Subject 03
Indian Polity
36 chapters·11 hr 44 min of reading
The Constitution, the institutions it built, and how power moves between them — one exam-focused capsule per chapter.
- 01Historical Background
- 02Making of the Constitution
- 03Salient Features of the Constitution
- 04Preamble of the Constitution
- 05Union and its Territory
- 06Citizenship
- 07Fundamental Rights
- 08Directive Principles of State Policy
- 09Fundamental Duties
- 10Amendment of the Constitution
- 11Basic Structure of the Constitution
- 12Parliamentary System
- 13Federal System
- 14Centre–State Relations
- 15Inter-State Relations
- 16Emergency Provisions
- 17President
- 18Vice-President
- 19Prime Minister
- 20Central Council of Ministers
- 21Cabinet Committees
- 22Parliament
- 23Supreme Court
- 24Judiciary - Judicial Review and Judicial Activism, PIL
- 25Governor
- 26Chief Minister
- 27State Council of Ministers
- 28State Legislature
- 29High Court
- 30Tribunals
- 31Subordinate Courts
- 32Panchayati Raj
- 33Municipalities
- 34Union Territories
- 35Elections - Election Laws, Electoral Reforms
- 36Anti-Defection Law
Exams this subject is set for
Practise Indian Polity
In the official syllabus
UPSC Civil Services Examination
TGPSC Group 1
- Indian Constitution and Polity.
- Evolution of Indian Constitution: Role of the Drafting Committee; Constitutional Philosophy and Preamble; Salient features & Basic Structure; Amendments.
- Fundamental Rights: Nature and Scope; Expanding horizons of Fundamental Rights; Enforceability against State and others; Welfare State and Distributive Justice under the Constitution; Directive Principles of State Policy - Rule of Law and Fundamental Duties.
- System of Government: Parliamentary system, Central Government: President, Prime Minister & Council of Ministers; Parliament: Powers and Functions; State Government: Governor, Chief Minister & Council of Ministers; Legislature: Powers and Functions, Legislative Privileges.
- Judicial System in India: Supreme Court, High Courts & Administrative Tribunals; Subordinate Judiciary; Judicial Review and Judicial Activism; Independence of Judiciary and Judicial Accountability.
In current affairs
All current affairs- Contempt Notices, Internet Curbs and the Four-Km Zone: The Supreme Court’s Sunday Sitting on the Delhi Lockdown
- Keralam Assembly Seeks the CEC’s Removal: What State Resolutions Can Do and How Election Commissioners Are Selected
- Data Protection Board Still Not Functional: Kerala High Court Sets Eight-Week Expectation Under the DPDP Act
- NHRC at 33: Foundation Day, a Right-to-Water Conference and the Question of Statutory Human Rights Protection