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PART A- CONTEMPORARY WORLD POLITICS

• The End of Bipolarity- The Soviet System, Gorbachev and the disintegration, Causes and Consequences of disintegration of Soviet Union, Shock Therapy and its Consequences, India's relations with Russia and other post-communist countries, New entities in world politics (Russia, Balkan States, Central Asian States)

• Contemporary Centres of Power- European Union, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Rise of China as an economic power, Japan and South Korea as emerging powers

• Contemporary South Asia - Military and Democracy in Pakistan and Bangladesh, Monarchy and Democracy in Nepal, Ethnic Conflict and Democracy in Sri Lanka, India-Pakistan Conflicts, India and its Neighbours, Peace and Cooperation

• International Organizations- Meaning and importance of International Organisations, Evolution of the UN, Structure and function of International Organisations, Principal Organs of UN, Reform of the UN after Cold War, Reform of Structures, Processes and Jurisdiction of the UN, India and the UN Reforms, Key Agencies: IMF, World Bank, WTO, ILO, IAEA, NGO: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Implications and Future of International Organizations 

• Security in the Contemporary World- Meaning and Type of Security, Traditional concept of security, Non-tradition notions of Security, New Sources of Threats, Cooperative Security, India’s Security strategy

• Environment and Natural Resources- Environmental Concerns, Global Commons, Common but differentiated Responsibilities, India’s Stand on Environment Issues, Environmental Movements, Resource Geopolitics, Rights of Indigenous peoples

• Globalisation- Concept of globalisation, Causes and Consequences of globalisation, India and globalization, Resistance to globalization, India and resistance to globalisation 

PART B- POLITICS IN INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE

• Challenges of Nation-Building- Challenges for the new Nation (Three Challenges), Partition: Displacement and Rehabilitation (Consequences of Partition), Integration of Princely States (The problem, Government’s approach, Hyderabad, Manipur), Reorganisation of States

• Era of One-Party Dominance- Challenge of building democracy, Congress dominance in the first three general elect ions (Nature of Congress dominance, Congress as social and ideological coalition,  Tolerance and management of Factions), Emergence of opposition parties

• Politics of Planned Development- Political contestation (Ideas of Development, Planning, Planning Commission), The Early Initiatives (The First Five Year Plan, Rapid Industrialisation)

• India’s External Relations- International Context, The Policy of NonAlignment (Nehru’s role,  Distance from two camps, Afro Asian Unity), Peace and conflict with China (The Chinese Invasion 1962, War and Peace with Pakistan, Bangladesh War 1971), India’s Nuclear Policy 

• Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System- Challenge of Political Succession (From Nehru to Shastri, From Shastri to Indira Gandhi), Fourth General Election 1967 (Context of the Election, Non Congressism, Electoral Verdict, Coalitions  Defections), Split in the Congress (Indira vs the Syndicate, Presidential Election 1969), The 1971 Election and Restoration of Congress (The outcome and after  Restoration?)

• The Crisis of Democratic Order- Background to Emergency (Economic Context, Gujarat and Bihar Movements, Conflict with Judiciary), Declaration of Emergency (Crisis and response,   Consequences), Lessons of the Emergency, Politics after Emergency (Lok Sabha Elections 1977,   Janata Government, Legacy)  

• Regional Aspirations- Region and the Nation (Indian Approach, Areas of Tension, Jammu and Kashmir, Roots of the Problem, External and Internal disputes, Politics since 1948, Insurgency and After, 2022 and Beyond), Punjab (Political Context, Cycle of Violence, Road to Peace), The Northeast (Demand for autonomy, Secessionist Movements, Movements against outsiders, Assam and National Integration) 

• Recent Developments in Indian Politics- Context of 1990s, Era of Coalition (Alliance Politics), Political rise if the Backward Classes (Mandal Implemented, Political Fallouts), Communalism, Secularism and Democracy (Ayodhya Dispute, Demolition and after), Emergence of New Consensus, Lok Sabha Elections 2004, Growing Consensus

CBSE Class 11 Political Science Syllabus 2024-2025 PDF

Chapter No.

Chapter Name

No. of Periods

Marks Allotted

PART A- INDIAN CONSTITUTION AT WORK

1

Constitution: Why and How?

12

8

2

Rights in the Indian Constitution

8

3

Election and Representation

14

6

4

Executive

14

12

5

Legislature

14

6

Judiciary

14

7

Federalism

14

6

8

Local Governments

10

4

9

Constitution as a Living Document

6

4

10

The Philosophy of the Constitution

6

No. of periods & marks allotted to Indian Constitution at Work

112

40

PART B- POLITICAL THEORY

1

Political Theory: An Introduction

8

4

2

Freedom

10

12

3

Equality

12

4

Social Justice

12

6

5

Rights

14

4

6

Citizenship

12

8

7

Nationalism

15

8

Secularism

16

6

Total

211

80