KERALA PSC EXAM SYLLABUS 2013
JUNIOR INSPECTOR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
CAT NOS - 449-2011 AND 450-2011
1. Co-operative Movement in
Foreign Countries: Great Britain
(Consumer); Germany (Agricultural Credit); Denmark (Dairy); China
(Induscos); Japan
(Multi-purpose societies); USA(Marketing);
USSR
(Collective Farms)
2. Co-operation and other
Economic Systems, Organisations and Associations:Co-operation and Economic
Systems:Capitalism, Socialism and Communism Co-operation and other Forms of
Organisation: Sole Trader, Partnership, Farms and Joint Stock CompaniesCo-operation
and other Associations: Trade Unions, Friendly Societies, Cartels and Social ServicesCo-operation
as Enterprise; and Co-operative Common Wealth Stages of Co-operative
Development: Limited vs Unlimited Liability, Unitary vs Federal, Designer vs
Blue Print, Designer vs"Green House, Univalent vs Polyvalent, Multipurpose
vs Multifunctional; Professional Management and Leadership in Co-operatives.
3.Co-operation and its
Principles: Co-operation-Meaning, Definition, Features, Importance,Benefits. Principles
of Co-operation: Roachdafe" (first stage), Reformulated Co-operative
Principles by ICA (2nd stage), Karve Committee
in co-operative principles (3rd stage) and Principles at the 4th stage
by ICA in 1995
4. Co-operative Education and Training:
Meaning, Importance, ICA-Role in Cooperative
Movement, NCUI-Its Role in
Education and Training; VAMNICOM, NCCT, ICM, State Cooperative Unions- Its Role
in Education and Training, Co-operative Week, Cooperative Flag,Journals on
Co-operation
5. Types of Co-operatives and
Co-operative Credit Agricultural Credit Societies, Non- Agricultural Credit Societies,
Non Agricultural Non Credit Societies, PACS, Service Cooperative Banks, Farmers
Banks, District Co-operative Banks, State Co-operative Banks, Primary
Agricultural and Rural Development Banks, Kerala State Co-operative
Agricultural and Rural Development Banks, NABARD and its Role in Co-operative
Movement, Consumer Societies, Dairy Societies, Marketing Societies, SC/ST
Societies, Urban Cooperative Banks, Employee Societies, IFFCO, KRIBCO, Fishery
Societies, Housing Societies, Industrial Societies (Weavers and Coir
Societies), NAFED, MILMA, HANTEX, MATSYAFED, MCAC, NHB and NCB. Types of
Credit: Short, Medium and Long term, Two tier and Three tier Credit Structure
6. Co-operative Legislations- Co-operative Credit Societies Act, 1904- Features, Cooperative
Societies Act, 1912- Features, Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969- Features, Multistage
Co-operative Societies Act, 1984 and its Replacement Model Co-operative Act in 2002-
Features; Registration of Co-operative Societies- Formalities, Bye Law- Model and its
Amendment- Formalities, Change of Name and Liability- Formalities, Membership-Formalities,
Qualifications and Disqualifications, Associate or Nominal member, Qualifications and
Disqualifications of Members of Board, Election- Procedure, Settlement of Disputes, Types and
Procedure, Enquiry, Inspection, Supervision, Surcharge, Liquidation and its Formalities; Board
of Directors Meeting, Annual General Body Meeting, Minutes, Quorum for the Meetings,
Removal and Expulsion of Members, Restrictions on Holding Shares, Privileges of Cooperatives.
Societies Act, 1912- Features, Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969- Features, Multistage
Co-operative Societies Act, 1984 and its Replacement Model Co-operative Act in 2002-
Features; Registration of Co-operative Societies- Formalities, Bye Law- Model and its
Amendment- Formalities, Change of Name and Liability- Formalities, Membership-Formalities,
Qualifications and Disqualifications, Associate or Nominal member, Qualifications and
Disqualifications of Members of Board, Election- Procedure, Settlement of Disputes, Types and
Procedure, Enquiry, Inspection, Supervision, Surcharge, Liquidation and its Formalities; Board
of Directors Meeting, Annual General Body Meeting, Minutes, Quorum for the Meetings,
Removal and Expulsion of Members, Restrictions on Holding Shares, Privileges of Cooperatives.
7. Administrative Set-up of Co-operative Department in Kerala- Delegation of Powers, Audit-
Procedure, Audit Programme, Vouching, Audit Classifications, Proceedings.
8. Co-operative Accounting: Meaning, Definition, Special Features of Co-operative Accounting,
Sources of Funds- Owned and Borrowed, State aid to Co-operatives, Preparation of Trial
Balance, Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet, Treatment of Overdue Interest
