Faculty Teaching Plan · GS-II · Indian Polity
Indian Polity Chapter-wise Course Structure & Delivery Plan
The official, sequenced teaching plan for the Legacy IAS Indian Polity course — 35 live sessions in fixed serial order, each a 3-hour session. This plan is to be followed by all Indian Polity faculty. 1–2 classes may remain flexible for revision or spillover, but the overall sequence must be followed strictly across both weekday and weekend batches.
Modules
18
Live Classes
35
Per Session
3 Hours
Total Hours
~105 hrs
📌 Faculty Directive
This is the binding teaching sequence for the Indian Polity course. Classes are taught in serial order (1 → 35), exactly as numbered. The same pattern must be followed for both weekday and weekend batches. Faculty may keep 1–2 classes flexible for revision, doubt-clearing, or topic spillover, but the order of chapters must not be changed.
Class Structure (Serial Order, 1 → 35)
| Class | Topics Covered (3 hrs each) | Chapter |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polity Introduction — Part 1 | Introduction to the Constitution |
| 2 | Indian Polity Introduction — Part 2 | Introduction to the Constitution |
| 3 | Salient Features of the Indian Constitution | Introduction to the Constitution |
| 4 | Preamble — meaning, keywords, significance | Preamble |
| 5 | Articles 1–4: Union & its Territory; Reorganization of States | Union & its Territory |
| 6 | Citizenship (Articles 5–11) | Citizenship |
| 7 | Introduction to Fundamental Rights; Articles 12–14 | Fundamental Rights |
| 8 | Revision of Article 14; Articles 15–17 | Fundamental Rights |
| 9 | Articles 18–20; start of Article 21 | Fundamental Rights |
| 10 | Articles 21, 21A, 22, 23, 24 | Fundamental Rights |
| 11 | Articles 25–32, including the 5 Writs | Fundamental Rights |
| 12 | Articles 31A, 31B, 31C, 33, 34, 35; DPSP started — Articles 36–39 | Fundamental Rights → DPSP |
| 13 | DPSP — Articles 39A to 51 | DPSP |
| 14 | Conflict between FR & DPSP; Fundamental Duties; forms of government (India, UK, Sri Lanka, Germany, France) | Fundamental Duties · Comparative Govt |
| 15 | President of India — election, powers, functions | Union Executive — President |
| 16 | President of India (continued) | Union Executive — President |
| 17 | President — Veto power, Pardon power, constitutional position vis-à-vis the PM | Union Executive — President |
| 18 | Prime Minister; Council of Ministers; Cabinet Committees; introduction to the Budget | Union Executive — PM & CoM |
| 19 | Introduction to Parliament; Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha | Parliament |
| 20 | Quorum; Oath of MPs; Officers of Parliament; Speaker; Leader of Opposition; Whip | Parliament |
| 21 | Joint Sitting; Types of Bills; Money Bill; Budget | Parliament |
| 22 | Funds under the Constitution; devices with Parliament to make government accountable | Parliament |
| 23 | Parliamentary Committees; Lok Sabha vs Rajya Sabha | Parliament |
| 24 | Governor and State Legislature | State Government |
| 25 | Supreme Court — judge qualifications, appointment & removal of judges, jurisdiction of SC | Judiciary |
| 26 | Advisory jurisdiction of SC; Indian SC vs US SC; High Courts; Subordinate Courts; Lok Adalat | Judiciary |
| 27 | Emergency Chapter — Articles 352–360 | Emergency Provisions |
| 28 | Centre–State Relations | Centre–State Relations |
| 29 | Rural Local Self-Government (73rd Constitutional Amendment) | Local Government |
| 30 | Urban Local Bodies (74th CAA) & Union Territories | Local Government |
| 31 | Election Commission and Electoral Reforms | Election Commission |
| 32 | Attorney General; Advocate General; CAG | Constitutional Bodies |
| 33 | Finance Commission; UPSC; SPSC; JPSC; Linguistic Minorities Officer | Constitutional Bodies |
| 34 | National Commissions for SC, ST & BC; CBI; CVC | Constitutional Bodies |
| 35 | Non-Constitutional Bodies (NITI Aayog, NHRC, CIC, Lokpal etc.) | Non-Constitutional Bodies |
Module Summary & Time Allocation
At 3 hours per session, the full course runs to roughly 105 hours of live teaching across 18 modules. The block-wise distribution below helps with scheduling and pacing.
| Module / Chapter | Classes | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Introduction to the Constitution | 3 | 9 |
| 2. Preamble | 1 | 3 |
| 3. Union & its Territory (Art 1–4) + Reorganization | 1 | 3 |
| 4. Citizenship (Art 5–11) | 1 | 3 |
| 5. Fundamental Rights | 6 | 18 |
| 6. DPSP | 1 | 3 |
| 7. Fundamental Duties & Comparative Govt | 1 | 3 |
| 8. Union Executive — President | 3 | 9 |
| 9. Union Executive — PM & CoM | 1 | 3 |
| 10. Parliament | 5 | 15 |
| 11. State Government | 1 | 3 |
| 12. Judiciary | 2 | 6 |
| 13. Emergency Provisions | 1 | 3 |
| 14. Centre–State Relations | 1 | 3 |
| 15. Local Government | 2 | 6 |
| 16. Election Commission | 1 | 3 |
| 17. Constitutional Bodies | 3 | 9 |
| 18. Non-Constitutional Bodies | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 35 | ~105 |
A syllabus is finished not when every article has been "covered," but when the sequence has built one idea on the last — Rights before Duties, Executive before Legislature, Centre before State. This plan is ordered for retention, not just completion. — Legacy IAS Faculty
Faculty Completion Checklist
- Foundation (Classes 1–6): Introduction, Salient Features, Preamble (Class 4), Union & Territory + Reorganization (Class 5), Citizenship (Class 6) — finish before touching Rights.
- Rights & Principles (Classes 7–14): Fundamental Rights → DPSP → Fundamental Duties → Comparative Government, in that order.
- Union Executive (Classes 15–18): President across three sessions, then PM, Council of Ministers and the Budget introduction.
- Legislature & States (Classes 19–24): Parliament (5 sessions) then Governor & State Legislature.
- Judiciary to Federal Structure (Classes 25–30): Judiciary, Emergency, Centre–State Relations, then Local Government (73rd & 74th CAA).
- Bodies & Closure (Classes 31–35): Election Commission, Constitutional Bodies, and finally Non-Constitutional Bodies.
