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Author : Mocktime Publication
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Release Date : 101-01-01

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Syllabus: 1. Introduction to Disaster Management (DM): Key Terms, Definitions, Concepts (Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability, Exposure, Coping Capacity, Resilience, Conflict, Emergencies, and related terms); Disaster Cycle Phases; Applications of different concepts related to disaster; and Methods of Hazard, Vulnerability, and Capacity Assessment (HVCA). 2. Natural Hazards: Detailed Classification of Disaster, History of Disasters, Types of Natural Hazards (Earthquakes, Volcanism, Cyclones, Tsunamis, Floods, Droughts, Famines, Landslides, Avalanches, Glacial Lake Outburst Flood); Characteristics, Causes, and Damage Potential of different natural hazards. 3. Human-Induced Disasters, Vulnerability, and Risk Assessment: Classification of Man-made Disasters (Socio-Technical, Technological, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Disasters); Basics of Vulnerability and Risk Assessment and Management, Concepts of Exposure, Sensitivity, and Adaptive Capacity, Analysis of Inherent and Chronic Vulnerabilities, Disaster Risk and its Associated Parameters, Disaster Risk Mitigation Measures, Early Warning Systems, and Common Alert Protocols (CAP). 4. Disaster Management in India: Hazard and Vulnerability Profile of India; Regional Aspects of Hazard, Risk, and Vulnerability; Emerging Paradigms and Recent Developments in Disaster Management. 5. Research - Meaning and Concepts: Definitions; Sources of Knowledge, History of Scientific Thought, Paradigm of Research; Theoretical Framework of Research; Types of Research (Social, Applied, Action, Participatory Research); Formulating Research Problem; Literature Review (Sources, Importance, Critical Literature Review, Identifying Gap Areas); Hypothesis (Different Types, Significance, Development of Working Hypothesis, Directional and Non-Directional Hypothesis); Validity & Reliability. 6. Research Design, Data Collection, Analysis, and Methods: Research Design (Basic Principles, Need, Features of Good Design, Important Concepts); Laws and Theories; Research Approaches; Developing a Research Plan; Determining Experimental and Sample Designs; Types of Research Methods; Methods, Sources, or Tools for Data Collection; Construction of Questionnaire, Interview Schedule, and Interview Guide; Sampling (Concepts, Types, Techniques); Variables; Data Processing; Data Analysis and Statistics; Methods of Hypothesis Testing; Type of Errors; Generalization and Interpretation of Data. 7. Ethical Considerations in Research: Ethical Issues in Research; Identifying and Avoiding Bias; Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism; Guidelines in Research; Informed Consent; Privacy Concerns. 8. Disaster Research: Definitions and Concepts; Methodology and Methods of Transdisciplinary Research; Methods in Contemporary Disaster Research; Research Methods in Disaster and Humanitarian Settings (Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed); Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction; Approaches to Qualitative Research (Narrative, Phenomenology, Grounded Theory, Ethnography, Autobiography, Case Study, Ethnomethodology); Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR); Research Methods for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM), Natural and Environmental Disasters, Computational Methods, Geographical Methods; Disaster Reconnaissance; Ethics and Ethical Dilemmas in Disasters. 9. Legal Framework Related to Disasters in India: Disaster Management Act, 2005; Other Related Acts, Policies, Plans, Programmes, and Legislations. 10. International Legal Framework Related to Disasters: Major International Legal Instruments Dealing Specifically with Disasters; Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030; Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015; Yokohama Strategy; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). 11. Policies Related to Disasters and Institutional Arrangements: National Policy on Disaster Management 2009; National Disaster Management Plan 2019; State Disaster Management Plans (SDMPs); District Disaster Management Plans (DDMPs); Institutional Arrangements in DM: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). 12. Disaster Financial Management: Disaster Financial Management Team Composition; Cash Flow Management, Debt Monitoring, Risk Avoidance; Disaster Assessment and Expense Reimbursement (Pertaining to Damage, Emergency Protective Measures); Project and Portfolio Management (Performing Financial Analysis, Maintaining Accurate Financial Records/Documents for Audits); Supply Chain Management; Knowledge of Procurement and Contracting Practices; Disaster Financial Management Activities; Disaster Financial Accounting Systems and Management Processes; Disaster Financial Assistance Programs; Financial Management for Humanitarian Response; Disaster Mitigation Fund and Disaster Response Fund at Central and State Levels. 13. Disaster Challenges of Vulnerable Populations: Dimensions and Factors Affecting Vulnerabilities; Differential Vulnerability of People Based on Caste, Class, Gender, Age, Location, Disability, Religion, etc.; Disaster Challenges Due to Multiple Vulnerabilities; Cascading Vulnerabilities and Impacts; Intersectionality, Vulnerability, and Resilience. 14. Specific Vulnerable Groups in Disasters - Gender, Children, and Elderly: Understanding Sex, Gender, and Gendered Vulnerability; Gender Differentials in Disaster Cycle, Coping Strategies, and Resilience; Gender-Inclusive and Gender-Sensitive DM Best Practices; Women, Work, and Livelihood Issues; Basic Concepts in Child-Centered DRR, Vulnerability of Children, Children in Disaster Cycle, Coping/Resilience, Child-Inclusive/Sensitive DM Best Practices; Basic Concepts of DRR for Elderly Population, Vulnerability of Elderly, Older People in Disaster Cycle, Coping/Resilience, Elderly-Inclusive/Sensitive DM Best Practices. 15. Disability and Disasters: Basic Concepts and Terminologies (Impairment, Disability, Handicap); Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD); Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (2016); Types and Models of Disability; Vulnerability of Persons with Disabilities (PwD); Differential Impact of Disasters on PwD; Disability Issues in Disaster Cycle; Coping Strategies and Resilience of PwD; Disability Inclusive DRR (Approaches, Identifying PwD, VCA/Early Warning Systems, Search/Rescue/Evacuation, Shelter Management, Accessibility Guidelines, IEC Material, Rehabilitation); Disability-Sensitive DM Best Practices; Disaster/Emergency Frameworks and Disability References; Disability Frameworks and Disaster References. 16. Development and Disasters: Sustainable Development; Impact of Development Projects (Dams, Embankments, Changes in Land-Use etc.); Vulnerability to Shanty Settlements; Vulnerability in the City, Risk in Urban Areas, Issues in Urban Planning, Initiatives for Risk Reduction in India; Disaster Resilient Infrastructure. 17. Indian Knowledge Systems, Economic Aspects, Poverty, and Livelihoods in Disasters: Local Knowledge and Practices for DRR; Indian Knowledge about Disasters (Early Warning Systems/Indicators, Coping Strategies/Disaster Response, Distinctive Settlement Patterns, Livelihood Preferences, Sociocultural Practices/Traditions, Managing Natural Resources/Disaster Risks, Literary Sources, Global Best Practices/Lessons Learned); Identifying Natural Disasters with Potential Financial Implications, Measuring Local Government Financial Vulnerability/Capacity to Address Natural Disasters, Identifying Regional Financial Vulnerabilities, Direct/Indirect Costs, Welfare Losses/Damages, Challenges in Economic Assessments of Disaster Losses; Poverty and DRR; Livelihoods and DRR. 18. Roles of Local Institutions in DM: Roles and Responsibilities of Community, Panchayati Raj Institutions/Urban Local Bodies (PRIs/ULBs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and Other Stakeholders in DM. 19. Reducing Risk of Disasters in Communities: Strategies of Risk Reduction; People's Participation; Role of Civil Society and Volunteer Organizations; Activities and Roles of Community Action for DRR; Participatory Risk Assessment Methods; Culture of Safety, Prevention, Mitigation, and Preparedness. 20. Community Risk Management: Community Assets and Social Wealth; Community Risk Mapping; Living with Risk; Policy Perspectives (Sendai Framework for DRR); Conflict Resolution through Collaboration and Consensus; Citizens Forum, Public Voices, and Public Sphere; Social Justice Challenges; Media Advocacy for DM; Building Resilience for Disaster Risk Management; Disaster Literacy of Communities. 21. Health Systems and Infrastructure: National and Local Health Systems; Tiers of Healthcare Services; Clinical Services; Health Information System; Human Resources for Health; Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Systems; Evaluation of Disaster Programs and Projects; Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems & Infrastructure. 