Hello, here I am providing you the details of the syllabus of the NET exam for the political science field as under:

Unit - I
Political Theory
Nature of Political Theory, its main concerns; decline and resurgence since 1970s.
Liberalism and Marxism
Individual and Social Justice
Role of Ideology
Theories of change : Lenin, Mao, Gandhi.

Unit - II
Political Thought.
Plato and Aristotle.
Machiavelli
Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau and J. S. Mill.
Karl Marx
Gandhi, M. N. Roy, Aurobindo Ghosh.

Unit - III
Comparative Politics and Political Analysis.
Approaches to the study of comparative Politics Constitutionalism in theory and practice.
Executive, Legislature and Judiciary with special reference to India, USA, UK and Switzerland.
Party system and role of opposition.
Electoral Process Separation of Powers, Rule of Law and Judicial Review.

Unit - IV
Political Development.
Political Modernization.
Political Socialisation and Political Culture.
Power and Authority.
Political Elite.

Unit - V
Making of the Indian Constitution.
Fundamental Rights and Duties, and Directive Principles.
Union Executive, Parliament.
Supreme Court, Judicial Activism.
Indian Federalism : Theory, Practice and Problems.

Unit - VI
Dynamics of State Politics.
Local Governments : Rural and Urban.
Political Parties, Pressure Groups, and Public Opinion.
Elections, Electoral Reforms.
Class, Caste, Gender, Dalit and Regional Issues, Problems of Nation – Building and Integration.

Unit - VII
Growth of Public Administration as a discipline; and New Public Administration.
Theories of Organisation (Classical, Scientific, Human Relations).
Principles of Organisation.
Chief Executive.
Control over Administration Judicial and Legislative Bureaucracy.

Unit - VIII
Development Planning and Administration in India.
Bureaucracy and Challenges of Development.
Administrative Culture; Administrative Corruption, and Administrative Reforms.
Panchayati Raj.
Impact of Liberalization on Public Administration.

Unit - IX
Theories of International Relations.
Ideology, Power and Interest.
Conflicts and Conflict – Resolution.
Changing concept of National Security and Challenges to the Nation – State System Arms and Arms – Control.

Unit - X
End of Cold War, Globalisation and Political Economy of International Relations in the Contemporary World.
Determinants and Compulsions of India’s Foreign Policy; India’s Nuclear Policy.
India’s Relations with Neighbours and USA.
India’s Role in the UN.
India and Regional Organizations (SAARC, ASEAN), Indian Ocean.