Visual arts elective-IV printmaking (graphic art)
Visual arts elective-IV printmaking (graphic art): Unit 01
Aesthetics and history |
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| Understanding of fundamentals of visual art (space, form, size, shape, line, colour, texture, tonal values, perspective, design and aesthetic) in relation to printmaking |
| Understanding visual principles of composition (proportion, unity, harmony, rhythm, contrast, balance and emphasis) |
| Reproduction of two dimensional identical prints |
| Knowledge of history, invention, development and definition of printmaking (graphic art) process, techniques and materials in Asia and Europe |
| Japanese woodcuts and important masters of Ukiyo-e school and works of masters such as Hokusai, Hiroshige, Utamaro, etc |
| Printmaking as a mode of creative expression during 19th-20th century from book production to establishing of atelier/ workshops, groups, experiments and influences on advertising |
Visual arts elective-IV printmaking (graphic art): Unit 02
Mode, medium, and process |
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| Knowledge of types of printmaking techniques: (i) Woodcut and linocut, (ii) intaglio-wood and metal, (iii) etching-line, aquatint, soft ground, etc, (iv) surface printing (planography, offset, oleograph, etc), (v) stencil and serigraph |
| Knowledge of types of printmaking techniques: (vi) Other techniques-colography, chine-colle, monoprint, unique print, dry-point, engraving, mezzotint, viscosity, digital imaging, mix medium, etc |
| Knowledge on use of different kinds of mediums, materials and printing process used in printmaking (wood, lino, copper, zinc, plywood, stone, acrylic, paper, cardboard, gum, acids, chemicals, ink, resin, software, tools, machine, equipment, etc) |
| Preparation of different types of surface from identification of material to designing till printing |
Visual arts elective-IV printmaking (graphic art): Unit 03
Work of art |
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| Knowledge of works of master printmakers and their contribution in development of printmaking from historic to modern like Durer, Rembrandt, Hogarth, Goya, Gauguin, Degas, Lautrec, Daumier |
| German expressionists (Kathe Kollwitz, Nolde, Heckel, Grosz, Munch, etc), Picasso, Pop and figurative artists (Rauschenberg, Lichtenstein, Jim Dine), David Hockney, Krishna Reddy, Peter Daglish, Stanley Jones, Paul Lingren, Carol Summers, etc |
| Development of printmaking in India, contribution and influence of British during colonial period, establishment of press and schools, popular printmaking in mid-19th century till pre independence |
| Printmaking trends in India post independence |
| Contribution of Indian printmakers: Raja Ravi Varma, member of Vichitra club, Mukul Dey, Gaganendranath Tagore etc. Shantiniketan School, Nandalal Bose, Binode Behari Mukherjee, Ramkinkar, Biswarup Bose, Ramen Chakraborty, Haren Das, Somnath Hore |
| Contribution of Indian printmakers: Chittaprasad, Jyoti Bhatt, Kanwal Krishna, Devyani Krishna, Y.K. Shukla, Vasant Parab, Jagmohan Chopra, Paramjeet Singh, Lalita Lajmi, Naina Dalal, Laxma Goud, R.B. Bhaskaran, R.M. Palaniappan, Sanat Kar |
| Contribution of Indian printmakers: Lalu Prasad Shaw, Amitabh Banerjee, Devraj Dakoji, Bhupen Khakhar, Waman Chincholkar, Paul Koli, Deepak Banerjee, Jai Zharotia, Prayag Jha, Rini Dhumal, Anupam Sud, Jayant Parikh, Kanchan Chander, etc |
Visual arts elective-IV printmaking (graphic art): Unit 04
Print and issues |
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| Good quality prints-criteria (technically and aesthetically), conventions to identify the authenticity of prints-signature, editions, artists proof, etc |
| Display-mounting and preservation of prints |
| Various issues related to the contemporary printmaking (mechanical production, computer graphics, influences of advertising, atelier, workshops and groups, etc) |
Visual arts elective-V (sculpture)
Visual arts elective-V (sculpture): Unit 01
Elements and principles of sculpture |
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| Fundamentals and elements of sculpture; origin and development of imagery in sculpture; classification of sculpture; sculptural form vis-a-vis conceptual reality |
| Relevance of the study of aesthetics for sculptural practice: The early philosophical ideas in India and the West; the role and function of sculpture in the society |
| History of sculpture in western and oriental traditions; traditional sculptural program as integral part of architectural structures such as churches, temples and secular buildings study of form, material |
| Methods, and techniques relevant to sculptural practice; clarity of understanding of terminologies related to the art of sculpture |
Visual arts elective-V (sculpture): Unit 02
Study of varied media in sculptural practice |
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| Clay and wax: Preparation of natural clay for sculpture; modelling and casting with clay; terracotta and firing of clay; types of kilns; possibilities in the range of colours and pigments in ceramic works |
| Clay and wax: Two-dimensional and three-dimensional modes in clay sculptures; modelling and carving in wax |
| Plaster of Paris (POP): History, chemical composition and physical nature of POP; advantages and disadvantages of working with POP; accelerating and retarding agents; surface treatment of POP; casting and carving in POP |
| Wood: Nature and varieties of wood; carving tools and methods of carving for sculpting in wood; seasoning and preservation of wood; finishing and staining of wood |
| Stone: Origin of sculpting in stone; tools and equipment, methods and approach relevant to stone carving; treatment and preservation of stone against weathering |
| Metal: History of metal sculptures; processes involved in the use of metal as medium for sculpture; physical properties and classification of metals as ferrous and non-ferrous, alloy, etc; bronze as the primary sculptural metal |
| Metal: The Lost-wax method (cire-perdue); indigenous methods including “gravity casting”, “sand casting”, etc; melting points of metals; surface treatment viz anodising, oxidation and patination; welding and forging processes for working with metals |
| Metal: Preservation of metal sculptures |
Visual arts elective-V (sculpture): Unit 03
Assemblage and Installation |
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| History and background of mix-media; new hybrid forms of 1960’s and more recent developments; public sculptures; environmental art |
Visual arts elective-V (sculpture): Unit 04
Monumental sculpture |
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| Scope, problems, limitations, concept and development; eminent exponents such as D.P. Roychowdhary, Ramkinkar Baij, Prodosh Dasgupta, Sankho Chaudhuri, Piloo Pochkhanawala, Chintamoni Kar, Sarbari Roy Chowdhury, Amarnath Sehgal, Dhanraj Bhagat |
| Kanayi Kunhiraman, M. Dharmani, Nagji Patel, Balbir Singh Katt |
Visual arts elective-V (sculpture): Unit 05
Contemporary Indian Sculptors |
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| Combine indigenous knowledge with new materials and techniques; select individuals-B.C Sanyal, Somnath Hore, K.G. Subramanyan, Biman B. Das, Meera Mukherjee, Raghav Kaneria, Himmat Shah, Latika Katt, Jeram Patel, Ajit Chakraborty, Sushen Ghose |
| Satish Gujral, Ved Nayar, P.V Janakiram, Shiv Singh, Balan Nambiar, S. Nandgopal, Mahendra Pandya, Rajnikant Panchal, Mrinalini Mukherjee, K.S. Radhakrishnan, S. Nandgopal, Dhruva Mistry, Pritpal Singh Laddi, Anita Dube, Ravindra Reddy, N.N. Rimzon |
| Pushpamala N., Sudarshan Shetty, Subodh Gupta , Anish Kapoor, etc |
Visual arts elective-V (sculpture): Unit 06
Contribution of select modern and contemporary sculptors from the west |
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| Honore Daumier, Auguste Rodin, Camille Claudel, Paul Gauguin, Aristide Maillol, Antoine Bourdelle, Henri Matisse, Ernst Barlach, Constantin Brancusi, Pablo Picasso, Aleksandr Archipenko, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Jacques Lipchitz, Henri Laurens |
| Umberto Boccioni, Vladimir Tatlin, Naum Gabo, Sophie Tauber, Jean Arp, Max Ernst, Antoine Pevsner, Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, David Smith, Louise Bourgeois, Isamu Noguchi, Alberto Giacometti, Cesar, Marino Marini, Lucio Fontana |
| George Segal, Claes Oldenburg, Anthony Caro, Tony Smith, Donald Judd, Carl Andre, Eva Hesse, Duane Hanson, Judy Chicago, Joel Schapiro, Barry Flanagan, Georg Baselitz, Jimmie Durham, Jeff Koons, Kiki Smith |
Geography
Geography: Unit 01
Geomorphology |
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| Continental drift, plate tectonics, endogenetic, and exogenetic forces |
| Denudation and weathering, geomorphic cycle (Davis and Penck), theories and process of slope development, earth movements (seismicity, folding, faulting, and vulcanicity) |
| Landform occurrence and causes of geomorphic hazards (earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and avalanches) |
Geography: Unit 02
Climatology |
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| Composition and structure of atmosphere; insolation, heat budget of earth, temperature, pressure, and winds, atmospheric circulation (air-masses, fronts and upper air circulation, cyclones, and anticyclones (tropical and temperate) |
| Climatic classification of Koppen and Thornthwaite, ENSO events (El Nino, La Nina, and southern oscillations), meteorological hazards and disasters (cyclones, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hailstorms, heat, and cold waves drought and cloudburst |
| Glacial Lake Outburst (GLOF), Climate Change: Evidences and Causes of Climatic Change in the past, Human impact on Global Climate |
Geography: Unit 03
Oceanography |
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| Relief of oceans, composition: Temperature, density, and salinity, circulation: Warm and cold currents, waves, tides, sea level changes, hazards: Tsunami and cyclone |
Geography: Unit 04
Geography of Environment |
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| Components: Ecosystem (geographic classification) and human ecology, functions: Trophic levels, energy flows, cycles (geochemical, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen), food chain, food web, and ecological pyramid, human interaction, and impacts |
| Functions: Environmental ethics and deep ecology, environmental hazards and disasters (global warming, urban heat island, atmospheric pollution, water pollution, land degradation), national programmes and policies: Legal framework, environmental policy |
| National programmes and policies: International treaties, international programmes, and polices (Brundtland Commission, Kyoto protocol, agenda 21, sustainable development goals, Paris agreement) |
Geography: Unit 05
Population and Settlement Geography |
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| Population geography: Sources of population data (census, sample surveys, and vital statistics, data reliability, and errors). World population distribution (measures, patterns, and determinants), world population growth (prehistoric to modern period) |
| Population geography: Demographic transition, theories of population growth (Malthus, Sadler, and Ricardo). Fertility and mortality analysis (indices, determinants, and world patterns). Migration (types, causes, and consequences and models) |
| Population geography: Population composition and characteristics (age, sex, rural-urban, occupational structure, and educational levels), population policies in developed and developing countries |
| Settlement geography: Rural settlements (types, patterns, and distribution), contemporary problems of rural settlements (rural-urban migration; land use changes; land acquisition and transactions) |
| Settlement geography: Theories of origin of towns (Gordon Childe, Henri Pirenne, Lewis Mumford) |
| Settlement geography: Characteristics and processes of urbanization in developed and developing countries (factors of urban growth, trends of urbanization, size, structure, and functions of urban areas) |
| Settlement geography: Urban systems (the law of the primate city and rank size rule) central place theories (Christaller and Losch), internal structure of the city, models of urban land use (Burgess, Harris, and Ullman, and Hoyt), concepts of megacities |
| Settlement geography: Global cities and edge cities, changing urban forms (peri-urban areas, rural-urban fringe, suburban, ring, and satellite towns), social segregation in the city, urban social area analysis |
| Settlement geography: Manifestation of poverty in the city (slums, informal sector growth, crime, and social exclusion) |
Geography: Unit 06
Geography of Economic Activities and Regional Development |
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| Economic geography: Factors affecting spatial organization of economic activities (primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary), natural resources (classification, distribution, and associated problems), natural resources management |
| Economic geography: World energy crises in developed and developing countries |
| Agricultural geography: Land capability classification and land use planning, cropping pattern-methods of delineating crop combination regions (Weaver, Doi, and Rafiullah), crop diversification, Von Thunen’s model of land use planning |
| Agricultural geography: Measurement and determinants of agricultural productivity, regional variations in agricultural productivity, agricultural systems of the world |
| Industrial geography: Classification of industries, factors of industrial location; theories of industrial location (A. Weber, E.M. Hoover, August Losch, A. Pred, and D.M. Smith). World industrial regions |
| Industrial geography: Impact of globalization on manufacturing sector in less developed countries, tourism industry |
| Industrial geography: World distribution, and growth of Information and communication technology (ICT) and knowledge production (education and R and D) industries |
| Geography of transport and trade: Theories and models of spatial interaction (Edward Ullman and M.E. Hurst) measures and indices of connectivity and accessibility; spatial flow models: Gravity model and its variants, world trade organization |
| Geography of transport and trade: Globalization and liberalization, and world trade patterns. Problems and prospects of Inter and Intra regional cooperation and trade |
| Regional development: Typology of regions, formal, and fictional regions, world regional disparities, theories of regional development (Albert O. Hirschman, Gunnar Myrdal, John Friedman), dependency theory of under development, global economic blocks |
| Regional development: Regional development, and social movements in India |
Geography: Unit 07
Cultural, social, and political geography |
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| Cultural and social geography: Concept of culture, cultural complexes, areas, and region, cultural heritage, cultural ecology, cultural convergence, social structure and processes, social well-being and quality of life, social exclusion |
| Cultural and social geography: Spatial distribution of social groups in India (tribe, caste, religion, and language), environment and human health, diseases ecology |
| Cultural and social geography: Nutritional status (etiological conditions, classification and spatial, and seasonal distributional patterns with special reference to India), health care planning and policies in India, medical tourism in India |
| Political geography: Boundaries and frontiers (with special reference to India), Heartland and Rimland theories. Trends and developments in political geography, geography of federalism, electoral reforms in India, determinants of electoral behaviour |
| Political geography: Geopolitics of climate change, geopolitics of world resources, geopolitics of India ocean, regional organizations of cooperation (SAARC, ASEAN, OPEC, EU). Geopolitics of world natural resources |
Geography: Unit 08
Geographic thought |
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| Contributions of Greek, Roman, Arab, Chinese, and Indian scholars, contributions of geographers (Bernhardus Varenius, Immanuel Kant, Alexander Von Humboldt, Carl Ritter, Schaefer, and Hartshorne), impact of Darwinian theory on geographical thought |
| Contemporary trends in Indian geography: cartography, thematic and methodological contributions |
| Major geographic traditions (earth science, man environment relationship, area studies, and spatial analysis), dualisms in geographic studies (physical vs. nomothetic), paradigm shift |
| Perspectives in geography (positivism, behaviouralism, humanism, structuralism, feminism, and postmodernism) |
Geography: Unit 09
Geographical Techniques |
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| Sources of geographic information and data (spatial and non-spatial), types of maps, techniques of map making (choropleth, isarithmic, dasymetric, chorochromatic, flow maps), data representation on maps pie diagrams, bar diagrams, and line graph |
| GIS database (raster and vector data formats and attribute data formats) |
| Functions of GIS (conversion, editing, and analysis), digital elevation model (DEM), georeferencing (coordinate system and map projections and datum), GIS applications (thematic cartography, spatial decision support system) |
| Basics of remote sensing (electromagnetic spectrum, sensors, and platforms, resolution, and types, elements of air photo and satellite image interpretation and photogrammetry), types of aerial photographs |
