SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY : TIRUPATI
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
CBCS SYLLABUS (SEMESTER WISE)
I BA I SEMESTER POLITICAL SCIENCE SYLLABUS 2015-16
TITLE: BASIC CONCEPTS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
UNIT – I
Introduction: Nature, scope and significance of political science
UNIT – II
State – Nation and Nationality
Theories Of Origin Of The State: The theory of Divine right. The social contract
theory of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. The Historical or Evolutionary theory
UNIT – III
Sovereignty: Meaning and definitions Characteristics of sovereignty. Kinds of
sovereignty.Austin’s theory of sovereignty. The theory of pluralists
UNIT – IV
Law- Liberty- Equality: Definition, meaning, features and kinds of law. Sources of
law.Definition, meaning and importance of liberty.Kinds of liberty.Safeguards of
liberty.Relation between liberty and equality.Definition, meaning and importance
of equality. Kinds of equality
UNIT – V
Rights And Duties: Definition, meaning and features of Rights. Classification of
Rights.Women’s Rights.Duties of citizen. Relationship between Rights and Duties
I BA II SEMESTER POLITICAL SCIENCE SYLLABUS 2015-16
TITLE: CONCEPTS THEORIES AND INSTITUTIONS
UNIT -I
Democracy: Definition and meaning of democracy, Forms of democracy,
Conditions necessary for the success of democracy, Merits and demerits of
democracy,
UNIT -II
Ideologies (A) Individualism, Anarchism, Facism and Socialism
(B) Theory Of Separation Of Powers: Montesqueieu’s theory of separation of
powers
UNIT -III
Organs Of Government - Legislature: Unicameralism and Bicameralism,
Functions of legislature, Role of opposition, Committee system, Law making
process, Decline of the importance of the legislature.
UNIT -IV
Executive And Judiciary: Meaning and importance of executive, Kinds of
Executive _functions of executive, Delegated legislation, Parliamentary executive
– features- merits and demerits, Presidential executive-features –merits and
demerits, Meaning and importance of judiciary, Organization of judiciary,
Functions of judiciary
UNIT -V
Popular Control, Welfare State and Human Rights: Importance of popular
control, Methods of popular control, Welfare state, Definition- meaning and
importance of human rights, U.N. Declaration of human rights.
II BA III SEMESTER POLITICAL SCIENCE SYLLABUS 2015-16
TITLE: INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
UNIT – I
(a) Evaluation of Indian Constitution – Nationalist Movement and philosophical
foundations
(b) Constitution Of India: Constituent Assembly, Preamble, Salient features of the
Indian constitution,
UNIT – II
Fundamental Rights: Meaning, features, kinds and importance of Fundamental
Rights. Fundamental Duties, Directive principles of state policy.
UNIT – III
Union Government – Parliament: Rajya Sabha, Loksabha,- Composition, powers
and functions. Lok Sabha Speaker, Law Making Process, Parliamentary
Committees.
UNIT – IV
Executive: President, Prime Minister, Vice President and Union Council of
Ministers – Powers and functions.
UNIT – V
Judiciary - Supreme Court – Composition, Powers and Functions.
Judicial Review, Judicial Activism, Judiciary Vs Legislature and Executive.
II BA IV SEMESTER POLITICAL SCIENCE SYLLABUS 2015-16
TITLE: INDIAN GOVERNMENT - INSTITUTIONS
UNIT-I
Federalism In India: Characteristic features of Unitary and federal systems.
Centre - state relations –legislative administrative-financial, changing pattern of
federalism and new trends, Factors responsible for the conflicts between centre
and states, Sarkaria commission.
UNIT-II
Party System in India: Features of Indian Political parties. National parties –
congress- BJP-left parties, Coalition politics, Growth of regional parties, Telugu
desam party- TRS, DMK-AIADMK.
UNIT -III
Election Commission – Composition, Powers and Functions
Electoral Reforms, Electoral Trends And Voting Behaviour.
Universal Adult Franchise – Meaning, Significance merits and demerits
UNIT -IV
Political Development in AP: Important political developments in AP since 1956,
Telangana agitation, Samaikya Andhra agitation and Naxalists movement in
Andhra Pradesh.
UNIT -V
National Integration, Nation Building – Swatcha Bharath and “Make in India and
Made in India” – National skill development corporation.
III BA V SEMESTER POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER-III SYLLABUS 2015-16
TITLE: POLITICAL THOUGHT
UNIT – I
Introduction - Meaning, Nature, scope and importance of Political Thought
UNIT – II
Ancient Indian Political Thought - Sources of Ancient Indian political thought.
