Department Profile

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

GENERAL

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

§  Year of Establishment   :         1973

§  Courses offered              :         History, Economics, Politics

New Programmes were introduced 2020-21

Economics, Politics, Computer Science

History, Politics, Computer Application

BRIEF HISTORY

The Department of Political Science was established as a separate department in the year 1974. Till then it was part of the History department. Mr.P.Jagadeeswara Rao was the first person who joined as lecturer in the department of History.

PRESENT FACULTY

Name of the Teaching Staff	Designation	Highest Qualification	Specialization	Age	Sex
Sri N SrinivasaRao	Asst. Professor &HOD	M.A.,	Political Science	48	M
Smt D Chilakamma	Asst. Professor	M.A., M.A.,	Public Administration Political Science	36	F

 

• Sri N SRINIVASA RAO

Ø Joined the service as lecturer on 13^th August, 1997.

Ø Head of the department of Political Science

Ø Acted as a NSS Unit-II Programme Officer

Ø Member of the  Cultural Cell

Ø Counselor of Andhra University, Distance Education and Dr. B.R Ambedkar Open University.

Ø Paper setter and examiner for several Colleges in the coastal districts

Ø Subject expert in the Board of Studies of the following Colleges.                            ANR College, Gudiwada, KGRL College, Bhimavaram,        DNR College, Bhimavaram.

 

• Smt D CHILAKAMMA

Ø Joined service as a lecturer on 1^st July 2010.

Ø Gold Medalist in the subject of Public

Administration, from Nagarjuna University, Guntur.

Ø Paper setter and examiner for several Colleges in the coastal districts

Ø Subject expert on the Board of Studies of the following College. 

AG & SG Siddhartha Degree College (Autonomous), Vuyyuru.

Ø Member of the Women Development Cell.

Vision

The Department of Political Science endeavors to generate new knowledge & produce students who are trained in Political Science.

Mission

The Department of Political Science strives to pursue academic excellence in teaching and extension.

To impart teaching to the students in order to equip them academic and professional capabilities and develop analytical perspective.

To undertake extension activities in order to create free and human society.

 

Goals of the Department

To undertake teaching extension programs in major branches of Political Science to impart training to the student in order to equip them academic and professional capability & develop among them analytical perspective. 

To encourage research in the social political issues at contribute to the discipline of Political Science.

To undertake extension activities in order to create free, just and humane society.

  

Core Values

Communicate the knowledge of Political Science.

Cultivate political values so as to boost democratic practice

Apply the knowledge of Political Science to serve society as a whole.

 

DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

·        Mr. R Surya Rao, Retd. Principal, Sir C R Reddy College was elected is .

(East & West Godavari Teacher Constituency (M.L.C)

·        Additional reading material is provided to the students by photocopying.+

·        Value based education classes are conducted.

·        The faculty members prepared the question banks for all the subjects.

·        The faculty members prepared academic package of each subject and supplied the student at free of cost.

·        Students are encouraged to participated in the society outreach programs.

ACHIEVEMENTS

 FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS :

·        Students are assisted to improve their ability to learn by adopting different methods of teaching and also by creating in Politics as a subject.

·        The students are properly counseled to develop their skills both verbal and material by conducting debates, elocutions, quiz program, essay writing competitions on the subject and general topics, so that they can develop communication skills to take up employment in future.

·        CD’s are collected and shown to the students to know more about the subject.

·        The department celebrated the Andhra Pradesh formation day.

 

STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENTS :

    Students of BA are encouraged and trained to participated in Cultural, Literary and Fine Arts events.

    Our Students participated in The Nannaya University Youth Festivals organized at several places and won prizes (Nannaya University).

    The students also participated in Youth Festivals conducted by a Government organization i.e, SETWEL.

