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Governance and Me: Experiences of Shubhra Saxena IAS T UESDAY, MAY 26, 2009
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Shubhra Saxena IAS Hi I am Shubhra Saxena. I am an IAS Officer of 2009 Batch, U.P. Cadre. I am an engineer from IIT Roorkee 2002 batch.
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Supplementary books- Avasthi and Avasthi Fadia & Fadia Posted by Shubhra Saxena IAS at 12:44 PM
94 comments: Gyanesh May 26, 2009 at 9:25 PM thanks very much for your enthused altruistic effort. Reply
the real me.. May 26, 2009 at 10:15 PM Thanks a lot 4 ur guidance Mam..How should one go 4 Mains prep in Pub Ad?? Reply Followers Shubhra May 27, 2009 at 1:50 AM prepare synoptic notes for all the topics and practice answer writing. Reply
Himanshu May 27, 2009 at 2:39 AM thanks a lot mam.i wanted to know whether laxmikanth is also also helpful for mains or is it only for prelims? Reply
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well...its helpful for mains as far as points are concerned. you can get a sort of synopsis here. But nothing very extraordinary.
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Ma'am, could you plz specifically list the source for ... 1) CPA 2) DA( Development Dynamics) 3) Financial Admin(P-I) 4) Financial Mgmt (P-II)
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I really get confused while exploring the sources for these chapters...Plz help
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Himanshu May 27, 2009 at 8:41 AM one more thing mam where to take this iipa from.vajiram have their thick set of papers which i think is too exhaustive. Reply
navreet sekhon May 27, 2009 at 9:42 AM thank you so much 4 such help n guidence.... plz also share ur interview ques...wenevr u get tme....thanks a lot!! Reply
vicky May 27, 2009 at 9:51 AM congrats Reply
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vishwa May 27, 2009 at 10:12 AM came across these download links for the Ignou material . One Mr Ram has been a generous contributor in providing these links http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ormtlfbjtgx (Administrative Theory) http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?iydxmndsizm (Indian Administration) http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?iddv24egmev (Development Administration) These links contain downloads with all the PDFs combined together . oTher 3 topics that will be uploaded soon will be 4. Personnel administration 5. Financial administration 6. Public policy
Shubhra can suggest which of the above pdf can be safely ignored cheers Reply
neha May 27, 2009 at 11:32 PM first of all you are doing a truly great job guiding us all please tell me about keeping the word limit in the long as well as short questions....also other than the list of books you gave ...do we need to follow any topic specific exhaustive lists like Thavaraj for financial administration, nicholas henry, stephen robbins etc... will the books you have mentioned suffice...if so i would go by your words religiously neha Reply
smita May 28, 2009 at 5:06 AM congrats subhra for ur grand success.....could u suggest in public admn with which book one should begin with??????i also need some help in answer writting as i always feel problem in writting answer even if i know a lot abt dat particular thing.....on an average how much time one should devote daily to prepare for this exam?????? Reply
navreet sekhon May 28, 2009 at 8:08 AM hi shubhra....wana ask u 1 thng...m also in corporate sector....n didnt u find it difficult 2 prepare alng ur job?? hw did u manage?? can u suggest me reagardng dis?? Reply
vivek May 29, 2009 at 6:55 AM hi shubhra......I have a very general doubt which many students have........ The books mentioned as standard texts for PUB AD (ex:mohit bhatta , sharma&sadana , prasad-2 , rajni goyal , etc,etc) , are to be read exhaustively ?? I mean these books have to be read from cover to cover or we have to do the job of extracting the topics relevant to UPSC-CSE ?? THANKS.... Reply
Hemant May 29, 2009 at 3:28 PM Hi Shubhra... My cousin Naveen also got 28th rank this yr... he will be your batch mate though he opted for IPS. I appeared in prelims this yr & I have just one more attempt left as I will be 30 next yr. I started my preparation last yr. My first optional is Pub Ad. I want to know as some of topics can be left while preparing for mains, which topics wud be safe to leave. Kindly post the full strategy for mains & pre. thanks! Reply
