Click to Know: UPSC Prelims Syllabus 2026

• Company Rule.
• Crown Rule.
• Regulating Act 1773.
• Charter Act 1833.
• Government Of India Act 1858
• Indian Council Act 1861
• Indian Council Act 1909
• Goi Act 1935
• Goi Act 1947.
• Transition Of Power To India
• First Cabinet Of Free India

• Objective And Nature Of Preamble
• Features
• Judicial Cases
• Amendability Of Preamble.
• Important Facts About The Preamble

• Original Schedules Of Indian Constitution
• 9th Schedule.
• All 12 Schedules.

• Demand For Constitution Assembly
• Composition Of Constitution Assembly
• Committees Involved In Making Of The Constitution
• Inspiration For Indian Constitution
• Salient Features.
• Enactment And Enfrocement Of Constitution

• State Reorganization And Different Commissions
• Formation Of States And Ut’s
• Powers Of Parliament.

• PIO, NRI, OCI And Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
• Privileges For Indian Citizens And Foreigners
• Criteria For Citizenship, Acquisition And Loss Of Citizenship
• Recent Rights Related To Overseas Voting.
• CAA And NRC.

• Nature And Their Significance.
• FR’s Provided In The Constitution.
• Judicial Review And Protection Of FR’s By Supreme Court
• Writs And Their Significance.
• Six Fundamental Rights And Articles.
• Famous Cases Related To Fr.

• Classification Of DPSP
• Significance Of DPSP
• Conflict Between Fundamental Rights And Dpsp
• Keshavananda Bharathi, Minerva Mills, Golaknath Case, Maneka Gandhi Case Etc.
• Amendment To DPSPs.

• Swaran Singh Committee And Verma Committee.
• Idea About Fundamental Duties
• Enforcement Of Fundamental Duties
• Amendment To FD.

• President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Council Of Ministers, Attorney General.
• Powers And Functions Of Union 
• Appointment And Removal
• Powers Vis-À-Vis States

• Role And Functions Of The Parliament
• Parliamentary Instruments
• Parliamentary Proceedings 
• Parliamentary Privileges
• Parliamentary Committees
• Comparison Between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha,
• Special Powers Of Rajya Sabha
• Anti-Defection Law And 10th schedule
• Bill And Law -Making Procedure
• Budget, Funds And Its Summary

• Powers Of Supreme Court And High Court
• Qualification And Appointment
• Removal Procedure
• Evolution Of Collegium
• District Courts
• Alternative Dispute Resolution.
• PIL And  Judicial Activism

• Governor- Qualification, Appointment, Removal.
• Powers Of A Governor
• Chief Minister And Council Of Ministers
• Powers And Functions Of Chief Minister.
• Relation Between Governor And Council Of Ministers, Bommai Case.

• Power And Functions.
• Composition
• Bicameral Legislatures
• Creation And Abolition Of The Legislative Councils
• Comparison Between Rajya Sabha And Legislative Councils.

• Special Provision For UT of Delhi
• Administration and Jurisdiction In UT’s
• Legislative And Executive Powers Of UT’s

• 5th Schedule Areas
• Power and Functions of Tribal Advisory Council
• 6th Schedule Areas
• Autonomous Districts and Autonomous Councils
• PESA
• Special Status For Jammu And Kashmir
• Special Status For Other States

• Composition And Functions Of Interstate Council And Zonal Council
• Disputes Between States, Controversies, Etc.
• Administrative, Legislative, And Financial Relationships.
• Various Committees and Commission.

• National Emergency- Article 352
• State Emergency- Article 356
• Financial Emergency- Article 360
• Approval, Continuation, And Revocation Of Emergency.
• Effects Of Emergency
• Changes In Federal Structure During Emergency
• Role Of Parliament, President, And Governor During Emergency.

• Background Of Local Governance
• Evolution Of Panchayati Raj System
• Major Committees.
• 73rd Amendment Act And 74th Amendment Act
• Types Of Urban Government.
• Features Of Panchayati Raj 
• Role, Power And Function.
• Decentralization And Local Governance

• Election Commission
• CAG
• UPSC, JPSC, And SPSC
• Finance Commission
• National Commission For SCs, ST’s, OBC’s.
• Appointment And Removal Of These Bodies.
• Powers And Functions Of These Bodies.

• National Human Rights Commission
• Central Information Commission
• Central Bureau Of Investigation
• Central Vigilance Commission
• State Human Rights Commission
• State Information Commission
• Recent Challenges To All These Bodies.

• CAT And SAT
• Different Types Of Tribunals, Hierarchy Of Tribunals.
• Purpose And Functions

• Issues Concerning Sc’s, St’s, Backward Classes, Minorities And Anglo-Indians.

• Recent Political and Governance Issues, Such as ED, Police, Elections, Appointments, Etc. 
• Recent Challenges and Issues On Distribution Of Powers,  Taxation And Grants, Administrative Reforms, Coalition Politics And Centre-State Relations,  Corruption, Bureaucratic Red Tape, And Service Delivery, Parliament-State Assembly Interaction, Judicial Oversight-Supreme Court And High Court Interventions

• Important Constitutional Amendments Such As 1, 7 , 24, 38, 42, 44, 69, 86, Etc. And Recent Amendments To The Constitution

• 1 To 50 Articles, Important Articles Of Parliament, State Legislature, Panchayat, Emergency Provisions, Center State Relations.
• Articles On President And Governor.
• Articles On Constitutional Bodies and Offices Such As SC, HC, EC, CAG, UPSC, etc,

• Political Science: Indian Constitution at Work (NCERT Class XI)
• Political Science I: Contemporary World Politics (NCERT Class XII)
• Political Science II: Politics in India since Independence (NCERT Class XII)

• Indian Polity by M Laxmikant
• Governance in India: Basic and Beyond by M Karthikeyan
• Introduction to the Constitution of India by D D Basu
• Our Parliament by Subhash Kashyap

• Newspapers such as The Hindu and The Indian Express
• Press Information Bureau
• PRS Legislative Research
• Magazines such as Yojana and Kurukshetra

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