The UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) conducts the Civil Services Examination, which includes the optional subject of Management. The Management syllabus for UPSC examination covers various aspects of management theory and practice. Here’s the breakdown of the Management syllabus:
Paper-I:
- Managerial Function and Process:
- Concept of Management: Nature, scope, and significance.
- Principles of Management: Fayol’s principles, Taylor’s scientific management.
- Functions of Managers: Planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.
- Decision-making: Types of decisions, decision-making process, techniques of decision-making.
- Management Concepts and Theories:
- Management theories: Classical, Neoclassical, Contingency, Systems, and Situational theories.
- Management by Objectives (MBO): Concept and process.
- Organizational Behavior: Individual behavior, Group behavior, Leadership styles, Motivation theories, Communication.
- Management Process and Organization Behavior:
- Leadership: Styles of leadership, Leadership theories.
- Motivation: Theories of motivation, Incentive systems.
- Communication: Types of communication, Communication networks.
- Group Dynamics: Types of groups, Group formation and development, Group decision-making.
- Organizational Change: Forces of change, Resistance to change, Change management.
Paper-II:
- Human Resource Management:
- Human Resource Planning: Recruitment, Selection, Training and Development, Performance Appraisal, Career Planning and Development, Compensation Management, Employee Relations.
- Job Analysis: Job description, Job specification.
- Training and Development: Need assessment, Methods of training, Training evaluation.
- Performance Appraisal: Objectives, Methods, Challenges.
- Compensation Management: Objectives, Components, Factors affecting compensation, Wage and Salary Administration.
- Industrial Relations: Trade unions, Collective bargaining, Grievance handling, Workers participation in management.
- Financial Management:
- Financial Analysis: Ratio analysis, Break-even analysis, Fund flow analysis, Cash flow analysis.
- Cost and Management Accounting: Cost concepts, Cost volume profit analysis, Budgeting, Standard costing, Variance analysis.
- Financial Management: Capital budgeting, Working capital management, Sources of finance, Capital structure, Dividend decisions, Financial markets and institutions.
- Strategic Management:
- Strategic Planning: Mission, Objectives, Environmental analysis, SWOT analysis, Strategic choice.
- Strategy Implementation: Organizational structure, Leadership, Change management, Resource allocation, Control systems.
- Strategic Evaluation and Control: Performance measurement, Balanced scorecard, Strategic audit, Corporate governance.
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Concept, Importance, Issues.
This breakdown provides a detailed overview of the Management syllabus for the UPSC examination. Candidates opting for Management as their optional subject should thoroughly study each topic to perform well in both Paper-I and Paper-II.
