| Topic |
Subtopics |
| 1. Indian Constitution |
- Historical Background
- Making of the Constitution
- Salient Features
- Preamble
- Parts, Articles, and Schedules
- Amendments
- Basic Structure Doctrine
- Evolution and Significance
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| 2. Fundamental Rights |
- Nature
- Enforceability
- Fundamental Rights vs. Directive Principles
- Amendments and Judicial Interpretations
- Issues and Challenges
- Important Articles
- All terminologies, such as Liberty, Equality, Privacy, etc.
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| 3. Directive Principles of State Policy |
- Nature and Scope
- Relationship with Fundamental Rights
- Significance in Policy Formulation
- Implementing Mechanisms
- Classification of DPSP
- New DPSP’s
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| 4. Fundamental Duties |
- Constitutional Provisions
- Significance
- Criticisms and Recommendations
- Swaran Singh Committee and Verma Committee recommendations
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| 5. Union Government |
- President
- Vice President
- Prime Minister
- Council of Ministers
- Parliament
- Lok Sabha
- Rajya Sabha
- Parliamentary Committees
- Speaker and Deputy Speaker
- Parliamentary Procedures
- Powers and Functions
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| 6. State Government |
- Governor
- Chief Minister
- Council of Ministers
- State Legislature
- Legislative Assembly
- Legislative Council (where applicable)
- Speaker and Deputy Speaker
- State Council of Ministers
- State Executive
- Powers and Functions
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| 7. Local Government |
- Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)
- Municipalities
- 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments
- Decentralisation of Power
- Rural and Urban Governance
- PESA
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| 8. Constitutional Bodies |
- Election Commission
- Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
- State Public Service Commissions
- Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)
- Attorney General of India
- Advocate General of the State
- Appointment, Removal, Powers and Function, and Other Important Provisions of these bodies.
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| 9. Non-Constitutional Bodies |
- National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
- National Commission for Women (NCW)
- National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)
- National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)
- National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)
- CBI, CVC, CIC, Lokpal, ED, NHRC, NDC, NITI Ayog, etc.
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| 10. Special Provisions for SC, ST, OBC |
- Constitutional Safeguards
- Reservation Policies
- Implementation and Challenges
- Important Articles
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| 11. Constitutional Amendments |
- Key Amendments Such As 1, 7 , 24, 38, 42, 44, 69, 86, Etc.
- Challenges and Debates
- Recent Amendments and their Implications
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| 12. Judiciary |
- Structure of the Judiciary
- Supreme Court and Its Power
- High Courts and Its Powers
- Subordinate Courts and Its Powers
- Judicial Review and Judicial Activism
- Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
- Judicial Independence
- Appointment, Removal, Transfer, and Qualification of Judges.
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| 13. Federalism |
- Nature and Evolution of Indian Federalism
- Distribution of Powers
- Center-State Relations ( Administrative, Legislative and Financial)
- Interstate Relations
- Role of Finance Commission
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| 14. Emergency Provisions |
- Types of Emergencies
- Effects on Fundamental Rights and Federal Structure
- Proclamation, Duration, and Revocation
- Important Articles and Key Amendments.
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| 15. Administrative Tribunals |
- Role and Functioning
- Significance in Administrative Justice
- 42 Constitutional Amendment Act and Tribunals.
- Hierarchy of Tribunals.
- CAT and SAT
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| 16. Public Policy and Governance |
- Policy Formulation and Implementation
- Good Governance
- Citizen Charters
- Right to Information (RTI) Act
- Government Schemes and Programs
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| 17. Electoral Reforms |
- Electoral System in India
- Electoral Laws and Reforms
- Election Commission and its Role
- Money Power and Criminalization in Politics
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| 18. Constitutional Interpretation |
- Doctrine of Basic Structure
- Judicial Activism vs. Judicial Restraint
- Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
- Recent Landmark Judgments
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| 19. Current Affairs |
- Recent political and governance challenges such as executive decisions, law enforcement, electoral processes, etc.
- Challenges in the distribution of authority, tax policies, allocation of funds, administrative restructuring, coalitions politics, relationships between central and state governments
- Instances of corruption, bureaucratic hurdles, and efficiency in public service delivery
- Interactions between parliament and state assemblies
- The oversight role of the judiciary includes interventions from both the Supreme Court and various High Courts.
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| 20. Important Articles |
1 to 50 Articles, Articles of Parliament, Emergency Provisions, Panchayat, Constitutional Bodies, President, Governor, etc. |
