Master of Arts (Psychology)

PROGRAMME GUIDE

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 INDEX

 INTRODUCTION 3

 ACADEMIC OBJECTIVES 3

 PROGRAMME CODE 3

 DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME 3

 MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION/EXAMINATION 3

 PROGRAMME SCHEME 4-5

 SYLLABUS OF PROGRAMME 6-38

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 INTRODCUTION

Master of Arts in Psychology provides a wide range of specialization knowledge, creative synthesis
and critical thinking. These skills are indispensable in many career fields. It will enhance the
opportunities of the students to get job in Central and State Government offices. The scope of
psychology teaching and counseling in Indian Universities and schools is also increasing
tremendously. Students can pursue the UGC-NET exam for lectureship after completing this degree.

ACADEMIC OBJECTIVES

1. To enable students to gather in depth knowledge of Psychology as a science and familiarize them with
recent developments for benefit of Local, National and International community.
2. To enhance the core knowledge of the students.
3. To infuse specialization knowledge like counseling, child psychology, health, organizational, and
positive psychology, etc.
4. To increase the creative synthesis and critical thinking of the students.
5. To motivate the students for research.
6. To develop a understanding for teaching Psychology and its application, so that it enables them to
consider teaching as a profession in addition to counseling and Psychological therapy.

PROGRAMME CODE: 442K-S

DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME

Minimum Duration: 2 years
Maximum Duration: 4 years

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION/EXAMINATION: ENGLISH

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 PROGRAMME SCHEME
COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS CA ETE ETP
TERM 1
DPSY549 THEORIES AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY 4 30 70 0
DPSY534 COGNITIVE PROCESSES 4 30 70 0
DPSY523 PERSONALITY THEORIES 4 30 70 0
DGEN530 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH 4 30 70 0
DPSY550 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT 4 30 0 70
TERM 2
DPSY535 BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOUR 4 30 70 0
DPSY670 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 4 30 70 0
DPSY536 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 4 30 70 0
DSSC501 TEACHING APPTITUDE 4 30 70 0
GE1 GENERIC ELECTIVE 1 4 30 70 0
TERM 3
DPSY527 STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES 4 30 70 0
DPSY652 LIFE-SPAN AND DEVELOPMENT 4 30 70 0
DPSY512 RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY 4 30 70 0
DPSY408 ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT 4 30 0 70
GE2 GENERIC ELECTIVE 2 4 30 70 0

TERM 4
DPSY629 GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING 4 30 70 0
DPSY560 DISSERTATION 8 0 0 100
OR OR OR OR OR OR
DPSY633 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 4 30 70 0
DPSY696 PSYCHOLOGY OF REHABILITATION 4 30 70 0
GE3 GENERIC ELECTIVE 3 4 30 70 0
GE4 GENERIC ELECTIVE 4 4 30 70 0
TOTAL CREDITS 80

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 GENERIC ELECTIVE 1 BASKET
S. Course
Course Title Credit CA ETE ETP Elective Area
No Code
1 DENG539 ACADEMIC ENGLISH 4 30 70 0 ENGLISH

2 DHIS551 HISTORY OF INDIA UPTO AD 650 4 30 70 0 HISTORY

POLITICAL
3 DPOL525 POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA 4 30 70 0
SCIENCE
4 DSOC510 FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIOLOGY 4 30 70 0 SOCIOLOGY

GENERIC ELECTIVE 2 BASKET

S. Course
Course Title Credit CA ETE ETP Elective Area
No Code
INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF
1 DENG514 4 30 70 0 ENGLISH
LANGUAGE

HISTORY OF INDIA FROM 650-1200

2 DHIS553 4 30 70 0 HISTORY
AD
PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNANCE POLITICAL
3 DPOL527 4 30 70 0
IN INDIA SCIENCE

4 DSOC506 GLOBALIZATION AND SOCIETY 4 30 70 0 SOCIOLOGY

GENERIC ELECTIVE 3 BASKET

S. Course
Course Title Credit CA ETE ETP Elective Area
No Code
POST-INDEPENDENCE INDIAN
1 DENG519 4 30 70 0 ENGLISH
LITERATURE

2 DHIS632 WOMEN IN INDIAN HISTORY 4 30 70 0 HISTORY

COMPARATIVE POLITICAL POLITICAL
3 DPOL650 4 30 70 0
ANALYSIS SCIENCE
4 DSOC507 GENDER AND SOCIETY 4 30 70 0 SOCIOLOGY

GENERIC ELECTIVE 4 BASKET

S. Course
Course Title Credit CA ETE ETP Elective Area
No Code
POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES AND
1 DENG527 4 30 70 0 ENGLISH
CULTURAL STUDIES

2 DHIS631 TWENTIETH CENTURY WORLD 4 30 70 0 HISTORY

POLITICAL
3 DPOL617 POLITICAL PROCESSES IN INDIA 4 30 70 0
SCIENCE
4 DSOC614 SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH 4 30 70 0 SOCIOLOGY

Note: Students can adopt only one area from generic elective basket that will be applicable for the
whole program.

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 SYLLABUS OF PROGRAMME

Course D P S Y 5 4 9 Course Title THEORIES AND SYSTEMS OF

Code PSYCHOLOGY

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content
Sr. No. Content
The Emergence of Psychology: Introduction to psychology, Philosophical roots of
Unit 1
Psychology, Beginning in physiological and natural sciences, History of psychology.
Experimental Psychology-I: Beginning of experimental Psychology, Methods of
Unit 2
experimental Psychology
Experimental Psychology-II: Psychophysics, Development of neuropsychology, Theory
Unit 3
of evolution.
Unit 4 Schools of thought – I: Structuralism, Functionalism and Behaviorism
Unit 5 Schools of thought – II: Gestalt psychology, Humanism and Existentialism
Unit 6 Schools of thought – III: Psychoanalysis
Unit 7 Neo-Freudian: Alfred Adler , Carl Jung, Karen Horney, & Erik Erikson
Sensation & Perception: Sensation, Definition and concept of perception, Biological
Unit 8
factors in perception, Subliminal perception, Perceptual organization
Unit 9 Attention: Nature, Roles, Types, Theories of Selective attention
Learning: Introduction of learning, Characteristics, Methods,theories of learning,
Unit 10
Classical conditioning, Operant learning and Observational learning
Unit 11 Memory: Introduction, Types, mnemonic techniques to improve memory, forgetting.
Thinking, intelligence and creativity: Characteristics and measurement of intelligence,
Unit 12 thinking, and creativity, Concept of intelligence quotient, Types of creativity, Aspects of
creativity.
Emotion and Motivation: Psychological and physiological basis of motivation,
Unit 13 perspectives on motivation, types of motivations, motivational conflicts, theories of
emotion, physiological aspects of emotions, psychological aspects of emotions
Unit 14 Indian perspective: Introduction, concept of consciousness, Mind & Body relation

Readings:
1. PSYCHOLOGY EXPRESS: CONCEPTUAL AND HISTORICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY by BRIAN
M HUGHES, 1st Edition, 2013 PEARSON EDUCATION INDIA

Additional Readings:
1. GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY by NAIMA KHATOON,1st Edition, 2011, PEARSON EDUCATION INDIA
2. ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHOLOGY FOR BEGINNERS BY DR. MOHAMMAD AMIN WANI,1 st Edition,
2020 NOVEL NUGGETS PUBLISHERS, INDIA

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 Course D P S Y 5 3 4 Course Title COGNITIVE PROCESSES
Code

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70
Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Unit 1 Cognitive History: Origin of cognitive psychology, methods in cognitive psychology
Unit 2 Cognitive Present Scenario: Current status of cognitive psychology and latest methods
Cognitive aspects of Attention: Neural and Biological basis of attention, Bottleneck
Unit 3
theory, Modular theory, Spotlight theory, Synthesis theory and Zoom theory of attention
Visual Perception: Top-down approach, Bottom-up approach, Perceptual Organizations,
Unit 4
Deficits in Perception, Face recognition
Mental Imagery: Mental Imagery, Visual Imagery, Image Scanning , Visual Comparison
Unit 5
of Magnitude, Visual Imagery and Brain Area, Cognitive Maps
Human Memory: Memory and the Brain, Encoding and Storage, Models of memory,
Unit 6
Factors Influencing Memory, Automatic and controlled memory processes
Memory Models and Techniques: Models of memory, Eye witness testimony, Memory
Unit 7
improvement techniques,
Language Comprehension and Production: speaking, writing, reading, listening,
Unit 8
bilingualism
Problem Solving: Classifications of problems, Newell and Simon's theory, Approaches to
Unit 9
problem solving, Stages of problem solving, Factors that influence problem solving
Logical Reasoning: Conditional reasoning, Syllogisms, Deductive and inductive
Unit 10
hypotheses testing,
Theories of deductive reasoning, Brain systems in thinking and reasoning, Informal
Unit 11
reasoning
Decision Making: Algorithms, Heuristics, The framing effect, Overconfidence in
Unit 12
decisions
Broadening Horizons: Cognition and emotion, Consciousness, Emotion regulation, Mood
Unit 13
and cognition, Brain areas associated with consciousness
Individual Differences in Cognition, Cognitive Development, Piaget’s Stages of
Unit 14
Development, Psychometric Studies of Cognition

Readings:
1. CONGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY - MIND AND BRAIN by SMITH, KOSSLYN (1st Edition, 2015) PHI
Learning Pvt. Ltd.

