M.A. (Political Science)

M.A. Political Science Entrance Coaching – JMI, AMU & CUET PG

Prepare for JMI, AMU & CUET PG Political Science Entrance with Meer Sir Academy

Planning to pursue M.A. Political Science in 2027 from Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University or another leading university through CUET PG?

Meer Sir Academy provides focused entrance preparation for M.A. Political Science admissions, covering the major areas of Political Science required for JMI, AMU and CUET PG entrance examinations.

Complete Preparation for

JMI M.A. Political Science Entrance – M09

AMU M.A. Political Science Entrance

CUET PG Political Science – HUQP18

Major Areas Covered

• Political Theory
• Western Political Thought
• Indian Political Thought
• Indian Government & Politics
• Comparative Politics
• Public Administration
• International Relations
• Indian Foreign Policy
• Political Ideologies
• Public Policy
• Contemporary Political Issues
• Political Science MCQs
• Previous-Year Questions
• Topic-Wise Tests
• Full-Length Mock Tests

📍 Meer Sir Academy, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi

Online & Offline Classes

M.A. Political Science Entrance 2027

M.A. Political Science is a postgraduate programme for students interested in advanced study of political theory, political institutions, Indian politics, comparative politics, international relations, public administration, public policy and contemporary political developments.

Students preparing for JMI, AMU and CUET PG Political Science will find considerable overlap among the core areas of the three examinations.

However, their admission systems and examination patterns should not be treated as identical.

Meer Sir Academy therefore follows:

Common Political Science Foundation + University-Specific Entrance Preparation

This allows students to build strong conceptual understanding while preparing separately for the requirements of JMI, AMU and CUET PG.

JMI M.A. Political Science Entrance 2027

Jamia Millia Islamia offers M.A. Political Science through its Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences.

JMI Programme Code: M09

Under the latest available JMI admission structure, admission to M.A. Political Science is conducted through a JMI entrance examination.

The latest 2026–27 JMI prospectus scheduled the M09 entrance examination for 90 minutes.

Students preparing for the 2027–28 admission session should follow the latest available syllabus while checking the new JMI admission notification when released.

JMI M.A. Political Science Eligibility

Under the latest JMI 2026–27 prospectus, candidates can satisfy the academic eligibility through any of the following routes:

Route 1

B.A. (Hons.) Political Science with at least 50% marks in aggregate

OR

Route 2

B.A. with Political Science with at least 50% marks in aggregate

OR

Route 3

B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. or B.A./B.Sc./B.Com. (Hons.) with at least 55% marks in aggregate

Candidates should always verify the final eligibility requirements from the prospectus for their admission year.

JMI M.A. Political Science Entrance Syllabus – Preparation Areas

Students preparing for the JMI M.A. Political Science entrance should develop comprehensive command over undergraduate-level Political Science.

1. Political Theory

Important topics include:

• Meaning and Nature of Political Theory
• Approaches to Political Theory
• State
• Sovereignty
• Power
• Authority
• Legitimacy
• Liberty
• Equality
• Justice
• Rights
• Citizenship
• Democracy
• Representation
• Civil Society
• Gender
• Multiculturalism
• Secularism
• Nationalism

2. Western Political Thought

Students should understand major thinkers and their important political ideas.

Plato

• Justice
• Ideal State
• Philosopher King
• Education
• Communism

Aristotle

• State
• Citizenship
• Classification of Governments
• Justice
• Revolution

Machiavelli

• Statecraft
• Power
• Politics and Morality
• Republicanism

Thomas Hobbes

• State of Nature
• Social Contract
• Sovereignty
• Leviathan

John Locke

• Natural Rights
• Social Contract
• Limited Government
• Right to Resistance
• Property

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• State of Nature
• General Will
• Social Contract
• Popular Sovereignty

Jeremy Bentham

• Utilitarianism
• Greatest Happiness Principle

J.S. Mill

• Liberty
• Individuality
• Representative Government
• Utilitarianism

Karl Marx

• Historical Materialism
• Class Struggle
• Alienation
• Capitalism
• State
• Revolution

Antonio Gramsci

• Hegemony
• Civil Society
• Intellectuals

John Rawls

• Justice as Fairness
• Original Position
• Veil of Ignorance

3. Indian Political Thought

Important thinkers may include:

• Kautilya
• Raja Rammohan Roy
• Swami Vivekananda
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Rabindranath Tagore
• Jawaharlal Nehru
• B.R. Ambedkar
• M.N. Roy
• Ram Manohar Lohia
• V.D. Savarkar
• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
• Muhammad Iqbal

Students should focus on the thinkers’ major political ideas rather than memorising isolated biographical facts.

