Allahabad University (AU) M.A. Political Science 2026-27

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M.A. Political Science at Allahabad University has 465 seats for 2026-27 across the main campus and 6 constituent colleges. Admission is through PGAT-I of PGAT 2026, test code 11.

Test

PGAT-I of PGAT 2026

Course code

11

Seats

465

Test mode

Online and offline

Registration fee

Rs. 1,000; Rs. 500 for SC, ST and PwD

Non-subject applicants

Allowed, up to 10% of seats

M.A. Political Science seats 2026-27, college-wise

15% of the seats are reserved for SC, 7.5% for ST, 27% for OBC and 10% for EWS candidates; 5% are for persons with disabilities. Reservation rules.

M.A. Political Science eligibility

A three-year bachelor's degree (B.A., B.Sc. or B.Com., pass or honours) from the University of Allahabad or a university recognised by the UGC. Final-year students can apply.

The subject must have been one of the candidate's subjects in the final year of B.A., or the main subject of B.A. (Honours).

Graduates who did not study this subject (B.A., B.Sc. or B.Com.) can be taken as non-subject applicants on up to 10% of the approved seats. They do not sit this paper: their merit is the average of their scores in the two PGAT papers of their own final-year subjects, and it cannot be lower than that of the last subject applicant admitted in the same category.

PGAT 2026 syllabus for M.A. Political Science

• POLITICAL THEORY: Definition, Nature and Scope of Pol. Science, Nomenclature relation with other social sciences, Different approaches idealistic, Individualistic, Liberal, Social Welfare, Contemporary Libertarian Concept, Gandhian Concept and Marxian view of state, Sovereignty, Nation and Nationalism , Challenges before nation-state, Globalisation and emergence of civil society, Concept of liberty, equality, law, rights, justice, punishment and citizenship, evolutionary socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Democracy and Communitarianism.
• INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS: The constituent assembly, Preamble, Main features of Indian Constitution, Procedure to amend theConstitution, Federalism, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Duties. President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Parliament, Judiciary, Judicial, Review and Activism, Governor, Chief Minister, Council of Ministers, State Legislature, Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Bodies, Party System in India.
• WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT: Features of Ancient Greek Political Thought, Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Bodin, Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, Bentham, Mill, Green, Hegel, Marx, Lenin, Mao.
• COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS: Meaning, approaches, nature and scope of comparative government and politics. Constitutionalism, Rule of Law, Legislature Executive and Judiciary, Oragnisation of Government- Unitary, Federal, Parliamentary and Presidential Democracy, Democracy Dictatorship, Local Self Government, Political Culture and Socialization, Political Parties, Pressure Groups, Electoral Process, Public opinion and Bureaucracy.
• INDIAN POLITICAL THINKERS: Features of Ancient Indian Political Thought, Political Ideas of Manu, Kautilya, Features of Jain and Budhist Political Thought, Political Ideas of Mahabharat, Indian Renaissance and Political Ideas of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Dayanand and Vivekanand, Political Ideas of Tilak, Arvindo Ghosh, M.N. Roy and Jai Prakash, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Mahatama Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar.
• IINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: The study of International Relations, Role of State and Non-State Actors, Cold War, Feature of present world order, Globlisation and impact on world politics, Problem of Third World Security, NAM, North-South Dialogues, ASEAN and SAARC, International Terrorism, Nuclear Proliferation, Disarmament and Arms Control, Collective Security, Indian Foreign Policy, Indo-US Relations.
• INDIAN ADMINISTRATION: Meaning, scope and significance of Public Administration, NPA and NPM Organisation, Ecology of Indian Administration, Structure of organisation (Central and Cabinet Secretariats, P.M.O.), Centre-State Relations, Public sector undertakings, Parliamentary Control over financial Administration, Growth of civil services in India, D.M. and O&M, 73 rd - 74th Constitutional amendment Acts, welfare administration for- S.C., S.T. and Women, Generalist- Specialist, Controversy, Problem of corruption, Lokpal and Lok Ayukta, Minister- Civil Servant relationship.
• Note: For details please see the syllabus of U.G. Pol. Science University of Allahabad.

Test pattern

150 multiple choice questions for 300 marks in two hours, with no negative marking. The first 50 questions (2 marks each) are on general awareness, English, Hindi, reasoning and mental ability. The other 100 are on the two final-year subjects of graduation, 50 on each at 4 marks; the score in this subject is the common part plus its own 50 questions.

5% of the marks is cut for each gap year after graduation, up to 15%.

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