DEPARTMENTAL PROFILE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
BRIEF HISTORY ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of political science was established in the year 1990 along with the establishment of the college itself. The department started its journey initially with offering general course. However, at present the department offers Honours course. The Major subject has been introduced in the year 2001 with a limited number of seats. The department of political science is running three years Degree course ( BA ) under Dibrugarh University. The honours classes held in the departmental classroom and generic classes held in the general Classroom of the college. In every year the Department publishes one wall magazine namely “ NOVOJAGARON” on the occasion of Teachers Day.
Vision of the college
To prepare the students to understands, realized and to soul the social vice and obstacles and to make them feet for contributing to the socio-economic development of the surrounding areas.
Mission of the college
- To provide opportunity for quality higher education.
- To facilitate the inculcation of moral, cultural & spiritual values among the youth.
- To encourage the youth to fight against all forms of social evils and superstitions.
- To instill leadership role among the young in order to develop environmental awareness.
- To promote and extend helping hands to the nearby community and educational institutions in order to create a responsible attitude for the upcoming generation.
- To maintain and create a healthy atmosphere of gender equity.
SWOC ANALYSIS
STRENGTH:
- A well defined student admission policy.
- Proper academic support and accredited programmers.
- A well defined student admission policy.
- Strong support from local community.
- Ideal atmosphere and good co-operation exist between teachers and students.
- Good academic atmosphere exist in the campus along with Digital learning facility
WEAKNESS:
- The majority of the students come from poor socio-economic background.
- Lack of proper communication facilies.
- Lack of adequate classroom facilities.
- Lack of proper sanitation facilities.
- Inadequate hostel accommodation for students.
- Lack of digital library facilities as well as lack of reference
- There is no separate boy’scommon room facilities as well as lack of auditorium.
OPPORTUNITIES:
- There is no degree college in Marangi Circle hence, it may be easy to attract more students by offering need based course.
- College offers every departments to arrange a field trip in every year.
3.To train and council the students to become more employable.
- Communication and other skill development programmes can be provided for student as well as faculty.
CHALLENGES:
- Lack of proper transportation facilities.
- More drop outs due to their poor economic condition and early marriage of girls.
- In recent times majority of the students are more interested in professional courses rather degree courses.
- Inadequate enrollment due to the existence of two colleges in the nearest Golaghat town
DEPARTMENTAL LIBRARY:
- There is one Departmental Library in our Department.
- Our Departmental Library established in the year 2019.
- Total number of books allocated in the library more than 300.
- In our library we provide all kind of books including courses.
- According to the sources all the students greatly benefited from the library.
FUTURE PLANS
- To upgrade the Departmental Library.
- To undertake activities towards personality development of the students .
- To conduct social service programme.
- To conduct awareness programme on environment.
- To provide financial assistance for the economically disadvantaged students of the Department.
- To create environments of learning for students to fully realize their potential and encourage innovative thinking.
Faculty:
Academic Qualification: M.A.( SLET)
Specialization & Area of Interest: International Relations.
Academic Qualification:M.A. (PhD, Rajiv Central University, Arunachal Prdesh)
Specialization & Area of Interest: Political Theory
Academic Qualification:M.A. MPhil( Vinayak Mission University,Salem, Tamil Nadu.
Specialization & Area of Interest: International Relations.
Department of Political Science:
COURSE OUTCOME
| Sl. No. | Course Title | Course Code | Course Outcome |
| 1 | Understanding Political Theory | C-1 | · Accruing Advance level of knowledge in political theory
· Helping the students in the future |
| 2 | Constitutional Government and Democracy in India | C-2 | · To understand factions of Government.
· To understand Judiciary of India · Know the ministries, their role and responsibilities. · Helping the students in preparing them for different competitive examination. |
| 3 | Nationalism In India | GE-1A | · Helps the understanding the process of the growth of Indian national movement
· Appraise about the various social movements in India, loath pre and post – independence. |
| 4 | Political Theory: Concepts and Debates | C-3 | · To familiarize the basic normative concepts of political theory.
