UGC NET Political Science Syllabus

UGC NET Political Science covers 11 subjects: General Paper 1, Political Theory, Political Thought, Indian Political Thought, Comparative Political Analysis, International Relations, India’s Foreign Policy and Political Institutions in India, and 3 more. Together they contain 91 chapters and 315 named topics.

The full UGC NET Political Science outline breaks down into 91 chapters, 315 topics and 76 sub-topics. General Paper 1 is the largest single subject with 52 topics across 10 chapters.

Roughly 250 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 12 weeks.

Yes — 594 question-and-answer flashcards across 11 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.

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