22. Disaster Health and Communicable Diseases: Concepts of Disaster Health, Endemic, Outbreak, Epidemic, and Pandemic; Health Consequences of Disasters; Health-EDRM Framework; Public Health Preparedness and Response; Communicable Diseases as Public Health Threats; Principles of Communicable Disease Prevention and Control; Major Disease in Emergency and Non-Emergency Settings; Setting Up Disease Control Programmes; Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research for Disease Control Programmes. 23. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergencies: Diseases Related to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; Community Involvement in Hygiene Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Mitigation; Improving Environmental Conditions; Water Quantity and Water Quality; Emergency Water Supply Strategy and Techniques; Water-Borne and Water-Induced Diseases; Vector Borne Diseases Control; Water and Sanitation in Cholera Outbreak Response; Hygiene and Food Safety; Solid Waste Management; Excreta Disposal; Planning Guidelines for Institutions. 24. Disaster Epidemiology, Outbreak Investigation, and Public Health Surveillance: Basic Concepts of Epidemiology (Epidemiological Triad, Role in Disasters, Methods/Methodological Challenges, Disaster-Related Exposures, Mortality/Morbidity, Health Management Information System (HMIS), Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA), Disaster Registries, Epidemiological Survey, Post-Disaster Epidemiological Investigations/Studies, Influenza Epidemiology); Definition and Criteria of Outbreak, Steps of an Outbreak Investigation, Prevention of Outbreaks, Trigger Alerts, Principles/Methods of Investigations for Food/Water/Air/Vector Borne Outbreaks; Concept and Types of Surveillance, Indicator & Event-Based Surveillance, Surveillance Design/Evaluation/Common Problems, Components of Surveillance System, Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP), Early Warning, Alert and Response System (EWARS). 25. Biological Disasters, Pandemics, Public Health Emergencies, and Emerging/Re-Emerging Diseases: Infectious Diseases, Biological Disasters, Epidemics, Pandemics, Public Health Emergencies (Concepts, Impacts, Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, Early Warnings/Containment Strategies, DRR/DM Measures); Biological Hazards (Types, Risk Groups); Biological Warfare and Bioterrorism (Threats, Capacity Building, Response); Biosafety and Biosecurity; Agrocrime and Agroterrorism; Healthcare Waste, Biomedical Waste and Their Management; Pandemic (Basics, Stages, Risks, Impacts, Mitigation, Case Studies); International Health Regulations (IHR); Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEIC); Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA); Rapid Response Teams and Capacity Building; Mass Vaccination Issues; Emerging Diseases, Re-Emerging Diseases, Factors for Emergence, Zoonotic Diseases, Overview of Common Emerging/Re-Emerging Diseases. 26. Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), One Health, and Other Emerging Health Issues: Stressors, Protective Factors, Mental Health Disorder in Emergencies/Disasters; Disaster Mental Health (Basics, Phases, Response, Responders); Normal/Abnormal Human Response to Disaster; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); General Measures and Psychosocial Support Interventions (Psychological First Aid (PFA), Psychological Debriefings, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Community Based Interventions); Disaster Mental Health Counselling; Managing Stress and Well-Being; Basics of One Health Concept, One Health Preparedness, One Health Approach for DM; Risk Assessment/Management in Health Organizations, Health Advice for Emergency Responders, Health in DRR Frameworks, Health Related Vulnerability/Rehabilitation, CBRNe Disasters (Basics, Case Studies, Management Strategies), Nutrition/Food Safety, Care of Road Traffic Injuries Victims, Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Maternal Health/Safe Motherhood, Infant/Young Child Feeding, Antimicrobial Resistance. 27. Introduction to Environment and Ecology: The Global Concern; Natural Resources and Energy Resources (Renewable/Non-Renewable); Water Resources and Forest Resources; Biodiversity and Conservation, Threats to Biodiversity; Branches of Ecology, Habitat and Ecological Niche; Ecosystem (Concepts, Types, Component, Function, Structure); Biogeochemical Cycles; Energy Flow in Ecosystem (Law of Thermodynamics, Flow of Energy, Food Chains, Food Web, Ecological Pyramids, Ecological Balance); Community Dynamics (Hydrosphere, Xerosere); Population Dynamics (Structural/Functional Aspects, Death Antagonism). 28. Environmental Pollution and Climate Resilience: Sources of Pollution; Different Types of Pollution (Air, Water, Soil, Marine, Noise, Thermal); Pollution Case Studies (London Smog Disaster, Ganga/Yamuna Pollution); Cost of Pollution Management; Causes of Environmental Pollution; Climatology (Origin, Composition/Structure of Atmosphere, Insolation, Distribution of Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure/Motion, General Atmospheric Circulation, Classification of World Climates - Koppen's/Thornthwaite's Schemes, Heat Budget, Hydrological Cycle); Climate Resilience (Meaning, Concept, Indicators, Causes, Theories). 29. Environmental Health, Safety, Disasters, Eco-based Approaches, and Nature-Based Solutions: Hailstorms; Heat Waves, Terminal Heat, and Heat-Related Illness; Cold Waves, Frost, and Fog; Climate Change (Global Warming, Acid Rains, Ozone Layer Depletion); Effect of Weather, Climate Variability, and Climate Change on Population Health; Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (EcoDRR – Introduction, Tools, Approaches); Natural Resources Management, Traditional Environmental Wisdom and Disasters; Disaster Risk Management (PEDRR - Partnership for Environment and DRR), Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and its Linkages with EcoDRR; Ecological Approaches and Integrated Ecosystem Management; Nature Based Solutions (NBSs). 30. Occupational Health and Safety: Occupational Hazards (Overview, Classification, Role in Different Industries); Indian Occupational Safety Scenario; Concept and Spectrum of Occupational Health; Occupational Health Services (Basics, Structure, Functional Units, Activities); Occupational Health Screening; Occupational Diseases, Notifiable Occupational Diseases (Effects, Prevention); Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, Audiometric Tests, Eye Tests, Vital Function Tests; Industrial Toxicology (Local, Systemic, Chronic, Temporary, Cumulative Effects, Carcinogens Entry into Human Systems); Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomics; Industrial Disasters (Classification, Investigation, Prevention); Agricultural Respiratory Hazards and Diseases; Corporate and Office Hazards and Diseases; Occupational Health, Safety, and Disaster Prevention. 31. Accident Investigation, Reporting, and Fire Disaster Safety: Incident Recall Technique (IRT); Disaster Control; Job Safety Analysis, Safety Survey, Safety Inspection, Safety Sampling; Safety Audit; Concept of an Accident, Reportable/Non-Reportable Accidents; Unsafe Act and Condition, Principles of Accident Prevention; Role of Safety Committee, Accident Causation Models, Cost of Accident; Overall Accident Investigation Process (Response to Accidents, India Reporting Requirement, Planning Document, Planning Matrix, Investigators Kit, Functions of Investigator, Four Types of Evidences, Records of Accidents, Accident Reports); Forest Fire, Wild Fire, and Fire Following Earthquakes (Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Assessment, Mitigation, Preparedness, Response). 32. Basics of Remote Sensing (RS): History, Development, Definition, Concept & Principles; Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) and its Characteristics; Wavelength Regions and their Significance; Interaction of EMR with Atmosphere and Earth's Surface (Absorption, Reflectance, Scattering, Atmospheric Windows, Energy Balance Equation, Spectral Response/Signature); Spectral, Spatial, Temporal, and Radiometric Resolutions; Concept of Satellite, Sensor, Orbit; Satellite Image and Various Interpretation Techniques; Digital Image Processing Techniques. 33. Basic Concepts of Geographic Information System (GIS): Definition, Philosophy & Historical Evolution; Spatial vs. Non-Spatial Data; Components of GIS; Spatial Data Models (Raster and Vector - Advantages & Disadvantages); Raster Data & its Representation (Data Structure & File Format, Data Compression - Block Code, Chain Code, Run Length Code, Quadtree, MrSID); Vector Data Representation (Data Structure & File Format, Topology); Advantage of DBMS in Context of GIS; Data Input and Projections; Geometric Transformation of Raster and Vector Data. 34. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Using GIS and RS: RS & GIS Global and National Initiatives for Disaster Risk Management; Hazard Evaluation and Zonation; Risk and Vulnerability Assessment; Damage Assessment; Land Use Planning and Regulation for Sustainable Development. 