University Department of Political Science

UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

LALIT NARAYAN MITHILA UNIVERSITY

KAMESHWARNAGAR, DARBHANGA

COURSES OF STUDY

(UNDER SEMESTER SYSTEM)

FOR POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME

(M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE)

TO BE IMPLIMENTED FROM ACADEMY SESSION 2015-2017 Onwards

Extract from Regulation for P.G. (M.A.) Programme in Political Science

L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga

The programme (Courses of Studies) of P.G. Political Science will be two years duration divided into two academic sessions called M.A. Previous & M.A. Final respectively. First & Second semester shall cover the previous year, whereas third & fourth semester shall be extended over the final year consecutively.

There shall be sixteen papers in P.G. (Political Science) Programme Comprising four papers in each semester. The papers shall be of two Categories (a) Compulsory/Core Courses & (b), Specialized/ Elective Courses. No of papers of Compulsory/Core Courses shall be thirteen & Specialized/Elective Courses shall consist of three papers.

The students shall be required to study anyone of the following Specialized/Elective Courses of their Choice.

Group 'A' -

Group 'B' -

Group 'C' -

(l) The durations of M.A. (Political Science) semester system course shall be" of two academic session/four semesters, each semester shall be' of 16 to 18 weeks of actual study.

(2) The Examinations for Master's degree in Social Sciences (Political Science) subject shall consist of four semesters of six months each.

(3) Each academic session shall consist of two semesters'- I & III: from July to December and II & IV: from January to June.

(4) The M,A. Course shall consist of' 16 papers spread over four semesters with four papers each semester, carrying 100 marks each paper. The entire curriculum shall be of 1600 marks taken. Together.

EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE UNDER SEMESTER SYSTEM

(5) The performance of Student in each paper will be assessed on the basis of Continuous Internal Assessment (CIA) of 30 Marks and the End of Semester Examination (ESE) Consisting of 70 Marks,

(6) The components of CIA shall be —

(a) Two Mid-semester Written Tests

of one- hour duration each 15 marks.

(b) Seminar/Quiz 05 marks.

(d) Regularity, Punctuality & Conduct 05 marks.

Total 30 marks.

(7) The Concerned teacher of the Course/Paper shall be responsible for conducting the mid-Semester tests and other components of the CIA in addition to CIA, The ESE, which will be written examination of 3 hours duration; would also form an integral component evaluation.

(8) EXAMINATI0NS:

(A) The End-Semester-Examination will be conducted by the university. The two mid-Semester Tests will be Conducted and marked by the teacher concerned. The teacher shall show the answer scripts of the first mid-Semester tests to the students of the class.

(B) The End of Semester Examination (ESE) "shall be named as follows:

(a) M.A Part (l) - I Semester Examination and II Semester Examination respectively.

(b) M.A. Part (II) - III Semester Examination & IV Semester Examination respectively.

(c) Syllabus for each paper shall be divided into 5 units Bases on this, the question paper pattern shall be as follows:-

Part–A Ten objective type Questions

(Two Questions from each unit) 10 x 2 = 20 marks.

Part–B Five short Answer Questions (Four to be answered)

(One Question from each unit) 4 x 5 = 20 marks.

Part–C Three long answer Questions out of five to be answered

(One Question from each unit) 3 x l0 = 30 marks.

(9) The examination of I and III Semesters, shall be generally held in the month of November-December and that of II and IV Semester, shall be held in the month of May-June.

(10) In formulating the entire Programme of Studies, Department shall be guided by the consideration that at the Post Graduate level. Students should be familiar with all the Sub-disciplines, trends and paradigms of the Subject. Keeping this in view the Department will decided 13 Core Papers and 3 Elective Papers..

(11) There shall be no supplementary examination in any of the Semester Courses– (I, II, III & IV).

(12) Those who have appeared at the CIA and attended the required minimum Percentage (75%) of attendance of lectures shall be permitted to appears in the ends Semester examination.

After appearing at the Semester Examination, the candidates can be placed in the following categories in the context of declaration of the results of the Semester Examination.

To be declared passed in IInd Semester Examination a candidate must secured at least 40% marks in each paper separately both in theory as well as continuous internal assessment and a minimum of 45% in total.

(i) However if a candidate passes in at least two papers in his/her First, Second and Third End Semester Examination, he shall be promoted to next higher semester.

(ii) Candidates shall have to clear their backlog paper in the next End Semester Examination of that semester whenever it is available.

(iii) Even if a student is promoted to Fourth Semester, his Final result will only be declared when he/she has cleared all their backlog papers.

(iv) Final result of M.A. Course shall be published on the basis of candidate performance in all the 16 papers speared over Fourth Semesters.

(V) The Final result will be published only after he has cleared all the 16 papers securing minimum qualifying marks.

