Course Name: Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought

Course abstract

Modern Indian political thought is one of the fascinating areas of scholarly debates and discussions in contemporary India. It also signifies a shift away from excessive reliance upon Eurocentric views, methods and concepts to study and interpret Indian society and its politics. The major objective of this course is to introduce the students to some of the key modern Indian thinkers and their ideas which helped in shaping the society and politics of modern India.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Mithilesh Kumar Jha

Dr. Mithilesh Kumar Jha teaches Political Science at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. His research interests are - political thought in comparative perspective particularly Indian and Western political thought, political theory, Indian politics especially language and related issues of state formations in modern India. His important publications are Language Politics and Public Sphere in North India: Making of the Maithili Movement, Oxford University Press, New Delhi (2018); Glimpses of Mithila and Maithili: The Correspondence of George Abraham Grierson, Kalyani Foundation: Darbhanga (2013).
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 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2020 to 25-Jan-2021
 Exam registration : 15-Jan-2021 to 12-Mar-2021
 Exam Date : 24-Apr-2021

Enrolled

1591

Registered

194

Certificate Eligible

127

Certified Category Count

Gold

5

Silver

39

Elite

61

Successfully completed

22

Participation

16

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




Legend

AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Note:
We have taken best assignment score from both Jan 2020 and Jan2021 course
Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

B SWETHA 96%

SHRIMATHI DEVKUNVAR NANALAL BHATT VAISHNAV COLLEGE FOR WOMEN


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

ANAND SINGH 94%

U.P.Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Prayagraj

T S SHYAM PRASAD 91%

GOVERNMENT COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS, ANANTAPUR


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

VISHWAS NAGARAJ YANKANNAVAR 90%

English and Foreign Languages University

VAISHNAVI REDDY 90%

CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)

SHABIR AHMAD BHAT 88%

UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1591

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 194

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

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Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.