Shubhra May 29, 2009 at 9:58 PM Well, word limit has to be followed in short answers. Trynot to exceed 225 230 as it can cut your time for other answers and gives a negative eimpression. You can write 900 word ans for 60 markers. I left my job in sep 2006 to study as i had very less time for 2007 prelims. Nic Henry and stephen robbins have to be studied only for prelims not for mains. For CPA, I studied prasad and prasad, and one spl book on CPA. I dont remember the authors. For dev adm I studied from many sources as new areas hv been added. Don't study books from cover to cover except for laxmikanth, arora goel and mohit bhattacharya. Reply
Bhavya June 15, 2009 at 6:51 AM Guys Ignou books are avaialable online. Checkout www.egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/2188. You need to register yourself to read the online content. Reply
~~Sravani~~ June 29, 2009 at 1:30 AM Mam, Can you suggest what books we need to refer for Personeel administration and civil services Reply
Shubhra June 29, 2009 at 8:30 AM sharma sadana is a good one... Reply
rishu July 4, 2009 at 8:36 AM maam do u have ny idea abt the books of unique publishers for pub admn?coz 1 of my frnd who is in delhi,is vry impressed wid it,n is tellin me to follow d same. n when it comes to pub admin i cant rely on nyone othr than u. Reply
Shubhra July 4, 2009 at 11:02 PM I have no idea about this book. Who's the writer? Reply
rishu July 6, 2009 at 9:59 AM maam the writers of the book are PRASAD KR NAYAK,DR S SEN and DR G.S MANSUKHANI. do u have ny idea.? Reply
Shubhra July 6, 2009 at 11:43 AM No idea Rishu. It might be a new book. I haven't studied it. But I think you can also evaluate the book yourself. Go through the book and see if you are able to get a better perspective and understanding on topics. Reply
rishu July 7, 2009 at 3:33 AM thank you maam.... Reply
Aditya Mishra July 17, 2009 at 5:16 AM hello Mam you really are doing a fabulous job i really appreciate your efforts. I have pub admn as my first optional and as far as the coaching for pub admn is concerned my experience is no different form you. i read your int'w in the wizaed yesterday. well i felt happy to see that you had worked in Xansa as even i have worked there for an year. i wanted to ask you about the books for pub admn paper I, iam going through red books of vaji ram and ravi plus mohit bhattacharya, what you thnk will the y serve the purpose or shold i read more books. pls reply ASAP. ADITYA mishra Reply
Shubhra July 17, 2009 at 5:51 AM @aditya I hv answered this question before. Please go thru other posts and comments. Reply
akhil August 1, 2009 at 6:11 PM hi ma'am, Do the questions from previous Prelims exams get repeated in pub ad & gs exams? Reply
Shubhra August 2, 2009 at 10:37 AM yes, pub ad questions get repeated, but not in the exact format. GS questions can get repeated too, but not obviously, in a diff format maybe. Reply
winwin August 4, 2009 at 10:06 PM Hi Shubhra, Can you please suggest the books that i can refer for the following chapters: Administrative Law Law and order administration. Thanks Sravani Reply
Shubhra August 5, 2009 at 11:06 AM Adm Law- Sharma Sadana L&O- Internet, IIPA journals, Avasthi Avasthi Reply
N August 6, 2009 at 2:35 AM hello mam. really thanks to help us. please tell me how can i get the ignou notes and which part of pub. ad. it covers? thanks & regads neeraj Reply
Shubhra August 6, 2009 at 8:35 AM @N Keep IGNOU notes for reference. Whenever you have some doubts or lack of clarity in a topic, you can consult them as they are too detailed and cover a lot of aspects of any topic. You can get IGNOU notes online at egyankosh Reply
N August 7, 2009 at 12:58 AM thanks mam really thanks a lot to guide. mam, please 1 more thing i want to ask there are 3 books as seeming the same 1.avasathi & avasthi 2. avasthi& maheshwari 3. maheshwari & maheshwari which book is good to purchase? Reply
Shubhra August 7, 2009 at 9:11 AM avasthi avasthi is for paper 2.. avasthi maheshwar for paper 1.you can either use it or any other book on paper 1 SR maheshwari- keep it as supplement for papaer 2 arora goyal. Reply
N August 8, 2009 at 12:28 AM thnx mam mam, mohit bhattacharya and prasad and prasad will cover the syll for paper 1? from sharma & sadana and avasthi & maheshwari-which will be good for paper1? and wat about fadia & fadia ? thanks Reply
Shubhra August 8, 2009 at 9:48 AM You will have to select a book depending on the topic you are studying. These diff books have to be referred separately. Reply
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N August 14, 2009 at 2:12 AM hello mam. mam, u hv shared pub. ad. source, yes, it is very helpful. mam, r they enough to get suff. griping on pub. ad. except these buks, on what we hv to keep the eye simultaneously? thanks mam. Reply
