Department of Politics and Public Administration

Department of Politics and Public Administration School of Political and International Studies University of Madras 1 Name of the Department 2 Year of establishment 3 Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university? 4 Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.) 5 Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved 6 Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc. 7 Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons 8 Examination System: Annual/ Semester/ Trimester/Choice Based Credit System 9 Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments Politics And Public Administration 1937 Yes (a) M.A. Political Science, (b) M.A. Public Administration (c) M.A. International Relations (d) M.Phil. Political Science, (e) M.Phil. Public Administration (f) M.Phil. International Relations (g) Ph.D. No Select Universities from France such as Lyon and Paris are part of our exchange programme through UCIR University of Madras. M.A.degree course in Public Management - No adequate number of students. Choice Based Credit System under semester pattern Yes (Electives Courses) 1

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others) Sanctioned Filled Actual (including CAS & MPS) Professor 1 0 2 Associate Professors 3 1 0 Asst. Professors 3 2 1 Others : 2008-2009 - - 2009-2010 - - 2010-2011 - - 2011-2012 1-TRF 1-TRF 2012-2013 1(TRF) 2 GF(FT) 1 GF(PT) 2-TRF,2 - GF(FT),2 GF(PT) - 11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization, experience and research under guidance: Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Experience Dr. G.Koteswara Prasad Dr. R.Manivannan, Dr. M. Uma Maheswari M.A. M.Phil., Ph.D M.A., M.Phil. Ph.D M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D Professor & Head, (relived from Head on 11.10.2010) Professor & Head i/c (from 11.10.2010) Professor Political Philosophy, Public Policy, Election studies, Peace and Conflict Resolutions International Relations, Peace Studies, Human Rights Comparative Politics, Western/Indian Political Thought, Political Economy, Public Policy, HRM &Urban Health 33yrs No. of Ph.D./ M.Phil. students guided for the last 4 years 3-Ph.D., Thesis submitted: 4 -Ph.D. Guiding: 2-M.Phil: 25 yrs 1-Ph.D awarded 4-M.Phil. 10- Ph.D., 20 yrs 3- Ph.D awarded 2 Ph.D. Guiding. 05-M.Phil., 2

Name Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of Experience Dr. M. Kennedy Stephensan Vaseekaran M.A.,M.Phil., Ph.D Assistant Professor Development Administration, Public Policy and Urban Governance No. of Ph.D./ M.Phil. students guided for the last 4 years 13 yrs 3- Ph.D. Awarded. 1-Ph.D Thesis submitted. 10 Ph.D., Guided 15-M.Phil 12 List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors Nil 13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty programme-wise information 2008-2013 SI Name of the 2008 2009 2010-2012- 2011-2012 No course 2009 2010 2011 2013 % of classes taken by temp. faculty % of classes taken by temp. faculty % of classes taken by temp. faculty % of classes taken by temp. faculty % of classes taken by temp. faculty M.A. 1. Political Science 4 45% 2. Public Admn. - - - 4 45% (2011-2012) 3. International - - - 4 45% Relations (2011-2012) M.Phil 4. Political Science - - - 1 1 (from 2011-2012) 5. Public Admn. l 1 1 6. International Relations(from 2011-2012) - - - 1 1 3

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio: NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report S. No Name of the course 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010-2011 2011 2012 2012-2013 1. M.A. Public Management 2. M.A. Political Science 3 M.A.Public Admn. 4 M.A. International Relations 8 M.Phil. Political Science 9 M.Phil. Public Admn. 10 M.Phil. International Relations Actual intake Student Teacher Ratio Actual intake Student Teacher Ratio Actual intake Student Teacher Ratio Actual intake Student Teacher Ratio Actual intake Student Teacher Ratio 05 1:1 10 2.5:1 - - - - - - 07 1:1 06 1.5:1 23 6:1 18 6:1 22 7:1 - - - - - 22 7:1 26 8:1 - - - - - - 06 1.5:1 06 1:1 - - - - - - 03 1:1 03 1:1 03 1:1 02 1:1 02 1:1 05 1.5:1 01 1:3 - - - - - - 02 2:3 02 1:3 15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned, filled and actual Staff designation Sanctioned Filled Actual Administrative Staff 1 1 1 Attender 1 1 1 4

