UNIT - I 

1. Political Theory : Nature, Scope and Significance, 2. Behaviouralism and Post-Behaviouralism, 3. State : Definition, Elements and Nature, 4. Functions of the State : Liberalism, Socialism and Welfare State, 5. Sovereignty : Monism and Pluralism, 6. Concept of Power, 7. Authority and Legitimacy, 8. Law : Definition, Sources and Classification, 9. Liberty, 10. Equality, 11. Justice, 12. Democracy : Meaning, Merits, Demerits and Necessary Conditions for the Successful Working of Democracy, 13. Political Party or Party System, 14. Pressure Groups, 15. Social Change : Meaning, Definition, Characteristics and Theories, 

UNIT - II

1. Sources of Indian Political Thought, 2. Political Thought in Ancient India, 3. Kautilya, 4. Swami Dayanand Saraswati, 1824–1883, 5. Swami Vivekanand, 1863–1902, 6. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, 1856–1920, 7. Gopal Krishna Gokhale, 8. Maharshi Aurobindo Ghosh, 9. Mahatma Gandhi, 1869–1948, 10. Manvendra Nath Roy, 1886–1954, 11. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, 1891–1956, 12. Ram Manohar Lohia, 1910–1967, 13. Acharya Narendra Deva, 1889–1959, 14. Jaya Prakash Narayan, 1902–1979.