Additional Readings:
1. COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: PERCEPTION, ATTENTION AND MEMORY by KATHLEEN M.
GALOTTI, WADSWORTH PUBLISHING, 1st Edition (2019)

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 Course D P S Y 5 2 3 Course Title PERSONALITY THEORIES
Code

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Unit 1 The study of personality: definitions, nature, types of assessment, research in personality
Psychoanalytic Approach (Sigmund Freud):Introduction to Psychodynamic Theories of
Unit 2
Personality, Psychoanalytic Theory by Sigmund Freud
Unit 3 Contemporary Freudians: Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, and Erikson.
Unit 4 Neo Freudians: Eric Fromm, Horney, Sullivan,
Type approaches: William Sheldon, Ernst Kretschmer, Friedman & Rosenman , and
Unit 5
MBTI
Unit 6 Trait approaches: Raymond Cattell, Gordon Allport, Hans Eysenck, Costa and McCrae.
Unit 7 Humanistic: Abraham Maslow, and Carl Rogers
Unit 8 Cognitive Approaches: Rollo May, George Kelly, Rotter and Mischel
Unit 9 Social Learning Approaches: B.F. Skinner, Miller and Dollard, Albert Bandura
Facets of personality: Julian Rotter's locus of control, Marvin Zuckerman's sensation,
Unit 10
Martin E.P. Seligman
Stress, Adjustment and Health differences: disease-prone personalities, personality and
Unit 11
coronary-proneness, human termites, self-healing personality.
Cultural and Ethnic differences: group influence, culture effects, socioeconomic
Unit 12
influence, language, culture and testing.
Personality in Perspective: The genetic factor, Environmental factor, Developmental
Unit 13
factor, Learning factor, Conscious and Unconscious factors.
Indian Perspective: Theory of self in Indian Thought, types of personality, Bhagavad Gita
Unit 14
, Ayurveda & Buddhism

Readings:
1. THEORIES OF PERSONALITY by HALL, C.S AND LINDZEY, G AND CAMPBELL, JOHN, B,
WILEY, 4th Edition (2014).

Additional Readings:
1. PERSONALITY THEORIES by DUANE P. SCHULTZ, SYDNEY ELLEN SCHULTZ 1 st Edition, (2012),
CENGAGE LEARNING

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 Course D G E N 5 3 0 Course Title FUNDAMENTALS OF
Code RESEARCH

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70
Course Contents
Sr. No. Content
Basics of research: meaning of research, objectives of research, motivations in research, types
Unit 1
of Research
Research approaches, significance of research, research process, criteria of good research,
Unit 2
concept of theory: deductive and inductive theory
Literature survey and research gap identification, problem identification as per industrial and
Unit 3
societal needs, potential and thrust areas, difference between scientific literature and advocacy
literature
Hypothesis: qualities of a good hypothesis, null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis, use of
Unit 4
databases, search engines and research gateways, framing of timeline/Gantt chart
Types and classification of journals, journal indexing, role of indexing in defining the quality of
Unit 5
journal
Journal citation indices, h-index, h5-index, h5-median, g index, i-10 index, almetrics, JIF, JIF
Unit 6
percentile, cite score, SJR, SNIP and eigen factor
Research paper review process, citation, self-citation, funding agencies, Manupatra,
Unit 7
academic social networks: Google scholar, academia research gate etc.
Objectivity and subjectivity in research, integrity, carefulness, openness, respect for intellectual
Unit 8
property, confidentiality, social responsibility, competence, legality and informed consent
Definition of Plagiarism, use of turnitin/ithenticate software, role of referencing/bibliography in
Unit 9
handling plagiarism, penalties and consequences, University Grants Commission’s (UGC)
policy for curbing plagiarism
Research writing including research paper, research proposal, review writing, thesis writing,
Unit 10
Microsoft word (grammar checking, formatting of documents, incorporating references),
reference styles
Poster preparation, coherence of the ideas, use of theory, Microsoft power point (creation of
Unit 11
posters, slides for seminar/talk)
Introduction to intellectual property rights concept and theories kinds of intellectual property
Unit 12
rights, introduction to patents, patent act 1970 – amendments of 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2005
Copyright and neighboring rights concept and principles, historical development of the concept
Unit 13
of trademark and trademark law-National and International
Unit 14 International regime relating to IPR TRIPS and other Treaties (WIPO,WTO, GATTS)

Readings:
1. RESEARCH DESIGN QUALITATIVE, QUANTITATIVE, AND MIXED METHODS APPROACHES By
JOHN W. CRESWELL, 1st Edition, (2018) SAGE PUBLICATIONS

Additional Readings:
1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPRS) 1st Edition, (2012) by E. T. LOKGANATHAN, NEW
CENTURY PUBLICATIONS
2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: METHODS AND TECHNIQUES by KOTHARI C R, GARG,
GAURAV, 4th Edition, 2019, NEW AGE INTERNATIONAL
3. AN INTRODUCTION TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, by J P MISHRA, 4 th Edition (2012)
CENTRAL LAWPUBLICATION,
4. THE PRESENTATION BOOK, 2/E: HOW TO CREATE IT, SHAPE IT AND DELIVER IT!
IMPROVE YOUR PRESENTATION SKILLS NOW PAPERBACK, by EMMA LEDDEN, 2 nd Edition (2012)
PEARSON

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 Course D P S Y 5 5 0 Course Title PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Code

Weightages
CA ETE (PR)
30 70

List of Practical’s/ Experiments:

General Mental Ability

 To measure general mental ability by using Jalota's Test
Personality
 To assess the personality by using 16 PF by Cattell
Long Term Memory and Short Term Memory
 To find out the effect of rehearsal of paired-associates on the LTM and to study the effect of different time
intervals and association values on STM recall
Self Actualization Inventory
 To assess the level of self- actualization of the students using self-actualization inventory by K.N.
Sharma
Levels of aspiration
 To assess the aspiration level of an individual by using Bhargav's aspiration scale
Family Environment Scale (FES)
 To assess the family environment by using scale developed by Dr. Harpreet Bhatia and Dr. N. K. Chadha

Readings:
1. A BRIEF INTRODUCTIONTO PSYCHOLOGY by CLIFFORDT. MORGAN, 2 nd Edition, 2017 MC
GRAW HILL

Additional Readings:
1. ESSENTIALSOF UNDERSTANDINGPSYCHOLOGY by ROBERT S FELDMAN, 12 Edition, 2016MC
GRAW HILL

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 Course D P S Y 5 3 5 Course Title BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR
Code

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Unit 1 Physiological Psychology: History, nature, relation with other disciplines.
Methods of study in Physiological psychology: Experimental ablations, neuro chemical
Unit 2
methods, recording of neural activity
Cells of the nervous system: Structure of neurons, types of neurons, glial cells and its
Unit 3
types.
Neural Conduction and Transmission: Resting membrane potential, action membrane
Unit 4
potential, synaptic transmission.
Unit 5 Neurotransmitters: Types, functions of neurotransmitters
Basic features of the nervous system: Terminologies used in physiology, the meninges,
Unit 6
the ventricular system
Central Nervous System: Fore brain, mid brain, hind brain, spinal cord
Unit 7
Peripheral Nervous System: Functions of spinal nerves, functions of cranial nerves,
Unit 8
Autonomic Nervous System
Unit 9 Sensory Systems: Visual sensation and auditory sensations
Unit 10 Other Sensory Systems: Vestibular sensation, Somatosenses, Gustation and Olfaction
Unit 11 Cognitive Functions: Learning, memory, emotions, attention processes.
Endocrine Glands: Characteristics of endocrine system, types and functions of endocrine
Unit 12
glands.
Sleep: Physical and behavioral description of sleep, disorders of sleep, physiological
Unit 13
mechanisms of sleep and waking
Human Behaviour and Immune System: Genetics, adaptation and degeneration,
Unit 14
Immune system

Readings:
1. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY by JAMES W. KALAT, 11 Edition, 2014, CENGAGE LEARNING

Additional Readings:
1. PHYSIOLOGY OF BEHAVIOR by NEIL R. CARLSON,12th Edition, 2019, PEARSON

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 Course D P S Y 6 7 0 Course Title SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Code

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Introduction to Social Psychology : nature, definitions, historical roots, theories,
Unit 1
methods, scope, current trends
Social Cognition: Social schemas, Types of schema, Prototypes, Social encoding,
Unit 2
Salience, Vividness, Accessibility Social inference, Heuristics, Improving social
inference
Self and identity: Individual versus collective self, Symbolic interactionist self, Social
Unit 3
identity and personal identity, consequences of social identity salience
Social Influence: attitude formation, social comparison, Obedience to Authority,
Unit 4
Resisting Influence and Persuasion
Group Cohesion and Conformity: Group Cohesion , Group Structure and Goals, Roles
Unit 5
in Groups, Conformity, Group Norms, Increasing Conformity
Interpersonal Relation: Formal relationship, close relationships, interdependent
Unit 6
relationships, romantic relationships, marriage
Pro Social Behavior: altruism and pro social behavior, external and internal influences,
Unit 7
theoretical perspectives, bystander intervention
Stereotyping, Prejudice and Discrimination: nature, origin and effects, techniques for
Unit 8
countering effects
Culture: Defining culture, Rise of cross-cultural psychology, Communication, language
Unit 9
and speech style, , cross-cultural challenge, Multicultural challenge
Leadership: Definition & types,Social identity and leadership, Trust and leadership,
Unit 10
Gender gaps and glass ceilings, Intergroup leadership
Symbolic Communication : Nonverbal Communication, Types of Nonverbal
Unit 11
Communication, Combining Nonverbal and Verbal Communication
Social Structure and Communications: Gender and Communication, Social
Unit 12
Stratification and Speech Style, Communicating Status and Intimacy
Unit 13 Applied Social Psychology : Aggression, Personal Space, Territory and Crowd
Unit 14 Social Psychology in Action : Health, Environment and Law

