The Department of International Relations was established in 1956 and is the only one of its kind in eastern India. The Department of International Relations is located at the main campus of the Jadavpur University and is housed in the ground, first and fourth floors of the PG Arts building. The Department imparts knowledge on the varied aspects of national and international politics giving primary emphasis on contemporary issues relating to political, strategic and economic matters. There are at present 19 faculty members. Faculty members of the department are engaged in teaching at the Undergraduate,Postgraduate and M.Phil. levels, as well as in research in different aspects of international relations. At present, five options are offered on Area Studies which are included as special papers in the Postgraduate course. The department promotes research in such areas as internal and external security concerns of India and South Asia, bilateral relations, foreign policy, problems of ethnicity, society and the role of military in South Asia, human rights, environmental issues and the concept of gender in international relations. The Department also has a Centre for Refugee Studies.
B.A. and M.A. degrees are offered in Political Science and International Relations respectively. The Department offers three optional language courses at the Postgraduate level. The M.Phil. degree is also offered in International Relations. The intake of students in the department at the Under-graduate, Post-graduate and M.Phil. level is 135, 130 and 30 respectively. The students are admitted to the Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses on merit only. There is an admission test for the M.Phil. course.
The departmental library has a collection of about 4,000 books on relevant issues and is a regular subscriber of nearly 56 journals of national and international repute. The department also has a newspaper clipping section (Tarak Nath Das Research Centre), the only one of its kind in Eastern India with nearly 2,5000 files dealing with specialised topics of national and international importance.
B.A. and M.A. degrees are offered in Political Science and International Relations respectively. The Department offers three optional language courses at the Postgraduate level. The M.Phil. degree is also offered in International Relations. The intake of students in the department at the Under-graduate, Post-graduate and M.Phil. level is 135, 130 and 30 respectively. The students are admitted to the Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses on merit only. There is an admission test for the M.Phil. course.
The departmental library has a collection of about 4,000 books on relevant issues and is a regular subscriber of nearly 56 journals of national and international repute. The department also has a newspaper clipping section (Tarak Nath Das Research Centre), the only one of its kind in Eastern India with nearly 2,5000 files dealing with specialised topics of national and international importance.
Head Of The Department : Prof Bijaya Kumar Das
| No. of teachers with Ph.D / D.Sc. as the highest qualification | 12 |
| No. of teachers with M.Tech/M. Phil. as the highest qualification | 1 |
| No. of teachers with First class Master Degree as the highest qualification | 1 |
| Professors | |||
| Photo | Name / Qualification | Telephone No. / Email ID | Specialization |
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Anindya Jyoti Majumdar Ph.D. |
2337 4164 anindyomail@rediffmail.com | anindyajyoti.majumdar@jadavpuruniversity.in |
Security and Disarmament Studies; Conflict and Peace Studies, Forced Migration, Foreign Policy |
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Bijaya Kumar Das |
bijayak.das@jadavpuruniversity.in |
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Herkan Neadan Toppo |
herkanneadan.toppo@jadavpuruniversity.in |
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Imankalyan Lahiri Ph.D. |
09874490250 imankalyanlahiri@gmail.com | imankalyan.lahiri@jadavpuruniversity.in |
Asia Pacific, South East Asia, North East India, Traditional and Non-Traditional Security Issues |
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Ishani Naskar Ph.D. |
ishaninaskar.ir@jadavpuruniversity.in |
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Kakoli Sengupta Ph.D. |
(0091)98311-27624 kakoli.sengupta@jadavpuruniversity.in | cuckoocal@gmail.com |
Peace and Conflict Studies, Terrorism and Counter terrorism, Conflict Resolution, Gender. |
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Kamaran MK Mondal Ph.D. |
(+91) 9434633208 kamaranjnu@gmail.com / kamaranmkmondal.ir@jadavpuruniversity.in |
India s Foreign Policy, International Relations (Canada, The EU, Middle East), Canada s Foreign Policy, Immigration Policy, Palestine-Israel Conflict etc. |
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Kanak Chandra Sarkar Ph.D. |
03324572060 kanaksarkarju@gmail.com | kanaksarkar@rediffmail.com | kanak.sarkar@jadavpuruniversity.in |
Political Sociology, Political Thought, Constitution and Government, Human Rights and Law, Development Administration, Ethnicity and Terrorism. |
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Om Prakash Mishra Ph.D. |
9051811160 professor.mishra@gmail.com | omprakash.mishra@jadavpuruniversity.in |
Foreign Policy and National Security; Refugees and Forced Migration; International Organisations. |
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Partha Pratim Basu Ph.D. |
2556 5467 ppbasu.ir@jadavpuruniversity.in |
Political Science and International Relations |
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Shibashis Chatterjee Ph.D. |
shibashis.chatterjee@jadavpuruniversity.in |
International Relations Theory
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| Associate Professor | |||
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Bhagaban Behera Ph.D. |
bhagaban.behera@jadavpuruniversity.in |
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Rochana Das Poddar M.A. |
rochana.daspoddar@jadavpuruniversity.in |
South Asia, Government and Politics of India, Ethnicity, Indian Administration, North-East Indian Politics, Terrorism |
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| Assistant Professor | |||
| Photo | Name / Qualification | Telephone No. / Email ID | Specialization |
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Arup Bhattacharyya Ph.D. |
033-2457-2069 arup.bhattacharyya@jadavpuruniversity.in |
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Kaushik Sen |
kaushik.sen@jadavpuruniversity.in |
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SK Abdul Matin |
skabdulmatin.ir@jadavpuruniversity.in |
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Sreya Maitra Ph.D. |
9830513530 sreyamaitra.ir@jadavpuruniversity.in / sreya.maitra@gmail.com |
International Relations theory, Theories of Security, Peace and Conflict and Indian Foreign Policy. |
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Subhajit Naskar M.Phil. |
033-2457-2061 / +91 8826233679 subhajit.naskar@jadavpuruniversity.in / subhajitjnu@gmail.com |
1) South Asian Politics
2) Debates on Secularism and Communalism in India 3) Politics of Muslim Minority in India 4) Dalit Politics in Contemporary India 5) Role of Political Islam in Pakistan 6) Domestic Politics in Pakistan with special reference to Army 7) Indo-Pak Relations 8) Kashmir |
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Sukanya Ray |
sray.ir@jadavpuruniversity.in |
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Urbi Das |
urbidas.ir@jadavpuruniversity.in |
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| Degrees Offered/Intake | |||
| Degrees Offered | Intake Capacity | ||
 | B.A. (Political science) | 50 | |
| M.A. (Political science with International Relations) | 70 | |
| M. Phil. | 15 | |
| One-year (Evening) PG Diploma in Human Rights and Duties Education | 25 | |
| Ph.D - Vacancy to be declare at the time of admission | ||
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| Paper Published | |||
| Year | Number | ||
| 2012 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 3 | ||
| 2008 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 3 | ||
| 2005 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | 2 | ||
| 1998 | 2 | ||
| 1997 | 1 | ||
| 1996 | 1 | ||
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| Book Published | |||
| Year | Number | ||
| 2017 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 1 | ||
| 2006 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | 3 | ||
| 2003 | 3 | ||
| 2002 | 1 | ||
| 1999 | 1 | ||
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| Awards and Honours | |||
| Year | Number | ||
| 1988 | 1 | ||
| 1967 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | 1 | ||
| 1963 | 2 | ||
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| Year | Number | ||
| 2007 | 1 | ||
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| Seminars Organized | |||
| Year | Number | ||
| 2016 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 4 | ||
| 2008 | 2 | ||
| 2002 | 1 | ||
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