KPSC DETAILED SYLLABUS RECEPTIONIST MEDICAL EDUCATION Published

PART – I   HOME SCIENCE

Micro-organisms    Microorganisms: Bacteria, Viruses, Moulds & Yeasts - Control & distruction Resistance & immunity - Food microbiology - Diseases caused by microorganisms.

Digestive System

Digestive system,  Functions of food, Study of nutrients (classification, functions, sources,digestion, absorption and metabolism).

Food

Food groups, principles of meal planning & planning diets at various stages of life cycle, Diet :n diseases of alimentary canal, diabetes, hypertension, anaemia and over nutrition 

PART – II  SOCIAL SCIENCE

Communication

Communication: meaning Junction ,key elements .&SMCRE model - Methods of teaching, role of audio visual aids in teaching - Types, Barriers, approaches in communication - Theories of Communication  -   process  and   elements  of  communication-sender,   encoding,   message, channel, receiver, decoding and feedback - Models of Communication- Lasswell, Osgood and Schramm, Gerbner, Shannon and Weaver and David Berlo -'Mass communication and Mass

Media

Community Organisation and Extension Concept and Definition of  Community Organisation-  Phases - Study, analysis, assessment,  discussion, organization, action, evaluation, modification and continuation.- Research - Tools of Data

Collection -Analysis and Interpretation

Community Development  - concept and difference from Community Organisation - Community Development Program (1952) - 3 Tier structure of PRIs - Block, Panchayath, Wards, Gramasabha - Role of GOs and NGOs - CSWB. SSWB. BSS NYK CAPART, ICDS 

PART – III  HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Office Management &Research

Registration - filing - office procedures - personnel administration - Planning, Organising, Directing, Controlling, Reporting and Budgeting   Recording Social Case Work & Group Work - Recording: use. structure and content- Methods of recording: Verbatim, narrative, condensed, analytical and summary records; Methods in Research, Sampling, Designs, Tools of data collection - observation, questionnaire, interview schedule, interview guide, Steps and guidelines in the construction of research instruments Reliability, Internal and external validity 

PART – IV  PSYCHOLOGY

Developmental Psychology

Growth and Development, Development Tasks and corresponding bio-psychosocial changes across  various stages - Prenatal, Birth, Infancy, Early Childhood, Late Childhood, Adolescence. Young  Adulthood, Middle Adulthood, Late Adulthood - various hazards. 

PART – V  FACTS ABOUT INDIA

Facts about India  

Geography of India- Physical Features- Climate-Soils- Rivers- Famous Sites – Etc  Demography- Economic and Social Development-Poverty Alleviation-Economy and PlanningEtc. History of India- Period from 1857 to 1947- National Movement- Etc 

PART – VI  FACTS ABOUT KERALA

Facts about Kerala 

Geographical Facts- Physical Features- Climate-Soils- Rivers- Famous Sites – Etc 

Renaissance of Kerala 

Important Events/ Movements/Leaders 

Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi, Chattampi Swami, Sree Narayana Guru, Vagbhatananda,  Thycaud Ayya, Ayya Vaikundar, Poikayil Yohannan (Kumara Guru), Ayyankali, Pandit  Karuppan, Mannathu Padmanabhan, V.T.Bhattathirippad, Dr. Palpu, Kumaranasan, Vakkom  Moulavi, Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Etcr

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