    Students participated in Vanam – Manam Rally, DomalapyeDondayatra – ParisaralaParisubratha Rally, Swacha Bharat & Blood Donation etc., 

 

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEOs)

• Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
  The graduates will
• PEO1: Be acquainted with the basic normative and contemporary concepts and ideas of Political Theory; assess the contribution of key ancient and modern Indian and Western political thinkers and their relevance to contemporary times.
• PEO2: Be familiarized with the legal and philosophical framework of the political system in India, and simultaneously study in detail the political structure both Constitutional and Administrative including Public and Local Administration.
• PEO3: Be exposed to a comprehensive introduction to the most important multilateral political organization in International Relations along with the various Issues in World Politics viz, terrorism, human rights, and environmental issues etc.
• PEO4: Learn how to study the major political systems of the world by adopting a comparative approach.
• PEO5: Acquire a comprehensive analysis of the traditional and social organisations of the Hill people of Northeast India. It also highlights the administrative provisions made for the Hill people during the British rule.

 

Program Outcomes (POs)
At the end of the B.A (Political Science) programme, graduates will be able to

PO1: Strengthen the understanding and appreciation of the rights and privileges granted by the Indian Constitution, and become aware of the political processes and the actual functioning of the political system.

PO2: To acquaint with the dynamics of Indian Administration.

PO3: Preparation for civil service and competitive examinations.

PO4: Identify issues such as caste, communalism and regionalism and critically assesses their impact on the political processes.

PO5: Determine the differences and similarities between the various constitutional arrangements both in Western-European countries, as well as functioning of Asia-African and Latin American countries.

PO6: Understand the reorganisation of the Hills areas under the Indian constitution after Independence and the contemporary issues and challenges in Northeastviz, ethnicity, separatist movement, and underdevelopment etc.

Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

PSO1: Develop a broader and deeper understanding of politics and political science.
PSO2: Acquire the skills necessary to think critically and communicate effectively about politics.
PSO3: Cultivate a commitment to engaged citizenship and a just society.

CURRICULUM FRAME WORK

For the Papers offered during I, III, V Semesters

Sl.No	Semester	Title of the Course (Paper)	Hrs/ Week	Max.Marks (Semester End)	Marks in (CIA)	Credits allotted
1	I	Introduction to Political Science	5	60	40	4
2	III	Indian Government and Politics	5	60	40	4
3	V	Indian Political Thought	5	75	25	4
4	V	Western Political Thought	5	75	25	4

 

For the Papers offered during II, IV & VI Semesters

Sl. No	Semester	Title of the Course (Paper)	Hrs/ Week	Max.Marks (Semester End)	Marks in (CIA)	Credits allotted
1	II	Basic Organs of the Government	5	60	40	4
2	IV	Indian Political Process	5	75	25	4
3	VI	Local Self Government in AP	5	75	25	4
4	VI	C-1 – International Relations	5	75	25	4
5	VI	C-2 – Indian Foreign Policy	5	75	25	4
6	VI	C-3 – Contemporary Global Issues	5	75	25	4

  

I. CURRICULAR ASPECTS

 

Ø In tune with the changing times and need the department has been introducing different combinations at B.A level. Apart from the traditional combinations of HEP(History, Economics and Politics)

Ø New courses introduced in 2020-21 Academic year

PECs(Politics, Economics & Computer Science) has been introduced

HPCA (History, Politics & Computer Application)

Ø Skill Development Course Introduced 2020-21Social Work Methods in I.B.A, II Semester

DEPARTMENTAL CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 2016-17 to 2020-21

VALUE ADDED COURSE / ADD ON PROGRAMMES

Sl.No	Date	Topic	No. of Days	No. of Students Participated
01	14-06-2018 to 08-08-2018	Local Self Government (73rd, 74th Amendments)	45 days	49
02	17-06-2019 to 09-08-2019	Human Rights, Ethics and Values	45 days	42
03	17-12-2020 to 12-02-2021	Values in Education	40 days	40

 