35. Introduction to Information & Communications Technology (ICT) and its Applications in DM: ICT Approaches in DM; Changing Media Environments and Efficient Use of ICT for Disaster Communication; Disaster Informatics and Multimedia Educational Application for Risk Reduction; Current State and Solutions for Future Challenges in Alerting Technologies; ICT Applications, Tools, and Techniques; Efficient Deployment of ICT Tools; Utilizing ICT Applications for Decision Support in Disaster Mitigation. 36. Sensor Technologies and Computing Infrastructure in DRR: Introduction to Sensor Technologies; Types of Sensor Systems (Benefits, Limitations, Efficient Use); Design and Deployment Practices; Use of Sensor Technologies and Computing Infrastructure for Environmental Risks, Emergency, and Rescue Operations. 37. Other Emerging Technologies for Disaster Risk Management: Big Data, Machine Learning, and Database Management; Artificial Intelligence (AI), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Robotics; Social Media. 38. Emergency Response Procedures, Systems, Shelter, and Support Functions: Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) for Disaster Response; Information Management System; Warning Dissemination; First Responders; Evacuation; Search and Rescue Operations; Relief Operations; Emergency Operation Center (EOC); Incident Response System (Overview, Features, Incident Response Teams); Resource Management & Networking (India Disaster Resource Network); Role of Disaster Response Forces and Community Based Organizations (CBO) in Emergency Response Mechanism; Assistance to Self-Sheltering Populations; Emergency Shelter and Intermediate Shelter; Short-Term Shelter in Existing Buildings; Site Selection and Arrangement of Emergency Settlements; Longer-Term Issues for Emergency Settlements; Vector and Pest Control; Emergency Support Functions and their details. 39. Emergency Health Services: Health in Emergencies; Planning, Continuity, and Access for Emergency Health Services; Prehospital Care (First Aid in Different Cases, Basic Life Support (BLS), Wound Management, Handling of Injured Persons); First Aid Triage (Principles, Types, and Triage Systems); Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC – Framework and Key Concepts); Mass Casualty Management; Emergency Medical Preparedness and Response; Hospital Emergency Disaster Management Plan; Hospital Safety and Preparedness; Health Emergency Teams; Identification and Handling of Human Remains. 40. Risk Communication and Media & Public Affairs in Disasters: Disaster and Communication (Role of Communication in Disaster, Nature and Scope of Communication); Models and Processes of Communication as Applied to DM; Sender and Receiver Oriented Views; Seven Traditions of Communication and its Relevance to DM; Normative Perspective on Disaster Communication; Disaster Warnings as Risk Communication (Risk Perception, Hazard Awareness); Cultural Influences on Risk Communication; Cultural Cognition Theory of Risk Approaches Influencing Hazard Adjustment and Adoption; Overview of the Media and Public Affairs; Role of Media in DM and Humanitarian Crisis; Objectives of Mass Media; Ethical Issues in Disaster Communication; Understanding News Media Coverage of Disaster (Biases and Stereotypes); Reporting on Disaster Issues and Challenges (Newsworthiness, Phases of Disaster Reporting, Sources of News, Checklist for Disaster Reporting); Media Relations during Emergency Situations; Alternative Media During Crisis; Tools for Social Media (Applications and Use).

Defence And Strategic Studies Unit Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Release Date : 101-01-01

Defence And Strategic Studies Unit Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam written by Mocktime Publication and has been published by by Mocktime Publication this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 101-01-01 with Study Aids categories.

Syllabus: 1. Defence and Strategic Studies: Assumptions and Approaches; The Concepts of Nation: State and Nation – State, Theories and Elements of State. 2. 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. 3. National Security Structures: Armed Forces, Intelligence Agencies, Police Forces, Decision-Making Structures, etc.; National Security Environment: Internal and External. 4. 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 Détente: Concept and contemporary relevance. 5. Contribution of Sun Tzu, Kautilya, Machiavelli, Jomini, and Carl von Clausewitz. 6. Contribution of General Giulio Douhet, W.Mitchell, J.F.C.Fuller, and Capt.B.H.Liddell Hart. 7. Contribution of Marx, Lenin, Mao Zedong and Che Guevara. 8. Nuclear Deterrence: Andre Beaufre, Henry Kissinger and K. Subrahmanyam; Thoughts of Gandhi and Nehru on Peace, Security and Development. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. Terrorism: Concept and kinds (National, International and Cross border); Conflicting Ideologies: Militarism, Nationalism, Fundamentalism, Separatism, Irredentism. 12. Concept and Elements of Deterrence: Nuclear & Conventional; Evolution of Global Nuclear Doctrines; Democratic Peace Theory. 13. Basic Concepts and Theory: (i) Concepts of Disarmament & Arms Control (ii) Objectives and Conditions of Disarmament (iii) Elements of Arms Control Mechanisms: Agreements, verification, inspection, control (iv) Approaches to Disarmament & Arms Control. 14. 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. 15. Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Weapons; Nuclear Arms Limitation Nuclear Arms Control Treaties; Chemical weapons Convention and Biological Weapons Convention. 16. Concept of Non-proliferation, NPT, CTBT, PTBT MTCR FMCT, & other treaties; Nuclear Export Control Regimes; New Challenges and Responses - Missile Defense, Cooperative Threat Reduction and G-7 Global Partnership; Disarmament & Arms Control and Economic Development; Terrorism and Nuclear Proliferation; Concept of Star Wars and NMD. 17. End of cold war and emergence of new world order; Proliferation of Military, Nuclear and missile capabilities. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. Global Security Concerns: Palestinian-Israeli conflict & 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. 21. 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. 22. Strategic Dimension of India- Pakistan Relations: Genesis of India-Pakistan Conflict, Indo-Pak Military balance, The Kashmir Question, Pakistan Sponsored Terrorism, Pakistan's Nuclear Strategy, The Powers Structure of Pakistan, Contentious Issues: Siachin, Sir Creek, River Waters, etc. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. Origin, Type and Structure of Conflict; Ideologies and International conflicts; Role of United Nations in Conflict Management and Re – Structuring of UNO. 26. Techniques of Conflict Prevention; Conflict Management: Pacific Solutions of International Disputes, Coercive methods. 27. International Humanitarian Laws and Laws of Armed Conflicts; Confidence Building Measures: Concept, kinds and utility. 28. IGOs & NGOs in Conflict Resolution: Peace Making, Peace Keeping and Peace Building; Gandhian Philosophy on Peace and Non-violence; Nehruvian approach to National Security and Cooperation. 29. Basic Concept & meaning of Disaster, Introduction to terminologies associated with Disaster and National Security: Natural and Manmade, Vulnerability, Risk etc., Identifying various types of Disasters. 30. 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. 31. Disaster Management: Meaning, Association and Distinction with related concepts like Disaster Mitigation, Response, and Recovery, Relief, and Reconstruction. 32. 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. 33. Economic Theories of Defence; Sustainable Development: Challenges & Responses; Basics of Defence Planning, Determinants of Defence Expenditure; Defence Budgeting. 34. Economic Causes of War; Economic Warfare in modem times; Economic Problems of Post War reconstruction. 35. National Security and International Trade regimes (WTO, TRIPS, TRIMS, FTA’s NAFTA, SAPTA, & NSG). 36. India’s role in Regional and Global Economic Forums and Organizations; Geo-economics and its Implications for global/regional economic stability. 37. Broad Survey of Technological Changes from Industrial Revolution to Information Revolution; India’s Civil Nuclear and Space Programs, India’s Energy Scenario. 38. Research and Development: Relevance of Science and Technology in National Security; Impact of Information Technology; Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA); Choice of Weapon Systems; Impact of Economic Liberalization and Globalization: Defence Production in India (Role of DPSU’s and Ordnance factories); Defence and Development and Peace & Development Dichotomies. 39. 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. 40. 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, 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.