Readings:
1. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY by ROBERT A. BARON, 14th Edition, 2017 PEARSON

Additional Readings:
1. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY by SHELLEY E. TAYLOR, LETITIA ANNE PEPLAU, 12 th Edition 2006,
PEARSON

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 Course D P S Y 5 3 6 Course Title PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
Code

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Introduction to Psychopathology: Theoretical background of psychopathology,
Unit 1
classification of disorders, approaches to psychopathology
Psychological Distress: Epidemiology of Psychological Distress, Stress, Stressors,
Unit 2
Symptoms, Causes, Classification, Types, and Models of Stress, Coping with Stress.
Anxiety disorders: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Phobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Unit 3
(OCD), Panic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Mood Disorders: Minor & major depressive disorders, Bipolar disorder, Manic disorder,
Unit 4
Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, Premenstrual dysphoric disorder,
Psychosomatic disorders: Bronchial asthma, Peptic ulcers, Trichotillotomania, Alopecia,
Unit 5
CVD
Dissociative disorders: Types of dissociative disorders and causes of dissociative disorders
Unit 6
Eating disorders: Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia nervosa, Binge eatingand causes of eating
Unit 7
disorders.
Paraphilic Disorders: Pedophilia, Necrophilia, Transvestism, Voyeurism, Fetishism,
Unit 8
Frotteuristic disorder
Schizophrenia and Paranoia: Schizophrenia spectrum, Paranoid reactions, Types of
Unit 9
schizophrenia and casual factors in schizophrenia
Personality Disorders: Types of personality disorders and causes of personality disorders
Unit 10
Development and conduct disorders: Learning disorders, ADHD, Intellectual impairment,
Unit 11
ASD & others
Neuro-cognitive disorders: Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s, Multiple
Unit 12
Sclerosis, Pick disorders, Huntington’s disease
Substance abuse disorders: Psychotic drugs, stimulants, LSD, hallucinogens,
Unit 13
amphetamines and their induced disorders
Other Addictive disorders: Tobacco, Nicotine, Alcohol, Gambling, Gadget addiction &
Unit 14
others

Readings:
1. ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY by JAMES N. BUTCHER, SUSAN M MINEKA, JILL M. HOOLEY, 16 th
Edition, 2014 PEARSON

Additional Readings:
1. ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY: AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH by DAVID H. BARLOW, V. MARK
DURAND, 7th Edition, 2015 WADSWORTH PUBLISHING

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 Course D S S C 5 0 1 Course Title TEACHING APPTITUDE
Code

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70
Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Teaching: Concept of Teaching, Objectives of Teaching, Levels of Teaching
Unit 1
Characteristics of Teaching, Basic requirements of Teaching
Adolescent Learner’s characteristics-I: Academic characteristics of adolescent
Unit 2
learners, Social characteristics of adolescent learners
Adolescent Learner’s characteristics-II: Emotional characteristics of adolescent
Unit 3
learners, Cognitive characteristics of adolescent learners
Adult Learner’s characteristics-I: Academic and social characteristics of adult
Unit 4
learners, Social characteristics of adult learners
Adult Learner’s characteristics-II: Emotional characteristics of adult learners
Unit 5
Cognitive characteristics of adult learners
Individual Differences: Meaning and definition individual differences, Types individual
Unit 6
differences, Causes of individual differences
Factors affecting Teaching: Teacher and learner, Support material, Instructional
Unit 7
facilities, Learning environment, Institution
Methods of teaching-I: Methods of teaching in institutions of higher learning
Unit 8
Teacher centred methods, Learner centred methods
Unit 9 Methods of teaching-II: Off-line methods and On-line methods
Unit 10 Teaching support system-I: Traditional support system, Modern support system
Unit 11 Teaching support system-II: ICT based support system
Unit 12 Evaluation systems-I: Elements of evaluation, Types of evaluation
Evaluation systems-II: Evaluation in choice based credit system in higher education,
Unit 13
Computer based testing
Innovations in evaluation systems: Concept map and test, e-portfolio, podcast and vlog,
Unit 14 Talk show performance, minute paper, artificial intelligence and assessment rubrics

Readings:
1. UGC-NET/JRF/SET TEACHING & RESEARCH APTITUDE (GENERAL PAPER-I) byDR. K. KAUTILYA,
1st Edition,, (2019) UPKAR

Additional Readings:
1. NTA UGC NET/SET/JRF - PAPER 1: TEACHING AND RESEARCH APTITUDE by KVS MADAAN,
4th Edition, 2020, PEARSON
2. Trueman’s UGC NET/SET General Paper I by M. Gagan, Sajit Kumarm Danika Publishing Company,
1st Edition, 2019
3. CBSE UGC-NET: TEACHING & RESEARCH APTITUDE by Dr. M.S. ANSARI & RPHEDITORIAL BOARD,
RAMESH PUBLISHING HOUSE, 1st Edition, 2019
.

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 Course D E N G 5 3 9 Course Title ACADEMIC ENGLISH
Code

Weightages
CA
ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Academic writing : Introduction, texts and academic texts, ways of writing, balanced versus
Unit 1
weighted essays
Academic writing : Brainstorming and outlining, gathering information, sorting the material
Unit 2
Unit 3 Writing paragraphs : introduction, types of paragraphs, enumeration
Unit 4 Writing paragraphs : exemplification, complex paragraphs, sequence
Writing paragraphs : comparison of items, cause effect in paragraph writing, visuals in
Unit 5
paragraph writing
Basics of reports and research papers : introduction, types of reports, format of a report,
Unit 6
assessment reports
Basics of reports and research papers : writing a report, understanding the text, data
Unit 7
collection, writing a research paper
Basics of reports and research papers : overview of a research paper, selection of a research
Unit 8
paper, plagiarism, citing sources, publication sources
Presenting your ideas : purpose of a presentation, components of a presentation, when to read
Unit 9
or speak, preparation
Presenting your ideas : before the talk, on the podium, handling questions, strategic planning
Unit 10
Unit 11 Grammar for editing : basic sentences, verbs, nouns, editing a sentence
Grammar for editing : delayed subjects: it, there and what, the long and winding sentence,
Unit 12
short sentences, parallelism
Working with words : misleading words, one word for many, complicated words, avoiding
Unit 13
metaphors, redundant words
Working with words : linking words, expressing the degree of certainty, capitalization, sexist
Unit 14
language

Readings:
1. A COURSE IN ACADEMIC WRITING by RENU GUPTA, ORIENT BLACKSWAN PVT. LTD.

Additional Readings:
1. ENGLISH GRAMMAR by RAJEEVAN KARAL, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
2. OXFORD EAP: A COURSE IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES by EDWARD DE CHAZAL
AND SAM MCCARTER, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
3. MLA HANDBOOK by MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, MODERN
LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION

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 Course D H I S 5 5 1 Course Title HISTORY OF INDIA UPTO AD
Code 650

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Unit 1 Reconstructing ancient Indian History: sources and interpreting historical trends
Unit 2 Stone age hunters and gatherers: Palaeolithic, Mesolithic Cultures; and rock art
Early farming communities: Pastoralism and incipient farming: Neolithic and
Unit 3
Chalcolithic village cultures
Bronze age, first urbanisation: Early Harappan, Mature Harappan, Late and Post
Unit 4
Harappan culture, Debated on Harappanchornology and ethnic identities
Unit 5 Vedic society:Polity, economy, religion, role of Vedas in Indian history
Early Iron Age: disposal of the dead, megalithic culture, economic development, social
Unit 6 stratification: beginning of Varna Ashram, Jati, gender, marriage, property relations,
Samskar
Janapadas and Mahajanapadas: Territorial states: monarchical and republican,
Unit 7
Religious movements: Jainism and Buddhism, Ajivaks and other sects
Towards empires: Nandas and Mauryas- Kautilya’sArthashastra and
Megasthnese’sIndica, polity, nature and extent of centralisation, foreign relations,
Unit 8
economy, trade and trade routes, currency, coinage, art & architecture, Ashoka’s edicts,
dhamma,
Post-Mauryan Developments: Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Shaka-Pallavas: social
Unit 9
conditions
Satvahanas, Shaka-Kshatrapas: State formation, land grants, agriculture expansion,
Unit 10
trade and trade guilds, silk route, coins and currency
Gupta Dynasty: Political consolidation- extent and structure, administrative organisation,
provisional and feudatory states, land grants and expansion of agriculture, religion: revival
Unit 11
of vedic and puranic religious traditions, temples, coins and currency, Sanskrit literature,
science and technology, Hunas invasions
Vakatakas and other dynasties of peninsular India: Land grants, art and architecture,
Unit 12
painting, society and religion
Vardhan and other kingdoms: Harsha, Chalukyas and Pallavas, extent of kingdoms,
Unit 13
administration, religion, society and cultural activities, Sangam age
Unit 14 Status of Women: Family, marriage and property rights

