Polity

NCERT TOPICS 

Direct Link: (6th Class), (7th Class), (8th Class), (9th & 10th, Class), (11th Class), (12th Class)

6th Grade - Social and Political Life-I

Unit I Diversity

• Chapter 1 Understanding Diversity 
• Chapter 2 Diversity and Discrimination 

Unit II Government

• Chapter 3 What is Government? 
• Chapter 4 Key Elements of a Democratic Government 

Unit III Local Government and Administration

• Chapter 5 Panchayati Raj 
• Chapter 6 Rural Administration 
• Chapter 7 Urban Administration 

Unit IV Livelihoods

• Chapter 8 Rural Livelihoods 
• Chapter 9 Urban Livelihoods

7th Grade - Social and Political Life-II

Unit One: Equality in Indian Democracy 

• Chapter 1: On Equality

Unit Two: State Government

• Chapter 2: Role of the Government in Health 
• Chapter 3: How the State Government Works 

Unit Three: Gender

• Chapter 4: Growing up as Boys and Girls
• Chapter 5: Women Change the World

Unit Four: Media

• Chapter 6: Understanding Media 

Unit Five: Markets 

• Chapter 7: Markets Around Us
• Chapter 8: A Shirt in the Market 
• Equality in Indian Democracy (continued)
• Chapter 9: Struggles for Equality 

8th Grade - Social and Political Life-III 

Unit One: The Indian Constitution and Secularism 

• Chapter 1: The Indian Constitution 
• Chapter 2: Understanding Secularism 

Unit Two: Parliament and The Making of Laws 

• Chapter 3: Why do we need a Parliament? 
• Chapter 4: Understanding Laws 

Unit Three: The Judiciary 

• Chapter 5: Judiciary 
• Chapter 6: Understanding Our Criminal Justice System 

Unit Four: Social Justice and The Marginalised 

• Chapter 7: Understanding Marginalisation 
• Chapter 8: Confronting Marginalisation 

Unit Five: Economic Presence of the Government 

• Chapter 9: Public Facilities 
• Chapter 10: Law and Social Justice 

9th Grade - Democratic Politics - I

• What is Democracy? Why Democracy
• Constitutional Design 
• Electoral Politics 
• Working of Institutions 
• Democratic Rights

10th Grade - Democratic Politics - II

Unit - I

• Power-sharing 
• Federalism 

Unit II

• Democracy and Diversity 
• Gender, Religion, and Caste 

Unit III

• Popular Struggles and Movements 
• Political Parties 

Unit IV

• Outcomes of Democracy 
• Challenges to Democracy

11th Grade - A. Political Theory

• Political Theory: An Introduction
• Freedom
• Equality
• Social Justice
• Rights
• Citizenship
• Nationalism
• Secularism
• Peace
• Development
• 11th Grade - B. India Constitution at Work
•  1. Constitution: Why and How? 
•  2. Rights in the Indian Constitution 
•  3. Election and Representation 
•  4. Executive 
•  5. Legislature 
•  6. Judiciary 
•  7. Federalism 
•  8. Local Governments 
•  9. Constitution as a Living Document 
•  10. The Philosophy of The Constitution 

12th Grade - A. Politics in India since Independence

• Challenges of Nation-building 
• Era of One-Party Dominance
• Politics of Planned Development 
• India's External Relations 
• Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System 
• The Crisis of Democratic Order 
• Rise of Popular Movements
• Regional Aspirations 
• Recent Developments in Indian politics 

• 12th Grade - B. Contemporary World Politics
• The Cold War Era 
• The End of Bipolarity 
• US Hegemony in World Politics 
• Alternative Centres of Power 
• Contemporary South Asia 
• International Organisations 
• Security in the Contemporary World 
• Environment and Natural Resources 
• Globalization