Geography Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. The History paper consists of all the aspects of Indian History (Pre-history, Ancient period, Medieval Indian history, and Modern India including National Movement and post independent phase) and also consists of Historical Method, Research Methodology and Historiography. Since, the subject and the boundaries of Indian history are vast and comprehensive, it has been systematically analysed and synthesized into Ten Units. However, the concepts, the ideas and the terms given here would specify the extent the subject included though it is not mentioned in the units. It is to make the student realize the comprehension of the syllabus prepared. 2. Concepts, Ideas and Terms - I: Bharatvarsha, Khilafat, Sabha and Samiti, Sulah-i-kul, Varnasrama, Turkan-i-Chahlghani, Vedanta, Watan, Purusharthas, Baluta, Rina, Taquavi, Samskaras, Iqta, Yajna, Jaziya. 3. Concepts, Ideas and Terms - II: Ganarajya, Zakat, Janapada, Madad-i-maash, Doctrine of Karma, Amaram, Dandaniti / Arthasastra / Saptanga, Raya-Rekho, Dharmavijaya, Jangama / Dasa. 4. Concepts, Ideas and Terms - III: Stupa / Chaitya/ Vihara, Madarasa / Maqtab, Nagara / Dravida / Vesara, Chauth / Sardeshmukhi, Bodhisattva / Tirthankara, Sarai, Alvars / Nayanars, Polygars, Sreni, Jagir / Shariyat. 5. Concepts, Ideas and Terms - IV: Bhumi-chidra-vidhana-nyaya, Dastur, Kara-bhoga-bhaga, Mansab (Rank), Vishti, Deshmukh, Stridhana, Nadu / Ur, Memorial Stones, Ulema, Agraharas, Firman. 6. Concepts, Ideas and Terms - V: Ain-i-Dashsalah, Satyagraha, Pargana, Swadeshi, Shahna-i-Mandi, Revivalism, Mahalwari, Communalism, Hind Swaraj, Orientalism, Mercantilism, Oriental Despotism. 7. Concepts, Ideas and Terms - VI: Economic Nationalism, De-Industrialisation, Indian Renaissance, Subsidiary Alliance, Economic Drain, Evangelicalism, Colonialism, Bhudan, Paramountcy, Panchsheel, Dyarchy, Mixed Economy. 8. Concepts, Ideas and Terms - VII: Federalism, Socialism, Utilitarianism, Hindu Code Bill, Filtration Theory, Historical Methods, Forward Policy, Plagiarism, Doctrine of Lapse, Ethics and Morality in History Writing. 9. Unit I - Sources & Early Phases: Negotiating the Sources: 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). 10. Unit I - Neolithic, Chalcolithic & Indus Civilization: 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). 11. Unit I - Vedic Periods & Emergence of States: 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, 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). 12. Unit II - From State to Empire (Magadha & Mauryas): Rise of Magadha, Greek invasion under Alexander and its effects; Mauryan expansion, Mauryan polity, society, economy; Asoka’s Dhamma and its Nature; Decline and Disintegration of the Mauryan Empire; Mauyan art and architecture; Asokan edicts: language and script. 13. Unit II - Post-Mauryan Regional Powers & Trade: Dissolution of Empire and Emergence of Regional Powers (Indo-Greeks, Sungas, Satavahanas, Kushanas and Saka-Ksatrapas); Sangam literature, polity and society in South India as reflected in Sangam literature; Trade and commerce from 2nd century BCE to 3rd century CE, Trade with the Roman World. 14. Unit II - Religious Developments, Art & Gupta-Vakataka Age: Emergence of Mahayana Buddhism, Kharavela and Jainism; Post-Mauryan art and Architecture (Gandhara, Mathura and Amaravati 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, Developments in Science Technology, Astronomy, Mathematics and Medicine); Harsha and his Times (Administration and Religion); Salankayanas and Visnukundins in Andhradesa. 15. Unit III - Regional Kingdoms (Deccan & South): Emergence of Regional Kingdoms: Kingdoms in Deccan (Gangas, Kadmabas, Western and Eastern Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Kalyani Chalukyas, Kakatiyas, Hoysalas and Yadavas); Kingdoms in South India (Pallavas, Ceras, Colas and Pandyas). 16. Unit III - Regional Kingdoms (East, West, North) & Early Medieval Characteristics: 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, Kalacuri-Chedis, Gahadavalas and Paramaras); Characteristics of Early Medieval India (Administration and Political Structure Legitimation of Kingship). 17. Unit III - Early Medieval Economy & Trade: 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). 18. Unit III - Early Medieval Religion & Society: Growth of Brahminical religions (Vaisnavism and Saivism; 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). 19. Unit III - Early Medieval Education, State Formation Debates & Arab Contracts: Education and Educational Institutions (Agraharas, Mathas and Mahaviharas as Centres of Education); Growth of Regional Languages; Debates of state formation in early medieval India (A) Feudal model; B) Segmentary model; C) Integrative model); Arab contracts: Suleiman Ghaznavid conquests; Alberuni’s Accounts. 20. Unit IV - Sources of Medieval History & Political Developments (Sultanate & Mughals): Source of Medieval Indian History (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, theSayyids 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). 21. Unit IV - Vijayanagara, Bahmanis, Other Regional Powers & Marathas: The Vijayanagara and the Bahmanis - Deccan Sultanate (Bijapur, Golkonda, Bidar, Berar and Ahmadnagar – Rise, Expansion and Disintegration); Eastern Gangas and Suryavamshi Gajapatis; Rise of the Marathas & the foundation of Swaraj by Shivaji (its expansion under the Peshwas; Mughal – Maratha relations, Maratha Confederacy, Causes of Decline). 22. Unit V - Medieval Administration (Sultanate, Sher Shah, Mughals): Administration & Economy: Administration under the Sultanate (Nature of State – Theocratic and Theocentric, Central, Provincial and Local Administration, Law of succession); Sher Shah’s Administrative Reforms; Mughal Administration (Central, Provincial and Local: Mansabdari and Jagirdari Systems). 23. Unit V - Deccan, Maratha Administration & Inter-State Policies: Administrative System in the Deccan (The Vijayanagara State & Polity, Bahamani Administrative System); Maratha Administration (Asta Pradhan); Frontier Policies under Delhi Sultanate and Mughals; Inter-State Relations during the Sultanate and the Mughals. 24. Unit V - Medieval Economy (Agriculture, Industries, Trade): Agricultural Production and Irrigation System, Village Economy, Peasantry, Grants and Agricultural Loans, Urbanization and Demographic Structure; Industries (Cotton Textiles, Handicrafts, Agro-Based industries, Organisation, Factories & Technology); Trade and Commerce (State Policies, Internal and External Trade: European Trade, Trade Centres and Ports, Transport and Communication, Hundi (Bills of Exchange) and Insurance, State Income and Expenditure, Currency, Mint System; Famines and Peasant Revolts). 25. Unit VI - Medieval Social Structure, Sufism, Bhakti & Sikh Movements: Society and Culture: Social Organisation 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). 26. Unit VI - Medieval Social Classification, Women & Education: 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, Centres of Education and Curriculum, Madarasa Education. 27. Unit VI - Medieval Fine Arts & Architecture: 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). 28. Unit VII - Sources of Modern History & Rise of British Power: Sources of Modern Indian History (Archieval 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). 29. Unit VII - British Relations, 1857 Revolt, Administration & Constitutional Changes: 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. 30. Unit VIII - Colonial Economy & Its Impact: Colonial Economy: 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 Socio-Economic Conditions of Artisans; De-urbanisation); Economic Drain; World Wars and Economy. 31. Unit VIII - British Industrial Policy, Infrastructure & Social Issues: 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 & Telegraph); Growth of New Urban Centres; New Features of Town Planning and Architecture, Urban Society and Urban Problems; Famines, Epidemics and the Government Policy; Tribal and Peasant Movements. 32. Unit VIII - Indian Society in Transition: Religion, Education & Renaissance: 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 & Medicine – Towads Modernism); Indian Renaissance (Socio-Religious Reforms; Emergence of Middle Class; Caste Associations and Caste Mobility). 33. Unit VIII - Women's Question, Press & Modernization of Arts: Women’s Question (Nationalist Discourse; Women’s Organisations; British Legislation concerning Women, Gender Identity & Constitutional Position); The Printing Press (Journalistic Activity and the Public opinion); Modernisation of Indian Languages and Literary Forms – Reorientation in Painting, Music and Performing Arts. 34. Unit IX - Rise of Indian Nationalism & Movements: Rise of Indian Nationalism: 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; Subas Chandra Bose and INA; Role of Middle Class in National Movement; Women Participation in National Movement. 35. Unit IX - Communal Politics, Independence & Partition: Left Wing Politics; Depressed Class Movement; Communal Politics (Muslim League and Genesis of Pakistan); Towards Independence and Partition. 36. Unit IX - India after Independence: Challenges & Constitution Making: India after Independence: Challenges of Partition; Integration of the Indian Princely States (Kashmir, Hyderabad & Junagarh); B.R. Ambedkar – The making of the Indian Constitution, its Features; The Structure of Bureaucracy. 37. Unit IX - Post-Independence Policies & Dynamics: New Education Policy; Economic Policies and the Planning process (Development, Displacement and Tribal Issues); Linguistic Reorganisation of States; Centre-State Relations; Foreign Policy Initiatives (Panchsheel); Dynamics of Indian Politics-Emergency; Liberalisation, Privatisation & Globalisation of Indian Economy. 38. Unit X - Historical Method & Research Fundamentals: Historical Method, Research, Methodology and Historiography: 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. 39. Unit X - Research Methodology & Historiographical Practice: 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. 40. Unit X - Historiographical Traditions & Modern Theories: 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; Post – Modernism in History.