Shubhra August 14, 2009 at 8:48 PM Newspapers, current developments in administration, magazines, internet. Reply
Sashi August 15, 2009 at 6:57 AM Mam, I am from chennai and am goin to take up coaching in delhi.I have decided to take up vajiram.Now as u had said before Pub Ad is not good at Vajiram,Then could u please suggest me with any other institute or atleast which instiute notes could i buy for Pub ad(prelims / mains).I have no idea of the instiutes there so it will be great if u could give me this suggestion. Reply
Shubhra August 15, 2009 at 9:00 PM There are no good coaching inst for pub ad in Delhi. Reply
N August 15, 2009 at 10:44 PM hello mam. thanks. mam, which magzine can help the most? how can i know about the currents dev. in admin.-through internet(websites of all deptt. in central govt.)? mam, wat abt buks-r they suff. to get grip? thanks mam. Reply
Shubhra August 16, 2009 at 7:13 PM Plz go through the entire blog. You will find the answers to ur questions Reply
N August 17, 2009 at 5:19 AM thanks mam. mam, should i finish the 1 book first or should i read chapterwise i.e-firstly go through the 1 chap from 1 buk,and simultaneously from other books and after that make notes or should i finish the 1 basic book that covers whatever the part and afterthat should start the 2nd oneand then make notes? which policy will b beneficial mam. thanks.. Reply
Shubhra August 17, 2009 at 7:04 PM Try to finish syllabus Unit-wise, not book wise. Reply
N August 17, 2009 at 10:46 PM really thanks to help out mam. mam,should i go through the 10 yr after finish the chap.? mam, no one can guess the ques they will ask in paper.mam, as u choose the 80-90 topics to make notes, wat was the criteria to choose them? should i choose the topics which r repeatedly asked in 10 yr? Reply
N August 17, 2009 at 11:00 PM really thanks mam. mam, should i go through the 10 yr after finishing the chap.? mam, as no one can guess the ques what they will ask in the paper. as u choose 80-90 topics to make notes, wat was the criteria to choose them? should i choose the topics which r repeatedly asked in 10 yr? Reply
Shubhra August 18, 2009 at 8:26 PM The criteria was frequency of the question appearing in q paper. Always have 10 yr q paper at hand for reference. Reply
N August 19, 2009 at 6:00 AM thanks a lot mam. Reply
coolblue August 20, 2009 at 1:39 PM hi mam should i need to get current editions of IIPA journals or it can be last years also. thank u srikanth Reply
Shubhra August 20, 2009 at 8:01 PM you can just buya compilation. That would suffice. but if there are any new ones, they wud always be better Reply
N August 28, 2009 at 4:20 AM hello mam. mam, i have consult an institute for the 10 yr. but they r having a lot of-i.e-wizard-gs prelims, chronicle pub.ad-mains etc. which wud be refferable mam, sothat v get correct guidance. please help mam. thanks and regards Reply
N August 28, 2009 at 4:22 AM mam, should v purchase solved paper or unsolved for both gs and pub.ad for both pre and mains? Reply
Shubhra August 28, 2009 at 8:25 AM unsolved.... Reply
Shubhra August 28, 2009 at 8:28 AM @N your queston is not very clear to me. Kindly rephrase. Reply
N August 29, 2009 at 10:03 PM Hello mam. thanks to considering my probs. mam, there are many publishers which are publishing the 10yrs for the sub. which one should be referred for proper guidance? Reply
N August 29, 2009 at 10:10 PM hello mam. please tell me the follwing part from where can i cover;1.public sector. 2.public services 3.control of public expenditure. mam, thee are some specific topics too that i didnt get in goyal and d.d.basu.please help mam about them also. they are:1.federalism. 2.planning 3.national human rights commission 4.advisory bodies 5.boadrs and committees 6.field organization. 7. state secretarait directorates. Thanks and Regards. Reply
Akhil August 29, 2009 at 11:08 PM Ma'am, Kindly suggest a good reference for 10 yrs mains question papers for pub ad and gs. Reply
ravi August 30, 2009 at 10:27 PM hello maam,how r u?mam i need to ask tht for prelims which book to be studied first..?if i m preparing unitwise than which books to follow?i mean how to approach for prelims..? RAVI Reply
Shubhra September 1, 2009 at 9:56 AM @Akhil Y D Mishra and New vishals are the ones I followed. Reply
Shubhra September 1, 2009 at 9:56 AM @ravi go thru the pub ad prelims post Reply
Shubhra September 1, 2009 at 9:57 AM @N Sorry can't give such micro details. I myself don't remember all these details. Reply
ravi September 7, 2009 at 8:47 AM hello mam..how r u?hows training going on...? ravi,kota Reply
