Deputy Collector Short List (preliminary )published

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 Deputy Collector main exam Syllabus  
There will be 2 papers in final exam.questions will be in English but candidate can choose english or malayalam for answering
Paper 1 – General Studies – 150 marks – 3 hours. 
Part I

1. Cultural Heritage of India with emphasis on 20th century
2. Post Independent Indian politics
3. Social and Cultural movements in Kerala

Part II

1. Present Indian Economy
2. Development and Environmental Issues
3. Kerala Economy

• kerala model development
• food security
• group initiatives
• role of NRIs
• role of cooperatives
• women empowerment

Part IIIa

1. General overview of Indian Constitution
2. 86th Amendment of Constitution and consequential enactments
3. Role of District Collectors in Administration – Situation Analysis

Part IIIb

1. recent land laws enacted in kerala

• kerala protection of river bank and regulation of removal of sand act 2001
• ecological fragile act 2005
• kerala conservation of paddyland and wetland act 2008

  Decentralization in administration – Local self Government

Part IV

1. Science and Technology – Information Communication Technology,space technology etc
2. General Awareness in modern trends in Life Science

Paper 2 – 50 marks – 1 hour

1. Data Appreciation and Interpretation
2. Problem Solving
3. Essay Writing – In local Language (Malayalam/Tamil/Kannada)