Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Nature of Political TheoryUnit 2: The State and SovereigntyUnit 3: Liberty, Equality and Rights
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Justice, Power and DemocracyUnit 5: Political Ideologies
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 2 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 24 topics
01Unit 1: Nature of Political Theory
4 topics+
- Meaning, nature and scope of political science
- Traditional and modern approaches
- Behaviouralism and post-behaviouralism
- Relation with history, economics and sociology
02Unit 2: The State and Sovereignty
5 topics+
- Meaning and elements of the state
- Theories of origin - divine, force, social contract, evolutionary
- Sovereignty - Austin's monistic theory
- Pluralistic theory of sovereignty
- State, society, nation and government
03Unit 3: Liberty, Equality and Rights
5 topics+
- Liberty - negative and positive
- Equality - kinds and relation with liberty
- Rights - meaning and theories
- Human rights
- Law - sources and kinds
04Unit 4: Justice, Power and Democracy
5 topics+
- Justice - Plato and Rawls
- Power, authority and legitimacy (Max Weber)
- Democracy - meaning, types and theories
- Representation and electoral systems
- Public opinion
05Unit 5: Political Ideologies
5 topics+
- Liberalism
- Socialism and Marxism
- Fascism
- Gandhism
- Feminism and environmentalism
About this course
You will be able to
- Explain the meaning, nature and scope of political science and political theory
- Describe the state - its elements and theories of its origin
- Explain sovereignty - monistic and pluralistic views
- Discuss the concepts of liberty, equality, justice and rights and their relationships
- Explain democracy, power, authority and legitimacy
- Compare major ideologies - liberalism, socialism, Marxism and Gandhism
Who it is for
- B.A Political Science students of Semester 2 (UP state universities, NEP 2020 syllabus)
- UPSC / UPPSC aspirants with Political Science as an optional
- Learners who want to understand basic political concepts
What you need
- Intermediate (10+2) pass in any stream
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which syllabus is followed?
The NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus of UP state universities. Where your university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your own university syllabus.
Is political theory difficult?
It is conceptual; the centre explains each concept with Indian examples and simple definitions to memorise.
Does this help in UGC-NET?
Yes, concepts of state, sovereignty, liberty, equality and justice are core NET topics.
