PSC GENERAL MANAGER DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK – Syllabus

Here is the syllabus for PSC General Manager District Co-operative Banks examination.

PSC GENERAL MANAGER DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE BANK – Syllabus

(CATEGORY NO.  666/14&667/14)

PART I -General Knowledge, Current Affairs & Renaissance in Kerala

Salient Features of Indian Constitution

• Salient features of the Constitution – Preamble- Its significance and its place in the
• interpretation of the Constitution.
• Fundamental Rights – Directive Principles of State Policy – Relation between
• Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles – Fundamental Duties.
• Executive – Legislature – Judiciary – Both at Union and State Level. – Other
• Constitutional Authorities.
• Centre-State Relations – Legislative – Administrative and Financial.
• Services under the Union and the States.
• Emergency Provisions.
• Amendment Provisions of the Constitution

Social Welfare Legislations and Programmes
Social Service Legislations like Right to Information Act, Prevention of atrocities against
Women & Children, Food Security Act, Environmental Acts etc. and Social Welfare
Programmes like Employment Guarantee Programme, Organ and Blood Donation etc.

RENAISSANCE IN KERALA

Towards A New Society
Introduction to English education – various missionary organisations and their
functioning- founding of educational institutions, factories.printing press etc.

Efforts To Reform The Society

(A) Socio-Religious reform Movements
SNDP Yogam, Nair Service Society, Yogakshema Sabha, Sadhu Jana Paripalana
Sangham, Vaala Samudaya Parishkarani Sabha, Samathwa Samajam, Islam Dharma
Paripalana Sangham, Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha, Sahodara Prasthanam etc.

(B) Struggles and Social Revolts
Upper cloth revolts.Channar agitation, Vaikom Sathyagraha, Guruvayoor Sathyagraha,
Paliyam Sathyagraha. Kuttamkulam Sathyagraha, Temple Entry Proclamation, Temple
Entry Act .Malyalee Memorial, Ezhava Memorial etc.
Malabar riots, Civil Disobedience Movement, Abstention movement etc.

Role Of Press In Renaissance
Malayalee, Swadeshabhimani, Vivekodayam, Mithavadi, Swaraj, Malayala Manorama,
Bhashaposhini, Mathnubhoomi, Kerala Kaumudi, Samadarsi, Kesari, AI-Ameen,
Prabhatham, Yukthivadi, etc.

Awakening Through Literature
Novel, Drama, Poetry, Purogamana Sahithya Prasthanam, Nataka Prashtanam, Library
movement etc

Women And Social Change
Parvathi Nenmenimangalam, Arya Pallam, A V Kuttimalu Amma, Lalitha
Prabhu.Akkamma Cheriyan, Anna Chandi, Lalithambika Antharjanam and others

Leaders Of Renaissance
Thycaud Ayya Vaikundar, Sree Narayana Guru, Ayyan Kali.Chattampi Swamikal,
Brahmananda Sivayogi, Vagbhadananda, Poikayil Yohannan(Kumara Guru) Dr Palpu,
Palakkunnath Abraham Malpan, Mampuram Thangal, Sahodaran Ayyappan, Pandit K P
Karuppan, Pampadi John Joseph, Mannathu Padmanabhan, V T Bhattathirippad, Vakkom
Abdul Khadar Maulavi, Makthi Thangal, Blessed Elias Kuriakose Chaavra, Barrister G P
Pillai, TK Madhavan, Moorkoth Kumaran, C. Krishnan, K P Kesava Menon,
Dr.Ayyathan Gopalan, C V Kunjuraman, Kuroor Neelakantan Namboothiripad,
Velukkutty Arayan, K P Vellon, P K Chathan Master, K Kelappan, P. Krishna Pillai, A K
Gopalan, T R Krishnaswami Iyer, C Kesavan. Swami Ananda Theerthan , M C Joseph,
Kuttippuzha Krishnapillai and others

Literary Figures
Kodungallur Kunhikkuttan Thampuran, KeralaVarma Valiyakoyi Thampuran, Kandathil
Varghese Mappila. Kumaran Asan, Vallathol Narayana Menon, Ulloor S Parameswara
Iyer, G Sankara Kurup, Changampuzha Krishna Pillai, Chandu Menon, Vaikom
Muhammad Basheer. Kesav Dev, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, Ponkunnam Varky, S K
Pottakkad and others

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND CURRENT AFFAIRS
General Knowledge and Current Affairs

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.III 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.

NOTE: – It may be noted that apart from the topics
detailed above, questions from other topics
prescribed for the educational qualification 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.