Shubhra September 12, 2009 at 10:22 AM very hectic! Reply
VAibhAV September 14, 2009 at 12:33 PM hello maam,Can u plz tell me d name of fadia fadia,as there are several books available by fadia n fadia. Reply
Ravs September 19, 2009 at 11:37 AM hey, can u please provide a consolidated list of books used exclusively for prelims. Its clear from the replies that NIC Henry,laxmikant, stephen robins have to be used. other than these books if any other book has to be used then please let us know. It will be of gr8 help if you can give a complete list of books for prelims, like you have given for mains. I have understood that prelims and mains preparation go hand in hand, but i want those books name which have to be used for last 4-5 months. one more thing are arihant publisher papers good for prelims? Thankyou Gaurav Shrivastava Reply
Shubhra September 20, 2009 at 10:59 AM @Ravs given in a separate post. I do not have any idea about arihant. @Vaibhav I think it's called public administration Reply
Ravs September 20, 2009 at 11:23 AM thankyou madam, so can u please tell me which publisher question papers you used. I had seen vishal prelims papers ,but only last 2 years papers were given in that one. And Arihant papers are not available in the market currently. So i will buy some other but for that I should know the name of the publisher. Please tell me the publisher. Also tell about Mains papers.(just the publisher)
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N September 20, 2009 at 11:01 PM hello mam. its really gud to see u bck for us. really sorry mam to hurt you at that time. mam,please tell me i want to purchase a&m so, shud i wait for new edition till dec or cn purchase cming 1? Reply
Ravs September 28, 2009 at 4:14 AM Hello, Madam Can u tell the complete name of SR maheshwari book and also Arora Goel. Gaurav Shrivastava Reply
chintu September 28, 2009 at 1:46 PM Hi Mam, can you please tell us the name and edition of Laxmikanth.I have one more doubt.Will the editions have a drastic change in the contents of the books?Will that effect the preparation in some way? Thanks Mam.. Reply
rahul September 30, 2009 at 4:38 AM hi mam, i m rahul i have been a very average student throughout my school nd graduation and so feel lack of self confidence but i always want to clear cse. m in final yr b.tech and taking coaching for gs aswell.so mam plz suggest me something how should i go for prepration. Reply
Shubhra October 8, 2009 at 8:12 AM @rahul first be confident....confidence will do 80%of the job. Reply
Shubhra October 8, 2009 at 8:14 AM @chintu no...not drastic changes.... It's M. Laxmikanth Reply
Shubhra October 8, 2009 at 8:16 AM @Ravs u can buy y d misra, new vishal's Reply
Shubhra October 8, 2009 at 8:17 AM @Ravs Indian Administration Reply
Shubhra October 8, 2009 at 8:18 AM @N new edtion wud be better Reply
Gaurav October 10, 2009 at 2:44 AM Thankyou mam Gaurav shrivastava Reply
coolblue October 27, 2009 at 11:46 AM 1)if iam taking public admin as 2nd optional(not taking for prelims) i can start with basic books....is lakshmikanth needed for mains? also let me know if horizons of public administrations is needed, since iam refering ignou notes for introduction part. 2)is comparative public administration by ramesh arora to be followed selectively (by looking at previous years question papers ) 3)can u list all the topics for which i have to make notes from ignou Reply
Shubhra October 29, 2009 at 5:46 AM @coolblue laxmikanth is mostly for prelims though some ppl refer it for some topics for mains as well. 2) yes..refer it selectively Reply
harsha November 15, 2009 at 10:54 PM Shubhra mam, I have started my prepration for cse 2010 now in nov.( this is my first attempt and prep full time) I would like to know whether 6 months time is sufficient for prelims and mains 2010. I have gone through your blog and is very helpful and informative. Thankyou for giving your guidance. Harsha. Reply
delta_bravo18 November 17, 2009 at 1:00 AM Hello Ma'am, Firstly, CONGRATULATIONS!! for the selection and wish you all the best for your trg. and work that you ll take up after that.I got to know about your blog recently. I have some doubts pertaining to my pub ad prep. 1) I have completed fadia & fadia for both ppr 1 & 2, supplemented ppr 2 by s r maheshwari and goyal. I had done some ignou notes also, though not all. So, i wanted to know is it necessary to solve all the questions in all the booklets of ignou notes, because in their personnel admin notes, the extent to which they have gotten into is tremendous, which i dnt think is in line with what is required for the exam preparation. 2) As for the coaching, I completely agree with ur viewpoint on the quality of edn provided by these money making institutions. Personally, i have tried notes of sytnergy, vajiram, crackias and didnt find them good. However, offlately, I have heard about "braintree" making a mark as a pub ad coaching institute and was thinking of buying their notes..do u hve ny knowledge bou them?? (But for sure, this will b my last tyrst with these institutes, after this I am nt gng to waste ma time and energy on them) Thanking you. Reply
