CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER IN WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICE

ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION: HYDERABAD

NOTIFICATION NO. 25/2012, Dated. 29/12/2012

CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER IN WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD
WELFARE SERVICE

(GENERAL RECRUITMENT)

*(FOR WOMEN ONLY)

Recruitment applications are invited On-line through the proforma Application to be made
available on WEBSITE (www.apspsc.gov.in) from 22/01/2013 to *20/03/2013 (Note:
*18/03/2013 is the last date for payment of fee) for recruitment to the post of Child
Development Project Officer in Women Development and Child Welfare Service.
The desirous eligible Candidates may apply ON-LINE by satisfying themselves with the
terms and conditions of this recruitment. 

The details are as follows:-
Post Code :  01

Name of the Post : Child Development Project Officer in

Women Development and Child

Welfare Service

No. of Vacancies : 107

Age as on 01/07/2012 :  18-34 Min / Max

Scale of Pay Rs : 16,150- 32,590


(The details of vacancies viz., Community, Multi-Zone wise and Gender wise (*/ Women)
may be seen at Annexure-I)

NOTE:

1. THE APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THE USER GUIDE AND DECIDE
THEMSELVES AS TO THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS RECRUITMENT CAREFULLY
BEFORE APPLYING AND ENTER THE PARTICULARS COMPLETELY ONLINE. ALL
CANDIDATES HAVE TO PAY RS. 100/- (RUPEES ONE HUNDRED ONLY) TOWARDS
APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE AND ALL THOSE WHO ARE NOT EXEMPTED FROM
PAYMENT OF FEE HAVE ALSO TO PAY RS. 120/- (RUPEES ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY ONLY) TOWARDS EXAMINATION FEE.

2. APPLICANT MUST COMPULSORILY FILL-UP ALL RELEVANT COLUMNS OF
APPLICATION AND SUBMIT APPLICATION THROUGH WEBSITE ONLY. THE
PARTICULARS MADE AVAILABLE IN THE WEBSITE SHALL BE PROCESSED
THROUGH COMPUTER AND THE ELIGIBILITY DECIDED IN TERMS OF NOTIFICATION
AND CONFIRMED ACCORDINGLY.

3. THE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED ONLINE IN THE PRESCRIBED PROFORMA
AVAILABLE IN THE WEBSITE AND WITHIN THE TIME SHALL ONLY BE CONSIDERED
AND THE COMMISSION WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY KIND OF
DISCREPANCY.

4. APPLICANTS MUST COMPULSORILY UPLOAD * /HER OWN SCANNED PHOTO AND
SIGNATURE THROUGH J.P.G FORMAT.

5. THE APPLICANTS SHOULD NOT FURNISH ANY PARTICULARS THAT ARE FALSE,
TAMPERED, FABRICATED OR SUPPRESS ANY MATERIAL INFORMATION WHILE
MAKING AN APPLICATION THROUGH WEBSITE.

6. IMPORTANT:- HAND WRITTEN/TYPED/PHOTOSTAT COPIES/PRINTED APPLICATION
FORM WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.

7. ALL THE ESSENTIAL CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY
SHALL COMPULSORILY BE KEPT WITH THE APPLICANTS TO PRODUCE AS AND
WHEN REQUIRED, ON THE DAY OF VERIFICATION DATE ITSELF FOR VERIFICATION.
IF CANDIDATES FAIL TO PRODUCE THE SAME, THE CANDIDATURE IS REJECTED /
DISQUALIFIED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE.

The following blank formats (Proforma) are available in the Commission’s Website
(www.apspsc.gov.in) The candidates can use, if required.

i). Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate

ii). Declaration by the Un-Employed

iii). School Study Certificate

iv). Certificate of Residence

v). a) Medical Certificate for the Blind

b) Certificate of Hearing Disability and Hearing Assessment

c) Medical Certificate in respect of Orthopedically Handicapped Candidates

vi). Creamy Layer Certificate

IMPORTANT NOTE: 

Distribution of vacancies among roster points is subject to variation and confirmation from the Unit Officer/ Appointing authority.

