Department Overview

Head of Department: Prof. Pawan Kumar Sharma

The department came into existence in 1977 and the Post Graduate teachings at M.A. and M. Phil. levels started in the years 1978 and 1979, respectively. Till now, 96 students have obtained their Ph.D. degree. Students from abroad primarily from South-East Asian sub-continent and Africa have also obtained their M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The department has also started a self financed PG Course in Public Administration with a view to develop understanding of development planning and structure & functions of various institutions. The department’s emphasis continues to initiate and strengthen empirical research at grass root level, both in rural and urban environment. The department has organized seminars on the current and significant themes as well as refresher courses sponsored by the UGC. A good number of students of the department qualify UGC-JRF/NET and also obtain scholarships from other government agencies. In last two decades, several students of the department have contributed to the national and local community in the areas of higher education, administration, judiciary, politics and social service. Some of them have made a mark on the foreign land also. The faculty members have published 23 volumes and more than one hundred research papers and articles. The department is also associated with a bi-annual journal ‘The Meerut Journal of Political Science and Public Administration’.Since its inception, the Department’s emphasis has been to initiate and strengthen the empirical research at grass-root level, both in rural and urban environment. The themes of this projects and dissertations try to touch the problem areas relating to the weaker sections of the society. Apart from the governmental and non-governmental institutions, political, social and administrative processes have also been studied. At micro level the research studies have emphasized on the role and functions of the regional and international institutions, having linkages and interaction of global factors at different levels. At present, the emphasis of research studies is in the areas of Administration, Development Studies, International and national Political System and Political Institutions and Processes.