Annexure ‘CD – 01’

FORMAT FOR COURSE CURRICULUM

L T P/S SW/FW No. of TOTAL

PSDA CREDIT
Course Title: Indian Polity: Processes and State Structures Credit Units: 4 UNITS
3 - - 2 1 4
Course Level: UG Course Code: to be allocated

Course Objectives: This course in intended to equip students with the knowledge of Indian Constitution. It aims to introduce Students to some of the important
theoretical approaches to the study of Indian Constitution.

Pre-requisites:
• A student Must be 10+2 and student of B.A. LL.B(integrated Course).

• The student has the basic idea of constitutions in general and Indian Constitution in particular.

Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I - Introduction 25%
Descriptors/Topics

• Constitution – Definition and types

• Constitutionalism
• Political Processes

Module II – The Constitution of India 25%

Descriptors/Topics

• Indian Constitution : Introduction

• Fundamental Rights: Origin and Development, Difference between Human Rights and Fundamental Rights.
 • Directive Principles of State Policy– Origin and Development

Module III - Organs of the Government ( with special reference to India) 25%
Descriptors/Topics

• Executive: Definition, Types, Powers and Functions.

• Legislature: Definition, Types, Powers and Functions.
• Judiciary: Powers and Functions, Judicial Activism.

Module IV - Constitutional Processes 25%

Descriptors/Topics
• Separation of Powers
• Doctrine of Basic Structure.
• Amendment : Kinds and Methods

Course Learning Outcomes:

• To demonstrate the knowledge of fundamentals of Indian Constitution and to analyze the importance of Indian Constitution today
• Describe the basic structure of Indian constitution and its importance in the processes of government systems as well as their role and functions.
• Able to analysis of a wide range of political issues and problems in the background of the Indian Constitution.
• Analyze and test hypotheses about political processes institutions or engage in conceptual analysis and interpretation of political ideas, arguments, and
phenomena from the stand point of Indian Constitution.
• Evaluate the Political process of India
• Understand the closeness and difference between Human Rights and Fundamental Rights

Pedagogy for Course Delivery:

The signature pedagogy of political science is essentially, a combination of large lecture and smaller group sessions. Political sciences’ signature pedagogy has
remained relatively static. A traditional reliance on lectures, tutorials and private study remains the contemporary basis for teaching and learning in political
science.

List of Professional Skill Development Activities (PSDA):

• Compare and contrast any other country’s constitution with that of India.
• Research paper writing on Fundamental rights and contemporary issues in India.
• Analyses of land mark cases and their impact on Indian constitution.
Lab/ Practicals details, if applicable:

List of Experiments:

•
• NA
•

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:

Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%)

100% NA

Theory Assessment (L&T):

Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term Examination
(____ %) (_60__%)
Components (Drop down) Mis-Term Exam PSDA 1 PSDA 2 Attendance

Linkage of PSDA with NA Linked to PSDA 1 Linked to PSDA 2 NA NA

Internal Assessment
Component, if any
Weightage (%) 10% 15% 10% 5% 60%

Lab/ Practical/ Studio Assessment: NA

Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term Examination

(____ %) (____ %)

Components (Drop down

Weightage (%)
 Mapping Continuous Evaluation components/PSDA with CLOs

Bloom’s Level > Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating

Course CLO1 CLO2 CLO3 CLO4 CLO5 CLO 6
Learning To Describe the Able to Analyze and Evaluate Understand
Outcomes demonstrate basic analysis of a test the the
the structure of wide range hypotheses Political closeness
knowledge Indian of political about process and
Assessment of constitution issues and political of India. difference
type/PSDA fundamentals and its problems in processes between
of Indian importance in the institutions Human
Constitution the processes background or engage in Rights and
and to of of the Indian conceptual Fundamental
analyze the government Constitution. analysis and Rights
importance systems as interpretation
of Indian well as their of political
Constitution role and ideas,
today functions arguments,
and
phenomena
from the
stand point
of Indian
Constitution.
Class Test ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Project ✓ ✓
Submission
Viva ✓ ✓ ✓

PSDA 1 (Group ✓ ✓ ✓
Presentation)
PSDA 2(Group ✓ ✓ ✓
Assignment)

Text Reading:
• Jain M.P. – Indian Constitutional Law
• Basu D.D. : Shorter Constitution Of India
• Kazgi: Constitutional Law vol. 1 & 2
• Shukla V.N. : Constitution Of India
• Tope T.K. : Constitutional Law of India
• Any other readings as provided by the faculty