Readings:
1. INDIA'S ANCIENT PAST by RAM SHARAN, OXFORD & IBH

Additional Readings:
1. ASPECTS OF POLITICAL IDEAS AND INSTITUTIONS IN ANCIENT INDIA by RAM SHARAN
SHARMA, MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS
2. ANCIENT INDIA: IN HISTORICAL OUTLINE by DWIJENDRA NARAYAN JHA, MANOHAR
PUBLISHERS & DISTRIBUTORS
3. ANCIENT INDIA SOCIAL HISTORY by ROMILA THAPAR, ORIENT BLACKSWAN PVT. LTD.
4. ANCIENT INDIAN HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION (TRENDS & PERSPECTIV (PAPERBACK) by
BHATTACHARYYA, MANOHAR PUBLISHERS & DISTRIBUTORS

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 Course D P O L 5 2 5 Course Title POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS IN
Code INDIA

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Making of the Indian Constitution: Indian national movement to the making of the
Unit 1
Indian constitution
Constituent Assembly: composition of constituent assembly, ideological moorings,
Unit 2
constitutional debates
Philosophy of the Constitution: preamble, fundamental rights, directive principles of
Unit 3
state policy
Constitutionalism in India: democracy, social change, national unity, checks and
Unit 4
balances, basic structure debates, constitutional amendments
Union executive: president as the head of the state, prime minister and council of
Unit 5
ministers
Union Parliament: structure of the union parliament, role and functioning, parliamentary
Unit 6
committees
Unit 7 Judiciary part-1: supremeCourt, high court
Unit 8 Judiciary part -11: judicial review, judicial activism, judicial reform
Unit 9 State executive: Governor, Chief Minister and council of ministers
Unit 10 State Legislature: Legislative council and Legislative assembly
Federalism in India: strong centre framework, asymmetrical federal provisions and
Unit 11 adaption, role of intergovernmental coordination mechanisms, inter-state council,
emerging trends.
Electoral Process and Election Commission of India: conduct of elections, rules,
Unit 12 electoral reforms. functioning and reforms of the local government Institutions
Constitutional and Statutory Bodies Part -1: Comptroller and Auditor General,
Unit 13 National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
Constitutional and Statutory Bodies Part -11: National Commission for Human Rights,
Unit 14
National Commission for Women, NationalCommission for Minorities

Readings:
1. INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS, BY BIDYUTCHAKRABARTY, RAJENDRA KUMAR
PANDEY (SAGE PUBLICATIONS)
2. INDIAN POLITY, BY M LAXMIKANTH (MCGRAW HILL)
3. TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, BY DURGA DAS BASU (LEXIS NEXIS)

Additional Readings:
1. THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION: CORNERSTONE OF A NATION, BY GRANVILLE AUSTIN (OXFORD
PAPERBACKS)
2. THE OXFORD COMPANION TO POLITICS IN INDIA, BYNIRAJA GOPAL JAYAL ANDPRATAPBHANU
MEHTA (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS)

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 Course D S O C 5 1 0 Course Title FUNDAMENTALS OF
Code SOCIOLOGY

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Introduction to Sociology: (a)Definition, Nature and Importance (b) Relation of Sociology
Unit 1 with other social sciences-Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology and Social
Anthropology
Sociology and other Social Studies: Branches of Sociology-Industrial Sociology, Political
Unit 2 Sociology, Sociology of Family, Sociology of Education, Medical Sociology, Urban and
Rural Sociology
Sociological Imagination: Development of Sociology as a Social Science and Sociological
Unit 3
Prospective
Basic Concepts: Society, Community, Association and Institution –Social Groups, Social
Unit 4 Structure and function, Role and Status, Social Stratification and Mobility, Social Control,
Social process and Social Change.
Sociology of Culture: Culture and Socialization Definition-Features, Elements, Types,
Unit 5 Cultural Relativity, Ethnocentrism, Cultural lag, Cultural System & sub-system, cultural
change.
Social Institutions: Marriage, Family, Kinship, Religious Institutions, Economic Institution,
Unit 6
Educational Institution and Political Institutions
Indian Social Institutions (I): (a) Caste System, Jajmani System, (b) Major religious
Unit 7
practices
Indian Social Institutions (II): c) Indian Agriculture: farmers movements
Unit 8 d) Primary education, Mid-day meal, privatization of higher education, Research and
development
Social Problems (I): a) Definition, Nature, Cause, Proposals (b) Legal and Constitutional
Unit 9
measures in controlling Social problems.
Social Problems (II): Family Disorganisation, Problem of Child Labour, Problem of Aged,
Unit 10
Gender issues and Gender problems,
Unit 11 Social Problems (III): Communal Riots, corruption, terrorism, Alcoholism and Drug
Addiction, problem of Unemployment, untouchability, population problem, Rural and Urban
Problems, Nepotism
Unit 12 Social Change: Meaning Definition, Nature and Importance, Types of Social Change
Unit 13 Social Movement: Peasant movement, Dalit Movement, Backward Classes movement,
Social Reform Movement
Unit 14 Social Inclusion and Exclusion: a) Meaning-Nature-issues and problems of Social
Inclusion/Exclusion among Scheduled Caste and Class-Scheduled Tribes (b) Neo Buddhist
movement (c) Women empowerment

Readings:
1. SOCIOLOGY: PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL
THOUGHTS. RAO C.N. SHANKAR. S CHAND; 6TH REV. EDN.2006 EDITION (2019). ISBN-10:
8121910366, ISBN-13: 978-8121910361. https://www.amazon.in/Sociology-Principles-Introduction-
Social-
Thoughts/dp/8121910366/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&qid=1595955452&refinements=p_27%3ARao+C.N.+Sh
ankar&s=books&sr=1-4. 335

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2. FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIOLOGY. VIDYA BHUSHAN. PEARSON EDUCATION. FIRST
EDITION (2012). ISBN-10: 9788131771389, ISBN-13: 978-8131771389.
https://www.amazon.in/Fundamentals-Sociology-Vidya-
Bhushan/dp/8131771385/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=fundamentals+of+sociology&qid=159595487
2&sr=8-1. 299

Additional Readings:
1. FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIOLOGY.GISBERT P. ORIENT BLACKSWAN.THIRD EDITION
(2010).ISBN-10: 9788125039594 ISBN-13: 978-8125039594. https://www.amazon.in/Fundamentals-
Sociology-Gisbert-
P/dp/8125039597/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=fundamentals+of+sociology&qid=1595954872&sr=8
-4. 310
2. FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIOLOGY.RAJENDRA KUMAR SHARMA. ATLANTIC.1ST EDITION
(2013). ISBN-10: 8171566464, ISBN-13: 978-8171566464. https://www.amazon.in/Fundamentals-
Sociology-Rajendra-Kumar-
Sharma/dp/8171566464/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=fundamentals+of+sociology&qid=1595954872
&sr=8-5. 349

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 Course D P S Y 5 2 7 Course Title STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES
Code

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Introduction to Statistics: Definition, basic understanding about variables, applications of
Unit 1
statistics in psychology.
Scales of Measurement: Introduction to Measurement, Scales of Measurement, Properties of
Unit 2
Scales, Types of Scales
Representation of Data: Frequency and tabulation, Line diagram, Histogram, Bar Diagram,
Unit 3
Bar Charts, Pie diagram, Ogive
Normal Probability Curve: Characteristics, Factors causing divergence in the Normal Curve,
Unit 4
Applications
Unit 5 Measures of Central tendency: Mean, Mode and Median, Uses and limitations
Unit 6 Measures of Dispersion: Standard deviation, Quartile deviation, Range, Percentile
Relationship between variables, Correlations: Pearson’s product moment and spearman's
Unit 7
rank order correlation, Limitations of correlation
Unit 8 Hypothesis: Meaning, Definitions, Nature, Functions, and Types of Hypotheses
Hypothesis Testing: Standard error, Level of significance, Confidence intervals, t-test, one
Unit 9
tailed versus two tailed tests, Type-I and Type- II error
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) : Variance ratio test, one-way unrelated ANOVA, ANOVA
Unit 10
for correlated scores, two-way ANOVA
Unit 11 Advanced statistics: Partial correlation, Multiple correlation and regression, factor analysis
Non parametric test: Nature and assumptions, distribution free statistics, chi-square,
Unit 12
contingency coefficient, median and sign test, Friedman test
Unit 13 Computational Technique: Data coding, entry and checking
Advance Computational Technique: Measurement and Descriptive statistics through SPSS,
Unit 14
uses of N-Vivo and R

Readings:
1. STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION by S.K.MANGAL, 2 nd Edition, 2002 PRENTICE
HALL

Additional Readings:
1. TESTS, MEASUREMENT AND RESEARCH METHODS IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES by SINGH, A.
K., 5th Edition, 2017 BHARATI BHAWAN PUBLISHERS & DISTRIBUTORS
2. STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION by GARRETT, H. E., 1st Edition, 2006, PARAGON
HOUSE

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 Course D P S Y 6 5 2 Course Title LIFE-SPAN AND DEVELOPMENT
Code

