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🧠 UGC NET December 2025 – Political Science Mock Tests
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📘 UGC NET Political Science Syllabus – December 2025
The UGC NET Political Science syllabus evaluates a candidate’s understanding of political theories, comparative politics, public administration, international relations, and Indian political thought.
Unit I – Political Theory
- Nature and scope of Political Science.
- Approaches: Normative, Behavioural, Marxist, Feminist, Post-Modernist, and Institutional.
- Concepts: Power, Authority, Legitimacy, Liberty, Equality, Justice, Rights, Democracy, and Citizenship.
- State theories: Contractualists, Idealists, Marxist, and Liberal views.
- Theories of political obligation and civil disobedience.
Unit II – Political Thought
- Classical Western Thinkers: Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Bentham, Mill, Hegel, and Marx.
- Modern Western Thinkers: Gramsci, Hannah Arendt, Rawls, and Habermas.
- Indian Political Thought: Kautilya, Buddha, Gandhi, Ambedkar, Nehru, M.N. Roy, Aurobindo, and Vivekananda.
Unit III – Indian Government and Politics
- Indian Constitution: Features, Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles.
- Structure and functions of the Executive, Legislature, and Judiciary.
- Union-State relations, Federalism, and Emergency provisions.
- Political Parties, Pressure Groups, and Elections in India.
- Public policy, governance, and political reforms.
Unit IV – Comparative Politics
- Nature, scope, and approaches to Comparative Politics.
- Political systems: Democratic and Authoritarian.
- Constitutions and constitutionalism.
- Political culture, development, and modernization.
- Party systems and interest groups in comparative perspective.
Unit V – International Relations
- Theories: Realism, Liberalism, Marxism, Constructivism, Feminism, and Post-Colonialism.
- Concepts: National Power, Balance of Power, National Interest, Collective Security.
- Foreign Policy: Determinants and decision-making process.
- Regional and Global Organizations (UN, WTO, IMF, World Bank, ASEAN, SAARC).
- Global issues: Human Rights, Terrorism, Environment, and Globalization.
Unit VI – Public Administration
- Evolution, nature, and scope of Public Administration.
- Theories and Principles of Organization.
- Bureaucracy – Weberian and post-Weberian models.
- Budgeting, Decision-making, and Accountability.
- Administrative reforms and development administration.
Unit VII – Indian Administration
- Evolution of Indian administration from colonial to post-independence period.
- Role of civil services in democracy.
- Union and State administration.
- Local government and decentralization.
- Citizen-centric administration and e-governance.
Unit VIII – Political Sociology
- Nature and scope of Political Sociology.
- Relationship between society and politics.
- Political culture, socialization, and participation.
- Caste, class, gender, and ethnicity in politics.
- Social movements and political change in India.
Unit IX – Peace and Conflict Studies
- Theories and causes of conflict.
- Conflict resolution, management, and transformation.
- Disarmament and arms control.
- Role of international organizations in peacekeeping.
Unit X – Research Methods in Political Science
- Scientific study of politics.
- Research design, hypothesis, and sampling.
- Methods: Qualitative and quantitative.
- Data collection and analysis.
- Report writing and referencing.
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