· Introduces the students to the important debates in the subject. |
| 5 | Political Process in India | C-4 | · To understanding of actual politics in India quite significantly from constitutional legal rules.
· It also familiarises students with the working of the Indian state, paying attention to the contradictory dynamics of modern state power. |
| 6 | Feminism- Concept and Debates | GE-2A | · Introduction to basic concept in Feminism
· It promotes knowledge on how feminist movements has developed and influenced present day. |
| 7 | Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics | C-5 | · To introduce the students to the basics of the ideas of comparative politics and approaches to study a comparative politics
· To introduce the constitutional developments and political economy of British and USA, Brazil, Nigeria and China |
| 8 | Perspectives on Public Administration | C-6 | · Explaining the Meaning, Dimension and significance of the public administration
· Analysing the major concepts in public administration. · Discussing the ecological approach to public administration |
| 9 | Perspectives on International Relations and World History | C-7 | · To understanding of international relations
· Approaches and methods to study the discipline through political realism, liberalism · Explaining certain basic concepts world war rise of fascism/Nazism , cold war |
| 10 | Understanding Ambedkar | GE-3A | · To introduce Ambedkar’s ideas and their relevance in contemporary India
· Explores the Question of cast in Indian society · Analyse the social struggle against cast system |
| 11 | Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective | C-8 | · Introduce the students with the basic concepts of comparative methods of the study of politics
· To understand electoral and party system, nation- state , Democratization and federalism |
| 12 | Public Policy and Administration in India | C-9 | · Introduce the students with the basic concepts of public policy and administration in India
· Discuss some of the recent trends · Attempts to provide the students a comprehensive understanding on contemporary administrative developments |
| 13 | Global Politics | C-10 | · Introduces students to the key debates on the meaning and nature of globalization by addressing its political, economic, social, cultural, and technological dimensions
· It imparts an understanding of the working of the world economy, its anchors and resistances offered by global social movements while analysing the changing nature of relationship between the state and trans-national actors and networks. |
| 14 | United nations and Global conflict | GE4B | · Introduces students to a comprehensive Introduction to the most important multi lateral political organization in international relations
· Imparts a critical understanding of the UN’s performance until now and the imperative as well as processes of reforming the organization in the context of the contemporary global system |
| 15 | Classical Political Philosophy | C-11 | · Introduces the students to Greek antiquity and familiarizes them with the way the political questions were first posed.
· Examines the basic theories of political science. |
| 16 | Indian Political Thought-I | C 12 | · This paper’s introduces the specific elements of Indian Political Thoughts
· This course as a hole is meant to provide a sense of the board streams of Indian thought while encouraging a specific knowledge of individual |
| 17 | Human Rights in Comparative Perspective | DSE-2A | · This course enable students to develop a theoretical understanding of the concept of human rights
· This paper attempts to build an understanding of human rights among students through a study of specific issues in comparative perspective |
| 18 | Contemporary Politics in Assam | DSE-1A | · The primary aim of this paper is to acquaint the students with the politics of contemporary Assam
· Understanding the Socio-Political context of Post-Independent Assam. · Examine contemporary debates on conflicts. |
| 19 | Modern Political Philosophy | C-13 | · To understand the interface between politics and philosophy.
· To acquaint with the philosophical concepts of eminent modern political thinkers · To discover interdisciplinary nature of Philosophy · To apply philosophy on political events. |
| 20 | Indian Political Thought-II | C-14 | · The paper shall introduce the most prominent Indian political Thinkers like Rammohan Roy, Gandhi , Ambedkar, Iqbal |
| 21 | Understanding Global Politics | DSE 3A | · To provide students a basic yet interesting and insightful way of knowing and thinking about the world.
· Focuses on the basic fault lines that drive the world apart and the last one is designed to help students explore how. |
| 22 | India’s Foreign Policy in a Globalizing World | DSE 4B | · Discuss the domestic sources and the structural constraints on the genesis, evolution and practice of India’s foreign policy.
· To understand the integral linkages between the ‘domestic’ and the ‘international’ aspects of India’s foreign policy by stressing on the shifts in its domestic identity and international image. |