Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) District Administration Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Module 1: District Administration

• 1 Basic concept of District Administration
• 2 Objectives and Principles of District Administration
• 3 Post independence developments of District Administration
• 4 Components of District Administration.

Module 2: Revenue Administration

• 1 Historical Background Scope of Revenue Administration
• 2 Components of Revenue Administration
• 3 Functionaries of Revenue Administration
• 4 Functions of Revenue Administration

Module 3: Law & Order Administration & Judicial Machinery

• 1 Machinery of Law and order in District
• 2 Judicial Machinery in district
• 3 Civil and Criminal Judicial
• 4 Lok Adalat

Module 4: Development Administration

• 1 Historical background of Panchayat Raj
• 2 Structure & functions of Grampanchayat
• 3 Structure & Functions of Panchayat Samiti
• 4 Structure & functions of Zilla Parishad

References

• 1 Rural Development, Dr. I. Satya Sundaram, Himalaya Publishing House-2007
• 2 Rural Development Vol.I Issues & Problems, Desai Vasant, Himalaya Publishing House- 1988
• 3 Rural Housing & Infrastructure Problems in India, Dr. Prabhu Dayal Chaudhary, Prateeksha Publication 2010

Reference Books

• 1 Rural Development in India, Poverty & Development Ist Ed., Reddy Venkata, Himalaya Publishing House-1988
• 2 Rural Development in India-Past Present & Future, Himalaya Publishing House-2005
• 3 Rural Development in India, Lalitha N., Dominant Publishers-2004
• 4 Rural Development in India Povert & Development Ist Ed., Reddy Venkata, Himalaya Publishing House-1988