Course validity up to August 15, 2022.

Polity Syllabus (TSPSC – Group 2)

Overview of the Indian Constitution and Politics.

1. Evolution of Indian Constitution – Nature and salient features – Preamble.

2. Fundamental Rights – Directive Principles of State Policy – Fundamental Duties.

3 Distinctive Features of Indian Federalism – Distribution of Legislative and Administrative Powers between Union and States.

4. Union and State Governments – President – Prime Minister and Council of Ministers; Governor, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers – Powers and Functions.

5. Rural and Urban Governance with special reference to the 73rd and 74th Amendments.

6. Electoral System: Free and fair Elections, Malpractices; Election Commission; Electoral Reforms and Political Parties.

7. Judicial System in India – Judicial Activism.

8. a) Special Provisions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Women and Minorities.
b) Welfare Mechanism for Enforcement – National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, and National Commission for Backward Classes.

9. Indian Constitution: New Challenges.

Course validity up to August 15, 2022.

Polity Syllabus (APPSC – Group 2)

INDIAN CONSTITUTION

1. Nature of the Indian Constitution – Constitutional Development – Salient features of Indian Constitution – Preamble – Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and their relationship – Fundamental Duties, Distinctive features – Unitary and Federal.
2. Structure and functions of Indian Government- Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary- Types of Legislatures- Unicameral, Bicameral- Executive – Parliamentary, Judiciary- Judicial Review, Judicial Review, Judicial Activism.
3. Distribution of Legislative and Executive Powers between the Union and the States; Legislative, Administrative and Financial relations between the Union and the States– Powers and the Functions of Constitutional Bodies- UPSC, State Public Service Commissions, CAG and Finance Commission.
4. Center-state relations- Need for Reforms- Rajmannar Committee, Sarkaria Commission, M.M. Punchchi Commission – Unitary and Federal features of Indian Constitution.
5.  Amendment Process to the Constitution – Centralization Vs Decentralization – Community Development Programs- Balwantray Mehta, Ashok Mehta Committees 73 and 74 Constitutional Amendment Acts and their Implementation.
6. Indian Political Parties- National, Regional- One Party, Bi-Party, Multi-Party Systems- Regionalism and Sub-Regionalism–Demand for New States – Sri Krishna Committee – National Integration- Threats to Indian Unity.
7. Welfare Mechanisms in India-Provisions for Scheduled Castes, Tribes and Minorities, Reservations for SCs, STs and Backward Classes- Prevention of SCs and STs Atrocities Act- National and State SCs, STs and BCs Commissions, Women’s Commission, National, and State Minorities Commissions – Human Rights Commission- RTI- Lokpal and Lok Ayukt.