youth November 23, 2009 at 8:12 AM hello mam actually iam from tarn taran near amritsar this a rural area nobody there to solve my queries.mam if u dnt mind plz help me cse iam in 2nd year of my graduation just doing bca2nd year .now i wanna to start prepration for ias.and i think to choose public ad and psycology for both prelims and mains.could u suggest me how i start prep and basic books of both public ad and psycology by which i get better idea of these boths . thnx again.plz give me ans as soon as possible. shiv Reply
Shubhra December 5, 2009 at 6:02 AM Shubhra mam, I have started my prepration for cse 2010 now in nov.( this is my first attempt and prep full time) I would like to know whether 6 months time is sufficient for prelims and mains 2010. A. It will be tight but with sufficient motivation, you should be able to make it. ******************************************* Hello Ma'am, Firstly, CONGRATULATIONS!! for the selection and wish you all the best for your trg. and work that you ll take up after that.I got to know about your blog recently. I have some doubts pertaining to my pub ad prep. 1) I have completed fadia & fadia for both ppr 1 & 2, supplemented ppr 2 by s r maheshwari and goyal. I had done some ignou notes also, though not all. So, i wanted to know is it necessary to solve all the questions in all the booklets of ignou notes, because in their personnel admin notes, the extent to which they have gotten into is tremendous, which i dnt think is in line with what is required for the exam preparation. A. No need to solve any questions in IGNOU notes. *********************************************** 2) As for the coaching, I completely agree with ur viewpoint on the quality of edn provided by these money making institutions. Personally, i have tried notes of sytnergy, vajiram, crackias and didnt find them good. However, offlately, I have heard about "braintree" making a mark as a pub ad coaching institute and was thinking of buying their notes..do u hve ny knowledge bou them?? (But for sure, this will b my last tyrst with these institutes, after this I am nt gng to waste ma time and energy on them) A. No idea. ********************************************* hello mam actually iam from tarn taran near amritsar this a rural area nobody there to solve my queries.mam if u dnt mind plz help me cse iam in 2nd year of my graduation just doing bca2nd year .now i wanna to start prepration for ias.and i think to choose public ad and psycology for both prelims and mains.could u suggest me how i start prep and basic books of both public ad and psycology by which i get better idea of these boths . A. Kondly go thru the blog. you will get all your answers. Reply
sandeep December 5, 2009 at 9:09 AM hi shubhra which of the following books is a better alternative to sharma sadana avasthi and maheshwari fadia and fadia Reply
asha December 24, 2009 at 2:35 AM Hello shubra mam, Mam I hav started to study for cse 2010-with pub admin n indian history, well this would my first attempt, i know that 5 months of time duration is not enough to study well,I read ur complete blog it very informative still i wanna know complete list of books n authors for Pub admin Prelims n Mains as well as Gs material pls refer me any other materials which you use to refer... Thanks®ards Asha Reply
Shubhra December 28, 2009 at 10:35 PM fadia and fadia. all books given in the blog Reply
Gaurav Bhardwaj June 23, 2012 at 8:45 PM sorry mam forget to tell u in 2nd optional i m confused in psychology/ sociology/geography/anthropology and mam pls do tell me how to start prep as I m looking for 2013 Reply
Gaurav Bhardwaj June 23, 2012 at 8:46 PM sorry mam forget to tell u in 2nd optional i m confused in psychology/ sociology/geography/anthropology and mam pls do tell me how to start prep as I m looking for 2013 Reply
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Anonymous August 23, 2014 at 8:24 PM Hi man What wz ur optionals. I have chsen pub ad. Is lakasmikanth& prasad enough fr pre. Hw can I mprve ans writing n pub ad. Reply
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