KERALA PSC DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER EXAMINATION FULL SYLLABUS

PART 1
General Knowledge, Current Affairs and Renaissance in Kerala 
(Marks 10% - 30%)

General Knowledge 

Facts about India 

Geography of India – Physical features – Climate – Soils – Rivers – Famous sites – etc. Demography – Economic and social development – Poverty alleviation – Economy and planning – etc. History of India 

Period from 1857 to 1947 – National movement Five Year Plans 

Facts about Kerala 

Geographical Facts – Physical features – Climate – Soils – Rivers – Famous sites – Economic and Social deve – Historical importance - etc. 

Renaissance in Kerala

 Important Events/ Movements/ Leaders Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi, Chattampi Swami, Sree Narayana Guru, Vagbhatananda, Thycaud Ayya, Ayya Vaikundar, Poikayil Yohannan (Kumara Guru), Ayyankali, Pandit Karuppan, Mannathu Padmanabhan, V. T. Bhattathirippad, Dr. Palpu, Kumaranasan, Vakkom Moulavi, Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Etc. 

Current Affairs 

Important world, national and regional events related to the political and scientific fields, sports, cinema and literature etc.

Part 2

Part II - Operations Research, Human Resources Management, Marketing Management 

1.Operations Research : Linear Programming – Transport Problem, Assignment Problem, Game Theory – Network Analysis – CPM/PERT – Inventory Control : Selective Inventory Control, EOQ Model.
2.Management : Meaning, Characteristics, Principles – Planning: Objectives, Strategies – Decision making – Organizing – Organizational Structure – Leadership – Motivation – Communication – Control
3.Human Resource Management : Recruitment and Selection – Training and Development - Compensation – Man Power Planning
4.Marketing Management : Micro and Macro Environment – Concepts of Marketing – Market Segmentation – Product Life Cycle – Marketing Mix.
Part 3
Accounting, Financial Management, Company Accounts and Banking
1. Accounting : Basic Accounting Concepts – Capital & Revenue, Financial Statements – Partnership Accounts : Admission, Retirement and Death.
2.Financial Management : Ratio Analysis – Cost Volume Profit Analysis – Cost of Capital – Capital Structure –Capital Budgeting – Working Capital Management – Dividend Policy – Make or Buy Decision.
3.Company Accounts : Issue and Forfeiture of Shares, Valuation of Shares.
4.Banking : Reserve Bank – Commercial Banks – Development Banks – Co-operative Banks – Banking Regulation Act – Modern Trends in Insurance
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NOTE: - It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed above, questions from other topics prescribed for the educational qualifi cation of the post may also appear in the question paper. There is no undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in the question paper
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