(vi) Since it is a continuous evaluation programme, student shall be awarded Great Point (GP) at the End of each Semester Examination and cumulative Great Point (GP) at the End of Final End Semester Examinations in 10 points scoring system.

(vii) There shall be no supplementary examination. A student has to score minimum 40% marks in his CIA. Failing to secure minimum marks he will have to repeat the CIA along with the students of the same semester of the next academic session.

(viii) If students fail to secure minimum 40% marks, in CIA of any papers his result will be declared as fail in that paper. Students shall have to reappear in that paper in the same semester of next academic session. The name of the promoted candidate/ candidates will not be included in the merit list of that subject.

(ix) A promoted candidate, if he has passed in CIA but fails in theory paper/papers, he/she shall retain h is/her. CIA award and will reappear in the theory paper only of the semester whenever available. However, if a candidate is declared fail in any End Semester Examination shall retain nothing and will have to redo the course work of failed semester again and he has to appear again in CIA as well as theory paper.

IMPROVEMENT OF RESULT:

If candidate passes in End Semester Examination, he/she may apply for the improvement of his/her result in maximum of two papers of the semester. He/She can avail this facility only twice during the duration of whole course. Better, of the two results will be treated as final result of candidates in those papers.

Post Graduate Programme

M.A. (Political Science)

PAPER / SUBJECT / MARKS ESE+CIA / Cr. Hr. CR(T+P) / PAPER CODE
SEMESTER – I
Paper – I / Indian Political Thought / 70+30 / 5(5+0) / POL 511
Paper – II / Indian Govt. and Politics / 70+30 / 4(4+0) / POL 512
Paper – III / Comparative Politics : Govt. and Politics with Special Reference to India, USA, European Union and China / 70+30 / 5(5+0) / POL 513
Paper – IV / Political Sociology / 70+30 / 6(6+0) / POL 514
Total – / 400 / 20(20+0)
SEMESTER – II
Paper – V / Contemporary Political Issues / 70+30 / 6(6+0) / POL 521
Paper – VI / Theories of International Relations / 70+30 / 4(4+0) / POL 522
Paper – VII / Public Administration / 70+30 / 4(4+0) / POL 523
Paper–VIII / Research Methodology / 70+30 / 6(6+0) / POL 524
Total – / 400 / 20(20+0)
SEMESTER – III
Paper – IX / Western Political Thought / 70+30 / 5(5+0) / POL 531
Paper – X / Modern Political Theory / 70+30 / 5(5+0) / POL 532
Paper – XI / International Politics / 70+30 / 4(4+0) / POL 533
Paper – XII / Democracy and Human Rights in India / 70+30 / 6(6+0) / POL 534
Total – / 400 / 20(20+0)
SEMESTER – IV
Paper–XIII / Federalism in India (Elective-A) / 70+30 / 5(5+0) / POL 541
Principles & Theories of Human Rights (Elective-B) / 70+30 / 5(5+0) / POL 542
International Organisation-I (Elective-C) / 70+30 / 5(5+0) / POL 543
Paper–XIV / Issues in Indian Politics (Elective-A) / 70+30 / 5(5+0) / POL 544
Human Rights Education (Elective-B) / 70+30 / 5(5+0) / POL 545
International Law-II (Elective-C) / 70+30 / 5(5+0) / POL 546
Paper-XV / State Politics with Special Reference to Bihar (Elective-A) / 70+30 / 5(5+0) / POL 547
State of Human Rights in India (Elective-B) / 70+30 / 5(5+0) / POL 548
International Organisation-II (Elective-C) / 70+30 / 5(5+0) / POL 549
Paper–XVI / Project Work / 50+50 / 5(0+5) / POL 550
Total – / 400 / 20(15+5)
1600 / 80(75+5)
Letter Grade / Percentage Range / Numerical of letter Grade / Description of Grade
A / 100-90 / 10 / Outstanding
B / 80-89 / 9 / Excellent
C / 70-79 / 8 / Very Good
D / 60-69 / 7 / Good
E / 50-59 / 6 / Average
P / 45-49 / 5 / Pass
F / Less than 45 / Less than 5 / Fail

SEMESTER-I .

M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE

Paper-I : Pol 511 : Indian Political Thought [5(5+0)]

(Core/Compulsory Paper)

Max. Marks : 100

C.I.A. Marks : 30

E.S.E. Marks: 70 (Time : 3 hrs)

Note : Students are required to attempt questions from each unit:

Unit-I

Ancient Indian Political Thought

Features of Ancient Indian Political Thought

Political Ideas in Mahabharat : A study of Shanti Parva

Ancient Indian Institutions : Sabha, Samiti and Janpad

Kautilya : Kingship, Saptant and Mandal

Unit-II

Indian Renaissance

Features of Modern Indian Political Thought

Indian Renaissance : Origin and Features

Indian Renaissance : Impact on Modern Indian Political Thought

Indian Renaissance : Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Swami Vivekanand

Unit-III

Nationalism in India

Nationalism in India : Origin and Growth

Social Background of Indian Nationalism

Indian Nationalism : Tilak and Gandhi

Religion and Nationalism in India : Savarkar and Jinnah.

