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VI. Federalism: Constitutional provisions; changing India and the World

nature of center-state relations; integrationist
tendencies and regional aspirations; inter-state I. Indian Foreign Policy: Determinants of foreign
disputes. policy; the institutions of policy-making;
continuity and change.
POLITICAL THEORY AND INDIAN POLITICS
VII. Planning and Economic Development: Nehruvian
I. Political Theory: meaning and approaches. and Gandhian perspectives; Role of planning and II. India’s Contribution to the Non-Alignment
public sector; Green Revolution, land reforms and Movement Different phases; current role.
II. Theories of state: Liberal, Neo-liberal, Marxist, agrarian relations; liberalization and economic
Pluralist, Post-colonial, and Feminist. III. India and South Asia:
reforms.
III. Justice: Conceptions of justice with special A. Regional Co-operation: SAARC - past
VIII. Caste, Religion, and Ethnicity in Indian Politics.
reference to Rawl’s theory of justice and its performance and future prospects.
communitarian critiques. IX. Party System: National and regional political
B. South Asia as a Free Trade Area.
parties, ideological and social bases of parties;
IV. Equality: Social, political, and economic; the Patterns of coalition politics; Pressure groups, C. India’s “Look East” policy.
relationship between equality and freedom; trends in electoral behavior; changing
Affirmative action. socioeconomic profile of Legislators. D. Impediments to regional co-operation:
River water disputes; illegal cross-border
V. Rights: Meaning and theories; different kinds of X. Social Movement: Civil liberties and human rights migration; Ethnic conflicts and
rights; Concept of Human Rights. movements; women’s movements; insurgencies; Border disputes.
environmentalist movements.
VI. Democracy: Classical and contemporary theories; IV. India and the Global South: Relations with Africa
different models of democracy—representative, Comparative Political Analysis and International and Latin America; Leadership role in the demand
participatory and deliberative. Politics for NIEO and WTO negotiations.
VII. Concept of power: hegemony, ideology, and I. Comparative Politics: Nature and major V. India and the Global Centers of Power: USA, EU,
legitimacy. approaches; Political economy and political Japan, China and Russia.
sociology perspectives; Limitations of the
VIII. Political Ideologies: Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, VI. India and the UN System: Role in UN Peace-
comparative method.
Fascism, Gandhism, and Feminism. keeping; Demand for Permanent Seat in the
II. State in Comparative Perspective: Characteristics Security Council.
IX. Indian Political Thought: Dharmashastra,
and changing nature of the State in capitalist and
Arthashastra, and Buddhist Traditions; Sir Syed VII. India and the Nuclear Question: Changing
socialist economies, and advanced industrial and
Ahmed Khan, Sri Aurobindo, M. K. Gandhi, B. R. perceptions and policy.
developing societies.
Ambedkar, M. N. Roy.
III. Politics of Representation and Participation: VIII. Recent developments in Indian Foreign Policy:
X. Western Political Thought: Plato, Aristotle, India’s position on the recent crises in
Political parties, pressure groups and social
Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, John S. Mill, Marx, Afghanistan, Iraq, and West Asia, growing
movements in advanced industrial and developing
Gramsci, Hannah Arendt. relations with US and Israel; Vision of a new world
societies.
Indian Government and Politics order.
IV. Globalization: Responses from developed and
I. Indian Government and Politics developing societies.

