17CPH39 Constitution of India, Professional Ethics and Human Rights syllabus for CS

Introduction and Basic Information about Indian Constitution

• The Necessity of the Constitution, The Societies before and after the Constitution adoption.
• Introduction to the Indian constitution, The making of the Constitution, The Role of the Constituent Assembly - Preamble and Salient features of the Constitution of India. Fundamental Rights and its Restriction and limitations in different Complex Situations.
• Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) & it’s present relevance in our society with examples. Fundamental Duties and its Scope and significance in Nation building. (Duration: 03 Hours & RBT Levels: L1, L2 & L3 )

Union Excutive and State Excutive

• Parliamentary System, Federal System, Centre-State Relations.
• Union Executive – President, Prime Minister, Union Cabinet, Parliament - LS and RS, Parliamentary Committees, Important Parliamentary Terminologies. Supreme Court of India, Judicial Reviews and Judicial Activism.
• State Executives – Governor , Chief Minister, State Cabinet, State Legislature, High Court and Subordinate Courts, Special Provisions (Article 370.371,371J) for some States. (Duration: 03 Hours & RBT Levels: L1, L2 & L3)

Elections, Amendments and Emergency Provisions

• Elections, Electoral Process, and Election Commission of India, Election Laws. 
• Amendments - Methods in Constitutional Amendments (How and Why) and Important Constitutional Amendments. Amendments – 7,9,10,12,42,44, 61, 73,74, ,75, 86, and 91,94,95,100,101,118 and some important Case Studies. Recent Amendments with explanation. Important Judgements with Explanation and its impact on society (from the list of Supreme Court Judgements).
• Emergency Provisions, types of Emergencies and it’s consequences. (Duration: 03 Hours & RBT Levels: L1, L2 & L3)

Constitutional Provisions/ Local Administration/ Human Rights

• Special Constitutional Provisions for SC & ST, OBC, Special Provision for Women, Children & Backward Classes.
• Local Administration : Powers and functions of Municipalities and Panchyats System. Co – Operative Societies and Constitutional and Non-constitutional Bodies.
• Human Rights/values – Meaning and Definitions, Legislative Specific Themes in Human Rights and Functions/ Roles of National Human Rights Commission of India. Human Rights (Amendment Act)2006.

Professional / Engineering Ethics

• Scope & Aims of Engineering & Professional Ethics - Business Ethics, Corporate Ethics, Personal Ethics. Engineering and Professionalism, Positive and Negative Faces of Engineering Ethics, Code of Ethics as defined in the website of Institution of Engineers (India) : Profession, Professionalism, Professional Responsibility. Clash of Ethics, Conflicts of Interest.

Responsibilities in Engineering

• Responsibilities in Engineering and Engineering Standards, the impediments to Responsibility.Trust and Reliability in Engineering, IPRs (Intellectual Property Rights),
  • Risks, Safety and liability in Engineering. (Duration: 03 Hours & RBT Levels: L1, L2 & L3)