FEATURES NEWS THE RISING NEPAL (DAILY)

New Public Service Curriculum
For Quality Human Resource

By Dr. Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay

THE need for the Public Service Commission (PSC) was felt immediately after the establishment of a democratic form of government on February 18, 1951. The PSC was set up in July 1951 entrusting with the task of conducting examinations for recruitment to government service. Since its beginning, it has been maintaining its impartiality in the context of human resource mobilisation.

It seems clear that human resource management in general, and human resource planning in particular, will become more closely tied to the needs and strategies of organisations. Human resource mobilisation is the thread that ties together all human resource practices.

In the course of the present curriculum design, the Public Service Commission has introduced open, competitive examination syllabus for all Gazetted Third Class, Section Officers (non technical) on November 19,2001. This curriculum is formulated after rigorous exercises, workshop seminars in different regions of Nepal, interaction with higher government officers and public administration experts and imparting facts and figures about the necessities of changing previous syllabus through radios and television channels. Especially, the present curriculum is designed on the basis of the accumulation of detailed job descriptions of the various services like Administrative, Judiciary, Parliamentary and Auditing services.

Particularly, in the course design for Nepal Administrative and Judiciary services of all groups, the three papers of 300 marks, twelve hours time duration and subjective type of examination systems are implemented for selecting suitable and efficient manpower.

Generally, for all Services and Groups, Public Service Commission has introduced 100 marks subjective examination paper. This paper includes diversified topics related to public administration like decision-making process, methods of general administration, public personnel administration, development administration, finance administration, general information on statistics, information collection and analysis and knowledge of general presentation of statistics.

Especially, for the Nepal Administration Service, General Administration Group, the Public Service Commission has designed second paper curriculum of 100 marks. The paper covers various concepts of civil service and public management aspects. In this paper current trends related to management have been accumulated in diversified forms i.e. civil service and personnel administration, manpower management, administration and management aspects, administrative techniques, public finance administration and account, industrial revolution and industrial relation and miscellaneous. The third paper of General Administration bears 100 marks which covers development administration, decentralisation, local government and government policies.

Accordingly, for The Nepal General Administration, Finance Group, the candidate should appear in a 100 mark examination of second paper. The syllabus includes finance policy and finance administration. Also within this Group, the candidates should appear in a third paper examination of 100 marks. This paper includes current trends of finance policy and finance administration.

The Nepal Administrative Service, Account Group candidates should appear in a 100 marks second paper. This paper encompasses recent subjects on occupational account, statistics and account. The third paper of 100 marks in this Group possesses various aspects of investigation, international postal account and international relation, challenges of postal services and possibilities etc.

For the Nepal Administration Service, Diplomatic Group, the Public Service Commission has introduced the second and third papers of 100 marks each. The second paper has the subject title of "creative writing" which covers various sub titles i.e. translation from Nepali into English, short essay writing, comprehension, precis writing and diplomatic correspondence. The third paper of Diplomatic Group is of 100 marks and includes political and economic aspect and introduction to international law and practices.

In all groups of Judiciary Service candidates must appear in a 100 mark examination of second paper. The second paper of Judiciary Service holds general principles of law, constitutional law, judiciary system and judiciary administration, principles of international law, laws related to financial administration and emerging and developing trends of legal theories etc. In the course design of Judiciary Service of Government Advocate Group, the candidates should appear in a third paper examination of 100 marks. This Advocate Group paper carries various important topics like Attorney General, government advocate, international crime control etc. The third paper of Legal Group is of 100 marks and covers recent trends in legal fields. Accordingly, Law Group candidates must appear in a 100 marks examination. The third paper of Law Group bears legal formulation, management method, legal suggestion, international law, worldwide commercialisation and law etc.

Public Service Commission has also formulated a new course of study pertaining to Parliamentary Service of the Administration Group. In the context of new curriculum design of Parliamentary Service, the PSC has introduced second and third papers on having 50 marks and 100 marks respectively. The second paper of Parliamentary Service presents a relevant topic that is parliamentary system, fundamental rights in connection to Nepalese constitution, the procedure of budget formulation and laws relating to financial administration etc. The third paper of Parliamentary Service also concerns various topics related to Nepalese constitution, B.S.2047. In the process of new curriculum design, Public Service Commission has formulated a new curriculum of Auditing Service concerned to Auditing Officer. The second paper with 100 marks weightage covers divergent subjects viz. accounts, occupational audit system, auditing etc.

Public Service Commission has made a provision that after passing the subjective written examination, the candidates of all services should appear in Nepali and English comprehension, problem solution, psychological test and interview. These tests are of 125 marks.

Finally, new curriculum of PSC will be very valuable in supplying efficient and capable manpower to the government. Personnel management experts have stated that effective curriculum design is one basic factor of personnel recruitment and selection. In the course of human resource mobilisation, the
Public Service Commission, the National Planning Commission and the Ministry of General Administration have played an outstanding and influencial role. Also, organisational experts have emphasised that human resource management is an integral part of the administrative machinery for achieving the objectives and targeted goals of the government.

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