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies -Health -Behavioral Study of Political Attitude -Public policy -Household & Livelihood of Slum Dwellers -Government and Politics of Tamil Nadu -South East Asia and West Asia 17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received project-wise. 1 Dr. G. Koteswara Prasad 2 Dr. G. Koteswara Prasad 3 Dr. G. Koteswara Prasad 4 Dr.M.Uma Maheswari 5 Dr.M.Uma Maheswari 6 Dr.M.Uma Maheswari UGC-ASIHSS (April 2006 to March 2011) UGC SAP PHASE III (April 2005 to March 2010) A Behavioural Study of Political attitudes and opinions in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in 2009 General Elections (From Feb 2009 to Jan 2011) Health of vulnerable population-a study on pattern and quality of health services in Tamilnadu Occupational health of Traffic police-a study on performance of Chennai City Traffic Police Urban Sprawl and its impact Assessment on Public Health-A study of Chennai and Kanchi Dt. of Tamil Nadu University Grants Commission UGC UGC UGC National 33.00 National 39.75 National 3.55 National 4.58 BPR&D National 2.20 ICSSR National 4.05 5

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received a) National collaboration : Nil b) International collaboration : Nil 19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR, AICTE, etc.; total grants received. Name of the Faculty Title of the Project Total grants S. Received No 1 Dr. G. Koteswara Prasad UGC SAP PHASE III 39.75 (April 2005 to March 2010) 2 Dr.M.Uma Maheswari ICSSR-Urban Sprawl and its 4.05 impact Assessment on Public Health-A study of Chennai and Kanchi Dt. of Tamil Nadu 20. Research facility / centre with - Nil state recognition national recognition international recognition 21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies - Nil 22. Publications: * Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international) : 03 * Monographs : 04 * Chapters in Books : - * Edited Books : - * Books with ISBN with details of publishers : - * Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) : - * Citation Index range / average : - * SNIP : - * SJR : - * Impact Factor range / average : - * h-index : - * Others : 03 6

23. Details of patents and income generated - Nil NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report 24. Areas of consultancy and income generated - Nil 25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories / institutions / industries in India and abroad Dr.R.Manivannan(2008-2013) S.No Countries Duration Purpose /Assignment 1. Japan June 2-10, 2008 International Conference on Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution. Presented a paper on Gandhi and Abolition of War 2. Australia July 6-10, 2010 Presented a Paper on Truth and Reconciliation in Myanmar. IPRA, University of Sydney. 3. Portugal August 17 Search for Democracy in Myanmar, GIS 20, 2011 4. USA December 12 15, 2012 conference, University of Porto Human Rights Situation in South Asia FIT State University of New York. Dr.M.Uma Maheswari(2008-2013) S.No Countries Duration Purpose /Assignment 1. Singapore 09.11.2009 Participated with a paper on Urban Water Governance in Chennai City in the International Conference on Social Science Research, in Oct 09.11.2009, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. 26. Faculty serving in a) National committees b) International committees c) Editorial Boards d) any other (please specify) S.No Name of the Faculty National International Editorial Board 1 Dr.R.Mannivanan International Peace Research Association (IPRA) 2 Dr.R.Manivannan Sprit in Education Movement Thailand Any other 7

3 Dr.R.Manivannan Member Committee on Basic Education Policy of the Department of Education, CTAHD 4 Dr.R.Manivannan Member Board of Referee Anusandhan Vatika Quarterly Research Journal 27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs). Organised S.No Title of the programme Year 1 Prof. Ramu Manivannan - Coordinator UGC Academic Staff 2013 College, University of Madras, - Programme on Rural Development 2 Prof. Ramu Manivannan - Coordinator UGC Academic Staff 2009 College, University of Madras, - Programme on Orientation Course 3 Prof. Ramu Manivannan - Coordinator UGC Academic Staff College, University of Madras, - Refresher Course 2007 28. Student projects percentage of students who have done in-house projects including interdepartmental projects 75% percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other universities / industry / institute 25% 29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by Faculty Prof Ramu Manivannan Life Time Achievement Award by Lions International for Rural Education. Doctoral / post doctoral fellows - Students - 8

