60-Day Study Plan (10+2 Lecturer – Political Science)

 60-Day Study Plan (10+2 Lecturer – Political Science)

Day Range	Topics to Cover	Focus Areas
Day 1–3	➤ Nature & Scope of Political Science ➤ Traditional vs Modern Approaches	Definitions, Evolution, Thinkers
Day 4–6	➤ Concepts: State, Sovereignty, Law, Rights, Liberty, Justice, Equality	Definitions + Comparative Analysis
Day 7	Revision + Short Notes + MCQs Practice
Day 8–10	➤ Political Ideologies: Liberalism, Marxism, Socialism	Features, Differences, Critique
Day 11–13	➤ Feminism, Gandhism, Citizenship, Civil Society	Key Theorists, Indian Context
Day 14	Weekly Revision + Short Notes + Answer Writing Practice
Day 15–17	➤ Indian Constitution: Historical Background, Salient Features	Acts, Framing, Preamble
Day 18–20	➤ Fundamental Rights, Duties, DPSPs	Articles, Comparison
Day 21	Weekly Revision + PYQs + MCQs Practice
Day 22–24	➤ Union Government: President, PM, Parliament	Powers, Functions, Election
Day 25–27	➤ State Government, Judiciary, Centre-State Relations	Article-based understanding
Day 28	Weekly Revision + Answer Writing
Day 29–30	➤ Panchayati Raj & Local Bodies + Constitutional Bodies (EC, UPSC, etc.)	73rd & 74th Amendments
Day 31–33	➤ Political Parties, Pressure Groups, Electoral System	Representation, Reforms
Day 34	Mock Test + Revision
Day 35–36	➤ Comparative Politics + Approaches	Behaviouralism, Structural-Functionalism
Day 37–39	➤ Organs of Government: Legislature, Executive, Judiciary	UK, USA, France, Switzerland Comparison
Day 40	Weekly Test + Comparative Systems: Federal vs Unitary, Parliamentary vs Presidential
Day 41–43	➤ Public Administration: Scope, Bureaucracy, Development Admin.	Weber, Comparative Admin
Day 44–45	➤ Financial Admin, Budgeting, E-Governance, Good Governance	Indian examples
Day 46	Answer Writing + MCQs + Weekly Revision
Day 47–49	➤ International Relations: National Interest, Power, Cold War, UN	IR Theories, Organs of UN
Day 50–52	➤ India’s Foreign Policy, India & Major Powers, Global Issues	Current Affairs Linkage
Day 53	Mock Test + Map-based Practice (International Bodies & Conflicts)
Day 54–56	➤ Western Political Thought: Plato, Aristotle to Marx	Contributions + Critical Appreciation
Day 57–58	➤ Indian Political Thought: Kautilya to Ambedkar, Gandhi	Chronology + Relevance Today
Day 59	➤ Political Development in Jammu & Kashmir	Article 370, PRIs, Recent Reforms
Day 60	✅ Full Syllabus Mock Test + Final Revision + Notes Recap	Answer Writing & Analysis

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✅ Additional Tips:

• Daily: Spend 1 hour on reading theory + 30 mins on notes/MCQs.

• Weekly: Write at least 1 answer (250–300 words).

• Use NCERT + IGNOU + Laxmikanth (Indian Polity) + OP Gauba (Political Theory).

• Keep track of recent political developments, especially in J&K & international relations.

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