CUET UG POL SCI EXAM, SYLLABUS PDF, DATE & PYQ's:
The CUET UG Political Science exam is part of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), a national-level entrance exam for undergraduate programs in various universities in India. The exam for Political Science is a computer-based test (CBT) that assesses knowledge of various topics within the field, including Politics in India, the Rise of Social Movements, and Contemporary World Politics.
Exam Details:
Format: MCQ
Questions: 50
Marks: 200 (Correct answer gets 5 marks and 1 marks deducted for incorrect answer)
Duration: 60 minutes.
Mode: Online/ Computer-Based Test (CBT).
Exam Medium: 13 languages: English, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Urdu
Exam date:
Expected to be in MAY 2026...
Registration Date | TBA [ to be announced ] |
Last date of registration | TBA |
Last date for Correction Window | TBA |
Release of Admit Card | TBA |
Exam Date | TBA ( most probably in the MAY 2026 ) |
Results | TB |
Syllabus:
Syllabus from official website ( cuet.nta.nic.in & nta.ac.in ) Download here.
A: Political in India Since Independence.
Unit & Title |
Subtopics |
|---|---|
| 1. Era of One-Party Dominance | - First three general elections - Nature of Congress dominance at national level - Uneven dominance at state level - Coalitional nature of Congress - Major opposition parties |
| 2. Nation-Building and Its Problems | - Nehru’s approach to nation-building - Legacy of partition - Refugee resettlement - Kashmir problem - Organisation and reorganisation of states - Political conflicts over language |
| 3. Politics of Planned Development | - Five-year plans - Expansion of state sector - Rise of new economic interests |
| 4. India’s External Relations | - Nehru’s foreign policy - Sino-Indian war of 1962 - Indo-Pak wars of 1965 and 1971 - India’s nuclear programme - Shifting alliances in world politics |
| 5. Challenge to and Restoration of Congress System | - Political succession after Nehru - Non-Congressism and 1967 electoral upset - Congress split and reconstitution - Congress victory in 1971 elections - ‘Garibi Hatao’ politics |
| 6. Crises of the Constitutional Order | - Committed bureaucracy and judiciary - Navnirman and Bihar movements - Emergency: causes, constitutional/extraconstitutional aspects - Resistance to emergency - 1977 elections and Janata Party - Rise of civil liberties organisations |
| 7. Regional Aspirations and Conflicts | - Rise of regional parties - Punjab crisis and 1984 anti-Sikh riots - Kashmir situation - North East challenges and responses |
| 8. Democratic Upsurge and Coalition Politics | - Participatory upsurge of 1990s - Rise of JD and BJP - Coalition politics and regional parties - UF and NDA governments - Elections (2004–2019), UPA and NDA governments |
| 9. Recent Issues and Challenges | - Globalisation and opposition - New economic policy - Rise of OBCs in North Indian politics - Dalit politics (electoral and non-electoral) - Communalism and the Ayodhya issue |
B: Contemporary World Politics.
| Unit & Title | Subtopics |
|---|---|
| 1. Disintegration of the ‘Second World’ and the Collapse of Bipolarity | - New entities in world politics: Russia, Balkan states, Central Asian states - Democratic politics and capitalism in post-communist regimes - India’s relations with Russia and other post-communist countries |
| 2. Alternative Centers of Economic and Political Power | - Rise of China in post-Mao era - Creation and expansion of European Union - ASEAN - India’s changing relations with China, Japan, and South Korea |
| 3. South Asia in the Post-Cold War Era | - Democratisation and reversals in Pakistan and Nepal - Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka - Economic globalization and its impact on South Asia - Conflicts and peace efforts in South Asia - India’s relations with its neighbours |
| 4. International Organisations in a Unipolar World | - Restructuring and future of the UN - India’s position in a restructured UN - Rise of new international actors (economic organisations, NGOs) - Accountability and democracy in new global institutions |
| 5. Security in Contemporary World | - Traditional concerns and disarmament politics - Human security: poverty, health, education - Human rights and migration issues |
| 6. Environment and Natural Resources in Global Politics | - Global environmental movement - Evolution of environmental norms - Conflicts over traditional and common property resources - Indigenous rights - India’s stand in global environmental debates |
| 7. Globalisation and its Critics | - Economic, cultural, and political aspects of globalization - Debates on consequences of globalization - Anti-globalisation movements - India as an arena of globalization and resistance |
PYQ's :
To be uploaded soon..