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    CUET Political Science Syllabus 2024

    18 March, 2024
    Parthiva Mewawala

    Political Science is a demanding course that teaches students about government, state, and global politics. The program can be pursued at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and certification levels. It is a social science course designed to inform students how the government functions, both state and federal, and how that information can be utilized for the country’s good. In India, this course can be taken immediately following the completion of the 12th grade with a minimum of 50%.


    The National Testing Agency has published the CUET Political Science Syllabus on its official website at cuet.samarth.ac.in. The candidates who wish to study BA political science in their graduation must select CUET Political science as a domain subject when completing the CUET application form. 

     

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    CUET 2024 Political Science Syllabus 

     

    The CUET 2024 Political Science Syllabus comprises 19 units and is divided into two sections. There will be 10 units from politics in India since independence and the remaining 9 units from contemporary world politics. 

     

    CUET 2024 Political Science Syllabus: Topics and Sub-topics 

     

    1. Politics in India Since Independence 

     

    Topics  Sub-topics 

    The Era of One-Party Dominance 
    • First three general elections
    • Nature of Congress dominance at the national level
    • Uneven dominance at the state level
    • Coalitional nature of Congress
    • Major opposition parties

    Nation building and its problems 
    • Nehru’s approach to nation-building: Legacy of partition: the challenge of ‘refugee’ resettlement
    • The Kashmir problem
    • Organisation and reorganisation of states
    • Political conflicts over language

    Politics of Planned Development 
    • Five-year plans
    • Expansion of the state sector
    • The rise of new economic interests
    • Famine and suspension of five-year plans
    • Green revolution and its political fallouts

    Indian External Relations 
    • Nehru’s foreign policy
    • Sino-Indian War of 1962
    • Indo-Pak war of 1965 and 1971
    • India’s nuclear programme and shifting alliances in world politics

    Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System 
    • Political succession after Nehru
    • Non-Congressism and Electoral Upset of 1967
    • Congress split and reconstitution
    • Congress victory in the 1971 elections
    • Politics of ‘garibi hatao’

    Crisis of the Constitutional Order 
    • Search for ‘committed’ bureaucracy and judiciary
    • Navnirman movement in Gujarat and the Bihar movement
    • Emergency: context, constitutional and extra-constitutional dimensions, resistance to emergency
    • 1977 elections and the formation of the Janata Party
    • Rise of civil liberties organisations

    Regional Aspirations and Conflicts 
    • Rise of regional parties
    • Punjab crisis and the anti-Sikh riots of 1984
    • The Kashmir situation
    • Challenges and responses in the north-east

    Rise of New Social Movements 
    • Farmer’s movement
    • Women’s movement
    • Environment and development- affected people’s movement
    • Implementation of Mandal Commission report and its aftermath

    Democratic Upsurge and Coalition Politics 
    • Participatory upsurge in the 1990s
    • Rise of the JD and the BJP
    • The increasing role of regional parties and coalition politics
    • UF and NDA governments
    • Elections 2004 and UPA government

    Recent Issues and Challenges 
    • The challenge of and responses to globalisation: new economic policy and its opposition
    • Rise of OBCs in north Indian politics
    • Dalit politics in the electoral and non-electoral arena
    • Challenge of communalism: Ayodhya dispute and Gujarat riots

     

    2. Contemporary World Politics 

     

    Topics  Subtopics 

    Cold War Era in World Politics 
    • The emergence of two power blocs after the Second World War
    • Arenas of the Cold War
    • Challenges to Bipolarity: Non-Aligned Movement, the quest for new international economic order
    • India and the Cold War

    Disintegration of the Second World War and the collapse of Bipolarity 
    • New entities in world politics: Russia, Balkan states, and Central Asian states
    • Introduction to democratic politics and Capitalism in post-communist Regimes
    • India’s relations with Russia and other post-communist countries

    US Dominance in World Politics 
    • Growth of unilateralism: Afghanistan, first Gulf War, response to 9/11 and attack on Iraq
    • Dominance and challenge to the US in economy and ideology
    • India’s renegotiation of its relationship with the USA

