Political Science

List of Core Course (CC) with its Outcome under CBCS

Apart from the above CC in Advance Course there are CC paper for General/Pass students as well as DSE and SEC papers too for specialization.

Courses offered under CCF 2022

The Department of Political Science follows the syllabus prescribed by the affiliating University of Calcutta. Previously our department followed 1+1+1 system till 2018 from then onwards Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) was implemented. The first batch of Semester system passed in the year 2021. The Curriculum and Credit Framework (CCF) 2022 came into effect from academic session 2023-24 which was implemented by the University of Calcutta in accordance with New Education Policy (NEP), 2020. The details of Course Offered with Subject Code, Duration and Total Credits is given below:-

1 credit is equal to 25 marks

*Candidates who will not pursue Dissertation/Research work then he/she will have to study additional 1 DSC/Core paper of 4 credits in the 7^th Semester & 2 DSC/Core Papers of 4 Credits each in the 8^th Semester.

Programme Outcome for Political Science Major 4 year Degree Course and 3 year degree Multi Disciplinary Course

B.A Political Science Major (PLSM)

1. Students scoring CGPA equivalent to 75% after successful completion of all the first 6 semesters (3years) may opt for Honours with research Degree Course in the 7^th & 8^th Semester.
2. Students choosing a 4year Bachelors Degree (single major with research course) undertake research projects under the supervision of a faculty member.
3. It’s the basic conceptual clarity about the discipline that helps to explore other social sciences and feasible areas of interdisciplinary research.
4. Students can pursue legal studies/law or journalism in future as the course provide knowledge on laws, rights etc.
5. Students can go into teaching, bureaucracy, banking sector, social work etc.
6. Knowledge imparted about Constitution of India—its values and fundamental duties can make better parliamentarians/ legislators/ administrators.
7. The amalgamation of theoretical knowledge and research methodology helps to enhance their skills for further research and exploration.
8. Last but not the least students pursuing degree course in political science major will become wary, sensitive and conscious denizens.

Syllabus and Course Outcome

The affiliating University ensures that new areas are incorporated within the imparted courses and the ongoing Semester wise Four Year B.A (Honours & Honours with Research) course has Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) related to Legal Literacy, Legislative Procedures Research Methodology etc as well as Discipline Specific Core Course/ Core Course (DSCC/CC) associated with Governance and Public Policy, Gender Studies, Global Politics, Human Rights etc. It has opened up novel avenues for employment in the field of law, journalism, governance etc. and also encourages students to explore research areas through getting enrolled and pursuing degree course with research for probe further.

List of Discipline Specific Core Course/ Core Course (DSCC/CC) in Political Science Honours with its Outcome

Apart from the above CC in Major there are CC papers for MDC students as well as SEC, IDC and CVAC papers too for specialisation.

B.A Political Science Minor (MPLS)

1. Students who obtain bachelors degree if interested in further studies then take admission in Masters Degree through distance education or by qualifying written entrance exam.
2. The UG degree course helps them in gaining knowledge to prepare for competitive examinations and government jobs.
3. The students also gain knowledge, basic understanding about law through legal literacy course.
4. The knowledge gained helps to explore fields of social work and job prospects in NGOs.
5. The knowledge gained through Constitutional Values as CVAC helps in preparing for competitive examinations, comprehend the fundamental law of land.
6. Last but not the least students become better human beings and responsible citizens.

List of General Core Course (CC)/Generic Elective (GE) with its Outcome

Programme Outcome for Three Year Degree Political Science Honours and General Course

B.A Political Science Honours

1. Students after attaining bachelors degree either continue with higher studies or try to secure a job.
2. Students try to grasp the discipline conceptually and practically.
3. There are students who have bachelor’s degree pursue other related fields to secure their future.
4. The field of literature and writing is always there to be unfolded provided if the student has the skill and flair.
5. Students can always go into teaching, bureaucracy or become better parliamentarians/ legislators/ administrators.
6. Last but not the least students pursuing degree course in political science will become responsible, well informed and conscious denizens.

Syllabus and Course Outcome

The affiliating University ensures that new areas are incorporated within the imparted courses and the ongoing 1+1+1 system will be replaced by CBCS course which has Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) related to Legal Literacy, Research Methodology etc as well as Discipline Specific Elective Course (DSE) associated with Gender Studies, Global Politics, Human Rights etc. Students can explore the international arena by gaining knowledge about International Relation, theories, diplomacy so on and so forth. International Relation and Comparative Politics are the upcoming areas.