A. Political Strategies of India’s Freedom V. Approaches to the Study of International Resources

Struggle: Constitutionalism to mass Relations: Idealist, Realist, Marxist, Functionalist
and Systems theory. I. Paper 1A:
Satyagraha, Non cooperation, Civil
Disobedience; Militant and Revolutionary A. OP Gauba - introduction to political
VI. Key Concepts in International Relations: National
Movements, Peasant and Workers theory % Western political thought
interest, security and power; Balance of power
Movements.
and deterrence; Transnational actors and B. Justice Series by Michael Sandel on YT
B. Perspectives on Indian National collective security; World capitalist economy and
Movement; Liberal, Socialist, and Marxist; globalization. II. Paper 1B:
Radical Humanist and Dalit.
VII. Changing International Political Order: A. D.D. Basu & Laxmikant
II. Making of the Indian Constitution: Legacies of the
A. Rise of superpowers; Strategic and B. Bipin Chandra – India’s Struggle for
British rule; different social and political
ideological Bipolarity, arms race and cold Independence
perspectives.
war; Nuclear threat;
III. Paper 2:
III. Salient Features of the Indian Constitution: The
B. Non-aligned movement: Aims and
Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, A. Andrew Heywood – Global Politics
achievements.
Directive Principles; Parliamentary System and
Amendment Procedures; Judicial Review and Basic C. Collapse of the Soviet Union; Uni polarity B. Editorials, ORF and Manohar Parrikar
Structure doctrine. and American hegemony; Relevance of IDSA
non-alignment in the contemporary
A. Principal Organs of the Union C. Harsh Pnat – India’s Foreign Policy
world.
Government: Envisaged role and actual
working of the Executive, Legislature, and VIII. Evolution of the International Economic System:
Supreme Court. From Bretton woods to WTO; Socialist economies
and the CMEA (Council for Mutual Economic
B. Principal Organs of the State Government:
Assistance); Third World demand for new
Envisaged role and actual working of the
international economic order; Globalization of the
Executive, Legislature, and High Courts.
world economy.
IV. Grassroots Democracy: Panchayati Raj and
IX. United Nations: Envisaged role and actual record;
Municipal Government; Significance of 73rd and
Specialized UN agencies—aims and functioning;
74th Amendments; Grassroot movements.
the need for UN reforms.
V. Statutory Institutions/Commissions: Election
X. Regionalisation of World Politics: EU, ASEAN,
Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General,
APEC, AARC, NAFTA.
Finance Commission, Union Public Service
Commission, National Commission for Scheduled XI. Contemporary Global Concerns: Democracy,
Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, human rights, environment, gender justice
National Commission for Women; National Human terrorism, nuclear proliferation.
Rights Commission, National Commission for
Minorities, National Backward Classes Commission.
 GENERAL STUDIES I IX. Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial XI. Science and Technology- developments and their
bodies. applications and effects in everyday life.
I. Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art
Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to X. Government policies and interventions for XII. Achievements of Indians in science & technology;
modern times. development in various sectors and issues arising indigenization of technology and developing new
out of their design and implementation. technology.
II. Modern Indian history from about the middle of
the eighteenth century until the present – XI. Development processes and the development XIII. Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers,
significant events, personalities, issues. industry —the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups robotics, nanotechnology, bio-technology and
and associations, donors, charities, institutional issues relating to intellectual property rights.
III. The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and and other stakeholders.
important contributors/contributions from XIV. Conservation, environmental pollution and
different parts of the country. XII. Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the degradation, environmental impact assessment.
population by the Centre and States and the
IV. Post-independence consolidation and performance of these schemes; mechanisms, XV. Disaster and disaster management.
reorganization within the country. laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the
XVI. Linkages between development and spread of
protection and betterment of these vulnerable
V. History of the world will include events from 18th extremism.
sections.
century such as industrial revolution, world wars,
XVII. Role of external state and non-state actors in
redrawing of national boundaries, colonization, XIII. Issues relating to development and management
creating challenges to internal security.
decolonization, political philosophies like of Social Sector/Services relating to Health,
communism, capitalism, socialism etc.— their Education, Human Resources. XVIII. Challenges to internal security through
forms and effect on the society. communication networks, role of media and social
XIV. Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
networking sites in internal security challenges,
VI. Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of
XV. Important aspects of governance, transparency basics of cybersecurity; money-laundering and
India.
and accountability, e-governance applications, its prevention.
VII. Role of women and women’s organization, models, successes, limitations, and potential;
XIX. Security challenges and their management in
population and associated issues, poverty and citizens charters, transparency & accountability
border areas – linkages of organized crime with
developmental issues, urbanization, their and institutional and other measures.
terrorism.
problems and their remedies.
XVI. Role of civil services in a democracy.
XX. Various Security forces and agencies and their
VIII. Effects of globalization on Indian society.
XVII. India and its neighbourhood- relations. mandate.
IX. Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism
& secularism. XVIII. Bilateral, regional and global groupings and GENERAL STUDIES IV
agreements involving India and/or affecting
X. Salient features of world’s physical geography. India’s interests. I. Ethics and Human Interface: Essence,
determinants and consequences of Ethics in-
XI. Distribution of key natural resources across the XIX. Effect of policies and politics of developed and human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics – in
world (including South Asia and the Indian sub- developing countries on India’s interests, Indian private and public relationships. Human Values –
continent); factors responsible for the location of diaspora. lessons from the lives and teachings of great
primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries leaders, reformers and administrators; role of
in various parts of the world (including India). XX. Important International institutions, agencies family society and educational institutions in
and fora- their structure, mandate. inculcating values.
XII. Important Geophysical phenomena such as
earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone. GENERAL STUDIES III II. Attitude: content, structure, function; its
etc., geographical features and their location- influence and relation with thought and behaviour;
changes in critical geographical features (including I. Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, moral and political attitudes; social influence and
water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna mobilization, of resources, growth, development persuasion.
and the effects of such changes. and employment.
III. Aptitude and foundational values for Civil
II. Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
GENERAL STUDIES II Service, integrity, impartiality and non-
partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public
III. Government Budgeting.
I. Constitution of India —historical underpinnings, service, empathy, tolerance and compassion
evolution, features, amendments, significant IV. Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of towards the weaker sections.
provisions and basic structure. the country, – different types of irrigation and
IV. Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their
irrigation systems storage, transport and
II. Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the utilities and application in administration and
marketing of agricultural produce and issues and
States, issues and challenges pertaining to the governance.
related constraints; e-technology in the aid of
federal structure, devolution of powers and
farmers. V. Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers
finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
from India and the world.
V. Issues related to direct and indirect farm
III. Separation of powers between various organs
subsidies and minimum support prices; Public VI. Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public
dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.
Distribution System- objectives, functioning, administration: Status and problems; ethical
IV. Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and concerns and dilemmas in government and
with that of other countries. food security; Technology missions; economics of private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and
animal-rearing. conscience as sources of ethical guidance;
V. Parliament and State legislatures—structure, accountability and ethical governance;
functioning, conduct of business, powers & VI. Food processing and related industries in India-
strengthening of ethical and moral values in
privileges and issues arising out of these. scope’ and significance, location, upstream and
governance; ethical issues in international
downstream requirements, supply chain
Structure, organization and functioning of the relations and funding; corporate governance.
VI. management.
Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and VII. Probity in Governance: Concept of public service;
Departments of the Government; pressure groups VII. Land reforms in India.
Philosophical basis of governance and probity;
and formal/informal associations and their role in Information sharing and transparency in
VIII. Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes
the Polity. government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics,
in industrial policy and their effects on industrial
VII. Salient features of the Representation of People’s growth. Codes of Conduct, Citizen’s Charters, Work culture,
Act. Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public
IX. Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, funds, challenges of corruption.
VIII. Appointment to various Constitutional posts, Railways etc.
powers, functions and responsibilities of various VIII. Case Studies on the above issues
X. Investment models.
Constitutional Bodies.