BPAC-114

BPAC-114
BACHELOR OF ARTS
(BAPAH)
ASSIGNMENT
For the students enrolled in July

2024 and January 2025 sessions
COURSECODE: BPAC-114
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
AND CONCERNS IN INDIAN
ADMINISTRATION
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI-110068
Dear Student,
As we have informed you in the Programme Guide, evaluation at IGNOU consists of two
parts: i) continuous evaluation through assignments, and ii) term-end examination. In the final
result, assignments of a Course carry 30% weightage while 70% weightage is given for term-
end examination.
You will have to do three Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA) for a six credit course and two
TMAs for a four credit course. This Assignment booklet has TMAs for the core course
BPAC- 114–Contemporary Issues and Concerns in Indian Administration, which is a six
credit course. The booklet therefore has three TMAs whose total marks add up to 100 and
carry a weightage of 30%.
Assignment A has Descriptive Category Questions (DCQs). These are meant for writing
essay type answers, with an introduction and a conclusion. These are intended to test your
ability to describe your understanding/knowledge about the topic in a systematic, to-the-point
and coherent manner.
Assignment B has Middle Category Questions (MCQs). These questions require you to first
analyse the topic in terms of arguments and explanations and then write the answers in a
concise manner. They are meant to test your ability to distinguish, compare and contrast, or
clear understanding of the concepts and processes.
Assignment C has Short Category Questions (SCQs). These questions are meant to improve
your skill of recall in brief the relevant/precise information about persons, writing, events, or
clear understanding of concepts and processes.
Before you attempt the assignments, please carefully read the instructions provided in the
Programme Guide. It is important that you write the answers to all the TMA questions in your
own words. Your answers should be within the approximate range of the word-limit set for a
particular section. Remember, writing answers to assignment questions will improve your
writing skills and prepare you for the term-end examination.
As mentioned in the Programme Guide, you need to submit all the assignments within the
stipulated time for being eligible to appear in the term-end examination.
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Submission of the completed assignments:
You must obtain a receipt from the Study Centre for the submitted assignments and retain it.
If possible, keep a Xerox copy of the assignments with you.
Admission batch Last date of Place of submission
Submission
For the students enrolled in July 2024 30th April 2025 Coordinator of the
student’s Study
For the students enrolled in January 2025 31st October 2025
Center
The Study Centre will have to return the assignments to you after they are evaluated. Please
insist on this. The Study Centre has to send the marks to the Student Evaluation Division at
IGNOU, New Delhi.
We expect you to answer each question as per guidelines for each category as mentioned in
the assignment. You will find it useful to keep the following points in mind:
1) Planning: Read the assignments carefully, go through the Units on which they are
based. Make some points regarding each question and then re arrange them in a logical
order.
2) Organisation: Be a little selective and analytic before drawing up a rough outline of

your answer. Give adequate attention to your introduction and conclusion.
Make sure that your answer:
a) Is logical and coherent;
b) Has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs, and
c) Is written correctly giving adequate consideration to your expression, style

and presentation.
3) Presentation: Once you are satisfied with your answer, you can write down the final
version for submission, writing each answer neatly and underlining the points you wish
to emphasise. Make sure that the answer is within the stipulated word limit.
Wish you all the best!
Discipline of Public Administration

SoSS, IGNOU, New Delhi
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BPAC-114: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND CONCERNS IN
INDIAN ADMINISTRATION
Tutor Marked Assignments
Course Code: BPAC-114

Assignment Code: ASST/TMA/July 2024 & January 2025
Total Marks:100
Assignment A
Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.

1. Examine the various challenges of Globalization. 20
2. Describe the concept of Decentralisation in the context of socio-economic issues. 20
Assignment B

3. What are Public-Private Partnerships? Examine their advantages and disadvantages. 10
4. Bring out the importance and potential benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility. 10
5. Examine the relationship between Citizen-centric Administration and socio-economic
development. 10
Assignment C

6. What are the different types of Social Capital? 6
7. Write a note on phases of Conflict Resolution. 6
8. What do you understand by the term Social Inclusion? 6
9. What are the advantages of Zero-based Budgeting. 6
10. List the benchmarks of Efficiency. 6

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For the students enrolled in July

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

2) Organisation: Be a little selective and analytic before drawing up a rough outline of

a) Is logical and coherent;

b) Has clear connections between sentences and paragraphs, and

c) Is written correctly giving adequate consideration to your expression, style

Wish you all the best!

Discipline of Public Administration

Tutor Marked Assignments

Course Code: BPAC-114

Answer the following questions in about 500 words each.

Answer the following questions in about 250 words each.

Answer the following questions in about 100 words each.

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