List of Honours Course with its Outcome

Apart from the above Honours Course there are papers for General/Pass students. Each of the papers carry 100 marks (4 units of 25 marks each i.e. 2 short notes of 5 mark each and 1 subjective question of 25 marks).

B.A Political Science General (PLSG)

1. Students who obtain bachelors degree if interested in further studies then take admission in Masters Degree through distance education.
2. The students also gain knowledge, basic understanding about the different papers in the course which help to prepare for competitive examinations and government jobs.
3. The UG degree course helps them in gaining knowledge about topics incorporated in general knowledge or general studies.
4. The knowledge gained helps to explore fields of social work, health and job prospects in NGOs.

List of General Course with its Outcome

 In Part III Paper IV has two aspects- theoretical issues carrying 80 marks and application oriented issues of 20 marks. Basically all the short questions will come from second aspect and the subjective ones will be from first aspect. All the papers will have only theory written examination of 100 marks each and internal as well as tutorial component was introduced through CBCS.

The List of Add on Course with necessary details is provided below:

Both offline/classroom lecture and online mode is utilised for teaching. During pandemic online classes were held through Google Meet. The department has WhatsApp group for Advance or Honours Course and Multi Disciplinary/ General course students of each semester. There are departmental seminars/presentations, quiz etc. so that students gain confidence along with grip on the subject.

Mentor Mentee System

Apart from academic support through classroom teaching, the teachers assigned as mentor for a group of mentee do personal counselling to address issues related to family, friends, peer group or other acquaintances. The mentor maintains a detail record of mentee with their name, roll number, contact number and email address. The mentee is encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities and open up so that the inherent attribute or skill can be honed up thus leading to holistic development.

Remedial Classes

The department provides additional academic support and input to students who are socially, educationally and economically from weaker sections of society through extra remedial classes beyond regular allotted classes as per routine. They are provided with handwritten notes, Xerox material as well as relevant websites and video of online lectures.

Seminar Library

It is maintained by donation of complimentary copies made to the faculty members from various publishers. A record is maintained and books are used by both the tutor and taught for further consultation and clarification. It is kept under supervision of the Head of the Department and the students are given reminder to return the books within the stipulated period of one week.

Internal Assessment is held for 10% of the total marks of each paper/subject 10 marks for a paper of 100 marks. 20% of the total marks i.e. 20 marks is assigned to Internal Assessment. Internal Exam and Attendance is combined to get Internal Assessment result. 15 marks are assigned for Tutorial/Project. There is Internal and Tutorial component in each semester apart from Theory conducted by the affiliating University. Apart from Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) even class test is taken as per requirement.

Department of Political Science

Result of Advance Course Students for Academic Session – 2019-22

25 candidates appeared in Semester VI 2022 End Semester Examination, out of which CGPA 6-7 was secured by 5 students with Grade B+ and 17 students had CGPA 7-8 with Grade

Result of Advance Course Students for Academic Session – 2020-23

21 candidates appeared in Semester VI 2023 End Semester Examination, out of which CGPA 6-7 was secured by 6 students with Grade B+ and 09 students had CGPA 7-8 with Grade A.

Students Progression towards Higher Education

Session 2019-2020 (Batch 2020)

Session 2020-2021 (Batch 2021)

Students of the Department after completion of UG course have got admission in University of Calcutta, Rabindra Bharati University, Presidency University, Diamond Harbour Women’s University etc, pursuing Law Course in Bangalore, opted for Nursing Course, cleared SET/NET and joined teaching profession so on and so forth.

Departmental Wall Magazine named “Dialego” focusing on specific topic is published within the academic session. A bilingual Departmental Journal named “Statecraft” was published first time in 2016. “Humanity and Disaster” (মানবতা এবং অতিমারী) was the theme in 2022-23. All the students gathered to observe Teachers Day, celebrate Fresher’s Welcome and bid Farewell to outgoing or pass out students. “Democratic Consciousness: Challenges and Opportunities” was our focus in 2023-24. Every year after the wall magazine is published there is departmental seminar concluded by student’s presentations.

