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: Comparative Politics - ConceptsUnit 2: United KingdomUnit 3: United States of America
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Part 2 of the syllabusपाठ्यक्रम भाग 2Unit-wise coaching with notes and doubt classes.
Unit 4: SwitzerlandUnit 5: People's Republic of China
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Unit tests & assignmentsयूनिट टेस्टRegular tests in the university / board pattern.
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Semester 5 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 · 23 topics
01Unit 1: Comparative Politics - Concepts
4 topics+
- Meaning, nature and scope of comparative politics
- Traditional and modern approaches - systems, structural-functional
- Constitutions and constitutionalism
- Parliamentary vs presidential; unitary vs federal systems
02Unit 2: United Kingdom
5 topics+
- Salient features of the British constitution - unwritten, conventions
- Crown and the King-in-Parliament
- Prime Minister and Cabinet
- House of Commons and House of Lords
- Rule of law and party system
03Unit 3: United States of America
5 topics+
- Salient features of the US constitution
- Federalism and separation of powers, checks and balances
- President - election and powers
- Congress - Senate and House of Representatives
- Supreme Court and judicial review
04Unit 4: Switzerland
4 topics+
- Salient features of the Swiss constitution
- Federal Council - plural executive
- Federal Assembly
- Direct democracy - referendum and initiative
05Unit 5: People's Republic of China
5 topics+
- Salient features of the 1982 constitution
- National People's Congress
- President and State Council
- Role of the Communist Party of China
- Comparison with liberal democracies
About this course
You will be able to
- Explain the meaning, nature and approaches of comparative politics
- Describe the salient features of the British constitution, Crown, Parliament and Prime Minister
- Explain the US constitution - federalism, President, Congress and Supreme Court
- Describe Swiss direct democracy and the plural executive
- Explain the political system of the People's Republic of China and the role of the Communist Party
- Compare parliamentary and presidential, unitary and federal systems with India
Who it is for
- B.A Political Science students of Semester 5 (UP state universities, NEP 2020 syllabus)
- UPSC / UPPSC and UGC-NET aspirants
- Learners interested in how governments work in different countries
What you need
- Basic knowledge of the Indian Constitution and political theory
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 (for example France instead of China), the centre follows your own university syllabus.
Why compare with India?
Many Indian provisions are borrowed from these countries, so comparison helps both in university exams and in Polity for competitive exams.
How is the course assessed?
Unit MCQ tests, a final paper and comparison-type long-answer practice.
