UPPSC Assistant Professor Political Science
UPPSC Assistant Professor Political Science Syllabus
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UPPSC Assistant Professor Political Science Notes
Unit-1 Political Theory
| Sr. No | Topic | Notes | Video |
| 1 | Liberty | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 2 | Equality | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 3 | Justice | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 4 | Rights | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 5 | Democracy | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 6 | Power, Authority and Influence | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 7 | Citizenship | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 8 | Theories of Sovereignty – Monastic, Pluralistic. | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 9 | State – Theories of Origin, Nature and Functions | Read Here | Watch Now |
| * | Political Ideologies | ||
| 13 | Liberalism | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 14 | Conservatism | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 15 | Socialism | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 16 | Feminism | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 17 | Ecologism | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 18 | Multiculturalism | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 19 | Postmodernism | Read Here | Watch Now |
Unit-2 Political Thinkers
| Sr. No | Topic | Notes | Video |
| * | Western Political Thought | ||
| 1 | Plato | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 2 | Aristotle | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 3 | Machiavelli | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 4 | Hobbes | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 5 | Locke | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 6 | Rousseau | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 7 | Bentham | ||
| 8 | J.S. Mill | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 9 | Hegel | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 10 | T.H. Green | ||
| 11 | Karl Marx | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 12 | Gramsci | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 13 | John Rawls | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 14 | Robert Nozick | ||
| * | Indian Political Thought: | ||
| 15 | Manu | ||
| 16 | Kautilya | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 17 | Tilak | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 18 | Jayotiba Phule | ||
| 19 | Vivekanand | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 20 | Gandhi | Read Here | (Part 1) Watch Now (Part 2) Watch Now (Part 3) Watch Now (Part 4) Watch Now |
| 21 | J.L. Nehru | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 22 | Jayaprakash Narayan | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 23 | Deendayal Upadhyaya | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 24 | V.D. Savarakar | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 25 | M.N. Roy | Read Here | Watch Now |
Unit-3 Comparative Politics
| Sr. No | Topic | Link | Video |
| 1 | Comparative Politics: Its Meaning and Evolution | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 2 | Traditional Approaches of Comparative Politics | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 3 | Behavioural Approach to Comparative Politics | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 4 | Political Economy Approach | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 5 | Institutional and New Institutional Approach | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 6 | Structural Functional Approach (Gabriel Almond) | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 7 | Political Culture Approach (Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba) | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 8 | State Theory: From its Origins to Modern Ideological Debates and the Idea of Sovereignty in a Globalized World | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 9 | Political Regimes: Democratic and Non-Democratic Systems | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 10 | Colonialism and Decolonization: Historical Perspective | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 10 | Nationalism: European and Non-European | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 11 | Theories of Nationalism | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 12 | Modernization Theory: Western Approach to Development | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 13 | Dependency Theory: Theory of Underdevelopment | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 14 | Constitutionalism: Comparative Study of Constitutions Around the World | Read Here | (Part 1) Watch Now (Part 2) Watch Now |
| 15 | Elite Theory: Definition, Theorists and Power Structures | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 16 | Electoral Systems | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 17 | Political Parties and Party System | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 18 | Civil Society, NGOs and Interest Groups | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 19 | Social Movements: Stages and Types | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 20 | Theories of Revolution | Read Here | Watch Now |
Unit – 4 Indian National Movement, Constitution and Political Process
| Sr. No | Topic | Link | Video |
| 1 | National Movement. Constitutional Development, Making of Indian Constitution. | Read Here | (Part 1) Watch Now (Part 2) Watch Now (Part -3) Watch Now (Part -4) Watch Now |
| 2 | Preamble | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 3 | Basic features | Read Here | |
| 5 | Basic Structure | Read Here | |
| 6 | Fundamental Rights | Read Here | (Part -1) Watch Now (Part -2) Watch Now |
