| One Paper | 3 Hours | 100 Marks |
| Units | | |
| 1. | Political Science | 20 Periods |
| | (a) Meaning, Nature and Scope
(b) Utility of the study of Political Science,
(c) Relation with History, Economics, Sociology and Ethics. | |
| 2. | Society, Association, State and Nation | 21 Periods |
| | (a) Society: Its meaning; Society and Individual.
(b) State: Definition and its main elements.
(c) State and Society: State and Association; State and Nation. | |
| 3. | Political System and Governments | 30 Periods |
| | (a) Meaning of Political System.
(b) Constitutions- Meaning, Significance and kinds.
(c) Organs of Government: Executive, Legislature and Judiciary; their functions and
interrelations.
(d) Forms of Government: Parliamentary and non-Parliamentary; Democratic and
Non-Democratic; Unitary and Federal. | |
| 4. | Indian Political System | 22 Periods |
| | (a) Landmarks in the Constitutional Development (Acts of 1909, 1919, 1935 and 1947).
(b) Preamble to the Constitution of India.
(c) Basic features of Indian Constitution. | |
| 5. | Legislature in India | 20 Periods |
| | (a) Parliament: Composition, Power and Functions.
(b) State Legislatures- Composition, Power and functions.
(c) Legislative Procedure.
(d) Amendment of the Constitution. | |
| 6. | Executive in India | 30 Periods |
| | (a) President-Election, Removal, Powers and Functions.
(b) Vice-President- Election, Powers and Functions.
(c) Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers.
(d) Governor-Appointment, Powers and Functions.
(e) Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers in the States. | |
| 7. | Judiciary in India | 25 Periods |
| | (a) Supreme Court of India.
(b) High Courts.
(c) Subordinate Courts.
(d) Public Interest Litigations: Lok Adalat.
(e) Independence of Indian Judiciary. | |
| 8. | Democracy at Grass Root Level in Manipur | 16 Periods |
| | (a) Local Self-government and its importance.
(b) Municipality and Town Committee-Composition, Powers and Functions.
(c) Panchayati Raj in Manipur (Two Tier System) :
(i) Gram Panchayat-Composition, Powers and Functions.
(ii) Zila Parishad -Composition, Powers and Functions.
(d) Autonomous District Council-Composition, Powers and Functions.
(e) Village Authorities in Hill Areas-Composition, Powers and Functions. | |
| 9. | Civil Services in Indian | 16 Periods |
| | (a) Nature and Importance of Civil Services.
(b) Distinction Between Political Executive and Permanent Executive.
(c) Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)-Composition and Functions.
Manipur Public Service Commission (MPSC)-Composition and Functions.
(d) Role of All India Services | |
| | Books Recommended
1. (a) Society, State and Government -by S.N.Jha (NCERT).
(b) Organs of Government-by lqbal Narayan (NCERT).
2. Society, State and Indian Government-by B.B.Tayal (Arya Book Depot).
3. i. A Study of Local Self -Government in Manipur
(Relevant Topics)-by M. Ibobal Singh.
ii. The Manipur Panchayati Raj Act, 1994.
iii. The Manipur Municipal Councils Act 1994 | |