GUEST LECTURES CONDUCTED

Sl.No	Date	Topic	Resource Person
01	20-09-2016	Political Ideology	Sri R K SatyaPrakash, HOD, Dept. of Politics, Govt. Degree College Eluru
02	08-08-2018	Marxism	1) Sri P Satish Kumar, People for India, Godavari Convener 2) Sri L Venkateswarlu District Registrar, Audit
03	07-08-2019	Gandhiji’sSatyagraham	Sri M SrinivasaRao Head, Dept. of Politics, Govt. Degree College, Jangareddygudem
04	29-11-2019	Freedom Movement in Andhra Pradesh	Dr D Rajya Lakshmi, HOD of History, AJ & SG Siddhartha College Arts and Science, Vuyyuru
05	26-11-2020	71st Indian Constitution Day	Sri S Rama Krishna, M.Com., FCA, (Auditor) President of SaraswathiVidyaPitam, Andhra Pradesh
06	26-11-2022	72 Indian Constitution Day	Sri Kodanda Rama Murthy Senior Advocate, High Court, Andhra Pradesh

INVITED TALK

 

Sl.No	Date	Topic	Resource Person
01	10-12-2020	Human Rights Day	1)    Sri D Balakrishnaiah Senior Civil Judge, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, West Godavari District   2)    Sri GSP Mukharjee Senior Advocate, Tadepalligudem

 

WORKSHOP

 

Sl.No	Date	Topic	Resource Person	No. of Students Participated
01	08-09-2017	Education and Employment for Youth in Independent India	1) Sri K S LakshmanaRao Ex. MLC, Gunturu, Krishna   2) Sri R Surya Rao MLC, East & West Godavari Constituency   3) Sri K Rama Krishna Eenadu Columnist	180

 

II. TEACHING – LEARNING AND EVALUATION : STUDENT STRENGTH AND SOCIAL STATUS Year GENDER TOTAL SOCIAL STATUS TOTAL 2016-17 MALE FEMALE OC SC ST BC I B.A 57 1 58 3 25 10 20 58 II B.A 43 2 45 4 26 5 10 45 III B.A 39 - 39 3 21 3 12 39 TOTAL 139 3 142 10 72 18 42 142 Year GENDER TOTAL SOCIAL STATUS TOTAL 2017-18 MALE FEMALE OC SC ST BC I B.A 60 0 60 6 29 5 20 60 II B.A 50 0 50 3 23 9 15 50 IIIB.A 41 2 43 4 24 5 10 43 TOTAL 151 2 153 13 76 19 45 153 Year GENDER TOTAL SOCIAL STATUS TOTAL 2018-19 MALE FEMALE OC SC ST BC I B.A 50 0 50 2 27 7 14 50 II B.A 55 0 55 5 25 5 20 55 IIIB.A 40 0 40 3 19 5 13 40 TOTAL 145 0 145 10 71 17 47 145 Year GENDER TOTAL SOCIAL STATUS TOTAL 2019-20 MALE FEMALE OC SC ST BC I B.A 62 1 63 0 23 8 32 63 II B.A 42 0 42 1 22 7 12 42 IIIB.A 49 0 49 5 22 5 17 49 TOTAL 153 1 154 6 67 20 61 154 Year GENDER TOTAL SOCIAL STATUS TOTAL 2020-21 MALE FEMALE OC SC ST BC I B.A 49 1 50 2 24 2 22 50 II B.A 49 1 50 0 18 7 25 50 IIIB.A 40 0 40 1 20 7 12 40 TOTAL 138 2 140 3 62 16 59 140     Teaching Learning and Evaluation  2016-17 to 2020-21
Resutls for the Academic Year 2016-17
Academic Year	Sem - I		Sem- II		Sem-III		Sem - IV		Sem -  V		Sem - VI
Appeared	51		47		43		43		37		35
Passed	42		47		40		41		35		33
Pass %	82.353		100		93.023		95.3488		94.595		94.286
Department Results from 2017-18
Academic Year		Sem - I		Sem- II		Sem-III		Sem - IV		Sem -  V		Sem - VI
Appeared		57		54		46		40		43		43
Passed		55		53		45		40		42		43
Pass %		96.49		98.15		97.83		100		97.674		100

 

 

