2. COURSE
OUTCOMES
1) Create awareness about law depiction and importance of
Constitution.
2) Define Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties of the
Indian Citizen to instill morality, social values, honesty,
dignity of life, and their social Responsibilities.
3) Create Awareness of their Surroundings, Society, Social
problems, and their suitable solutions while keeping rights
and duties of the citizen keeping in mind.
4) Recognize distribution of powers and functions of Local Self
Government.
5) Comprehend the National Emergency, Financial Emergency,
and their impact on Economy of the country.
3. 1) Constitution – Structure and Principles: Meaning and
importance of Constitution, Making of Indian Constitution – Sources, Salient
features of Indian Constitution.
2) Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles: Fundamental
Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles.
3) Government of the Union: President of India – Election, and Powers, Prime
Minister and Council of Ministers, Lok Sabha – Composition and Powers, Rajya Sabha –
Composition and Powers.
4) Government of the States: Governor – Powers, Chief Minister and Council of
Ministers, Legislative Assembly – Composition and powers, Legislative Council – Composition
and powers.
5) The Judiciary: Features of judicial system in India, Supreme Court –Structure and
jurisdiction, High Court – Structure and jurisdiction.
6) Administrative organization and constitution: Federalism in
India – Features, Local Government -Panchayats –Powers and functions; 73rd and 74th
amendments, Election Commission – Organization and functions, Citizen oriented measures –
RTI and PIL – Provisions and significance.
SYLLABUS
4. TEXT
BOOKS
1. Durga Das Basu, Introduction to the Constitution of India, Lexis Nexis; 24th
Edition edition (2019)
REFERENCES 1. https://www.india.gov.in/sites/upload_files/npi/files/coi_part_full.
pdf
2. http://legislative.gov.in/constitution-of-india
5. EVALUATION
SCHEME
IN SEMESTER
1) Attendance & Participation (Quiz) :10 Marks.
2) Moodle (Discussion Forum) :05 Marks.
3) Moodle (Quiz) :10 Marks.
4) Innovative Learning tool (05 Case Studies) :25 Marks.
UNIT TESTS
1) Unit Test -1 :25 Marks.
2) Unit Test -2 :25 Marks.