| Digital image processing: Developments in remote sensing technology and big data sharing and its applications in natural resources management in India, GPS components (space, ground control, and receiver segments) and applications |
| Applications of measures of central tendency, dispersion and inequalities, sampling, sampling procedure, and hypothesis testing (chi square test, t-test, ANOVA), time series analysis, correlation, and regression analysis, measurement of indices |
| Making indicators scale free, computation of composite index, principal component analysis, and cluster analysis, morphometric analysis: Ordering of streams, bifurcation ratio, drainage density, and drainage frequency |
| Morphometric analysis: Basin circularity ratio and form factor, profiles, slope analysis, clinographic curve, hypsographic curve, and altimetric frequency graph |
Geography: Unit 10
Geography of India |
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| Major physiographic regions and their characteristics; drainage system (himalayan and peninsular), climate: Seasonal weather characteristics, climatic divisions, Indian monsoon (mechanism and characteristics), jet streams, and himalayan cryosphere |
| Types and distribution of natural resources: Soil, vegetation, water, mineral, and marine resources |
| Population characteristics (spatial patterns of distribution), growth and composition (rural-urban, age, sex, occupational, educational, ethnic, and religious), determinants of population, population policies in India |
| Agriculture (production, productivity and yield of major food crops), major crop regions, regional variations in agricultural development, environmental, technological, and institutional factors affecting Indian agriculture; agro-climatic zones |
| Green revolution, food security, and right to food |
| Industrial development since independence, industrial regions, and their characteristics, industrial policies in India |
| Development and patterns of transport networks (railways, roadways, waterways, airways, and pipelines), internal and external trade (trend, composition, and directions), regional development planning in India |
| Globalization and its impact on Indian economy, natural disasters in India (earthquake, drought, flood, cyclone, tsunami, Himalayan highland hazards, and disasters) |
Social medicine and community health
Social medicine and community health: Unit 01
Evolution and basic concepts of public health/ social medicine and community health |
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| History of social medicine and community health, history of public health and its milestones, comprehensive health care, social development and health, dimensions and determinants of health, concepts and indicators of health and wellbeing |
| Natural history of disease, levels of prevention, globalisation and its impact on health, roles and responsibility of state, community and private sector in health |
Social medicine and community health: Unit 02
Evolution of health policies and health services in India |
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| Health committees and development of health services in independent India, constitutional provisions, federal structure, and social security, national health policies (1983, 2002, 2017), population policy, nutrition policy |
| Policy on Indian systems of medicine and homeopathy 2002, important health legislations in India, health infrastructure in India: Public, private, and charitable, public private partnership (ppp), health financing and health insurance |
| Out of pocket expenditure, civil society and social movements in health |
Social medicine and community health: Unit 03
General epidemiology and biostatistics |
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| Basic concepts and definitions in epidemiology, types of epidemiology, uses of epidemiology, measurements in epidemiology, epidemiological study designs, screening and surveillance, validity of screening and diagnostic tests |
| Causation, association, and biases, investigation of an epidemic, basic concepts in biostatistics, types of data and data sources for public health, sampling techniques and sample size estimation, probability and tests of significance |
| Data analysis, presentation, and interpretation |
Social medicine and community health: Unit 04
Social sciences and health |
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| Definition, scope, concepts and significance of social, economic, cultural and behavioral factors on health and disease, social theories of causation of disease, implications of social structure and socio-economic status for health |
| Political and economic aspects of health, health perceptions and behavior, health economics, qualitative research methodology, social work approach in health care |
Social medicine and community health: Unit 05
Epidemiology of common health problems in India and national health programmes |
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| Communicable diseases-common, emerging, and re-emerging diseases, hospital acquired infections, antimicrobial resistance, non-communicable diseases-cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers, rheumatic heart disease, blindness, mental health |
| Non-communicable diseases-occupational diseases, genetic diseases, accidents, injuries, and disasters, all national health programs and data sources |
Social medicine and community health: Unit 06
Basic determinants of health |
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| Environment and health: Water and sanitation, environmental pollution and health impacts, built environment and housing, climate change and impact on health, waste management, hospital waste management |
| Nutrition: Ecology of malnutrition, assessment of nutritional status, nutritional diseases and their management, food and nutrition security and related legislations, national nutrition programs, socio cultural aspects of nutrition, food safety |
| Nutrition: Food standards and related legislations |
| Social determinants of health |
Social medicine and community health: Unit 07
Demography, family welfare, and RCH |
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| Demography and family planning: Definition, concepts and indicators related to demography and family planning, demographic cycle, size, composition, and distribution of India’s population, approaches and methods of contraception |
| Demography and family planning: Evolution of national family welfare program, social issues related to family planning, felt need and unmet need in family planning, social marketing in family planning, counseling in family planning, PC and PNDT act-1994 |
| Demography and family planning: MTP act 1971 |
| Reproductive and child health: Evolution of maternal/ reproductive and child health programs, safe motherhood and essential newborn care with related schemes and programs, gender issues in women’s health |
| Reproductive and child health: Major health problems of children in India and related national health programs, adolescent health and related schemes and programs, rights of child and related schemes and programs, school health programme |
Social medicine and community health: Unit 08
Health education/ IEC/ BCC and information technology in health |
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| Concepts, objectives, and approaches of health education, methods, modes and barriers of communication, planning, management and organization of health education programs, e-medicine, distance education and associated legal issues |
| Role of media in health education, e-health and m health |
Social medicine and community health: Unit 09
Health systems research, planning and management and recent advances in public health |
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| Health planning and management, health systems research-operations research, system analysis, health technology assessment, monitoring, and evaluation, health management information system, medical and social audits, health teams and their management |
| Human resources in health, role of ayush in local health traditions, health policy studies, quality assessment of health services-parameters and standards, ethics in health care, national institutes of public health research and training |
Social medicine and community health: Unit 10
International health |
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| Health problems of developed and developing countries, health problems of south east Asia region, international agencies in health, emporiatrics, health for all approaches-primary health care (1978) to universal health coverage |
| Millennium development goals (MDG) and sustainable development goals (SDG) |
Forensic science
Forensic science: Unit 01
Forensic science |
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| Definition, history, and development, scope, ethics in forensic science |
| Physical evidence: Nature, types, search methods, collection, preservation, packing and forwarding of physical and trace evidence for forensic analyses, chain of custody |
| Crime scene: Nature, types, preservation of scene of crime |
| Criminal investigations: Unnatural deaths, criminal assaults, sexual offences, poisoning, vehicular accidents |
| Courts: Types, powers, and jurisdiction, admissibility of evidence in courts, definition of experts, provisions in CR PC,1973 and Indian evidence act relating to experts and their reports; court procedures pertaining to expert testimony and witness |
| Organization of forensic science laboratories of centre and state, NCRB and NICFS |
| Fundamental Rights: Right of Equality (Articles 14 to 18) and Right of Freedom (Articles 19 to 22) as per Constitution of India |
| Criminal profiling: Profile of victim and culprit, its role in crime investigation, lie detection (polygraphy), NARCO analysis, brain mapping, scope and limitations |
| Concept of quality control management in forensic institutions |
Forensic science: Unit 02
Microscopy |
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| Polarizing, comparison, stereoscopic, fluorescent and electron microscopes |
| Spectrophotometry: UV, visible, IR, Raman, atomic absorption, emission |
| Neutron activation analysis |
| X-rays and X-ray based techniques such as XRD, XRF |
| Mass spectroscopy |
| Chromatographic techniques: TLC, GLC, HPLC, HPTLC |
| Hyphenated techniques: GC-MS, LC-MS, IR-MS, and ICP-MS |
| Electrophoresis: High and low voltage electrophoresis, immunoelectrophoresis |
| Immunoassays: Principle, types , techniques and applications |
Forensic science: Unit 03
Detection and identification of blood stains |
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| Determination of species of origin |
| Blood group systems |
| Techniques of determination of blood groups of blood stains |
| Detection of seminal and other body fluids and their blood grouping, red cells enzymes, serum proteins of forensic significance |
| Disputed paternity and maternity |
| DNA: Structure, DNA as genetic marker, DNA extraction and profiling techniques |
| DNA phenotyping and RNA profiling and their applications |
| Wildlife forensics: Wild life (protection) act-1972, scope, evidences and identification |
Forensic science: Unit 04
Analysis of ethyl alcohol |
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| Analysis of ethyl alcohol in beverages, liquors, biological fluids and breath |
| Analysis of methanol and denaturants |
| Illicit liquors |
| Analysis of chemicals in trap cases |
| Metabolism and chemical examination of: Insecticides and pesticides, tranquilizer and sedatives, hypnotics stimulants, narcotics, opiates, drugs of abuse; analyses of above and their toxicity |
| Plant poisons |
| Metallic poisons |
| Extraction, isolation and clean-up procedures, identification of common poisons from viscera, tissues and body fluids |
Forensic science: Unit 05
Fire arms |
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| Types, classification, ammunition and their compositions |
| Forensic examination of firearms, ammunition, firearms’ projectiles (bullets, shots, slug etc), shell case |
| Gunshot residues analysis |
| Concept of velocity, penetration, dispersion, ricochet, accidental discharge, determination of range in firearm cases |
| Examination of country made firearms |
| Basics of internal, external, and terminal ballistics |
| Tool marks: Meaning, types, and examination |
| Restoration of erased markings on metal surfaces |
Forensic science: Unit 06
Fire and arson |
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| Analyses of petroleum products and other incendiary materials |
| Explosives: Definition, types, and analyses |
| Bombs: Country made bombs, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and their examination |
| Investigation in explosion and arson related cases |
| Photography: Types, application in criminal investigation and forensic evidence examination |
Forensic science: Unit 07
Hair and fibers |
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| Nature, types, structure, and examination |
| Pollens and diatoms: Their application in forensic investigation |
| Dust and soil: Nature, types, forensic examination |
| Paint, lacquer, and varnishes: Nature, composition and forensic examination |
| Glass: Composition, types, fractures, examination |
| Cement, mortar, and concrete: General composition, forensic analysis |
| Computer forensics: Introduction, types of computer crimes, digital evidence-seizure, acquisition and forensic examination |
| Mobile phone forensics |
Forensic science: Unit 08
Fingerprints |
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| History, characteristics, types, classification, preservation, development, lifting and comparison, examination of chance prints, computerization of fingerprints, AFIS |
| Track marks: Foot prints, shoe prints, tire marks, their preservation and casting, comparison, skid marks. Gait pattern |
| Biometric systems of identification and its relevance |
| Voice Analysis: Introduction, Significance, Structure of Human Voice apparatus, Voice spectrography, Voice analysis, Legal aspects and limitations |
Forensic science: Unit 09
Documents |
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| Definition, types, preliminary examination of documents |
| Reproduction of documents through photographic and mechanical means and their examination |
| Examination of alterations such as erasures, obliterations and additions |
| Indentations, secret writings and charred documents |
| Inks, papers, and their scientific examinations with modern methods |
| Age of documents |
| Examination of typescripts, printed matter including currency notes and lottery tickets. Mechanical impressions |
| Hand writings: Class and individual characteristics of handwritings, factors affecting handwritings, standard samples for comparison, comparison of hand-written texts |
| Anonymous and disguised writings |
| Identification of hand writings, signatures, detection of forged signature and forgeries |
| Examination of credit cards and similar materials |
Forensic science: Unit 10
Modes and manner of deaths |
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| Sexual offences and its medicolegal importance, amendments in law related to sexual offences |
| Post-mortem examination and post-mortem changes, estimation of time since death |
| Injuries and wounds: Types, medicolegal importance, gunshot wounds |
| Determination of species of origin, sex, age, stature, and individual identification through skeletal remains |
| Identification through skull superimposition and facial reconstruction |
| Human dentition, type of teeth, determination of age, bite marks |
| Forensic entomology: Introduction, insects of forensic importance, insects on carrion, forensic applications |
Computer science and applications
Computer science and applications: Unit 01
Discrete Structures and Optimization |
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| Mathematical logic: Propositional and predicate logic, propositional equivalences, normal forms, predicates and quantifiers, nested quantifiers, rules of inference |
| Sets and relations: Set operations, representation and properties of relations, equivalence relations, partially ordering |
| Counting, mathematical induction and discrete probability: Basics of counting, pigeonhole principle, permutations and combinations, inclusion-exclusion principle, mathematical induction, probability, Bayes’ theorem |
| Group theory: Groups, subgroups, semi groups, product and quotients of algebraic structures, isomorphism, homomorphism, automorphism, rings, integral domains, fields, applications of group theory |
| Graph theory: Simple graph, multigraph, weighted graph, paths and circuits, shortest Paths in weighted graphs, Eulerian paths and circuits, Hamiltonian paths and circuits, planner graph, graph coloring, bipartite graphs, trees, and rooted trees |
| Graph theory: Prefix codes, tree traversals, spanning trees, and cut-sets |
| Boolean algebra: Boolean functions and its representation, simplifications of Boolean functions |
| Optimization: Linear programming-mathematical model, graphical solution, simplex and dual simplex method, sensitive analysis; integer programming, transportation and assignment models, PERT-CPM: diagram representation, critical path calculations |
| Optimization: Resource levelling, cost consideration in project scheduling |
Computer science and applications: Unit 02
Computer System Architecture |