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national / international) with details of outstanding participants, if any. (Details furnished in Appendix II) 31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments - UGC Regulation on minimum standards and procedure for the award of M.Phil/ Ph.D degree 2009 are followed. 32. Student profile programme-wise: S. Name of the Programme No. (refer to question no. 4) Applications received Selected Pass percentage Male Female Male Female M.A.Political Science - - 2007-2008 16 7 1 6 Nil 2008-2009 12 05 02 10 10 2009-2010 13 05 01 10 10 2010-2011 45 14 09 10 10 2011-2012 31 07 (8-1) 2012-2013 40 17 (19-2) M.A.Public Administration 2011-2012 43 11 09 (10-1) 05 (6-1) 07 (8-1) 12 (13-1) 10 10 10 10 10 10 (14-3) 2012-2013 53 14 - - (16-2) M.A.International Relations 2011-2012 24 02 04 10 10 2012-2013 22 03 03 - - M.Phil.Public Administration 2007-2008 27-3 - 33% 2008-2009 - - - - - 2009-2010 13-03 - 5 2010-2011 14 01 01 10-2011-2012 12 04 01 10 10 2012-2013 06-01 - - M.Phil.,Political Science 2011-2012 07 03-5 - 2012-2013 05 03 - - - M.Phil.,International Relations 2011-2012 05 02-10 2012-2013 03 01 01 - - 9

33. Diversity of students Name of the Programme (refer to question no. 4) M.A.,Political Science 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 M.A.Public Admn. 2011-12 2012-13 M.A.International Relations. 2011-12 2012-13 M.Phil..Political Science. 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 M.Phil..Public Admn. 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 M.Phil..Intl. Relations. 2011-12 2012-13 % of students from the same university 1 31% 15% 1 25% 4 2 4 2 38% 5 5 1 31% 15% 1 25% 5 5 NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative Report % of students from other universities within the State 5 47% 52% 4 25% 4 3 4 3 24% 4 5 5 47% 52% 45% 25% 4 5 % of students from universities outside the State 4 22% 53% 4 4 1 4 1 3 38% 1 4 22% 53% 45% 5 1 % of students from other countries 1 1 1 1 1 2 34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defence Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details category-wise. Civil Services: 3 UGC NET : 4 (2008-2012) SET : 3 10

35. Student progression Student progression Percentage against enrolled UG to PG Not applicable PG to M.Phil. 25% PG to Ph.D. 25 % Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil Employed Campus selection 1 Other than campus recruitment 6 Entrepreneurs Nil 36. Diversity of staff Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same university 75% from other universities within the State 25% from universities from other States 0 from universities outside the country 0 37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period Nil 38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to a) Library - Well equipped library with latest addition of Books and Journals. b) Internet facilities for staff and students - Available to Students and all Staffs c) Total number of class rooms - 3 d) Class rooms with ICT facility - 1 e) Students laboratories -1 f) Research laboratories -1 11

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates : a) from the host institution/university Names of Ph.D Scholars. 2008-2012 S.No. Scholars Name 1 Shoba k.menon 2 B.Venkatesh 3 N.M.Hariharan 4 Mrs.Neela Ganguly 5 Santhosh Balakrishnan 6 S. Parthiban 7 Bindhu Kishore 8 Jayanthi Sekar 9 K. Sridhar 10 V. Nithya 11 S.Priyadharshini (JRF) 12 D.M.Kalaiarasi (URF) 13 Rajeswari Thilagan 14 Velupillai Sivayogalingam 15 Deepthi Suresh (URF) 16 Jagan Mathews 17 Mr.Rinzin Dorjee 18 Wijetunge Ranasinghe 19 Ms.Esha Sen (JRF) 20 S.V.Murugan 21 Selvakumari 22 Moses Teklo b) from other institutions/universities - Nil 40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the university. - MUFS-2(II yr PG=1., I yr PG=1) 41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology. Yes. When four new courses were proposed in the year 2011, namely, P.G. courses, Public Administration, and International Relations and M.Phil Programmes in Political, International Relations, need base assessment was made for each of these course. Students who wish to pursue their higher studies as well as attempt to write Civil services and other competitive examinations, for a long time demanded these courses basically to serve twin proposes. To get into higher education and to update their knowledge in the subjects concerned. 12

