Department of Political Science

EVALUATIVE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Name of the Department:Political Science.

Year of establishment: 1956 (General), 1960-61 (Honours)

Names of Programs / Courses offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters, Integrated Ph.D., etc.): UG ( B. A. Honours, B. A. General) 

Name of Interdisciplinary courses and the departments / units involved: Environmental Science

Annual/Semester/Choice Based Credit System (programme wise): UG Annual

Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments: Nil

Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.: No. 

Details of courses / programs discontinued (if any) with reasons: No.

Number of teaching posts :

 

 

Faculty profile with name, Qualification, designation, area of specialization, experience and research under guidance :

* Joined on 01 December 2015

 

List of senior Visiting Faculty: 

Dr. Pranab Kumar Samajdar (Retired Prof. Dinhata College),

ShriKhokamaniPatowari (Retired Prof Dinhata College).

Percentage of lectures delivered and practical classes handled (program-wise) by temporary faculty:40%.

Student Teacher Ratio (program-wise):Honours:25:1,General: 150:1

Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff, sanctioned, filled: Not applicable.

Qualification of teaching faculty with DSc/D. Litt/Ph. D./MPhil/ PG:  PG-4

Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and grants received: No ongoing projects at present.

Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC, DBT, ICSSR, etc., total grants received: Nil.

Research Centre /facility recognized by the University: No.

Publications:

Publication per faculty:

Books edited: Nil

Seminar/Conference (National & International):  Faculty of the Department continuously participating in various national and international seminars.

Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, Medline, etc.): Nil.

Citation Index – range / average: Not known.

SNIP: Not known

SJR: Not known

Impact Factor – range / average: Not known 

h-index: Not known

Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil

Faculty as members in 

National committees b) International committees c) Editorial Boards

Student projects

percentage of students who have taken up in-house projects including inter-departmental programme: 1styr (both Gen and Hons )students of all disciplines on Environmental Studies will submit the project:100%

3rd General students submit their project by doing field works in various social issues:100%

percentage of students placed for projects in organizations outside the institution i.e., in Research laboratories / Industry / other agencies: Nil

Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by

Faculty: Nil

Students: Nil

List of eminent academicians and scientists / visitors to the department:

Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding :

Student profile program-wise:

* M=Male             * F=Female

Diversity of students:

How many students have cleared national and state competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, GATE, Civil Services and Defense Services etc.? *

 

                *as per data available from personal communication.

Student progression:

Details of infrastructural facilities

Library:

The Central Library of the caters the general need of the students. However, the      Department also has a reference library.

b) Internet facilities for staff and students : Nil

c) Class rooms with ICT facility: Nil

e) Laboratories: NA

Number of students receiving financial assistance from College, University, government or other agencies:

A considerable number of students belonging to SC/ST/OBC and other minority community received financial assistance from the Government.Further the government also provides kanyashree facility to female students for their proper upliftment.

Institution itself arranges for the Half-Free, Full-Free students’ ship and Poor-Aid Fund for financially impoverished students.

Details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops/seminar) with external experts:

Enrichment of Course

Students take part in Seminars, Debates, Quizzes organized by the department and also submit assignment in different topics prescribed in the syllabus.

Class tests on regular interval for Honors students and 3rd General students.

 Special Classes

Special attention is given to the physically challenged students and students from weaker section. Special coaching classes are arranged for the betterment of students. A single P.H. student of the Department has been sponsored by the faculty for his academic pusuits. A meritorious ex-student who is financially weak has been supported by the faculty.

 Departmental Seminar

Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning

Traditional lecture method.

By organizing departmental seminar with maximum participation of students.

By doing Question-Answer session.

By Special Classes, Tutorials etc.

Participation in Institutional Social Responsibility (ISR) and Extension activities:

The faculty members and students are regularly participating in the Institutional Social Responsibility and Extension activities organized by the NSS and Health Unit of the college.

SWOC analysis of the department and future plans.

Strength

One of the oldest departments in Honours in this College and many past students are now working in different schools and colleges as teachers, professors and even as a Principal of a College.

Efficient, Sincere and hard working faculty with proper teaching- learning infrastructural facilities such as departmental library and central library. 100% syllabus will cover every year.

Weakness

Minimum interaction with general course students, because of huge number.

University Syllabus and Course Structure is not upto date.

Opportunities

Wide scope for the students to build up their career.

Scope for the vast teaching experience and improvement of teaching for the faculty members.

Challenges      

Difficult to take general classes due to large number of students.

Backwardness and poverty of the students.

Future Plans

The main objective of the department is to produce maximum number of good students and encourage them for higher education. Faculty members also strongly desire for building-in-depth knowledge of the subject in the mind set of the students so that they can establish themselves in future at different All-India level Competitive Examination. The primary aim of the department is to develop the basic concept of” Morality “among students so that they would become a good and responsible citizen in future.