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B.A. Social Sciences (4 Years Programme) (CBEGS) (Semester-IV)

SYLLABUS FOR THE BATCH FROM YEAR 2023 TO YEAR 2027

SSL 2062: FOREIGN POLICY OF INDIA

Time: 3 bn
Credits: 4-0-0
Total Marks: 100
Mid Semester Examination: 30•/• weightage Marks:30
End Semester Examination:70•/eweightage Marks:70
Instructions for Paper setters:
Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be sub divided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.

SECTION A
India's Foreign Policy: Determinants; the institutions of policy-making; continuity and
change.
India and the Non-Aligned Movement; Evolution and contemporary relevance
India and South Asia: Regional Co-operation; SAARC- Past performance and future
prospects; South Asia as a free trade area;
Impediments to Regional Co-operation: river water disputes; illegal cross-border
migration; ethnic conflicts and insurgencies; border disputes.

SECTION B
India and South East Asia: ASEAN, EAS (From Look East to Act East policy).
India and the Global Centres of Power: USA, EU, China, Japan and Russia.

SECTIONC
India and the Global South: Relations with Africa and Latin America; leadership role in
the demand for NIEO and WTO negotiation.
Recent developments in Indian Foreign policy: India's stand on Afghanistan, Iraq and West Asia
and Vision of a new world order under Modi Government, India and Issue of Climate Change, India
and Post COVID-19 World Order.
India' s Strategy Towards Indo-Pacific Region

SECTION D
India and the UN System: India's role in UN Peace Keeping and global disarmament,
India's stand on UN Reforms.
India and the emerging International Economic Order; Multilateral agencies-WTO, IMF,
IBRD, ADB and BRICS.
India and the question of nuclear weapons: NPT and CTBT.

Course Outcome: This Paper focuses on foreign Policy dimensions and A/Ds students in
understandin various o/ic o Governments. It uture links theor , with ractice.
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B.A. Social Sciences (4 Years Programme) (CBEGS) (Semester-IV)
SYLLABUS FOR THE BATCH FROM YEAR 2023 TO YEAR 2027

SSL 2063: ECONOMY, SOCIETY & CULTURE OF INDIA (A.D.1206-1707)

Time: 3 hn
Credits: 4-0-0
Total Marks: 100
Mid Semester Examination: 30% weightage Marks:30
End Semester Examination:70%weightage Marks:70
Instructions for Paper setters:
Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set. two in each of the four Sections
(A-O). Questions may be sub divided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are required to
attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth question may be
attempted from any Section.

SECTION A
Agrarian Economy (A.D.1200-1500)
Non-Agricultural production and urban Economy (A.O. 1200-1500)
Currency system (A.D. 1200-1500)

SECTION B
The Agricultural Production.
Agrarian Relations and Land Revenue
Internal and External Trade, Indian mercantile classes; commerce with Europe:
Dutch, English and French Companies.

SECTIONC
Industries: Cotton Textile, handicrafts, agro-based industries; Organization of
Industry and Trade. Monetary System and Prices.
Growth of Urban Centers: Major Functions.
SECTION D

Social and Domestic Life: amusements, recreations, rituals and manners.

Standard of Living and Position of Women.
Architecture, painting, music and literature (A.O. 1200-1707)
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B.A. Social Sciences (4 Years Programme) (CBEGS) (Semester-IV)
SYLLABUS FOR THE BATCH FROM YEAR 2023 TO YEAR 2027

SSL 2064: WSTORY OF INDIA (A.D 1885-1947)

Time: 3 hn
Credits: 4-0-0
TotalMarks: 100
Mid Semester Examination: 30% weightage Marks:30
End Semester Examination:70%weightage Marks:70
Instructions for Paper setters:
Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the
fourSections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
requiredto attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth question
may beattemptedfrom any Section.

SECTION-A

Historiography oflndian Nationalism: Imperialist, Nationalist, Marxist and Subaltern.

Ideology of Nationalists: Politics of the moderates (1885-1907) The Swadeshi Movement

( 1885-1907).

SECTION-8

Extremists within Indian National Congress and Revolutionaries in India and abroad ( 1907-
1919).Emergence of Communal Politics ( 1906-1940).

SECTION-C

Constitutional Developments and Legislative Politics: Acts of 1909, 1919, 1935. Towards mass
politics: Champaran, Kheda and Ahmedabad Rowlatt Satyagraha, the Khilafat movement, Non-
Cooperation, Civil Disobedience and the Quitlndia Movement.

Left-Wing Poli tics: Working Class and Peasantry; Revolutionary terrorism

SECTION-D

Elections of 1937 and formation of ministries.

The Cripps Mission, Wavell Plan; The Cabinet Mission. Towards Independence and Partition
(1940-1947), The Role of lNA.

