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PSIR Foundation Course (Online Mode) 6 Months

₹35700 ₹ 29990/-

ATTENTION: The fee discount ends on Friday i.e. 25th July

Start Date:
25th August 2025 | Time: 5:30 - 8:00 PM

The PSIR Foundation Course is a structured 6-month program curated by Shubhra Ranjan to help aspirants master the entire syllabus of Political Science & International Relations (PSIR).

Key Features:

  • Complete Coverage of PSIR – Paper I & II
  • Live Classes
    • Online streaming on tablet 
  • Samsung Tablet provided for access to classes
  • Recordings available for 48 hours after each session
  • No Dictation – Concept-based explanations
  • Handwritten Class Notes (Postal Set)
  • Regular Q&A Sessions to clarify doubts
  • Discussion of selective PYQs integrated into the class

The course will be completed by 28th February 2026, our promise to you. (updated on 25th July 2025)

Note: Tablet Course is Geo-fenced , recorded lectures are NOT accessible by the user within the 5KM radius of Karol Bagh Metro Station in Delhi.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is the mode of teaching?

Classes will be conducted live at Delhi centre and streamed online on Samsung Galaxy A9 tablet provided by the Institute. Recordings of each session will be made available for 48 hours only.

2. Why is the recording access limited to 48 hours?

To maintain discipline and ensure students stay on track with the 6-month schedule, access is limited. It encourages timely completion and avoids backlogs.

3. Can I attend classes at my convenience?

You are expected to attend live, but if you miss a class, the recording will be available for 48 hours.

4. Are notes provided?

Yes, handwritten class notes (postal set) will be sent to your registered address. There will be no in-class dictation.

5. Is this suitable for beginners?

Absolutely. The course is designed for beginners and also helpful for repeaters looking for conceptual clarity and structured revision.

6. What’s included in the Hybrid mode?

Hybrid includes everything in the Online mode plus access to offline live classes at our Delhi center.

7. Is the Samsung Tablet included?

Yes, the Samsung Galaxy A9 Tablet is provided for accessing live classes and recordings securely.

8. Will I get discount to other courses?

Yes. Enrollees will also get 50% Discount on CUET-PG & NET-JRF Course (exclusively for students of PSIR Foundation Course at IFH)

9. How will the tablet work after completion of the course?

Once the course is finished, the tablet will be fully unlocked and function like a regular tablet.

Paper 1 Part A

  1. Political Theory: Meaning and Approaches.

  2. Theories of state: Liberal, Neo-liberal, Marxist, Pluralist, Post-colonial, and Feminist.

  3. Justice: Conceptions of justice with special reference to Rawl’s theory of justice and its communitarian critiques.

  4. Equality: Social, political, and economic; the relationship between equality and freedom; Affirmative action.

  5. Rights: Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights; Concept of Human Rights.

  6. Democracy: Classical and contemporary theories; different models of democracy—representative, participatory and deliberative.

  7. Concept of power: hegemony, ideology, and legitimacy.

  8. Political Ideologies: Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Gandhism, and Feminism.

  9. Indian Political Thought: Dharmashastra, Arthashastra, and Buddhist Traditions; Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Sri Aurobindo, M. K. Gandhi, B. R. Ambedkar, M. N. Roy.

  10. Western Political Thought: Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, John S. Mill, Marx, Gramsci, Hannah Arendt.

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Paper 1 Part B

1. Indian Government and Politics

(a) Political Strategies of India’s Freedom Struggle: Constitutionalism to mass Satyagraha, Noncooperation, Civil Disobedience; Militant and Revolutionary Movements, Peasant and Workers Movements.

(b) Perspectives on Indian National Movement; Liberal, Socialist, and Marxist; Radical Humanist and Dalit.

2. Making of the Indian Constitution: Legacies of the British rule; different social and political perspectives. 

3. Salient Features of the Indian Constitution: The Preamble, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles; Parliamentary System and Amendment Procedures; Judicial Review and Basic Structure doctrine.

4. (a) Principal Organs of the Union Government: Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature, and Supreme Court.

(b) Principal Organs of the State Government: Envisaged role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature, and High Courts. 

5. Grassroots Democracy: Panchayati Raj and Municipal Government; Significance of 73rd and 74th Amendments; Grassroot movements.

6. Statutory Institutions/Commissions: Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, Finance Commission, Union Public Service Commission, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, National

7. Commission for Women; National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Backward Classes Commission.

8. Federalism: Constitutional provisions; changing nature of center-state relations; integrationist tendencies and regional aspirations; inter-state disputes.

9. Planning and Economic Development: Nehruvian and Gandhian perspectives; Role of planning and public sector; Green Revolution, land reforms and agrarian relations; liberalization and economic reforms.

Caste, Religion, and Ethnicity in Indian Politics.

10. Party System: National and regional political parties, ideological and social bases of parties; Patterns of coalition politics; Pressure groups, trends in electoral behavior; changing socio-economic profile of Legislators. 

11. Social Movement: Civil liberties and human rights movements; women’s movements; environmentalist movements.

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Paper 2 Part A

  1. Comparative Politics: Nature and major approaches; Political economy and political sociology perspectives; Limitations of the comparative method.
  2. State in Comparative Perspective: Characteristics and changing nature of the State in capitalist and socialist economies, and advanced industrial and developing societies.
  3. Politics of Representation and Participation: Political parties, pressure groups and social movements in advanced industrial and developing societies.
  4. Globalisation: Responses from developed and developing societies.
  5. Approaches to the Study of International Relations: Idealist, Realist, Marxist, Functionalist and Systems theory.
  6. Key Concepts in International Relations: National interest, security and power; Balance of power and deterrence; Transational actors and collective security; World capitalist economy and globalisation.
  7. Changing International Political Order:
    (a) Rise of superpowers; Strategic and ideological Bipolarity, arms race and cold war; Nuclear threat;
    (b) Non-aligned movement: Aims and achievements.
    (c) Collapse of the Soviet Union; Unipolarity and American hegemony; Relevance of non-alignment in the contemporary world. 
  8. Evolution of the International Economic System: From Bretton woods to WTO; Socialist economies and the CMEA (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance); Third World demand for new international economic order; Globalisation of the world economy.
  9. United Nations: Envisaged role and actual record; Specialized UN agencies—aims and functioning; the need for UN reforms.
  10. Regionalisation of World Politics: EU, ASEAN, APEC, AARC, NAFTA.
  11. Contemporary Global Concerns: Democracy, human rights, environment, gender justice terrorism, nuclear proliferation.

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Paper 2 Part B

  1. Indian Foreign Policy: Determinants of foreign policy; the institutions of policy-making; continuity and change. 
  2. India’s Contribution to the Non-Alignment Movement Different phases; current role. 
  3. India and South Asia:
    (a) Regional Co-operation: SAARC-past performance and future prospects.
    (b) South Asia as a Free Trade Area.
    (c) India’s “Look East” policy.
    (d) Impediments to regional co-operation: River water disputes; illegal cross-border migration; Ethnic conflicts and insurgencies; Border disputes.
  4. India and the Global South: Relations with Africa and Latin America; Leadership role in the demand for NIEO and WTO negotiations. 
  5. India and the Global Centres of Power: USA, EU, Japan, China and Russia.
  6. India and the UN System: Role in UN Peace-keeping; Demand for Permanent Seat in the Security Council.
  7. India and the Nuclear Question: Changing perceptions and policy.
  8. Recent developments in Indian Foreign Policy: India’s position on the recent crises in Afghanistan, Iraq, and West Asia, growing relations with US and Israel; Vision of a new world order.

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