Public Personnel Administration

By Dr. A. Ramakumar | Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune

Learners enrolled: 116

The Course Covers various aspects of Public Personnel Administration. The course also highlights the contemporary changes in the functions of Public Personnel Administration and as per the CBCS requirements.

Objectives of the course:

1. Conceptual clarity i.e. Public personnel Administration, its issues, career systems and other terms covering various aspects of personnel administration.

2. Detailed understanding of the Public personnel system of the Indian Republic.
3. Critical understanding of issues like Employee associations, Adjudication institutions and processes and Civil Service Reforms.

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit Points :	5
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	14 Jul 2025
End Date :	31 Oct 2025
Enrollment Ends :	31 Aug 2025
Exam Date :
NCrF Level	6.0
Industry Details :	Education, Service and Research Sector

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Course layout

Week 01 - Public Personnel Administration - Introduction, Functions of Personnel Administration - Part 1 and Part 2, Significance of Personnel Administration
Week 02 - Concept of Public Personnel Administration, Evolution and Development of Personal Administration, Issues and Need for Reforms in Personnel Administration, Dysfunctionalities, Bridging the gap of Public Personnel Administration, Neutrality and Ethics of Public Personnel Administration
Week 03 - Ethics, integrity & Governance of Public Personnel Administration, Civil Services – Meaning & Importance, Role & Functions of Civil Services, Civil Service Career Systems
Week 04 - Career Development Perspective of Civil Services, Career Development Strategies of Civil Services - Part 1 and Part 2, Classification of Civil Services - Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3
Week 05 - Civil Service System - Human Resource Planning/ Human Resource Management - Part 1 and Part 2
Week 06 - Civil Service System - Code of Conduct - Part 1 and Part 2, Characteristics of Public Personnel Administration in India, Evolution of Public Personnel System
Week 07 - Civil Services Recruitment in India, Selection Methods of Civil Services, Training System of Civil Services - Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3
Week 08 - Performance Appraisal Mechanism - Part 1 and Part 2, Promotion in Civil Services - Part 1 and Part 2
Week 09 - Salary Administration - Part 1 and Part 2, Conduct and Discipline in Personnel Administration, Conduct Rules
Week 10 - All India Services, Central Civil Services, Disciplinary Action - Part 1 and Part 2
Week 11 - Employer - Employee Relations, Employee Unions - Part 1 and Part 2
Week 12 - Joint Consultative Machinery, Arbitration Scheme - Part 1 and Part 2
Week 13 - Civil Service Reforms - Part 1 and Part 2, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Books and references

Bhayana, S S and Singh S (2016) Public Personnel and Financial Administration (4th Edition). New Academics:
Jalandhar Davar, Rustom S (2008) Personnel Management and Industrial Relations in India (2nd Edition). Vikas Publishing House: New Delhi
Flippo, Edwin B (2008) Principles of Personnel Management (4th Edition). McGraw Hill: Kogakusha
Rabin, Jack; Vocino, Thomas; Hildreth, W Bartley; and Miller, J Gerald (2008) Handbook of Public Personnel Administration. Taylor & Francis: United Kingdom Koontz,
H and O’Donnell, Cyril (2008) Principles of Management (5th Edition). McGraw Hill:Tokyo
Pigors, Paul and Myers, Charles A (1969) Personnel Administration: A Point of View and a Method (6th Edition). McGraw Hill: New York
Sarkaria Commission (1988) Report of the Commission on Centre-State Relations. Government of India: New Delhi. Available on: interstatecouncil.nic.in/report-of-thesarkaria-commission/ sarkaria commission report
Saxena, A P (2010) Training and Development in Government. Indian Institute of Public Administration: New Delhi
Second Administrative Reforms Commission (2010) Refurbishing of Personnel Administration - Scaling New Heights - 10th Report. Government of India: New Delhi
Stahl, O Glenn (1971) Public Personnel Administration (6th Edition). Oxford and IBH Publishing: New Delhi

Instructor bio

Dr. A. Ramakumar is a distinguished professor with academic affiliations to the University of Mumbai and the University of Pune as well. He has also served as the Pro-Vice Chancellor of a prestigious Deemed-to-be University.

With over 30 years of extensive experience across teaching, research, academic administration, and industry, Dr. Ramakumar has made significant contributions to the field of management. He is the author of three books and has published various research articles in reputed indexed journals like ABDC, Web of Science, Scopus, and UGC CARE/Approved lists.

In addition to his academic achievements, he has been actively involved in various consultancy programs, further strengthening the link between academia and industry.

Dr. A. Ramakumar

Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune

Senior Professor

Course certificate

Dear Students,

Please take note of the following eligibility criteria if you are pursuing this course for certification or credit transfer:

For SWAYAM Exam (conducted by NTA): A minimum of 40% Marks in Internal Assessments is required to be eligible for the SWAYAM Certificate. The Best/Top five scores from the weekly assignments will be considered while calculating your final internal assessment marks.

For University-Conducted Exam: You must complete at least 75% of the Internal Assessments to qualify for the university’s end-term examination.

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