Updated 6 August 2026·10 chapters

ICSE Class 12 Political Science — Syllabus 2026-27

ICSE Class 12 Political Science syllabus for 2026-27: all 10 chapters, with the topics in each. Follows the ICSE / ISC syllabus.

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The ICSE Class 12 Political Science course for 2026-27 has 10 chapters. Chapters with a topic breakdown link to their own syllabus page.

ICSE Class 12 Political Science — Chapter List

#	Chapter	Topics
1	Forms of States and Governments	Forms of State · Federal Government · Unitary Government
2	Constitution	Meaning of Constitution · Contents of a Constitution · Written and Unwritten Constitutions
3	Franchise and Representation	Universal Adult Franchise · Representation and Theories of Representation · Role of Representatives
4	The Legislature	Meaning, Role, and Decline of the Legislature · American Congress: Structure and Membership · Powers and Working of the US Congress
5	The Executive	Meaning and Importance of the Executive · Recruitment and Tenure of the Executive · Kinds of Executive
6	Organs of Government : Judiciary	Meaning and Necessity of Judiciary · Modes of Recruitment of Judges · Conditions of Judicial Independence
7	Indian Constitution	Constituent Assembly and Making of the Constitution · Preamble and Its Meaning · Salient Features of the Constitution
8	Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles	Fundamental Rights: Meaning, Nature, and Features · Classification of Fundamental Rights · Right to Equality
9	Local Self-Government	Need and Importance of Local Self-Government · Historical and Philosophical Support for Local Self-Government · 73rd Constitutional Amendment and Panchayati Raj
10	Democracy in India - A Perspective of the Challenges Faced	India as a Democratic and Federal Polity · Regionalism: Meaning, Causes, and Features · Linguistic Reorganisation and New States

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