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Department
of Political Science |
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Courses Offered
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Class |
Duration |
System |
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M.A. |
2 Years |
Semester |
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M.Phil. |
1 year |
Semester |
| Ph.D. |
Full Time with UGC and University
Fellowship. Students are also enrolled for part time
Ph.D. |
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No. of Seats and Seats Allocation |
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Class |
Seats |
SC/ST |
BC |
RA |
Others |
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M.A. |
50 |
12 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
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M.Phil. |
10 |
02 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Fee Structure |
| M.A. |
1st Semester |
Rs. 12,135/- |
| M.Phill (Semester
System) |
Ist Semester |
Rs. 16,035/- |
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Infrastructure of the Department |
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The
whole faculty has been provided with the Network
in the department.
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Research
facilities in the form of separate department
library having well-equipped library with more
than 7000 books and journals of immense worth
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The
department specializes in (i) Indian Political
System (ii) State Politics with special reference
to Punjab (iii) International Politics with
special emphasis upon South Asia, South West Asia
and the problems of Third World. The Punjab
Journal of Politics , a biannual research
journal of the Department is being published regularly
since 1977. It carries papers mainly from three
areas as given above. The department a programme
of teaching and research guidance leading to the
degrees of M.A., M.Phill. and Ph.D.
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Faculty Members
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Dr. Kuldip
Singh |
| Qualification |
M.Phil., Ph.D. |
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| Designation |
Professor and Head and Coordinator, UGC Special Assistance Program (SAP). He is also the editor of Punjab Journal of Politics. |
| Area of Specialization |
International Politics with Focus on post- Soviet Central Asia |
| Area of Interest |
Ph. D. on ‘Politics of Soviet Aid to India’ he haswritten on political economy of Soviet and post Soviet space. His areas of interest include Central Asia, globalization, India‘s foreign policy and climate change. |
| No. of Publications |
One book and 42 articles to his credit. Among others his articles have been published by Allied and Oxford and have appeared in OIDA Journal of Sustainable Development, India Quarterly, Contemporary Central Asia, Man and Development, World Focus and Punjab Journal of Politics. |
| Email Address |
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| Contact Numbers |
09876119282 (M) |
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Dr. Jagrup S. Sekhon |
| Qualification |
M.Phil., Ph.D. |
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| Designation |
Professor .He has remained the editor of Punjab Journal of Politics and Chairman of the Department (2003-06). He has been Director All India Services Pre-Examination Training Centre of the University (2010-2012) and is presently holding the responsibility of Director Capacity Enhancement Programme .He is Deputy Coordinator of UGC sponsored SAP in the department and State Coordinator of lokniti: CSDS Programme for Comparative Democracy. |
| Area of Specialization |
State Politics with Special Focus on Punjab |
| Area of Interest |
His research interests include state politics, contemporary social and political movements in Punjab focusing on peasants and border area. He is involved in the election related studies in Punjab since 2007 |
| No. of Publications |
He has written more than forty articles in journals like Economic and Political Weekly, Man and Development, Mainstream, Punjab Journal of Politics, Social Science Research Journal among others and completed three major projects. He has been a co- author of book Terrorism in Punjab: understanding Grass-roots Reality |
| Email Address |
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| Contact Numbers |
0183-2258801-09 Ext, 3350
+9194170-75563 |
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Dr. Rajinder Singh
Sandhu |
| Qualification |
M.A., M.Phill, Ph.D. |
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| Designation |
Reader |
| Area of Specialization |
Political Sociology |
| Area of Interest |
Indian Public Administrative Policy, Administrative
Theory |
| No. of Publications |
8 Papers |
| Email
Address |
sandhu_pakki!@yahoo.co.in |
| Contact Numbers |
0183-2272571, 0183-2258802-09 Ext. 3355 |
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Harmit Singh |
| Qualification |
M.A. |
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| Designation |
Senior Lecturer |
| Area of Specialization |
International Politics |
| Area of Interest |
South Asia |
| No. of Publications |
Eight |
| Email Address |
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| Contact Numbers |
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Dr. Harpreet Mangat |
| Qualification |
M.A., M.Phill, Ph.D. |
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| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Area of Specialization |
Postdoc on ‘Long Distance Nationalism of the Diasporas: A Study of the Sikhs in the USA’ and PhD on ‘The Sikh Diaspora in North America and the Punjab Crisis’. |
| Area of Interest |
Diaspora Nationalism, Sikh Diaspora, Exclusion and Inclusion Studies with particular reference to the border studies. |
| No. of Publications |
10 |
| Email
Address |
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| Contact Numbers |
0183-2258802-09 (Extn: 3349) |
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Dr. Satnam Singh Deol |
| Qualification |
M.A Political Science, M.A. Human Rights & Duties, Ph.D |
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| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Area of Specialization |
Human Rights |
| Area of Interest |
Human Rights in India, Human Rights in Punjab |
| No. of Publications |
Books: 01
Research Papers: 20
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| Conferences & Seminars |
Attended: 16
Paper Presented: 12 |
| Email
Address |
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| Contact Numbers |
+918427700177 |
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