CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

Semester I Specialization

Course code OE-01 Type Open Elective

Credit 1 Pattern (L:T:P) 1:0:0

Course Title Constitution of No. of Hours 13

India

Course Outcomes:

Outline of the Course:

Unit No. Title of the Unit Time required (hours)

1 Constitution of India- Introduction 3

2 Essential features 3

3 Executive and Legislature 3

4 Judiciary 2

5 Local Self-Governance 2

Detailed Syllabus:

UNIT UNIT DETAILS

1 Constitution of India- Introduction

 Historical background
 Sources of the constitution
 Constituent assembly
 Amendment procedure
 Basic structure

2 Essential features
  Preamble
 Fundamental Rights
 Fundamental Duties
 Directive principles
 Federalism

3 Executive and Legislature

 Union Government-
o President,
o Vice-president,
o Parliament,
o Council of Ministers
 State Government-
o Governor,
o State Legislature,
o Council of Ministers

4 Judiciary

 Supreme Court
 High court
 Subordinate Courts
 Judicial review and Judicial Activism

5 Local Self-Governance

 Decentralization
 Panchayati Raj- 73rd Amendment, PESA Act
 Municipalities- 74th Amendment

Study material

S.No. Book Author Edition Publication

1 Introduction to the constitution of DD Basu Latest Lexis Nexis

India

2 Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Granvill Latest Oxford India

 nation e Austin

3 Our Constitution Subhash Latest National Book

Kashyap Trust