About department

                    The Department of Political Science and Public Administration was established in November, 1977. It was started as an integrated Course of M.A. Political Science and Public Administration with Dr T.Appa Rao, the renowned scholar of Public Administration as the founder Head of the Department. From the inception of the Department, both the faculty and the students of the Department are hardworking and committed to academic works. Since then the Department has been steadily progressing in teaching and research. At present it has been recognised by the public and private agencies for its disciplined faculty providing quality education and research incorporating new techniques and methods in Political Theory and Public Administration.

                    The Andhra University post-graduate centre Department of Political Science &Public Administration was merged in Adikavi Nannaya University, Rjamahendravaram on 06-04-2017. The strength of the department is in its committed and dedicated faculty. The department at present is having 5 Assistant Professors. They are all well qualified and committed to the department. The teachers of the department Dr.M. Nani Babu, Course Coordinator, Dr M.Satyanarayana, Dr. K.J Steephen, Dr.K.Hari Babu and Dr.M.Gopi are very active in discharging their duties. The alumni of this Department are well placed in society politics and administration. The Department interacts with the officials, non-officials, political leaders, members of voluntary agencies and service organizations. The Department undertakes electoral studies, socio-economic surveys and evaluative studies of government schemes and programmes etc., and thus responsive to the societal needs.

                    The department thrust areas of research is Political studies, Election studies, Policy studies, Women studies, Local Government, Rural development, Dalit studies and Welfare Administration. The department is very active in conducting research. So for it has produced 21 Ph.Ds and 13 M.Phils. Student counselling and monitoring guiding and motivating for competitive examinations, encouraging group discussions, organising weekly seminars are best practises of the department.