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Introduction: Meaning of development and significant changes, genetic and environmental
Unit 1
influences
Unit 2 Methods in developmental psychology: Cross-sectional, Longitudinal and others
Unit 3 Theories of development: Psychoanalytic, Cognitive, and Ecological theories
Foundations of development: Evolutionary, and Genetic perspective, Nature versus Nurture,
Unit 4
Reproductive challenges
Prenatal & Perinatal development : Conception, Prenatal period, Hazards of Prenatal
Unit 5
development, Post Partum Period
Unit 6 Infancy: Physical, cognitive and socio-emotional development
Unit 7 Early childhood: Physical, cognitive and socio-emotional development
Unit 8 Late childhood: Physical, cognitive and socio-emotional development
Unit 9 Puberty: Physical and Psychological changes in Puberty, Hazards in Puberty.
Unit 10 Adolescence: Physical and Psychological Changes, Adolescence - Hazards
Early Adulthood: Adulthood characteristics, physical development, cognitive development,
Unit 11
psychosocial development, hazards and related dynamics
Middle Age: Characteristics, physical development, cognitive development, psychosocial
Unit 12
development, hazards and related dynamics
Old Age: Characteristics, physical changes and deteriorations, cognitive changes and
Unit 13
deteriorations, psychosocial changes, hazards and diseases
Unit 14 Death and Dying: Death system and culture variations and process of grieving

Readings:
1. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: A LIFE-SPAN APPROACH by ELIZABETH B. HURLOCK, 5 th
Edition, 2017 TATA MCGRAW HILL, INDIA

Additional Readings:
1. DEVELPOMENT THROUGH THE LIFE SPAN by LAURA E. BERK, 7 th Edition, 2018, PEARSON
2. LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT by JOHN SANTROCK, 13th Edition, 2017, MCGRAW HILL
EDUCATION

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 Course D P S Y 5 1 2 Course Title RESEARCH METHODS IN
Code PSYCHOLOGY

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Philosophical roots of psychological research: Positivism, Empiricism, Ontology, logic
Unit 1
and rationalism
Introduction to Psychological research: Research process, Formulating research
Unit 2
questions, Comparing research strategies.
Major research divisions: Descriptive research, Action and applied research, Exploratory
Unit 3
and explanatory research
Types of psychological research: Experimental research, Correlational research, Case
Unit 4
study research, Observational research, Quasi-experimental research, Survey research.
Research designs: experimental and non experimental research designs, between and
Unit 5
within group design, longitudinal, cross sectional and correlational research design.
Reliability: meaning and concept, inter rater, parallel forms, internal consistency and split-
Unit 6
half reliability
Validity: meaning and concept, face validity, content validity, construct validity, internal
Unit 7
and external validity, criterion related validity
Variables: dependent, independent, extraneous, control, moderator, discrete and
Unit 8
continuous variables
Unit 9 Data and its types: Primary and secondary data, Qualitative and quantitative data
Sampling techniques: meaning and types, random and non-random sampling, sampling
Unit 10
error
Methods of data collection: Observation method, Interview method, Questionnaire,
Unit 11
Schedules, case study, survey and ethnography
Quantitative Data Analysis: Descriptive & inferential statistics and tools for hypotheses
Unit 12
testing
Qualitative Data Analysis: Content analysis, Narrative analysis, Discourse analysis,
Unit 13
Framework analysis, Grounded theory.
Ethics in Psychological Research: Ethics, academic dishonesty, plagiarism, Writing using
Unit 14
APA style.

Readings:
1. RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY METHODS AND DESIGN, C. JAMES GOODWIN, 6 th Edition, 2010
John Wiley & Sons

Additional Readings:
1. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: METHODS AND TECHNIQUES by KOTHARI, C R, 4 th Edition, 2019,
NEW AGE INTERNATIONAL
2. GUPTA S.P. by STATISTICAL METHODS, 43rd Edition, 2014, S. CHAND & COMPANY

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 Course D P S Y 4 0 8 Course Title ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGICAL
Code ASSESSMENT

Weightages
CA ETE (PR)
30 70

List of Practical / Experiments:

State-Trait Anxiety
• To assess the state-trait anxiety of an individual by using State-Trait Anxiety scale by Sanjay Vohra
Emotional Maturity Scale
• To assess the emotional maturity of the individual using emotional maturity scale by Dr. Yashvir Singh and
Dr. Mukesh Bharagava
Perceived Loneliness Scale
• To assess perceived loneliness of the individual using perceived loneliness scale by Dr. Parveen
Kumar Jha
Stress Management
• To measure the stress management skills by using Stress Management Scale by Dr. Vandana Kaushik and
Dr. Namrata Arora .
Mental Health
• To assess the mental health status by using Mental Health Battery developed by Arun Kumar Singh and
Alpana Sen Gupta
Aggression
• To measure the aggression level of an individual by using Mathur and Bhatnagar Aggression Scale

Readings:
1. PSYCHOLOGY by ROBERT A. BARON, 5th Edition, PEARSON

Additional Readings:
1. PSYCHOLOGY : SOUTH ASIAN EDITION 1ST EDITION by SAUNDRA K. CICEARELLI AND
GLENN AND MEYER, 5th Edition, 2017 PEARSON

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 Course D E N G 5 1 4 Course Title INTRODUCTION TO THE
Code STUDY OF LANGUAGE

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Language and Phonetics : Introduction to first and second language, introduction to
Unit 1
phonetics
Language and Phonetics : Meaning and importance of phonetics, difference between
Unit 2
phonetics and phonology
The Production of Speech Sounds : Introduction to the speech organs, articulators above the
Unit 3
larynx
Unit 4 The Production of Speech Sounds : Vowels and consonants, long vowels and short vowels
Unit 5 Vowels, Diphthongs, and Triphthongs: Introduction to vowels, long vowels, short vowels
Unit 6 Vowels, Diphthongs, and Triphthongs: Introduction, diphthongs, triphthongs
Unit 7 Voicing and Consonants : The larynx, respiration and voicing, plosives
Unit 8 Voicing and Consonants : Place of articulation, manner of articulation, fortis and lenis
Unit 9 The Phoneme and Phonology : The functioning and patterning of sounds, the phoneme
Unit 10 The Phoneme and Phonology : The phonology, symbols and transcription, minimal pairs
Unit 11 The Syllable and Stress : Strong and weak syllables, close front and close back vowels
Unit 12 The Syllable and Stress : Syllabic consonants, nature of stress
Unit 13 The Syllable and Stress : Levels of stress, placement of stress within the word
Unit 14 Aspectsof Connected Speech : Rhythm, assimilation, elision, linking

Readings:
1. LINGUISTICS by CRYSTAL, DAVID, PENGUIN BOOKS INDIA

Additional Readings:
1. ENGLISH PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY by JONES, DANIEL, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
2. ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY: A PRACTICAL COURSE by ROACH, PETER, CAMBRIDGE
UNIVERSITY PRESS
3. MODERN LINGUISTICS: AN INTRODUCTION by VERMA, S.K & N. KRISHNASWAMY, OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS
4. MODERN LINGUISTICS: AN INTRODUCTION by VERMA, S.K & N. KRISHNASWAMY, OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS

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 Course D H I S 5 5 3 Course Title HISTORY OF INDIA FROM 650-
Code 1200 AD

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Unit 1 Interpreting the period: Changing pattern of polity, economy and society
Unit 2 Historical Sources: Sanskritic, Tamil and other literatures, archaeology, epigraphy and
numismatics
Unit 3 Political Structure and Regional Variations I: Political structure and forms of
legitimation, regional variations: northern and western India
Unit 4 Political Structure and Regional Variations II: Western and central India, Deccan and
south India
Unit 5 Agrarian Economy: Land grants, agricultural expansion, agrarian organization, irrigation,
and technology
Unit 6 Urban Economy: Trade and trade-routes, inter-regional and maritime trade, urban
settlements, trade and craft guilds, forms of exchange, coinage and currency, interest and
wages, traders, merchants and craftsmen
Unit 7 Society I:Social stratification, proliferation of castes, untouchability, status of women:
matrilineal society, marriage, property rights, inheritance
Unit 8 Society II: Educational ideas and institutions, everyday life, migration and settlement of
Aryan group in different regions of India
Unit 9 Religion: Bhakti movements: Saivism, Vaishnavism, Tantricism, Jainism, Buddhism,
Judaism, Christianity, Islam, other popular religious movements
Unit 10 Philosophy:Schools of Vedanta and Mimansa
Unit 11 Literature: Sanskrit, Prakrit, Tamil and Apbhransha
Unit 12 Rise of Regional Language and Literature: Marathi, Kannada, Telugu and other
languages
Unit 13 Art and Architecture I: Temple architecture: Nagara, Dravida and Vesara style
Unit 14 Art and Architecture II: Ajanta, Ellora, Bagh and Kaneri, The Pallavaand Chola
Architecture

Readings:
1. A HISTORY OF ANCIENT AND EARLY MEDIEVAL INDIA, FROM THE STONE AGE TO THE 12TH
CENTURY by SINGH, UPINDER, PEARSON

Additional Readings:
1. THE MAKING OF EARLY MEDIEVAL INDIA by CHATTOPADHYAYA BRAJADULAL,
OXFORDUNIVERSITY PRESS

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 Course D P O L 5 2 7 Course Title PUBLIC POLICY AND
Code GOVERNANCE IN INDIA

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Unit 1 Public policy and Administration in India: Meaning and evolution;
Public and private administration Approaches and its replications in India: System
Unit 2
Theory, Decision Making,
Unit 3 Ecological Approach Public administration theories and concepts
Scientific Management Theory, Rational Choice theory, New Public Administration,
Unit 4
Development Administration
Unit 5 Comparative Public Administration in India
Unit 6 New Public Management
Changing nature of Public Administration: Indian public administration in the era of
Unit 7
liberalisation and Globalisation
Theories and Principles of Organization and its operations in India: Scientific
Unit 8
Management Theory, Bureaucratic Theory, Human Relations Theory
Unit 9 Managing the organization: The case of India: Theories of leadership and motivation.
Organisational Communication: Theories and Principles, functioning in India and its
Unit 10
impacts
Chester Bernard Principles of Communication, Information Management in the organization
Unit 11
Managing
Conflict in the Organization: Mary Parker Follett Management by Objectives- Peter
Unit 12
Drucker
Unit 13 Public Policy and Governance in India
Unit 14 Public policy issues and challenges in India.

