One screen per Part. Cover the right column and recall the subject of each Article. The Constitution originally had 395 Articles in 22 Parts and 8 Schedules; it now runs to about 448 Articles, 25 Parts and 12 Schedules after amendment. These are the Articles most worth fixing for the objective paper. For deeper treatment see Index.
| Part |
Subject |
Articles |
| I |
Union and its territory |
1 to 4 |
| II |
Citizenship |
5 to 11 |
| III |
Fundamental Rights |
12 to 35 |
| IV |
Directive Principles |
36 to 51 |
| IV-A |
Fundamental Duties |
51A |
| V |
The Union |
52 to 151 |
| VI |
The States |
152 to 237 |
| IX |
Panchayats |
243 to 243-O |
| IX-A |
Municipalities |
243-P to 243-ZG |
| XI |
Centre-State relations |
245 to 263 |
| XIV |
Services, UPSC |
308 to 323 |
| XVIII |
Emergency provisions |
352 to 360 |
| XX |
Amendment |
368 |
| Article |
Subject |
| 1 |
India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States |
| 2 |
Admission or establishment of new States |
| 3 |
Formation of new States, alteration of areas, names |
| 5 to 11 |
Citizenship at commencement and its regulation by Parliament |
| Article |
Right |
| 14 |
Equality before law, equal protection of laws |
| 15 |
No discrimination on religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth |
| 16 |
Equality of opportunity in public employment |
| 17 |
Abolition of untouchability |
| 18 |
Abolition of titles |
| 19 |
Six freedoms (speech, assembly, association, movement, residence, profession) |
| 20 |
Protection in respect of conviction (no ex post facto, double jeopardy, self-incrimination) |
| 21 |
Protection of life and personal liberty |
| 21A |
Right to education (6 to 14 years), inserted by 86th Amendment |
| 22 |
Protection against arrest and detention; safeguards in preventive detention |
| 23 |
Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour |
| 24 |
Prohibition of child labour below 14 in hazardous work |
| 25 to 28 |
Freedom of religion |
| 29, 30 |
Cultural and educational rights of minorities |
| 32 |
Right to constitutional remedies (writs); Ambedkar's "heart and soul" |
See fundamental rights. Article 22 and the rights of the arrested matter for the security lens; cross-read human rights and internal security.
| Article |
Subject |
| 39A |
Equal justice and free legal aid |
| 40 |
Organisation of village panchayats |
| 44 |
Uniform Civil Code |
| 45 |
Early childhood care and education |
| 48A |
Protection of environment, forests and wildlife |
| 50 |
Separation of judiciary from executive |
| 51 |
Promotion of international peace |
| 51A |
Fundamental Duties (ten originally, eleventh added by 86th Amendment) |
See directive principles and fundamental duties.
| Article |
Subject |
| 52, 53 |
President of India; executive power of the Union |
| 54, 55 |
Election of the President (electoral college, single transferable vote) |
| 61 |
Impeachment of the President |
| 63, 64 |
Vice-President; ex officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha |
| 72 |
Pardoning power of the President |
| 74, 75 |
Council of Ministers to aid and advise; Prime Minister |
| 76 |
Attorney-General for India |
| 79 |
Constitution of Parliament |
| 80, 81 |
Composition of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha |
| 110 |
Money Bill defined |
| 112 |
Annual Financial Statement (Budget) |
| 123 |
Ordinance-making power of the President |
| 124 |
Establishment of the Supreme Court |
| 143 |
Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court |
| 148 |
Comptroller and Auditor-General |
See union executive and parliament.
| Article |
Subject |
| 153, 154 |
Governor of a State |
| 161 |
Pardoning power of the Governor |
| 163, 164 |
State Council of Ministers; Chief Minister |
| 213 |
Ordinance-making power of the Governor |
| 214, 226 |
High Courts; writ jurisdiction of High Courts |
| 243 onwards |
Panchayats and Municipalities (73rd and 74th Amendments) |
| 280 |
Finance Commission |
| 300A |
Right to property (legal, not fundamental, after 44th Amendment) |
| 312 |
All India Services |
| 315 to 323 |
Union and State Public Service Commissions |
| 324 |
Election Commission of India |
| 352 |
National Emergency |
| 356 |
President's Rule (failure of constitutional machinery in a State) |
| 360 |
Financial Emergency |
| 368 |
Power of Parliament to amend the Constitution |
See citizenship and emergency provisions and state government.
| Article |
Subject |
| 343 |
Official language of the Union (Hindi in Devanagari) |
| 370 |
Temporary provisions for Jammu and Kashmir (effectively abrogated 2019; verify the latest) |
| 371, 371A to 371J |
Special provisions for certain States (north-east, Maharashtra, Gujarat, others) |
| 338, 338A, 338B |
National Commissions for SCs, STs and Backward Classes |
| 350B |
Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities |
See special provisions articles 370 and 371 and official language and the eighth schedule.