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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Indian Government and Politics course being offered by Swayam is a core course in B.A. Political Science under the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). This course has been designed to provide the learner's knowledge and understanding about the functional, philosophical and theoretical aspects of the Indian Politics.

The course will give an in-sight into the diverse perspectives regarding the Indian Political System along with the Social movements and constitutional provisions. Participants of the course will be given a detailed understanding of the fundamentals of Indian Political System from varied perspectives, the philosophical basis of our Indian Constitution, implementation of the Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Rights as given in the Constitution, Institutional composition and functions of Indian Polity, Social concerns in India and Political approaches towards them, Political Economy of our State and the nature and impetus of the various social movements in India.

The Highlights

12 weeks of learning
Course certificate
Humanities and Social science course category
Undergraduate level course

Programme Offerings

video lectures
Discussion Forums
Reading Material

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	Kashmir University

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

Swayam shall provide course certificate for the Indian Government and Politics course to those participants who appear and secure 30 percent in course assessment and 70 percent in the end term proctored examination.

What you will learn

Knowledge of law

As the Indian Government and Politics course reaches its end, participants will have gained knowledge about the following:

Understand the fundamentals of the Indian political system
Grasp the Ideological Basis of Indian Constitution
Expertize in fundamental rights given in the constitution
Understand the working and composition of the Indian parliament
Acknowledge the significance of the various social movements in India

Who it is for

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Application Details

In order to register for the Indian Government and Politics course candidates have to follow the given steps:

Step 1: Visit the course website to gain further information about the course and register for the same https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec20_hs38/preview

Step 2: Click on the register option available on the webpage.

Step 3: Candidates have signed up with Swayam to proceed further.

Step 4: The link for registration is not given on the website yet. Once it is uploaded candidates can register for the course.

The Syllabus

Approaches to the Study of Indian Politics
Nature of Indian State: Liberal Perspective
Nature of Indian State: Marxist and Gandhian Perspectives
Constituent Assembly: Overview

Constituent Assembly: Debate
Basic Features of Indian Constitution
Ideological Basis of Indian Constitution: Democracy, Secularism and Socialism
Fundamental Rights in Indian Constitution: Classification and Content—Part I

Fundamental Rights in Indian Constitution: Classification and Content—Part II
Introduction to the Directive Principles of State Policy
Classification of Directive Principles of State Policy
President: Powers and Functions

Prime Minister— Appointment, Powers, Functions and Role
Prime Minister— Features and Role
Parliament of India— Origin, Functions and Composition
Parliament of India— Thoughtful Choice, Committees and Sovereignty

Independence of Judiciary in India
Judicial Review— A conceptual framework
Judicial Review in India
Judicial Activism in India

Public Interest Litigation
Federalism in India— Part I
Federalism in India— Part II
Governance, Decentralization and Panchayati Raj

73rd and 74th Amendment Acts
Election Commission of India
Electoral Reforms in India
Planning in India

Party System - A conceptual framework
Party System in India
Pre-Independence Women’s movement in India
Post-Independence Women’s movement in India

Political Participation of Women in India
Caste and Power in India
Dalit movement – Emergence and Contours
Religion and Politics in India

Peasant movement in India—Theoretical Enigma and Practical Politics
Peasant movement in Colonial and Post-Colonial India
Workers Movement in India
Environmental Movement in India—Part I

Environmental Movement in India—Part II
Development Strategies in India
Neo-Liberalism and Economic Reforms in India –Part I
Neo-Liberalism and Economic Reforms in India—Part II

Instructors

Kashmir University Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Who will instruct this course?

This course will be instructed by Aijaz Ashraf Wani (Ph.D), who is a Senior Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Kashmir.

2: When will the certificate be given?

A course certificate will be given after the participants appear and secure 30 percent in their internal assessment and 70 percent in their end term proctored exam.

3: Does this course have any course credit?

Indian Government and Politics course does not have any course credit.

4: What are the additional sources of reference for this course?

Participants can refer The Oxford Companion to Politics in India by Niraja Gopal Jayal and Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Indian Politics in Comparative Perspective by Pravin Kumar Jha and Introduction to the Constitution of India by Basu, Durga Das.

5: In which categories does Swayam offer courses?

Swayam offers courses in categories such as humanities, architecture, engineering, art, planning, math, science, law, management, commerce and NPTEL domain.

6: What does the course include?

The course includes online video lectures, downloadable reading material, self-assessment quizzes and online discussion forums for doubt clarification.