COURSE CODE_: INDIAN FEDERALISM
YEAR 4, SEMESTER 7
I. Number of Credits : Four (04)
II. Teaching & Evaluation:
Contact Sessions Examination Marks
/ Hours per week (Maximum / Passing)
Contact
Practica Internal External
Theory Session Total
l (T/P) (T/P)
s
0 0 4 40 60 100
* T-Theory / P-Practical [J: Jury; V: Viva; P: Practical, O: Other, Pl.
Specify]
III. Course Objectives
The objectives of this course are:
To provide exposure unity in diversity, devolution in authority, and
decentralization in administration.
To provide the necessary foundation he State pursues the goal of common
welfare in the midst of wide diversity in socio-cultural, economic spheres.
To develop the Federalism is a system of government in which power is
divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
IV. Course Outline
Module Contact
Title/Topic
No. Sessions
Federal Features of Indian Constitution:
Federal Principles
1 Developments and Current Trends 8
Legislative and Administrative Relations
Between the Centre and States
Federal Comity:
Relationship of Truth and Faith Between
Centre and State
2 10
Centre and State Relations Revisited
-Sarkaria Commission
-Punchhi Commission
3 Emergency Provision under the Indian 12
Constitution:
Governer
-Appointment, Power and Position
Module Contact
Title/Topic
No. Sessions
Recommendation of Constitutional Review
Comission
Financial Relations between Centre and State
Freedom of Trade and Commerce within the
4 12
Territory of India
Inter-State Dispute on Resources
Indian Federalism :
Co-operative Federalism
5 14
Challenges before Indian Fedralism
Perspective and Prospects
6 Contemporary Issues 4
Total 60
V. Pedagogy
The course will emphasise self-learning and active classroom interaction based on
students’ prior preparation. The course instructor is expected to prepare a detailed
Session-wise Schedule, showing the topics to be covered, the reading material and
case material for every session. Wherever the material for any session is drawn from
sources beyond the prescribed text-book, reference books, journals and magazines in
the library, or from websites and other resources not accessible to the students, the
course instructor should make the material available to the students well in advance,
so that the students can come prepared for the classes. The pedagogical mix will be as
follows:
Classroom Sessions … About 60% 30 Sessions
Including Quizzes
Assignment(s) … About 10% 03
Online Course(s) (Min.: Two) Sessions
Creative / OBE Assignment (Min.:
One)
T-L & E Requirements Specific (Min.:
One)
Projects (as applicable) … About 10% 00 Sessions
Primary / Secondary / Field-based
Training / etc.
Presentation / Case Discussions … About 10% 03
Oral / Written (as per the requirements) Sessions
Management Exercise/ Simulations/Game … About 5% 00 Sessions
In-door / Out-door
Contemporary Issues … About 2.5% 06
Contributory Trending Journal / Other Sessions
Source based Article(s)
Feedback … About 2.5% 03
Sessions
The exact division among the above components will be announced by the instructor
at the beginning of the semester as a part of detailed Session-wise Schedule.
VI. Internal Evaluation
The students’ performance in the course will be evaluated on a continuous basis
through the following components:
Percentage
Marks
Sl. Total of total
Component Number per
No. Marks internal
incidence
evaluation
1 Quizzes 2 30 60 15
2 Presentation/ Case 2 60 120 30
Discussion
3 Assignment(s) / Project 2 60 120 30
work
4 Internal Test(s) 1 60 60 15
5 Attendance and Class 40 10
Participation
Total 400 0
The total marks will be divided by 10 and declared as Institute-level evaluation
marks for the course. The Institute-level evaluation will constitute 40% of the
total marks for the course.
VII. External Evaluation
The University examination will be for 2 hours and will be based on a written paper
-carrying 60 marks. The paper / presentation will centre on the application of the Law
of Evidence to managerial decision-making at the firm level as per expected
guidelines. There shall be one major integrated case / case-let(s).
Tentative Level of Detailing (Based on Revised
Bloom’s Taxonomy)
Distribution Weightage (in Percentage)
R U A N E C R: Remembering; U:
Understanding;
10 10 15 15 25 25 A: Application, N: Analyze;
E: Evaluate; C: Create
Note: This specification table shall be treated as a general guideline for students
and teachers. The actual may vary slightly from above table.
VIII. Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the student should have developed:
An appreciation
An understand
IX. Study / Reference Materials
Text-Book(s)
1. Ratanlal and Dhirajlal, Law of Evidence, Publisher LexisNexis, Latest Edition
2. Nicola Monaghan, Law of Evidence ,Publisher Cambridge University Press,
Latest Edition.
Reference-Book(s)
1.
Journals / Magazines / Newspapers
J:
1.
M:
1. Evidence Technology Magazine
N:
[Link] Hindu
[Link] Line
Supplementary Learning Material(s)
1.
Details of Online Courses / Learning Resource(s) / Material(s)
Name of University
Sl.
the Offering the Platform Link(s)
No.;
Course(s) Course
1.
Note: Offering depends on availability and specification/guidelines prescribed from time
to time