Department Results from 2018-19
Academic Year	Sem - I	Sem- II	Sem-III	Sem - IV	Sem -  V	Sem– VI
Appeared	41	40	51	49	39	39
Passed	37	38	39	48	39	38
Pass %	90.24	95	76.47	97.959	100	97.436

 

 

Department Results from 2019-20
Academic Year	Sem - I	Sem- II	Sem-III	Sem - IV	Sem -  V	Sem– VI
Appeared	44	49	40	40	46	45
Passed	39	40	27	40	45	45
Pass %	88.64	81.63	67.5	100	97.826	100

 

 

Department Results from 2020-21
Academic Year	Sem - I	Sem- II	Sem-III	Sem - IV	Sem -  V	Sem– VI
Appeared	47	46	45	45	39	38
Passed	44	44	40	40	38	38
Pass %	93.62	95.65	88.89	88.889	97.436	100

 

 

E-JOURNALS Links

 

1. http://www.cluteinstitute.com/journals/contemporary-issues-in-education-research-cier/

2. http://www.e-book.com.au/freebooks.htm

3. http://www.springeropen.com/journals

4. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/inflibnet-books/detail.action?docID=3386582

5. https://nlist.inflibnet.ac.in/search/Record/sarf.144803_213305

 

ACTIVITIES  CONDUCTED:

Ø Remedial Coaching Classes

Ø Ward Counseling

Ø Bridge Courses

 

 

MODERN TEACHING METHODS ADOPTED

ü Discussion on current topics

ü Group discussions

ü Book Review

ü Class room seminars

ü Quiz

ü Mock Poll and Mock Parliament

ü e-class rooms

 

 

 

III. EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

 

Sl.No	Date	Topic	No. of Students Participated
01	29-07-2016	Vanam-Manam Rally	63
02	24-09-2016	Domalapai Dandayatra Rally	54
03	14-12-2016	SwachhBharath	36
04	01-12-2017	Aids Day Rally	47
05	24-09-2018	Blood Donation Camp	33
06	22-07-2019	Vanamahostavam	43
07	16-08-2019	Blood Donation Camp	29
08	24-09-2020	Blood Donation Camp	27
09	03-10-2020	SwachhBharath	45
10	04-12-2020	SwachhBharath	41
11	11-12-2020	Free Camp for COVID-19 test	45
12	18-11-2021	Student and Staff  Exchange Programme  ( Outreach Programme)	43
13	19-11-2021	Financial Literacy and Cyber Crimes	71
14	10-12-2021	Topic : Indian Constitution Day its importance and Human Rights Day Outreach Programme,	120

 

 

 

 

IV. INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES

    Library books  in the Department -100     

    Question Banks

    Iron Safe-1

    Glass Iron Safe – 1

    No. of Class Rooms - 3

    For the academic benefit of the faculty members and students, our department maintains a department  library. It consists of more than 100 books relating to competitive examinations.

 

V. STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION

Career Guidance :

    Our staff members provide guidance to the students to appear for AKNU CET, AUCET, LAWCET, Ed-CET.

    Our Staff members create awareness among the students to prepare for  competitive examinations like All India Services, State Public Service Commission, Staff Selection Commission, Banking Recruitment etc.

STUDENTS SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION

PLACEMENT RECORD 2015 to 2020

Sl.No Name                                       Present Position                                Place

01        A RangaRao                           Lecturer in History                                          Challapalli

02        R GovindaRaju                       Sub-Inspector of Police                                  Sakinetipalli

03        M SrinivasaRao                       Sub-Inspector of Police                                  Bapatla

04        K Viswanath                           Sub-Inspector of Police                                  Zuzvid

05        K NandeswaraRao                  APSPFRSI                                                      Nizamabad

06        NSN Reddy                            School Assistant                                             Pedapadu

07        S Ramesh                                Excise Sub-Inspector of Police                       Rajahmundry

08        P Kamal Hasan                       Vice-Principal, LBC Convent                         Eluru

09        E SrinivasaRao                        Police Constable                                             Eluru

10        M Raju                                    Traffic Sub-Inspector of Police                      Nampalli, Hyd

11        B Narayana                             Circle Inspector of Police                               Hyderabad

12        K Anand                                 Sub-Inspector of Police                                  E.G.Dist.

13        P AppaRao                              Forest Beat Officer                                         Eluru

14        T NarasimhaRao                     Forest Beat Officer                                         Eluru

15        P HariBabu                             Traffic Police Constable                                 Eluru

16        M KondaBabu                                    Sub-Inspector of Police                                  Kovvuru