NOTE ON IMPORTANT LEGAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS:

1. Vacancies: 

The recruitment will be made to the vacancies notified only. There shall be no waiting list as per G.O.Ms.No. 81 General Administration (Ser.-A) Department, Dated 22/02/1997 and Rule 6 of APPSC Rules of procedure. In any case, no cognisance will be taken by Commission of any vacancies arising or reported after the completion of the selection and recruitment process or the last date as decided by the Commission as far as this Notification is concerned, and these will be further dealt with as per G.O. & Rule cited above.

2. The Recruitment will be processed as per this Notification and also as per the Rules and
Instructions issued by the Government and also as decided by the Commission from time
to time in terms of respective Special Rules/Adhoc Rules governing the Recruitment and
G.O. Ms. No. 5, WD, CW & DW (Estt.,) Dept., 01/02/2001, Govt., Lr. No. 4215/Estt.A2/2011, Dt. 30/01/2012, Lr. No. 8167/Estt.A2/2011, Dt. 16/05/2012 and Lr. No. 5012/Estt.A2/2011, Dt. 21/06/2012 & *24/12/2012 and as per Government orders issued from time to time, and other related G.Os, Rules etc. applicable in this regard.

3. Rules: All are informed that the various conditions and criterion prescribed herein are
governed by the General Rules of A.P. State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 read
with the relevant Special Rules applicable to any particular service in the departments. Any
guidelines or clarification is based on the said Rules, and, in case of any necessity, any
matter will be processed as per the relevant General and Special Rules cited as in force.

4. The Commission is empowered under the provisions of Article 315 and 320 of the
Constitution of India read with relevant laws, rules, regulations and executive instructions
and all other enabling legal provisions in this regard to conduct examination for appointment to the posts notified herein, duly following the principle of order of merit as per Rule 3(vi) of the APPSC Rules of Procedure read with relevant statutory provisions and ensuring that the whole recruitment and selection process is carried out with utmost regard to maintain secrecy and confidentiality so as to ensure that the principle of merit is scrupulously followed. A candidate shall be disqualified for appointment, if *she herself or through relations or friends or any others has canvassed or endeavored to enlist for *her candidature, extraneous support, whether from official or non-official sources for appointment to this service.

5. Reservation for local candidates is not applicable. The selection shall be made on the state
wide merit and allotted to Multi Zone I & II, as per preference given by candidate, in terms of departmental Special rules. (Govt., Lr. No. 5012/Estt.A2/2011, Dt. 21/06/2012 & *24/12/2012) ** Selections are subject to the final outcome of Court cases pending before the Hon’ble Courts.

6. The persons already in Government Service/ Autonomous bodies/ Government aided
institutions etc., whether in permanent or temporary capacity or as work charged
employees are however required to inform in writing, their Head of Office/ Department, that
they have applied for this recruitment.

7. The Commission is also empowered to invoke the penal provisions of the A.P. Public
Examinations (Prevention of Malpractices and Unfair means) Act 25/97 for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto in respect of this Notification.

8. Caste & Community: Community Certificate issued by the competent authority in terms of
G.O.Ms No. 58, SW (J) Dept., dt: 12/5/97 should be submitted at appropriate time. As per
General Rules for State and Subordinate Service Rules, Rule -2(28) Explanation: No person who professes a religion different from Hinduism shall be deemed a member of Schedule Caste. BCs, SCs & STs belonging to other States are not entitled for reservation, Candidates belonging to other States shall pay the prescribed fee of Rs. 120/- (One Hundred and Twenty only) through Challan and upload. Otherwise such applications will not be considered and no correspondence on this will be entertained.  

9. Reservation and eligibility in terms of General Rule 22 (A) of A.P. State and Subordinate
Service Rules are applicable.

