--- title: "The Indian Constitution has been divided into how many parts?" description: "The Indian Constitution has been divided into how many parts?" author: "Reyansh Singh" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39385/the-indian-constitution-has-been-divided-into-how-many-parts category: "indian polity and constitution" tags: ["indian polity and constitution"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # The Indian Constitution has been divided into how many parts? The Indian Constitution has been divided into how many parts?\ ## Answers ### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL [B.R. Ambedkar](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38047/b-r-ambedkar-was-elected-to-the-constituent-assembly-from) is considered as the chief architect of [Indian Constitution](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39386/from-where-the-indian-constitution-has-borrowed-the-ideas-of-preamble) including the Preamble in the Constitution. Indian Constitution is the second-longest written constitution in the whole world after the Constitution of Alabama. The Indian Constitution has been written in about 145,000 words. During the initial commencement of the Indian Constitution, it consists of 395 Articles in 22 Parts and 8 Schedules. Whereas now the Constitution of India has been modified many time, total 101 [Amendments](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43384/how-are-the-voting-rights-act-of-1965-and-the-15th-amendment-similar) have been made in the Indian Constitution, and the latest amendment came in effect on July 1, 2017. ![The Indian Constitution has been divided into how many parts?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/ca540397-221f-4c59-9145-34aa8e6d098e/images/375e1981-45ec-4b05-ba5f-ae1619af5883.jpeg)\ All the 395 Articles are grouped as follows: Part I - States and [Union Territories](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38308/how-many-states-and-union-territories-are-there-in-the-indian-union) Part II - Citizenship Part III - [Fundamental Rights](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39036/fundamental-rights-of-the-citizens-are) Part IV - Directive Principles of State Policy Part IVA - [Fundamental Duties](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39033/fundamental-duties-have-been-added-in-the-constitution-by-42nd-amendment-act-1976-in-accordance-with-the-recommendations-of) Part V - The Unions Part VI - The States Part VII - In the First Schedule States are in part B Part VIII - Union Territories Part IX - The Panchayats Part IX-A - The Municipalities Part IX-B - The Co-operative Societies Part X - The Scheduled and Tribal Areas Part XI - Relation between the Union and States Part XII - Finance, Property, Contracts, and Suits Part XIII - Trade, Commerce, and within the Indian Territory Part XIV - Services under the States and the Union Part XIV-A - Tribunals Part XV - [Elections](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33898/first-general-elections-were-held-in-which-year) Part XVI - Special Provisions formulated over certain Classes Part XVII - [Official Language](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51023/what-is-the-official-language-of-india) Part XVIII - Emergency Provisions Part XIX - Miscellaneous Part XX - Amendments in the Constitution Part XXI - Temporary, transitional, and Special Provisions Part XXII - Date of Commencement, Short Title, Authoritative Text in Hindi. ***[Preamble](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39406/the-preamble-of-the-indian-constitution-serves-the-purpose-of)-** In 1976, by the 42nd Amendment in the Indian Constitution, the words ‘Socialist’, ‘Secular’, and ‘Integrity’ were added. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39385/the-indian-constitution-has-been-divided-into-how-many-parts Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.