Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
- 1
Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
- 2
Part 1 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 1Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 1: Ancient Indian Political ThoughtUnit 2: Renaissance and Reform ThinkersUnit 3: Moderates and Extremists
- 3
Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: Mahatma GandhiUnit 5: Modern Indian Thinkers
- 4
Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
- 5
Semester 3 exam (university / board)विश्वविद्यालय / बोर्ड परीक्षाPrevious papers and full revision before the exam.
- 6
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 · 23 topics
01Unit 1: Ancient Indian Political Thought
5 topics+
- Features and sources of ancient Indian political thought
- Concept of dharma and rajadharma
- Manu - king, varna and law (Manusmriti)
- Kautilya - Saptanga theory, Mandala theory, diplomacy (Arthashastra)
- Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata
02Unit 2: Renaissance and Reform Thinkers
4 topics+
- Raja Rammohan Roy - liberalism and social reform
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati - Swaraj and Arya Samaj
- Swami Vivekananda - nationalism and service
- Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
03Unit 3: Moderates and Extremists
4 topics+
- Dadabhai Naoroji - drain theory
- Gopal Krishna Gokhale - liberalism and constitutional methods
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Swaraj and militant nationalism
- Sri Aurobindo - spiritual nationalism
04Unit 4: Mahatma Gandhi
5 topics+
- Truth and non-violence
- Satyagraha - meaning and techniques
- Swaraj and Hind Swaraj
- Sarvodaya, trusteeship and decentralisation
- Views on the state and Ram Rajya
05Unit 5: Modern Indian Thinkers
5 topics+
- Jawaharlal Nehru - democratic socialism, secularism, non-alignment
- Dr B.R. Ambedkar - social justice and annihilation of caste
- Ram Manohar Lohia - socialism and Chaukhamba Raj
- Jayaprakash Narayan - Total Revolution
- Deendayal Upadhyaya - Integral Humanism
About this course
You will be able to
- Explain the features of ancient Indian political thought - dharma, dandaniti and rajadharma
- Describe the political ideas of Manu, Kautilya and the Saptanga theory of state
- Explain the ideas of the Indian renaissance and early nationalists - Rammohan Roy, Dayanand, Vivekananda
- Compare the political ideas of Gokhale and Tilak
- Explain the thought of Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar, Lohia and Deendayal Upadhyaya
- Apply Indian political ideas to current issues of social justice and democracy
Who it is for
- B.A Political Science students of Semester 3 (UP state universities, NEP 2020 syllabus)
- UPSC / UPPSC and UGC-NET aspirants
- Learners interested in Indian thinkers
What you need
- B.A Political Science Semesters 1-2 or basic knowledge of political concepts
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.
Are original texts read in class?
Important extracts (for example Hind Swaraj and Annihilation of Caste) are discussed in simple language with their key ideas.
Is this useful for UGC-NET?
Yes, Indian political thought is a full unit of the NET Political Science syllabus.