10. Reservation to Disabled persons is subject to their eligibility to any of the above category of
posts and shall be subject to Special Rules/Adhoc Rules governing the posts. The required
extent of deformity and the genuineness of the Medical Certificate and in the case of ambiguity or doubt, the same shall be referred to the Appellate Medical Boards as per the instructions of the Government.

11. **The Reservation to Women will apply as per General Rules and/or special rules is
deleted and read as “the posts are exclusively reserved for Women only and Men are
not eligible”.

12. Reservation to BC-E group will be subject to the adjudications of the litigation before the
Honorable Courts and orders from the Government.

13. Government have issued orders in G.O. Ms. No. 3, Backward Classes Welfare(C-2)
Department, dated 4/4/2006, laying down the criteria to determine Creamy Layer among Backward Classes in order to exclude from the provisions of reservations. Government of
Andhra Pradesh has adopted all the criteria to determine the Creamy Layer among Backward Classes as fixed by the Government of India. In view of the Government orders, in G.O. Ms. No. 3, Backward Classes Welfare(C-2) Department, dated 4/4/2006, the candidates claiming as belong to Backward Classes have to produce a Certificate regarding their exclusion from the Creamy Layer from the competent authority (Tahasildar). Certificate excluding from Creamy Layer has to be produced at an appropriate time. B.C. Candidates whose Parent’s income is less than 4.00 Lakhs per annum come under Non-Creamy Layer. In case of failure to produce the same on day of verification, the Candidature is rejected without further correspondence.

14. The Candidates who have obtained Degrees through Open Universities / Distance Education mode are required to have recognition of Joint Committee i.e., AICTE, UGC,DEC
and IGNOU. Unless such Degrees had been recognised by the D.E.C. they will not be accepted for purpose of Educational Qualification. The onus in case of doubt, of Proof of
recognition by the D.E.C. that their Degrees / Universities have been recognised, rests with
the Candidate.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must possess the qualifications from a recognized University as detailed below or equivalent thereto, subject to various specifications in the relevant service rules and as indented by the department as on the date of notification.

Name of the Post Educational Qualifications:

Child Development Project Officer

Must possess a Degree of Home Science or Social Work or Sociology of any University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, Provincial Act, or a State Act or an institution recognized by University Grants Commission.

 AGE: 

Minimum 18 years & Maximum 34 years as on 01/07/2012. N.B.: No person shall be eligible if less than 18 years and is more than 34 of years.

NOTE: The upper age limit prescribed above is relaxable in the following cases:

Category of candidates Relaxation of age permissible:

1. Retrenched temporary employees in the State Census Department with a minimum service of 6 months. 3 Years

2. A.P. State Government Employees (Employees of APSEB, APSRTC, Corporations, Municipalities etc. are not eligible). 5 Years based on the length of regular service.

3. Ex-Service women 3 years & length of service rendered in the armed forces.

4. N.C.C.(who have worked as Instructor in N.C.C.) 3 Years & length of service rendered in the N.C.C.

5. SC/ST and BCs 5 Years

6. Physically Handicapped persons 10 Years

EXPLANATION:

After provision of the relaxation of Age in Col. No. 3 of table above; the age shall not exceed the maximum age prescribed for the post for the candidates at Sl.No. 3 & 4. The age relaxations for Ex-Service Women is applicable for those who have been released from Armed Forces otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency.

 FEE:

(Remittance of Fee) Each applicant must pay Rs. 100/- (RUPEES ONE HUNDRED ONLY) towards Application Processing Fee and Examination Fee RS. 120/- (RUPEES ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONLY) (if Candidates are not exempted from payment of Fee). Payment of Rs. 100/- (RUPEES ONE HUNDRED ONLY) towards application processing fee is compulsory for all Applicants.

