JAC Class 12 Political Science Syllabus 2025 is divided into two parts. The first part includes 7 chapters and the second part includes 8 chapters. For each of the topics, the board has fixed several periods. There will be no practical examination for JAC 12th Political Science subject. In the exam, students will face 40 MCQs, 20 very short, short, and long questions. The schools should ensure that they cover up the syllabus in the given time. This will also provide them the time to revise the chapters. Students can check the detailed syllabus and ensure they cover all the chapters before the board exams. The exam pattern will help you understand the types of questions asked in the exams, the marks allotted to chapters, and more details. Go through the article in detail to check the link and download the Class 12 Political Science syllabus PDF.
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JAC Class 12 Political Syllabus 2025-2026
Below given is the detailed syllabus:
Unit | Chapter/Topics |
PART A-CONTEMPORARY WORLD POLITICS | |
Ch 1: The End of Bipolarity | a) The Soviet System b) Gorbachev and the collapse c) Reasons behind and effects of the Soviet Union's dissolution d) Shock Therapy and its Consequences e) New entities in world politicsRussia Balkan States Central Asian States f) India's ties to other post-communist nations, including Russia |
Ch 2: Contemporary Centres of Power | a) European Union b) Association of Southeast Asian Nations c) Rise of China as an economic power d) Japan and Sout |
Ch 3: Contemporary South Asia | a) Military and Democracy in Pakistan and Bangladesh b) Nepalese monarchy and democracy c) Sri Lankan democracy and ethnic conflict d) India-Pakistan Conflicts e) India and its Neighbours f) Peace and Cooperation |
Ch 4: International Organizations | a). The significance and intent of international organizations. b). The UN's evolution c) International organizations' composition and operations. d) The UN Principal Organs. e) UN reform following the Cold War. f) Reforming the UN's Organization, Procedures, and Authority. g) The UN Reforms and India. h) Key Agencies: IMF, World Bank, WTO, ILO, IAEA. i) NGO: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch. j) Implications and Future of International Organizations |
Ch 5: Security in the Contemporary World | a) Security Type and Meaning. b) The conventional view of security. c) Unconventional ideas about security. d) Novel Threat Sources. f) Security Cooperation. f) The security policy of India. |
Ch 6: Environment and Natural Resources | a) Environmental Concerns b) Global Commons c) Common but differentiated Responsibilities d) India’s Stand on Environmental Issues e) Environmental Movements f) Resource Geopolitics g) Rights of Indigenous peoples |
Ch 7: Globalisation | a) Concept of globalization b) Causes and Consequences of globalization c) India and globalization d) Resistance to globalization e) India and resistance to globalization |
PART B-POLITICS IN INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE | |
Ch 1: Challenges of Nation-Building | a) Challenges for the new Nation.Three Challenges. b) Partition: Displacement and Rehabilitation.Consequences of Partition. c) Integration of Princely States.The problem Government’s approach Hyderabad Manipur d) Reorganisation of States. |
Ch 2: Era of One-Party Dominance | a) The difficulty of establishing democracy. b) Congress dominance in the first three general elect ions. Nature of Congress dominance Congress as social and ideological coalition. Tolerance and management of Factions c) Emergence of opposition parties. |
Ch 3: Politics of Planned Development | a) Political contestation.Ideas of Development. Planning Planning Commission b) The Early InitiativesThe First Five Year Plan. Rapid Industrialisation. |
Ch 4: India’s External Relations | a) International Context b) The Policy of NonAlignment.Nehru’s role Distance from two camps. Afro Asian Unity c) Peace and conflict with ChinaThe Chinese Invasion1962 War and Peace with Pakistan Bangladesh War 1971 d) India’s Nuclear Policy. |
Ch 5: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System | a) Challenge of Political Succession From Nehru to Shastri From Shastri to Indira Gandhi b) Fourth General Election 1967 Context of the Election Non Congressism Electoral Verdict Coalitions Defections c) Split in the Congress Indira vs the Syndicate Presidential Election 1969 d) The 1971 Election and Restoration of Congress The outcome and after Restoration? |
Ch 6: The Crisis of Democratic Order | a) The emergency's historical context. The financial background. Movements in Gujarat and Bihar Disagreement with the Judiciary b) Emergency Crisis Declaration and Reaction Repercussions c) What the Emergency Taught Us. d)Politics after Emergency. Lok Sabha Elections 1977 Janata Government Legacy |
Ch 7: Regional Aspirations | a) Region and the Nation Indian Approach Jammu and Kashmir Roots of the Problem External and Internal disputes Politics since 1948 Insurgency and After b) Punjab Political Context Cycle of Violence Road to Peace c) The Northeast Demand for autonomy Secessionist Movements Movements against outsiders Assam and National Integration |
Ch 8: Recent Developments in Indian Politics | a) Context of 1990s b) Era of Coalition Alliance Politics c) Political rise of the Backward Classes Implementation of Mandal Political Fallouts d) Communalism, Secularism and Democracy. Ayodhya Dispute Demolition and after e) Emergence of New Consensus f) Lok Sabha Elections 2004 g) Growing Consensus |
