Forward from: UPSC CSE Topper by Vikas Dhayal
Polity- Note Taking Guide
Most important themes for which notes have to made(3-4 Pager notes):
1. Separation of power(all articles must be written in your notes)
2. Issues related to Federal structure (center state and state-state issues, recent cases)
3. Dilution of power to local bodies(economic and political decentralisation, empowerment-of local bodies, women and backward classes), relevant articles
4. Representation of People’s Act(notes from Laxmikant’s Chapter)
5. 1935 Act as the basis of Constitution.
6. Role of Pressure groups in Polity(have examples of different kinds of pressure groups)
Topics of importance(2 pager notes):
1. Basic Structure Doctrine(Include Court cases etc)
2. Article 21 and expansion of its ambit over the years(in detail along with case laws)
3. Directive Principle of State Policies( Make a list of them in your notes and write down a basic commentary on their implementation through various policies)
4. Preamble(relevance, basic tenets enshrined, importance, case laws)
5. Role of Speaker(case laws)
6. Role of Governer(Case Laws)
7. Election Commission(Case laws)
8. Rajya Sabha’s role
9. Judicial pendency of cases
10. Issues of low inefficiency of Indian Parliament.
11. Administrative Tribunals.
12. Parliamentary Privileges.
13. Indian and Western Secularism
14. Indian constitutional scheme vs American(similarities and differences)
15. Indian Constitutional scheme and the British Scheme
16. Article 19 and its expansion over the years
17. Right to Equality in Indian Constitutional scheme
18. Methods of Amendment of the constitution.
19. President’s rule(case laws)
Small topics of importance( Upto 1 pages of notes)
1. NJAC Judgement and Collegium system.
2. 101st CAA
3. 102nd CAA
4. 103rd CAA
5. 104th CAA
6. 105th CAA
7. 106th CAA
8. 42nd CAA
9. 44th CAA
10. 73rd and 74th CAA
11. 86th CAA
12. 69th CAA
13. 1st CAA
14. Electoral Reforms(recommendations from Law commission, eminent people etc)
15. Model Code of Conduct
16. President(Powers, responsibilities, limitations, articles)
17. Vice President
18. Council of Ministers
19. Prime Minister, CM
20. CAG
21. Finance Commission
22. PILs
23. Original and Appellate Jurisdiction of High Court and Supreme Court
24. Reforms in Judiciary
25. Relevance and limitations of Parliamentary Committees.
26. Corruption in Politics
27. Parliamentary Privileges and reforms needed.
28. 1919 Act
29. Lok Adalats, Gram Nyayalayas.
30. NHRC
31. NCSC/ST/OBC(relevant Articles and jurisdiction.
32. NGT
33. National Commission of Women
34. Attorney General
35. Tribunals
If you are done with notes on these themes 80% of questions in Mains will be taken care of.
20% will be covered from Daily Newspaper notes.
Keep writing answers to enrich your prep. and
Keep referring to Topper Copies to get usable points for your answers.
Using the Marks Accelerator Compilations we have made it easy for you. You avoid reading topper copies as these contain the best of the points from more than 800 topper copies of the previous years including the 2023 ones.
Most important themes for which notes have to made(3-4 Pager notes):
1. Separation of power(all articles must be written in your notes)
2. Issues related to Federal structure (center state and state-state issues, recent cases)
3. Dilution of power to local bodies(economic and political decentralisation, empowerment-of local bodies, women and backward classes), relevant articles
4. Representation of People’s Act(notes from Laxmikant’s Chapter)
5. 1935 Act as the basis of Constitution.
6. Role of Pressure groups in Polity(have examples of different kinds of pressure groups)
Topics of importance(2 pager notes):
1. Basic Structure Doctrine(Include Court cases etc)
2. Article 21 and expansion of its ambit over the years(in detail along with case laws)
3. Directive Principle of State Policies( Make a list of them in your notes and write down a basic commentary on their implementation through various policies)
4. Preamble(relevance, basic tenets enshrined, importance, case laws)
5. Role of Speaker(case laws)
6. Role of Governer(Case Laws)
7. Election Commission(Case laws)
8. Rajya Sabha’s role
9. Judicial pendency of cases
10. Issues of low inefficiency of Indian Parliament.
11. Administrative Tribunals.
12. Parliamentary Privileges.
13. Indian and Western Secularism
14. Indian constitutional scheme vs American(similarities and differences)
15. Indian Constitutional scheme and the British Scheme
16. Article 19 and its expansion over the years
17. Right to Equality in Indian Constitutional scheme
18. Methods of Amendment of the constitution.
19. President’s rule(case laws)
Small topics of importance( Upto 1 pages of notes)
1. NJAC Judgement and Collegium system.
2. 101st CAA
3. 102nd CAA
4. 103rd CAA
5. 104th CAA
6. 105th CAA
7. 106th CAA
8. 42nd CAA
9. 44th CAA
10. 73rd and 74th CAA
11. 86th CAA
12. 69th CAA
13. 1st CAA
14. Electoral Reforms(recommendations from Law commission, eminent people etc)
15. Model Code of Conduct
16. President(Powers, responsibilities, limitations, articles)
17. Vice President
18. Council of Ministers
19. Prime Minister, CM
20. CAG
21. Finance Commission
22. PILs
23. Original and Appellate Jurisdiction of High Court and Supreme Court
24. Reforms in Judiciary
25. Relevance and limitations of Parliamentary Committees.
26. Corruption in Politics
27. Parliamentary Privileges and reforms needed.
28. 1919 Act
29. Lok Adalats, Gram Nyayalayas.
30. NHRC
31. NCSC/ST/OBC(relevant Articles and jurisdiction.
32. NGT
33. National Commission of Women
34. Attorney General
35. Tribunals
If you are done with notes on these themes 80% of questions in Mains will be taken care of.
20% will be covered from Daily Newspaper notes.
Keep writing answers to enrich your prep. and
Keep referring to Topper Copies to get usable points for your answers.
Using the Marks Accelerator Compilations we have made it easy for you. You avoid reading topper copies as these contain the best of the points from more than 800 topper copies of the previous years including the 2023 ones.