Governance & Social Justice Notes for UPSC
Governance & Social Justice plays a crucial role in adding value to enrich essays with facts and perspectives. Therefore, concise Governance and Social Justice notes prove to be highly useful during year-long UPSC CSE preparation. We have compiled topic-wise governance and social justice notes curated for UPSC aspirants. Here’s a complete topic coverage:
Important Topics for Governance & Social Justice
To begin with reading Governance & Social Justice, start with NCERT books (Class 6th-12th) to have a grasp over the basic concepts to build a strong foundation for the subject. Moreover, there are numerous coaching materials available in the market, at NEXT IAS we aim to provide the most relevant and important attributes of the subject for UPSC CSE. Our aim is to deliver the most essential aspects, aligned with the core requirements of the UPSC CSE. Now, let us have a detailed look over the Governance & Social Justice UPSC CSE syllabus.
UPSC CSE Mains exam Syllabus General Studies-II: Governance & Social Justice
- Development processes and the development industry —the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.
- Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.
- Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
- Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
- Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.
- Role of civil services in a democracy.
Significance of Governance & Social Justice in UPSC
Governance & Social Justice as a discipline comprises an integral part of Paper-1 in UPSC CSE Prelims and GS-2 (Paper-3) in UPSC CSE Mains. At a macro level, factual questions are asked in prelims but still an analytical approach( at micro level), that comes eventually from disciplined answer writing practice for mains exam, is needed to solve them. This knowledge plays a crucial role in both Essay writing and Interview stage as well.
FAQs: UPSC Governance and Social Justice Notes
How to study Governance for UPSC?
Begin with NCERT Books for Indian Polity (Class 6-12). For Content Enrichment- move to advanced resources like NEXT IAS Governance book. Try solving Previous year Questions (PYQs) of UPSC Prelims and Mains.
Which teacher is best for governance for UPSC?
Having prolonged experience in teaching over lakhs of students in UPSC domain, Manjul Tiwari Sir - NEXT IAS is the best faculty for Governance. His teaching methodologies are comprehensive and very helpful in building foundational and advanced knowledge. Many IAS toppers are his classroom students.
How to study social justice for UPSC?
Begin with NCERT Books for Indian Polity (Class 6-12). For Content Enrichment- move to advanced resources such as NEXT IAS books. Try solving Previous year Questions (PYQs) of UPSC Prelims and Mains.
Which teacher is best for social justice for UPSC?
Having prolonged experience in teaching over lakhs of students in UPSC domain, Raj Rai Sir - NEXT IAS is the best faculty for social justice. His teaching methodologies are comprehensive and very helpful in building foundational and advanced knowledge. Many IAS toppers are his classroom students.
