About Department

The Department of Political Science is one of India's most renowned institutions of teaching and research in political studies. Established in 1954, it has been fortunate from the beginning in attracting to its portals the best talent among teachers and students. The researches conducted by many of its illustrious Faculty members in areas of political sociology; electoral studies, foreign policy analysis, political philosophy and public administration have brought national and international fame to the institution in the '60s and the '70s. Their encouragement and guidance of research programmes and other institutional contributions laid a solid foundation for the Departments take-off stage in the 1980s.