A complete ready-reference of all 12 Schedules, all 22 Parts, and standalone Articles that are frequently asked in isolation.
The original Constitution had 395 Articles, 22 Parts, and 8 Schedules; through subsequent amendments, it now has 12 Schedules and roughly 25 Parts (with several added, e.g., Part IXA, Part IVA), while some Articles/Parts have been repealed. This chapter is a pure ready-reference table — ideal for last-minute revision.
| Schedule | Content |
|---|---|
| First | Names of States and Union Territories and their territorial extent |
| Second | Salaries/allowances/privileges of President, Governors, Speaker, judges, CAG, etc. |
| Third | Forms of oaths and affirmations |
| Fourth | Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha to States/UTs |
| Fifth | Administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes |
| Sixth | Administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram |
| Seventh | Union List, State List, Concurrent List |
| Eighth | 22 official languages recognised by the Constitution |
| Ninth | Laws protected from judicial review on Fundamental Rights grounds (added by 1st CAA, 1951) |
| Tenth | Anti-Defection Law provisions (added by 52nd CAA, 1985) |
| Eleventh | 29 subjects for Panchayats (added by 73rd CAA, 1992) |
| Twelfth | 18 subjects for Municipalities (added by 74th CAA, 1992) |
| Part | Subject |
|---|---|
| Part I | The Union and its Territory (Art. 1-4) |
| Part II | Citizenship (Art. 5-11) |
| Part III | Fundamental Rights (Art. 12-35) |
| Part IV | Directive Principles of State Policy (Art. 36-51) |
| Part IVA | Fundamental Duties (Art. 51A) — added by 42nd CAA |
| Part V | The Union (President, Parliament, Judiciary) (Art. 52-151) |
| Part VI | The States (Governor, State Legislature, HC) (Art. 152-237) |
| Part VIII | The Union Territories (Art. 239-241) |
| Part IX | The Panchayats (Art. 243-243O) — added by 73rd CAA |
| Part IXA | The Municipalities (Art. 243P-243ZG) — added by 74th CAA |
| Part IXB | The Co-operative Societies (Art. 243ZH onwards) — added by 97th CAA |
| Part X | The Scheduled and Tribal Areas (Art. 244-244A) |
| Part XI | Relations between the Union and the States (Art. 245-263) |
| Part XII | Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits (Art. 264-300A) |
| Part XIV | Services under the Union and States (Art. 308-323) |
| Part XV | Elections (Art. 324-329A) |
| Part XVI | Special provisions relating to certain classes (SC/ST/OBC/Anglo-Indian reservation) (Art. 330-342) |
| Part XVII | Official Language (Art. 343-351) |
| Part XVIII | Emergency Provisions (Art. 352-360) |
| Part XIX | Miscellaneous (Art. 361-367) |
| Part XX | Amendment of the Constitution (Art. 368) |
| Part XXI | Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions (incl. erstwhile Art. 370) (Art. 369-392) |
| Part XXII | Short title, commencement, authoritative text, repeals (Art. 393-395) |
| Article | Subject |
|---|---|
| Article 32 | Right to Constitutional Remedies ("heart & soul") |
| Article 44 | Uniform Civil Code (DPSP) |
| Article 143 | President's power to seek the Supreme Court's advisory opinion |
| Article 148 | Comptroller and Auditor General |
| Article 280 | Finance Commission |
| Article 300A | Right to Property (legal, not fundamental, right) |
| Article 356 | President's Rule in States |
| Article 368 | Power of Parliament to amend the Constitution |
| Article 370 (abrogated 2019) | Erstwhile special status of Jammu & Kashmir |
| Article 371 (A to J) | Special provisions for certain states (Nagaland, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka) |
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