Built up in 1949, the Department of Politics and Public Administration is one of the most seasoned divisions of the University. After effectively finishing the Special Assistance Program of the UGC for three stages (1991-2007); the UGC perceived the Department as Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) in Indian Politics (2008-2013) and has accordingly conceded CAS stage II (2015-2020).

Established in 1949, the division of governmental issues was renamed as Department of Politics and Public Administration in 1956 on account of the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri. Yashwantrao Chavan. In 2008 the Department was overhauled by the UGC as Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) with an order to ponder Indian Politics. The push range was State and Democracy in India in the worldwide setting. After a fruitful fulfillment of stage I the UGC conceded CAS (stage II) to the Department in 2015.

Concentrates in the territories of Indian legislative issues and political deduction in India constitute a noteworthy piece of the office's exploration work. Amid the sixties, Prof. V.M. Sirsikar joined other political researchers in the nation to attempt Election Studies. Prof. N.R. Inamdar and later on Prof. Kshire concentrated on institutional plans and issues identified with open organization.

The dynamic part of the division was first perceived by the UGC in 1982 when it distinguished the Department for the University Leadership Program. From that point forward, amid the last over 25 years the Department effectively led different periods of the Special Assistance Program of the UGC.

Academics

The Department runs a two year M.A. course in Political Science (64 credits) and Two Research Degrees M.Phil. furthermore, Ph.D. in Politics. There is no different course in Public Administration. Open Administration is consolidated as an essential sub-train of Political Science.

M. A. credit & semester system

Research Degrees

M. Phil. and Ph. D. (Political Science)

Facilities

Library Facility

The office has a specific library initially created from UGC's ULP Program (1982-87) and in this manner upheld by UGC's Special Assistance Program (1991-2007), Assistance for Strengthening of Infrastructure for Humanities and Social Sciences ( ASIHSS)(2004-07)and likewise bolstered (amid 2007-09) by the Center for Social sciences and Humanities (CSSH) of the Pune University made under UPE. Afterward, the library got bolster from the CAS (2008-2013) and XII arrangement stores (2013-15).

Computer Lab Facility

The division has a Computer Lab with an arrangement of nineteen machines with web access and three machines likewise have the spss(spss.15) programming. The Computer Lab is interested in all understudies of the division.

Other Facilities:

The office additionally has a copier, scanner and three LCD projectors, two settled in the two classrooms and one versatile.

The office has a little workshop lobby named after Professor V. M. Sirsikar. The group of Late Professor Sirsikar gave the assets for changing over the current room into a course corridor.


Contact:

Department of Politics & Public Administration
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Bhavan,
University of Pune,
Ganeshkhind Road,
Pune - 411 007
Maharashtra State,
India.

Telephone
+91-020-25601308
+91-020-25690815

Fax No.
+91-020-25690815

E-MAIL
politics@unipune.ac.in