Understand the entry of foreign educational institutions in India, UGC Regulations 2023, NEP 2020, benefits, challenges, equity concerns and the way forward for UPSC GS 2.
Understand the need for academic autonomy of IITs and IIMs, arguments for and against greater autonomy, student selection, equity concerns and the way forward for UPSC GS 2.
Understand NOTA in India, its origin in the PUCL judgment, legal basis, significance, limitations, debate over binding effect and electoral reforms for UPSC GS 2.
Understand persuasion, its meaning, elements, ethos-pathos-logos-kairos, barriers, significance and application in public administration for UPSC GS 4 Ethics.
Understand the freebies debate in India, welfare vs populism, constitutional context, Supreme Court view, fiscal impact, electoral concerns and reforms for UPSC GS 2.
Understand electoral funding in India, the influence of money power, corporate donations, transparency issues, campaign expenditure, black money and electoral finance reforms for UPSC GS 2.
