Add-On Course on

Know Your Constitution

Organised By : Department of Political Science, Malda College, Malda


Course Coordinator(s): Dr. Deb Kumar Singha,  HOD & Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science

 &

                                                     Chandan Roy,  Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science

Eligibility for Registration/Enrolment : Any interested Student and Alumni of Malda College 

For Registration : Click Here

About The Course: Department of Political Science is going to organize an Add-on Course on 'Know Your Constitution'. In this course we are going to discuss some of the key aspects of Indian Constitution.  Main moto of our course is to highlight the important areas of our constitution from where a large number of questions generally asked in various competitive examinations apart from this, we belief that every citizen of India should have some basic knowledge about our constitution. Keeping all these points in our mind we have designed  this add-on course structure and syllabus.

Dear Students,

We the department of Political Science are going to organise an add on course on 'KNOW YOUR CONSTITUTION' from 1st April , 2024  onwards on both online and offline modes. The course designed on the basis of the  requirements of cracking various competitive examinations and to have the essential knowledge of Indian Political system  as the citizen of the largest democracy  in the World. Time schedule of the classes is provided below.

Date: 31/01/2024 Course Coordinator(s)

Place: Malda College 

Department of Political Science

Course Duration : Three Months and Class limit: 30 Hours

Syllabus and Lesion Plan:  

1. Historical Background: Evolution of the Indian Constitution  (2 Hours)

2.Preamble of the Constitution: Significance and components. (2 Hours)

3. Union and its Territory: (2 Hours)

4. Citizenship: (2 Hours)

5. Fundamental Rights (2 Hours)

6. Directive Principles of State Policy `(2 Hours)

7. Fundamental Duties (1 Hour)

8. Amendment of the Constitution (2 Hours)

9. Union Executive: (4 Hours)

a. President, Vice-President and their power and functions (2 Hours)

b. Prime Minister :Powers and functions.(2 Hour)

10. Legislature:  Parliament of India: (4 Hours)

a. Structure and composition.(1 Hour)

b. Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha, and their functions.(2 Hours)

c. Parliamentary committees. (1 Hour)

   11. Local Government: (2 Hours)

Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Urban Local Bodies

   12. Judiciary: (4 Hours)

a. Structure of the Judiciary.(2 Hours)

b. Independence of the Judiciary. (1 Hour)

c. Judicial review and PIL (1 Hour)

Schedule of the Course:

Inaugural Programme:  1st April, 2024 at Seminar Gallery ( 2:00 PM Onwards) 

Welcome and Introductory Remarks: Chandan Roy, Course Co-Ordinator at 2:00 PM

Inaugural Song: By a group of Students at 2:15 PM

Inaugural Speech by Dr. Manas Kumar Baidya, Principal, Malda College, Malda at 2:25 PM

Speech by Dr. Narayan Ch. Shaw, Co-Ordinator, IQAC, Malda College

Speech by Smt Gandhari Saha, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science

Speech By Mahfoozur Rahman, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science

Vote of Thanks: Dr. Deb Kumar Singha, HOD  & Course Co- Ordinator at 3:30 PM to 3-40 PM

Break : 3:40 PM to 4:00 PM

Introductory Class : from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM ( as per scheduled) 

Inaugural Programme:  1st April, 2024 at Seminar Gallery 

Scheduled Time Table

List of Willing Participants: 

Add-on Course on 'Know Your Constitution (Responses)