4. Political Ideologies

Prepare major ideological traditions such as:

• Liberalism
• Classical Liberalism
• Modern Liberalism
• Socialism
• Marxism
• Conservatism
• Feminism
• Nationalism
• Multiculturalism
• Environmentalism

Students should understand:

Origin → Major Thinkers → Core Principles → Critiques → Contemporary Relevance

5. Indian Government and Politics

This is one of the most important areas for Political Science entrance examinations.

Constitution of India

Prepare:

• Making of the Constitution
• Constituent Assembly
• Preamble
• Fundamental Rights
• Directive Principles of State Policy
• Fundamental Duties
• Constitutional Amendments
• Basic Structure Doctrine

Union Government

• President
• Vice-President
• Prime Minister
• Council of Ministers
• Parliament
• Lok Sabha
• Rajya Sabha

Judiciary

• Supreme Court
• High Courts
• Judicial Review
• Judicial Activism
• Public Interest Litigation
• Independence of Judiciary

Federalism

• Centre-State Relations
• Legislative Relations
• Administrative Relations
• Financial Relations
• Inter-State Relations

Political Processes

• Political Parties
• Party System
• Elections
• Election Commission
• Pressure Groups
• Social Movements
• Caste and Politics
• Religion and Politics
• Regionalism
• Coalition Politics

6. Comparative Politics

Important preparation areas include:

• Meaning and Nature of Comparative Politics
• Traditional Approach
• Modern Approach
• Institutional Approach
• Behavioural Approach
• Structural-Functional Approach
• Systems Approach
• Political Culture
• Political Socialisation
• Political Communication
• Political Development
• Political Modernisation
• Political Parties
• Party Systems
• Pressure Groups
• Electoral Systems
• Types of Political Regimes

7. International Relations

International Relations is another major area for M.A. Political Science entrance preparation.

Students should cover:

• Meaning and Scope of International Relations
• Realism
• Neo-Realism
• Liberalism
• Neo-Liberalism
• Marxist Approaches
• Constructivism
• National Interest
• Balance of Power
• Collective Security
• Diplomacy
• War and Peace
• Globalisation
• International Political Economy

Cold War & Post-Cold War Politics

Prepare:

• Origins of the Cold War
• Bipolarity
• NATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Détente
• Non-Aligned Movement
• Collapse of Soviet Union
• End of Cold War
• Unipolarity
• Multipolarity
• Emerging Powers

International Organisations

Important institutions include:

• United Nations
• General Assembly
• Security Council
• International Court of Justice
• IMF
• World Bank
• WTO
• European Union
• ASEAN
• SAARC
• BRICS
• G20

8. Indian Foreign Policy

Important topics include:

• Determinants of Indian Foreign Policy
• Principles of Indian Foreign Policy
• Non-Alignment
• Panchsheel
• India and the United States
• India and Russia
• India and China
• India and Pakistan
• India and Bangladesh
• India and Nepal
• India and Sri Lanka
• India and West Asia
• India and ASEAN
• India’s Nuclear Policy
• India’s Role in Global Institutions

9. Public Administration

Students should prepare introductory and core areas such as:

• Meaning of Public Administration
• Nature and Scope
• Public and Private Administration
• Classical Theory
• Scientific Management
• Bureaucratic Theory
• Human Relations Approach
• Decision-Making
• Development Administration
• New Public Administration
• New Public Management
• Good Governance
• Accountability
• Administrative Reforms

Important Thinkers

• Woodrow Wilson
• F.W. Taylor
• Henri Fayol
• Max Weber
• Herbert Simon
• Elton Mayo

10. Public Policy

Important areas include:

• Meaning of Public Policy
• Nature of Public Policy
• Policy Formulation
• Policy Implementation
• Policy Evaluation
• Models of Public Policy
• Actors in Policy Making
• State and Public Policy
• Governance

AMU M.A. Political Science Entrance 2027

Aligarh Muslim University has a separate admission-test framework for M.A. Political Science.