Course Outcome: This paper deals with theperiod from the establishment of the Indian
National Congress, the National Movement and thefreedomofthe Country in 1947.
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B.A. Social Sciences (4 Years Programme) (CBEGS) (Semester-IV)
SYLLABUS FOR THE BATCH FROM YEAR 2023 TO YEAR 2027

SSL 2066: SOCIETY IN CONTEMPORARY PUNJAB

Time: 3 hrs
Credits: 4-0-0
Total Marks: 100
Mid Semester Examination: 30¾ weightage Marks:30
End Semester Examination:70¾weightage Marks:70

Instructions for Paper setters:

Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the fourSections (A-D).
Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are requiredto attempt five questions,
selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth question may beattemptedfrom any Section.

SECTION A

Socio Historical Context of Punjabi society:- Identity formation and community response;
Majority-Minority perceptions;

SECTIONB

Salient social institutions: Family, Marriage, Kinship, Economy, Religion

SECTIONC

Social Conditions in Contemporary Punjab: Education, Health, Livelihood, Trade and Commerce

Social Development in urban and rural Punjab: Urbanization, Rural transformation

Migration from Punjab from Colonial to Post-Colonial era.
Nature of Mobility and Impact on family Structure.

SECTION D
Social movements in contemporary time:
Socio-religious Reform Movements, Agrarian Movements, Separatist Movement and
Sectarian Movement, Dalit Movement

Course Outcome: underlines the key de velopments, discussions anddebates around

contemporary social lives of p eople in Punjab . this courseseeks to facilitate engagement with
'realities' of social life. A specific focus on social change and social movements through the lens
ofhuman af,!enc y, cultureand identity.
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B.A. Social Sciences (4 Years Programme) (CBEGS) (Semester-IV)
SYLLABUS FOR THE BATCH FROM YEAR 2023 TO YEAR 2027

SSL 2067: SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Time: 3 hrs
Credits:4-0-0
Total Marks:100
Mid Semester Examination: 30o/e weigbtage Marks:30
End Semester Examination:70o/eweightage Marks:70
Instructions for Paper setters:
Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the
fourSections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
requiredto attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth question
may beattemptedfrom any Section.

SECTION A
Economic&Society
(a) Man,natureandsocialproduction,
(b) Economic system of simple and Complex Societies - barter and
ceremonialexchange,
(c) Marketeconomyandcontroleconomy.
(d) Jajmanisystem.

SECTION B
Politics & Society
(a) Power and Authority
(b) Classes, and Elites
(c) State, Democracy and Citizenship
(d)Society and Development State
SECTION C
(a) Protest, Agitation and Social Unrest
(b) Social Movements and its Types
(c)Sociological Theories of Religion, Types of religious practices: Animism, Monism, Pluralism,
Sects, Cults

SECTION D
Religion&Society
(a) ReligioninModemSociety:ReligionandScience,Secularization,ReligiousRevi
valismand fundamentalism,
(b) Religiouscommunitiesinlndia
(c) ProblemsofMinoritiesandStateResponse

Course Outcome: Social Institutions course attempts to provide the premisethat,by explaining
human characteristics and behaviors in social terms in relation to basic institutionssuch as
economic ,political and religious institutions. They stand to offer insights into some ofthe major
forces that determine the thought process of individual and community and societal behaviours.
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B.A. Social Sciences (4 Years Programme) (CBEGS) (Semester-IV)
SYLLABUS FOR THE BATCH FROM YEAR 2023 TO YEAR 2027

SSL 1073: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

Time:3 hrs
Credits: 2.0.0
Total Marks: 50
Mid Semester Examination: 30% weightage
End Semester Examination: 708/e weightage
Instructions for Paper setters:
Theory Paper: Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of
the four Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at leaston question from each Section. The fifth question
may be attempted from any Section. Practical Paper: Six questions of equal marks-2.5 marks each
(Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, three in each of the two Sections (A and B). Candidates are
required to attempt four questions, selecting at least one question from each Section.

Section A
Ratio Propotion
HC F, LCM
Time Speed, Distance
Averages
Probability (elementary)
Pro fit and Loss
Simplification

Section B
Square and Cube roots
Simple Interest, Compund lnterest
Percentages
Permutation and Combination
Height and Distance
Problems on Numbers
Data lnterpretation (Tables, Column Graphs, Bar Graphs, Line Charts, Pie Chart)
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B.A. Social Sciences (4 Years Programme) (CBEGS) (Semester-IV)
SYLLABUS FOR THE BATCH FROM YEAR 2023 TO YEAR 2027

SSL 1074: CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNANCE

Time: 3 hn
Credits: 2-0-0
Total Marks: SO
Mid Semester Examination: 30% weightage
End Semester Examination: 70% weigbtage

Instructions for Paper setters:

Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the
fourSections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
requiredto attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth question
may beattemptedfrom any Section.

