COURSES OFFERED: Semester - 1 Understanding Political Theory (DSC - 1): The paper seeks to assess the conventional as well as contemporary approaches to understanding politics. Through this course, the students gain an understanding of the various traditions and approaches of political theory and appreciate how they get reflected in social living. Ideas and Institutions in Indian Political Thought (DSC-2): This paper seeks to challenge the hegemonic bias of euro-centric terms that had debunked ancient Indian thought as limiting. Through this course, the students gain a comprehensive understanding of Indian political thought. Colonialism and Nationalism in India (DSC-3): The purpose of this course is to help the students understand the advent of colonialism and the response of nationalism towards it. Through this course, the students gain an understanding of the nature of colonialism and its impacts on the social, political, and economic life of India. General Elective: Ideas in Indian Political Thought Value Addition Course: Constitutional Values and Fundamental Duties Skill Enhancement Course: Political Leadership and Communication Semester - 2 Perspectives on Public Administration (DSC - 4) This paper encompasses public administration in its historical context with an emphasis on the various classical and contemporary administrative theories Methods and Approaches in Comparative Political Analysis (DSC - 5) The aim of this course is to introduce students to the foundational concepts, methods, approaches, and historical legacy of the discipline. Introduction to International Relations: Theories, Concepts, and Debates (DSC - 6) The paper introduces students to some of the key theories, concepts, and debates of international relations. While historically contextualising the evolution of mainstream IR theories, students will also learn about the leading debates aimed at de-centering and pluralizing the knowledge base of IR. Generic Elective : Ideas in Indian Political Thought Introduction to Indian Constitution Nationalism in India Understanding International Relations Governance - Issues and Challenges Western Political Philosophy Politics of Globalisation Introduction to Public Policy Women and Politics in India - Concepts and Debates Semester - 3 Political Theory: Concepts and Debates (DSC - 7) This course will familiarise students with the basic normative concepts in political theory. Ancient and Medieval Indian Political Thought (DSC - 8) This paper seeks to critically engage with writers of ancient India, who produced treatises on statecraft and several elements of governance and government. Constitutional Government and Democracy in India (DSC - 9) The aim of this paper is to understand how liberty, equality and justice, territorial decentralisation and federalism, development and democracy serve as values on which constitutional democracy in India is premised. DSE (Discipline Specific Elective) Indian Constitution Key Debates Semester - 4 Public Administration in India (DSC - 10) This paper seeks to equate the student with an analytical and critical understanding of the institution of Indian bureaucracy, with issues of decentralisation, financial management, public accountability, e-governance, and some specific dimensions of citizens and social welfare politics. Concepts in Comparative Political Analysis (DSC - 11) The course aims to make students familiar with electoral systems and party systems to make sense of the different ways representation is achieved. The experiences with constitutionalism and constitutional design, which facilitate federal sharing of power, the ideas of nationalism in anti-colonial movements and development models. Global Politics: (DSC - 12) Through the conceptual frames of geo-politics, geo-economics, and geo-strategy, the students will learn about various dimensions of the contemporary dynamics of global politics. DSE: Gandhi and the Contemporary World India's National Security- Major Challenges and Strategic Thinking Semester - 5 Western Political Philosophy (DSC - 13) The course goes back to Greek antiquity and familiarises the students with the manner in which political questions were first posed and answered normatively. Modern Indian Political Thought (DSC - 14) The course has been designed to give the student a glimpse of the richness and diversity within Indian political thought Political Process in India (DSC - 15) This course aims at familiarising the student with the processes through which politics makes itself manifest in India. It involves looking at the different modes through which power is exercised and dispersed in society along the axes of caste, class, religion, ethnicity, and gender. DSE: International Political Economy Understanding Ambedkar Semester - 6 Public Policy (DSC - 16) This course comprises all aspects of Public Policy, i.e, how it is formed, the forces, and factors that shape it, how it is monitored, implemented, and evaluated. Comparative Political Systems (DSC - 17) With this course, students will be familiarised with the defining features like state formation, state formation, constitution, and division of power, structure of government, electoral system, political parties, political systems, party systems, and the contemporary social and economic challenges in different societies. India's Foreign Policy- Challenges and Strategies (DSC - 18) The course seeks to equip students to engage with key sources, theoretical underpinnings, and the structural or functional dimensions of the foreign policy making processes of india. DSE: Understanding Security Understanding Savarkar Research Methods in Politics

Achievements: 1) Sudhanshu Raghuvanshi a) 1st at inter-college debate at Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women (2023) 2) Mukund Kumar Pathak a) 1st at G20 Quiz at Janaki Devi Memorial College (August, 2023) 3) Prem Ansh Sinha a) 1st at “TWIZ”, a Pan-India Travel Quiz. Hosted by HRCCE, Mumbai (November, 2022) b) 2nd at PolitiQ, A General Quiz at Hindu College (February, 2023) c) 3rd at ExQuizite, Fiesta, a Gen-Biz Quiz at Faculty of Management Studies (February, 2023) d) 1st at Trivia Triumph, a General Quiz at PGDAV (Evening) College (March, 2023) e) 2nd position at Quiz-O-Mania, a General Quiz at Samara’23 at Ramjas College (March, 2023) f) 1st at the General Quiz at Jashn-e-Quiz, Maharaja Agrasen College (March, 2023) g) 2nd at the Travel and Culture Quiz, Encuesta at Deshbandhu College (April, 2023) h) 3rd at Nostalgia Nama at Kamla Nehru College (April, 2023) i) 2nd at G20 Quiz at Dyal Singh (Morning) College (June, 2023) j) 3rd at the G20 India Quiz at Hindu College (September, 2023) 4) Arya Pamani a) Holds a Guinness World Record for playing in the longest hand-drumming (tabla) relay.

1) Dr Vrajendra Raj Mehta Noted Academician and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi 2) Dr Manoranjan Mohanty Retired Professor. Former Head of Department at University of Delhi. 3) Dr Prakash Chand Kandpal Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University 4) Mr Atish Chandra IAS 5) Mr Sonmani Borah IAS 6) Dr Himanshu Roy Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University 7) Mr Navajyoti Gogoi IPS 8) Mr Jayant Baruah Police Officer 9) Mr Ashish Kumar Civil Servant 10) Dr Kumar Rahul Associate Professor at Ramjas College, University of Delhi 11) Dr Tanvir Aeijaz Associate Professor at Ramjas College, University of Delhi 12) Dr Chandrachur Singh Associate Professor at Hindu College, University of Delhi 13) Mr Sanjay Raj Pandey Judge 14) Mr Kundan Paswan Judge 15) Mr Ashish Kumar Judge 16) Dr Aparna Agarwal Assistant Professor at O.P. Jindal Global University 17) Mr Aditya Raj Kaul Senior Journalist 18) Mr Akshay Labroo IAS 19) Miss Anjali Birla Civil Servant 20) Mr Sparsh Verma Civil Servant 21) Mr Prathit Singh Human Rights Activist 22) Mr Tenzin Dalha Cine Artist