Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2013 (English and Hindi). Source

Syllabus

Ethics · Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence—concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance.

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