Course Overview

Syllabus of Polity in BPSC:

• Prelims:

Questions of Indian Polity and Economy will test knowledge on the country’s political system, Panchayati Raj, community development and planning in India and Bihar.

• Mains:

In GS Paper-II, the part relating to Indian Polity, will include questions on the political system in India including
Bihar.

Syllabus in brief:

Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and Governance – (Keeping an eye on Bihar too)

• Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions
  and basic structure.
• Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the
  federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
• Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.
• Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries.
• Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges
  and issues arising out of these.
• Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary—Ministries and
  Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the
  Polity
• Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.
• Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various
  Constitutional Bodies.
• Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.
• Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of
  their design and implementation.
• Development processes and the development industry —the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and
  associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.
• Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the
  performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection
  and betterment of these vulnerable sections.
• Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health,
  Education, Human Resources.
• Issues relating to poverty and hunger.
• Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models,
  successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional
  and other measures.
• Role of civil services in a democracy.