Political Science

ABOUT DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT: POLITICAL SCIENCE

  • The Political Science Department was established in June 1979.
  • It was started as one of the minor and major subjects from 1979 to 1990
  • The Subject changed into the three equal importance subjects.
  • Recently in the year 2005-06 the subject taught under the semester system.
  • Political science is one of the popular and relevant subject in our college.
  • Shri V.C.Patil was pioneer Faculty. Shri.S.S.Biardar joined the department in the year 1980. Shri.A.C.Naduvinmani joined the department in 2009.
  • Presently DR.A.C.Naduvinmani is the Head of the Department  joined the  department in the year 2009  and workload of the department at present is 30 hours per week.
  • The Curriculum designed by Rani Channamma University Belagavi is adopted from  the year 2010-11.

VISION

“Political science will continue to play a major role in the field of higher education, by seeding new ideas and creating knowledge and by importing high level of training with values and social commitment”

MISSION

“To promote excellence in the teaching, research and publications in political science, public administration, public policy and international relations and in the generation and dissemination of knowledge of our national and international political policy and administrative environments.”

Year of Establishment: 1979
Name of the programme offered: UG-B.A
Number of the Teaching Post:     

Designation  Sanctioned Filled
Assistant Professor 02 01

 

Aims and Objectives:

  • To enable the students to learn the functioning  of the Government.
  • To make people conscious of their rights.
  • To give the knowledge of the government and politics.
  • To encourage competition in the competitive world.
  • Strategic Plans:
  • To conduct orientation programme for new students.
  • To evaluate the students progress from time to time.
  • To conduct seminars and group discussions.
  • To arrange guest lecturers and seminars.
  • To enhance the number distinction and ranks.

B.A Course Papers

 

NEP SYLLABUS

DSC: Discipline Core

OE: Open Elective

FIRST SEMESTER

Paper - DSC- 1

:

Basic Concepts in Political

Science

Paper - DSC -2

:

Political Theory

Paper – OE 1.1

:

Human Rights

SECOND  SEMESTER

Paper – DSC-3

:

Western Political Thought

Paper – DSC-4

:

Indian National Movement and Constitutional  Development

Paper – OE- 2.1

:

Indian Polity: Issues and Concerns

 

 THIRD  SEMESTER

Paper - DSC- 5

:

Indian Government and politics

Paper - DSC -6

:

Parliamentary Procedures in India

Paper – OE 3.2

:

Understanding Gandhi

FOURTH  SEMESTER

Paper – DSC-7

:

Ancient Indian Political Ideas and Institutions

Paper – DSC-8

:

Modern Political Analysis

Paper – OE- 4.3

:

4.1 Good Governance in India

CBCS SYLLABUS FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE

FIFTH   SEMESTER

Paper -  5.1

:

Public Administration.

Paper – 5.2

:

Public Policy Making in India

SIXTH   SEMESTER

Paper – 6.1

:

Indian Government and Politics.

Paper – 6.2 : Local Government in India.


 

DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES

  1. Department of Political science is learning resources in the form of recommended books, reference books. UGC books.  
  2. The faculty members also provide their personal books to supplement the library support in humanism and subject related books.
  3. The faculty and the students of the department take active participation in the tree plantation, Flood relief, Aids awareness camp and such other activities.
  4. The faculty of political science are giving personal attention to the students in addition to teaching.
  5. Participation of teachers in academic and personal counselling of students.

SWOC analysis of the department and Future plans:

 

Strength

  1. Maximum Strength
  2. Use of new techniques
  3. Student progression in results.

Weakness

  1. Rural Students with poor performance at the initial stage.
  2. Most of the students come from the backward areas.
  3. Less demand ratio for both UG programme
  4. Lack of permanent staff

Opportunities

  1. Creates self employment opportunities.
  2.  It enhances self esteem and confidence  to enter in corporate sector in the global job market
  1. Demandable subject for competitive examinations
  2. Students may get the opportunities for the post of Indian Civil Services.
  3. To encourage the students to develop their future in communication field to use as national language

Challenges

  1. Not  free to  frame syllabus
  2. Govt  and  University  bindings
  3. Threat  of  Technical  Institutions

Future plan

  1. To give importance for use of ICT for teaching.
  1. To organize a national level seminar, regional workshop and state level workshops.
  2. To improve the publications of the faculty.
  3.  To introduce few more  certificate / diploma courses
  4. Undertake more research projects
  5.  To involve students more in project work
  6. To make students participate in other certificate courses

 

 

BEST PRACTICES FOR THE DEPARTMENT of POLITICAL SCIENCE

  • Concept of clarity Exercises.
  •  Group discussion.
  •  Problem solving Exercises.
  •  Taking active part in college activities.

GALLERY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

World Environmental Day

 

Election Awareness Programme

 

 

World Human Rights Day Programme

 

Dept of organized by Students Seminar