17        M SrinivasaBabu                     Forest Section Officer                                    Nidamarru

18        D Sekhar                                 Reserve Sub-Inspector of Police                     Eluru

19        R Srinivas                                Reserve Sub-Inspector of Police                     Eluru

20        R Rama Siva                           Excise Circle Inspector of Police                    Rajahmundry

21        L Raja Sekhar                         Sub-Inspector of Police                                  Hyderabad

22        D Rama Rao                           Sub-Inspector of Police                                  Hyderabad

 

Sl.No   Name                                      Present Position                                              Place

23        S Naga Raju                            Deputy Tasildar                                              Hyderabad

24        B Durga Prasad                       Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

25        N Nagendra Kumar                Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

26        S Anil Kumar                          Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

27        S Anil Kumar                          Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

28        M Satyanarayana                    Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

29        G Naresh                                 Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

30        DineshKumar                          Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

31        T Lakshmi Narayana               Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

32        Anil Kumar                             Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

33        G Issack                                  Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

34        P SrinivasasRao                      Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

35        P KondalaRao                         Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

36        M Surya Chandra Rao                        Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

37        P VenkateswaraRao                Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

38        K Nagarjuna                            Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

39        K Kranthi Kumar                    Constable                                                        W.G.Dist

 

ALUMNI

1980 to 2020

Sl.No	Name	Designation / Department
01	Mr. K Asaiah, IAS	Information and Public Relations Dept. Govt. of A.P.
02	Mr A Sundara Kumar Das	IPS, SP, Medak
03	Mr T Lukas Peter IRS	Income Tax Dept., Govt. of India
04	Mr S Gagarin	IRS, Indian Railways
05	Mr V Rajendra Prasad	Municipal Commissioner, Rajahmundry
06	MrBasavaraju,	DSp, Govt. of AP
07	Mr P SatyanarayanaAchari	Rtd. Principal, Sir C R Reddy College
08	Mr. R Surya Rao	Rtd. Principal, Sir C R Reddy College and MLC, East & West Godavari Districts Teachers  Constituency,
09	Mr N SrinivasaRao,	Lecturer in Politics, Sir C R Reddy College
10	Mr. K ChittiBabu	Associate Professor, Dr BR Ambedkar University, Hyd
11	Mr T SrinivasaRao	IRS, Trainee
12	Dr B Syambabu	Professor, Andhra University
13	Dr M PanduRana Reddy	Professor, Andhra University
14	Mr P VenkateswaraRao	Municipal Commissioner, Govt. of A.P
15	Mr V V Krishna	Director for Social Welfare Dept.
16	MrK.S.LakshmanaRao	M.L.C., Krishna & Guntur Teacher’s Constituency

 

 

FIELD TRIPS

Sl.No	Date	Class	Visit Place	No. of Students Participated
01	09-02-2018	B.A Students	Polavaram	42
02	03-02-2019	B.A Students	Polavaram	45
03	03-12-2019	B.A Students	Amaravathi	42
04	24-11-2021	B.A Students	Jeelakarragudem, Budha Caves	45

 

VI. GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP

Ø The Department conducts meetings regularly and records minutes.

Ø Department reviews admissions, results etc.

 

CHANGES IN CURRICULAR ASPECTS 2020-21

BOS MAJOR RESOLUTIONS

(a)  Resolved to approved new evolution system for I B.A & II B.A Programme from the academic year 2021-22 admitted batch. 60:40 ratio i.e. (60 Marks – External and 40 Marks – Internal)

(b) Resolved to follow the continuous internal assessment for II & IV Semesters as follows .