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| Digital logic circuits and components: Digital computers, logic gates, Boolean algebra, map simplifications, combinational circuits, flip-flops, sequential circuits, integrated circuits, decoders, multiplexers, registers, and counters, memory unit |
| Data representation: Data types, number systems and conversion, complements, fixed point representation, floating point representation, error detection codes, computer arithmetic-addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division algorithms |
| Register transfer and microoperations: Register transfer language, bus and memory transfers, arithmetic, logic, and shift micro-operations |
| Basic computer organization and design: Stored program organization and instruction codes, computer registers, computer instructions, timing and control, instruction cycle, memory-reference instructions, input-output, interrupt |
| Programming the basic computer: Machine language, assembly language, assembler, program loops, subroutines, input-output programming |
| Microprogrammed control: Control memory, address sequencing, design of control unit |
| Central processing unit: General register organization, stack organization, instruction formats, addressing modes, RISC computer, CISC computer |
| Pipeline and vector processing: Parallel processing, pipelining, arithmetic pipeline, instruction pipeline, vector processing array processors |
| Input-output organization: Peripheral devices, input-output interface, asynchronous data transfer, modes of transfer, priority interrupt, DMA, serial communication |
| Memory hierarchy: Main memory, auxiliary memory, associative memory, cache memory, virtual memory, memory management hardware |
| Multiprocessors: Characteristics of multiprocessors, interconnection structures, interprocessor arbitration, interprocessor communication and synchronization, cache coherence, multicore processors |
Computer science and applications: Unit 03
Programming Languages and Computer Graphics |
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| Language design and translation issues: Programming language concepts, paradigms and models, programming environments, virtual computers and binding times, programming language syntax, stages in translation, formal transition models |
| Elementary data types: Properties of types and objects; scalar and composite data types |
| Programming in C: Tokens, identifiers, data types, sequence control, subprogram control, arrays, structures, union, string, pointers, functions, file handling, command line arguments, preprocessors |
| Object oriented programming: Class, object, instantiation, inheritance, encapsulation, abstract class, polymorphism |
| Programming in C++: Tokens, identifiers, variables and constants; data types, operators, control statements, functions parameter passing, virtual functions, class and objects; constructors and destructors |
| Programming in C++: Overloading,inheritance, templates, exception and event handling; streams and files; multi file programs |
| Web programming: HTML, DHTML, XML, scripting, java, servlets, applets |
| Computer graphics: Video-display devices, raster-scan and random-scan systems; graphics monitors, input devices, points and lines; line drawing algorithms, mid-point circle and ellipse algorithms |
| Computer graphics: Scan line polygon fill algorithm, boundary-fill and flood fill |
| 2-D geometrical transforms and viewing: Translation, scaling, rotation, reflection and shear transformations; matrix representations and homogeneous coordinates; composite transforms, transformations between coordinate systems, viewing pipeline |
| 2-D geometrical transforms and viewing: Viewing coordinate reference frame, window to viewport coordinate transformation, viewing functions, line, and polygon clipping algorithms |
| 3D object representation, geometric transformations and viewing: Polygon surfaces, quadric surfaces, spline representation, Bezier and B-spline curves; Bézier and B-spline surfaces; illumination models, polygon rendering methods |
| 3D object representation, geometric transformations and viewing: Viewing pipeline and coordinates; general projection transforms and chipping |
Computer science and applications: Unit 04
Database management systems |
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| Database system concepts and architecture: Data models, schemas, and instances; three-schema architecture and data independence; database languages and interfaces; centralized and client / server architectures for DBMS |
| Data modeling: Entity-relationship diagram, relational model-constraints, languages, design, and programming, relational database schemas, update operations and dealing with constraint violations; relational algebra and relational calculus; Codd rules |
| SQL: Data definition and data types; constraints, queries, insert, delete, and update statements; views, stored procedures and functions; database triggers, SQL injection |
| Normalization for relational databases: Functional dependencies and normalization; algorithms for query processing and optimization; transaction processing, concurrency control techniques, database recovery techniques |
| Normalization for relational databases: Object and object-relational databases; database security and authorization |
| Enhanced data models: Temporal database concepts, multimedia databases, deductive databases, XML and internet databases; mobile databases, geographic information systems, genome data management, distributed databases, and client-server architectures |
| Data warehousing and data mining: Data modeling for data warehouses, concept hierarchy, OLAP and OLTP; association rules, classification, clustering, regression, support vector machine, K-nearest neighbour, hidden Markov Model, summarization |
| Data warehousing and data mining: Dependency modeling, link analysis, sequencing analysis, social network analysis |
| Big data systems: Big data characteristics, types of big data, big data architecture, introduction to mapreduce and hadoop; distributed file system, HDFS |
| NOSQL: NOSQL and query optimization; different NOSQL products, querying and managing NOSQL; indexing and ordering data sets; NOSQL in cloud |
Computer science and applications: Unit 05
System Software and Operating System |
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| System software: Machine, assembly and high-level languages; compilers and interpreters; loading, linking and relocation; macros, debuggers |
| Basics of operating systems: Operating system structure, operations and services; system calls, operating-system design and implementation; system boot |
| Process management: Process scheduling and operations; interprocess communication, communication in client–server systems, process synchronization, critical-section problem, peterson’s solution, semaphores, synchronization |
| Threads: Multicore programming, multithreading models, thread libraries, implicit threading, threading issues |
| CPU scheduling: Scheduling criteria and algorithms; thread scheduling, multiple processor scheduling, real-time CPU scheduling |
| Deadlocks: Deadlock characterization, methods for handling deadlocks, deadlock prevention, avoidance and detection; recovery from deadlock |
| Memory management: Contiguous memory allocation, swapping, paging, segmentation, demand paging, page replacement, allocation of frames, thrashing, memory-mapped files |
| Storage management: Mass-storage structure, disk structure, scheduling and management, RAID structure |
| File and input/ output systems: Access methods, directory and disk structure; file system mounting, file sharing, file-system structure and implementation; directory implementation, allocation methods, free-space management, efficiency and performance |
| File and input/ output systems: Recovery, I/O hardware, application I/O interface, kernel I/O subsystem, transforming I/O requests to hardware operations |
| Security: Protection, access matrix, access control, revocation of access rights, program threats, system and network threats; cryptography as a security tool, user authentication, implementing security defenses |
| Virtual machines: Types of virtual machines and implementations; virtualization |
| Linux operating systems: Design principles, kernel modules, process management, scheduling, memory management, file systems, input and output; interprocess communication, network structure |
| Windows operating systems: Design principles, system components, terminal services and fast user switching; file system, networking |
| Distributed systems: Types of network based operating systems, network structure, communication structure and protocols; robustness, design issues, distributed file systems |
Computer science and applications: Unit 06
Software engineering |
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| Software process models: Software process, generic process model-framework activity, task set and process patterns; process life cycle, prescriptive process models, project management, component based development, aspect-oriented software development |
| Software process models: Formal methods, agile process models-extreme programming (XP), adaptive software development, scrum, dynamic system development model, feature driven development, crystal, web engineering |
| Software requirements: Functional and non-functional requirements; eliciting requirements, developing use cases, requirement analysis and modelling; requirements review, software requirement and specification (SRS) document |
| Software design: Abstraction, architecture, patterns, separation of concerns, modularity, information hiding, functional independence, cohesion and coupling; object-oriented design, data design |
| Software design: Architectural design, user interface design, component level design |
| Software quality: McCall’s quality factors, ISO 9126 quality factors, quality control, quality assurance, risk management, risk mitigation, monitoring and management (RMMM); software reliability |
| Estimation and scheduling of software projects: Software sizing, LOC and FP based estimations; estimating cost and effort; estimation models, constructive cost model (COCOMO), project scheduling and staffing; timeline charts |
| Software testing: Verification and validation; error, fault, bug and failure; unit and integration testing; white-box and black-box testing; basis path testing, control structure testing, deriving test cases, alpha and beta testing |
| Software testing: Regression testing, performance testing, stress testing |
| Software configuration management: Change control and version control; software reuse, software re-engineering, reverse engineering |
Computer science and applications: Unit 07
Data structures and algorithms |
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| Data structures: Arrays and their applications; Sparse matrix, stacks, queues, priority queues, linked lists, trees, forest, binary tree, threaded binary tree, binary search tree, AVL tree, B tree, B+ tree, B* tree |
| Data structures: Data structure for sets, graphs, sorting, and searching algorithms; hashing |
| Performance analysis of algorithms and recurrences: Time and space complexities; asymptotic notation, recurrence relations |
| Design techniques: Divide and conquer; dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, backtracking, branch, and bound |
| Lower bound theory: Comparison trees, lower bounds through reductions |
| Graph algorithms: Breadth-first search, depth-first search, shortest paths, maximum flow, minimum spanning trees |
| Complexity theory: P and NP class problems; NP-completeness and reducibility |
| Selected topics: Number theoretic algorithms, polynomial arithmetic, fast Fourier transform, string matching algorithms |
| Advanced algorithms: Parallel algorithms for sorting, searching and merging, approximation algorithms, randomized algorithms |
Computer science and applications: Unit 08
Theory of Computation and Compilers |
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| Theory of computation: Formal language, non-computational problems, diagonal argument, Russell's paradox |
| Regular language models: Deterministic finite automaton (DFA), non-deterministic finite automaton (NDFA), equivalence of DFA and NDFA, regular languages, regular grammars, regular expressions, properties of regular language, pumping lemma |
| Regular language models: Nonregular languages, lexical analysis |
| Context free language: Pushdown automaton (PDA), non-deterministic pushdown automaton (NPDA), context free grammar, Chomsky normal form, Greibach normal form, ambiguity, parse tree representation of derivation trees |
| Context free language: Equivalence of PDA and context free grammars; properties of context free language |
| Turing machines (TM): Standard turing machine and its variations; universal turing machines, models of computation and church-turing thesis; recursive and recursively enumerable languages; context-sensitive languages, unrestricted grammars |
| Turing machines (TM): Chomsky hierarchy of languages, construction of TM for simple problems |
| Unsolvable problems and computational complexity: Unsolvable problem, halting problem, post correspondence problem, unsolvable problems for context-free languages, measuring and classifying complexity, tractable and intractable problems |
| Syntax analysis: Associativity, precedence, grammar transformations, top down parsing, recursive descent predictive parsing, LL(1) parsing, bottom up parsing, LR parser, LALR(1) parser |
| Semantic analysis: Attribute grammar, syntax directed definitions, inherited and synthesized attributes; dependency graph, evaluation order, S-attributed and L-attributed definitions; type-checking |
| Run time system: Storage organization, activation tree, activation record, stack allocation of activation records, parameter passing mechanisms, symbol table |
| Intermediate code generation: Intermediate representations, translation of declarations, assignments, control flow, Boolean expressions, and procedure calls |
| Code generation and code optimization: Control-flow, data-flow analysis, local optimization, global optimization, loop optimization, peephole optimization, instruction scheduling |
Computer science and applications: Unit 09
Data communication and computer networks |
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| Data communication: Components of a data communication system, simplex, half duplex and duplex modes of communication; analog and digital signals; noiseless and noisy channels; bandwidth, throughput and latency; digital and analog transmission |
| Data communication: Data encoding and modulation techniques; broadband and baseband transmission; multiplexing, transmission media, transmission errors, error handling mechanisms |
| Computer networks: Network topologies, local area networks, metropolitan area networks, wide area network, wireless networks, internet |
| Network models: Layered architecture, OSI reference model and its protocols; TCP/IP protocol suite, physical, logical, port and specific addresses; switching techniques |
| Functions of OSI and TCP/ IP layers: Framing, error detection and correction; flow and error control; sliding window protocol, HDLC, multiple access-CSMA/CD, CSMA/CA, reservation, polling, token passing, FDMA, CDMA, TDMA, network devices |
| Functions of OSI and TCP/ IP layers: Backbone networks, virtual lans. IPv4 structure and address space; classful and classless addressing; datagram, fragmentation and checksum; IPv6 packet format, mapping logical to physical address (ARP) |
| Functions of OSI and TCP/ IP layers: Direct and indirect network layer delivery; routing algorithms, TCP, UDP and SCTP protocols; flow control, error control and congestion control in TCP and SCTP |
| World wide web (www): Uniform resource locator (URL), domain name service (DNS), resolution-mapping names to addresses and addresses to names; electronic mail architecture, SMTP, POP and IMAP; TELNET and FTP |
| Network security: Malwares, cryptography and steganography; secret-key algorithms, public-key algorithms, digital signature, virtual private networks, firewalls |
| Mobile technology: GSM and CDMA; services and architecture of GSM and mobile computing; middleware and gateway for mobile computing; mobile IP and mobile communication protocol; communication satellites, wireless networks, and topologies |
| Mobile technology: Cellular topology, mobile adhoc networks, wireless transmission and wireless LANs; wireless geolocation systems, GPRS, and SMS |
| Cloud computing and IOT: SAAS, PAAS, IAAS, public and private cloud; virtualization, virtual server, cloud storage, database storage, resource management, service level agreement, basics of IOT |
Computer science and applications: Unit 10
Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
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| Approaches to AI: Turing test and rational agent approaches; state space representation of problems, heuristic search techniques, game playing, min-max search, alpha beta cutoff procedures |
| Knowledge representation: Logic, semantic networks, frames, rules, scripts, conceptual dependency and ontologies; expert systems, handling uncertainty in knowledge |
| Planning: Components of a planning system, linear and non linear planning; goal stack planning, hierarchical planning, strips, partial order planning |
| Natural language processing: Grammar and language; parsing techniques, semantic analysis, and pragmatics |
| Multi agent systems: Agents and objects; agents and expert systems; generic structure of multiagent system, semantic web, agent communication, knowledge sharing using ontologies, agent development tools |
