Civil Service Examination Political Science Preliminary Syllabus
SECTION –A
1.Political Science: Nature and scope of the discipline, relationship with allied disciplines like History ,Economics,Philosophy,Sociology,Psychology
2. Meaning of Politics: Approaches to the study of politics
3. Key Concepts: State, Society, Sovereignty, Power, Citizenship, Nation, Global order and Imperialism
4. Political Ideas: Rights, Liberty, Equality, justice, Rule of Law, Civil Society Swaraj, Revolution, Democratic Participation
5. Democracy: Meaning and Theories of Democracy, Electroal system, Forms of Representation & particiopation, Political accountability
6.Political Ideologies: Liberalism, Neoliberalism, Marxism, Socialism, Fascism, Gandhism
7. Party System and Political Process: Theories of Party System, Nationaol and regional parties, Political parties in the Third World. Patterns of coalition politics, interest and pressure groups.
8. Forms of Government: Parliamentary and Presidential. Federal & unitary Modes of decentralization
9. Bureaucracy Concept: Theories, Weber and critiques of bureaucracy
10 Theories of Development: Meaning and various approaches. Concept and Theories of under development Debates in the Third World
11. Social Movements: Meaning, Theories & Forms, Role of Environmental Feminist Peasant & worker movements, Role of Non-Government organization
12. Nationalism and Internationalism:
13. Major theories of International relations: Realist Marxist, Systems & Decision making & Game theory.
14. State & the Global order: Neo-Liberalism, globalization, structural adjustment, regional economic integration, nature and Impact of globalization.
Section-B: Indian Government and Politics
1. Approaches to the study of Governments: Comparative historical, legal institutional, political economy and political sociology, approaches.
2. Classification of Political systems: Democratic and Authoritarian, characteristics of political system in the third world
3. Typologies of constitutions; Basic features of these constitutions & governments: Incluiding U.K. USA, France, Germany, China and South Africa.
4. Constitutional development: in India during British Rule-A historical perspective
5. Constituent Assembly: Philosophical and socio-economic dimensions. Salient features of the Indian Constitution
6. Nature of Indian federalism: Centre-state relations, legislative, administrative, financial and political; politics of regional move and national integration
7. Fundamental Rights: Constitutional provisions and political dynamics. Judicial Interpretations and socio politic al realities; Fundamental Duties
8. The Union Executive: president, Prime minister and the Council of Ministers, Constitutional provisions & framework and political trends
9. Parliament: Powers and functions of the Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha; parliamentary Committees; Functioning of the Parliamentary system in India
10 The Judiciary: the Supreme Court, Judicial Review, Judicial Activism, Public Interest Litigation Judicial Reforms
11. The state Executive: Governor, Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers; Constitutional Provisions and Political trends
12. Indian Party System: Evolution and Contemporary trends; coalition government at the Centre and States, pressure groups in Indian politics
13. The interaction of Government & Scientific & Technology business: Previous and now their inter relationship and changing roles in Society, Elites, Role of Pressure groups class and voluntary associations in society
14. Local Government & Politics: Panchanyti Raj and Municipal Government, structure power & functions. Political realities, significance of 73rd and 74th Amendments, role of women in Panchayats
15. Bureaucracy and development: Post-colonial India; its changing role in the context of liberates after, bureaucratic Accountability.
16. Challenges to Indian Democracy
a) Communalism Regionalism violence, criminalilsation and corruption
b) Regional disparities, environmental degradation, illiteracy, Mass Poverty, Population, growth, caste oppressions and socio-economic inequalities among backward classes.
SECTION –A
1.Political Science: Nature and scope of the discipline, relationship with allied disciplines like History ,Economics,Philosophy,Sociology,Psychology
2. Meaning of Politics: Approaches to the study of politics
3. Key Concepts: State, Society, Sovereignty, Power, Citizenship, Nation, Global order and Imperialism
4. Political Ideas: Rights, Liberty, Equality, justice, Rule of Law, Civil Society Swaraj, Revolution, Democratic Participation
5. Democracy: Meaning and Theories of Democracy, Electroal system, Forms of Representation & particiopation, Political accountability
6.Political Ideologies: Liberalism, Neoliberalism, Marxism, Socialism, Fascism, Gandhism
7. Party System and Political Process: Theories of Party System, Nationaol and regional parties, Political parties in the Third World. Patterns of coalition politics, interest and pressure groups.
8. Forms of Government: Parliamentary and Presidential. Federal & unitary Modes of decentralization
9. Bureaucracy Concept: Theories, Weber and critiques of bureaucracy
10 Theories of Development: Meaning and various approaches. Concept and Theories of under development Debates in the Third World
11. Social Movements: Meaning, Theories & Forms, Role of Environmental Feminist Peasant & worker movements, Role of Non-Government organization
12. Nationalism and Internationalism:
13. Major theories of International relations: Realist Marxist, Systems & Decision making & Game theory.
14. State & the Global order: Neo-Liberalism, globalization, structural adjustment, regional economic integration, nature and Impact of globalization.
Section-B: Indian Government and Politics
1. Approaches to the study of Governments: Comparative historical, legal institutional, political economy and political sociology, approaches.
2. Classification of Political systems: Democratic and Authoritarian, characteristics of political system in the third world
3. Typologies of constitutions; Basic features of these constitutions & governments: Incluiding U.K. USA, France, Germany, China and South Africa.
4. Constitutional development: in India during British Rule-A historical perspective
5. Constituent Assembly: Philosophical and socio-economic dimensions. Salient features of the Indian Constitution
6. Nature of Indian federalism: Centre-state relations, legislative, administrative, financial and political; politics of regional move and national integration
7. Fundamental Rights: Constitutional provisions and political dynamics. Judicial Interpretations and socio politic al realities; Fundamental Duties
8. The Union Executive: president, Prime minister and the Council of Ministers, Constitutional provisions & framework and political trends
9. Parliament: Powers and functions of the Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha; parliamentary Committees; Functioning of the Parliamentary system in India
10 The Judiciary: the Supreme Court, Judicial Review, Judicial Activism, Public Interest Litigation Judicial Reforms
11. The state Executive: Governor, Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers; Constitutional Provisions and Political trends
12. Indian Party System: Evolution and Contemporary trends; coalition government at the Centre and States, pressure groups in Indian politics
13. The interaction of Government & Scientific & Technology business: Previous and now their inter relationship and changing roles in Society, Elites, Role of Pressure groups class and voluntary associations in society
14. Local Government & Politics: Panchanyti Raj and Municipal Government, structure power & functions. Political realities, significance of 73rd and 74th Amendments, role of women in Panchayats
15. Bureaucracy and development: Post-colonial India; its changing role in the context of liberates after, bureaucratic Accountability.
16. Challenges to Indian Democracy
a) Communalism Regionalism violence, criminalilsation and corruption
b) Regional disparities, environmental degradation, illiteracy, Mass Poverty, Population, growth, caste oppressions and socio-economic inequalities among backward classes.
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