Humanities & Social Sciences

Well, it depends on your interests. Psychology is indeed a good specialisation to pursue an MPhil in. Since the Psychology study also requires students to research the human mind and behavior, and MPhil is a research program, the combination of these disciplines will give students a strong practical training in the respective field and also great career options.

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MPhil Course

An MPhil can be done in subjects like Anthropology, Economics, English, History, Psychology, Sociology, and many others, but the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India has discontinued it as part of the NEP 2020. Though you can search for colleges that still offer an MPhil degree.

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MPhil Admission

It depends on the course books your educational board considers. For example, the NCERT Political Science Class 12 book name is Contemporary World Politics, having chapters like

• Chapter 1 - The Cold War Era
• Chapter 2 - The End of Bipolarity
• Chapter 3 - US Hegemony in World Politics
• Chapter 4 - Alternative Centres of Power
• Chapter 5 - Contemporary South Asia
• Chapter 6 - International Organisations
• Chapter 7 - Security in the Contemporary World
• Chapter 8 - Environment and Natural Resources
• Chapter 9 - Globalisation

Till Class 10, we studied every subject on the base level, but from Class 11, the streams are segregated and allotted to students to level up their education. If you opt for Humanities in Class 11, and you have a Political Science subject, there might be chances that you'll gain a deeper knowledge of the subject and explore new sub-topics.
That's the reason why most students find Class 11 subjects relatively tougher.

The placement data regarding PhD placementsat IIT Bombay are currently unavailable. The overall IIT Bombay placement data shows that in 2024, around 683 students were placed. The data claimedthat majority of the students placed were placed in the IT/Software sector. However, which course had the most amount of placements as well as howmany PhD students got placed isstill unknown.

Journalist, IAS/IPS/IRS Officer, Political Analyst, Legislative Assistant, Lawyer, etc., are some common Political Science jobs that students usually go for. After a Political Science course, they have options to explore work fields like civil services, Law, journalism, education, and the ministry.

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Political Science courses

In school, we study the Political Science subject at a basic level, understanding the working of the Indian government. But in higher education, such as a BA or MA in Political Science, we also study Indian as well as world politics. Alongside, we also study subjects like

• Political Theory, which explores the basic political ideas and philosophies.
• Comparative Politics, which determines different political systems and their functioning.
• International Relations, which are focused on the interactions between countries and global issues. 

A Political Science course will give you a deep view of how Indian and world politics work. You'll gain an understanding of government and political behavior from a different point. It'll also help you explore their structures, processes, ideologies, and more.
Not only this, but you'll also learn about international relations, public policy, liberalism, conservatism, socialism, and so much more. 

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Political Science Courses

Sure, here are some Political Science book options from well-known writers, you can consider reading

• Arthashastra By Kautilya.
• Our Living Constitution: A Concise Introduction & Commentary by Shashi Tharoor.
• The Room on the Roof: An award-winning novel by Ruskin Bond.
• The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
• The Constitution of India in Hindi | Bharat ka Samvidhan by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
• Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past by Vikram Sampath.
• THE NEW WORLD DISORDER AND THE INDIAN IMPERATIVE by Shashi Tharoor and Samir Saran.