Historical Background – Constituent Assembly of India – Philosophical foundations of the Indian Constitution – Preamble – Fundamental Rights – Directive Principles of State Policy – Fundamental Duties – Citizenship – Constitutional Remedies for citizens.
Union Government – Structures of the Union Government and Functions – President – Vice President – Prime Minister – Cabinet – Parliament – Supreme Court of India – Judicial Review
State Government – Structure and Functions – Governor – Chief Minister – Cabinet – State Legislature – Judicial System in States – High Courts and other Subordinate Courts
Indian Federal System – Center – State Relations – President’s Rule – Constitutional Amendments – Constitutional Functionaries – Assessment of working of the Parliamentary System in India.
Election Commission: Role and Functioning, Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, State Election Commission: Role and Functioning, Institute and Bodies for the welfare of SC/ST/OBC and women.
Reference Book:
Maciver and Page, “Society: An Introduction Analysis “, Mac Milan India Ltd., New Delhi. K.L.Sharma, “Social Stratification in India: Issues and Themes”, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. (1997) Sharma, Brij Kishore, “Introduction to the Constitution of India”, Prentice Hall of India, NewDelhi. U.R.Gahai, “Indian Political System”, New Academic Publishing House, Jalaendhar. R.N. Sharma, “Indian Social Problems”, Media Promoters and Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Text Book:
Durga Das Basu, “Introduction to the Constitution of India”, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi. R.C.Agarwal, “Indian Political System”, S.Chand and Company, New Delhi. (1997)