Explore the faculty, programmes, syllabus and activities of the Department of Political Science at Jorhat Kendriya Mahavidyalaya.
The Department of Political Science was established
on 29th November, 1981 with the first batch of students in H.S.
level. The college introduced Political Science as a subject in degree level
from the session 1984-85. The major course was introduced during the academic
session 1987 with 4 numbers of students enrolled as the first batch and 100% of
them successfully passed in 1989. Late Padmakanta Bhattacharaya was the founder
teacher and then Head of the Department along with Dr. Anuva Boruah and late
Surabhi Saikia (both founder teacher of the Department). At present Dr. G.C.
Borah, Dr B. Saikia, and Dr. N.K. Sahu have been working as the faculty since
1987, 1988 and 1989 respectively. Beside Srmti Puja Das, and Srimti Bonnya Phukan
have been working as a contractual faculty in the Department. The present Head
of Department has been entrusted to Dr. N.K. Sahu. The Department offers
honours and non-honours (CBCS) courses in Degree level in regular mode and P.G.
Course in distance mode. The teaching learning environment utmost priority to
ensure the quality and achievement of the students. Home Assignments, Students Seminars,
Group Discussions, quize, extempore are set in line with academic syllabus.
Moreover, remedial classes, peer learning,
students mentoring and other students centric participatory learning are usual
practices in the Department. The Department has been able to uphold good
academic result.
Political Science Association: The Department is pioneer of formation of Political Science Association
in 1996 for the first time in the history of the college. Since its inception,
the Association has been functioning actively and successfully organised lots
of students friendly activities and programmes like students centric magazine
‘Bislason’ since 2005, numbers of academic field study trips under its banner,
seminar, popular talk, quize, debating, educational excursion for the benefit
of the students.
Political Science Department Alumni Association: The Association was constituted on 22nd July, 2018 to
share and exchange the views of Alumni in different aspects for the greater
interest of the Department in particular and society in general. The Alumni
Association was comprised with following portfolios:-
1. Advisors:
a.
Principal of the college
b.
Dr. N.K. Sahu, faculty
c.
Dr. B. Saikia, faculty
2.
President: Dr. G.C. Borah,
faculty & vice principal
3.
Working president: Dr. Mridul
Dutta
4.
General Secretary: Bijoy
Shankar Borbora
5.
Asstt. General Secretary:-
a.
Raju Boruah
b.
Prodeep Ranjon Hazarika
c.
Durlov Bora
d.
Rupjyoti Kalita
e.
Ananta Kalita
f.
Jayanta Bora
g.
Ms. Udeshna Das
h.
Santanu Buragohain
Vision:
Equity, justice and academic excellence are
the vision of the Department.
Mission:
The students of the Department are equipped
with both theoretical and practical knowledge so that they can adjust with day
to day problems of challenging and changing scenario of the society. The Department
encourages the students in participatory democracy and prepares them to face
the competition in the numerous fields.
H.S.
Syllabus:-
1. First year
Part A – Indian
Constitution at work.
Part B – Political
Theory
2. Second year
Part A –
Contemporary World Politics
Part B – Politics
in India since Independence
Degree
Syllabus (Name of paper & paper code as per
syllabus.)
1.
B.A. 1st Sem (H) –
Understanding political theory – C1
2.
–do- Constitutional Govt. And Democracy
in India – C2
3.
B.A. 1st sem (GE) –
Nationalism in India – 1A
4.
B.A. 2nd Sem (H) –
Political Theory: Concepts and debates – C3
5.
B.A. 2nd Sem (H) –
Political Process in India – C4
6.
B.A. 2nd Sem (GE) –
Feminism: Theory and Practice – B3
7.
B.A. 3rd Sem (H) –
Introduction to comparative Govt. And Politcs – C5
8.
B.A. 3rd Sem (H) –
Perspectives on Public Administration – C6
9.
B.A. 3rd Sem (H) –
Perspectives on International Relations and World history – C7
10.
B.A. 3rd Sem (GE) –
Understanding Ambedkar – 5
11.
B.A. 4th Sem (H) –
Political Processes and Institutions in Comparative Perspective – C8
12.
B.A. 4th Sem (H) –
Public Policy and Administration in India – C9
13.
B.A. 4th Sem (H) –
Global Politics – C10
14.
B.A. 4th Sem (GE) –
Politics of Globalization – 4A
15.
B.A. 5th Sem (H) –
Classical Political Philosophy – C11
16.
B.A. 5th Sem (H) –
Indian Political Thought – C12
17.
B.A. 5th Sem DSE (H)1
– Contemporary Politics in Assam – 1
18.
B.A. 5th Sem DSE
(H)2 – Human Rights in Comparative Perspective – 2
19.
B.A. 6th Sem (H) –
Modern Political Philosophy – C13
20.
B.A. 6th Sem (H) – Indian
Political Thought II – C14
21.
B.A. 6th Sem (H) –
DSE – Public Policy in India – 3
22.
B.A. 6th Sem (H) DSE
– India’s Foreign Policy in a globalizing world – 4
23.
B.A. 6th Sem (GE) NH
– Human Right, Gender and Environment
24.
B.A. 6th Sem DSE
(NH) – Understanding Globalization
