Complete Exam Syllabus Subject-Wise
Here is the detailed subject-wise syllabus for the MPPSC Librarian Recruitment 2025:
Paper I: General Knowledge of Madhya Pradesh
1. History, Culture & Literature of Madhya Pradesh
Important historical events, major dynasties of Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh’s role in the Independence movement.
Art, architecture and culture of Madhya Pradesh.
Main tribes, dialects, festivals, folk music & folk arts of MP.
Important literary figures of MP and their contributions.
Main tourist places of Madhya Pradesh.
Important personalities of Madhya Pradesh.
2. Geography of Madhya Pradesh
Forests, mountains, rivers of Madhya Pradesh.
Climate of Madhya Pradesh.
Natural and mineral resources of MP.
Energy resources: conventional & non-conventional.
Major irrigation and power projects in MP.
3. Politics and Economy of Madhya Pradesh
Political system of MP (Governor, Cabinet, Legislative Assembly).
Panchayati Raj system in MP.
Social system of MP.
Demography and census of MP.
Economic development of MP.
Main industries of MP.
Agriculture and agri-based industries in MP.
4. Current Events (International, National & Madhya Pradesh)
Important contemporary events.
Major sports competitions, awards and sports institutions of the state and country.
Welfare schemes of MP.
Famous personalities & places.
5. Information & Communication Technology (ICT)
Electronics, computers, ICT.
Robotics, artificial intelligence, cyber security.
E-governance.
Internet, social networking sites.
E-commerce.
Paper II: Librarian (Library & Information Science)
1. Information, Knowledge & Library
Data, information, knowledge and wisdom; knowledge society.
Communication: meaning, types, theories and models and barriers.
Intellectual Property Rights: Copyrights, Right to Information Act, Information Technology Act.
National Knowledge Commission (NKC), National Mission on Libraries, National Education Policy 2020.
Role of UNESCO, UGC, Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation in promotion of libraries. Public relations & extension activities.
2. Foundations of Library & Information Science
Historical development of libraries in India; committees & commissions on libraries; development of LIS education in Madhya Pradesh.
Types of libraries: functions, objectives, activities. Five laws of Library Science and their implications.
Library legislation & Public Library Acts in Indian states; The Delivery of Books & Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act 1954 & 1956.
Library associations: National & International (ILA, IATLIS, ASLIC, IFLA, ALA, CILIP).
User studies, information literacy, professional ethics.
3. Reference & Information Sources
Nature, types and characteristics of information sources; evaluation of reference & information sources & web resources.
Primary sources: journals, conference papers, patents, standards, govt publications, theses, trade literature.
Secondary sources: dictionaries, encyclopaedias, bibliographies, indexing & abstracting, statistical sources, handbooks, geographic & biographic sources.
Tertiary sources: directories, year-books, guides to research.
Electronic information resources, databases: bibliographic, numeric, multimedia, full-text.
4. Knowledge Organisation & Processing
Universe of subjects; modes of formation of subjects; mapping of knowledge in classification schemes like DDC, UDC.
Library classification: theories, canons, postulates; notation; facet analysis; phase relations; common isolates; Web Dewey; taxonomies; folksonomy.
Library cataloguing: codes of cataloguing (CCC, AACR-II); physical forms and inner forms of catalogue; kinds of entries; filing rules and procedures; Sear’s List of Subject Headings; Library of Congress Subject Headings; normative principles; CIP; union catalogues.
Web OPACs; ISBD; CCF; RDA; FRBR; Bibframe; indexing systems: pre-coordinate & post-coordinate; abstracting; information retrieval systems; vocabulary control; thesaurus.
5. Management of Library & Information Centres
Management in libraries: definition, principles, levels & functions; Schools of management thought; MIS; MBO; change management; disaster management; crisis management.
Human Resource Management: job description, job analysis, staff formulas, staff selection & recruitment, motivation, training, job evaluation, performance appraisal; leadership; TQM; SWOT analysis; MBO; staff manual.
Book selection: policies, principles, problems for print & electronic resources (including licensing); binding, preservation & conservation; marketing of library products & services; ISBN/ISSN.
Financial resource management: sources of funds, mobilization of finances, methods of estimation, budgeting, cost-benefit analysis; library authority & committee; library rules & regulations; annual report & library statistics.
Management of functional units: acquisition, technical processing, circulation, periodicals, maintenance; stock verification; library building, furniture & equipment; green library buildings; knowledge management.
6. Information Technology, Automation & Networking
Computer: characteristics, components (CPU, input/output), internal & external storage.
Hardware & software; operating systems (Windows, Unix, Linux); programming basics; MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
Networks & software: types of networks; firewall; antivirus; library automation software.
Library and information systems: automated integrated library systems (ILS); library management software; server/clients; web-OPAC; remote access; RFID in libraries.
7. Digital Information Management
Nature of digital information; digital libraries; information search and retrieval in digital environment.
Digital library software (open-source); open access initiatives; digital libraries & initiatives in India (e-Granthalaya, NDL etc).
Institutional repositories; e-journals; e-books; content management; metadata standards for digital resources (METS, MODS, Dublin Core).
8. Research Methodology, Presentation, Data & Bibliometrics
Research: methods and tools; statistical analysis of data; technical writing & presentation; bibliometric/webometric indicators; citation analysis.
Qualitative & quantitative research; sampling; data presentation; use of software (e.g., SPSS, Excel) in library research; publishing; conferences; seminars; patents.
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1. Visit the MPPSC official website: https://mppsc.mp.gov.in.
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3. Locate the notification for “Librarian Recruitment 2025” and within it or separately find the link “Syllabus PDF” / “Download Syllabus”.
4. Click the syllabus link to open the PDF document.
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