 Mode of Payment of Fee:

 Step I:

The Candidate has to logon to the WEBSITE (www.apspsc.gov.in) and enter */ her Basic Personal Details like Name, Father’s Name, Date of Birth, and Community.

 Step II:

Immediately on entering the above details the Applicant will get (downloadable)- Challan Form to pay the Fee at AP Online centers /State Bank of India.

 Step III:

The Applicant should pay the prescribed Fee in any one of the A.P. Online centers / State Bank of India and obtain Fee paid challan with Journal Number in the first instance.

 Step IV:

 On the next working day after payment of Fee the Applicant should again visit WEBSITE and enter the Journal Number to get the format of Application. The applicant has to invariably fill all the columns in the Application and should submit ON-Line. Even after making payment of fee, candidate fails to submit the bio-data particulars, such applications shall be rejected without giving any notice.

Step V:

 If any candidate fails to enter “Community” for any reason, they will be treated as an OC without giving any notice.

NOTE ON EXEMPTIONS:

The following category of candidates are exempted from payment of fee:

a) SC, ST, BC, PH & Ex-Service Women.

b) Families having Household Supply White Card issued by Civil Supplies Department, A.P.
Government. (Residents of Andhra Pradesh)

c) Un employed youth in the age group of 18 to 34 years as per G.O.Ms.No. 439, G.A.(Ser.A) Dept., dated: 18/10/1996 should submit declaration at an appropriate time to the Commission.

d) Applicants belonging to the categories mentioned above (except Physically Handicapped Persons & Ex-Service Women) hailing from other States are not entitled for exemption from payment of fee and not entitled for claiming any kind of reservation.

 PROCEDURE OF SELECTION:

THE SELECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE POSTS WILL BE MADE IN TWO SUCCESSIVE STAGES VIZ.,

i) Written Examination (Objective Type) and

ii) Oral Test in the shape of Interview only for those qualified as per rules.

THE FINAL SELECTION OF THESE POSTS WILL BE BASED ON THE WRITTEN AND ORAL MARKS PUT TOGETHER.

1. The minimum qualifying marks for selection are OCs 40%, BCs 35% SCs, STs and PHs
30% or as per rules. The minimum qualifying marks are relaxable in the case of SC/ST/BC/PH
on the discretion of the Commission.

2. The candidates will be selected and allotted to Service/ Department as per their rank in the merit list and as per Multi Zonal preference for allotment of candidates against vacancies and for the vacancies available.

N.B.:

Mere securing minimum qualifying marks does not vest any right in a candidate for being
considered for selection.

3. The appearance in all the papers at the Written Examination and also for interview in case called upon, if qualified, as per rules is compulsory. Absence in any of the above tests will automatically render *her candidature as disqualified.

4. Candidates have to produce Original documents and other particulars for verification as and when required and called for. If the particulars furnished in the Application do not tally with the Original documents produced by the candidate, the candidature will be rejected. As candidature for the recruitment is processed through Computer/Electronic devices based on the particulars furnished in the Application Form, the candidate is advised to fill in all the relevant particulars carefully.

5. While the Commission calls for preference of candidates in respect of posts, Multi Zones etc., in the application form, it is hereby clarified that the said preferences are only indicative for
being considered to the extent possible but not binding or limiting the Commission’s powers enjoyed under Article 315 and 320 of the Constitution of India. Therefore, the Commission has
the power to assigning a successful candidate to any of the notified posts for which he is considered by them to be qualified and eligible, subject to fulfilling the selection criterion. Mere
claim of preference for any Multi zones for allotment against vacancy does not confer a right to
selection for that Multi Zones in particular or any Multi Zones in general.

6. The appointment of selected candidates will be subject to their being found medically fit in the appropriate medical classification, and if he/she is of sound health, active habits free from
any bodily defect or infirmity.

RESERVATION TO LOCAL CANDIDATES:

 The Rule of Reservation to the Local candidates is not applicable. The selection shall be made on the state wide merit and allotted to Multi Zone I & II.