| 7 | Fundamental Duties | Read Here | |
| 8 | Directive Principles of State Policy | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 9 | President | Read Here | |
| 10 | Prime Minister | Read Here | |
| 11 | Council of Ministers | Read Here | |
| 12 | Parliament | Read Here | |
| 13 | Parliamentary Committees | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 11 | Judiciary | Read Here | |
| 12 | State Legislature | Read Here | |
| 13 | Governor | Read Here | |
| 14 | Chief Minister and Council of Ministers | Read Here | |
| 15 | Federalism | Read Here | |
| 16 | Centre–State Relations | Read Here | |
| 17 | Emergency Provisions | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 18 | Electoral Process and Election Commission of India | Read Here | |
| 19 | Electoral Reforms in India. | ||
| 20 | Judicial Review, Judicial Activism | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 21 | Political Parties:National and Regional | Read Here | |
| 22 | Defection | ||
| 23 | Finance Commission | Read Here | |
| 24 | Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) | Read Here | |
| 25 | National Commission of Scheduled Castes | Read Here | |
| 26 | National Commission of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) | ||
| 27 | National Human Rights Commission | Read Here | |
| 28 | National Commission for Women | Read Here | |
| 29 | NITI Aayog | Read Here | |
| 30 | National Development Council | ||
| * | Political Process: Issues | ||
| 1 | Regionalism | Read Here | |
| 2 | Casteism | ||
| 3 | Linguism | ||
| 4 | Minorities | ||
| 5 | Identity Politics | ||
| 6 | Naxalism | ||
| 7 | Peasant Movement | ||
| 8 | Reservation | ||
| 9 | Coalition Politics |
Unit-5 International Politics and Relations
| Sr. No | Topic | Link | Video |
| Approaches to the study of International Relations | |||
| 1 | Idealism | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 2 | Realism and Neorealism | Read Here | (Part 1) Watch Now (Part 2) Watch Now |
| 3 | Liberalism in IR | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 4 | Social Constructivism | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 5 | Critical International Theory | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 6 | Feminism in IR | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 7 | Power | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 8 | National Security: Traditional and Non-Traditional Security | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 9 | NATO | ||
| 10 | Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) | ||
| 11 | Deterrence | ||
| 12 | Conflict Resolution | ||
| 13 | Conflict Transformation | ||
| * | United Nations : Political Economy of International Relations: | ||
| 14 | Globalization | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 15 | Britton Woods System | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 16 | IMF | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 17 | World Bank | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 18 | WTO | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 19 | G-20 | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 20 | BRICS | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 21 | QUAD | ||
| 22 | Shanghai Cooperation Organization | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 23 | ASEAN | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 24 | European Union | Read Here | Watch Now |
| * | Foreign Policies of Major Powers | ||
| 25 | India – USA Relations | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 26 | India – Russia Relations | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 27 | India – China Relations | Read Here | (Part 1) Watch Now (Part 2) Watch Now |
| * | Contemporary Global Challenges | ||
| 28 | International Terrorism | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 29 | Climate Change and Environmental Concerns | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 30 | Human Rights | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 31 | Migration and Refugees | Read Here | Watch Now |
Unit-6 Public Administration
| Sr. No | Topic | Link | Video |
| A | Public Administration: | ||
| 1 | Meaning and Evolution | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 2 | Public and Private Administration | Read Here | Watch Now |
| * | Approaches: | ||
| 3 | System Theory | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 4 | Decision Making | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 5 | Ecological Approach | Read Here | Watch Now |
| B | Public Administration Theory and Concepts: | ||
| 6 | Scientific Management Theory | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 7 | Rational Choice Theory | ||
| 8 | New Public Administration | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 9 | Development Administration | Read Here | Watch Now |
| C | Theories and Principle of Organization: | ||
| 10 | Scientific Management Theory | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 11 | Bureaucratic Theory | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 12 | Human Relations Theory | Read Here | Watch Now |
| D | Governance: | ||
| 13 | Good Governance | Read Here | Watch Now |
| E | Accountability and Control: | ||
| 14 | Corruption and Administrative Reforms | Read Here | (Part 1) Watch Now (Part 2) Watch Now |
| F | Institutional Mechanisms for checks and balances | ||
| 15 | Right to Information (RTI) | Read Here | (Part 1) Watch Now (Part 2) Watch Now |
| 16 | Consumer Protection Act | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 17 | Citizen’s Charter | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 18 | Lokpal and Lokayuktas | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 19 | E-Governance | Read Here | Watch Now |
| 20 | Social Audit and Jansunwai | Read Here | Watch Now |
