Sarojini Naidu Vanita Maha Vidyalaya

Department of Political Science

Established 1962 

“Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to protect each from the other.”

       – Oscar Ameringer

 Introduction:

Department of Political Science is one of the oldest Departments in the institution existing science the inception of the college. As part of the Social Sciences, Political Science has been one of the popular subjects chosen by the students for a very long time. Since past decade due to the popularity of STEM subjects there has been a decline in the demand for Social Sciences. But nevertheless, it is due to those few aspirants of Civil Servicers or those who are passionate about the subject or few others fearing the STEM subjects do choose Political Science for their study.

Political Science seeks to describe and understand political Phenomena, and to explore their ethical and normative dimensions. Course provide a broad introduction to the range of topics covered in Political Science, from authoritarian to Democratic Politics, from Local Governance to International Relations, from Formal Rules and Institutions to the Psychology and  behavior of individuals who participate in political processes.

Applied politics has always been laden with issues of Governance, welfare, populist policies, vote banks, from voting to protests, trade from citizenship to patriotism to identity, from peace to war, from philosophy to practice.

Political Science is by far one such subject that defies theory to practice. One may like or hate politics but no one can ignore it.

Highlights of the Department

2018-2023

1. Visit to the Telangana State Legislative Assembly.
2. Organization of Voters Awareness Program in association with GHMC.
3. Guest Lectures.
4. Organization of Quiz in connection with the National Voters Day (24^th January).
5. Organization of Quiz in connection with the Life of P V NarshimhaRao (28^th June).
6. Organization of Quiz in connection with the 147^th Birthday of SardarVallabhbhai Patel (31^st October).
7. Organization of Quiz in connection with the 75 Glorious Years of Indian Independence.
8. Conducted essay writing competition on the topic AtmaNirbhar Bharat.
9. Paper Presentations/ Publications.
10. Civil Services coaching.
11. Seminar Presentations by students.
12. Faculty as Resource Person.
13. Faculty as IQAC coordinator/ Principal.
14. Faculty as NSS Program Officer.
15. Faculty as NIPUNI Coordinator.
16. Faculty is in-charge for the Medals distribution.
17. State Best Teacher Award and other Awards.

Programmes Offered

  Courses offered at Intermediate level: English Medium.

• CEC – Civics, Economics, Commerce
• HEC – History, Economics, Civics.

Courses offered at U.G level: English Medium / Semester/ Choice Based Credit System.

• EPP – Economics, Political Science and Public Administration.
• HPP – History, Political Science and Public Administration.
• HEPS- History, Economics and Political Science.

Courses Discontinued

• HPML- History, Political Science & Modern Language English.