Multi Zone-I (Zone–I to III):Srikakulam(SKM), Visakhapatnam(VSP), Vizianagaram(VZM), East
Godavari(EG), West Godavari(WG), Krishna(KST), Guntur(GNT), Prakasham(PKM),
Nellore(NLR).

Multi Zone-II (Zone – IV & VI): Chittoor(CTR), Cuddapah(CDP), Ananthapur(ATP)
Kurnool(KNL), Adilabad(ADB), Karimnagar(KRMN), Warangal(WGL), Khammam(KMM),  
Nizamabad(NZB), Mahaboobnagar(MBNR), Medak(MDK), Nalgonda(NLG), Rangareddy(RRD) and Hyderabad(HYD).

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:The Scheme & Syllabus for the examination has
been shown in Annexure-II.

HOW TO APPLY:

HOW TO UPLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM:

i) The Applicants have to read the User Guide for Online Submission of Applications and
then proceed further.

 Step I:

The Candidate has to logon to the WEBSITE (www.apspsc.gov.in) and enter */ her Basic Personal Details like Name, Father’s Name, Date of Birth, and Community.

Step II:

 Immediately on entering the above details the Applicant will get (downloadable)- Challan
Form to pay the Fee at AP Online centers /State Bank of India
.
 Step III:

 The Applicant should pay the prescribed Fee in any one of the A.P. Online centers /State Bank of India and obtain Fee paid challan with Journal Number in the first instance
.
 Step IV:

 On the next working day after payment of Fee the Applicant should again visitWEBSITE and enter the Journal Number to get and fill the format of Application andshould submit ON-LINE
.
Step V:

 Affix your recent Colour Passport Size Photograph on a White Paper and then sign below the photograph with Black Pen. Scan the above Photo and Signature and Upload in the appropriate space provided (JPG Format) in Application Form.

 StepVI:

The applicants have to invariably fill all the relevant columns in the Application and
should submit ON-LINE.

ii) Hand written/ Typed/ Photostat copies/ outside printed Application Form will not
be accepted and liable for rejection.

iii) Only applicants willing to serve anywhere in the Andhra Pradesh should apply.

iv) For any problems related to Online submission and downloading of Hall-Tickets please
contact 040-23557455 ((Call Time: 9.30 A.M to 1.00 P.M & 1.30 P.M to 5.30 P.M) or mail
to appschelpdesk@gmail.com.

NOTE:

1. The Commission is not responsible, for any discrepancy in submitting through Online. The
applicants are therefore, advised to strictly follow the instructions and User guide in their
own interest.

2. The particulars furnished by the applicant in the Application Form will be taken as final, and
data entry processed, based on these particulars only by Computer. Candidates should,
therefore, be very careful in Uploading / Submitting the Application Form Online.

3. INCOMPLETE/INCORRECT APPLICATION FORM WILL BE SUMMARILY REJECTED.
THE INFORMATION IF ANY FURNISHED BY THE CANDIDATE SUBSEQUENTLY WILL
NOT BE ENTERTAINED BY THE COMMISSION UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BE CAREFUL IN FILLING-UP THE APPLICATION FORM AND
SUBMISSION. IF ANY LAPSE IS DETECTED DURING THE SCRUTINY, THE
CANDIDATURE WILL BE REJECTED EVEN THOUGH HE/SHE COMES THROUGH THE
FINAL STAGE OF RECRUITMENT PROCESS OR EVEN AT A LATER STAGE.

4. Before Uploading/Submission Application Form, the Candidates should carefully ensure
*/her eligibility for this examination. NO RELEVANT COLUMN OF THE APPLICATION
FORM SHOULD BE LEFT BLANK, OTHERWISE APPLICATION FORM WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED.

5. The candidates should carefully decide about the choice for CENTRE for the examination,
which is taken as final. If any candidate appears at a centre/ Examination venue other than
one allotted by the Commission, the answer sheets of such candidates shall not be valued
and liable for invalidation.

