AHSEC Class 12 Political Science Syllabus 2023-24: Assam Board HS Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme

S.No

Title

No. of Periods

A

Contemporary World Politics 

Unit I The End of Bio-Polarity

Unit II Contemporary Centre of Power 

Unit III Contemporary South Asia

Unit IV International Organisations

Unit V Security in the Contemporary World 

Unit VI Environment and Natural Resources

Unit VII Globalisation

16

16

16

10

12

12

10

B

Politics in India Since Independence

Unit I Challenges of Nation Building

Unit II Era of One Party Dominance 

Unit III Politics of Planned Development 

Unit IV India’s Foreign Policy

Unit V Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System 

Unit VI The crisis of Democratic Order 

Unit VII Regional Aspirations

Unit VIII Indian Politics: Recent Trends and Development

12

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

Total

180

Chapters

A. Contemporary World Politics

Unit 1: The end of Bipolarity 

Soviet System and its disintegration- Policy Gorbachev – Shock therapy & its consequences – India and post-communist countries

Unit 2: Contemporary Centre of Power

European union Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) – the rise of the Chinese economy-Indo-China Relation-Japan, South Korea 

Unit 3: Contemporary South Asia

What is South Asia? Military System & Democracy in Pakistan- Democracy in Bangladesh-Moranchy & Democracy in Nepal-ethnic conflict and democracy in Srilanka -India-Pakistan Conflict -India and its Neighbours -Peace & cooperation in South Asia

Unit 4: International Organisations

Necessity of an Internal organization- Evolution of UN-Reform of UN after the Cold War-Jurisdiction of UN- other important international Organisations – World bank, WTO, Amnesty International Human Rights Watch, IAEA etc., – The UN in a unipolar World-India and the UN reform

Unit 5: Security in the Contemporary World

What is security? – Traditional and Non-traditional notions of security –Types – Human Security, Global Security – New Sources of threats- Terrorism Human Right-Global poverty -Migration-Health Epidemics-Cooperative Security-India’s security strategy

Unit 6: Environment and Natural Resources 

Environmental concerns in Global politics-protection of Global CommonsCommon but differentiated Responsibilities-Common Property Resources-India’s stand on environmental issues- Environmental movements, Resources geopolitics- Indigenous people and their rights

Unit 7: Globalisation

Concept of Globalisation- Causes and Consequences of Globalisation-Resistance to Globalisation-India and resistance to Globalisation

B. Politics in India Since Independence

Unit I: Challenges of Nation Building

What is Nation building and three challenges of Nation Building-Partition: displacement and rehabilitation-consequences of partition and sacrifice of Mahatma Gandhi- Integration of princely states- Reorganisation of states and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Unit II: Era of One Party Dominance

Challenges of Building democracy- Congress dominance in first three general elections and Communist victory in Kerala and role of CPI- Socialist PartyCommunist Party-Bharatiya Jan Sangh-emergence of opposition party

Unit III: Politics of Planned Development

Ideals of Development-Planning and Planning Commission and First Five Year Plan

Unit IV: India’s External Relation

International context-The policy of Non- Alignment and Nehru’s role -Peace and conflict with China-War and peace with Pakistan (Bangladesh War 1971) – Kargil Confrontation- India’s Nuclear Policy- Shifting alliances in world politics.

Unit V: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System 

Challenge of Political succession – Nehru-Shastri-Indira Gandhi- Fourth General election 1967- Emergence of coalition politics and Defection – Split in the Congress-Railway Strike 1974- Presidential election 1969-1971 election and Restoration.

Unit VI: The Crisis of Democratic Order

Background of emergency – Gujrat and Bihar movements – Conflicts with Judiciary; Declaration and consequences of Emergency 1975; Lessons of Emergency Politics after emergency – Loksabha election 1977 Janta Government –Legacy of emergency

Unit VII: Regional Aspirations

Region and the nation- Indian approach to regional aspirations –Areas of tension Jammu and Kasmir- Politics Since 1948- Conflict in Panjab – 2002 and beyondDemand for autonomy and secessionist movements in NE; Assam Movement; Accommodation and National integration – Insurgency and After

Unit VIII: Recent Trends and Development in Indian Politics

Context of the 1990s- era of Coalition- Decline of Congress- Alliance Politics – Political rise of other backward classes and Mandal Commission and its Consequences – Communalism, Secularism and democracy in Indian Politics. – Loksabha election 2004- Growing Consensus.

S.No

Title

Marks

A

Contemporary World Politics 

Unit I The End of Bio-Polarity

Unit II Contemporary Centre of Power 

Unit III Contemporary South Asia

Unit IV International Organisations

Unit V Security in the Contemporary World 

Unit VI Environment and Natural Resources

Unit VII Globalisation

06

06

06

06

06

06

04

B

Politics in India Since Independence

Unit I Challenges of Nation Building

Unit II Era of One Party Dominance 

Unit III Politics of Planned Development 

Unit IV India’s Foreign Policy

Unit V Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System 

Unit VI The crisis of Democratic Order 

Unit VII Regional Aspirations

Unit VIII Indian Politics: Recent Trends and Development

06

06

06

06

04

04

04

04

Project

20

Total

100

Exam

Assam Higher Secondary Education Council Examination (AHSECE), also called as Assam AHSEC

Exam Conducting Body

Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC)

Total Marks

100

Duration

3 hours

No. of Divisions

2 (Part -A & Part- B)

No. of Sections

4 (per Part)

No. of Questions 

Part- A: 19

Part- B: 19

Total- 38

Part- A

Section- A (Very Short Answer Type Questions)

1 mark each x 6 questions = 6 marks

Section- B (Short Answer Type Questions)

2 mark each x 6 questions = 12 marks

Section- C (Short Answer Type Questions)

4 mark each x 5 questions = 20 marks

Section – D (Long Answer Type Questions)

6 mark each x 2 questions = 12 marks

Part- B

Section- A (Very Short Answer Type Questions)

1 mark each x 6 questions = 6 marks

Section- B (Short Answer Type Questions)

2 mark each x 6 questions = 12 marks

Section- C (Short Answer Type Questions)

4 mark each x 5 questions = 20 marks

Section – D (Long Answer Type Questions)

6 mark each x 2 questions = 12 marks

Total

(Part A) 50 + (Part B) 50 = 100