Goals and Objectives

• To understand student the knowledge about political functions of the government at International, National, State and local levels.

• To enlighten the students to understand basic rights and duties of the citizen and help in Process of development of the nation.
• To develop leadership skill in student.
• To make students competent enough to seek employment through Competitive Exam.
• To provide platform to the first generation learners from rural and tribal area
• To organize several activities, programmes and courses for political, social, ethical and cultural development of semi-urban area students

Programmes/Courses Offered

• UG
• Career Oriented Courses:
• Foundation Course in Human Rights Education

 Courses and Syllabus Details

 Number of Teaching Posts

 Profile of Teachers

Teaching Workload (2020-21)

Distribution of Workload

Student -Teacher Ratio ( Programme wise) (2020-21)

Category wise Student List:

 Category wise Student List:

Academic Year: 2019-20

Academic Year: 2018-19

Academic Year: 2017-18

Academic Year: 2016-17

Academic Year: 2015-16

Academic Year: 2014-15

Department Time-Table

Department Result (Final Year)

Department Result (Final Year) in Graphical Form

Visit by Eminent Academicians, Guest, or Faculty to the Department

 (From 2014-15)

Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized by the Department:

  Special Achievements by Students:

• Student Participated in 8^th Indian Student Parliament (19 to 21 Jan 2018) Organized by MIT School of Government, Pune. (Ku. Patil Pooja Dilip and Ku. Kimaya Sanjay Mahale )
• Student Participated in Youth Parliament University level workshop (6 to 9 Dec 2017) at Vidyavardhani College, Dhule. (Ku. Patil Pooja Dilip and Ku. Girase Monika Sudamsing)
• Student Participated in Voters Day Activities. (Rangoli, Essay, Poster Presentation Computation )

 Student Enrichment Programmes / Activities

• Classroom seminars, Group Discussions
• Guest lecturers for UG
• Elocution and Debating competitions
• Essay Writing (Election Democracy and Good governance)
• Registration of new voters (students)
• Poster Preparation and Presentation
• Rangoli Competition (Voters Day)
• Quiz Competition
• Viewing of Documentary
• Cultural Programmes- Teacher’s Day
• Awards from dept. faculty members for co- curricular activities.

Teaching Methods Adopted

• Lecture Methods
• Use of ICT- Power Point Presentations, Audio-Video Clips on Political development of India after independent by ABP NEWs Pradhanmantri Episode
• Assignment
• Test &Tutorial for internal evaluation
• Seminars, workshops, paper reading
• Seminar/ Group Discussion – ICT
• Project and Field Visits
• Feedback collection on Syllabi, Faculty, Dept. and Institute

Library Resources Available for Dept. of Political Science:

• No. of Library Books : No. of Journals/Periodicals:
• No of CDs/DVDs : No. of e-resources:

Collaboration with other Institution

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been formed with the Dept. of Political Science, SPDM College, Shirpur (MS) from the year 2019-20. It plans activities for students under-

• Faculty Exchange programmes
• Students Exchange programmes
• Activities on campuses of both Colleges

Faculty Members on Professional Bodies and Their Contribution

• Presently Head, Dept. of Political Science
• Resource Person:
• Worked as a Coordinator of Vivek Vahini
• Organized University Level Debate Computation.
• Worked as Program Officer of NSS
• Successfully organized National Level Seminar as Organizing Secretary at Smt.H.R.Patel Arts Mahila College, Shirpur in March 2016.

SWOC Analysis of the Department:

Strength :

• Department organizes several student centered curricular, co-curricular, extra-curricular and extension activities for their professional grooming.
• Big contribution of students in College Gatherings, NSS activities, Voters day
• Good number of books in College library (through Foundation course in Human Rights Education).
• Department has run Foundation course in Human Rights Education.

•  Successfully organized National Level Seminar

Weakness:

• Less of students’ participation from rural area in dept. events due to time limits.
• Women’s College, hence limitations to stay on campus for long time.
• Lack of separate ICT class for organizing lectures and events.

Opportunity:

• Opportunities to COC students to develop efficiency and competency.
• Availability of jobs for careerists. (Election management and campaigning)
• Scope for inter-disciplinary courses required for various competitive examinations.
• Good employment potential, particularly for public services.

 Challenges:

• Need to develop more leadership development programmes to upgrade students’ Leadership skill.
• To expand the use of computer skills.
• Design new courses considering the changing need of society.
• Rural intake of students fails to respond dept. activities.
• Need of increase in ICT for all classes

Future Plans of the Department:

• To concentrate upon introducing more skill development courses
• To increase students’ participation at institutional and social responsibilities
• To enable students strengthen their placement competency through competitive exam.
• To help tribal and rural students avail more job opportunities.