| Fuzzy sets: Notion of fuzziness, membership functions, fuzzification and defuzzification; operations on fuzzy sets, fuzzy functions and linguistic variables; fuzzy relations, fuzzy rules, and fuzzy inference |
| Fuzzy sets: Fuzzy control system and fuzzy rule based systems |
| Genetic algorithms (GA): Encoding strategies, genetic operators, fitness functions and GA cycle; problem solving using GA |
| Artificial neural networks (ANN): Supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning; single perceptron, multi layer perceptron, self organizing maps, Hopfield network |
Electronic science
Electronic science: Unit 01
Introduction to semiconductor |
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| Energy bands in solids, concept of effective mass, density of states, Fermi levels |
| PN junction, diode equation and diode equivalent circuit, breakdown in diodes, Zener diode, tunnel diode, metal semiconductor junction-Ohmic and Schottky contacts, characteristics and equivalent circuits of JFET, MOSFET |
| Low dimensional semiconductor devices-quantum wells, quantum wires, quantum dots |
| High electron mobility transistor (HEMT), solar cells-I-V characteristics, fill factor and efficiency, LED, LCD and flexible display devices |
| Emerging materials for future devices: Graphene, carbon nanotubes (CNT), ZnO, SiC, etc |
Electronic science: Unit 02
IC fabrication |
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| Crystal growth, epitaxy, oxidation, lithography, doping, etching, isolation methods, metallization, bonding, thin film deposition and characterization techniques: XRD, TEM, SEM, EDX, thin film active and passive devices, MOS technology and VLSI |
| Scaling of MOS devices, NMOS and CMOS structures and fabrication, characteristics of MOS transistors and threshold voltage, NMOS and CMOS inverters, charge-coupled device (CCD)-structure, charge storage and transfer, basics of VLSI design, stick diagrams |
| Charge-coupled device (CCD)-layout design rules |
Electronic science: Unit 03
Superposition, Thevenin, Norton, and maximum power transfer theorems |
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| Network elements, network graphs, nodal and mesh analysis |
| Laplace transform, Fourier transform and z-transform |
| Time and frequency domain response, passive filters, two-port network parameters: Z, Y, ABCD, and H parameters, transfer functions, signal representation, state variable method of circuit analysis, ac circuit analysis, transient analysis, zero and poles |
| Two-port network parameters: Bode plots |
| Continuous time signals, Fourier series and Fourier transform representations, sampling theorem and applications, discrete time signal, discrete Fourier transform (DFT), fast Fourier transform (FFT), basic concepts of digital signal processing |
| Digital filters-IIR, FIR |
Electronic science: Unit 04
Rectifiers, voltage regulator IC’s, and regulated power supply |
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| Biasing of bipolar junction transistors and FETs, operating point and stability, amplifiers, classification of amplifiers, concept of feedback, Hartley, Colpitts and phase shift oscillators, operational amplifiers (OPAMP)-characteristics |
Electronic science: Unit 05
Rectifiers, voltage regulated IC’s, and regulated power supply |
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| Operational amplifiers (OPAMP)-computational applications, comparators, Schmitt trigger, instrumentation amplifiers, wave shaping circuits, phase locked loops, active filters, multivibrators, voltage to frequency convertors (V/F) |
| Operational amplifiers (OPAMP)-frequency to voltage convertors (F/V) |
Electronic science: Unit 06
Logic families, logic gates, Boolean algebra, and minimization techniques |
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| Combinational circuits, programmable logic devices (PLD), CPLD, flip-flops, memories, sequential circuits: Counters-ring, ripple, synchronous, asynchronous, shift registers, multiplexers and demultiplexers, A/D and D/A converters |
| Analysis and design of fundamental mode state machines: State variables, state table, and state diagram |
| Sequential PLD, FPGA, analysis and design of digital circuits using HDL |
Electronic science: Unit 07
Introduction of microprocessor 8086 |
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| Architecture, addressing modes, instruction set, interrupts, programming, memory and I/O interfacing |
Electronic science: Unit 08
Introduction of microprocessor 8087 |
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| Introduction of microcontrollers-8051 for embedded systems, architecture and register set of microcontroller 8051, addressing modes, instruction set of 8051-data transfer instructions, arithmetic instructions, logic instructions |
Electronic science: Unit 09
Introduction of microprocessor 8088 |
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| Instruction set of 8051-bit level and byte level control transfer instructions, 8051 assembly programming-stack operations, subroutines, interrupts, 8051 programming as timer/ counter, 8051 serial communication, 8051 interfacing RS232 |
Electronic science: Unit 10
Introduction of microprocessor 8089 |
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| 8051 assembly programming-LED/ LCD display, keyboard, stepper motor |
Electronic science: Unit 11
Electrostatics |
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| Vector calculus, Gauss's law, Laplace, and Poisson's equations, magnetostatics-Biot Savart's law, Ampere's law and electromagnetic induction, Maxwell's equations and wave equations, plane wave propagation in free space, dielectrics and conductors |
| Magnetostatics-Poynting theorem, reflection and refraction, polarization, interference, coherence and diffraction, transmission lines and waveguides-line equations, impedance, reflections and voltage standing wave ratio, rectangular waveguides |
| Antennas-retarded potential and Hertzian dipole, half wave antenna, antenna patterns, radiation intensity, gain, effective area and Friis free space receiver power equation |
| Microwave sources and devices-reflex klystron, magnetron, TWT, GUNN diode, IMPATT diode, crystal detector and pin diode |
| Radar-block diagram of radar, frequencies and power used, radar range equation |
Electronic science: Unit 12
Analog modulation and demodulation |
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| AM, FM, and PM, principle of superheterodyne receiver, random signals, noise, noise temperature and noise figure, basic concepts of information theory, error detection and correction |
| Digital modulation and demodulation-PCM, ASK, FSK, PSK, BPSK, QPSK AND QAM, time and frequency-division multiplexing, multiple access techniques, data communications-modems, codes, principles of mobile and satellite communication |
| Optical communication, optical sources-LED, spontaneous and stimulated emission, semiconductor lasers, detectors-pin photodiodes, avalanche photodiodes (APD), optical fibers-attenuation and dispersion characteristics, bandwidth |
| Wavelength division multiplexing |
| Fundamentals of internet of things (IOT) for communication |
Electronic science: Unit 13
Power devices |
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| Characteristics of SCR, DIAC, TRIAC, power transistors, protection of thyristors against over voltage and over current |
| SCR triggering-DV/DT AND DI/DT, triggering with single pulse and train of pulses, AC and DC motors-construction and speed control |
| Switched mode power supply (SMPS) |
| Uninterrupted power supply (UPS) |
| Open loop and closed loop control system, block diagram reduction techniques, transfer function and signal flow diagram, stability criterion: Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist plot, on-off controller, proportional (P), proportional-integral (PI) |
| Proportional-derivative (PD), PID controllers |
Electronic science: Unit 14
Transducers |
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| Resistance, inductance, capacitance, piezoelectric, thermoelectric, Hall effect, photoelectric, measurement of displacement, velocity, acceleration, force, torque, strain, temperature, pressure, flow, humidity, thickness, pH |
| Measuring equipment-measurement of R, L, and C, bridge and potentiometers, voltage, current, power, energy, frequency/ time, phase, digital multimeters, CRO, digital storage oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer |
| Biomedical instruments-ECG, EEG, blood pressure measurements, MEMS and its applications sensors for IoT applications |
Environmental sciences
Environmental sciences: Unit 01
Fundamentals of Environmental Sciences |
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| Definition, principles, and scope of environmental science |
| Structure and composition of atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere |
| Laws of thermodynamics, heat transfer processes, mass and energy transfer across various interfaces, material balance |
| Meteorological parameters: Pressure, temperature, precipitation, humidity, mixing ratio, saturation mixing ratio, radiation and wind velocity, adiabatic lapse rate, environmental lapse rate. Wind roses |
| Interaction between earth, man, and environment |
| Biogeographic provinces of the world and agro-climatic zones of India |
| Concept of sustainable development |
| Natural resources and their assessment |
| Remote sensing and gis: principles of remote sensing and gis |
| Digital image processing and ground truthing |
| Application of remote sensing and gis in land cover/ land use planning and management (urban sprawling, vegetation study, forestry, natural resource), waste management, and climate change |
| Environmental education and awareness |
| Environmental ethics |
Environmental sciences: Unit 02
Environmental chemistry |
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| Fundamentals of environmental chemistry: Classification of elements, stoichiometry, Gibbs’ energy, chemical potential, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibria, solubility of gases in water, the carbonate system, unsaturated and saturated hydrocarbons |
| Fundamentals of environmental chemistry: Radioisotopes |
| Composition of air |
| Particles, ions, and radicals in the atmosphere |
| Chemical speciation |
| Chemical processes in the formation of inorganic and organic particulate matters, thermochemical and photochemical reactions in the atmosphere, oxygen, and ozone chemistry |
| Photochemical smog |
| Hydrological cycle |
| Water as a universal solvent |
| Concept of DO, BOD, and COD |
| Sedimentation, coagulation, flocculation, filtration, pH and redox potential (eH) |
| Inorganic and organic components of soils |
| Biogeochemical cycles-nitrogen, carbon, phosphorus, and sulphur |
| Toxic chemicals: Pesticides and their classification and effects. Biochemical aspects of heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Pb, Cr) and metalloids (As, Se). CO, O₃, PAN, VOC and POP. Carcinogens in the air |
| Principles of analytical methods: Titrimetry, gravimetry, bomb calorimetry, chromatography (paper chromatography, TLC, GC, and HPLC), flame photometry, spectrophotometry (UV-vis, AAS, ICP-AES, ICP-MS), electrophoresis, XRF, XRD, NMR, FTIR, GC-MS, SEM, TEM |
Environmental sciences: Unit 03
Environmental biology |
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| Ecology as an interdisciplinary science |
| Origin of life and speciation |
| Human ecology and settlement |
| Ecosystem structure and functions: Structures-biotic and abiotic components. Functions-energy flow in ecosystems, energy flow models, food chains, and food webs. Biogeochemical cycles, ecological succession |
| Ecosystem structure and functions: Species diversity, concept of ecotone, edge effects, ecological habitats and niche. Ecosystem stability and factors affecting stability. Ecosystem services |
| Basis of ecosystem classification |
| Types of ecosystem: desert (hot and cold), forest, rangeland, wetlands, lotic, lentic, estuarine (mangrove), oceanic |
| Biomes: Concept, classification and distribution. Characteristics of different biomes: Tundra, taiga, grassland, deciduous forest biome, highland icy Alpine biome, Chaparral, Savanna, tropical rainforest |
| Population ecology: Characteristics of population, concept of carrying capacity, population growth and regulations. Population fluctuations, dispersion, and metapopulation. Concept of ‘r’ and ‘k’ species. Keystone species |
| Community ecology: Definition, community concept, types, and interaction-predation, herbivory, parasitism, and allelopathy. Biological invasions |
| Biodiversity and its conservation: Definition, types, importance of biodiversity and threats to biodiversity. Concept and basis of identification of ‘hotspots’; hotspots in India. Measures of biodiversity |
| Biodiversity and its conservation: Strategies for biodiversity conservation-in-situ, ex-situ and in-vitro conservation. National parks, sanctuaries, protected areas and sacred groves in India. Concepts of gene pool, biopiracy and bioprospecting |
| Biodiversity and its conservation: Strategies for biodiversity conservation-concept of restoration ecology, extinct, rare, endangered and threatened flora and fauna of India. Concept of industrial ecology |
| Toxicology and microbiology: Absorption, distribution and excretion of toxic agents, acute, and chronic toxicity, concept of bioassay, threshold limit value, margin of safety, therapeutic index, biotransformation |
| Toxicology and microbiology: Major water borne diseases and air borne microbes |
| Environmental biotechnology: Bioremediation-definition, types and role of plants and microbes for in-situ and ex-situ remediation. Bioindicators, biofertilizers, biofuels, and biosensors |
Environmental sciences: Unit 04
Environmental geosciences |
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| Origin of earth |
| Primary geochemical differentiation and formation of core, mantle, crust, atmosphere, and hydrosphere |
| Concept of minerals and rocks |
| Formation of igneous and metamorphic rocks |
| Controls on formation of landforms-tectonic including plate tectonic and climatic |
| Concept of steady state and equilibrium, energy budget of the earth |
| Earth’s thermal environment and seasons |
| Coriolis force, pressure gradient force, frictional force, geostrophic wind field, gradient wind |
| Climates of India, western disturbances, Indian monsoon, droughts, El Nino, La Nina |
| Concept of residence time and rates of natural cycles |
| Geophysical fields |
| Weathering including weathering reactions, erosion, transportation and deposition of sediments |
| Soil forming minerals and process of soil formation, Identification and characterization of clay minerals, Soil physical and chemical properties, soil types and climate control on soil formation, Cation exchange capacity and mineralogical controls |
| Geochemical classification of elements, abundance of elements in bulk earth, crust, hydrosphere and biosphere |
| Partitioning of elements during surficial geologic processes, geochemical recycling of elements |
| Paleoclimate |
| Distribution of water in earth, hydrology and hydrogeology, major basins and groundwater provinces of india, darcy’s law and its validity, groundwater fluctuations, hydraulic conductivity, groundwater tracers, land subsidence |
| Effects of excessive use of groundwater, groundwater quality |
| Pollution of groundwater resources, Ghyben-Herzberg relation between fresh-saline water |
| Natural resource exploration and exploitation and related environmental concerns |
| Historical perspective and conservation of non-renewable resources |
| Natural hazards: Catastrophic geological hazards-floods, landslides, earthquakes, volcanism, avalanche, tsunami and cloud bursts. Prediction of hazards and mitigation of their impacts |
Environmental sciences: Unit 05
Energy and environment |
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| Sun as source of energy; solar radiation and its spectral characteristics |
| Fossil fuels: classification, composition, physico-chemical characteristics and energy content of coal, petroleum and natural gas. Shale oil, coal bed methane, gas hydrates. Gross-calorific value and net-calorific value |
| Principles of generation of hydro-power, tidal energy, ocean thermal energy conversion, wind power, geothermal energy, solar energy (solar collectors, photovoltaic modules, solar ponds) |
| Nuclear energy-fission and fusion, nuclear fuels, nuclear reactor-principles, and types |
| Bioenergy: methods to produce energy from biomass |
| Environmental implications of energy use; energy use pattern in India and the world, emissions of CO2 in developed and developing countries including India, radiative forcing and global warming |
| Impacts of large scale exploitation of solar, wind, hydro, and nuclear energy sources |
Environmental sciences: Unit 06
Environmental Pollution and Control |
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| Air pollution: Sources and types of pollutants-natural and anthropogenic sources, primary and secondary pollutants. Criteria air pollutants. Sampling and monitoring of air pollutants (gaseous and particulates); period, frequency and duration of sampling |
| Air pollution: Principles and instruments for measurements of-(i) ambient air pollutants concentration and, (ii) stack emissions. Indian national ambient air quality standards. Impact of air pollutants on human health, plants and materials. Acid rain |
| Air pollution: Dispersion of air pollutants. Mixing height/ depth, lapse rates, Gaussian plume model, line source model and area source model. Control devices for particulate matter: Principle and working of- settling chamber, centrifugal collectors |
