Courses
List of Courses Offered by the Department:
| Course Name |
Duration
|
Intake Capacity |
Course fee p.a. for Session 2009-2010 |
NRI Seats |
NRI fee p.a. |
Session starts (month) |
| M. A. - I
(Semester I & II) |
1 year |
29 |
5592 |
- |
- |
July |
| M. A. - II
(for the session 2009-10) |
1 year |
25 |
5132 |
- |
- |
July |
| M. Phil. |
1½ years |
10 |
6372 |
- |
- |
September |
Scheme of Examination for Each Course:
| Course |
Scheme of Exam. |
Admission Guidelines |
Eligibility |
| M.A. |
2 Year Semester System |
Aptitude Test and Academic Merit |
Graduation B.A./B.Com./B.
Sc.
obtaining 45% Marks in any of the following Subject: |
| |
Gandhian Studies, History, Political
Science, Economics, Philosophy, Psychology, Public Administration,
Geography, Sociology, Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology. |
| Diploma or Postgraduate Diploma in Gandhian
Studies or M.A. in any of the above subject or any graduate recognized by
Panjab University with 50% Marks. |
| 60% Academic Merit and 40% Aptitude Test on
Departmental Level |
| M. Phil. |
Semester |
University Entrance Test |
M.A. |
| Ph.D. |
3-5 years |
U.G.C. NET/University Entrance Test |
|
M.A. in Gandhian and
Peace Studies
Semester I
Paper – I Life and the Making of Gandhi
Paper – II Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi
Paper – III Peace Studies
Paper – IV
(Opt.) (i)
International Relations and Organisations
(ii)
Social Work
(iii) Mahatma Gandhi and His Contemporaries
Semester II
Paper – V Gandhi and Freedom Movement
Paper – VI Economic Thought of Mahatma Gandhi
Paper – VII Conflict Resolution with Special Reference to India
Paper – VIII
(Opt.) (i)
Foreign Policy of India
(ii)
Social Reforms in India
(iii) Legacy of Peace Building Gandhi, King, Ikeda, Ghaffar Khan
M.A. II
Semester III
Paper – IX Social Thought of Mahatma Gandhi
Paper – X Research Methodology
Paper – XI Conflict Management, Transformation and Peace Building
Paper – XII
(Opt.) (i)
Gandhi and Panchayati Raj in India
(ii)
Study of Texts
(iii) Political and Social Concepts
Semester IV
Paper – XIII Gandhi, Ecology and Sustainable Development
Paper – XIV Field Work
Paper – XV Human Security and Disaster Management
Paper – XVI
(Opt.) (i)
Gandhi and Rural Development
(ii)
Main Religions of India
(iii) Human Rights
M. Phil.
The M. Phil. degree
in Gandhian Studies is of one year. For admission to this course there is an entrance test
and due weightage is also given to the academic merit. Further details can be obtained
from the hand book of information of Panjab University. However, the admission to this
course is open to those who have obtained M.A. Degree with at least 50% marks in any one
of the following subjects :
(1) Gandhian and Peace Studies,
(2) History,
(3) Political Science,
(4) Economics,
(5) Philosophy,
(6) Psychology,
(7) Public Administration, and
(8) Sociology.
There is one Research Scholarship for
M. Phil. purely on merit basis. The course consists of the following papers:
Semester-I : 12 Credits
Paper-I : Research Methodology
Paper-II : Gandhi's Social, Political and
Economic Thought
Paper-III : (Option i) : Peace and
Conflict Resolution
(Option ii) : Intensive Study of Selected
Texts.
(Option iii): Rural Development with
Special reference to India
Semester-II
Dissertation : 12 Credits
Post-graduate
Diploma (Through Correspondence)
(Kept
in abeyance For the Time being)
This course is run by the Department
itself. The duration of the above course is one year. Admission to the course is open to
those who have the Bachelor's Degree from any recognized University. For admission to P. G.
Diploma (through Correspondence) there is a separate prospectus and the students are
advised to contact the Department of Gandhian Studies directly and admission dates are
notified separately in the leading Newspapers in the months of August or September. (Kept
in abeyance For the Time being)
The course consists of the following
papers:
Paper-I : Gandhi and the Indian Freedom
Movement.
Paper-II : Social and Political Thought of
Mahatma Gandhi.
Paper-III : Economic Thought of Mahatma
Gandhi.
Paper-IV : Gandhi and his Contemporaries.
Ph.D.
The Department
provides facilities for research leading to Ph.D. Degree on inter-disciplinary basis
related to Gandhi's life, work, thought and peace studies. The University Research
Fellowships are attached to this Department, in addition to U.G.C. For
Enrollment the candidate has to qualify the U.G.C. NET or clear the Entrance
Test conducted by the Panjab University or should be a confirmed Teacher in
the University or in Colleges affiliated to Panjab University.
Fellowships. A number of Research students
are enrolled for Ph.D. in the department.
Medals
1. A Gold Medal is awarded by the Panjab
University to the student who tops the list of successful candidates with a first
class in Post-graduate Diploma in Gandhian Studies.
2. A Silver Medal is awarded by the Panjab
University to the student who tops the list of successful candidates with a first
class in M.A. in Gandhian and Peace Studies every year.
U.G.C. Financial
Assistance
The Department has been recognised twice
as one of the Centres for Financial Assistance under the U.G.C. Scheme of Promotion of
Gandhian Studies.
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