How to Prepare for the JNU Entrance Exam- MA Political Science

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How to prepare for JNU MA Political Science?  Start with basic concept and Ideologies. For this you can use any Delhi University level text books. Better to look at three books by Andrew Heywood- Politics, Political Ideology, Political Theory.
Make Sure you are focussing on the most essential ideas- Justice, Social Contract, Rights, Liberty etc.
Second, make sure your knowledge of Independent India’s history- For this you can read ‘India after Gandhi By Ram Guha.
Oxford Companion to Politics in India (which has a lot of JNU Professors who have written chapters) etc.

Third look at contemporary writiing on various issues- for this you can read Seminar Magazine here www.india-seminar.com

Fronline Magazine, Economic and Political Weekly etc.

My suggestion is to make sure your knowledge of Indian Political History is sound, Make sure you know big debates out there, but also ensure that your basic concepts are very strong. The question paper tests you concept, knowledge and ability to write opinionated answer.

Additional Recommended Readings:

 1. India’s Struggle for Independence- Bipan Chandra  2. Political Theory – O. P. Gauba 3. Indian Government and Politics- A.S. Narang 4. Comparative Politics- Johari    5. International Relations- V. N. Khanna or Palmer & Perkins  6. International Relations- Bookhives 7. Indian Foreign Policy- U. R. Ghai/ V. P. Dutt 8. Indian Political Thought- B. N. Ray/ V. P. Verma. 9. Western Political Thought- Subrata Mukherjee & ; Sushila Ramaswamy Or R. M. Bhagat