| Air pollution: Control devices for particulate matter-wet collectors, fabric filters, and electrostatic precipitator. Control of gaseous pollutants through adsorption, absorption, condensation and combustion including catalytic combustion |
| Air pollution: Indoor air pollution, vehicular emissions and urban air quality |
| Noise pollution: Sources, weighting networks, measurement of noise indices (Leq, L₁₀, L₉₀, L₅₀, LDN, TNI). noise dose and noise pollution standards. Noise control and abatement measures: Active and passive methods. Vibrations and their measurements |
| Noise pollution: Impact of noise and vibrations on human health |
| Water pollution: Types and sources of water pollution. Impact on humans, plants and animals. Measurement of water quality parameters: sampling and analysis for pH, EC, turbidity, TDS, hardness, chlorides, salinity, DO, BOD, COD, nitrates, phosphates |
| Water pollution: Measurement of water quality parameters-sulphates, heavy metals and organic contaminants. Microbiological analysis-MPN. Indian standards for drinking water (IS:10500, 2012). Drinking water treatment: Coagulation and flocculation |
| Water pollution: Drinking water treatment-sedimentation, and filtration, disinfection and softening. Wastewater treatment: Primary, secondary, and advanced treatment methods. Common effluent treatment plant |
| Soil pollution: Physico-chemical and biological properties of soil (texture, structure, inorganic, and organic components). Analysis of soil quality. Soil pollution control. Industrial effluents and their interactions with soil components |
| Soil pollution: Soil microorganisms and their functions-degradation of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers |
| Thermal, marine pollution, and radioactive: Sources of thermal pollution, heat islands, causes and consequences. Sources and impact of marine pollution. Methods of abatement of marine pollution. Coastal management. Radioactive pollution-sources |
| Thermal, marine pollution and radioactive: Radioactive pollution-biological effects of ionizing radiations, radiation exposure and radiation standards, radiation protection |
Environmental sciences: Unit 07
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management |
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| Solid waste: Types and sources. Solid waste characteristics, generation rates, solid waste components, proximate and ultimate analyses of solid wastes |
| Solid waste collection and transportation: Container systems-hauled and stationary, layout of collection routes, transfer stations, and transportation |
| Solid waste processing and recovery: Recycling, recovery of materials for recycling and direct manufacture of solid waste products. Electrical energy generation from solid waste (fuel pellets, refuse derived fuels), composting and vermicomposting |
| Solid waste processing and recovery: Biomethanation of solid waste. Disposal of solid wastes-sanitary land filling and its management, incineration of solid waste |
| Hazardous waste: Types, characteristics, and health impacts. Hazardous waste management: Treatment methods-neutralization, oxidation reduction, precipitation, solidification, stabilization, incineration, and final disposal |
| E-waste: classification, methods of handling and disposal |
| Fly ash: Sources, composition, and utilisation |
| Plastic waste: Sources, consequences, and management |
Environmental sciences: Unit 08
Environmental assessment, management, and legislation |
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| Aims and objectives of environmental impact assessment (EIA) |
| Environmental impact statement (EIS) and environmental management plan (EMP) |
| EIA guidelines |
| Impact assessment methodologies |
| Procedure for reviewing EIA of developmental projects |
| Life-cycle analysis, cost benefit analysis |
| Guidelines for environmental audit |
| Environmental planning as a part of EIA and environmental audit |
| Environmental management system standards (ISO 14000 series) |
| EIA notification, 2006 and amendments from time to time |
| Eco-labeling schemes |
| Risk assessment-hazard identification, hazard accounting, scenarios of exposure, risk characterization and risk management |
| Overview of environmental laws in India: Constitutional provisions in India (article 48A and 51A), wildlife protection act, 1972 amendments 1991, forest conservation act, 1980, Indian forest act, revised 1982, biological diversity act, 2002 |
| Overview of environmental laws in India: Water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 amended 1988 and rules 1975, air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 amended 1987 and rules 1982 |
| Overview of environmental laws in India: Environmental (protection) act, 1986 and rules 1986, motor vehicle act, 1988, the hazardous and other waste (management and transboundary movement) rules, 2016, the plastic waste management rules, 2016 |
| Overview of environmental laws in India: The bio-medical waste management rules, 2016, the solid waste management rules, 2016, the e-waste (management) rules 2016, the construction and demolition waste management rules, 2016 |
| Overview of environmental laws in India: The manufacture, storage and import of hazardous chemical (amendment) rules, 2000, the batteries (management and handling) rules, 2010 with amendments, the public liability insurance act, 1991 and rules 1991 |
| Overview of environmental laws in India: Noise pollution (regulation and control) rules, 2000, coastal regulation zones (CRZ) 1991 amended from time to time. National forest policy, 1988, national water policy, 2002, national environmental policy, 2006 |
| Environmental conventions and agreements: Stockholm conference on human environment 1972, montreal protocol, 1987, conference of parties (COPs), Basel Convention (1989, 1992), Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (1971), earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro, 1992 |
| Environmental conventions and agreements: Agenda-21, global environmental facility (GEF), convention on biodiversity (1992), UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, 1997, clean development mechanism (CDM), earth summit at Johannesburg, 2002, RIO+20 |
| Environmental conventions and agreements: UN Summit on millennium development goals, 2000, Copenhagen Summit, 2009. IPCC, UNEP, IGBP |
Environmental sciences: Unit 09
Statistical Approaches and Modelling in Environmental Sciences |
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| Attributes and variables: Types of variables, scales of measurement, measurement of central tendency and dispersion, standard error, moments-measure of Skewness and Kurtosis, basic concept of probability theory, sampling theory |
| Attributes and variables: Distributions-normal, log-normal, binomial, Poisson, t, X² and F-distribution. Correlation, regression, tests of hypothesis (t-test, X²-test ANOVA: one-way and two-way); significance and confidence limits |
| Approaches to development of environmental models; linear, simple and multiple regression models, validation and forecasting |
| Models of population growth and interactions: Lotka-Volterra model, Leslie’s matrix model |
Environmental sciences: Unit 10
Contemporary Environmental Issues |
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| Global environmental issues: Biodiversity loss, climate change, ozone layer depletion. Sea level rise. International efforts for environmental protection |
| National action plan on climate change (eight national missions: National Solar Mission, National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency, National Mission on Sustainable Habitat, National Water Mission |
| National action plan on climate change (eight national missions: National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem, National Mission for a ‘Green India’, National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture) |
| National action plan on climate change (eight national missions: National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change) |
| Current environmental issues in India: Environmental issues related to water resource projects-Narmada dam, Tehri dam, Almatti dam, Kaveri and Mahanadi, hydro-power projects in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal and north-eastern states |
| Water conservation: Development of watersheds, rain water harvesting and ground water recharge |
| National river conservation plan: Namami Gange and Yamuna action plan |
| Eutrophication and restoration of lakes |
| Conservation of wetlands, Ramsar sites in India |
| Soil erosion, reclamation of degraded land, desertification and its control |
| Climate change: Adaptability, energy security, food security, and sustainability |
| Forest conservation: Chipko movement, Appiko movement, Silent Valley movement and Gandhamardan movement. People biodiversity register |
| Wildlife conservation projects: Project tiger, project elephant, crocodile conservation, GOI-UNDP sea turtle project, Indo-rhino vision |
| Carbon sequestration and carbon credits |
| Waste management: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan |
| Sustainable habitat: Green building, GRIHA rating norms |
| Vehicular emission norms in India |
| Epidemiological issues: Fluorosis, arsenicosis, goitre, dengue |
| Environmental disasters: Minamata disaster, Love Canal disaster, Bhopal gas disaster, 1984, Chernobyl disaster, 1986, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, 2011 |
International and area studies
International and area studies: Unit 01
International and area studies: Concepts, theories, and approaches |
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| Major concepts, scope and nature of international relations and area studies, theories: Realist, liberal, Marxist, and critical theories of IR and area studies, approaches: Western and non-Western, power politics: Balance of power, geopolitics, bipolarity |
| Power politics: Unipolarity, multipolarity, and polycentrism, state and non-state actors in IR and area studies |
International and area studies: Unit 02
Evolution of international relations and area studies |
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| Emergence of nation states and nationalism, pre-World War-I international system, inter war period, post-World War-II period (Cold War), decolonisation, global south, and international politics, post-Cold War international relations |
| Impact of globalisation |
International and area studies: Unit 03
Contemporary world order |
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| Changing patterns of world order: Unipolarity, bipolarity, multipolarity, and polycentrism, role of major powers: US, Russia, China, Japan, India, and EU, globality, globalism, and globalisation, democratisation and the world order |
| Science, technology, and global order |
International and area studies: Unit 04
Conflict, security, and peace: National and international |
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| Concepts, components, and models of national and international security, evolution of strategic thoughts: Kautilya, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Antonio Jomini, Carl von Clausewitz, H. Mackinder, A.T. Mahan, G. Douhet, William Mitchell, Alexander de Seversky |
| Evolution of strategic thoughts: H. Kissinger, evolution of strategic doctrines: Massive retaliation, deterrence, flexible response, mutually assured destruction (MAD), strategic defence initiative (SDI), NMD |
| Evolution of India’s security policies and nuclear and maritime doctrines, new modes of warfare: Conventional, low intensity conflicts, information and communication warfare, nuclear, biological and chemical warfare, revolution in military affairs |
| Non-traditional security threats: Food and health security, energy security, environmental security, gender security, human security, cyber security and terrorism, conflict resolution and peace, arms control, and disarmament |
International and area studies: Unit 05
International organisations and global governance |
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| Role of international organisations in international peace and security, development cooperation, and democratisation, United Nations: Role, relevance, and reforms, global governance: Issues and challenges of global commons |
| Regional and sub-regional organisations, impact of globalisation |
| International law as an instrument of global governance |
International and area studies: Unit 06
India’s foreign policy |
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| Evolution of objectives and principles of India’s foreign policy, India’s relations with neighbourhood and extended neighbourhood, India and major powers: US, Russia, China, Japan, and EU, India’s Look East and Act East Policy |
| India’s engagement with international and regional organisations, role of India’s soft power in its foreign policy |
International and area studies: Unit 07
South Asia and Indo-Pacific region |
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| Geopolitical and geostrategic setting, colonialism, nationalism, and independence movements, nation building, state building, and challenges to democratization, post-independence developments: Political regimes |
| Internal and external threats to state security and human security, regional territorial and maritime issues, role of extra-regional powers |
| Regional trade, development cooperation and strategic partnership: IORA, SAARC, ASEAN, ARF, APEC, BIMSTEC, Mekong-Ganga cooperation etc, impact of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation (LPG) |
International and area studies: Unit 08
Central Asia, West Asia and Africa |
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| Geopolitical and geostrategic setting, colonialism, nationalism and independence movements, nation building, state building and challenges to democratization, post-independence developments: Political regimes |
| Internal and external threats to state security and human security, regional conflicts and issues and role of extra-regional powers, regional trade, development cooperation and strategic partnership, impact of globalisation |
International and area studies: Unit 09
Europe and Erstwhile Soviet Union/ Russia |
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| Geopolitical and geostrategic setting, nationalism, industrial revolution and state building, europe between two World Wars, alliances and accords in Europe: NATO, WARSAW Pact, Helsinki Accord, EU, etc |
| Internal and external threats to state security and human security, migration refugees and ethnic problems, trade, development cooperation and strategic partnerships, role of US in Europe, impact of globalisation |
International and area studies: Unit 10
The Americas |
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| Geopolitical and geostrategic setting |
| Colonialism, nationalism, and independence movements |
| Nation building, state building, and challenges to democratization |
| Internal and external threats to state security and human security |
| Regional conflicts and issues: Role of US and extra-regional powers |
| Regional trade, development cooperation, and strategic partnership |
| Globalisation and its impact |
Human rights and duties
Human rights and duties: Unit 01
Human rights and duties: Concept and nature |
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| The basic concepts: Individual, group, state, non-state actors, civil society, liberty, freedom, equality, rights, justice; human values: Humanity, compassion, virtues, human dignity, and human duties, human rights as universal, inherent |
| Human rights as inalienable rights and moral rights; universal human rights vs. cultural relativism, naturalist-positivists debate, Indian concepts: Raj Neeti, LokNiti, Danda Neethi, Nyaya, Dharma, different generations of human rights |
| Liberal perspective: Locke, Rousseau, Thomas Paine, J.S. Mill, classical liberalism, neoliberalism, Marxian perspective: Marx, Gramsci, Rosa Luxemburg, Gandhian perspective (Ruskin, Thoreau, Tolstoy): State, power, Swaraj, rights, and duties |
| Dalit perspective: Phule, Narayana Guru, Ambedkar, religious perspectives, feminist perspective |
Human rights and duties: Unit 02
Origin and evolution of human rights and international standards |
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| Human rights in ancient thoughts, human rights in middle ages, magna carta, modern movement of human rights, Lockean philosophy: Theory of natural rights, American declaration of independence, American bill of rights |
| Lockean philosophy: The French Revolution and its goals of liberty, equality, and fraternity, Marxist revolutions, anti-colonial movements, freedom movement in India, international standard setting-Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) |
| Impact of the UDHR on the constitutions of the 'New' states, international standards: UN sponsored or 'Core' International Conventions on Human Rights: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) |
| International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), Convention against Torture, Rights of Child Convention |
| Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers, Convention against Racial Discrimination (CRD), Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), State Responsibility for Protection of Human Rights: The concept of the “responsibility to protect” |
| Vienna Declaration on Human Rights 1993, Helsinki Declaration, ASEAN Declaration |