Readings:
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION BY SHAFRITZ, J.M. AND HYDE,
WADSWORTH

Additional Readings:
1. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN INDIA BY STERLING PUBLICATIONS, STRELING PUBLICATIONS.

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 Course D S O C 5 0 6 Course Title GLOBALIZATION AND
Code SOCIETY

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70
Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Unit 1 Introduction to globalization: Concept, history of Globalization
Unit 2 Dimensions of globalization (i): Social, Cultural, Political
Unit 3 Dimensions of globalization (ii): Economic and Ecological Dimension
Unit 4 Globalization in India
Unit 5 Globalization in society: Family, Marriage, Relationship
Unit 6 Globalization in Culture: Language and Communication, Social Structure
Unit 7 Globalization in education: Learning, Access to Education, Technological gap
Unit 8 Globalization in economy: Globalization of Indian Banks with WTO Regime
Unit 9 Business Process Outsourcing (BPO): An Emerging Trend in India
Unit 10 Micro finance, Economic liberalization: Free Market Policy
Unit 11 Globalization in environment: Tourism, Pollution, Global Warming
Unit 12 Crises: Globalization as an inevitable process, The East Asia crises
Unit 13 Globalization in Indian Society
Unit 14 Future of globalization: Future of Globalization, Broken Promises of Global

Readings:
1. GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS. JOSEPH STIGLITZ.PENGUIN INDIA (30 JULY 2012)

Additional Readings:
1. S K.PRAMANIK, R GANGULY, GLOBALIZATION IN INDIA: NEW FRONTIERS AND
EMERGING CHALLENGES,, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
2. BABITA AGARWAL, ANIL AGARWAL,GLOBALIZATION AND INDIAN SOCIETY,A P Publisher
3. MANFRED B. STEGERGLOBALIZATION: A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION,
OXFORDUNIVERSITY PRESS

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 Course D P S Y 6 2 9 Course Title GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
Code

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Introduction to guidance: meaning and definitions, aims and objectives, basic principles of
Unit 1
guidance, steps involved in guidance, history of guidance
Introduction to counselling: meaning and definitions, aims and objectives, basic principles
Unit 2
of counselling, steps involved in counselling, types of counselling
Unit 3 Role of guidance: Personal, Academics, career choice and relationships
Communication skills: Effective communication, role of verbal and non-verbal
Unit 4
communication in guidance and counselling
Effective Counselling: Characteristics of effective counsellor, ethics in counselling, issues
Unit 5
faced by beginners
Basics of counselling: counselling skills, basic techniques of counselling, counselling
Unit 6
specialties, counselling attitudes
Unit 7 Elements of counselling: Contract in counselling, Stages of counselling
Unit 8 Treatment systems emphasizing background: Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis
Other Treatment systems emphasising background: Post and neo-Freudians, Alfred
Unit 9
Adler's Individual Psychology, brief psychodynamic therapy
Treatment systems emphasizing emotions and sensations: Carl Rogers and person-centred
Unit 10
counselling
Other treatment systems emphasising emotions and sensations: Existential therapy, gestalt
Unit 11
therapy
Treatment systems emphasizing thoughts: Albert Ellis and rational emotive behaviour
Unit 12
therapy, Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy, Transactional Analysis
Treatment systems emphasizing actions: William Glasser's Reality therapy, solution-
Unit 13
focused, brief therapy, transpersonal therapy
Career development: Self exploration, intellectual capacities, aptitude, abilities and personal
Unit 14
traits

Readings:
1. GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING by DR. G. LOKANADHA REDDY & DR. T.C. THANKACHAN, 1 st
Edition, 2016, NEELKAMAL PUBLICATION

Additional Readings:
1. INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELLING AND GUIDANCE by ROBERT L. GIBSON AND MARIANNE
H. MITCHELL, 7th Edition, 2008 PEARSON
2. GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING by ASHA K. KINRA,1st Edition, 2008, PEARSON EDUCATION
INDIA
3. THEORIES OF COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY: SYSTEMS, STRATEGIES, AND SKILLS
by LINDA W. SELIGMAN LOURIE W. REICHENBERG, 4th Edition, 2013 PEARSON

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 Course D P S Y 6 3 3 Course Title HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Code

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Introduction to health psychology: nature, scope, its interdisciplinary and socio-cultural
Unit 1
contexts, Need in the society, role of health psychologist
Health psychology model: Health-belief model, Theory of planned behavior, Bio-
Unit 2 psychosocial model, Lazarus and Folkman transactional model, their constructs and
contributions
Research methods in health psychology: Experiments in Health Psychology, Correlational
Unit 3
Studies, Quasi-Experimental studies, Genetic Research
Health Behaviors: Introduction to health behaviors , Role of behavioral factors in disease and
Unit 4
disorder, Barriers to modifying poor health behavior
Disease Prevention Behaviour: development of health habits and reduction of unhealthy
Unit 5
behaviour, personality and ill health - Cardiovascular disorders, AIDS/HIV, Diabetes, Cancer
Health Promotion Behaviour : Diet and life style, Exercise , Interventions, Mindfulness,
Unit 6
Mediation and Sleep
Unit 7 Health-Compromising Behaviors: Obesity, Eating, Smoking, Substance Dependence
Stress and Health: Nature and types of stress, causes and consequences of stress, stress
Unit 8
management, role of social support
Management of stress : diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscular relaxation,
Unit 9
biofeedback, music therapy, nutrition and stress, physical exercise & stress
Indian perspectives of stress management: meditation, yoga, Buddhist way of stress
Unit 10
management, healing power of spirituality
Resources promoting and maintaining health: Biological oriented interventions, Socio-
Unit 11
Cultural oriented interventions, Psychological oriented interventions
Life style and health: Changing health beliefs and attitudes, nutrition, exercise, health
Unit 12
psychology future challenges.
Psychology of Pain: Definitions, Qualities and Dimensions of Pain, Perceiving Pain,
Unit 13
Biopsycho social Aspects of Pain, Managing Psychological Pain
Health Services: Types of health services, Using and misusing health services, Patient
Unit 14
practitioner relationship, Role of NGO’s

Readings:
1. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY by SHELLEY E. TAYLOR. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS
ANGELES. 9thEdition 2014MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION

Additional Readings:
1. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY by NAIMA KHATOON, 1st Edition, 2011, PEARSON

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 Course D P S Y 6 9 6 Course Title PSYCHOLOGY OF
Code REHABILITATION

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Introduction: Overview of the profession of Rehabilitation Psychology and practice history,
Unit 1
growth and scope, Role of Psychologist in Rehabilitation
Disabilities: Definition, nature, types and characteristics of various disabilities as per Person
Unit 2 with disabilities, Mental Retardation, Learning disabilities and Visual disabilities
Models of Disability: Theories and models of adaptation to disability, adaptation processes,
Unit 3
ways of coping with disability
Psychological Assessment- Assessment of Cognition, aptitudes, psychopathology,
Unit 4
work/vocational and daily functioning
Models of Disability and Rehabilitation: Biological Model- Brain and Behaviour, Genetics
Unit 5
and Disability
Sociological Model: Family as a unit of study from rehabilitation point of view Family Types,
Unit 6 Family Dynamics Marriages, Consanguinity and Disability Strengthening families
Support systems: Group dynamics Self-help groups Self advocacy movement Community
Unit 7
awareness Community based rehabilitation
Disability Dealing with Families- Family ‘s reactions to disabilities, coping styles, family
Unit 8
counselling, Coordination with Multidisciplinary team
Models of Rehabilitation: Models of Rehabilitation: Medical Model Psychological Model
Unit 9
Socio-cultural Model Institutional Model
Community Based Rehabilitation: Community Based Rehabilitation – Goals of CBR,
Unit 10
components of CBR, Role of Professionals, role of Community, Ethical Issues
Health Behaviour: Theories of health behaviour change, interventions strategies for
Unit 11 individuals, Families of disabled Behaviour Modification and Cognitive, Therapies in
Rehabilitation
Care Givers: Impact of disability on family, Role of caregivers in rehabilitation, challenges
Unit 12
and mental health issues
Quality of Life : Concept of quality of life, domains, assessment, global & specific indicators
Unit 13
of Quality of Life
Adjustment and Well-being: Personality variables in PwD, mediators
Unit 14 and moderators of psychosocial adjustment and wellbeing, promotion of well-being

Readings:
1. REHABILITATION PSYCHOLOGY BY DR ANU TEOTIA1ST EDITION, (2018), PUBLISHER:
NOTION PRESS

Additional Readings:
1. BEHAVIOURAL APPROACH IN TEACHING MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN, BY
PESHAWARIA R. AND VENKATESAN, NIMH, 1ST EDITION, 1990, SECUNDRABAD
2. NEUROREHABILITAION PRINCIPLES &PRACTICE, BY TALLY A.B, SIVARAMAN K.P AND
MURALI T. 2001, NIMHANS BANGALORE INDIA
3. MENTAL RETARDATION: FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, BY
HICKSON, LINDA; BLACKMAN, LEONARD S.; REIS, ELIZABETH M, PUBLISHERPEARSON,
1ST EDITION, 1994, BOSTON, MA