International And Area Studies Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. International and Area Studies: Major concepts, scope, and nature of International Relations and Area Studies. 2. Theories of IR and Area Studies: Realist, Liberal, Marxist, and Critical Theories of IR and Area Studies. 3. Approaches: Western and Non-Western; and Power Politics: Balance of Power, Geopolitics, Bipolarity, Unipolarity, Multipolarity and Polycentrism. 4. State and Non-State Actors in IR and Area Studies. 5. Emergence of nation states and nationalism; and the Pre-World War I International System. 6. The Inter-War Period; and the Post-World War II Period (Cold War). 7. Decolonisation, Global South and International Politics; and Post-Cold War International Relations. 8. Impact of Globalisation on the evolution of International Relations and Area Studies. 9. Changing Patterns of World Order: Unipolarity, Bipolarity, Multipolarity and Polycentrism; and the Role of Major Powers: US, Russia, China, Japan, India and EU. 10. Globality, Globalism and Globalisation: Concepts and interconnections. 11. Democratisation and the World Order. 12. Science, Technology and Global Order. 13. Concepts, components and models of National and International Security; and the Evolution of Strategic Thoughts: Kautilya, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Antonio Jomini, Carl von Clausewitz. 14. Continued Evolution of Strategic Thoughts: H. Mackinder, A.T. Mahan, G. Douhet, William Mitchell, Alexander de Seversky, H. Kissinger. 15. Evolution of Strategic Doctrines: Massive Retaliation, Deterrence, Flexible Response, Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), NMD. 16. Evolution of India’s Security Policies and Nuclear and Maritime Doctrines. 17. New Modes of Warfare: Conventional, Low Intensity Conflicts, Information and Communication warfare, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare, Revolution in Military Affairs. 18. Non-Traditional Security Threats: Food and Health Security, Energy Security, Environmental Security, Gender Security, Human Security, Cyber Security and Terrorism; and Conflict Resolution and Peace, Arms Control and Disarmament. 19. Role of International Organisations in International Peace and Security, Development cooperation and Democratisation. 20. United Nations: Role, Relevance, and Reforms. 21. Global Governance: Issues and Challenges of global commons; and Regional and Sub-regional Organisations. 22. Impact of Globalisation on International Organisations and Global Governance; and International Law as an instrument of global governance. 23. Evolution of Objectives and Principles of India’s Foreign Policy. 24. India’s Relations with Neighbourhood and Extended Neighbourhood; and India and Major Powers: US, Russia, China, Japan, and EU. 25. India’s Look East and Act East Policy; and India’s Engagement with International and Regional Organisations. 26. Role of India’s Soft Power in its Foreign Policy. 27. South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region: Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting; and Colonialism, nationalism and independence movements. 28. South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region: Nation building, state building and challenges to democratization; and Post-Independence developments: Political Regimes. 29. South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region: Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security; Regional Territorial and Maritime Issues, Role of Extra-regional Powers. 30. South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region: Regional Trade, Development Cooperation and Strategic Partnership: IORA, SAARC, ASEAN, ARF, APEC, BIMSTEC, Mekong-Ganga Cooperation etc.; and Impact of Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation (LPG). 31. Central Asia, West Asia and Africa: Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting; and Colonialism, nationalism and independence movements. 32. Central Asia, West Asia and Africa: Nation building, state building and challenges to democratization; Post-Independence developments: Political Regimes; and Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security. 33. Central Asia, West Asia and Africa: Regional conflicts and issues and role of extra-regional powers; Regional Trade, Development Cooperation and Strategic Partnership; and Impact of Globalisation. 34. Europe and Erstwhile Soviet Union/Russia: Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting; and Nationalism, Industrial Revolution and State building. 35. Europe between two World Wars; and Alliances and Accords in Europe: NATO, WARSAW PACT, Helsinki Accord, EU etc. 36. Europe and Erstwhile Soviet Union/Russia: Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security, Migration refugees and Ethnic Problems. 37. Europe and Erstwhile Soviet Union/Russia: Trade, Development cooperation and Strategic Partnerships; Role of US in Europe; and Impact of Globalisation. 38. The Americas: Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting; and Colonialism, Nationalism and Independence Movements. 39. The Americas: Nation building, state building and challenges to democratization; and Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security. 40. The Americas: Regional conflicts and Issues: Role of US and Extra-regional Powers; Regional trade, development cooperation and strategic partnership; and Globalisation and its impact.

Commerce Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. Concepts and elements of business environment: Economic (systems, policies - Monetary/fiscal), Political (role of government), Legal (Consumer Protection Act, FEMA), Socio-cultural factors, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). 2. International business: Scope, importance, Globalization (drivers), Modes of entry; Theories of international trade, Government intervention, Tariff/non-tariff barriers, India’s foreign trade policy. 3. Foreign direct investment (FDI) & Foreign portfolio investment (FPI): Types, Costs/benefits (home/host countries), Trends, India’s FDI policy; Balance of payments (BOP): Importance, components. 4. Regional Economic Integration (Levels, Trade creation/diversion effects, Agreements: EU, ASEAN, SAARC, NAFTA); International Economic institutions (IMF, World Bank, UNCTAD); WTO (Functions, objectives, Agriculture Agreement, GATS, TRIPS, TRIMS). 5. Basic accounting principles, concepts, postulates; Partnership Accounts (Admission, Retirement, Death, Dissolution, Insolvency). 6. Corporate Accounting (Issue, forfeiture, reissue of shares; Liquidation; Acquisition, merger, amalgamation, reconstruction); Holding company accounts. 7. Cost & Management Accounting: Marginal costing & Break-even; Standard costing; Budgetary control; Process costing; Activity Based Costing (ABC); Decision-making costing; Life cycle, Target, Kaizen costing, JIT. 8. Financial Statements Analysis (Ratio, Funds flow, Cash flow); Human Resources, Inflation, Environmental Accounting; Indian Accounting Standards & IFRS; Auditing (Independent financial audit, Vouching, Verification/valuation, Audit report, Cost audit); Recent Auditing Trends (Management, Energy, Environment, Systems, Safety). 9. Business economics: Meaning, scope; Objectives of business firms; Demand analysis (Law, Elasticity & measurement, AR/MR relationship). 10. Consumer behavior (Utility analysis, Indifference curve analysis); Law of Variable Proportions; Law of Returns to Scale. 11. Theory of cost (Short-run & long-run cost curves); Price determination: Perfect competition, Monopolistic competition. 12. Price determination: Oligopoly (Price leadership), Monopoly, Price discrimination; Pricing strategies (Skimming, Penetration, Peak load). 13. Finance: Scope, sources; Lease financing; Cost of capital; Time value of money; Capital structure. 14. Capital budgeting decisions: Conventional & scientific techniques of analysis; Working capital management. 15. Dividend decision: Theories, policies; Risk & return analysis; Asset securitization. 16. International monetary system; Foreign exchange market, Exchange rate risk & hedging; International financial markets/instruments (Euro currency, GDRs, ADRs); International arbitrage; Multinational capital budgeting. 17. Measures: Central tendency, Dispersion, Skewness; Correlation & regression (two variables). 18. Probability (Approaches, Bayes’ theorem); Probability distributions (Binomial, Poisson, Normal). 19. Research: Concept, types, designs; Data: Collection, classification; Sampling & estimation (Concepts, Methods - probability/non-probability, Sampling distribution, Central limit theorem, Standard error, Statistical estimation). 20. Hypothesis testing (z-test, t-test, ANOVA, Chi–square, Mann-Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis H-test, Rank correlation); Report writing. 21. Management: Principles, functions; Organization structure (Formal/informal, Span of control); Responsibility & authority (Delegation, decentralization). 22. Motivation & leadership (Concept, theories); Corporate governance & business ethics. 23. HRM: Concept, role, functions; HR planning; Recruitment & selection; Training & development; Succession planning; Compensation management (Job evaluation, Incentives, fringe benefits). 24. Performance appraisal (incl. 360 degree); Collective bargaining & workers’ participation; Personality, Perception, Attitudes, Emotions; Group dynamics, Power & politics; Conflict & negotiation; Stress management; Organizational Culture, Development & Change. 25. Indian financial system overview; Types of banks (Commercial, RRBs, Foreign, Cooperative); RBI (Functions, Role, monetary policy management). 26. Banking sector reforms in India (Basel norms, Risk management, NPA management); Financial markets (Money, Capital, Government securities). 27. Financial Institutions (DFIs, NBFCs, Mutual Funds, Pension Funds); Financial Regulators in India; Financial sector reforms (incl. financial inclusion). 28. Digitisation of banking & financial services (Internet/mobile banking, Digital payments); Insurance (Types: Life/Non-life, Risk classification/management, Insurability limits, Re-insurance, IRDA & role). 29. Marketing: Concept, approaches, channels, mix; Strategic marketing planning; Market segmentation, targeting, positioning. 30. Product decisions (Concept, line, mix, life cycle, new product development); Pricing decisions (Factors, policies, strategies). 31. Promotion decisions (Role, methods: Advertising, Personal selling, Publicity, Sales promotion tools/techniques, Promotion mix); Distribution decisions (Channels, management). 32. Consumer Behaviour (Process, influencing factors); Service marketing; Trends (Social, Online, Green, Direct, Rural marketing, CRM); Logistics management. 33. Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Valid contract elements, Capacity, Free consent, Discharge, Breach & remedies, Quasi contracts); Special contracts (Indemnity/guarantee, Bailment/pledge, Agency). 34. Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (Sale/agreement to sell, Caveat Emptor, Rights of unpaid seller/buyer); Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Types, Negotiation/assignment, Dishonour/discharge). 35. Companies Act, 2013 (Nature/kinds of companies, Formation, Management, meetings, winding up); Limited Liability Partnership (Structure, formation procedure). 36. Competition Act, 2002 (Objectives, provisions); IT Act, 2000 (Objectives, provisions, Cyber crimes/penalties); RTI Act, 2005 (Objectives, provisions); IPRs (Patents, trademarks, copyrights, Emerging issues); GST (Objectives, provisions, Benefits, Implementation, Dual GST). 37. Income-tax: Basic concepts, Residential status & tax incidence, Exempted incomes, Agricultural income. 38. Computation of taxable income under various heads; Deductions from Gross total income; Assessment of Individuals; Clubbing of incomes. 39. International Taxation: Double taxation & its avoidance mechanism; Transfer pricing. 40. Corporate Tax Planning: Concepts, significance; Tax avoidance vs. tax evasion; Techniques; Tax considerations in specific business situations (Make/buy, Own/lease, Retain/Renew/Replace asset, Shut down/continue); Deduction/collection of tax at source; Advance payment of tax; E-filing of income-tax returns.