6. The Commission reserves the right to create centre(s) for examination and also to call the
Candidates for the test at any other centre.

CENTRES FOR THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION:

1. The Written Examination will be held at the following Five Centres:

 1 HYDERABAD
 2 VISAKHAPATNAM
 3- VIJAYAWADA
 4- TIRUPATI
 5- WARANGAL.

2. Applicants should choose only one of the above centres. Centre once chosen shall be final.
The Commission however reserves the right to allot candidates to any centre other than
centre chosen by the applicant or abolish a centre and/or to create a new centre for
administrative reasons
.
3. The Written Examination will be held on 05/05/2013


SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:

NOTIFICATION NO. 25/2012

SCHEME AND SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER IN WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICE SCHEME

PART-A : Written Examination (Objective type):

Paper – 1 : General Studies and Mental Ability

150 Questions 150 Minutes 150 Marks

Paper – 2 :

Home Science OR
Social Work OR
Sociology

150 Questions 150 Minutes 300 Marks

PART-B :

Oral (Interview) Test 50 Marks

Total 500 Marks

SYLLABUS

PAPER – I :

GENERAL STUDIES AND MENTAL ABILITY

1. General Science – Contemporary developments in Science and Technology and their
implications including matters of every day observation and experience, as may be expected of
a well-educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline.

2. Current events of national and international importance.

3. History of India – emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social,economic, cultural and political aspects with a focus on AP Indian National Movement.

4. World Geography and Geography of India with a focus on AP.

5. Indian polity and Economy – including the country’s political system- rural development –
Planning and economic reforms in India.

6. Mental ability – reasoning and inferences.

7. DISASTER MANAGEMENT (Source : CBSE Publications)

1. Concepts in disaster management and vulnerability profile of India / State of A.P.

2. Earth quakes / Cyclones / Tsunami / Floods / Drought – causes and effects.

3. Man made disasters - Prevention strategies.

4. Mitigation strategies / Mitigation measures.


 PAPER – II :

HOME SCIENCE

Food Science and Nutrition :

Basic Food Group which will provide nutrition, requirement for normal health; body
building goods, energy food and protractive foods – Cereals – Millets – legumes, oil seeds, milkand milk products, flesh goods, egg, fish, vegetables, fruits – Nutritive value; selection, storage,
Processing and cooking methods, their effect on nutritive value and palatability – evaluation of
food quality – subjective methods of measuring quality of products – Products – preparation of
score cards.

Food poisoning, food allergy – Biological function, food sources and deficiency signs of
carbohydrates, fat, proteins, Vitamins and minerals – Nutritional inter-relationships.
Food and Nutriant requirement in human life cycle – Adulthood Pregnancy – lactation –
infancy – pre – school age, school age, preadolescence and adolescence - nutritionally
vulnerable groups – factors effect in nutrient requirements.

Principles of meal planning – Principle of diet in diseases. Therapautic modification of
normal diet during dietary deficiencies diseases – Anemia, PCM, Vit.A and other common
diseases – Fever Diseases of gastro intestinal tract, obesity, Diabetes – Heart diseases and
Renal diseases.

Assessment of nutritional status of communities and their interpretation – clinical
Biochemical – Antrropometry – Biophysical and Diet surveys.

Child Development :

Factors affecting growth and development of child. Prenatal care preparation for Child
Birth – premature baby – causes postnatal care breast feeding V.S. bottle feeding weaning –
immunization, physical, intellectual and emotional development during infancy toddlerhood –
childhood and adolescence developmental talks – physical and physiocological needs of youngchildren – Learning types and effects – importance of play – language growth – Habit formation.

Creches and Balwadies – Importance of pre-school education needs and characteristics
of pre-school child – Needs of importance in the growth and development of children.
Population education, Child and family welfare services of State, National and
International Agencies.