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 Course D E N G 5 1 9 Course Title POST-INDEPENDENCE INDIAN
Code LITERATURE

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Unit 1 Literary Terms : Feminism, patriarchy, sexism
Unit 2 Literary Terms : Misogynoir, misandry, LGBTQ
Unit 3 Literary Terms : Gender issues, male gaze, womanism
Unit 4 Rupa Bajwa - The Sari Shop : Plot and narrative technique
Rupa Bajwa - The Sari Shop : Social and political background, character analysis and
Unit 5
thematic analysis
Tagore - Leave this chanting and singing: Textual, analysis, thematic analysis, symbols and
Unit 6
motifs, stylistic features
Unit 7 Tagore - Kamala Das - My Grandmother’s House : Textual analysis, thematic analysis
Unit 8 Tagore - Kamala Das - My Grandmother’s House : Symbols and motifs, stylistic features
Unit 9 Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapur: About the author, plot, character analysis
Unit 10 Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapur: Thematic analysis and gender issues, critical analysis
Unit 11 Mahesh Dattani - Final Solution : Character analysis and thematic analysis
Unit 12 Mahesh Dattani - Final Solution : Plot, narrative technique
Unit 13 Girish Karnad - Nagamandala: Thematic Analysis, Narrative Technique
Unit 14 Girish Karnad - Nagamandala: Plot summary, Character analysis

Readings:
1. THE VINTAGE BOOK OF MODERN INDIAN LITERATURE by AMIT CHAUDHURI, VINTAGE
BOOKS

Additional Readings:
1. THE SARI SHOP by RUPA BAJWA, PENGUIN BOOKS INDIA
2. NAGAMANDALA by GIRISH KARNAD, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
3. GITANJALI: RABINDRANATH TAGORE by RABINDRANATH TAGORE, RUPA PUBLICATIONS
4. KAMALA DAS by DR. N. K. SHARMA, Unique Publisher
5. FINAL SOLUTIONS by MAHESH DATTANAI, PENGUIN BOOKS INDIA
6. DIFFICULT DAUGHTERS by MANJU KAPUR, PENGUIN BOOKS INDIA

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 Course D H I S 6 3 2 Course Title WOMEN IN INDIAN
Code HISTORY

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Feminist Consciousness in Ancient India: Women in Indian Thought: Arthashastra,
Unit 1
Manusmriti, Therigathas
Feminist Consciousness in Medieval India: Cases of Queen Didda , Razia Sultana, Nurjahan
Unit 2
and Jahanara
Feminist Consciousness in Modern India: Feminists in Colonial India: Begum Rokeya
Unit 3
Sakhawat Hossain, Sarla Devi Chaudharani
Women's participation in the National Movement: Women participation in Civil
Unit 4
Disobedience Movement, Quit India Movement
Women's Movement in Post-Independence period in India I: Dalit Women's Issues, Chipko
Unit 5
Movement
Women's Movement in Post-Independence period in India II: Devadasi Movements, Anti-
Unit 6
Arrack Movement
Partition and Women I: Recovery, Restoration, Re-settlement, Official and unofficial records
Unit 7
of the abducted women
Partition and Women II: Victimization of Women during partition, The abducted and
Unit 8
Widowed women, Plightof women during partition riots of 1947
Political Empowerment of Women: Committees and Commissions on Women's participation
Unit 9
in PRI
Women in Panchayati Raj Institutions: With special reference to the 73rd Constitutional
Unit 10 Amendment, Women in Urban Local Bodies (With reference to the 74th Constitutional
Amendment)
Contemporary Issues taken up by Women's Movement in India I: Trafficking of Women,
Unit 11
Honour killings and Khap Panchayats,
Contemporary Issues taken up by Women's Movement in India II: Violence against
Unit 12
Women, NRI marriages
Crime against Women and Laws in India I: Rape Laws (reference to Sec 375 IPC), Dowry
Unit 13
Prohibition Act, 1961 (as amended in 1984 and 1986), Domestic Violence Act 2005
Crime against Women and Laws in India II: Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971, Pre-
Unit 14 Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention) Act, 1994 as
amended in 2004, Sexual Harassment at the Workplace and Judicial attitude

Readings:
1. THE POSITION OF WOMEN IN HINDU CIVILIZATION: FROM PREHISTORIC TIME TO THE
PRESENT DAY by ALTEKAR, A.S., MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS

Additional Readings:
1. SAMAJ CHINTAN by AVINASH RAI KHANNA, Prabhat Prakashan
2. WOMEN IN GANDHI’S MASS MOVEMENTS by THAKUR BHARTI, DEEP & DEEP
PUBLICATIONS PVT.LTD.
3. WOMEN IN MANU'S PHILOSOPHY by DAS, RAM MANOHAR, SOUTH ASIA BOOKS
4. INDIAN WOMEN FROM PURDAH TO MODERNITY by NANDA, BAL RAM (ED), STOSIUS
INC/ADVENT BOOKS DIVISION
5. VIOLENCE, LAW AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN SOUTH ASIA by GOONESEKERE, SAVITRI
(ED.), SAGE PUBLICATIONS
6. CRIME AGAINST WOMEN by AHUJA, RAM, RAWAT PUBLICATIONS

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7. CONTENTIOUS MARRIAGES: ELOPING COUPLES: GENDER, CASTE AND PATRIARCHY
INNORTHERN INDIA by CHOUDHARY PREM, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
8. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: AN ANALYSIS OF CONTEMPORARY REALITIES by MOHANTI
BEDABATI, KANISHKA PUBLISHERS, DISTRIBUTORS
9. FROM INDEPENDENCE, TOWARDS FREEDOM: INDIAN WOMEN SINCE 1947 by BHARATI RAY AND
APARNA BASU, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
10. WOMEN'S STUDIES IN INDIA: A READER by MARY E. JOHN, PENGUIN BOOKS INDIA
11. EMPOWERMENT FOR WOMEN THROUGH POLITICAL PARTICIPATION by SINHA NIROJ, KALPAZ
PUBLICATIONS
12. GANDHI AND THE STATUS OF WOMEN by BAKSHI, S.R, CRITERION PUBLISHERS

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 Course D P O L 6 5 0 Course Title COMPARATIVE POLITICAL
Code ANALYSIS

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70
Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Introduction to comparative government and politics-I: Definitions of comparative politics
Unit 1
and government, growth and evolution of comparative politics;
Introduction to comparative government and politics-II: Nature and scope of comparative
Unit 2 government and politics, difference between comparative government and politics,
Approaches to the study of comparative politics-I: Traditional approaches, modern
Unit 3
approaches,
Approaches to the study of comparative politics-II: Systems analysis, input-output analysis,
Unit 4
Approaches to the study of comparative politics-III: Structural-functional analysis approach
Unit 5
political economy approach
Theories of State-I: Liberal-democratic state, totalitarian regimes and their democratic steps,
Unit 6
Unit 7 Theories of State-II: Welfare state: its functions and role, states in third world countries
Constitutional structures-I: Legislature and its role in political system, structure and
Unit 8
composition of legislature,
Constitutional structures II: Office of prime minister, power and functions of prime minister
Unit 9
and Office of president, and power and functions of President
Constitutional structures III: Judiciary and its importance, challenges and problems of
Unit 10
judiciary in India, judicial activism
Unit 11 Classifications of governments-I: Presidential and prime ministerial governments,
Classifications of governments-II: Unitary and federal systems, features of federal system
Unit 12
and its advantages, characteristics of unitary government
Typology of states-I:Totalitarian state and its features, advantages and disadvantages of
Unit 13
totalitarian form of governments
Typology of states-II: Liberal state and its role, welfare state and its role on modern society
Unit 14

Readings:
1. COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS by A.S. NARANG, GITANJALI PUBLISHING
HOUSE

Additional Readings:
1. COMPARATIVE POLITICS by J C JOHARI, STERLING PUBLISHING

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 Course D S O C 5 0 7 Course Title GENDER AND SOCIETY
Code

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Unit 1 Social construction of gender: gender vs Biology, equality vs difference
Gender roles: private public dichotomy, division of labor, patriarchy as ideology and
Unit 2
practice
Unit 3 Emergence of Feminist thought: socio- historical perspective
Unit 4 Approaches to the study of gender: types of feminism, post-feminism and anti-feminism
Unit 5 Gender based Sociological analysis: Contemporary context, Social issues, Case studies
Unit 6 Economic: marginalization and sexual based division of labour
Unit 7 Politics: reservation for women
Unit 8 Religion and culture: marriage, dowry and property
Unit 9 Major gendered social issues: development, ecology, communalism, violence
Women in India: changing status of women in India - pre-colonial, colonial and post-
Unit 10
colonial
Unit 11 Demographic profile: the gender gap
Development of women's studies in India: North India, South India, Central India, East
Unit 12
India, West India
Unit 13 Women's movement in India: women and national freedom movement
Unit 14 Women's movement and Social Change: in post-independent India

Readings:
1. WOMEN'S STUDIES IN INDIA: A READER: PENGUIN INDIA. MARY E. JOHN. PENGUIN INDIA
1ST ED. EDITION (25 AUGUST 2008)