Labour Welfare Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. Principles and Practices of Management: Development of Management Thought, Contributions of Taylor, Fayol, Mayo, Mary Parker Follett and C.I. Barnard. 2. Behavioural Approach, Systems Approach, Quantitative Approach and Contingency Approach to Management. 3. Function of Management: Planning and Decision Making, Organising, Staffing. 4. Function of Management: Directing, Controlling, Coordinating. 5. Human Resource Management: Conceptual framework, Human Resource Planning, Job Analysis. 6. Recruitment, Selection, Placement, Induction, Training and Development. 7. Performance Management, Job Evaluation, Compensation Management, Employee Benefits and Incentives, Managing Career. 8. New Trends in HRM: Changing environment of HRM and contemporary challenges, Emerging HRM Concepts. 9. Human Resource Development (HRD): Concepts, Assumptions, Values, HRD Mechanisms, Action – research Model. 10. HRD Culture and Climate, HRD Interventions, HR Accounting and Audit, Consultant – client relationship. 11. Knowledge Management, Human Resource Information System. 12. International Human Resource Management (IHRM): Organisational context of IHRM, IHRM and Sustainable Business, Functions of IHRM. 13. Cross – Cultural Studies, Cultural Diversity, Transnational Organisations, IHRM models. 14. Organisational Behaviour: Concept, Scope, Nature of human behavior, Personality, Perception. 15. Learning, Attitude, Motivation, Interpersonal Behaviour. 16. Group Dynamics, Leadership, Communication, Power and Authority. 17. Stress, Organisational Change and Development. 18. Industrial Relations: Concept, Scope, Evolution, Approaches, Actors and Models. 19. Conflict and cooperation, Bi-partitism, Tri-partitism, Collective Bargaining. 20. Workers’ Participation in Management, Grievance Handling and Disciplinary Action, Code of Conduct. 21. Industrial Relations in changing scenario, Employers’ organisations. Trade Unions: Concepts, Evolution. 22. Problems of trade unions in India, Recognition, The Trade Unions Act, 1926. Emerging role of trade unions in India. 23. Industrial Disputes: Factors, Forms, Trends, Prevention and Settlement. 24. Role of State and Central Labour Administration, Strikes and Lockouts. 25. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. 26. Labour Legislation: Objectives, Principles, Classification and Evolution. International Labour Organisation. 27. Social Justice and Labour Legislation, Indian Constitution and Labour Laws. 28. The Factories Act, 1948. The Mines Act, 1952. 29. The Inter-state Migrant Workmen (Regulation of employment and conditions of service) Act, 1979. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970. 30. The Building and other Construction workers (Regulation of employment and conditions of service) Act, 1996. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986. 31. Wages: Concept, Types, Factors influencing wages, Wage Theories and Wage Differentials. 32. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936. 33. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976. 34. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. 35. Labour Welfare: Concept, Scope, Types, Theories and Principles. 36. Industrial Health and Hygiene, Industrial Accidents and safety, Occupational Diseases. 37. Social Security: Concept and Scope, Social Assistance and Social assurance. 38. Labour Market: Features, Demand and Supply of Labour, Nature and Composition of Indian Labour Force. 39. Unemployment and Underemployment, Types of Labour Market, Characteristics of Indian Labour Market. 40. New Dynamics of Labour Market in India, Economic Systems and Labor Market, Problems of Labour in India.

Environmental Sciences Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. Fundamentals of Environmental Sciences: Definition, Principles and Scope of Environmental Science; Structure and composition of atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere; Interaction between Earth, Man and Environment. 2. Energy and Material Dynamics: 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. 3. Global Environmental Context and Resources: Biogeographic provinces of the world and agro-climatic zones of India; Concept of sustainable development; Natural resources and their assessment. 4. Geospatial Techniques and Environmental Awareness: 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. 5. Core Chemical Principles in Environment: 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, radioisotopes; Composition of air: Particles, ions and radicals in the atmosphere, Chemical speciation. 6. Atmospheric and Aquatic Chemistry: 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). 7. Soil Chemistry and Toxicology: 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. 8. Analytical Techniques in Environmental Chemistry: 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. 9. Foundations of Ecology and Ecosystems: Ecology as an inter-disciplinary science, Origin of life and speciation, Human Ecology and Settlement; Ecosystem Structure (Biotic and Abiotic components) and functions (Energy flow in ecosystems, energy flow models, food chains and food webs, Biogeochemical cycles, Ecological succession). 10. Ecosystem Diversity and Stability: Species diversity, Concept of ecotone, edge effects, ecological habitats and niche; Ecosystem stability and factors affecting stability, Ecosystem services; Basis of Ecosystem classification and Types of Ecosystem: Desert (hot and cold), forest, rangeland, wetlands, lotic, lentic, estuarine (mangrove), Oceanic. 11. Biomes and Population Dynamics: Biomes: Concept, classification and distribution, Characteristics of different biomes: Tundra, Taiga, Grassland, Deciduous forest biome, Highland Icy Alpine Biome, Chapparal, Savanna, Tropical Rain forest; 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. 12. Community Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation: 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, 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 bio-prospecting. 13. Applied Ecology and Environmental Health: 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, 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. 14. Earth's Origin and Structure: 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. 15. Earth's Climate Systems and Dynamics: Concept of steady state and equilibrium, Energy budget of the earth, Earth’s thermal environment and seasons; Coriolis force, pressure gradient force, frictional force, geo-strophic 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. 16. Geoprocesses and Soil Science: 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. 17. Hydrogeology, Resources, and Hazards: 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. 18. Energy Sources - Solar and Fossil Fuels: 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. 19. Renewable and Nuclear Energy Technologies: Principles of generation of hydro-power, tidal energy, ocean thermal energy conversion, wind power, geothermal energy, solar energy (solar collectors, photo-voltaic modules, solar ponds); Nuclear energy - fission and fusion, Nuclear fuels, Nuclear reactor – principles and types; Bioenergy: methods to produce energy from biomass. 20. Environmental Impacts of Energy Use: 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. 21. Air Pollution - Sources, Monitoring, and Impacts: 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, 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. 22. Air Pollutant Dispersion and Control: 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, wet collectors, fabric filters and electrostatic precipitator; Control of gaseous pollutants through adsorption, absorption, condensation and combustion including catalytic combustion; Indoor air pollution, Vehicular emissions and Urban air quality. 23. Noise Pollution - Measurement and Control: 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; Impact of noise and vibrations on human health. 24. Water Pollution - Quality, Standards, and Treatment: 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, sulphates, heavy metals and organic contaminants, Microbiological analysis – MPN; Indian standards for drinking water (IS:10500, 2012); Drinking water treatment: Coagulation and flocculation, Sedimentation and Filtration, Disinfection and Softening; Wastewater Treatment: Primary, Secondary and Advanced treatment methods, Common effluent treatment plant. 25. Soil, Thermal, Marine, and Radioactive Pollution: 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 micro-organisms and their functions - degradation of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers; Thermal Pollution: Sources of Thermal Pollution, Heat Islands, causes and consequences; Marine Pollution: Sources and impact of Marine Pollution, Methods of Abatement of Marine Pollution, Coastal management; Radioactive pollution – sources, biological effects of ionizing radiations, radiation exposure and radiation standards, radiation protection. 26. Solid Waste - Characteristics and Logistics: 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. 