Political Science & Public Administration

The Dept. of Political Science and Public Administration became a reality with the introduction of a Post-Graduate Course – M.A., in Political Science in the year 1970 in the University under the administrative control of the Dept. of Economics. The Department of Political Science was given an independent status in February 1971 by the Vice-Chancellor Dr. D. J. Reddy. Highlighting the importance of the discipline of Political Science, Dr. D.J. Reddy made a classic statement – A University without a Department of Political Science is a primitive University and Sri Venkateswara University will no longer carry that tag”.
The Department started its innings with Prof. K. Kamalanathan, as the founder Professor and Head of the Department with two more Lecturers – Dr. M.V. Subbha Rao and Dr. N.H. Starama Sarma and a Tutor Mr. C. Venganna joining the Department in 1971. During the selections of 1976 Dr. V.Chandhra Mouliswara Rao, and Dr. A. Balaramaiah, Joined as Lecturers.
During the birth centernary celebrations of Dr. Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu, a P.G. Diploma in Local Self Government was started in the Dept in 1972. Dr. M.R Acharya (1972) and Mr. C.Krishna Reddy (1977) were appointed to handle the said Diploma during the V Plan academic expansion an M.A., Degree course in Public Administration with specialization in Local Self-Government was started with effect from 1986-87 onwards. Dr. S.Srikrishna and Dr.C. Venkata Subba Reddy Joined as Lectures in March 1985. Consequent to retirement of Prof. K.Kamlnathan in December 1983, Prof. K.V. Narayana Rao Joined as Professor in March 1985. During the 1989 selections Dr. M.A. Hussain (SVU PG Centre Kadapa 1979), joined the Dept. as a Reader against the Local self-Government-specialization where as Dr. B.V.Muralidhar Joined as Lecture in November 1989.Subsequently due to retirements etc. in the Dept. Prof. A. Reddeppa Reddy, Dr. Y.Gurappa Naidu, Prof.B.Venkatachalapathy, were transferred to the Dept. from the SVU PG Centre Kadapa, at different intervals between 2001 – 2008. Dr. C.Sheela Reddy, was selected and appointed as Asst. Professor in July 2007. Dr. B. Rajini Joined the Dept. as a UGC Research Scientists in the year 1991.
Research Output: M.Phil - 59, Ph.D - 128, PDF – 15 (UGC & ICSSR), Senior Fellow – 01 (ICSSR)
Publications: 1525 (National & International Journals, Chapters in Books, Edited Books, Books with ISBN, etc.)
Seminars / Conferences Organised: 51 (International Conference – 01, International Webinars – 15 during the Covid-19 Period)
Seminars / Conferences Attended: 2410 (Faculty, Academic Consultants, Research Scholars, PDF Scholars and Students)

LAND MARKS OF THE DEPARTMENT
Starting of PG Diploma in Local Self Govt. : January 1972
Summer School in Political Science : March 1972
Organisation of Model Parliament : May 1973
Organisation of Model Assembly of Andhra Pradesh : January 1974
Hosting of 36th All India Conference of : January 1976
Political Science Association
Organisation of Model Parliament : February 1979
Winter School in Political Studies : January 1985
Dr. P.V. Rathnam : 1997
Former Student became Hon’ble Minister for
Technical Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Hosting of 10th Annual Conference of : January 2003
South India American Studies Net-work
Sri N.RamiReddy, I.A.S. (Rtd) inaugurates National : August, 1995.
Seminar on “Communal Harmony & National Intergration”.
Fredrick Kaplan Vice Consul, US Consulate Chennai, : December 2006
delivered Keynote address in National Seminar on
Globalisation - Partnerships, Problems & Perspectives.
Prof. P. Krishna Prasad, Professor, : March 2012
Dept. of Pol. Sc. & Pub. Admn.,
Andhra University, Vizag, delivered keynote address
in National Seminar on “Good Governance -
Its Relevance and Implications”.
Prof. P. Krishna Prasad, Professor, : March 2014
Dept. of Pol. Sc. & Pub. Admn.,
Andhra University, Vizag, delivered keynote
address in National Seminar on “Status of Civil Services”.
NET / SLET / APSET Qualified : 14
UGC - SAP - DRS-1 : 2011-16