Additional Readings:
1. LINDAL L. LINDSEY. GENDER ROLE: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE. PEARSON
2. DESAI, NEERA AND M. KRISHNARAJ, WOMEN AND SOCIETY IN INDIA, AJANTA
PUBLICATIONS

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 Course Code D E N G 5 2 7 Course Title POSTCOLONIAL
LITERATURES AND
CULTURAL STUDIES

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70
Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Salman Rushdie : Midnight's Children : Midnight's Children as a post-colonial epic,
Unit 1
technique of magic realism of Rushdie
Salman Rushdie : Midnight's Children : discussion of the plot of the novel, epical features of
Unit 2
the novel
Salman Rushdie : Midnight's Children : Character of Saleem and his importance, the
Unit 3
themes of alienation and cultural dislocation
Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart : Struggle for dominance and identity crisis,
Unit 4
introduction to the African culture
Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart : Theme of cultural destruction, hybridity and
Unit 5
marginalization
Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart : Theme of gender discrimination in the novel, conflict
Unit 6
between tradition and modernity
Bapsi Sidhwa: The American Brat : The life and achievements of the writer, the theme of
Unit 7
male domination in society, Feroza's American experience
Bapsi Sidhwa: The American Brat : Cultural assimilation of Feroza and the application of
Unit 8 Bhabha's theory of hybridity, loss of identity of Feroza in America, cultural conflicts between
Parsee culture and American culture, the character of Zareen
Jean Rhys: Wide Sargasso Sea : Introduction to the writer, race, relations and prejudice, the
Unit 9
theme of oppression of slavery
Jean Rhys: Wide Sargasso Sea : The episodes of magic and incantation in the novel, male
Unit 10
domination and patriarchal power structure, discussion on the characters and themes
Derek Walcott : Dream On Monkey Mountain : The significance of the title of the drama,
Unit 11
the post-colonial elements in the drama, the theme of the loss of identity
Derek Walcott : Dream On Monkey Mountain : The theme of marginalization and the
Unit 12 application of the theory of Homi Bhabaha, Makak and his confrontation with the colonial
rulers, the significance of the ending of the drama
Margaret Atwood: Surfacing : The life and achievements of the writer, the significance of
Unit 13 the title, the theme of alienation and the application of the theory of hybridity of Homi
Bhabha
Margaret Atwood: Surfacing : The postcolonial elements in the novel, the theme of
Unit 14
feminism in the novel, the role of nature in the novel, the plot structure of the novel

Readings:
1. MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN by SALMAN RUSHDIE, VINTAGE BOOKS

Additional Readings:
1. THINGS FALL APART by CHINUA ACHEBE, ANCHOR BOOKS
2. SURFACING by MARGARET ATWOOD, ANCHOR BOOKS
3. AMERICAN BRAT by BAPSI SIDHWA, MILKWEED EDITIONS
4. DREAM ON MONKEY MOUNTAIN by DEREK WALCOTT, FARRA, STRAUS
5. WIDE SARGASSO SEA by JEAN RHYS, PENGUIN CLASSICS

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 Course Code D H I S 6 3 1 Course Title TWENTIETH CENTURY
WORLD

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Unit 1 Legacy of the Nineteenth Century I: Growth of capitalism and imperialism
Unit 2 Legacy of the Nineteenth Century II: Liberalism and socialism, Nationalism
World Order up to 1919 I: Origins of first world war, Peace settlement and long term
Unit 3 consequences, Russian revolution, Economic and political aspects, Responses and reactions in
the west
World Order up to 1919 II: Russian revolution, Economic and political aspects, Responses
Unit 4
and reactions in the west
World between the two wars I : League of Nations, Working of League of Nations and
Unit 5
Failure
Unit 6 World between the two wars II : Great Depression and New Economic Deal
Unit 7 World between the two wars III : Ideologies of Nazism and Fascism
Unit 8 Second World war and the new political order I :Origin, nature, results of war
Second World war and the new political order II : Nationalist Movements and
Unit 9
decolonization
Unit 10 Second World war and the new political order III : Communist revolution in China
Cold war and its effects I : Ideological and political basis of cold war, Non Alignment
Unit 11
Movement
Cold war and its effects II: UNO concept of world peace, regional tensions, Apartheid
Unit 12
Movement
Disintegration of Socialist Block and the end of cold war I: Genesis and process of
Unit 13
disintegration, Changes in political order- from bipolar to unipolar
Disintegration of Socialist Block and the end of cold war II : Socialism in decline,
Unit 14
Globalization

Readings:
1. HISTORY OF THE WORLD by ARJUN DEV, ORIENT BLACKSWAN PVT. LTD
2. HISTORY OF MODERN WORLD by B V RAO, STERLING PUBLISHING

Additional Readings:
1. ISSUES IN TWENTIETH CENTURY WORLD HISTORYM by SNEH MAHAJAN, MACMILLAN

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 Course D P O L 6 1 7 Course Title POLITICAL PROCESSES IN
Code INDIA

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
State, Economy and Development (Part I): Nature of Indian State, Development Planning
Unit 1
model
State, Economy and Development (Part II): New Economic Policy, Growth and Human
Unit 2
Development
Unit 3 Process of globalization – (Part 1): Social implication
Unit 4 Process of globalization – (Part 11): Economic implications of globalization
Unit 5 Identity Politics (Part I): Religion, Tribe
Unit 6 Identity Politics (Part II): Caste, Region, Language
Unit 7 Social Movements: Dalit, Tribal, Women, Farmers, labour
Civil Society Groups: Non-Party Social Formations, Non-Governmental Organisations,
Unit 8
Social Action Groups.
Regionalisation of Indian Politics (Part I): Reorganisation of Indian States, States as
Unit 9 Political and Economic Units, Sub-State Regions, Regional disparities, Demand for New
States
Regionalisation of Indian Politics (Part II): Sub-State Regions, Regional disparities,
Unit 10
Demand for New States
Unit 11 Gender and Politics in India: Issues of Equality and Representation
Unit 12 Ideology and Social basis of Political Parties: National Parties, State Parties
Unit 13 Electoral Politics (Part I): Participation, Contestation,
Unit 14 Electoral Politics (Part II): Representation, Emerging trends.

Readings:
1. M.LAXMIKANTH (2012). PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (9TH ED.). TATA MCGRAW HILL.
2. PRAKASH CHANDER, PREM ARORA (2001). "NATURE OF PARTY SYSTEM IN INDIA".

Additional Readings:
1. KANCHAN CHANDRA (28 APRIL 2016). DEMOCRATIC DYNASTIES: STATE, PARTY, AND
FAMILY IN CONTEMPORARY INDIAN POLITICS. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.
2. SHIVELY, W. PHILLIPS. POWER AND CHOICE: AN INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL
SCIENCE—CHAPTER 14 EXAMPLE: PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT IN
INDIA. MCGRAW HILL HIGHER EDUCATION, 2008

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 Course D S O C 6 1 4 Course Title SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH
Code

Weightages
CA ETE (TH)
30 70

Course Content:
Sr. No. Content
Introduction to Sociology of Health: Definition, Nature and Importance of sociology of
Unit 1
health; Sociology with Health and well-being –Interplay of structure and agency
Social Epidemiology: Epidemiology of diseases, Natural history of Diseases, Ecology of
Unit 2
Diseases, Social etiology, Social epidemiology
Unit 3 Health as discourse: Understanding health as discourse in Foucault term
Unit 4 Health as embodiment: Health as process of embodiment.
Hospitals: Types of hospitals-general, Specialty, sanatoria , Dispensaries and cooperative
Unit 5 Hospitals; Hospital as a Social organisation, Functions of hospital, Hospital as a community
organization, Medical social service in hospitals
Community Health: Primary Health Centers, their organization and functioning,
Unit 6 Community health problems in India, Concept of integrated health service, Implementation
and utilization of health programmes in rural and urban communities
Unit 7 Sociology of Risk: Rise of risk society; Risk society and health care
Unit 8 Sociology of Care: Rise of care society; Interplay of care and health
The Social Construction of Illness: Rise of medicalization; Its implication on health and
Unit 9
well being
Unit 10 The Social Determinants of Health: Politics and economy of health
The Political Economy of Medicine: Bio-politics, political economy of medical knowledge
Unit 11
The state and Health: Health as a Fundamental Right, Health policy of government of
Unit 12 India, Medical Council of India, Health insurance, food and Drug adulteration, issues of
consumer protection and the government
Therapy and Rehabilitation: Social components in Therapy and Rehabilitation,
Unit 13 Importance of therapy and Rehabilitation, Principles of Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation
Agencies: State and Nation, Rights and Care of handicapped
Social Inclusion and Exclusion in health: Meaning-Nature-issues and problems of Social
Unit 14 Inclusion/Exclusion among Scheduled Caste and Class-Scheduled Tribes; Women
empowerment, and LGBT community in Health, illness and pandemic

Readings:
1. SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE: MADHUNAGLA. RAWAT PUBLICATIONS
(1 JANUARY 2018)

Additional Readings:
1. NAYAR, K.R, ECOLOGY AND HEALTH, APH PUBLISHING CORPORATION
2. ANNIE MARRIE BARRY, CHRIS YUILL, UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH,
SAGE PUBLICATIONS
3. WILLIAM C. COCKERHAM, (ED.)2006:THE BLACKWELL COMPANION TO MEDICAL
SOCIOLOGY, BLACKWELL
4. AIHWA ONG AND NANCY CHEN(EDS.).2010. ASIAN BIOTECH: ETHICS AND COMMUNITIES
OF FATE.DURHAM, NC: DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS

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