Achievements

There are students who won prize for being Best Library User on annual day celebration of the institution and since last couple of years our department has students passing with First Division/Class cleared written entrance exam conducted for admission to PG course and secured good position. Many of them have actively participated in Departmental Seminars, NSS activities, Self Defence Training Programme for girls, quiz competition, poster competition, Yoga Session, District Level Youth Parliament Competition organized by Department of Parliamentary Affairs, West Bengal, Observation of Student Week and Food Festival. Even students promptly joined classes through Google Meet in virtual mode during pandemic.

List of Achievers

2020-21

Best Library User Prize – Dipankar Das, PLSA Batch 2020-21 (Pass out)

Highest Attendance Prize- Dipankar Das, PLSA Batch 2020-21 (Pass out)

Vidyasagar Memorial Competition 2021- Dipankar Das PLSA Batch 2020-21 participated in Inter College Short Story Writing Competition held at Vidyasagar College for Women.

Workshop by Women Study Cell on “Role of the Youth in Building an Egalitarian Society” on the 13^th of March 2020.

2021-22

Second Position as ST candidate in CU M.A. Written Entrance Examination 2022-23- Samrat Sing, PLSA Batch 2021-22

First Prize in Yoga- Priti Dey as participant, PLSA Batch 2021-22

Third Prize in Yoga- Sangita Tanti as participant, PLSA Batch 2021-22

2022-23

Self Defence Course Participants- Arju Khatun, Pallabi Mondal, Mili Roy, Priyanka Shaw admitted in 2022-23

Best Student Award (Highest Scorer in the subject)- Kakali Bhandari, PLSA Batch 2022-23

First Position in Merit List of Political Science with International Relations (Semester System) Session 2023-24- Adwitiya Ghosh, PLSA Batch 2022-23

2023-24

Certification for Photography (Observation of Student Week) in Semester I exam under NEP 2020 (CCF 2022– Sania Khatoon, Pallab Sarkar, Santanu Biswas and Debashish Pramanik, PLSM Batch 2023-24

Certification for Quiz Competition (Observation of Student Week) in Semester I exam under NEP 2020 (CCF 2022 – Sania Khatoon, Ayan Sarkar, Manashi Ghosh and Debashish Pramanik, PLSM Batch 2023-24

Best Library User Prize – Ayan Sarkar, PLSM Batch 2023-24

Scored highest score with SGPA of 7.352 in Semester I exam under NEP 2020 (CCF 2022) – Manashi Ghosh, PLSM Batch 2023-24

Scored 80 marks (A+) in CC 5 paper for Semester III exam under CBCS – Pallabi Mondal, PLSA Batch 2023-24

Scored highest score with SGPA of 7.131 in Semester III exam under CBCS – Pallabi Mondal, PLSA Batch 2023-24

Scored 82 marks (A+) in CC 11 paper for Semester V exam under CBCS – Prema Mondal, PLSA Batch 2023-24

Scored highest score with SGPA of 7.173 in Semester V exam under CBCS – Rajesh Das, PLSA Batch 2023-24

Executive Committee is to be formed with 3 teachers, 1 office staff and 4 student representatives from all semesters. The Nodal Officer also does mentor the club. Apart from members, students act as volunteers to assist in the activities of club. The District Collector, who is also District Election Officer (DEO) and Electoral Registration Officer, guidance is sought in our endeavour.

The said Club is formed to generate awareness about their political right i.e. right to vote. It works as Voter Awareness Forum (VAF) for staff and newly admitted students. It is quintessential to motivate the voters so that politically apathetic denizens realise that ‘one man one vote’ is a very effective weapon to bring about change in democracy. The target will be to create Empowered (Prospective) Voter. Every vote and opinion counts in democracy.

Thought provoking games, classroom activities, quiz, outreach programmes etc are organised at regular intervals to create informed electorates.

The future voters will be informed about process of registration and voting. All must exercise their voting rights.

As majority of our students are from socially, educationally and economically backward sections of society and most of them are first generation learners, it is possible to reach out to the community and marginalized sections through the students.

Poster competition, awareness session and preparation of Handbook for voters are part of Plan of Action (POA) of ELC. Mock election will be staged to generate awareness about voting process and furnish with first hand information. Election issues or agenda can be taken up to organise debate and healthy discussion on specific problems.

A drive will be taken through Google Form to find out how many admitted students have enrolled themselves as voters in the electoral roll if not, then what are the issues to be addressed upon.

Last but not the least students will encourage all the voters to exercise their right in free and fair means (ethical voting).