Indian polity and governance¶
Counts for 22 exams in this list (see the overlap map). Prepare it once.
What it covers¶
- Constitution: making, Preamble, salient features, Schedules, citizenship
- Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy
- Union and state executive, legislature, judiciary; Union Territories; federalism and Centre–State relations
- Local government (73rd/74th amendments, Panchayat Raj), elections, parties and pressure groups, constitutional and statutory bodies (Election Commission, CAG, CVC)
- Governance: amendments, civil services, RTI, Lokpal and Lokayukta, e-governance, welfare schemes and current polity issues
Depth by exam family¶
| Family | What the exam rewards |
|---|---|
| UPSC CSE, IFoS | Factual recall in Prelims; applied, governance-linked answers in Mains |
| UPSC CAPF, CDS, EPFO | Objective, screening-level polity inside GK and current-events papers |
| State PSCs (TNPSC, UKPSC checked below) | Prelims factual like UPSC; Mains descriptive polity plus the state's own polity |
Official syllabi checked¶
- TNPSC Group-I Services prelims, General Studies (Code 003, UNIT-V Indian Polity): https://tnpsc.gov.in/static_pdf/syllabus/1_GS.pdf
- TNPSC Group-I Services Main Examination, Paper-III (UNIT-I Indian Polity and emerging political trends): https://tnpsc.gov.in/static_pdf/Syllabus/Gr_I_09_03_2020.pdf
- UKPSC Combined State Civil/Upper Subordinate Services Examination 2026 notification with Mains syllabus (Unit-3, Indian polity and governance), Advt A-1/E-1/2026-27: https://psc.uk.gov.in/public/uploads/recruitment/1843959203.pdf
Where it counts¶
Free resources¶
- The Constitution of India (official text): https://legislative.gov.in/constitution-of-india
- NCERT textbooks: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php (Class 9–12 political science)
- Press Information Bureau: https://pib.gov.in
How to practise¶
Read the actual Articles for every topic; link each to a current event.