Articles of the Indian Constitution must be known to the UPSC Exam aspirants. There are 448 articles in the Indian Constitution (originally 395 articles were there). Each set of articles covers important parts of the Constitution including, Legislatures, Executive, Schedules, Parts of Indian Constitution, Constitutional Bodies, Statutory Bodies, Fundamental Rights, and more.

This article will provide you with the list of those articles in Indian Constitution that are important for the Indian Polity 

There are 448 articles in 25 parts, 12 schedules, 5 appendices with more than 100 amendments in the Indian Constitution. Not every article of the Indian Constitution is a must to know for everyone  Hence, all those articles in the Indian Constitution that are important from the IAS exam perspective are given below:

There are 25 parts of the Indian Constitution. They are mentioned in the table below:

Parts of the Indian Constitution	Subject Mentioned in the Part	Articles in Indian Constitution
Part I	Union & Its Territory	Article 1-4
Part II	Citizenship	Article 5-11
Part III	Fundamental Rights	Article 12-35
Part IV	Directive Principles	Article 36-51
Part IV A	Fundamental Duties	Article 51A
Part V	The Union	Article 52-151
Part VI	The States	Article 152-237
Part VII	Note: 7th Amendment Act, 1956 repealed Part 7	–
Part VIII	The Union Territories	Article 239-242
Part IX	The Panchayats	Article 243-243O
Part IX A	The Municipalities	Article 243P-243ZG
Part IX B	Co-operative Societies	Article 243ZH-243ZT
Part X	Scheduled and Tribal Areas	Article 244-244A
Part XI	Relation between Union & States	Article 245-263
Part XII	Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits	Article 264-300A
Part XIII	Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within the territory of India	Article 301-307
Part XIV	Services under the Union and States	Article 308-323
Part XIV A	Tribunals	Article 323A-323B
Part XV	Elections	Article 324-329A
Part XVI	Special Provisions relating to certain classes	Article 330-342
Part XVII	Official Languages	Article 343-351
Part XVIII	Emergency Provisions	Article 352-360
Part XIX	Miscellaneous	Article 361-367
Part XX	Amendment of the Constitution	Article 368
Part XXI	Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions	Article 369-392
Part XXII	Short title, Commencement, Authoritative Text in Hindi and Repeals

Initially, the Constitution of India provided 7 basic fundamental rights, now there are only 6. The Right to property U/A 31 was removed from the list of fundamental rights by 44th amendment act 1978..   A legal right U/A 300–A was made and included in Part XII of the constitution.

• Article 14 – Equality before the law.
• Article 15 – Prohibition of discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth.
• Article 16 – Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment.
• Article 17 – Abolition of the untouchability.
• Article 18 – Abolition of titles.

• Article 19 – Guarantees to all the citizens the six rights and they are:

  • a – Freedom of speech and expression.

  • b – Freedom to assemble peaceably and without arms.

  • c – Freedom to form associations or unions.

  • d – Freedom to move freely throughout the territory of India.

  • e – Freedom to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India.

  • f – Omitted

  • g – Freedom to practice any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade or business.

• Article 20 – Protection in respect of conviction for offences.
• Article 21 – Protection of life and personal liberty.
• Article 22 – Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases.

• Article 23 – Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour.
• Article 24 – Prohibition of employment of children (Under the age of 14) in factories and mines.

• Article 25 – Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion.
• Article 26 – Freedom to manage religious affairs.
• Article 27 – Freedom as to pay taxes for promotion of any particular religion.
• Article 28 – Freedom from attending religious instruction.

Cultural and Educational Rights: Article 29 and Article 30

• Article 29 – Protection of interest of minorities.
• Article 30 – Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.

Right to Constitutional Remedies: Article 32

• Article 32 – Remedies for enforcement of Fundamental Rights.

Remember significant articles in Indian Constitution through Mnemonics-

This is an age-old trick used to memorize a lot of content. Make a string of words or a sentence using key letters from the articles. This way you will be able to recall them faster and with minimum effort. Make your own mnemonics in order to be able to memorize vast quantities of data. For e.g. :

U Can Fix Deposit From United States Using Pre Mature Special Rate.

U – Union

C – Citizenship

F – Fundamental rights

D – Directive Principles

F – Fundamental Duties

U – Union

S – States

U – Union Territories

P – Panchayat

M – Municipality

S – Scheduled

R– Relation between Union and State

Polly Has Certified ManneQuins

P– Prohibition

H-Habeas Corpus

C– Certiorari

Man– Mandamus

Qu– Quo Warranto    

If we look at the previous year’s UPSC question papers, we can come across at least one question related to the Constitution of India. Hence, knowing the importance of the Constitution of India in the IAS exam is essential. This article will mention the must-know articles of our Indian Constitution.

The conclusion of an article is the final paragraph that summarizes the main points and argument of the article. It should leave the reader with a clear understanding of the article's central idea and how it relates to them. 

Purpose

• Encourage action: Provide a call to action, such as a suggestion for further reading or a follow-up invitation 

• Leave a lasting impression: End with a strong final sentence that encourages the reader to think about the article 

• Summarize: Restate the main argument and key points of the article 
• Reinforce: Highlight the main theme of the article 

What to include 

• A summary of the main points

• A restatement of the thesis

• A summary of the evidence presented in the article

• A final impression on the central idea

• A call to action, such as a suggestion for further reading or a follow-up invitation

• An appeal, possible suggestions, or warnings