SYLLABUS
BACHELOR OF ARTS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Level – 5
B.A. Semester Second (2025-26)
Discipline Centric Core (DCC)
Course Code: POL5002T
Understanding Indian Constitution and Government
JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY
JODHPUR
Course Code: POL5002T Understanding Indian Constitution and Government
IMPORTANT
With a view to bring about greater reliability, validity and objectivity in the
examination system and also for closer integration of teaching, learning and
evaluation.
(i) The syllabus has been divided into units. Questions will be set from each
unit with provision for internal choice.
(ii) In order to ensure that the students do not leave out the important portion of
the syllabus, examiners shall be free to repeat the questions set in the
previous examinations.
(Ref. Resolution No. 21 (c) of Academic Council dated 9.2.84)
The examines be permitted to use their personal transistorized pocket battery operated
calculators in the examinations. The calculator to be used by the candidates in the
examinations should not have more that 12 digits, 6 functions and 2 memories and
should be noiseless and cordless. A Calculator belonging to one candidate shall not be
allowed to be used by another candidate. The Superintendent of the centre will have
complete discretion to disallow the use of a calculator which does not confirm to the
above specification.
(Ref. Resolution No. 6/90 of Academic Council dated 20th July, 1990)
In Engineering and any other examinations where the use of calculators is already
permitted, it shall remain undisturbed.
Course Code: POL5002T Understanding Indian Constitution and Government
NOTIFICATION
In compliance of decision of the Hon’ble High Court all students are required to
fulfil 75% attendance rule in each subject and there must be 75 % attendance of
the student before he/she could be permitted to appear in the examination.
REGISTRAR
(Academic)
Course Code: POL5002T Understanding Indian Constitution and Government
POLITICAL SCIENCE
NEW EXAMINATION SCHEME
(Pattern of Question Paper)
Total Marks = 80
PART-A (Hkkx&v) (2 x 10 = 20 )
Hkkx v ds lHkh iz’u vfuok;Z gS A bu iz’uksa ds mÙkj izR;sd 30 'kCnksa rd lhfer gS A izR;sd
iz’u 2 vad dk gS A
The questions of Part-A are compulsory. The answer of these questions are
limited up to 30 words each. Each question carries 2 mark.
Part B (Hkkx&c) (12 x 5 = 60 )
bl Hkkx esa izR;sd bdkbZ esa ls ,d iz’u dk p;u djrs gq, dqy 5 iz’uksa ds mÙkj nhft;sA
izR;sd iz’u dk mÙkj yxHkx 500 'kCnksa rd lhfer gSsA izR;sd iz’u 12 vad dk gS A
Attempt five questions at least one from each unit. The Answer of each
question shall be limited up to 500 words. Each question carries 12 marks.
Course Code: POL5002T Understanding Indian Constitution and Government
B. A. Political Science
Level 5 (Second Semester)
Understanding Indian Constitution and Government
Discipline Centric Core Course Code: POL5002T
Contact hours per week: 6 Course Credits: 6 Maximum Marks: 100
Examination Duration: 3 hours Internal: 20 External: 80
Course Objective:
This paper attempts to introduce students to the basic concepts of Indian Political System. Its attempt is to equip students
with the major approaches to the study and to provide a detailed understanding of the Indian Constitution, Governmental
institutions and its inter-relationships.
Course Outcome:
At the end of the course the students should have acquired a good understanding of Indian Political System as well as major
constitutional ideas that shape and influence Indian political system. They should also be able to comprehend the
contemporary issues and changing dynamics of Indian Political System and be able to find a solution to them.
Course Contents
Unit 1 Constituent Assembly and Framing of Indian Constitution; Main Issues and Approaches; The
Preamble, Salient Features of the Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights and Duties; Directive
Principles of State Policy.
Unit 2 Union Executive : The President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers – Powers, Functions
and Relationship.
Unit 3 Parliament : Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha – Composition and Powers; Supreme Court :
Composition, Powers, Judicial Review and Judicial Activism, The Election Commission and
electoral reforms.
Unit 4 Federalism – Place of States in the Indian Union; Centre-State Relations, New Trends and
Development; Demand for Autonomy : Governor – Powers and Its Role in Federal Polity.
Unit 5 Indian Parliamentary System ; Multi–Party System ; Regional Parties and Coalition
Governments; Criminilisation of Politics, Caste in Politics, Poverty Alleviation, Artificial
Intelligence and Democratic Process.
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Recommended Readings
1. [Link], The Indian Constitution: Corner Stone of a Nation, Oxford University Press, 1966.
2. [Link], Working a Democratic Constitution : The Indian Experience, Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2000.
3. [Link], An Introduction to the Constitution of India, New Delhi, Prentice Hall, 1994.
4. [Link], The Indian Supreme Court and Politics, Delhi, Eastern Book Company, 1980.
5. [Link], and [Link] (ed.), Crisis and Change in Contemporary India, New Delhi, Sage 1994.
6. [Link], Politics of India Since Independence, Hyderabad, Orient Longman, 1990.
7. [Link], Ethnicity, Security and Separatism in India, Delhi, Oxford University Press, 1997.
8. [Link], India : Government and Politics in a Developing Nation, New York, Harcourt, Brace and World, 1965.
9. Kashyap, Our Parliament, New Delhi, National Book Trust, 1992.
10. [Link], Democracy and Discontent : India’s Growing Crisis of Governability, Cambridge, Cambridge University
Press, 1991.
11. [Link] (ed.), The Success of India’s Democracy, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Course Code: POL5002T Understanding Indian Constitution and Government