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subjects like Public Administration, Political Science, Law, Sociology and Anthropology. These notes would enable readers to acquire a complete
and detailed understanding of the subject to help you prepare for the UPSC examination. We have developed Indian Polity UPSC notes for you to
provide full coverage of the syllabus of Indian Polity. Indian polity is a high scoring and high weightage component in UPSC exam and we believe
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Aspirants can consult the table below for Indian Polity notes on the major topics for UPSC 2022:
The Charter Act (1833) The Charter Act (1853) The Government of India Act (1858)
The Indian Councils Act (1861) The Indian Councils Act (1892) The Indian Councils Act (1909)
The Indian council's Act (1919) The Government of India Act (1935) The India Independence Act 1947
Constituent Assembly & its Criticism Objectives Resolution Committees of Constituent Assembly
Enactment and Enforcement of the Sources of Indian Constitution Preamble of the Indian Constitution
Constitution
Right to Equality (Article 14- 18) Right to Freedom (Article 19- 22) Right against Exploitation (Article 23 and
24)
Right to Freedom of Religion (Article Cultural and Educational Rights Right to Constitutional Remedies (Article
25 - 28) Article 29 and 30) 32)
Democratic and Non-Democratic Indian Parliamentary System Federal & Unitary Features of Indian
Political Systems Constitution
Inter state Water Disputes- Inter state Zonal Councils - Inter state Relations Inter state council - Inter state Relations
Relations
Cooperative & Competitive Federalism Trends in Centre-State Relations National Emergency - Emergency
Provisions (Articles 352)
Financial Emergency - Emergency Presidents Rule - Emergency Due Process of Law vs. Procedure
Provisions (360) Provisions Established by Law
Procedure for Amending Constitution List of Important Constitutional Union Executive & State Executive
- Amendments Amendments - Amendments
Veto Power Of The President Ordinance Making Power Of Pardoning Power Of The President
President
Constitutional Position Of The Vice President - Union Executive Prime Minister - Union Executive
President
Powers and Functions of the Prime Prime Minister Relationship with Council of Ministers - Union Executive
Minister president
Parliament and State legislature Lok Sabha- Indian Parliament Rajya Sabha- Indian Parliament
Membership of Parliament - Indian Salaries and allowances of Member Presiding Officers of The Indian
Parliament of Indian Parliament Parliament
Speaker of Lok Sabha - Indian Chairman of Rajya Sabha - Indian Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha - Indian
Parliament Parliament Parliament
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition - Indian Sessions of Parliament, Devices of
Parliament Parliamentary Proceedings
Multifunctional Role of Parliament Issues in functioning of Parliament Difference between Loksabha and
Rajyasabha
Public Interest Litigation Judicial Activism & Judicial Indian Judicial Doctrines
Overreach
Membership of State Legislature Presiding Officers of State Legislative Procedure in State Legislature
Legislature
Membership of State Legislature Presiding Officers of State 73th Constitutional Amendment Act
Legislature
Privileges of State Legislature - Special Provisions for some states Issues and Challenges Pertaining to the
Collective, Individual Federal Structure
Sarkaria Commission Report - Punchhi Commission Report - Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI)
Reports of Various Commissions Reports of Various Commissions
Issues with Panchayati Raj Institutions Urban Local Bodies Salient Features of the Indian
Constitution
Union Territories and their Union Territory of Delhi Fifth Scheduled areas - Scheduled and
administration Tribal Areas
Sixth Scheduled areas -Scheduled and Separation of Powers Between Doctrine of Separation of Powers
Tribal Areas Various Organs
Doctrine of Checks and Balances Kesavananda Bharati case Comparison of the Indian Constitutional
Scheme With That of Other Countries
Parliament & State Legislatures
Right to Information (RTI) Tribunals Administrative Tribunals
Election Commission Union Public Service Commission State Public Service Commission
Finance Commission National Commission for SCs National Commission for STs
National Commission for OBCs Special officer for Linguistic Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Minorities
