Syllabus (POLITICAL SCIENCE)
Course Type: ME-3
Semester: 3
Course Code: BPLSME03
Course Title: Indian Constitution and Politics
(L-P-Tu): 5-0-1
Credit: 4
Practical/Theory: Theory
Course Objective:
Learning Outcome: Course Outcome: Acquaintance to Constitution is indispensable for a student to make a sense of Indian Political System. The course is designed to provide an overview of key concepts of the Indian constitution to the student, which would evolve them into a
Learning Objectives:
- The purpose of this course is to introduce to the students the basic information and analytical frame work for studying of Indian Constitution.
- To acquaint the students with the Objectives, Structure and Functions of Union Government and Union Legislature.
- It further encourages a study of state institutions in their mutual interaction, and in interaction with the larger extra-constitutional environment.
Course Content: 6*4= 24 Classes (6 classes per topic)
- Indian Constitution: Basic Features, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy.
- Indian Parliament.
- Union Executive: President Prime Minister.
- Indian Judiciary.
Suggested Readings:
- Constitution of India, Government of India
- Austin G., (2010) The Constituent Assembly: Microcosm in Action’, in The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 15th print
- Basu D., (2012) Introduction to the Constitution of India, New Delhi: Lexis Nexis.
- Chaube S., (2009) The Making and Working of the Indian Constitution, Delhi: National Book Trust.
- The Constitution of India: Bare Act with Short Notes, (2011) New Delhi: Universal
- Basu, D.D., Bharater Sangbidhan parichay, Wadha and Co.
- Kashyap, Subhas C, Amader Sanbidhan, National Book Trust
- Das, Tuhin Kumar, (2019) ‘Bharotiyo Songbidhaner Obhimukhe’, Vijoya Publishing House, Kolkata.
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.
