Gujarat Public Service Commission Industries Officer, Class-2, Industries & Mines Department Exam Syllabus :
Part 1 & Part 2 In Preliminary Exam Syllabus.
Part : 1 : Preliminary Examination Syllabus : Marks : 100 : Medium: Gujarati
1) Geography of India-Physical, Economic, Social, Natural Resources and population
related topics- with special reference to Gujarat
2) Cultural heritage of India-Literature, Art, Religion and Architecture- with special
reference to Gujarat
3) History of India with special reference to Gujarat
4) Indian Economy and Planning
5) Indian Polity and the Constitution of India:
- Preamble
- Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties
- Directive Principles of State Policy
- Composition of Parliament
- Powers of the President of India
- Powers of Governor
- Judiciary
- Provisions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and backward classes of the society
- Attorney General
- NITIAayog
- Panchayati Raj Institutions
- Finance Commission
- Constitutional and Statutory Bodies: Election Commission of India, Union Public Service Commission, State Public Service Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General; Central Vigilance Commission, Lokpal and Lokayukta, Central Information Commission
6) General Mental Ability
7) General Science, Environment and Information & Communication Technology
8) Daily events of Regional, National and International Importance including Sports
Part : 2 : Syllabus for the Preliminary test for the recruitment of
Industries Officer, Class-II (Gujarat Industrial Service) : Marks – 200 : Questions – 200 : Medium - English
1. Managerial Function and Process:
Concept and foundations of management, Evolution of Management Thoughts; Managerial
Functions—Planning, Organizing, Controlling; Decision-making; Role of Manager, Managerial
skills; Entrepreneurship; Management of innovation; Managing in a global environment, Flexible
Systems Management; Social responsibility and managerial ethics; Process and customer orientation;
Managerial processes on direct and indirect value chain.
2. Financial Management :
Goal of Finance Function. Concepts of value and return. Valuation of bonds and Shares; Management
of working capital : Estimation and Financing; Management of cash, receivables, inventory and
current liabilities; Cost of capital ; Capital budgeting; Financial and operating leverage; Design of
capital structure: theories and practices; Shareholder value creation: dividend policy, corporate
financial policy and strategy, management of corporate distress and restructuring strategy; Capital
and money markets: institutions and instruments; Leasing hire purchase and venture capital;
Regulation of capital market; Risk and return: portfolio theory; CAPM; APT; Financial derivatives:
option, futures, swap; Recent reforms in financial sector.
3. Production and Operations Management:
Fundamentals of operations management; Organizing for production; Aggregate production
planning, capacity planning, plant design: process planning, plant size and scale of operations,
Management of facilities; Line balancing; Equipment replacement and maintenance; Production
control; Supply, chain management—vendor evaluation and audit; Quality management; Statistical
process control, Six Sigma; Flexibility and agility in manufacturing systems; World class
manufaturing; Project management concepts, R&D management, Management of service operations;
Role and importance of materials management, value analysis, make or buy decision; Inventory
control, MRP; Waste management.
4. Economic System and Business
Economic System:
capitalism, socialism and mixed economy, National Income, Monetary and Fiscal
Policy (finance commission), Industrial Policy, Union Budget, Social Environment, Technological
Environment, International Business Environment.
5. Government Business Interface:
State participation in business, Interaction between Government, Business and different Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India; Government’s ploicy with regard to Small Scale Industries;
Government clearances for establishing a new enterprise; Public Distribution System; Government
control over price and distribution; Consumer Protection Act (CPA) and The Role of Voluntary
Organizations in protecting consumers’ rights; New Industrial Policy of the Government :
liberalization, deregulation and privatisation; Indian planning system; Government policy concerning
development of Backward areas/regions; The Responsibilities of the business as well as the
Government to protect the environment; Corporate Governance; Cyber Laws.
6. Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur: meaning, importance, Qualities, nature types, traits, culture. Entrepreneurship and
economic development: its importance, Role of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial environment.
7. Constitutional Support and Framework for Entrepreneurship:
Institutions – All India, State Level and Fund-Based, Supporting Policies of Entrepreneurship,
Industrial Policy, Fiscal Incentives, Measures for Promotion and Development of Entrepreneurs
8. Small Business & Management of MSMEs
Concept & Definition, Role of Small Business in the modern Indian Economy, Small entrepreneur
in International business; Steps for starting a small industry, registration as SSI, Role of SIDBI;
advantages and problems of SSIs; Institutional Support mechanism in India; Incentives & Facilities,
Govt. Policies for SSIs, Setting MSMEs- location of enterprise - steps in setting - Problems of
entrepreneurs - Sickness in small industries - reasons and remedies – Incentives and subsidies -
Evaluating entrepreneurial performance - Rural entrepreneurship - Women Entrepreneurship.
9. Organizational setup and functions of various departments/ divisions/ institutions/ boards
under Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises,
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Power and Ministry of Food Processing
Industries.
10. Various Government Policies and Acts:
Gujarat Industrial Policy 2020; Gujarat Vibrant Summit; State Government’s Cluster Development
Policy and various R & D institutions; State Government’s Cottage and Rural Industries Policy 2016;
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006; Gujarat Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises (Facilitation of Establishment and Operation) Act, 2019; Comprehensive Agro
Business Policy (2016-21) of Government of Gujarat; The Gujarat Special Economic Zones Act,
2004; Special Economic Zones Act 2005 of Government of India; The Gujarat Industrial
Development Act, 1962; Electronics & IT ITes Start Up Policy(2016-21); Gujarat Textile Policy
2012; Gujarat Mining Policy, 2003; Industrial Park, Logistic Park, Textile Parks; Diamond Industry;
National Pollution Prevention Policy and Laws; Technology up gradation Scheme; Central and State
Government’s Various Policies of energy sector including Solar Power Policies.
11. Various Schemes for Industrial Development of Central Government and Gujarat State
Government.
12. Industrial Finance in India: An Overview, Challenges and Recent Trends
13. Application of E-Governance and ICT in Industries.
14. Current Trends and Recent Advancements in the field of Industrial Development.
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