CBSE Class 11 Political Science Syllabus 2020-21| Check Latest Exam Pattern
CBSE has released Class 11 Political Science Syllabus 2020-21. Due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the board has decided to cut down the syllabus by 30 percent. The annual board examination will be of 80 marks while project work will be of 20 Marks.
| Units |
Contents
| Marks |
| Part A: Indian Constitution at work | - | |
| 1. | Constitution | 13 |
| 3 | Election and Representation | 12 |
| 4. | The legislature | |
| 5. | The executive | 12 |
| 6. | The judiciary | |
| 8. | Local Governments | 3 |
| Total | 40 | |
| Units |
Contents
| Marks |
| Part B: Political Theory | - | |
| 1. | Political Theory: An Introduction | 04 |
| 3 | Liberty | 15 |
| 4. | Equality | |
| 5. | Justice | 15 |
| 6. | Rights | |
| 8. | Development | 6 |
| Total | 40 | |
Paper I: India Constitution at Work
Unit I: Constitution
Constitution: The Philosophy and Making of The Constitution, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy, Constitutional Amendments.
Unit II: Rights in the Indian Constitution
Merged with Unit 1
Unit III: Election and Representation
Elections and Democracy, Election System in India, Electoral Reforms.
Unit IV: The Legislature
Why do we need a Parliament?, Unicameral/Bicameral Legislature, Functions and Powers of the
Parliament, Parliamentary Committees, Parliamentary Officials: Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Parliamentary Secretary.
Unit V: The Executive
Parliamentary Executive in India, the President, the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Permanent Executive: Bureaucracy.
Unit VI: The Judiciary
Why do we need an Independent Judiciary? Structure and jurisdiction of the Judiciary, Judicial Review, Judicial Activism, Judicial Over-reach.
Unit VII: Local Governments
73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments
Unit VIII: Constitution as a living document
Merged with Unit 1
Paper II: Political Theory
Unit IX: Political Theory: An Introduction
What is Politics? Politics vs Political Theory, Importance of Political Theory.
Unit X: Liberty
Liberty vs Freedom, Negative and Positive Liberty.
Unit XI: Equality
What is Equality? Significance of Equality. Various dimensions of Equality. How can we promote Equality?
Unit XII: Justice
What is Justice? Different Dimension of Justice, Distributive Justice.
Unit XIII: Rights
What are Rights? History of Rights, Kinds of Rights, Human Rights.
Unit XIV: Development
Growth vs Development, Different Models of Development: Welfare State Model, Market Model, Developmental Model.
Topics deleted from Class 11 Political Science Syllabus 2020-21
Book I: Indian Constitution at Work
• Unit 6: Federalism (Completely Deleted)
• Unit 7: Local Governments
These topics are deleted from this unit:
Why do we need Local Governments?
Growth of Local Government in India.
Book II: Political Theory
Unit 13: Citizenship (Completely Deleted)
Unit 14: Nationalism (Completely Deleted)
Unit 15: Secularism (Completely Deleted)
Prescribed Books:
• Indian Constitution at work, Class XI, Published by NCERT
• Political Theory, Class XI, Published by NCERT
Download Class 11 Political Science Syllabus 2020-21