27. Solid Waste Processing, Recovery, and Disposal: 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, biomethanation of solid waste; Disposal of solid wastes – sanitary land filling and its management, incineration of solid waste. 28. Hazardous, E-waste, Fly Ash, and Plastic Waste Management: 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. 29. Environmental Assessment and Management Systems: 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, costbenefit analysis; Guidelines for Environmental Audit, Environmental Planning as a part of EIA and Environmental Audit, Environmental Management System Standards (ISO14000 series). 30. EIA Notification, Eco-labeling, and Risk Assessment: 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. 31. Core Environmental Legislation in India: 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, 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, Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 and Rules 1986, Motor Vehicle Act, 1988. 32. Specific Waste Management and Safety Rules in India: The Hazardous and Other Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, 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, 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, Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000, Coastal Regulation Zones (CRZ) 1991 amended from time to time. 33. National Environmental Policies and International Agreements: 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, 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, UN Summit on Millennium Development Goals, 2000, Copenhagen Summit, 2009; IPCC, UNEP, IGBP. 34. Statistical Fundamentals in Environmental Science: 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. 35. Statistical Distributions and Hypothesis Testing: Distributions - Normal, log-normal, Binomial, Poisson, t, ?2 (chi-square) and F-distribution; Correlation, Regression, tests of hypothesis (t-test, ?2- test ANOVA: one-way and two-way); significance and confidence limits. 36. Environmental Modelling Approaches: Approaches to development of environmental models; linear, simple and multiple regression models, validation and forecasting; Models of population growth and interactions: Lotka-Voltera model, Leslie’s matrix model. 37. Global Environmental Challenges and National Action Plans: 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 Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem, National Mission for a ‘Green India’, National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture, National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change). 38. Key Environmental Issues and Conservation Efforts in India: Current Environmental Issues in India: Environmental issues related to water resource projects - Narmada dam, Tehri dam, Almatti dam, Cauvery and Mahanadi, Hydro-power projects in Jammu & 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. 39. Conservation Movements, Wildlife Projects, and Sustainable Practices in India: Forest Conservation – Chipko movement, Appiko movement, Silent Valley movement and Gandhamardhan movement, People Biodiversity register; Wild life conservation projects: Project tiger, Project Elephant, Crocodile Conservation, GOI-UNDP Sea Turtle project, Indo-Rhino vision; Carbon sequestration and carbon credits; Waste Management – Swachha Bharat Abhiyan; Sustainable Habitat: Green Building, GRIHA Rating Norms; Vehicular emission norms in India. 40. Environmental Health Issues and Major Disasters: Epidemiological Issues: Fluorosis, Arsenocosis, Goitre, Dengue; Environmental Disasters: Minnamata Disaster, Love Canal Disaster, Bhopal Gas Disaster, 1984, Chernobyl Disaster, 1986, Fukusima Daiichi nuclear disaster, 2011.

Law Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. Nature and sources of law, alongside schools of jurisprudence. 2. Law and morality, encompassing the concept of rights and duties and legal personality. 3. Concepts of property, ownership and possession, linked with the concept of liability. 4. Law, poverty and development, considered with global justice, modernism and post-modernism. 5. Preamble, fundamental rights and duties, directive principles of state policy. 6. Union and State executive and their interrelationship, and Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers. 7. The Judiciary, emergency provisions, temporary, transitional and special provisions in respect of certain states, and the Election Commission of India. 8. Nature, scope and importance of administrative law, the principle of natural justice, and judicial review of administrative actions – Grounds. 9. International law – Definition, nature and basis, and sources of International law. 10. Recognition of states and governments; Nationality, immigrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs); Extradition and asylum. 11. The United Nations and its organs, settlement of international disputes, and the World Trade Organization (WTO). 12. International humanitarian law (IHL) - Conventions and protocols, and the implementation of IHL - Challenges. 13. General principles of criminal liability – Actus reus and mens rea, individual and group liability and constructive liability, along with stages of crime and inchoate crimes - Abetment, criminal conspiracy and attempt. 14. General exceptions to criminal liability, offences against human body, and offences against state and terrorism. 15. Offences against property, offences against women and children, drug trafficking and counterfeiting, and offences against public tranquility. 16. Theories and kinds of punishments, and compensation to the victims of crime. 17. Nature and definition of tort, general principles of tortious liability, and general defenses. 18. Specific torts – Negligence, nuisance, trespass and defamation; Remoteness of damages; Strict and absolute liability; and Tortious liability of the State. 19. The Consumer Protection Act 1986 - Definitions, consumer rights and redressal mechanism. 20. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - No fault liability, third party insurance and claims tribunal, and The Competition Act, 2002 - Prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant position and regulation of combinations. 21. Essential elements of contract and e-contract; Breach of contract, frustration of contract, void and voidable agreements; Standard form of contract and quasi-contract. 22. Specific contracts - Bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee and agency, and the Sale of Goods Act, 1930. 23. Partnership and limited liability partnership, and the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 24. Company law – Incorporation of a company, prospectus, shares and debentures; Company law – Directors and meetings; and Corporate social responsibility. 25. Sources and schools of family law; Marriage and dissolution of marriage; Matrimonial remedies - Divorce and theories of divorce; and Changing dimensions of institution of marriage – Live-in relationship. 26. Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce, alongside maintenance, dower and stridhan. 27. Adoption, guardianship and acknowledgement; Succession and inheritance; Will, gift and wakf. 28. The Uniform Civil Code. 29. Meaning and concept of ‘environment’ and ‘environmental pollution’; International environmental law and UN Conferences; and the Constitutional and legal framework for protection of environment in India. 30. Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India, and the National Green Tribunal. 31. Concept and development of human rights, universalism and cultural relativism, and the International Bill of Rights. 32. Group rights – Women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, minorities and weaker sections, and the 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 Schedule Tribes and National Commission for Backward Classes. 33. Concept and meaning of intellectual property, theories of intellectual property, and International conventions pertaining to intellectual properties. 34. 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; and Law of trademark – Registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement and passing off, remedies. 35. Protection of Geographical Indications, and Bio-diversity and Traditional Knowledge. 36. Information technology law- digital signature and electronic signature, electronic governance, electronic records and duties of subscribers, alongside Cyber crimes, penalties and adjudication. 37. Comparative Law – Relevance, methodology, problems and concerns in Comparison, and forms of governments – Presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal. 38. Models of federalism – USA, Canada and India; Rule of Law – ‘Formal’ and ‘substantive’ versions; and Separation of powers – India, UK, USA and France. 39. Independence of judiciary, judicial activism and accountability – India, UK and USA; Systems of constitutional review – India, USA, Switzerland and France; and Amendment of the Constitution – India, USA and South Africa. 40. Ombudsman –Sweden, UK and India, and Open Government and Right to Information - USA, UK and India.

