Political Science – ARTS & COMMERCE COLLEGE

Department of Poltical Science

Department Establishment: 1985

Vision and Mission of the Department:

Vision: The Department of Political Science envisages introduction of innovative courses in response to changing socio-political context. To impart quality education so as to develop scientific temper and spirit of critical inquiry.

Mission: To serve the community by providing quality teaching, meaningful, useful, objective research and extension services consistent with changing needs of the community. In achieving the mission, the Department is committed to orient the students for a complex social world.

Faculty Profile:

Name of the Staff

Designation

Qualification

Experience

Dr. Veena E

Head of the Department

Assistant Professor

MA with 1^st Rank Gold Medal

KSET, PhD and Post Doctoral Fellow

Teaching: 08 years

Research: 04 years

Shri. Chandalingappa Hallikeri

Lecturer

MA, KSET

Teaching: 03 years

Faculty Publications

ISBN	ISSN	Edited Book	UGC care list
19	18	02	08

Faculty Participation and presentation

Level	Participation	Presentation
International Level Seminar/ workshop/conference	06	02
National level Seminar/ workshop/conference	50	07
State level Seminar/ workshop/ conference	10	01
Faculty Development Program	06	01
Orientation Program	01	–
Refresher Course	01	–

Participation as resource person

Year	Title	Institution & Place	Date & Place	International/ National/ State Level
2019-20	Shri Narayana Guru	Kannada mattu samskruti Ilakhe, Karnataka State Gvt. Shivamogga	1-09-2019	State
2019-20	Identity Politics and Caste system	KLE’s ACC, Gadag & CESS Bangalore	30-08-2020-05-09-2020	National
2020-21	Research Methodology	KLE’s GH College Haveri	26-04-2021	National
2021-22	Dharmapal and Panchayath Raj System	Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta	25-03-2022	National
2021-22	National Movements in Karnataka	Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta	26-03-2022	National
2021-22	Shri Narayana Guru and Adyatma	Kannada University, Hampi	13-07-2022	State
2022-23	Women Empowerment	KSS College, Gadag	08-03-2023	State
2023-24	Motivational Speech	VDST PU College Gadag		State

Academic membership

BOE member in KSRDPU, Gadag.
BOS member in KSRDPU, Gadag.
Member in NEP-2020, Position Paper, Education in Social Science, Department of State Education Research and Training, Government of Karnataka.

Student strength

Year	BA I	BA II	BA III	Total
2022-23	35	29	36	100
2023-24	54	20	21	95
2024-25	82	40	17	139

Student result

Year	Total	Distinction	Percentage
2022-23	33	27	100
2023-24	17	06	82.35

Activities organized by the department

Event	Funding Agency	Beneficiary	Date
Workshop on Indian Constitution	Self	150	26-11-2023
State Level seminar on “Human Rights-Challenges and Remedies”	Nehru Yuva Kendra Gadag	200	12-12-2023
Special Lecture on Swami Vivekananda	ICPR-New Delhi- 20000	300	06-02-2024
State Level seminar on “Understanding and Challenges of Human Rights”	Nehru Yuva Kendra Gadag	250	10-12-2022
Rally on “Voting awareness”	—	60 55	24-012022 20-01-2023
Workshop on Indian Constitutional Morality	Self	150	26-11-2022
District Level quiz Competition	Nehru Yuva Kendra Gadag	89	26-11-2022
Two days’ workshop on “Systematic Literature Review and Art of Academic Writing” for Faculties	CESS-Banglore	49	02-02-2023 02-02-2023

Best Practices

Organized a greater number of sponsored programs by the department
Promoting inter-disciplinary research from the faculties.
Imparting empirical knowledge with compulsory field study through the certificate course and SEC.
Sharing learning material via cloud-based platforms (Google Drive, Google Classroom, WhatsApp).
Preparing the students for the competitive examination

Future Plans

To take initiation to Interactions with elected representatives.
To apply for the major & minor research projects.
Collaboration with various institution/ organizations.
To organize “Mock Parliament”.