    Alternative Centres of Economic and Political Powers 
    • The rise of China as an economic power in post- Mao era, the creation, and expansion of the European Union, ASEAN
    • India’s changing relation with China

    South Asia in the post-cold war era 
    • Democratisation and its reversals in Pakistan and Nepal
    • Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka
    • Impact of economic globalisation on the region
    • Conflicts and efforts for peace in South Asia
    • India’s relation with its neighbours

    International Organisations in a Unipolar World 
    • Restructuring and the future of the UN
    • India’s position in the restructured UN
    • Rise of new international actors: new international economic organisations, NGOs
    • How democratic and accountable are the new institutions of global governance?

    Security in the Contemporary World 
    • Traditional concerns of security and politics of disarmament
    • Non-traditional or human security: global poverty, health and education
    • Issues of human rights and migration

    Environment and Natural Resources 
    • Environment movement and evolution of global environment norms
    • Conflicts over traditional and common property resources
    • Rights of Indigenous People
    • India’s stand-in global environment debates

    Globalisation and its Economic Critics
    • Economic, cultural and political manifestations
    • Debates on the nature of consequences of globalization
    • Anti- globalisation movement
    • India as an arena of globalisation and struggle against it

     


    CUET 2024 Political Science Syllabus Exam Pattern 

     

     

    Particulars  Details 
    Number of questions  50
    Number of questions to be answered  40
    Total marks  200
    Duration of the political science exam  45 minutes
    Mode of the exam  Computer-based mode 
    Marking scheme  +5 marks for each correct answer

    -1 for each incorrect answer

    0 marks for no answered questions

     

    Key information about the CUET Political Science Syllabus:

     

    1. Section 2 of the CUET 2024 will include questions from the political science domain for the candidates opting for political science during their registration. 
    2. Every incorrect response will have a negative mark.
    3. The NCERT curriculum will be the only part of the political science curriculum for CUET starting with the 12th grade level as per the details released by the National Testing Agency (NTA). 
    4. There will be a question paper with 50 questions and students need to answer only 40 of these questions. 
    5. Maximum score possible of 200 points. 
    6. The exam will be 45 minutes long and will include objective multiple-choice questions. 

     

    Conclusion 

      The CUET Political Science Syllabus should be thoroughly reviewed by students for them to achieve success on the examination. In preparation for CUET 2024, students should develop preparation tips and strategies. With CUET becoming a standardized and centralized test, competition is expected to increase significantly. As a result, aspiring students need to adopt a disciplined and well-structured approach to be considered for admission to prestigious universities and colleges.

     

    FAQs related to CUET Political Science Syllabus 2024 

     

    1. What are the key topics in the CUET 2024 Political science syllabus? 

     The two major topics in the CUET 2024 political science syllabus are Indian politics and contemporary world politics. 

     

    2. Where can I download the CUET Political Science Syllabus?

    One can download the CUET 2024 Political Science syllabus from the official website. 

     

    3. How can I prepare for the political science at CUET? 

      It is important to familiarize yourself with the CUET Political Science syllabus to prepare for the CUET Political Science exam. You should also become familiar with the CUET examination pattern and prepare a well-structured study plan covering the entire political science syllabus. Once you have completed the syllabus, you should practice CUET-free mock tests to revise. 

     

    4. Which are the best books to refer to perform well in the CUET political science exam? 

    The highly recommended books for the CUET Political Science are: 

     

    1. NTA CUET (UG) Political Science with 20 Solved Practice Papers by VK Global Publications Pvt Ltd. 
    2. CUET Political Science by Team Drishti. 
    3. Go-To Guide for CUET (UG) Political Science with 10 Practice Sets by Disha Experts 
    4. NTA CUET (UG) 10 Mock Test Papers for Political Science by VK Global Publications Pvt Ltd. 

     

    5. What is the scope of political science in India? 

      According to the United Nations, India has the largest democracy in the world and many political parties are operating at the national or state level. There are also government services and various agencies that require personnel. Also, there are various job opportunities for people who have completed a course in political science or have earned a master’s degree. Political science offers a wide variety of career opportunities.