Unit-IV

Socialism in India

Socialist Movement in India : An Overview

Jai Prakash Narayan

Ram Manohar Lohiya

M.N. Roy

Unit-V

Philosophy of National Building in India

Gandhi

Nehru

Sardar Patel

B.R. Ambedkar

Books Recommended:

1. Bhabani C. Bhattacharaya : Mahatma Gandhi, Arnold Heineman, 1977.

2. J. Bandhyopadhaya : Social and Political Though: cf Gandhi. Allied, 1969.

3. Geoffrey Ostergaard & Currel Melville : Gentle Anarchist, Clarendon Press, 1971.

4. Aziz Ahmed: Islamic Modernism in India 1857-1964, Oxford, 1967.

5. K.K. Gangadharan : Indian National Consciousness, Growth and Development, Kalamkar Prakash an, 1972.

6. K.P. Karunakaran : Continuity and Change in Indian Politics, People's Publishing House, 1964.

7. Kiran Saxena: Modern Indian Political Thought: Gandhism and Roy's New Humanism, Chetna Publishing, 1978.

8. V.P. Varma: Modern Indian Political Thought. Educational Publishers, 1971.

9. M. N. Jha: Modern Indian Political Thought· – Ram Mohan Roy to Present Day, Meenakshi Prakashan, ] 975.

10. R. A. Prasad: Socialist Thought in Modern India Meenaakshi Prakashan, 1974.

11. Raghavan Iyer : Moral and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi, Oxford, 1973.

12. A. Appadorai : Indian Political Thinking of Twentieth Century, Oxford, 1971.

13. A.R. Desai: Social Background of Indian Nationalism. Popular Prakashan, 1981.

14. O.P. Goyal: Studies in Modern Indian Political Thought, Kitab Mahal, 1977.

15. Allan and Wendy Scarte : Remembering Jayaprakash, Sidharth, 1977.

16. Upendra Baxi and Bhikhu.Parekh (eds.) : Crisis and Change in Contemporary India, Sage, 1995.

17. Bhola Chatterji : Conflict in J.P.'s Politics, Ankur, 1984.

18. Adi H. Doctor: Political Thinkers of Modern India, Mittal, 199;.

19. B. K. Ghatak ed.: Dr. Ambedkar's Thought, APH, New Delhi . .1997.

20. Shashi Joshi: Struggle for Hegemony 10 India Vol-I, 192()-34, Sage. 1992.

21. N.C. Mehrotra : Lohia : A Study, Atma Ram & Sons, 1978.

22. Sharif Ali Mujahid : Quaid-I-Azam-Jinnah: Swedish in interpretation, B.R Publishing, 1981.

23. Thomas Pantham and K.L. Deutsch (eds.) : Political Thought in Modern India, Sage, 1986.

24. Thomas Pantham : Political Theories and Social Reconstruction : A Critical Survey of the Literature on India, Sage. 1995.

25. Bhikhu Parekh & Thomas Pantharn (ed.) : Political Discourse: Exploration in lndian and Western Political Thought, Sage, 1987.

26. Anthony J. Parel and Ronald C. Keith (eds.) : Contemporary Political Philosophy, Sage, 1992.

27. Sibnaranyan Ray (ed.) : M.N. Roy : Philosophy–Revolutionary. Ajanta. 1995.

28. Ramashray Roy: Understanding Gandhi, Ajanta, 1986

29. Samaren Roy: M.N. Roy: A Political Biography. Orient Longman. 1997.

M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE

Paper-II : Pol 512 : Indian Government and Politics [4(4+0)]

(Core/Compulsory Paper)

Max. Marks : 100

C.I.A. Marks : 30

E.S.E. Marks : 70 (Time : 3 hrs)

Note : Students are required to attempt questions from each unit:

Unit-I

Constitutional Development and the making of the Indian Constitution

Background of the Constituent Assembly: Composition and working

Federalism and its working with reference to Centre-state Relations and demand for State Autonomy.

Unit-II

The President, Nature of the Office, Powers and Role.

The Prime Minister : Nature of the Office; Powers, functions and Relationship with the President

Parliament of India : Composition and Working

Unit-III

Governor : Nature of the Office, Powers and Role.

Chief Minister: Powers, Position and Relationship with the Governor

Legislative Assembly : Composition and Working.

Unit-IV

Supreme Court of India : Jurisdiction and Judicial Activism.

High Court : Jurisdiction and Role

Unit-V

Nature of the party system : National and Regional parties

Pressure groups : Meaning, Role and Working

Impact of Caste, Religion, Region on Indian Politics