Human rights and duties: Unit 03
Society, economy, polity, religion and culture-their inter relationship |
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| Impact of social structure on human behaviour; role of socializations in human values, human rights and duties, science and technology, modernization, globalization, and dehumanization, social stratification: Racial and caste prejudice and discrimination |
| Social stratification: Human rights issues of weaker sections and ethnic minorities, women: Gender discrimination, domestic violence and offences against women; gender sensitive laws, children: Child abuse, child labour, street children |
| Social structure and social problems: Social and communal conflicts and social harmony, rural poverty, unemployment, bonded labour, modern forms of slavery, urban poverty, slums, lack of basic civil amenities, sex workers, rights of refugees |
| Rights of indigenous people, aged persons, migrant workers and human rights violations, Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWDS) under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities act, 2016 rights of displaced persons |
| Challenges in human rights: Religious fundamentalism, terrorism, underdevelopment, human trafficking international crimes |
Human rights and duties: Unit 04
State and individual liberty |
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| The changing nature of state with special reference to the developing countries, soft state, interventionist state, welfare state, repressive state, political regimes and human rights, impact of science and technology on human rights and duties |
| Human rights and international politics: Emergence of a new global order-Tehran Conference (1968), Vienna conference (1993), International Humanitarian Law: 1949 Geneva Conventions and additional protocols of 1977, International Red Cross Society |
| International criminal tribunals (Rwanda and former Yugoslavia) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), international intervention: The question of nation-state, citizenship and sovereignty, right of self-determination: Autonomous movements |
| Right of self-determination: Secessionist movements, Grassroots movements and human rights |
Human rights and duties: Unit 05
UN and various agencies, intergovernmental (IGOs) and non-governmental organizations (INGOs) |
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| UN: Establishment, objectives, and the Charter provisions, UN principal organs: General assembly, economic and social council, security council, subsidiary organ: Human rights council, the human rights council advisory committee |
| Specialized agencies: UNICEF, UNESCO, ILO, WHO, INGOs such as the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch, Greenpeace, People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) |
| People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) and other Civil and Democratic Rights Organizations in India |
| UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), UN Commission on the status of Women, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights |
Human rights and duties: Unit 06
Growth models and human rights |
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| Models of development: Growth approach, basic needs approach, sustainable human development, Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 1992, Rio +20, Conservation of Natural Resources, Agenda 21, Biodiversity Convention 1992 |
| Globalization and human rights: Dynamics of globalization, emergence of market forces, assertion of civil society, retreat of state, privatization, liberalization, emergence of information age |
| Economic growth strategies (developing countries): Implications for poverty eradication, employment issues, planned development and social inequality, World Trade Organization: Implication for human rights |
| World Trade Organization: Impact on developing countries with special reference to India, intellectual property rights: Patents law, Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIMS) |
| Intellectual property rights: General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS), Agreement on Agriculture (AOA), Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and human rights situation in developing countries, right to development: The third world concerns |
| Right to development: Working group recommendations, UNDP-initiatives, UN declaration on the right to development, state and development of the marginalized/ disadvantaged groups in India: The poor, the unemployed and the socially dislocated people |
| Workers' rights, minimum wages act-problems of implementation, right to security of food, health, education |
Human rights and duties: Unit 07
Development, underdevelopment, and social action |
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| Need for collective action in developing societies and methods of social action, land, water, and forest issues with special reference to India, social movements: Political, social, and religious reform, national commission for women, children, minorities |
| National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, backward class, dalit, and women movements, agrarian and peasant movements, right to a healthy environment, principle of sustainable development, ecological and environment movements |
| Civil societies and NGOs, NGOs of India |
Human rights and duties: Unit 08
Human rights and Indian constitution |
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| Indian civilization: Change and continuity |
| Indian constitution: Freedom movement, Indian constitution: Sociological foundation, constitutional vision of role of the state, constitutional vision of freedom: Fundamental rights and the international standards |
| Constitutional vision of justice: Directive principles of state policy and international standards, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Indian judiciary and human rights, judicial interpretations: Landmark judgments fundamental duties |
| Constitutional amendments, fundamental duties |
Human rights and duties: Unit 09
Constitutional governance |
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| Rule of law, good governance, constitutional organs: Inter-and intra-relationships/ conflict and cooperation |
| Fundamental rights and repressive laws: Preventive detention and anti-terrorist legislations, armed forces special power act, imposition of national emergency: The societal experience |
| The criminal justice system: Crime, punishment and human rights with special reference to IPC and Cr. PC and Indian evidence act |
| Economic, social, and cultural rights: The directive principles of state policy-the question of effectiveness and enforcement, their relationship with fundamental rights, legislation for the weaker sections: the questions of enforcement |
| Law enforcing agencies: Policy, military and para-military forces-emerging experience, human rights enforcement: The Protection of Human Rights act, 1993, NHRC, State Human Rights Commissions, Human Rights Courts |
| Human rights education: Problems and prospects |
Human rights and duties: Unit 10
International enforcement of human rights |
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| Treaty bodies under the 'Core' human rights conventions: General overview, “Universal periodic review” and “special procedures”, Human Rights Committee (HRC), Committee on Economic and Social Rights (CESCR) |
| Committee on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights |
| African Court of Justice and Human Rights 2008 |
Tourism administration and management
Yoga
Yoga: Unit 01
Fundamentals of yoga: History and various schools of yoga |
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| History and development of yoga; meaning and definitions, misconceptions, aim, and objectives of yoga |
| Introduction to Vedas, Upanishads, and Prasthantrayi; concept of Purushartha Chatushtaya, basic concepts of Shad-Darshanas-epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and liberation with special emphasis to Samkhya, yoga and Vedanta Darshana |
| Introduction to epics and Smriti-yoga in Ramayana (Aranya Kand), Mahabharata (Shanti Parva) and Yajnavalkya Smriti, brief introduction and yogic contribution of Maharshi Patanjali and Guru Gorakhnath traditions |
| Yoga in Narada Bhakti Sutra and yoga in the literature of Saints-Kabir Das, Tulsidas, and Surdas |
| Yoga in modern times: Yogic traditions of Swami Vivekananda, Shri Aurobindo; Maharshi Ramana and Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, yoga in contemporary times: Brief introduction of Sri Shyama Charan Lahiri ,Sri T. Krishnamacharya |
| Yoga in contemporary times: Swami Sivananda Saraswati, Swami Rama of Himalayas, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Pt. Sri Ram Sharma Acharya and their contribution for the development and promotion of Yoga |
| Introduction to Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga, Rajayoga, Hatha Yoga, and Mantra Yoga, elements of yoga in Jainism and Buddhism |
Yoga: Unit 02
Yogic texts-I: Principal Upanishads, BhagavadGita, Yoga Vasishtha |
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| Principal Upanishads: Brief introduction of ten principal Upanishads |
| Ishavasya Upanishad: Concept of Karmanishta; concept of Vidya and Avidya; knowledge of Brahman; Atma Bhava |
| Kena Upanishad: Self and the mind; intuitive realization of the truth; moral of Yaksha Upakhyana |
| Katha Upanishad: Definition of yoga; nature of soul; importance of self realization |
| Prashna Upanishad: Concept of Prana and Rayi (creation); Pancha Pranas; the six main questions |
| Mundaka Upanishad: Two approaches to Brahma-Vidya-Para and Apara; the greatness of Brahmavidya; worthlessness of selfish-karma; Tapas and Guru Bhakti; the origin of creation, the ultimate aim of meditation-Brahma Anubhuti |
| Mandukya Upanishad: Four states of consciousness and their relation to syllables in Omkara |
| Aitareya Upanishad: Concept of Atma, universe and Brahman |
| Taittiriya Upanishad: Concept of Pancha Kosha; summary of Shiksha Valli, AnandaValli, Bhrigu Valli |
| Chandogya Upanishad: Om (Udgitha) meditation; Sandilya Vidya |
| Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: Concept of atman and Jnana Yoga; union of atman and Paramatman |
| Bhagavad Gita: General introduction to Bhagavad Gita, definitions of yoga, their relevance and scope; essentials of Bhagavad Gita-meanings of the terms Atma Swarupa, Sthitaprajna, Sankhya Yoga (chapter-II), Karma Yoga (chapter-III ) |
| Bhagavad Gita: Samnyasa yoga and Karma Swarupa (Sakama and Nishkama) Samnyasa, Dhyana yogas (chapter-VI); types of Bhakta (chapter-VII) Nature of Bhakti (chapter-XII), means and end of Bhakti-yoga; the Trigunas and nature of Prakriti |
| Bhagavad Gita: Three kinds of faith. Food for yoga-Sadhaka, classification of food (chapter-XIV and XVII) Daivasura-Sampad-Vibhaga yoga (chapter-XVI); Moksha-Sanyasa yoga (chapter-XVIII) |
| Yoga Vasishtha: Salient features of yoga Vashishtha, concept of Adhis and Vyadhis; psychosomatic ailments; the four Dwarpalo to freedom; how Sukha is attained in the highest state of bliss; practices to overcome the impediments of yoga |
| Yoga Vasishtha: Development of Sattva Guna; eight limbs of meditation; Jnana Sapta Bhumika |
Yoga: Unit 03
Yogic texts-II: Yoga Upanishads |
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| Shweta Swatara Upanishad: (Chapter-II) Techniques and importance of Dhyanyoga, suitable place for Dhyana, sequence of Pranayama and its importance, prior symptoms of Yoga Siddhis, importance of Yoga Siddhis, Tattvajna, (Chapter-VI) nature of God |
| Shweta Swatara Upanishad: Techniques for realization, attainment of liberation |
| Yoga Kundalini Upanishad: Methods of Pranayama Siddhi, types of Pranayama, means of self-realization |
| Yogachudamadi Upanishad: The description of the six limbs of yoga, their results and sequence |
| Trishikha Brahmanopanishad: Description of Ashtanga Yoga, Karma Yoga and Jnana Yoga |
| Yogatattva Upanishad: Mantra Yoga, Layayoga, Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga and their stages, diet and Dincharya, primary symptoms of yoga Siddhis and precautions |
| Dhyanbindo Upanishad: Importance of Dhyana Yoga, nature of Pranav, techniques of Pranav meditation, Shadangyoga, Atmadarshan through Nadanusandhan |
| Nadabindo Upanishad: Hansavidya-description of various limbs of Omkar, 12 Matras of Omkar and its results of their application with Pranas, types of Nadas, nature of Nadanusandhan Sadhana, state of Manolaya |
| Yogaraj Upanishad: Mantra Yoga, Layayoga, Hatha Yoga, Rajayoga, nine chakras, procedures of Dhyana and its results |
Yoga: Unit 04
Patanjala yoga sutra |
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| Samadhi pada: Yoga, meaning and nature of yoga; concept of Chitta, Chitta-Bhumis, Chitta-Vrittis, Chitta-Vritti Nirodha Upaya, Abhyasa and Vairagya as the tools, concept of Bhava Pratyaya and Upay Pratyaya, Sadhan Panchak, Chitta-Vikshepas (Antaraya) |
| Samadhi pada: Ektattva Abhyasa,Chitta-prasadanam. Types and nature of Samadhi: Adhyatma Prasada and Ritambhara Prajna; Samprajnata, Asamprajnata, Sabeeka and Nirbija Samadhi, difference between Samapattis and Samadhi |
| Samadhi pada: Concept of Ishwara and attributes of Ishwara, process of Ishvarapranidhana |
| Sadhana pada: Concept of Kriya yoga, theory of Kleshas; concept of Karmashaya and Karmvipaka, nature of Dukha, concept of Chatur Vyuha Vada, Drishya Nirupanam, Drastha Nirupanam, Prakriti-Purusha Samyoga; brief introduction to Ashtanga yoga |
| Sadhana pada: Yama Niyama; concept of Vitarka and Mahavrata; Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, and their Siddhis |
| Vibhuti pada: Introduction of Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi, nature of Sanyama; concept of Chitta samskara, Parinamatraya and Vibhutis |
| Kaivalya pada: Five means of Siddhis, concept of Nirman Chitta, importance of siddhis achieved through Samadhi, four types of Karmas; concept of Vasana; Dharma Megha Samadhi and its result, Viveka Khyati Nirupanam, Kaivalya Nirvachana |
Yoga: Unit 05
Hatha yoga texts |
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| Introduction to Hatha yoga and Hatha yoga texts: Yoga Beeja, Goraksha Samhita, Vasistha Samhita, Shiva Samhita, Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati, Hatha Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita and Hatha Ratnavali. Aim and objectives, misconceptions about Hatha Yoga |
| Introduction to Hatha yoga and Hatha yoga texts: Prerequisites of Hatha Yoga (dasha yama and dasha niyama), Sadhaka and Badhaka tattvas in Hatha Yoga; concept of Ghata, Ghata Shuddhi, concept and importance of Shodhana kriyas in Hatha Yoga |
| Introduction to Hatha yoga and Hatha yoga texts: Importance of Shodhana kriyas in health and disease; concept of Matha, Mitahara, rules and regulations to be followed by Hatha Yoga Sadhakas |
| Asanas in Hatha texts: Definition, pre requisites and special features of yoga-Asana; Asanas in Hatha Pradipika, Hatharatnavali, Shiv Samhita, Vasistha Samhita, Gheranda Samhita Benefits, precautions and contraindications of different Asanas |
| Pranayama in Hatha texts: Concept of Prana and Pranayama; Pranayama-its phases and stages; prerequisites of Pranayama in Hatha Yoga Sadhana; Pranayama in Hatha Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita; Shiv Samhita, Vasistha Samhita-benefits |
| Pranayama in Hatha texts: Vasistha Samhita-precautions and contraindications of different Pranayama |
| Bandha, Mudra and other practices: Concept and definition of Bandha and Mudras in Hatha Pradipika, Hatharatnavali and Gheranda Samhita; Shiv Samhita, Vasistha Samhita Benefits, precautions and contraindications |
| Bandha, Mudra and other practices: Concept, definition, benefits, and techniques of Pratyahara, Dhyana in Gheranda Samhita; Concept and benefits of Nada and Nadanusandhana in Hatha Pradipika, four (stages) Avasthas of Nadanusandhana |
| Bandha, Mudra and other practices: Relationship between Hatha yoga and raja yoga; goal of Hatha yoga. Relevance of Hatha Yoga in contemporary times |
Yoga: Unit 06
General psychology |
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| Introduction to altered states of consciousness sleep: Stages of sleep, sleep disorders |
| Behavioural psychology: Psychology as a science of behaviour; psychological basis of behaviour |
| Personality: Nature and types of personality; determinants of personality: Heredity and environment; facets and stages of personality development |
| Cognitive psychology: Sensation, perception, attention, memory, learning: Their definitions and types |
| Mental health: Causes and consequences of mental conflicts and frustrations; introduction to common mental disorders: insomnia, depression, stress, anxiety disorders |
| Introduction to human anatomy and physiology: (a) Introduction to cell, tissue, organs and systems; basic cell physiology-cell introduction, cell organelles, cell membrane, movement of the substances and water through the cell membrane |
| Introduction to human anatomy and physiology: (a) Bioelectric potentials, (b) Musculoskeletal systems-(i) skeleton: Names of all bones, joints and muscles, cartilage, tendon and ligaments, types of bone, joints and their functions |
| Introduction to human anatomy and physiology: (b) Musculoskeletal systems-(i) skeleton: Spine, muscles and their functions, (ii) skeletal muscles: Properties of skeletal muscles, muscular contraction and relaxation, neuromuscular junction |