Agriculture productivity trends – Demand and supply of food-grain – Agriculture planning
and Government Policy – Credit and Credit institutions in the Agricultural sector – Agricultural
marketing – Storage losses – Rural reconstruction – Community development and Panchayats –their principles and organizations.

Principles and methods of Extension work – Individual group and mass media. Audio
visual aids in extension work. Programme planning – Execution and evaluation in extension
work. Developing leadership – Organisation of Women in villages.

The Five year Plan of Government of India – Principles of rural reconstruction –
Problems of Indian Villages – Community development – National programmes for rural womenand children ANP, IRDP, SNP Adult Literacy, ICDS – Family Welfare Programme –Social Welfare Boards, etc.

Problems involved in improving nutritional status of Community, Nutrition intervention

programmes – International agency involved in alleviating malnutrition – UNESCO, UNICEF,
WHO, FAO.SOCIAL WORK

1. Concent, Scope and nature of Social Work. Definition of the terms Social Welfare, Social
Service, Social Reform and Social Action.

2. A Historical review of Social work in India and abroad. The Philosophy of Social Work and its relationship to changing Indian Culture. Professional and ethical values of Social Work.

3. Methods of Social Work : Definition, Scope, Principles and Values of case work, Group work and Community Organisation.

4. Fields of Social Work : Government and voluntary efforts, difference between Government –
Professional – Voluntary work in the various fields of Social Work practice such as :
Youth Welfare Labour Welfare Correctional Social Work Medical and Psychiatric Social Work
Rural and Urban Community Development – Local Self Government Panchayat Raj

5. Family and Child Welfare : Importance of Family and Child Welfare, Status, Problems of
Women in India and Special Legislation relating to :
Marriage, Dowry, Inheritance and maintenance of Women, Problems of working Women,
Women in need of special care.

6. State Women’s Welfare Department : Organisation, functions and programmes.

7. Family Welfare Planning : Trends in demography and its impact on the nation.Demographic characteristics of Child Population, emerging Philosophy of Child Welfareand emphasised in the Children’s character of Rights, Indian Constitution and other legislative Provision.

Importance of the Family in the development of the personality of the Child, Child rearing
practices in India. Children in need of special care, the disabled, the deserted and disturbed in
the role of professional held and services available.

Child Welfare in the Five Year Plans, Child Welfare Schemes by the State.

Philosophy and Objectives – Organisational structure and functions – a review.

Needs of Children and organizing programmes to imrove health, nutrition, recreational
and educational needs – Problems and needs to handle them.

Role of Voluntary agencies and their contribution, Social Welfare Administration, Semi-
Government agencies and Central Social Welfare Board, State Social Welfare Board – their
structure and functions.

SOCIOLOGY 

1. Nature of Society, Holism and Atomism, the animal and human society – Language and
human society.

2. Nature and scope of sociology – Methods of Sociology and Social Science – Sociology and
Philosophy.

3. The natural order and the human society, individual and society; theories of society; social
contract theory; organisamic theory and group mind theory. Sociology and Ecology.

4. The Social System – Status and Role, Social stratification and bases, Forms of stratification
– Social differentiation.

5. Social interaction and social processes. Basis of social interaction. Interests and Motivation
– Forms of social processes, associative and dissociative – Accommodation and Adjustment, Assimilation and Cooperation – Competition and Conflict.

6. Socialisation – Theories of Socialisation – Agencies of Socialisation – Social learning and
imitation, rewards and punishment.

7. Nature and scope of special control means and agencies of social control – Social control
and changing social situation.

8. Poverty and unemployment, social and moral hygiene, Prostitution and Alcoholism.

9. The concept of family – Joint family and its type – Advantages and disadvantages,
breakdown of joint family : causes and trends. Status of woman-child marriage, widow
marriage, divorce, dowry, Sati and social seclusion – law of inheritance.

10. Basic Social Institution – marriage, family at kinship Economic Institutions and division of a
Labour.