VBU DEET 2021 Political Science Syllabus

Vinoba Bhave University Doctoral Eligibility Entrance Test ( DEET ) Entrance Examination Political Syllabus – 2018

PAPER – I (Indian Political Thought)

1. The Indian renaissance with special reference to Raja Rammohan Roy, Dayanand Saraswati & Swami Vivekananda.

2. Mahatma Gandhi: Non-violence, Satyagraha.

3. Acharya Vinoba Bhave: Sarvodaya, Bhoodan.

PAPER – II (Western Political Theory)

1. Nature and significance of Political Theory

2. Traditional and Modern Political Theory: Similarities & Dissimilarities.

3. Decline of Political Theory.

4. Recent trends in Political Theory

PAPER – III (Indian Government and Politics)

1. Composition and working of Indian Constituent Assembly.

2. Fundamental Rights.

3. Directive Principles of State Policy.

4. Nature of Indian Federalism and its changing dimensions.

 5. Judicial Review & Judicial Activism.

PAPER – IV (Comparative Politics)

1. Various approaches to the study of comparative politics: Political Sociology, Political Economy & Structural Functional.

2. Constitutionalism: Basic tenets.

3. Political Development and Political Modernization.

4. Political Culture and Political Socialization.

PAPER – V (Contemporary Political Issues)

1. Challenges of fundamentalism and terrorism.

2. Characteristics of New World Order.

3. Globalization: Concept, advantages and disadvantages.

4. North-South Dialogue: Major issues.

5. United Nations: Restructuring and reforms.

PAPER – VI (Theories of Internal Relations)

1. The concept of power: its constituents and limitations.

2. Non-alignment: theory and relevance.

 3. Role of regional organizations: ASEAN, SAARC, EU.

 4. Disarmament & Arms Control: problems and prospects with special reference to nuclear disarmament.

5. India’s Foreign Policy: the past decade.

PAPER – VII (Public Administration)

1. Different dimensions of administrative ethos & administrative culture.

2. Decision making approach.

3. Crisis management approach.

 4. e-governance.

PAPER – VIII (Research Methodology)

1. Characteristics of Scientific Method & Research Design.

2. Problems of objectivity in social Research.

3. Role of hypothesis in empirical research.

4. Significance of Questionnaire and Schedule in Data Collection.

PAPER – IX (Politics of Developing Countries)

1. Concept of Developing countries.

2. Colonialism and neo Colonialism.

3. Nature of political leadership in developing countries.

 4. Constitutionalism in Developing Societies.

PAPER – X (Politics of Jharkhand)

1. Emerging trends in state politics of Jharkhand.

2. Constitutional provisions for tribal development.

 3. Socio-economic determinants of politics of Jharkhand.

4. Naxalism in Jharkhand.

PAPER – XI (Political Ideology)

1. Communitarianism & Libertarianism.

2. Modernism and Post Modernism.

3. Feminism: various dimensions.

4. Environmentalism.

5. Theory of justice: Rawls, Nozick.

PAPER – XII (Human Rights)

1. Human Rights: Concept, classification, types.

2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948.

3. NHRC: organization and functions.

4. Human Rights: Violations and Abuses.