Schedules of the Constitution
Schedules of the Constitution · 1st to 12th · contents & evolution
8 min read · Updated 2026-05-25
What are the Schedules of the Indian Constitution?
The Schedules of the Indian Constitution are the twelve appendices carrying its detailed lists — territories, salaries, oaths, Rajya Sabha seats, Scheduled Areas, the tribal areas of the North-East, the three legislative lists, 22 scheduled languages, protected land-reform laws, the anti-defection code, and the 29 panchayat and 18 municipal subjects. The original Constitution had eight.
The story
It is 26 November 1949. The Constituent Assembly adopts the Constitution with 395 Articles + 8 Schedules + 22 Parts. Today (2025): ~448 Articles + 25 Parts + 12 Schedules after 106 constitutional amendments.
For UPSC, the constitutional structure (Articles + Parts + Schedules) is foundational Prelims testing.
Why this matters for UPSC
For UPSC:
- Prelims: Specific Articles + Parts + Schedules + amendments.
- Mains: Less direct but Knowledge base.