Syllabus (POLITICAL SCIENCE)
Course Type: MAJ-3
Semester: 3
Course Code: BPLSMAJ03T
Course Title: Politics in India (Issues and Challenges)
(L-P-Tu): 5-0-1
Credit: 6
Practical/Theory: Theory
Course Objective:
Learning Outcome: Course Outcome: Study of the functioning of Indian Democratic System is essential for a comprehensive understanding of the Politics in India. The course is designed to train & acclimatize the student with the Politics in India in action and explain the wo
Learning Objectives:
- The purpose of this course is to introduce to the students the basic information and frame work for studying of Political issues and challenges in India.
- To acquaint the students with the contemporary issues.
- It further encourages a study of state institutions in their mutual interaction, and in interaction with the larger extra-constitutional environment.
- To develop the skills of debate/ discussions/ newspaper reading among the students.
Course Content: 6*6= 36 Classes (6 Classes per topic)
- Party System- Coalition Politics
- Communities and community-based politics—role of caste, class & ethnicity.
- Regionalism & Regional movements: Gorkhaland and Bodoland Movement.
- Election Commission – Electoral Reforms.
- Critique of secularism, communal politics & communal violence.
- Political Culture in India.
Suggested Readings:
- Basu D.D., ‘An Introduction to the Constitution of India’, Prentice Hall, New Delhi. (Latest Edition)
- Frankel Francine, Hasan Zoya, Bhargava Rajeev, Arora Balveer (eds.), Transforming India, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2000.
- Granville Austin, Working a Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1999
- Jayal Niraja Gopal (Ed.): Democracy in India’ Oxford India Paperbacks, New Delhi 2012
- Kothari Rajni, ‘Politics in India’ Orient Blackswan Hyderabad, 2014
- Kothari Rajni, ‘Bharat mein Rajneeti: Kal aurAaj’ Vani Prakashan New Delhi, 2007
- Narang A.S., Indian Government and Politics, Geetanjali Publishing House, New Delhi, 1996 (Latest edition)
- Singh, M.P., and Sexen aRekha, Indian Politics: Contemporary Issues &Concerns’ Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, 1998.
Basic Features
Undergraduate degree programmes of either 3 or 4-year duration, with multiple entry and exit points and re-entry options, with appropriate certifications such as:
- UG certificate after completing 1 year (2 semesters with 40 Credits + 1 Summer course of 4 credits) of study,
- UG diploma after 2 years (4 semesters with 80 Credits + 1 Summer course of 4 credits) of study,
- Bachelor’s degree after a 3-year (6 semesters with 120 credits) programme of study,
- 4-year bachelor’s degree (Honours) after eight semesters (with 170 Credits) programme of study.
- 4-year bachelor’s degree (Honours with Research) if the student completes a rigorous research project (of 12 Credits) in their major area(s) of study in the 8th semester.
Note: The eligibility condition of doing the UG degree (Honours with Research) is- minimum75% marks to be obtained in the first six semesters.
- The students can make an exit after securing UG Certificate/ UG Diploma and are allowed to re-enter the degree programme within three years and complete the degree programme within the stipulated maximum period of seven years.