Section A
1. Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States; Issues and challenges pertaining to the
federal structure.
2. Devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
Section B
3. Parliament and State Legislatures - structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers &
privileges and issues arising out of these.
Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary

Section C
4. Important aspects of governance.
5. Transparency and accountability. Accountability and ethical governance.
6. E-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential.
Section D
7. Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and probity.
8. Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics,
Codes of Conduct, Citizen's Charters.

Course Outcome II also provides a vast understanding ofthe dynamics ofgovernance in a political system. It
helps to learn about the structure, processes and working ofgovernance institutions.
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B.A. Social Sciences (4 Years Programme) (CBEGS) (Semester-IV)
SYLLABUS FOR THE BATCH FROM YEAR 2023 TO YEAR 2027

EDLOOIO:- Universal Buman Values-II: Understanding Harmony

Credits: 2
Total Marks: 50
Mid Semester Examination: 30% weigbtage
End Semester Examination: 70% weigbtage
Instructions for the Paper Setters: -
Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (exceeding four). Candidates are required
to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each section. The fifth question may
be attempted from any section.

Objectives: The objectives of the course is fourfold:

• Development of a holistic perspective based on self- exploration about self, family, society and
existence.
• Understanding harmony in relationships among human beings, family, society and nature and
existence.
• Development of Ashtang Yoga in daily life.
• Strengthening of self-reflection.
• Development of commitment and courage to act.

SECTION-A

Development of Holistic Perspective through Universal Buman Values

a) Recapitulation from universal human values and its implications for holistic development. Self-
Exploration- Meaning, Content, Process (Natural Acceptance and Experiential validation).
b) Human Aspirations- Concept, Requirements (Right understanding, relationship- and physical
facility) and methods for fulfilment of aspirations, Critical appraisal of human aspirations to
achieve happiness and prosperity.

SECTION-B

Harmony in Human Beings and Human-Human Relationship

a) Human being as a co-existence of self and body: Characteristics of self, needs of self and body,
Body as an instrument of self, Harmony of self with body: Sanyam and Health, Programs to ensure
Sanyaro & Health.
b) Human-Human Relationship: Universal Values in Human-Human relationship, Programmes for
fulfilment of values, Trust & Intention, Respect & Differentiation, Harmony in society: Undivided
Society, Universal order, family to world family for Achieving comprehensive human goals
(Resolution, Prosperity, fearlessness & Co-existence).
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SECTION-C

Harmony in Nature and Existence

I a) Understanding harmony in the Nature, Holistic perception of harmony at all levels of existence.
Film on home to be used for balance / imbalance in nature.
b) Importance of Yoga in daily life; Ashtang Yoga (Eight stages of Yoga) and benefits of Asanas,
Pranayama and Concentration.

SECTION-D

Harmony on Professional Ethics

a) Natural acceptance of human values, Humanistic Education, Humanistic Constitution, Humanistic

Universal order and Ethical Human Conduct.
b) Competence in professional ethics: Ability to utilize the professional competence for augmenting
universal human order, identify the scope and characteristics of people friendly and eco-friendly
production systems, identify and develop appropriate technologies and management patterns for
above production systems.

Tutorials/ Sessional Work

• Discussion/presentation on living in relationship, harmony and co-existence.

• Reflection on prosperity v/s accumulation.
• Reflections on relationships in fami ly, hostel and institute as extended fami ly, real life examples,
teacher-student relationship.
• Reflect the importance of Ashtang Yoga in human li fe.
• Enlist the causes of imbalance in nature caused by human being.
• Case Studies on typical holistic technologies, management models and production systems.

Reference Books:-

1. Andrews, C. (2006). Slow is Beautiful: New Vision of Community, Leisure and Joie De Vivre. New
Society Publishers Paperback in English.
2. Azad, M.A.K. ( 1988). India Wins Freedom. Madras: Orient Longman Limited.
3. Dharampal. (2003). Rediscovering India. New Delhi: Society for Integrated Development of
Himalayas.
4. Gandhi, M.K. ( 1921). Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule. Madras: Navajivan Publishing House.
5. Gandhi, & Desai, M. H. (1993). An autobiography: the story of my experiments with truth.
American ed. Boston, Beacon Press.
6. Kumarappa, J.C. (l 984). Economy of Permanence. Sarva-Seva-Sangh-Prakashan: Rajghat,
Varanasi.
7. Leonard, A. (2007). The story ofstuff Widescreen format. [Berkeley, Calif.], Free Range Studios.
8. Nagraj, A. ( 1999). Jeevan Vidya: EkParichaya, Jeevan Vidya Prakashan, Amarkantak. Ajab
Distributer.
9 . Rolland, R. ( 1930). Mahatma Gandhi. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. Museum Street.
10. Rolland, R. (1961).The Life of Vivekananda and the Universal Gospel. Utter Pradesh: Swami
Vireswarananda.