Political Science

If students are interested in the 12th standard Political Science syllabus they can access it as mentioned below. It will help them in planning their study strategies. The syllabus is given as per the CBSE current curriculum pattern. 

Part A: Contemporary World Politics 

The End of Bipolarity 

• Democratic Politics and Democratization – CIS and the 21st Century (Arab Spring)
• Middle east crisis – Afghanistan, Gulf war 
• Disintegration of Soviet Union, Unipolar World

The New Center of Power 

• Organizations: 
  • BRICS 
  • SAARC 
  • European union 

• Nations: 
  • South Korea 
  • Japan 
  • India 
  • Israel 
  • China 
  • Russia 

Contemporary in South Asia 

• Conflicts and efforts for Peace Democratization in South Asia
  • Maldives 
  • Sri Lanka 
  • Bangladesh 
  • Nepal 
  • Pakistan 

United Nations and its Organizations 

• Principal Organs
• Key agencies 
  • UNESCO 
  • UNICEF 
  • WHO 
  • ILO 
  • Security Council and the Need for its Expansion

Security in Contemporary World 

• Security – Meaning and Type
• Terrorism

Environment and Natural Resources 

• Conservation of Natural Resources
• Global Warming and Climate Change
• Environmental Movements

Globalization 

• Debates, manifestation and meaning

Part B: Politics in India since Independence

Challenges of Nation Building 

• Linguistic Organization of States
• Political conflicts over language
• The Kashmir problem 
• Legacy of partition: challenge of ‘refugee’ Resettlement
• Nehru’s approach to nation-building
• Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel and Integration of States
• Nation and Nation Building

Planned development 

• Changing nature of India’s Economic Development Planning Commission and NITI Aayog, National Development Council, Five Year Plans 

India’s Foregin Policy 

• India’s Nuclear Programme
• India’s Relations with its Neighbors: Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Pakistan 
• India’s Changing Relations with Other Nations: Israel, China, Russia, US
• Principles of Foreign Policy

Parties and Party System in India 

• Multi-Party Coalition System, Bi – party system and one party dominance

Democratic Resurgence 

• Democratic Upsurges – Youth, Backwards and Participation of the Adults
• National Emergency 
• Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya and Integral Humanism
• Ram Manohar Lohia and Socialism
• Jaya Prakash Narayan and Total Revolution

Regional Aspirations 

• Movements for Autonomy
• The Kashmir issue 
• Punjab crisis 
• Rise of regional parties 

Indian Politics – Recent trends and developments 

• Issues of Development and Governance
•  United Progressive Alliance (UPA) – I & II, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) I, II, III & IV
• United front 
• National front 
• Era of coalitions