Programme Details & Distribution of seats: 2 years P.G. Programme in Political Science.
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Detail
- Eligibility
- Mode of Admission
- Fee Structure
- Important Dates & Other Information
| Programme Offered |
Duration (Years) |
Sanctioned Seats |
Reserved Categories ** |
| SC |
BC |
ExS-GN |
ExS-SC |
ExS-BC |
FF-GN |
PWD |
SportsGen |
SportsSC |
| P.G. Diploma in Political Science |
1 |
60 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| M.A. Political Science |
2 |
- I. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in any subject with at least 50% marks in aggregate.
- II. Bachelor of any discipline with any subject with at least 50% marks in aggregate.
- III. Bachelor of Arts in any subject with at least 45% marks in the subject of Political Science/Public Administration/Sociology.
- IV. SC/ST Candidates will be granted 5% marks exemption in eligibility criterion or any other examination recognized equivalent thereto.
Admission will be based on merit of the candidate in the Entrance Test to be conducted by the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Programme offered Details & Distribution of seats: 2 years P.G. Programme in Public Policy and Governance (Political Science)
- Detail
- Eligibility
- Mode of Admission
- Fee Structure
- Important Dates & Other Information
| Programme Offered |
Duration (Years) |
Sanctioned Seats |
Reserved Categories ** |
| SC |
BC |
ExS-GN |
ExS-SC ExS-BC |
FF-GN / PWD |
SportsGen/ SportSC |
| P.G. Diploma in Public Policy and Governance |
1 |
20 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| M.A. Public Policy and Governance |
2 |
*Students intake in these courses can be increased at the time of admission
with the approval of the competent authority of the University.
a) Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in any subject with at least 50% marks in aggregate.
b) Bachelor of any discipline in with subject with at least 50% marks in aggregate.
c) Bachelor of Arts in any subject with at least 45% marks in the subject of Political
Science/Public Administration/Sociology.
d) SC/ST Candidates will be granted 5% marks exemption in eligibility criterion or any
other examination recognized equivalent thereto.
.
Admission will be based on merit of the candidate in the Entrance Test to be conducted by the Co-ordinator, Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Professor, School of Social Sciences.
Activities
i. Indian Politics with special reference to the State Politics of Punjab has been recognized by the
UGC as Thrust Area of Study under the SAP in the Department. Empirical studies on Punjab
Politics have been conducted on Socio-Political Movements, Dalit Politics, Militancy and
Violence, Human Rights, Border Area Studies, Electoral Politics and Changing Nature of the
Political Processes in Punjab.
ii. The research area in the Indian Polity include, i.e. Emergence of Coalition Politics with focus
on National and Regional Parties, Electoral Politics, Dalit Movements, Demands for State
Autonomy, Movements of New States, Issues of Fundamentalism etc.
iii. The focus of research in International Politics has been on India- Russian Relations, Sino-
India Relations, Climate Change, Immigration Studies and Foreign Policy of India.
iv. Research has also been conducted and supervised in the area of Human Rights with special
Focus on Human Rights of political neglected and socio-economically marginalised sections
of society.