| Introduction to human anatomy and physiology: (b) Musculoskeletal systems-(ii) skeletal muscles: Sarcotubular system, smooth muscle-mechanism of contraction (c) Digestive and excretory system-anatomy of digestive system |
| Introduction to human anatomy and physiology: (d) Digestive and excretory system-excretory system (component organs) and their functions; gastrointestinal system-general structure of alimentary canal, gastric secretion, pancreatic secretion |
| Introduction to human anatomy and physiology: (d) Digestive and excretory system-gastric motility-digestive peristalsis gastrointestinal hormones. (e) Renal physiology: Structure of kidney, nephrons, Juxta glomerular filtrate, reabsorption |
| Introduction to human anatomy and physiology: (e) Renal physiology-secretion-mechanism of secretion, concentrating and diluting mechanism of urine, dialysis. (f) Nervous system and glands-structure and properties of neurons |
| Introduction to human anatomy and physiology: (f) Nervous system and glands-subdivisions of nervous system and their functions, types of glands (endocrine and exocrine glands), important endocrine and exocrine glands and types of hormones their functions |
| Introduction to human anatomy and physiology: (g) Sensory nervous system, motor nervous system, higher functions of the nervous system, synapse, reflexes cerebrospinal fluid, blood brain and blood CSF barrier |
| Introduction to human anatomy and physiology: (h) Cardiovascular and respiratory system-(i) components of cardiovascular and respiratory system; functions of cardiovascular and respiratory system; (ii) circulatory system: Functional anatomy of the heart |
| Introduction to human anatomy and physiology: (h) Cardiovascular and respiratory system-(ii) circulatory system: Properties of cardiac muscles, conducting system of the heart, pressure changes during cardiac cycles, capillary circulation |
| Introduction to human anatomy and physiology: (h) Cardiovascular and respiratory system-(ii) circulatory system: Arterial and venous blood pressure, (iii) respiratory system: Mechanism of breathing, ventilation, regulation of respiration |
| Introduction to human anatomy and physiology: (h) Cardiovascular and respiratory system-(iii) respiratory system: Transport of gases, hypoxia, artificial ventilation, non respiratory functions of the lungs |
| Introduction to human anatomy and physiology: (i) Immune system-component organs of immune system, functions of immune system; endocrinology-endocrine glands, hormones, their functions |
| Introduction to human anatomy and physiology: (j) Reproductive system: Anatomy of male and female reproductive systems |
| Diet and nutrition: (a) Basic concepts and components of food and nutrition understanding nutrition, basic terminology in relation to nutrition requirement, human nutritional requirements; concept of food, acceptance of food, functions of food |
| Diet and nutrition: (a) Components of food and their classification; macronutrients-sources, functions and effects on the body; micro nutrients-sources, functions and effects on the body; fat soluble nutrients-sources, functions and effects on the body |
| Diet and nutrition: (a) Water soluble nutrients-sources, functions and effects on the body; significance of carbohydrate, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals and water, excessive and deficiency diseases of nutrients in the body |
| Diet and nutrition: (a) Antioxidants and their role, (b) yogic concept of diet and its relevance in the management of lifestyle, (c) nutrients, proximate principles of diet, balanced diet concept; carbohydrates, proteins |
| Diet and nutrition: (c) Fats-sources, nutritive values, importance; minerals: Calcium, iron, phosphorus, vitamins-sources, roles, requirements, (d) food groups: Cereals and millets-selection, preparation and nutritive value; pulses |
| Diet and nutrition: (d) Food groups-nuts and oil seeds-selection, preparation and nutritive value; milk and milk products-selection, preparation and nutritive value; vegetables and fruits-selection, preparation and nutritive value |
| Diet and nutrition: (d) Food groups-fats, oils and sugar, jaggery, honey, sprouts-selection, preparation and nutritive value, (e) food and metabolism. Energy-basic concepts, definition and components of energy requirement |
| Diet and nutrition: (e) Energy imbalance concept of metabolism, anabolism, catabolism, calorie requirement-BMR, SDA, physical activity; metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and protein; factors affecting energy; requirement and expenditure |
| Diet and nutrition: (e) Factors affecting BMR |
Yoga: Unit 07
Yoga and health |
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| Definition and importance of health according to WHO; dimensions of health: Physical, mental, social and spiritual |
| Concepts of Trigunas, Pancha-Mahabhutas, Pancha-Prana and their role in health and healing, concept of Pancha-Koshas and Shat-Chakra and their role in health and healing |
| Role of yoga in preventive health care: Yoga as a way of life, Heyam Dukham Anagatam; potential causes of ill-health: Tapatrayas and Kleshas, physical and physiological manifestation of disease: Vyadhi, Alasya, Angamejayatva and Ssvasa-prashvasa |
| Mental and emotional ill health: Styana, Samshaya, Pramada, Avirati, Bhranti-darshana, Alabda-bhumika tva, Anavasthitatva, Duhkha, and Dharmasya |
| Yogic diet: General introduction of Ahara; concept of Mitahara; classification in yogic diet according to traditional yoga texts; diet according to the body constitution (Prakriti)-Vata, Pitta, and Kapha as also Gunas |
| Concepts of diet: Pathya and Apathya according to Gheranda Samhita, Hathapradipika And Bhagavad Gita; importance of yogic diet in yog sadhana and its role in healthy living |
| Concepts of diet: Diet according to the body constitution (Prakriti)-Vata, Pitta, and Kapha as also gunas |
| Yogic principles of healthy living: Ahara, Vihara, Achara and Vichara; role of yogic positive attitudes (Maitri, Karuna, Mudita, and Upeksha) for healthy living, concept of bhavas and bhavanas with its relevance in health and well-being |
Yoga: Unit 08
Therapeutic yoga |
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| Yogic practice: Management of the diseases through suitable yogic practices-yogic diet, Yama and Niyama, Shatkarma, Asanas, Pranayama; meditation; changes in lifestyle according to yogic scriptures |
| Integrated approach of yoga therapy for the following common ailments: (a) Respiratory disorders-allergic rhinitis and sinusitis: Chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, (b) cardiovascular disorders: Hypertension, angina pectoris, cardiac asthma |
| Integrated approach of yoga therapy for the following common ailments: (c) Endocrine and metabolic disorder-diabetes mellitus, hypo and hyperthyroidism; obesity: Metabolic syndrome |
| Integrated approach of yoga therapy for the following common ailments: (d) Obstetrics and gynecological disorders, menstrual disorders: Dysmenorrhea, menopause and peri-menopausal syndrome: Yoga for pregnancy and childbirth, antenatal care |
| Integrated approach of yoga therapy for the following common ailments: (d) Obstetrics and gynecological disorders, menstrual disorders: Postnatal care (e) Gastrointestinal disorders: Gastritis, indigestion, peptic ulcers, constipation, diarrhoea |
| Integrated approach of yoga therapy for the following common ailments: (e) Gastrointestinal disorders-irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, piles, (f) musculoskeletal disorders: Back pain, intervertebral disc prolapse (IVDP) lumbar spondylosis |
| Integrated approach of yoga therapy for the following common ailments: (f) Musculoskeletal disorders-cervical spondylosis, arthritis, (g) neurological disorders: Migraine, tension-headache, epilepsy, (h) psychiatric disorders: Neurosis |
| Integrated approach of yoga therapy for the following common ailments: (h) Psychiatric disorders- anxiety disorders, phobias, depression |
Yoga: Unit 09
Applications of yoga |
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| Applied philosophy: Yoga as applied philosophy; meaning, definition and nature of consciousness as described in Vedas,, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, yoga sutra and yoga vashishtha; spiritual and scientific approach to human consciousness |
| Applied philosophy: Yogic method of elevation of human consciousness: Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga, Mantra Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Hatha Yoga |
| Yoga in education: Salient features of yoga education, factors of yoga education; teacher, student and teaching, value based education-meaning and definition, types of values |
| Teaching methodology in yoga: (a) Teaching and learning-concepts and relationship between the two; principles of teaching: Meaning and scope of teaching methods and factors influencing them; teaching techniques-individual, group and mass |
| Teaching methodology in yoga: (b) Essentials of good lesson plan-concepts, needs, planning of teaching yoga (Shodhana Kriya, Asana, Mudra, Pranayama, and meditation), (c) models of lesson plan; need for a lesson plan and content plan |
| Teaching methodology in yoga: (c) Eight step method of introduction as developed in Kaivalyadhama. (d) Evaluation methods of an ideal yoga class; methods of customizing yoga class to meet individual needs |
| Teaching methodology in yoga: (d) The student will have demonstrations and training in the above mentioned aspects of teaching methods. (e) Yoga classroom: Essential features, area, sitting arrangement in yoga class |
| Teaching methodology in yoga: (e) Student’s approach to the teacher-Pranipatena; Pari Prashna; Seva; (BG 4.34) |
Yoga: Unit 10
Practical yoga |
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| Yogic practices-Shatkarma, Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha, Dhyana, Surya Namaskara (techniques, salient features, benefits) |
| Shatkarmas: Vaman Dhauti, Vastra Dhauti, Danda Dhauti, Laghoo and Poorna Shankhaprakshalana, Neti (Sutra and Jala), Kapalbhati (Vyutkrama, Vyutkrama Sheet Karma), Agnisara, Nauli, Tratak, Suryanamaskar: Suryanamaskar must be practiced traditionally |
| Asanas (yogic postures): (a) Standing postures-Ardhakatichakrasana, Padahastasana, Ardha Chakrasana, Trikonasana, Parivrtta Trikonasana, Parsvakonasana, Veerasana, (b) sitting postures-Paschimottanasana, Supta Vajrasana, Ardha Matsyendrasana, Vakrasana |
| Asanas (yogic postures): (b) Sitting postures-Baddha Konasana, Merudandasana, Akarna Dhanurasana, Gomukhasana, (c) prone postures-Bhujangasana, Shalabhasana, Dhanurasana, Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, Makarasana, (d) supine postures-Halasana, Chakrasana |
| Asanas (yogic postures): (d) Supine postures-Sarvangasana, Matsyasana, Shavasana, Setubandhasana, (e) balancing postures-Vrikshasana, Garudasana, Namaskarasana, Tittibhasana, Natarajasana |
| Pranayama: Breath awareness, sectional breathing, Nadi Shuddhi, Surya Bhedan, Ujjai, Sitali, Sitkari, Bhastrika, Bhramari, Bahyavritti, Abhyantar Vritti, Stambha Vritti Pranayama |
| Practices leading to meditation: Pranav and Soham Japa, yoga Nidra, Antarvasna, Ajapa Japa, practices leading to Breath meditation, practices leading to Om meditation, practices leading to Vipassana meditation, practices leading to Preksha meditation |
| Bandhas and mudras: Mula bandha, Jalandhara bandha, Uddiyana bandha, Maha bandha, Yoga mudra, Maha mudra, Shanmukhi mudra, Tadagi mudra, Vipareeta Karani mudra |
| Contemporary yogic practices: Yogic Sukshma Vyayama (Swami Dhirendra Brahmachari), cyclic meditation (S-VYSA), mind sound resonance technique (Svyasa); transcendental meditation (Maharishi Mahesh Yogi); Yoga Nidra (BSY); Savita ki Dhyan Dharana (DSV) |
Hindu studies
Hindu studies: Unit 01
Tattva Vimarsa |
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| Understanding the term "Hindu" (its historicity, and its geographic and its geographic and Jivana-Drishti aspects) |
| Enumeration of Astadasa Vidyas and Upangas with their respective acaryas |
| Padartha/ Tattva/ Atma across traditions and underlying unifying themes |
| Position of feminine in Bharata: Parallel sovereignty principles-(a) self-definitions: Vak-Sukta, Devya-Atharva-Sirsa Sukta and Bhagavad Gita (10.20-40), (b) Ardhanariswara concept, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (1.4.3) |
| Shakti and Prakriti principles |
| Position of feminine in Jaina-Darsana, Bauddha-Darsana, and Sri Guru Granth Sahibji |
| The principle of oneness in vedanta and interconnectedness in Jaina, Bauddha, Nyaya and Vaisesika Darsana, and Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, and the consequential idea of aIl-inclusiveness |
| Understanding distinctions between varna, jati, and caste (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (1.4.10-15) |
| Bhagavad Gita (18.41-45) |
| Enumeration of Rsis and Saints from different social backgrounds |
Hindu studies: Unit 02
Dharma and Karma Vimarsa |
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| Dharma: Definitions and meanings (Mahabharata, Manusmriti, Vaisesika Sutra, Bhagavad Gita-Sankara Bhasya-Upodghata, definitions in Sramana traditions) |
| Distinctions between dharma and religion (Pantha, Mazahab) |
| Types of dharmas: Pravrttimulaka, and Nivrttimulaka |
| Dharma as the organizing principle for Vaidika and Sramana traditions and in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji |
| Varnasrama dharma and choice |
| Raja-dharma, Apad Dharma, Samaja-dharma, and Swadharma |
| Karma, Vikarma, and Akarma (Bhagavad Gita 4.16, and corresponding Sankara Bhasya) |
| Six karmas: Kamyo, Nitya, Nishiddha, Naimittika, Prayaschitta, and Upasana |
| Niskama (Brahma/ Sarvam as the real doer) and Sakama Karma |
| Karma-Phalo, Prarabdha, and Sanskara |
Hindu studies: Unit 03
Punarjanma-Bandhan-Moksa Vimarsa |
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| Concept of Jiva |
| Definitions of Bandhana (Praktika, Virtika, Daksanika from Samkhya Karika 44 with Samkhya-Tattva-Kaumudi) |
| The root-cause and process of Bandhana: Bhagavad Gita 3.37-3.41, Bhagavad Gita 2.62-66, Pratityasamutpada Siddhanta |
| The principle of Punarjanma: An enabler of dharma |
| Conceptions of Moksha and Nirvana |
| Multiple pathways for moksa (yoga): Abhyasa, Karma, Bhakti, Jnana |
Hindu studies: Unit 04
Pramana Siddhanta |
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| Definition of pramana |
| Indian model of analysis of text: Pramata, Pramana, Prameya, and Prama |
| Nature, definition, method, and limits of different types of Pramanas: Pratyaksa, Anumana, Upamana, Sabda, Anupalabdhi, Arthapatti |
| Sabda-Sakti: Abhidha, Laksana, Vyanjana, and Tatparya |
| Svatah-Pramanya, and Paratah-Pramanya |
| Applications of Pramana in contemporary texts |
Hindu studies: Unit 05
Vada Parampara |
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| Vada-Parampara: The method of Shastrarth and the concept of Adhikarana |
| From doubt to determination: Sansaya to Nirnaya |
| Katha nature and types of Katha: Vada, Jalpa, Vitanda |
| Embarking on knowledge discovery: Anubandha-Chatushtaya (Adhikari, Visaya, Sambandha, Prayojana) |
| Organization of knowledge: Sutra, Bhasya, Vartika, Vrtti, Tika, Tippani, and Sangraha |
| Analysing "Tatparya" of knowledge through Sravana Vidhi: Upakrama, Upasamhara, Abhyasa, Apurvata, Phala, Arthawada, Upapatti |
| Analysing "Tatparya" of knowledge through six-fold process (Sadvidha Tatparya Nirnayaka Linga) Sruti, Linga, Vakya, Prakarana, Sthana, Samakhya |
| Tantrayukti: "Research methodology'' in context of natural sciences |
Hindu studies: Unit 06
Applicability of western methods for understanding Indian texts |
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| Western restrictions on free inquiry |
| Western descriptions of Bharat and traditional literary theories |
| Hindus and Bharat as understood through the Marxist perspective, and the critical theory: (a) intention of author versus that of the reader, (b) history, purpose of the critical theory, and stereotyping of images and conceptions |
| Hegemony (Gramsci) |
| Structuralism and portrayal of Bharat |
| Orientalism-theorizing Bharat in the western experience |
| Use of psycho-analytical approaches in Bharatiya context |
| Descriptions of Bharat through lenses of postmodernism and deconstruction |
| Neutral inquiry and new-historicism and portrayal of Bharat |
Hindu studies: Unit 07
Ramayana |
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| Types of Ramayana-traditional texts with divine origins/ (Valmiki Ramayana) reverential texts, texts deviating from the core story |
| The popularity and relevance of traditional Ramayana |
| Ramayana as one of the two source-books (Upajivya) for much of lndian literature, and arts (folk, classical, and contemporary arts) |
| Maryada Purushottam Rama |
| Relationships between humans, and social-reconstruction (example Nisadarja, Jatayu, etc), and between human and nature |
| Stri-Vimaria: Anasuya, Ahilya, Kaikeyi, Kausalya, Mandodari, siti, Swayamprabha, Tara, Trijata, Urmila, Sabari |
| Rama-Rajya |
| The role of Rishi in a society |
| Data on geography, flora, and fauna in lndia |
Hindu studies: Unit 08
Mahabharata |
|---|
| The period of Mahabharata: Textual and traditional sources, as well as modern data: (a) Calendars (Samvat) of Yudhishthira (Yugabda), Krsna, and Vikrama |
| The core story of Mahabharata |
To start the preparation of UGC NET, candidates must be aware of the exam pattern and syllabus of UGC NET. This makes the task of preparation easy for the candidates. It is always advised to the appearing candidates that they must start the preparation of the UGC NET exam keeping in mind the time left for the exam.