RBI - Constitutional Bodies National Human Rights Commission State Human Rights Commission
Lokpal and Lokayuktas National Commission for Women National Commission for Minorities
Insurance Regulatory and Securities and Exchange Board of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Development Authority India
Central Electricity Regulatory Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Pension Fund Regulatory and
Commission Development Authority
Food Safety and Standards Authority Bar Council of India University Grants Commission
of India
Financial Stability and Development All India Council for Technical National Green Tribunal
Council Education
National Commission for review of Salient Features of Representation of Civil Society Organisation and their role
working of constitution People's Act 1951
Contempt of Court Difference between Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme
and High Court Court
Provisions Related to Weaker Sections Armed Force Special Powers Act ( Official secrets act 1923
in Indian Constitution AFSPA )
Sunset Clause in India Section 377 Judgement 25 Important Supreme court judgements
for UPSC
Romesh Thapar Case Role of Civil Services in Democracy Freedom of Speech and Expression
(Article 19(1)(a))
Fundamental Rights in India and Fundamental Rights in India and Definition of State (Article 12)
United kingdom - Comparison United states - Comparison
Right to Be Forgotten Right to Education Act (RTE) Right to Life (Article 21)
Places of Worship (Special Provision) Separation of Power vs Division of Lily Thomas case 2013
Act, 1991 Power
National commission for Backward Article 370 Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
classes
Powers of Election Commission of Constituent Assembly Debates on Constituent Assembly Debates India
India Reservations
Difference Between Nationality and Whistleblower Protection Act Prevention of Corruption Act
Citizenship
Uniform Civil Code Constitutional Development of India The Company Rule (1773 – 1858)
Composition Of Constituent Assembly Working Of The Constituent Major Committees of the Constituent
Assembly Assembly
Drafting Committee of the Constituent Minor Committees of the Enforcement Of The Constitution
Assembly Constituent Assembly
Constitution of India-Overview Written and Unwritten Constitution Blend of Rigidity and Flexibility
Criticism of Indian constitution A Borrowed Constitution A Carbon Copy of the 1935 Act
New States and Union Territories Maharashtra and Gujarat Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Created After 1956
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Difference between State and Union Meaning of citizenship
Territory
Single Citizenship Overseas Citizenship of India Difference in NRI, PIO and OCI
Cardholder
Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 National Register of Citizens (NRC) Difference Between Nationality and
Citizenship
Features Of Fundamental Rights Article 12 Equality before Law and Equal Protection
of Laws
Right to Education (Article 21A) Prohibition of Traffic in Human Prohibition of Employment of Children in
Beings and Forced Labour Factories, etc (article 24)
Freedom of Conscience and Free Freedom to Manage Religious Freedom from Taxation for Promotion of
Profession, Practice and Propagation Affairs (article 26) a Religion (article 27)
of Religion (article 25)
Freedom from Attending Religious Protection of Interests of Minorities Right of Minorities to Establish and
Instruction (article 28) Administer Educational Institutions
Gandhian Principles Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Conflict Between Fundamental Rights
And Directive Principles
Taxes Levied by the Centre but Taxes Levied and Collected by the Levy and Collection of Goods and
Collected and Appropriated by the Centre but Assigned to the States Services Tax in Course of Inter-State
States (Article 268) (Article 269) Trade or Commerce (Article 269-A)
Taxes Levied and Collected by the Surcharge on Certain Taxes and Taxes Levied and Collected and Retained
Centre but Distributed between the Duties for Purposes of the Centre by the States
Centre and the States(Article 270) (Article 271)
Legislative Powers of the president Financial Powers of the president Judicial Powers of the president
Diplomatic Powers of the president Military Powers of the president Emergency Powers of the president
Powers of vice president Role of the Prime Minister Jennings about Indian Constitution
Munro about the role of Prime Minister Article 75 Article 77 – Conduct of Business of the
