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Sir, I am appearing for the Asst. commissioner exam for Mumbai municipal corporation in Jan 2012. It is objective type exam i am mailing you syllabus pl. guide me for books and if possible mail me previous question papers.

Syllabus

1) Administration and Management : Principles of Administration, organizational structures
with special reference to Municipal Corporations, The Bombay Provincial Municipal
Corporations Act, 1948, 74th Amendments to Indian Constitution , Areas of interface between
the Government & the Municipal Corporations, Local Self Government, Concept of
development administration, key concepts of Management-planning, organizing, authority,
delegation, control, Human Relations; Responsive administration, E-Governance.
2) Personnel & financial Management : Manpower planning , Recruitment and selection ,
Performance appraisal , Conduct rules & disciplinary proceedings , Training & development,
Motivation, Leadership & Team Building. Budget, Budgetary process with special reference to
Municipal Corporations, Performance budgeting, Zero-base budgeting, Audit, SAP system
and its uses.
3) Project Planning & Appraisal : Project formulation & assessment , CPM & PERT operating
requirement & cost viability of the project, PPP & BOT projects; Public Transport, Different
authorities in planning and appraisal for Mumbai Metropolitan Area.
4) Disaster Management : Principles and Techniques – Type of Disaster, Vulnerability of
Mumbai to Natural & Manmade disaster, History and case study of disasters in Mumbai in
last 25 year, Methods of disaster mitigation in context of Mumbai.
5) Urban Development : Socio-cultural background of Mumbai city, Industrial Development,
urbanization, Management of resources for urban life, slums and slum dwellers, Town
Planning and development, Environmental, Public Health etc., specific problems of Mumbai &
their remedies, Acts and Rules relating to them, SRA schemes, Human Development Index,
JNNURM, sound pollution and related case studies & court cases, Encroachments on roads
and footpaths and actions taken by BMC, FSI, CRZ, Illegal construction and regularisable
construction.
6) Basic Principles of Law & Judiciary : Fundamental rights, Personal Laws, Equity &
Jurisprudence, RTI, Human Rights, Principles of Natural Justice.
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thanks

The Mumbai municipal corporation exam was conducted by Maharashtra Public Service Commission to recruit officers in the state services.
The notification regarding this examination appears in leading newspapers. The examination is conducted in following three steps :
Preliminary exam
Main exam
Interview

Books for this exam:
Medieval India by J.L.Mehta
Gandhi & Subhash by B.L.Growers
English Grammar by Wrien and Martin
Indian politics by Lakshmikanth
Advanced History of India by R.C.Majumdar
Ancient India by D.D.Kausambi’s Historical Outline
G.K. & G.S by R.P.Sharma.