Programme Details & Distribution of seats: 2 years P.G.
Programme in Political Science.
| 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)
| 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.
Research Activities/niche area
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.