Centre-State Relations in India

By Prof. Uday Shankar | IIT Kharagpur

Learners enrolled: 749 | Exam registration: 61

ABOUT THE COURSE:

The study aims to understand the working relationship between the centre and the states in different spheres of the governance, namely, administrative, legislative and financial. The premise of severed and shared responsibility governs the relationship. Part XI and XII along with the Seventh Schedule details out the power and responsibility of the centre and the constituent units. The course will deal with the constitutional scheme and the interpretation given to implement the design provided under the Constitution. It will also highlight the role of the institutions established for strengthening the federal structure in the country.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Under Graduate and Postgraduate Programme-Law/Humanities

PREREQUISITES: Higher Secondary

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: LawFirms/LegalIndustry

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	8 weeks
Category :	Law
Credit Points :	2
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	17 Feb 2025
End Date :	11 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends :	17 Feb 2025
Exam Registration Ends :	24 Feb 2025
Exam Date :	27 Apr 2025 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Centre-State Relations: Nature of Indian Constitution

Week 2: Administrative Relations: Distribution of the Subjects; Obligation of the Centre and theStates

Week 3: All India Services;Public Service Commission; Administrative Relations During Emergency

Week 4: Legislative Relations: Territorial Jurisdiction;Distribution of Legislative Subjects and Related Areas

Week 5: Rules of Interpretation: Harmonious Construction, Colourable Legislation, Pith and Substance

Week 6: Financial Relations: Allocation of Taxing Power; Distribution of Revenue

Week 7: Grants in Aid and Discretionary Grants; Goods and Services Tax; GST Council

Week 8: Inter-State Council; Zonal Council; NITI Aayog

Books and references

1. M PJain ,Indian Constitutional Law, Lexis Nexis, 8thEdition (2018).

2. M P Singh, V N Shukla's Constitution of India, EBC, 14thEdition (2022).

3. H M Seervai, Constitutional Law of India, Law And Justice Publishing Company,4thEdition (Reprint 2023)

Instructor bio

Prof. Uday Shankar

IIT Kharagpur

Prof. Uday Shankar is Associate Professor at Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur. He has been teaching and researching in law for more than 20 years.He has served as guest professor under Magdalene Schoch Fellowship awarded by the Faculty of Law, University of Hamburg in the year 2016 and recipient of the prestigious fellowship from the Max-Planck Institute of Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg in the year 2008. He is a Member of International Association of Constitutional Law. He is a Life Member of Indian Law Institute, Delhi. More than 50 of his academic writings are published in journals and books. He has presented papers and delivered invited talks in more than 70 conferences in India and abroad. Hedelivers lecture asa resource person in Faculty Development Programme/Conferences in the area of Constitutional Law/Research Methodology/Teaching Pedagogy. Hiscourseon Introduction to Law on Electricity is offered under the scheme of National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), project funded by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. He has organized GIAN Course on Energy Law and Policy and Short Term Courses on Labour Law and Make in India/Skill India. He sits on the editorial boards or advisory boards of journals published by the National Law Universities/Law Colleges in India.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: April 27, 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 6 assignments out of the total 8 assignments given in the course.

Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team