ISC Class 11 Political Science Syllabus 2026-27
CISCE has released the ISC Class 11 Political Science Syllabus 2026-27 for the new academic session. Students and teachers can access the official syllabus under the “Regulations and Syllabuses” section on the CISCE website (www.cisce.org).
The Class 11 Political Science Syllabus outlines unit-wise topics, marks distribution, and the exam pattern for the ISC 2028 examination. Students must follow the prescribed syllabus to prepare according to board requirements. Teachers must align classroom teaching with the updated CISCE Class 11 syllabus to ensure full curriculum coverage.
The syllabus helps students identify important units, understand the paper structure, and plan subject-wise preparation. A clear understanding of the ISC Political Science syllabus improves exam focus and reduces preparation errors.
Students can download the ISC Class 11 Political Science Syllabus 2026-27 PDF from the link provided below.
ISC Political Science Class 11 Latest Syllabus 2026-27
There will be two papers in the subject:
Paper I: Theory 3 hours ------ 80 marks
Paper II: Project Work --------20 marks
PAPER - I (THEORY) – 80 Marks
Section A
Political Theory
1. Introduction to Political Science
Meaning of Political Science; Scope of contemporary Political Science: Political Theory, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Public Administration and Political Economy.
State and its elements.
Meaning of Political Science (classical and modern); Scope of contemporary Political Science with reference to only the meaning of Political Theory, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Public Administration and Political Economy ; Difference between politics and political science ; Meaning of State and elements of State: (a) Population (b) Territory (c) Government (d) Sovereignty ; Difference between State and Nation.
2. The Origin of the State
Divine Origin Theory; the Social Contract Theory (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau).
Various theories of the origin of State:
Divine Theory: features only.
The Social Contract theory: features only.
3. Political Ideologies
Liberalism and Communism.
Liberalism, meaning and features: Recognition of importance of individuals, Support for human
rights and freedom, Constitutional and liberal government, and Support for democracy.
Communism: meaning and features: Dialectical materialism, Class struggle, Dictatorship of
Proletariat, Stateless and Classless society.
4. Sovereignty
Meaning, kinds and characteristics. A historical analysis.
Meaning, definition and characteristics. Kinds: Titular and Real, Legal and Political; de-jure
and de-facto Sovereign, Popular Sovereignty. Austin’s Theory and Pluralistic view of Sovereignty : features only.
5. Law
Meaning; Sources and Kinds of Law.
Meaning of law. Sources - Customs, Usages, Religion, Judicial Decisions, Scientific Commentaries, Equity, Legislation. Kinds of law – meaning and examples of Municipal, National, Constitutional and International Law, Statute Law, Ordinances.
6. Liberty
Meaning; Dimensions and kinds of Liberty
Meaning of Liberty; Dimensions - negative and positive; kinds of Liberty - Civil, Political and
Economic.
7. Equality
Meaning and kinds of Equality
Meaning and kinds of Equality – legal, social, political and economic.
8. Justice
Meaning, Contemporary theories.
Meaning of Justice; Theories of Justice – John Rawls and Amartya Sen (features only).
Section B
Contemporary International Relations
9. Disintegration of the Soviet Union
Disintegration of the Soviet Union: Causes and its impact.
Causes of disintegration of the Soviet Union: Political and economic stagnation, Reforms of Gorbachev and Rise of nationalism
Impact of disintegration of the Soviet Union: End of cold war and emergence of new states (in
brief).
10. Unipolar World
U.S. unilateralism: case studies of U.S.
intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Meaning of unilateralism.
Case studies of the following (causes and main events only):
Iraq - Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom;
Afghanistan - Operation Enduring Freedom;
India’s relations with USA after 1991. Defence and trade relations only.
11. Regional Cooperation
ASEAN and the European Union, SAARC, BRICS, QUAD
Aims and economic achievements only.
12. South Asia
India’s relationship with its neighbours.
India’s relations with Pakistan, 1965 war and Tashkent Agreement, 1971 war and Shimla Agreement, Lahore Declaration and Kargil war; India’s Relationship with Bangladesh : Water
dispute, Teen Bhiga corridor and illegal migration ; India’s relations with China: Panchsheel Agreement and Sino-Indian war of 1962
Paper II (Project Work) – 20 Marks
(i) A case study.
(ii) Survey study with a questionnaire.
(iii) Research based project with in depth analysis.
(iv) Any contemporary or relevant Social/Local/ national/ global political issue.
(v) Book review/ film review/ documentaries/ posters/ newspapers/ advertisements/ cartoons and art.
The project must not be based primarily on the syllabus; students must be encouraged to produce original, creative and insightful perspectives on an allied aspect of the topic.
For example, if the theme is Fundamental Rights, the project could deal with violation, protection, court verdicts, Public Interest Litigations (PILs), etc.
related to socially relevant issues.
Evaluation Criteria:
Mark allocation for the Project will be as follows:
| S. No. | Assessment objective | Criteria | Marks |
| 1 | Process | Candidate should be able to: Identify the topic. Plan and detail a research project. Select and use appropriate research methods. | 5 |
| 2 | Understanding, application of knowledge and Analysis | Candidate should be able to: Explain issues and themes clearly and in context. Interpret, analyse and evaluate critically a range of evidence to present reasoned, substantiated arguments/ statement. | 5 |
| 3 | Presentation | Overall format, referencing (footnotes &/or bibliography), within word limit of 2000 words, title page, header/footer, etc. | 5 |
| 4 | Viva | Range of questions based on the project only. | 5 |
| 20 | |||