The same courses are being offered in some of the colleges under the University of Madras, but, the colleges are not adequately equipped with library and other facilities. Hence, students preferred to study the courses at the University. Periodically, Chennai being regional centre for the multinational corporations in India, there is often requirements for the candidates with international relations knowledge studied at the University level. 42. Does the department obtain feedback from a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback? Yes. Feedback received from the faculties is placed before the Departmental Committee to revise the curriculum. b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does the department utilize the feedback? Students on staff every academic year feedback is obtained by the IQAC and the findings are communicated to the faculty individually every year. The feedback is taken into account for confirmation/ promotion. c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the department utilize the feedback? YES Representation from Industries are members of the Board of studies 43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) 1. Prof. R.Thandavan, Vice-Chancellor, University of Madras 2. Dr.R.Velu, Former Minister of State for Railways 3.Dr.G.KoteswaraPrasad, Registrar i/c, University of Madras 4.Dr.Aruna Sivakami Formerly Vice-Chancellor, Mother Teresa University 5.Dr.V.K.Padmanabhan, Professor Emeritus Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia 13

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) involving external experts. 1. Dr.Paul Newman, Prof. of Theology, University of Bangalore deliver the Prof. S.V. Chittibabu Endowment Lectures on 10.12.2010 2. Mr.Roberto,Deputy Chief of Mission, UNHCR, New Delhi deliver The Professor J.Franco Endowment Lecture on 19th January 2011 3. Film and Politics Dr.L.V.Prasad,Film & TV academy,chennai Dr.M.G.R. Educational & Cultural Memorial Seminar on 19.01.2011 4. Politics of Mobilization by Mr.Ryan Patrick Greenwood, Executive of Progressive Minnesota, deliver Thiru. K.K. Shah Endowment Lecture on 21.01.2011 5. The Ethiraj College Silver Jubilee Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Endowment Lectures on India s Neighbourhood Policy by Amb. N.N.Jha,IFS, (Retd), Distinguished Fr.Indian Diplomat and Fr.Lt.Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry on 10.03.2011 6. Dr.Tarika Roy, Director, ICWA, New Delhi to deliver a lecture on What is History? as part of the Lala Lajpatrai Endowment Seminar on The role of History in Understanding Politics on 18.03.2011 7. Thiru.M.Bhakthavatsalam Endowment lecture on Water Issues on28th Mar 2012 by Justice A.K. Rajan, Former Judge High Court. 8. Mr.T.S.Krishnamurthy, Foremer Election Commissioner delivered a lecture on Electoral System of India on 12th Oct 2012. 9. Thiru.S.V.Chittibabu Manivizha Endowment lecture by Dr.K.N.Jena,Co- Ordinator,Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Tripura University, Tirpura University, Agartala,Tirpura, delivered a lecture on North- East-Politics of Inclusion & Exclusion on 12th Oct 2012. 45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes. Modernization of class room with internet, LCD and interactive board with LCD TV a. Seminar method of instruction b. Use of IT in the class room c. Student internships to various institutions d. Student student interaction 14

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored? Through regular interaction and seminar/conferences organized by the department and exchanges with national and international scholars. 47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. Public Tribute on Spirit of Japan on 25 th April 2011 SPEDOFEST programme for the Alternatively Able children is being conducted every year. This programme is organized by the students with little support from the Teachers. Students were taken for field visit by Dr. M.Kennedy STephensan VAseekaran, Assistant Professor, to National Agro foundation, sunambedu, Kanchipuram district to get first hand knowledge about the rural development issues on Ocotober, 6 2012. 48. Give details of beyond syllabus scholarly activities of the department. Movie Club Student Parliament Half-Yearly Journal Field Trip Summer Internship 49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies? If yes, give details. Yes. 50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new knowledge, basic or applied. Department has continuous access to learning through information exchange and education oriented web programmes provided by open sources e.g., Web journals and educational sources provided by the U.S. Consulate-American Library, Chennai as well as the University of Madras Library System. 15

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department. Strengths: The department has strong foundation of more than seventy five year of Weakness: existence. It is equipped with all the equipments for modernized teaching. Shortage of staff. Opportunities: Frequent interactions with major think tanks, research institutions, NGOs and INGOs. Dedicated dialogue with various institutions who help in providing internships for students Frequent visits by international and national scholars for lecture discussion and interactions with the students. Periodical interaction with Consulates, Foreign Embassies, UN organizations Students Parliament, Movie club and Outreach programme. 52. Future plans of the department. As the department has expanded to combine three M. A courses and M.Phil courses, the department plans to provide international language courses for the students. Until now the students undergo internships with local institutions, in the coming years its proposed that the students join for internships in foreign embassies, Consulates and International Organizations. 16