Criminology Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. Crime as a Legal, Social and Psychological Construct; Deviance and Crime; Traditional Crimes: Crimes against Property and Person (Children, Women, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ), Marginalized, Men). 2. Victimless Crimes: Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Beggary, Commercial Sex, Suicide; Family centred Crimes: Dowry, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse; Community Problems: Inter-religion and Intercaste tensions and conflicts. 3. Modern Crimes: Organized Crimes, Economic Crimes, Corruption, Corporate Crimes, Development induced Crime, Environmental Crimes, Hate Crimes, Cyber Crimes and Cyber assisted Crimes. 4. Terrorism and Insurgency; Crime and Politics; Media, Technology and Crime; Transnational Crimes. 5. Criminology: Definition and Scope; Criminology and other Social Sciences; Criminology vs. Criminal Justice. 6. 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. 7. Crime Prevention: Neighbourhood Involvement, Situational Crime Prevention, Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED), Electronic Monitoring. 8. Schools of Criminology: Demonology, Classical, Neo-Classical Schools; Positivist / Positive School; Cartographic School. 9. Biological and Constitutional School - Body Types, Hereditary Traits, Endocrine Glands; Economic Theories of Crime; Multiple Factors. 10. Psycho-Analytical Theories and Psychopathic Personality; Social Strain Theories: Anomie theory, Culture conflict and Sub culture theory. 11. Social Ecology Theories: Concentric Zone theory, Environmental Criminology, Social disorganization theory, Lower class culture theory. 12. Social Learning Theories: Theory of Imitation, Differential Association Theory, Differential Identification theory, and Differential opportunity theory. 13. Social Control Theories: Drift and Neutralization theory, Containment theory, Social bond theory. 14. Social Conflict Theories: Labelling Theory, Radical Criminology, Conflict Criminology, Critical Criminology, Realist Criminology. 15. Modern Theories: Routine Activities theory, Rational Choice theory, Shaming theory, Broken windows theory, Feminist Criminology, Masculinity theory. 16. Life Course theory, Integrated theories, Space Transition theory; Contemporary Perspectives: Cultural Criminology, News making Criminology, Peacemaking Criminology, Green Criminology, Visual Criminology, Cyber Criminology, Positive Criminology, Translational Criminology. 17. Legal Approaches: Accusatorial and Inquisitorial; Substantive and Procedural Laws- Criminal Liability, Strict Liability; Indian Penal Code-General Exceptions, Offences Against Property. 18. Criminal Procedure Code; Cognizable and Non-Cognizable offences, Bailable and Non-bailable, Compoundable and Non-compoundable offences. 19. Investigation of Crimes: Complaint, F. I. R. Arrest, Search, Seizure, Police Custody, Judicial Remand and Bail. 20. Types of Evidence, Admissibility of Confession, Dying declaration. 21. Human Rights: Fundamental rights, Rights of accused and victims, Rights of persons in custody, Rights of prisoners. 22. Supreme Court Landmark Judgments on Criminal Justice Reforms; The Protection of Human Rights Act; Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act - Salient features. 23. Criminological Research: Importance and Types - Descriptive, Analytical, Experimental, Exploratory and Doctrinal; Quantitative vs Qualitative research; Mixed Methods. 24. 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. 25. Penology – definition, nature and scope; Punishment-in ancient, medieval and modern times; Punishment: Significance, Concept, Aims and Types. 26. Theories of Punishment; Sentencing – Principles, Policies and Procedures; Capital Punishment. 27. Recent approaches to Punishment – Restorative Justice, Restitution and Victim-offender Mediation; History and evolution of Prison legislations – Prison Manuals and rules. 28. Various Prison Reforms Committees and Commissions; Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (Tokyo Rules) and Nelson Mandela Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners. 29. Development of various prison systems - Penitentiary, Pennsylvania, Auburn system; Evolution and development of Prison system in India; Institutional Treatment: Meaning and purpose. 30. Prison Types and Classification of Prisoners; Adult Institutions: Central, District and Sub Jails; Women Institutions: Vigilance Home, Protective home; Open Prisons. 31. Accommodation, food and medical care in prisons; Correctional Programmes – Educational, work and prison panchayats. 32. Community based Corrections: Probation and Admonition: Concept and Scope, Historical development of probation; Probation in India – Probation of offenders Act. 33. Parole: Meaning and Scope; After Care services in India; Current problems and challenges in Correctional Administration. 34. Juvenile and Youth Justice: Definition and Concept; Delinquency; Children in conflict with Law; Children and Vulnerability; Truancy and Vagrancy; Youth Crimes. 35. Main Features of latest Juvenile Justice Act; Institutions: Juvenile Justice Board, Child Welfare Committee, Observation Homes, Juvenile Homes, Special Homes, and ‘fit’ Institutions. 36. 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. 37. Historical development of Victimology; Basic Concepts of Victimology; UN Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power, 1985; Victim – Offender relationship. 38. Impact of Victimization– Physical, Financial and Psychological (including Post-Traumatic 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. 39. Criminological perspectives: Repeat victimization, routine activities, lifestyle exposure, fear of crime, punitivity and victimization surveys including cost of crime; Effects of crime on victims. 40. 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.

Economics Notes For Assistant Professor Ugc Nta Net Exam

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Syllabus: 1. Micro Economics: Theory of Consumer Behaviour; Theory of Production and Costs; Decision making under uncertainty Attitude towards Risk. 2. Game Theory – Non Cooperative games; Market Structures, competitive and non-competitive equilibria and their efficiency properties. 3. Factor Pricing; General Equilibrium Analysis; Efficiency Criteria: Pareto-Optimality, Kaldor – Hicks and Wealth Maximization. 4. Welfare Economics: Fundamental Theorems, Social Welfare Function; Asymmetric Information: Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard. 5. Macro Economics: National Income: Concepts and Measurement; Determination of output and employment: Classical & Keynesian Approach. 6. Consumption Function; Investment Function; Multiplier and Accelerator; Demand for Money; Supply of Money. 7. IS – LM Model Approach; Inflation and Phillips Curve Analysis; Business Cycles. 8. Monetary and Fiscal Policy; Rational Expectation Hypothesis and its critique. 9. Statistics and Econometrics: Probability Theory: Concepts of probability, Distributions, Moments, Central Limit theorem. 10. Descriptive Statistics – Measures of Central tendency & dispersions, Correlation, Index Numbers; Sampling methods & Sampling Distribution. 11. Statistical Inferences, Hypothesis testing; Linear Regression Models and their properties – BLUE. 12. Identification Problem; Simultaneous Equation Models – recursive and non-recursive; Discrete choice models; Time Series Analysis. 13. Mathematical Economics: Sets, functions and continuity, sequence, series; Differential Calculus and its Applications. 14. Linear Algebra – Matrices, Vector Spaces. 15. Static Optimization Problems and their applications; Input-Output Model, Linear Programming. 16. Difference and Differential equations with applications. 17. International Economics: International Trade: Basic concepts and analytical tools; Theories of International Trade; International Trade under imperfect competition. 18. Balance of Payments: Composition, Equilibrium and Disequilibrium and Adjustment Mechanisms; Exchange Rate: Concepts and Theories. 19. Foreign Exchange Market and Arbitrage; Gains from Trade, Terms of Trade, Trade Multiplier; Tariff and Non-Tariff barriers to trade; Dumping. 20. GATT, WTO and Regional Trade Blocks; Trade Policy Issues; IMF & World Bank. 21. Public Economics: Market Failure and Remedial Measures: Asymmetric Information, Public Goods, Externality; Regulation of Market – Collusion and Consumers’ Welfare. 22. Public Revenue: Tax & Non-Tax Revenue, Direct & Indirect Taxes, Progressive and non-Progressive Taxation, Incidence and Effects of Taxation. 23. Public expenditure; Public Debt and its management. 24. Public Budget and Budget Multiplier; Fiscal Policy and its implications. 25. Money and Banking: Components of Money Supply; Central Bank; Commercial Banking. 26. Instruments and Working of Monetary Policy. 27. Non-banking Financial Institutions. 28. Capital Market and its Regulation. 29. Growth and Development Economics: Economic Growth and Economic Development; Theories of Economic Development: Adam Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Schumpeter, Rostow, Balanced & Unbalanced growth, Big Push approach. 30. Models of Economic Growth: Harrod-Domar, Solow, Robinson, Kaldor; Technical progress – Disembodied & embodied; endogenous growth. 31. Indicators of Economic Development: PQLI, HDI, SDGs; Poverty and Inequalities – Concepts and Measurement. 32. Social Sector Development: Health, Education, Gender. 33. Environmental Economics and Demography: Environment as a Public Good; Market Failure; Coase Theorem. 34. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Compensation Criteria; Valuation of Environmental Goods. 35. Theories of Population; Concepts and Measures: Fertility, Morbidity, Mortality. 36. Age Structure, Demographic Dividend; Life Table; Migration. 37. Indian Economy: Economic Growth in India: Pattern and Structure; Agriculture: Pattern & Structure of Growth, Major Challenges, Policy Responses. 38. Industry: Pattern & Structure of Growth, Major Challenges, Policy Responses; Services: Pattern & Structure of Growth, Major Challenges, Policy Responses. 39. Rural Development – Issues, Challenges & Policy Responses; Urban Development – Issues, Challenges and Policy Responses; Foreign Trade: Structure and Direction, BOP, Flow of Foreign Capital, Trade Policies. 40. 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 & Unemployment.