POLITICAL SCIENCE

History of the Department • The Department was set up in 1973 and since then it has set reasonably high standards for itself. • The first Chairperson - Prof. K.H.Cheluvaraju - laid the foundation of the department and also later on became Vice Chancellor of Gulbarga University. Successive Chairpersons along with the other faculty members have contributed to the growth of the Department. • Right since its inception, the department has always had a dedicated teaching and non-teaching staff, which has been a major factor for its growth. • The Department has created conducive atmosphere for encouraging research and ‘developing innovative teaching methods’. • The Department has organised a number of international, national and state level seminars, conferences and workshops, • The Department organizes four Endowment Lectures every year viz., the Kengal Hanumanthiah Endowment Lecture, the Janma Bhoomi Trust Lecture, S. Nijalingappa Endowment Lecture and the Madhav Rao Endowment Lecture. • The Department has established a ‘Social Science Discussion Forum’. • The Department continues to have Collaborative Programmes with the United States Information Centre (USIC), Chennai, Indian Institute of Public Administration, Karnataka Chapter, Institute for Social and Economic Change and National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. • The ‘Political Science Society’ organises special lectures by eminent personalities on contemporary developments. • The Department intends to bring out a journal.

Several members of the Faculty have active links with NGO’s and civil society organisations.

Chairperson: Dr. Veena Devi

Tenure: 01.04.2021 To 31.03.2023

Contact Us

Department of Political Science Jnanabharathi Campus Bangalore University Bengaluru-560056

Tel: 080 22961731

E-Mail Id: dpsbub2018@gmail.com

A. Courses Offered - M.A. in Political Science

B. Nature of Course - Semester Scheme

C. Duration - 4 Semesters (2 years)

D. Intake :

a) Regular: 38(BU); 04(Autonomous) ;04 (HK); 02 (OUK); 01(OUOK)
b) Payment : 08 (BU); 01 (Autonomous); 01 (HK)

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E. Eligibility

Candidates who have secured 40% marks in the aggregate of all subjects and 50% marks in the cognate subject / Public Administration at the Bachelor’s Degree level. Graduates who have studied Political Science as a subject in the first three years of Five Years B.A.B.L/B.A.LL.B Course are also eligible.

SL. No	Name	Qualifications	Designation	Field of Specialization	Profile
1	Dr.M.Narasimha murthy	M.A; Ph.D	Professor	Public Administration and Indian Administration	View
2	Dr. Veena Devi	M.A; M.Phil; Ph.D	Professor	Women Studies and Electoral Studies	View
3	Dr. S.Y.Surendra Kumar	M.A., M.Phil.Ph.D	Professor	South Asian Security and Foreign Policy Studies	View

RESEARCH PROJECTS (2008-2015):

Sl. No	Title of the Project	Name of the Faculty Involved	Funding Agency	Duration	Status
1	Disability Studies	Prof. M.G Krishnan (retd)(Principal Investigator)	Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM), Germany	3 year	Completed
2	Migration into Bangalore City-A Study of Social Economic and Political Implications	Prof. M.J Vinod (Principal Investigator)	UGC,New Delhi	2 Years	Completed
3	Voter Choice and Electoral Politics 2009	Prof. Veena Devi (Principal Investigator)	UGC,New Delhi	2 Years	Completed
4	Edited Six Books of the series of Mahatma Gandhi Krithi Sanchaya. 24 Volumes have been translated.	Prof. Meena Deshpande	Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore	---	Ongoing
5	Contemporary Electoral Trends from Human Rights Perspective: A Comparative Study on Mauritius and India	Dr. S. Y. Surendra Kumar (Co- Investigator)	UGC-TEC Consortium Program 2011	3 Years	Completed

Department Brochure

E-Newsletter “Rajneeti”

Frequency of publication: Quarterly

Language: English

Starting year 2021

Format of publication Online (E-print)

Aims and Scope

Provide a forum for teachers, policymakers, researchers, and students to publish academic articles/papers
Disseminate information on political science as a discipline as well as current political events (regional and global)
To reach out to those outside the organisation who are interested in political issues.
Provide information and news about the department's activities and programmes.

Name and Address of the Publisher (E-Print)

Prof. Veena Devi

Department of Political Science

Bangalore University, Jnana Bharathi Campus,

Begaluru-560056

Editorial Board Members