Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Public Administration Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Public Administration
Part of this reading list is printed in Devanagari, which the University's own PDF does not release as reliable text. Those entries are not set here; they are in the document above, as she printed them.
Module 1: Introduction to Public Administration
- 1 Meaning, scope and Significance
- 2 Evolution of Public Administration as a Discipline
- 3 New Public Administration
Module 2: Theories of Administration
- 1 Scientific Management Theory: F.W. Taylor
- 2 Bureaucratic Theory: Max Weber
- 3 Motivation Theory: McGregor
Module 3: Understanding Principles & Structure of Organization
- 1 Meaning & Definition, Bases & Structure of Organization
- 2 Principles of organization I : Hierarchy, Delegation, Centralization-Decentralization
- 3 Principles of Organization II : Unity of Command, Span of Control, Co-ordination
Module 4: Contemporary Issues in Public Administration
- 1 Good Governance
- 2 E-Governance
- 3 Accountability and Control
Reference Books
English
- 1 Avasthi and Maheswari: Public Administration in India, Agra:Lakshmi Narain Agarwal,2013.
- 2 Ramesh K Arora: Indian Public Administration, New Delhi: Wishwa Prakashan,2012.
- 3 R.B. Jain: Public Administration in India,21st Century Challenges for Good Governance, New Delhi: Deep and Deep, 2002.
- 4 Rumki Basu: Public Administration:Concept and Theories, New Delhi:Sterling,2013.
- 5 R. Tyagi, Public Administration, Atma Ram & Sons, New Delhi, 1983.
- 6 Shafritz, Russell: Introducting Public Administration; Addison Wesley Longman, New York, 2000