AMU’s official syllabus identifies a:

Combined Admission Test

for programmes including:

M.A. Political Science

M.A. Public Administration

M.A. Human Rights

International Politics – Strategic, Security and Peace Studies

Students targeting AMU should therefore prepare according to the AMU Political Science syllabus rather than assuming that JMI and AMU have identical papers.

AMU M.A. Political Science Syllabus – Major Areas

The official AMU syllabus includes substantial coverage of:

Political Theory & Basic Concepts

• Nature of Political Science
• Empirical and Normative Approaches
• State
• Social Contract
• Hobbes
• Locke
• Rousseau
• Sovereignty
• Government
• Civil Society
• Democracy
• Liberty
• Equality
• Justice
• Rights

Political Ideologies

• Liberalism
• Marxism
• Multiculturalism

Comparative Politics & Political Analysis

• Behaviouralism
• Post-Behaviouralism
• Structural-Functional Analysis
• Systems Approach
• Decision Making
• Party Systems
• Pressure Groups
• Electoral Systems
• Political Development
• Political Modernisation
• Political Culture
• Political Socialisation
• Political Communication
• Political Elite
• Power
• Authority
• Legitimacy

AMU Political Thought

The official AMU syllabus includes major Western thinkers such as:

• Plato
• Aristotle
• St. Thomas Aquinas
• Machiavelli
• Hobbes
• Locke
• Rousseau
• Bentham
• J.S. Mill
• Hegel
• Marx
• T.H. Green
• Gramsci
• Rawls
• Nozick

Strategic Thinkers

AMU preparation also requires attention to strategic thinkers such as:

• Sun Tzu
• Clausewitz
• Kautilya
• Liddell Hart
• Alfred Thayer Mahan
• Halford Mackinder

Indian Political Thought

Important thinkers include:

• Kautilya
• Mahatma Gandhi
• B.R. Ambedkar
• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

CUET PG Political Science

For students targeting universities admitting through CUET PG, Political Science has a dedicated subject paper.

CUET PG Political Science Paper Code: HUQP18

Students should prepare according to the latest NTA Political Science syllabus for the admission year.

CUET PG Political Science Syllabus – HUQP18

The syllabus covers broad areas of Political Science at the undergraduate level.

Western Political Philosophy

Important thinkers and traditions should be prepared conceptually.

Indian Political Thought

Students should understand major Indian political thinkers and debates.

Political Theory

Prepare key concepts including:

• Liberty
• Equality
• Justice
• Rights
• Democracy
• Citizenship
• Power
• State

International Relations

Important areas include:

• Major IR theories
• International institutions
• Global politics
• Security
• Contemporary international issues

Indian Government and Politics

Prepare:

• Constitution
• Institutions
• Federalism
• Political Parties
• Elections
• Political Processes
• Social and Political Movements

Comparative Government and Politics

The official CUET PG syllabus includes areas such as:

• Electoral Systems
• Approaches and Models
• Types of Regimes

Public Policies in India

Prepare:

• Models
• Policy Process
• Types of Public Policy

Contemporary Issues

The official syllabus also identifies contemporary issues such as:

• Global Justice
• Nationalism
• Climate Change

JMI vs AMU vs CUET PG Political Science

Why Prepare for JMI, AMU & CUET PG Together?

There is substantial academic overlap among these entrance examinations.

Core areas such as:

Political Theory + Political Thought + Indian Politics + Comparative Politics + International Relations + Public Administration

can be prepared through a common foundation.

Students can then move to:

JMI-Specific MCQs & Mock Tests

AMU-Specific MCQs & Mock Tests

CUET PG HUQP18 Mock Tests

This approach reduces unnecessary duplication while keeping preparation aligned with each examination.

M.A. Political Science Entrance Coaching at Meer Sir Academy

Meer Sir Academy provides entrance-oriented preparation for students targeting postgraduate Political Science admissions.

Course Coverage

Political Theory

Concepts, theories and major debates taught in an easy and examination-oriented manner.

