MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT

From humble beginnings as a group of elective subjects taught in the department of Economics in the 1950s, Political Science emerged as a full-fledged department of study, teaching and research in 1958. Under the dynamism and dedicated leadership of Dr. V. Venkata Rao, the founder Head, and his able successors, the department has grown in strength and vitality. At present the department is actively engaged not merely in organizing formal courses of learning in the subject but also in promoting and pursuing study and research on the multifarious ethnic groups, their social and political structures, authority systems and to find out to what extent the best in the indigenous traditions could be harmonized with the modern day institutions of governance. The objectives of teaching and research in Political Science correspond partly to the general aims of liberal education such as cultivation of maturity of mind, responsible citizenship, and respect for human values. Teaching and training in the professional requirements of the subject enables the alumni to perform competently as teachers , researchers, administrators, legislators and professionals in politics in general, thus bringing theory close to practice.

The Department plans to elevate its status to a leading centre in the field of teaching and research. The principal objectives of the plan are:

• Building up networking with Departments of Political Science of affiliated colleges for taking up joint ventures in areas like designing of syllabus, organization of national and international seminars, workshops on research methodology ,and training of teachers on recent trends and techniques of Political Science.
• To set up a Policy Research center to address different issues concerning planning and decision making in diverse areas of public concern relevant to the Northeast region.
• To provide wider freedom of choice to students in selecting areas of study through interdisciplinary approach so that it could foster multi-cultural understanding in the context of national framework.
• Set up cell for the study of Electoral Politics and Behaviour Analysis in the North Eastern Region of India and building up of net working at the national and international level.
• To introduce employment oriented and professional short term courses for Master Degree holders in emerging areas like Human Rights, Peace and Conflict Resolution , Gender Studies, Environmental Politics, Green governance ,and Poverty Alleviation.
• Establishment of two full time Departments on:
  (a) Public Administration and (b) Sociology and Social Work.
• To start extension programme on Human Rights and Duties with special emphasis on the rights of Women and Children.