(i) Direct Assessment for 30 marks – Syllabus prescribed -

(ii) Half of the secured marks will be consider.

(iii) Attendance  5 Marks

(iv) Curricular and extra co-curricular activities 5 Marks

Sl.No	Semester	Deletion	Addition
01	I	Concepts of Political Science (1) Law, Liberty, Equality (2) Power, Authority & Legitimacy	Nations and Nationalism (1)    Conceptual Distinction between Nationality and Nation. (2)    Varieties of Nationalism : Culture and Civic Nationalism.
02	III	UNIT-IV STATE EXECUTIVE 1. Governor – mode of appointment, powers and functions 2. Legislature- composition, powers and functions, chief minister and council of ministers- powers and functions	UNIT IV: EELECTIONS AND REPRESENTATION 1. Elections-Electoral system in India 2. Election commission of India 3. Representation-Electoral Reforms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan of Action for the Academic Year 2021-22

S. No	Tentative Dates	Name of the Programme	Name of the Resource Person / Chief Guest (With Designation)	Department
1	18-11-2021	Student and Faculty Exchange Programme	SAS Government Degree College, Narayanapuram	Politics
2	19-11-2021	Awreness Talk	Topic: Financial Literacy and Cyber Crimes  1) MSri T Anilkanth, DDM, NABARD, Eluru 2) Sri MDVM Varma, FLC, NABARD, Eluru, 3)Sri G Sankara Narayana, Branch Manager, DCCB, Satrampadu	Politics
3	24-11-2021	Field Visit	Jilakarragudem, Buddiest Caves, Sri N Srinivasa Rao	Politics
4	26-11-2021	Guest Lecture	Topic: Indian Constitution Resource Person : Sri D Kodanda Rama Murthy, Senior Advocate, High Court, AP	Politics
5	10-12-2021	Outreach Programme	Topic : Indian Constitution and its importance and Humans Rights Day at ZP High School, Madepalli	Politics
6	10-12-2021	Guest Lecture	Topic : Women Rights - To days issues and solutions. Sri Jayasri Reddy, AP Women Commission Member	Politics
7	3 Week of February	Guest Lecture	Topic : Present Situation in AP Politics Sri M Srinivasa Rao, HOD of Politics,  Govt. Degree College, Jangareddygudem	Politics
8	2 Week of March	Invited  Talk	Topic : Coalitition Politics in India Sri K Rajendra Prasad, Dept. of Politics,  Mary Stella College, Vijayawada	Politics
9	3 Week of July	Outreach Programme	Rally on the eve of Population Day	Politics
10	3 Week of August	Workshop	Topic : Indian Government and Politics Sri M Suneetha, Lecturer in Politics, ANR College, Gudiwada	Politics
11	3 Week of September	Outreach Programme	Swachh Bharath	Politics

Blue Print of Question Papers

Units	Essay Questions (10 M)	Short Questions (5M)
I	02	02
II	02	01
III	01	01
IV	02	02
V	01	02

 

Note : The paper setters are hereby advised to follow the Blue Print give above.

 

 

VII. INSTITUTIONAL VALUE & BEST PRACTICES

Day Wise Celebrations

Sl.No	Date	Day of Celebrations
01	August 15th	Independence day
02	September 5th	Teachers Day
03	November 26th	Constitution Day
04	December 10th	Human Rights Day
05	February 26th	Republic Day

 

INNOVATIVE PRACTICES

 

Ø Financial assistance is given by our faculty members to the poor and deserving students

Ø Extending academic support through our departmental library.

Ø Additional material supplied to the students on “Indian and Andhra Pradesh polity”.

Ø Question banks supplied.

Ø Academic packages are provided free of cost to the students.

Ø PGCET coaching is given to III B.A., students by our faculty members.

Ø Value Based Education class are Conducted in B.A classes by the faculty Members.

 

FUTURE PLANS

    Workshops, Seminars,

    Field Trips.

    Webinars, Guest Lectures.

    Online Quiz, Online Education. 

    Youtube Videos Links.

    Special Couching for PG Set