Manu’s: Varnadharma and Dandaneeti, Kautilya’s State and Society,
UNIT – III
Goutama Buddha’s Dharma and Sangha
UNIT – IV
Modern Indian Political Thought-Gandhi - Ahimsa and Satyagraha. Nehru:
Democratic Socialism.
UNIT - V
Ambedkar: Annihilation of Caste. M.N. Roy: Radical Humanism.
III BA VI SEMESTER POLITICAL SCIENCE
TITLE : POITICAL PHILOSOPHY
UNIT - I
Western Political Thought: Plato – Ideal state, Dharma, Education system,
Communisium , Second Best State.
Aristotle – slavery, citizenship, ideal state, revolutions,
UNIT - II
Machiavelli’s – ideas on prince – Morality and Religion
UNIT – III
Thomas Hobbes, Johnlock, JJ.Rousseau
UNIT –I V
Jermy Bentham, J.S.Mill,
UNIT - V
Hegal, Karl Marx.
III BA V SEMESTER POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER-IV SYLLABUS 2015-16
TITLE: PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
UNIT – I
Meaning, Nature, Scope and Importance of Public Administration,
UNIT – II
Approaches to the Study of Public Administration: Human Relations Approach,
Scientific Management
UNIT – III
(a) Principles Of Organisation: Hierarchy, Span of Control, Unity of Command,
UNIT –IV
Deligation of Authority, Co – ordination, Centralization and Decentralization
UNIT – V
(A) Line and staff agencies.
(B) Chief Executive
III BA VI SEMESTER POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER-IV SYLLABUS 2015-16
TITLE: PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
UNIT – I
Personnel Administration: Recruitment, Training
UNIT – II
Promotion, Morale and retirement.
UNIT – III Financial Administration and Public Relations
(a) Importance of Budget, Principles of Budget
UNIT - IV
Preparation and enactment of Budget, Parliamentary control over the BudgetExecutive- Judicial and Popular Control over the Budget
UNIT - V
(A) Meaning, methods and importance of Public Relations.
(B) CAG
III BA V SEMESTER POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER-IV (ELECTIVE) SYLLABUS 2015-16
TITLE: LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT
UNIT-I
Concept of development, Definition, Approaches, Strategies, of rural areas.
People’s participation in development.
UNIT -II
Panchayat Raj Structure: Village panchayat, mandalparishad, zillaparishad. Role
of District Collector
UNIT - III
MPDO in the Local Bodies. Role of panchayat Raj Institutions in rural
development.
UNIT - IV
The 73rd Constitutional amendment and AP panchayat raj amendment Act of
1994.
UNIT V
Special Programmes and Strategies for rural development : IRDP; DRDP; IADP;
ITDA, MGNREGA, IKP, Jandhan Yojana, Mudra Bank, Beti Padav – Beti Bachav.
III BA VI SEMESTER POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER-IV(ELECTIVE) SYLLABUS 2015-16
TITLE: LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
UNIT –I
Role of governmental and non- governmental organizations in rural development
UNIT - II
The role of Co-operative banks in rural development.
UNIT – III
Structure of Urban Local Government – Corporations - Municipalities
UNIT-IV
Strategies of urban development- urban development authorities.
UNIT - V
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act – its features
III BA V SEMESTER POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER-IV(ELECTIVE) SYLLABUS 2015-16
TITLE: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS - INSTITUTIONS
UNIT –I
Meaning, Nature Definitions, Scope and Importance of international relations.
UNIT – II
The United Nations Organization (UNO)- Origin, Principles and Functions.
UNIT - III
The organs of UNO. Specialized Agencies of UNO. Achievements and failures of
UNO.
UNIT – IV
Emergence Of Afro –Asian Countries And Cold War: Conceptual analysis,
Problems of third world , Non- aligned movement,
UNIT - V
Neo colonialism, Issues and phases of cold war, Impact of cold war.
III BA VI SEMESTER POLITICAL SCIENCE PAPER-IV(ELECTIVE) SYLLABUS 2015-16
TITLE: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS – FOREIGN POLICIES
UNIT –I
Foreign Policy And Diplomacy: Important factors in the formulation of foreign
policy,
UNIT - II
India’s foreign policy.
UNIT - III
India’s diplomatic relations with U.S.A, RUSSIA, CHINA, PAKISTAN,
UNIT – IV
Changing World Scenario: New international economic order, Changing global
power structures,
UNIT – V
Power structures : Positive and negative developments in the present world.