Political Science : রাষ্ট্রবঠজ্ঞান

Learn Political Science. Based on Syllabus of Class XI & XII.
Helpful for School Students and Govt Exam (Bank, SSC, WBCS) preparation also.
Syllabus covered of Class XI. (একাদশ শ্রেণীর পাঠ্যক্রম):
1. Political Science : The Subject and its Evolution
Evolution of Political Science as a discipline - Meaning of Politics - Definition and Subject matter of Political Science
2. State
Definition and characteristics of State - State and other Associations - Theories of the origin of State
3. Nationality, Nation and State
Nationality: Definition and factors behind its emergence
Nationalism and internationalism - Meaning and Relationship - Tagore’s Concept of Nationalism
4. Fundamental concepts of Modern Politics
a) i) Law: Meaning, Sources and classification
ii) Liberty: Definition and safeguards
iii) Equality and Justice - meaning and relationship
b) i) Democracy - meaning and forms
ii) Dictatorship - meaning and forms
5. Citizenship
Definition, acquisition and loss of citizenship
6. Constitution
a) Definition and modern classification of constitution
b) Framing of India’s constitution - a brief outline - The Philosophy of Constitution - Preamble - Salient features of the constitution
7. Forms of Government
a) Unitary and Federal
b) Presidential and Parliamentary
8. Fundamental Rights and Duties
a) Rights - meaning and types (civil, social, political and economic) - Distinction between
rights and human rights - U.N. Declaration of Human Rights
b) Fundamental Rights and Duties of an Indian Citizen - Directive Principles of State Policy - significance and distinction between fundamental rights and directive principles - Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens
9. Political Party and Pressure Groups
10. Universal Adult Franchise
Meaning - Universal Adult Franchise in India - Its success and limitations - Election Commission - Election Commission of India - composition and functions

Syllabus covered of Class XII. (দ্বাদশ শ্রেণীর পাঠ্যক্রম):
1. International Relations
a) Meaning of International Relations - Development of International Relations as a discipline
b) Some key concepts in International Relations:
i) Power
ii) National Interest
iii) Globalisation
2. International Relations in the post-second world war period
Cold war - Meaning and causes of its origin - Evolution - Challenges to Bipolarity: Non-Aligned
Movement - its present relevance - From bipolarity to unipolarity
3. Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy - Meaning - Basic features of India’s foreign policy- India and SAARC
4. U.N.O.
a) Origin - Objectives and principles- major organs of U.N.O. (with special reference to General
Assembly, Security Council and ECOSOC)
b) The U.N. and peace keeping operations
5. Some Major Political Doctrines
a) Liberalism - Basic Features
b) Marxism - Basic Tenets
c) Gandhism- Non-violence and Satyagraha
6. Organs of Government
a) Separation of Power
b) i) Executive: Functions - political and permanent executive (Bureaucracy)
ii) Legislature: Functions and Structure - Unicameral and bi-cameral legislature - Arguments
for and against
iii) Judiciary: Functions - Independence of judiciary
7. Executive in India (Powers and position)
i) The President
ii) The Prime Minister
iii) The Governor of a state
iv) The Chief Minister of a state
8. Legislature in India
i) The Parliament - Composition and functions - Relation between Loksabha and
Rajyasabha - Role of the Speaker
ii) State Legislative Assembly (with special reference to West Bengal) - Composition and
function
iii) Parliamentary procedure - Zero hour, No- confidence, Cut and adjournment motion,
Calling Attention Motion (meaning)
9. Judiciary in India
i) Supreme Court - Composition, Functions and role
ii) High Court - Composition and Functions
iii) Subordinate judiciary - Structure
iv) Lok Adalat and Consumer Court
10. Local Self- Government
a) Rural- 3-tier panchayat system-composition, functions and source of income
b) Urban- Municipality and corporation- Composition and functions and sources of income