UPPCS Mains - Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude Smart Notes

• 9 chapters, 81 topics covering the GS-IV syllabus for Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude
• 247 figures and diagrams, 81 tables
• Chapter overview and topic flow at the start of every chapter
• Integrity, impartiality, objectivity, empathy, tolerance and compassion in civil service
• Gita, Gandhi, Vivekananda, Buddha, Kautilya, Kant, Aristotle, Mill and Rawls
• RTI, Nolan principles, codes of ethics and conduct, Citizen's Charter and corruption
• Based on NCERT, standard books, syllabus keywords and previous-year papers
• Worked case studies with stakeholders, ethical issues and a course of action

What's Inside

1. 1Ethics and Human Interface4 topics

   • Ethics and Morality: Meaning, Essence and Role in Human Life
   • Ethics in Human Action: Determinants and Consequences
   • Dimensions of Ethics and Major Ethical Theories
   • Ethics in Private and Public Relationships
2. 2Human Values5 topics

   • Human Values: Meaning, Features and Central Elements
   • Role of Family, Society and Educational Institutions in Inculcating Values
   • Strengthening Moral Values: Moral Development and Character Building
   • Lessons from the Lives and Teachings of Great Leaders, Reformers and Administrators
   • Traditional and Modern Values in Indian Society and the Challenge of Religious Bigotry
3. 3Attitude: Social Influence, Persuasion, Aptitude and Foundational Values22 topics

   • Attitude: Meaning, Components and Functions
   • Formation of Attitudes
   • Attitude, Thought and Behaviour
   • Moral and Political Attitudes
   • Democratic and Bureaucratic Attitudes of Public Servants
   • Gender Attitudes: Roots, Rigidity and Change
   • Social Influence: Meaning, Forms and Role in Public Administration
   • Persuasion and Persuasive Communication in Attitude Change
   • Social Influence and Persuasion in Public Campaigns
   • Persuasion in Public Protests and Crowd Situations
   • Persuasion Skills of Public Servants: Resistance to Change and the Rule of Law
   • Attitude-Change Programmes: Corruption-free India and Undesirable Social Attitudes
   • Aptitude for Civil Service: Meaning, Attitude and Interest
   • Foundational Values of Civil Service: Meaning and Framework
   • Integrity and Courage of Conviction
   • Impartiality and Non-partisanship
   • Objectivity: Meaning, Need and Fostering in Civil Servants
   • Dedication to Public Service: Spirit of Service, Commitment and Discipline
   • Empathy in Public Service
   • Tolerance and Compassion: Meaning, Elements and Difference
   • Tolerance and Compassion towards the Weaker Sections in Public Service
   • Fostering Tolerance and Compassion among Civil Servants
4. 4Emotional Intelligence4 topics

   • Emotional Intelligence: Concept, Models and Dimensions
   • Managing Emotions: Self-regulation and Anger Control
   • Emotional Intelligence in Administration and Governance
   • Social Skills and Relationship Management: Workplace, Disasters and Social Media
5. 5Contributions of Moral Thinkers and Philosophers from India and World7 topics

   • Bhagavad Gita: Nishkam Karma, Anasakta Yoga and the Civil Servant
   • Mahatma Gandhi ji: Ethical and Social Ideas, Virtues, and Ends and Means
   • Swami Vivekananda: Universal Religion and Moral Ideals
   • Buddha and Kautilya (Chanakya): Ethics of Conduct and Statecraft
   • Immanuel Kant: Duty for Duty’s Sake and the Categorical Imperative
   • Classical Western Thinkers: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
   • Modern Western Thinkers: Bentham, Mill, Marx and Rawls
6. 6Public/Civil Service Values & Ethics in Public Administration10 topics

   • Ethics in Public Administration: Status, Problems and the Administrator as a Moral Agent
   • Civil Service Values and the Ethical Responsibilities of Public Servants
   • Ethical Concerns in Government and Private Institutions
   • Corporate Governance: Ethical Issues, Moral Integrity and Professional Efficiency
   • Ethical Dilemmas in Public Administration and Ethical Judgement
   • Sources of Ethical Guidance: Laws, Rules and Regulations and Conscience
   • Accountability and Control over Administration
   • Ethical Governance and Strengthening of Moral Values in Governance
   • Ethics in Public Policy: Welfare, Means and Unanticipated Consequences
   • Ethical Issues in International Relations and Funding
7. 7Probity in Governance10 topics

   • Probity in Governance: Concept of Public Service and Philosophical Basis
   • Information Sharing, Transparency and the Right to Information
   • Right to Information as a Moral Basis of Governance: Accountability and Privacy
   • Principles of Public Life
   • Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct
   • Work Culture, Citizen's Charter and Quality of Service Delivery
   • Utilisation of Public Funds
   • Corruption: Meaning, Forms and Causes
   • Preventing Corruption: Challenges and Measures
   • Moral Bases for Combating Corruption
8. 8Ethics and Emerging Technologies2 topics

   • Ethics of Digital Governance: Algorithms and Automated Decisions
   • Social Media and Public Opinion
9. 9Case Studies17 topics

   • Reading an Ethics Case: Facts, Stakeholders and Values in Conflict
   • Choosing a Course of Action: Options and Ethical Tests
   • Integrity under Career and Peer Pressure
   • Consistency of Word and Deed
   • Honesty about One's Own Mistakes: Disclosure under RTI
   • Suspected Corruption, Gifts and Conflict of Interest
   • Compassion versus Rules and Duty: a Worked Case
   • Truth versus Consequences: a Worked Case
   • Career versus a Human Life: a Worked Case
   • Bystander Apathy and the Duty to Help: a Worked Case
   • Public Policy and Personal Liberty
   • Reforming Work Culture in a Government Office
   • Service Delivery to the Weak and Institutional Indifference
   • Political and Public Pressure on an Officer
   • Policing Protests: Proportionality and Unlawful Orders
   • Responding to Social Movements
   • Social Media: Fake Propaganda and Cyberbullying

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Uttar Pradesh PCS

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