Proper planning, solving previous years’ question papers, making short notes, covering syllabus topic-wise, etc. make preparation strategy easy. To score well candidates must follow their preparation strategy, solve last year's question papers, read newspapers for daily updates, and enhance their general awareness.
NTA UGC NET 2023 Best Books for Preparation:
The table below shows the best books for NTA UGC NET 2023 preparation,
Book Name | Author/Publication |
UGC NET/JRF – General Paper – I Teaching and Research Aptitude | Arihant Publication |
Trueman’s UGC NET/SET General Paper - I | Dainik Publishing Company |
UGC NET/SET Paper – I | McGraw Hill Education |
UGC NET/SET(JRF) – 14 years’ solved papers Teaching and Aptitude paper - I | GKP |
UGC NET Question Papers
To get an idea of the UGC NET question paper, candidates must solve the NET sample question papers. Solving question papers will help you to understand the difficulty level of questions, types of questions, common question topics. UGC NET's previous official papers are available on the official website of UGC.
Student Appearing Vs Seat Available
| Year | Student Appeared | Seats Available |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2020 | 526707 | None |
UGC NET 2023 Exam Pattern
UGC NET Paper I Exam Pattern
According to the exam pattern of UGC NET, there are two papers that will be conducted in computer-based mode. Paper-1 will constitute 50 objective type questions carrying 2 marks each. The questions in this section will be asked from reasoning, comprehension, general awareness, divergent thinking to assess the candidates’ research/ teaching aptitude. Paper 2 will consist of 100 objective type questions carrying 2 marks each based on the subject selected by the candidate. There is no provision of negative marking in this paper.
| Papers | Number of questions | Marks |
| 1 | 50 | 100 |
UGC NET Paper II Exam Pattern
| Papers | Number of questions | Marks |
| 2 | 100 | 200 |
National Testing Agency (NTA) provides the UGC NET mock tests 2023 on its official website - nta.ac.in. To take the NTA UGC NET mock test, candidates don't have to log in and can directly select the required paper and proceed to take to mock test of the UGC NET exam. Candidates who are appearing for the UGC NET exam must take the mock test compulsorily.
By taking the mock test regularly to know the question trend and accordingly compose their strategy to qualify for the exam. Also, practice solving question papers gives candidates speed and accuracy. Candidates can evaluate their NTA UGC NET exam preparations by analyzing how well they are performing before the actual exam.
How to Take the UGC NET Mock Test:
Candidates can follow the steps below to attempt the mock test of the UGC NET exam,
- Open the NTA official website - nta.ac.in
- Click on the "Mock Test" button on the page
- Now, select the exam as UGC NET and choose the required paper
- Click on "Start Mock Test" button
- To start the mock test, click on the "Login" button
- Read the instructions carefully and click on the "Proceed" button to start the test.
The NTA released the UGC NET 2023 Admit card link for both Phase 1 and 2 of December session. NTA activated the UGC NET city intimation link on December 1, 2023 on the official website. The UGC NET 2023 admit card will be issued online soon at ugcnet.nta.ac.in. Candidates can download the UGC NET 2023 admit card by entering their application number and password or by using the application number and date of birth. Candidates can check the details specified in the admit card like venue, time, date, shift of exam and UGC NET exam day guidelines.
They must carry a photo identity card along with UGC NET admit card 2023 on the exam day. After downloading the admit card candidates must check that all the details mentioned on the UGC 2023 admit card are correct, in case of any discrepancy aspirants should immediately contact the exam authorities to make needful changes.
How to Download NTA UGC NET 2023 Admit Card?
Candidates can follow the steps below to download the admit card of UGC NET 2023,
- Go to the official website of NTA UGC NET- ugcnet.nta.nic.in.
- Click on the admit card link on the web page.
- Enter UGC NET 2023 Application Number, Date of Birth, and captcha code.
- Click on the submit button to view the admit card of UGC NET on the display.
- Download it as a PDF file and take a printout of the same.
How to Download NTA UGC NET 2023 Admit Card (Video)
Details Specified On the UGC NET Admit Card 2023:
The following are the details mentioned on the admit card of the UGC NET exam 2023,
- Candidate's name
- Roll number
- Category
- Date of birth
- Gender
- Application number
- Exam centre venue and number
- Photo and Signature
- Date & time of exam
- Exam instructions
UGC NET 2023 Exam Centers
| State | City |
|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur |
| Bheemavaram | |
| Chirala | |
| Chittoor | |
| Eluru | |
| Guntur | |
| Kadapa | |
| Kakinada | |
| Kurnool | |
| Nellore | |
| Ongole | |
| Rajahmundry | |
| Srikakulam | |
| Tadepalligudem | |
| Tirupati | |
| Vijayawada | |
| Visakhapatnam | |
| Vizianagaram | |
| Bapatla | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
| Naharlagun | |
| Assam | Dibrugarh |
| Guwahati | |
| Jorhat | |
| Silchar | |
| Tezpur | |
| Bihar | Aurangabad |
| Bhagalpur | |
| Bihar Sharif | |
| Darbhanga | |
| Gaya | |
| Muzaffarpur | |
| Patna | |
| Purnea | |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| Chhattisgarh | Bilaspur |
| Durg | |
| Bhilai | |
| Raipur | |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
| Daman and Diu | Daman |
| Delhi | New Delhi |
| Goa | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad |
| Anand | |
| Bhavnagar | |
| Gandhinagar | |
| Godhra | |
| Jamnagar | |
| Junagadh | |
| Mehsana | |
| Patan | |
| Rajkot | |
| Surat | |
| Vadodara | |
| Valsad | |
| Haryana | Ambala |
| Bahadurgarh | |
| Faridabad | |
| Gurugram | |
| Karnal | |
| Kurukshetra | |
| Murthal | |
| Sonepat(Sonipat) | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur |
| Dharamshala | |
| Hamirpur | |
| Kangra | |
| Palampur | |
| Shimla | |
| Solan | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Baramulla |
| Jammu | |
| Samba | |
| Srinagar | |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro |
| Dhanbad | |
| Hazaribagh | |
| Jamshedpur | |
| Ranchi | |
| Karnataka | Bagalkot |
| Belgaum | |
| Bellary | |
| Bangalore | |
| Bidar | |
| Dharwad | |
| Gulbarga | |
| Hassan | |
| Hubli | |
| Kolar | |
| Mangaluru | |
| Manipal | |
| Mysuru | |
| Shivamogga | |
| Tumakuru | |
| Udupi | |
| Davanagere | |
| Kerala | Alappuzha |
| Angamaly | |
| Ernakulam | |
| Kochi | |
| Idukki | |
| Kanjirappally | |
| Kannur | |
| Kasaragod | |
| Palakkad | |
| Pathanamthitta | |
| Thiruvananthapuram | |
| Thrissur | |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| Madhya Pradesh | Balaghat |
| Betul | |
| Bhopal | |
| Chhatarpur | |
| Chhindwara | |
| Gwalior | |
| Indore | |
| Jabalpur | |
| Khargone | |
| Mandsaur | |
| Rewa | |
| Sagar | |
| Satna | |
| Shahdol | |
| Ujjain | |
| Vidisha | |
| Maharashtra | Ahmednagar |
| Akola | |
| Amravati | |
| Aurangabad | |
| Beed | |
| Bhandara | |
| Bhusawal | |
| Buldhana | |
| Chandrapur | |
| Dhule | |
| Gadchiroli | |
| Gondia | |
| Jalgaon | |
| Kolhapur | |
| Latur | |
| Mumbai Suburban | |
| Nagpur | |
| Mumbai | |
| Nanded | |
| Navi Mumbai | |
| Parbhani | |
| Pune | |
| Raigad | |
| Ratnagiri | |
| Sangli | |
| Satara | |
| Solapur | |
| Thane | |
| Wardha | |
| Washim | |
| Yavatmal | |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Dimapur |
| Kohima | |
| Odisha | Angul |
| Balasore | |
| Ganjam | |
| Bhubaneshwar | |
| Cuttack | |
| Dhenkanal | |
| Jeypore | |
| Rourkela | |
| Sambalpur | |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | |
| Firozpur | |
| Jalandhar | |
| Ludhiana | |
| Mohali | |
| Pathankot | |
| Patiala | |
| Phagwara | |
| Ropar | |
| Sangrur | |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer |
| Alwar | |
| Bharatpur | |
| Bhilwara | |
| Bikaner | |
| Jaipur | |
| Jodhpur | |
| Kota | |
| Sikar | |
| Udaipur | |
| Sri Ganganagar | |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
| Coimbatore | |
| Cuddalore | |
| Dindigul | |
| Kanchipuram | |
| Kanyakumari | |
| Karur | |
| Madurai | |
| Namakkal | |
| Salem | |
| Thanjavur | |
| Thoothukudi | |
| Tiruchirappalli | |
| Tirunelveli | |
| Tiruvallur | |
| Tiruvannamalai | |
| Vellore | |
| Viluppuram | |
| Virudhunagar | |
| Telangana | Hyderabad |
| Karimnagar | |
| Khammam | |
| Nalgonda | |
| Warangal | |
| K.V.Rangareddy | |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra |
| Aligarh | |
| Allahabad | |
| Bareilly | |
| Bulandshahr | |
| Faizabad | |
| Ghaziabad | |
| Gorakhpur | |
| Greater Noida | |
| Noida | |
| Jhansi | |
| Kanpur | |
| Lucknow | |
| Mathura | |
| Meerut | |
| Moradabad | |
| Muzaffarnagar | |
| Sitapur | |
| Varanasi | |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
| Haldwani | |
| Haridwar | |
| Nainital | |
| Pantnagar | |
| Roorkee | |
| West Bengal | Asansol |
| Burdwan | |
| Darjeeling | |
| Durgapur | |
| Haldia | |
| Hooghly | |
| Howrah | |
| Kalyani | |
| Kharagpur | |
| Kolkata | |
| Siliguri |
Documents Required at Exam
- Admit card
- Driving license
- One passport size photograph
- PAN card
- Aadhaar card
- Voter ID
- Ration card
- Passport
NTA will release the UGC NET answer key 2023 in online mode. It releases the provisional UGC NET answer key 2023 and question pager with a recorded response sheet online on the official website. Candidates will be able to raise objections to the UGC NET answer key 2023. To download the UGC NET answer key 2023, candidates have to click on the pdf links on the home page of the official website. Candidates can check the number of correct and incorrect answers in the UGC NET 2023 answer key.
Candidates have to pay a requisite fee of Rs. 200 per question and provide documents supporting their challenge to raise objections against the UGC NET answer key 2023 till July 8. Candidates can calculate their possible scores after checking the official UGC NET 2023 answer key and accordingly know the chances of qualifying for the exam. A final answer key will be released after all the objections made by the candidates have been taken into consideration.
Steps to Download UGC NET 2023 Answer Key:
The following are the details to be mentioned on the answer key of UGC NET 2023,
- Open the official website of NTA UGC NET.
- Click on the answer key link on the web page.
- Login to the website by using valid credentials.
- Click on the submit button.
- The UGC NET 2023 answer key will appear on the screen.
- Download and save it as a PDF file.
NTA will declare the result of the UGC NET 2023 in online mode on January 10, 2024 on the UGC NET official website. To check UGC NET 2023 results, candidates have to use their application number and date of birth/password. The UGC NET scorecard 2023 has also been released by NTA along with the result. The UGC NET 2023 result contains the details of the candidate, marks secured by them, and their qualifying status. To know how to download UGC NET result 2023, go through the points mentioned below:
1st Step: Visit the official website - ugcnet.nta.nic.in
2nd Step: Click on UGC NET 2023 result link.
3rd Step: Enter the UGC NET application number and password/date of birth in the login window that appears.
4th Step: The screen will then display the UGC NET result 2023.
5th Step: Download the result and save it for future references.
How to Check UGC NET Result 2023?
Details Specified On the UGC NET 2023 Result:
Candidates can find the below-given details in the result of NTA UGC NET 2023,
- Candidate’s Name
- Roll Number
- Application Number
- Father’s name
- Date
- Category
- Mother’s name
- Maximum marks
- Paper
- Marks and Percentile obtained in each paper
- Percentage of marks secured.
UGC NET cutoff is of two types - subject-wise cut-off marks and qualifying marks are mentioned by NTA in the notification. General category candidates have to score at least 40% marks while reserved category candidates (OBC-NCL, SC, ST, PWD, and transgenders) have to score a minimum of 35% marks in both papers. These minimum qualifying marks are applicable to candidates appearing for eligibility of Assistant Professors as well as JRF.
The cut-off of UGC NET is released by NTA separately for candidates who qualify for Lectureship and JRF. The UGC NET 2023 cut-off shows the category-wise and subject-wise cut off marks along with the total number of qualified candidates who have appeared for each subject in all categories.
UGC NET cutoff 2023
Subject/Category wise cutoff percentile | Subject/Category wise cutoff marks |
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General Information
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Question:What are the login credentials required to check UGC NET result 2023?
Answer:
Candidates must enter their application number and password/date of birth as the login credentials to check their UGC NET 2023 result.
Question:How NTA will release the UGC NET 2023 result?
Answer:
NTA announces the result of UGC NET exam in online mode on the official website.
Question:What is UGC NET 2023 cut off marks?
Answer:
The cut off of the UGC NET exam is the minimum qualifying marks that the candidates need to secure to qualify in both papers (I & II.) The UGC NET cut off for General category candidates is 40% while it is 35% for reserved categories.
Question:Can a candidate change UGC NET 2023 exam centre?
Answer:
Candidate cannot change their allocated exam centre after the submission of the UGC NET application form 2023.
Question:When will NTA release the UGC NET 2023 application form?
Answer:
NTA released the application form of UGC NET 2023 for December 2023 session on September 30, 2023 on the official website.
Question:What is the negative marking for incorrect answers?
Answer:
No, there is no negative marking for both paper-1 and paper-2.
Question:Is there any time is given between UGC NET 2023 paper 1 and paper 2?
Answer:
There is no time between Paper-I & Paper-II.
Question:What is the purpose of conducting UGC NET 2023?
Answer:
Candidates who crack UGC NET 2023 exam will be eligible to apply as an Assistant professor in a government or private college.