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UPSC GS Paper 4 syllabus

Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
  • Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions.
  • Dimensions of ethics.
  • Ethics in private and public relationships.
  • Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values.
  • Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion.
  • Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service , integrity, imparazcxtiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections.
  • Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.
  • Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.
  • Public/Civil service values.
  • Ethical issues in international relations and funding.
  • Corporate governance.
Ethics in Public administration
  • Status and problems.
  • Ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions.
  • Laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance.
  • Accountability and ethical governance
  • Strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance.
Probity in Governance
  • Concept of public service.
  • Philosophical basis of governance and probity.
  • Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen's Charters.
  • Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption.

Case Studies on above issues.
 
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