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View ProfileThe School of Political Science (Earlier Department of Political Science) has a venerable past, a dynamic present, and a bright future. It came into existence in the year 1964. Post-graduate teaching was introduced in the year 1983. M.Phil & Ph.D programmes were introduced in the year 2017. Its commitment to teaching and scholarship, as well as its belief in the importance of community service, can be traced back to the past glory of Gangadhar Meher College. Our school’s teaching commitment and successes are reflected in our students. Faculties get to know students by name, not only in high-level seminars, but also from group discussions, and through an array of engaging courses, including experiential courses like the Model United Nations and Mock Parliament. We offer not only traditional courses required for different competitive examinations, but also many thought-provoking courses to encourage creativity among the students. The school offers programmes for U.G(96seats), P. G(58 seats) and Ph.D. students and runs regular seminars and workshops. The School has four faculty members namely Prof G.R.Swain,D r K.C.Ratha, Dr Banita Mahanandia and Ms. Singh Subhalaxmi Baidhar
The School of Political Science strives to be a highly supportive, dynamic, and productive academic department o f teacher-scholars. We are dedicated to the formation of intellectually deep, civically-engaged, globally-aware, and ethically-minded students. We accept the challenge to be distinctive, thoughtful, skilled, and service-oriented critics of society and agents of change as they faithfully pursue justice and peace in their individual lives , communities and the world.
As a vibrant academic community, the School of Political Science is embedded in the tradition of dialogues. The school actively pursues the objective of being multidisciplinary in nature and at the same time respecting human values irrespective of one’s identities. We actively serve multiple communities and we produce high quality scholarship within the broad contours of our discipline. We provide an academically rigorous, critical, intellectually diverse, and praxis-ori ented set of educational degree programs in political science, human rights studies, and policy studies intended to properly educate and equip our students for lifelong learning, faithful citizen ship and positions of conscientious leadership and service to their professions, community, and the world.
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School of Political Science would strive for the formation of a intellectually deep, civically engaged and ethically aware students and strengthen a culture of respect, inclusion and collaboration for promoting global peace.
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