MANAGEMENT OPTIONAL FOR UPSC CIVIL SERVICES EXAM By Manuj Jindal, AIR 53, CSE 2016 Management Performance 2016 • My performance: • 2014: 243 • 2015: 251 • 2016: 281 • Highest in 2015 & 2016: • 2015: • Paper I à 143 • Paper II à 130 (I got 108) • 2016 • Paper I à 146 (I got 130) • Paper II à 151 • Selections • Around 6 in 2015 • 6 in 2016, possibly more (out of around 20-25 who write mains) à high selection rate Potential of Management • Possibilities are > 300-310 score definitely achievable, but how? • That’s what we will discuss • Why to take management • How to cover management syllabus • How to approach management à strategies, techniques, material, coaching, test series, answer writing etc. • Why and how management has worked for me and it can work for you as well Why Management over Pub Ad, Political Science, Sociology, Anthro etc. 1. Predictable 2. Scoring 3. Stable 4. Moderate investment, high return 5. Perfect for those with technical and management backgrounds 6. Smaller than it looks if you have the right material 7. Could pay off even more heavily like Pub Ad in upcoming years 8. Relatively easier to handle in interview 9. Guidance à yes it is there…now! Paper I • 6 topics 1. Managerial Functions [MF] 2. Organizational Behavior [OB] 3. Marketing [MK] 4. HR 5. Accounting 6. Financial Management Paper II • 6 topics 1. Statistics [Quantitative Techniques in DM] 2. Operations [Production and Operations Management] 3. MIS 4. Government Business Interface 5. Strategic Management [misprinted as SCM] 6. International Business Syllabus Review Managerial Function and Process • Fundamentals of Management DeCenzo, Agarwal, Bhattacharya, Robbins • Notes Marketing • KOTLER 14e • Notes Accounting • Cost and Management Accounting by MN Arora OB • Robbins & Vohra 15e • Notes Finance • Prasanna Chandra 9e • Rustagi 11e HR • Aswathappa • Strategic HRM Tanuja Agarwala [not needed] • Notes QM • JK Sharma [3rd E] • Business Statistics by Levine and Viswanathan may also be bought for practice but not needed Operations • Heizer 11e • Plus Stevenson if you want to but not required IB • Jain 10e GBI • Business Environment Fernando Strategy • Strategic Management by Hill & Jones MIS • Management Information Systems O’Brien • MIS by Laudon … + a LOT OF NOTES and SUMMARIES from many many sources… Old Papers • 2009-2016 Importance of GS & Essay • Management will get you enough marks to be able to get a top 400-500 rank with decent effort, unlike other optionals – predictable and stable • Essay/Interview is game changer for a rank in top 100 • Ignore anything at your own peril; too much focus on any optional/GS paper will not yield good results. The key is to focus on ALL papers as per their weightage. • Cover EVERYTHING, Practice EVERYTHING, Plan EVERYTHING Guidance/Coaching à Management Video Series, Tests, Notes, Study Material etc. • The entire video series, tests, notes etc. will cover 100% of the syllabus in the next 2 months (June+July) à You can cover the entire syllabus on a daily basis as I release videos of each topic one by one. • Yes, it is a commercial undertaking under my brother’s brand www.anujjindal.in and I will be making these videos for his platform. à You can enroll there starting June 19th, 2017. (1 day after prelims) • Other details you may Check out here: • Some Mock Videos you may check out here: Doubt clearing Questions • Write me an email on
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