Government of India
Composition of Lok Sabha Duration of Lok Sabha Difference Between Lok Sabha and
Vidhan Sabha
Composition of Rajya Sabha Duration of Rajya Sabha Difference between the powers and
position of the Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha
Contingency Fund of India Difference between Legislative and Special Powers of Rajya Sabha
Executive
Discretionary Powers of Governor Pardoning Power of Governor Veto Powers of President and Governor
Difference Between Ordinance Making Comparing Pardoning Powers of Oath, Term, And Salary of Chief Minister
Power of President and Governor President and Governor
Powers And Functions Of Chief Article 163–Council of Ministers to Article 164–Other Provisions as to
Minister aid and advise Governor Ministers
Article 166 – Conduct of Business of Article 167–Duties of Chief Minister Article 177–Rights of Ministers as
the Government of a State Respects the Houses
The seat of Supreme Court Meaning of Independent Judiciary Security of Tenure of Judges
Writ Jurisdiction of Supreme Court Appellate Jurisdiction of Supreme Advisory Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
Court
Constitutional Interpretation Supreme Court Advocates Difference between Advocate and Lawyer
A.K Gopalan vs State of Madras, 1950 SR Bommai vs Union of India, 1991 Shayara Bano vs Union of India
The IR Coelho case Navtej Singh Johar Case Qualifications of High Court Judges
Expenses Charged on Consolidated Powers Of High Court Original Jurisdiction of High Court
Fund
Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) State Administrative Tribunals National company law tribunal
Inter-State Water Disputes Tribunals Appointment of District Judges Difference between Magistrate and Judge
The Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sedition Law in India Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
Provisions for Maharashtra And Provisions for Nagaland Provisions for Assam
Gujarat
Provisions for Manipur Provisions for Andhra Pradesh Or Provisions for Sikkim
Telangana
Provisions for Mizoram Provisions for Arunachal Pradesh Provisions for Goa
Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Ashok Mehta Committee G.V.K. Rao Committee
Narasimha Rao Government Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat Reservation of Seats in Gram Panchayats
Disqualifications for Membership In State Finance Commission - Gram Municipalities (74th Constitutional
Gram Panchayats Panchayat amendment)
Audit of Accounts - Gram Panchayats District Planning Committee Metropolitan Planning Committee
Port Trust Grants to Local Governments Difference between Delhi and New Delhi
Gorkhaland- A Demand for Identity Scheduled and Tribal Areas Scheduled Tribes & PVTGs
Joint State Public Service Commission Functions of Finance commission Non-Constitutional Bodies
National Council for Transgender National Investigation Agency NIA (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019
Persons
National Disaster Management District Disaster Management Press Council Of India (PCI)
Authority Authority
Khadi and Village Industries National Dairy Development Board National Cooperative Development
Commission (KVIC) (NDDB) Corporation (NCDC)
Airports Authority of India (AAI) Medical Council of India Various Regulatory Bodies
Planning Commission Difference between Niti Aayog and Niti Aayog and National Development
Planning Commission Council
Important Articles in Indian 97th Constitution (Amendment) Important Commissions and their
Constitution Act, 2011 Recommendations
Second ARC Report P J Nayak Committee National Judicial Council & Second ARC
Recommendations
Chief Election Commissioner of India Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) District Election Officer (DEO)
Election process in India Electronic Voting Machine Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot
System (ETPBS)
Code of conduct for National Anthem National Song Difference Between National Anthem and
National Song
Constituent Assembly debate on Constituent Assembly debate on Constituent Assembly debate on Right to
Federalism Uniform Civil Code Equality & Prohibition of Discrimination
Constituent Assembly debate on the Constituent Assembly Debate on Constituent Assembly Debate on
Preamble Ordinance Making Power of the Abolition of Death Penalty
President
Integrated Judicial System Public Acts, Records and Judicial Situational Discretion of Governor
Proceedings (Article 261)
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