Political Thinkers

Western and Indian thinkers covered through:

Thinker → Major Works → Key Concepts → Arguments → Criticism → MCQs

Indian Politics

Complete preparation of constitutional institutions and contemporary political processes.

International Relations

Major theories, organisations, world politics and Indian foreign policy.

Public Administration

Major theories, thinkers and administrative concepts.

Current Political Developments

Relevant national and international developments are connected with Political Science concepts wherever appropriate.

Topic-Wise MCQ Practice

Every major unit is followed by objective-question practice.

Students practise:

• Conceptual MCQs
• Statement-Based Questions
• Thinker-Based Questions
• Match-the-Following
• Chronology Questions
• Assertion-Reason Questions
• Previous-Year Style Questions

Previous-Year Question Practice

PYQs help students identify:

• Frequently Tested Topics
• Important Thinkers
• Repeated Concepts
• Difficulty Level
• Question Patterns
• Areas Requiring Revision

Regular Tests & Mock Tests

Students receive:

• Topic Tests
• Unit Tests
• Sectional Tests
• Revision Tests
• Full-Length Mock Tests

Separate practice can be provided according to the patterns of JMI, AMU and CUET PG.

Recommended Preparation Strategy

Stage 1 – Build Concepts

Start with:

Political Theory → Political Thought → Indian Politics → Comparative Politics → International Relations → Public Administration

Stage 2 – Make Short Notes

Prepare revision notes containing:

• Definitions
• Thinkers
• Books
• Key Concepts
• Important Events
• Constitutional Provisions
• International Organisations

Stage 3 – Solve MCQs

After every topic:

Study → Revise → Solve MCQs → Analyse Mistakes

Stage 4 – Solve Previous-Year Questions

PYQs should be classified topic-wise to identify recurring themes.

Stage 5 – Take Mock Tests

During the final preparation phase:

Mock Test → Error Analysis → Weak Topic Revision → Re-Test

Who Should Join?

This preparation programme is suitable for students targeting:

• JMI M.A. Political Science Entrance 2027
• JMI M09 Entrance
• AMU M.A. Political Science Entrance 2027
• CUET PG Political Science 2027
• CUET PG HUQP18
• Central University M.A. Political Science Admissions
• M.A. Political Science Entrance Examinations

Frequently Asked Questions

Does JMI offer M.A. Political Science?

Yes. Jamia Millia Islamia offers M.A. Political Science through its Department of Political Science.

What is the JMI M.A. Political Science programme code?

Under the latest JMI admission structure, the programme code is M09.

Does JMI M.A. Political Science come through CUET PG?

Under the latest available 2026–27 admission structure, JMI lists M.A. Political Science M09 with its own university entrance test. Students should check the 2027–28 JMI prospectus when released for any changes.

What is CUET PG Political Science code?

The Political Science test paper is HUQP18 under the current CUET PG syllabus structure.

Does AMU conduct a separate M.A. Political Science entrance examination?

Under the latest available AMU admission structure, Political Science is included in an AMU Combined Admission Test along with specified related programmes.

Can I prepare for JMI, AMU and CUET PG Political Science together?

Yes. There is substantial syllabus overlap. However, students should use exam-specific PYQs and mock tests for the final stage of preparation.

What are the most important subjects for M.A. Political Science entrance?

The major areas include Political Theory, Western and Indian Political Thought, Indian Government and Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Public Administration and Public Policy.

Is Political Thought important for AMU?

Yes. AMU’s official syllabus explicitly includes a substantial range of Western, Indian and strategic thinkers.

Is Public Policy included in CUET PG Political Science?

Yes. The official HUQP18 syllabus includes Public Policies in India, including models, process and types.

Does Meer Sir Academy provide M.A. Political Science entrance coaching?

Yes. Meer Sir Academy provides entrance-oriented Political Science preparation for students targeting JMI, AMU and CUET PG, subject to the current batch schedule.

Admissions Open – M.A. Political Science Entrance 2027

JMI | AMU | CUET PG

Complete Political Science Entrance Preparation

Political Theory

Western Political Thought

Indian Political Thought

Indian Government & Politics

Comparative Politics

International Relations

Indian Foreign Policy

Public Administration

Public Policy

MCQs

Previous-Year Questions

Mock Tests

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