AHSEC 2nd Year Syllabus 2024-25 Political Science

SYLABUS FOR HIGHER SECONDARY FINAL YEAR COURSE 2023-2024
Political Science

One Paper Time: Three Hours Marks: 100 (80+20)

Unit wise Distribution of Marks and Periods
Unit Contents Marks Periods
A. Contemporary World Politics
Unit I The End of Bio-Polarity 06 16
Unit II Contemporary Centre of Power 06 16
Unit III Contemporary South Asia 06 16
Unit IV International Organisations 06 10
Unit V Security in the Contemporary World 06 12
Unit VI Environment and Natural Resources 06 12
Unit VII Globalisation 04 10
Unit I Challenges of Nation Building 06 12
Unit II Era of One Party Dominance 06 12
Unit III Politics of Planned Development 06 12
Unit IV India’s Foreign Policy 06 12
Unit V Challenges to and Restoration of the
Congress System 04 10
Unit VI The crisis of Democratic Order 04 10
Unit VII Regional Aspirations 04 10
Unit VIII Indian Politics: Recent Trends and Development 04 10
Project 20

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Total Marks 100 180

Unit wise Distribution of Course Contents:

A. Contemporary World Politics

Unit I: The end of Bipolarity
Soviet System and its disintegration- Policy Gorbachev - Shock therapy & its
consequences - India and post-communist countries.

Unit II: Contemporary Centre of Power
European union Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) - the rise of the
Chinese economy-Indo-China Relation-Japan, South Korea

Unit III: Contemporary South Asia
What is South Asia? Military System & Democracy in Pakistan- Democracy in
Bangladesh-Moranchy & Democracy in Nepal-ethnic conflict and democracy in
Srilanka -India-Pakistan Conflict -India and its Neighbours -Peace & cooperation
in South Asia.

Unit IV: International Organisations
Necessity of an Internal organization- Evolution of UN-Reform of UN after the Cold
War-Jurisdiction of UN- other important international Organisations - World
bank, WTO, Amnesty International Human Rights Watch, IAEA etc., - The UN in a
unipolar World-India and the UN reform.

Unit V: Security in the Contemporary World
What is security? – Traditional and Non-traditional notions of security –Types –
Human Security, Global Security - New Sources of threats- Terrorism Human
Right-Global poverty -Migration-Health Epidemics-Cooperative Security-India’s
security strategy.

Unit VI: Environment and Natural Resources
Environmental concerns in Global politics-protection of Global Commons-
Common but differentiated Responsibilities-Common Property Resources-India’s
stand on environmental issues- Environmental movements, Resources geo-
politics- Indigenous people and their rights

Unit VII: Globalisation
Concept of Globalisation- Causes and Consequences of Globalisation-Resistance to
Globalisation-India and resistance to Globalisation.

Unit I: Challenges of Nation Building

What is Nation building and three challenges of Nation Building-Partition:
displacement and rehabilitation-consequences of partition and sacrifice of
Mahatma Gandhi- Integration of princely states- Reorganisation of states and
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Unit II: Era of One Party Dominance

Challenges of Building democracy- Congress dominance in first three general
elections and Communist victory in Kerala and role of CPI- Socialist Party-
Communist Party-Bharatiya Jan Sangh-emergence of opposition party.

Unit III: Politics of Planned Development

Ideals of Development-Planning and Planning Commission and First Five Year
Plan.

Unit IV: India’s External Relation

International context-The policy of Non- Alignment and Nehru’s role -Peace and
conflict with China-War and peace with Pakistan (Bangladesh War 1971) –
Kargil Confrontation- India’s Nuclear Policy- Shifting alliances in world politics.

Unit V: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System

Challenge of Political succession - Nehru-Shastri-Indira Gandhi- Fourth General
election 1967- Emergence of coalition politics and Defection – Split in the
Congress-Railway Strike 1974- Presidential election 1969-1971 election and
Restoration.

Unit VI: The Crisis of Democratic Order

Background of emergency - Gujrat and Bihar movements - Conflicts with Judiciary;
Declaration and consequences of Emergency 1975; Lessons of Emergency Politics
after emergency – Loksabha election 1977 Janta Government –Legacy of
emergency.

Unit VII: Regional Aspirations

Region and the nation- Indian approach to regional aspirations –Areas of tension
Jammu and Kasmir- Politics Since 1948- Conflict in Panjab – 2002 and beyond-
Demand for autonomy and secessionist movements in NE; Assam Movement;
Accommodation and National integration – Insurgency and After.

Unit VIII: Recent Trends and Development in Indian Politics
Context of the 1990s- era of Coalition- Decline of Congress- Alliance Politics –
Political rise of other backward classes and Mandal Commission and its
Consequences - Communalism, Secularism and democracy in Indian Politics. -
Loksabha election 2004- Growing Consensus.

C. Project Work Marks-20

Sample Project Work
 Globalisation and its consequences
 Importance of the USA in the Unipolar World
 Shock Therapy and its consequences
 India’s Security Strategy and its Implication
 Rise of China in global Politics
 Regional aspiration in North-East India: demand for autonomy
 The Integration of Jammu and Kasmir and the subsequent Conflicts.
 The crisis of Democratic order and declaration of Emergency
 India’s Nuclear Policy. Etc.